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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program d. The County shall add conditions as needed to address any adverse cumulative effects, and shall prohibit any use or development that would result in unmitigated adverse cumulative impacts. C. Requlations-oeneral requlations for all critical areas The following provisions apply to any use or development occurring in or adjacent to critical areas or their buffers in shoreline jurisdiction whether or not a permit or other authorization is required from Kittitas County. Critical areas outside of the shoreline jurisdiction shall be regulated by Kittitas County Code (KCC) Title 17A. 1. Any land, water, or vegetation within the shoreline jurisdiction that meets the critical areas designation criteria under this Section shall be subject to the provisions of this Program and not KCC Title 17A. 2. Critical area maps; The County shall make available to the public maps or other databases, as appropriate, which show the general location, extent, and classification of regulated critical areas. These maps are to be used as a general guide to the potential presence and location of known critical areas; there may be other critical areas that are not shown on the maps and the critical areas that are shown may or may not fully meet the designation criteria contained in the Program. The maps are intended to alert the development community, county residents, as well as current and prospective landowners of the possibility of site development constraints which may limit or alter development plans. Any presumption created by the maps may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. 3. Proponents of any new shoreline use or development shall provide information concerning the presence, condition, and location of all critical areas and buffers potentially affected by their proposal. The Administrator shall rely on information provided by the proponent as well as other information including, but not limited to, aerial photographs, published reports or studies, visual observations made by qualified professionals, and information provided by resource agencies, tribes, academic institutions and other reliable sources to determine the presence of critical areas and/or required buffers on or adjacent to the subject property. 4. Building setback: Except as provided in Section 6.20.8.12., and where otherwise provided, buildings and other structures shall be set back a distance of fifteen (15) feet from the edges of all critical area buffers or from the edges of all critical areas, if no buffers are required. The following are allowed in the building setback area: a. Landscaping; b. Uncovered decks; c. Building overhangs, if such overhangs do not extend more than eighteen (18) inches into the setback area; andd. lmpervious ground surfaces, such as driveways and patios. Chapter 5 March 7, 2016 58