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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program P. Requlations{eoloqically hazardous areas reportinq and protection standards 1. New shoreline uses and developments shall be located, designed, constructed, and maintained to avoid geologically hazardous areas. lmpact avoidance measures shall include, but not be limited to, locating the use/development outside of the hazard area, reducing the number, size or scale of buildings, driveways and other features; altering the configuration or layout of the proposed development; using environmentally favorable construction materials; implementing special engineering methods for construction, drainage, runoff management etc.; foregoing construction of accessory structures; preserving native vegetation; and other reasonable measures. 2. New uses and developments may be allowed in geologically hazardous areas and/or their buffers only when specifically allowed by this Program and when all reasonable measures have been taken to avoid adverse effects on slope stability and protect human health and safety. 3. Critical facilities shall be prohibited in geologically hazardous areas and/or their buffers. 4. The Administrator shall review each use and development proposal to determine if there is any possible geologically hazardous area on-site. ln making the determination, the Administrator shall use the best available information including any previously completed special reports conducted in the vicinity of the subject proposal. lf no hazard area is determined to be present, this Section shall not apply to the review of the proposed use or development. 5. Hazard present (non-channel migration zone): lf it is determined that a severe erosion hazard, mine hazard, seismic hazard, or landslide hazard other than a channel migration zone hazard, may be present on or adjacent to a proposed development site, the applicant shall submit a geologic hazard area risk assessment prepared by a professional engineer, engineering geologist, or geologist. The geologic hazard area risk assessment shall include: a. A description of the geology of the site and the proposed use or development; b. An assessment of the potential impact the project may have on the geologic hazard; c. An assessment of what potential impact the geologic hazard may have on the project; d. Appropriate mitigation measures, if any; and e. A conclusion as to whether further analysis is necessary. The assessment shall be signed by and bear the seal of the engineer or geologist that prepared it. No further analysis shall be required if the geologic hazard area risk assessment concludes that there is no geologic hazard present on the site, nor will the project affect or be affected by any potential geologic hazards that may be Chapter 5 March 7,2016 80