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(2) <br />(3) <br />(4) <br />(5) <br />(6) <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Proper water depth and flushing action for any area considered for overnight <br />or long{erm moorage facilities; <br />Adequate facilities to properly handle wastes from holding tanks; <br />Suitable environmental conditions and shoreline configuration; <br />Adequate access located away from the immediate water's edge; <br />Adequate parking and restroom facilities located landward of the shoreline <br />buffers shown in Section 5.5.8.1. <br />4. Boat launch ramps shall comply with Section 6.5.8.3.a, b, c, f, g, and h, and shall <br />meet the following: <br />a. Minimize the area disturbed by boat launch construction. <br />b. Submit an operations and site plan demonstrating: <br />i. Vegetation management, mowing and trimming;ii. Litter pick-up and disposal;iii. Appropriate directional and regulatory signs;iv. Adequate access located away from the immediate water's edge;v. Adequate parking and restroom facilities located landward of the shoreline <br />buffers shown in Section 5.5.8.1. <br />5. Piers, ramps, and docks permitted on lakes and the Columbia River shall meet the <br />following dimensional standards: <br />a. To prevent damage to shallow water habitat, piers and/or ramps shall extend at <br />least forty (40)feet perpendicular from the OHWM. Docks shall be positioned at <br />least forty (40) feet horizontally from the OHWM. <br />b. Float components for single party docks shall not exceed the dimensions of eight- <br />by-twenty (8-by-20)-feet or an aggregate total of one hundred sixty (160) square <br />feet for all float components. Float components for joint-use docks shall not exceed <br />the dimensions of eight-by-forty (8-by-a0)-feet or an aggregate total of three <br />hundred twenty (320) square feet for allfloat components. <br />c. Piers and ramps shall be no more than four (4) feet in width for single or joint-use <br />docks. Greater widths may be permitted for community, public, or commercial <br />docks where use patterns can justify the increase. <br />d. The bottom of the pier or bottom of the landward edge of the ramp shall be <br />elevated at least two (2)feet above the plane of OHWM. <br />e. Floats shall not be located in shallow water habitat where they could ground or <br />impede the passage or rearing of any life stage of salmonid. Floats shall be in at <br />least ten (10) feet of water.f. Grating shall cover the entire surface area of the pier, ramp, and/or float. The open <br />area of grating shall be at least fifty percent (50%) as rated by the manufacturer. <br />g. Pier and ramp construction shall meet or exceed the standards and/or <br />requirements of the Washington State Departments of Ecology, Fish and Wildlife, <br />and Natural Resources and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. <br />h. Flotation materials shall be permanently encapsulated to prevent breakup into <br />small pieces and dispersal in water, (e.9., rectangular float tubs), <br />Chapter 6 <br />March 7, 2016 <br />106