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<br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />spaced at a minimum of every fifty (50) feet, unless alternative placement or spacing is <br />authorized by the Director. The location of field markers must be shown on all site plans and <br />final plats associated with the proposed development. Field markers shall remain in place <br />until any required final inspections are completed and approved. Field markers may be <br />waived by the Director if an alternative to field marking achieves the same objective, or if the <br />development and construction activity(ies) is located at a sufficient distance so that impacts <br />to the critical area and its buffer are unlikely to occur. The Director may require permanent, <br />wildlife-passable fencing and/or signage if necessary to protect a critical area and its buffer <br />from adjacent land uses. <br />4. Building Setbacks. Unless otherwise provided, buildings and other structures shall be set <br />back a distance of fifteen (15) feet from the edges of all critical area buffers, RMZs, or from <br />the edges of all critical areas, except CARAs, if no buffers are required. The following are <br />allowed in the building setback area: <br />a. Landscaping; <br />b. Uncovered decks; <br />c. Building overhangs, if such overhangs do not extend more than eighteen (18) inches <br />into the setback area; and <br />d. Impervious ground surfaces, such as driveways and patios. <br />5. Notice on Title. Any property on which a development proposal requiring a critical areas <br />report is submitted shall have filed with the Kittitas County Auditor: <br />a. A notice on title of the presence and location of the critical area and/or buffer; <br />b. A statement as to the applicability of this Title to the property; and <br />c. A statement describing possible limitations on action in or affecting critical areas or <br />buffer as approved by the Director. The Applicant shall record such documents and <br />will provide a copy of the recorded notice to the County. Development proposals <br />which are defined as normal repair and maintenance of existing structures or <br />developments, including, but not limited to, roof repair, interior remodeling, wood <br />stove permits, and on-site sewage disposal systems repairs, are exempt from this <br />requirement. <br /> <br /> <br />17A.01.100 Critical Areas Mitigation <br />1. Mitigation Sequence. Adverse impacts caused by new alterations and developments shall <br />be mitigated using the following actions in order of priority: <br />a. Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action; <br />b. Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its <br />implementation, by using appropriate technology, or by taking affirmative steps, such <br />as project redesign, relocation, or timing, to avoid or reduce impacts; <br />c. Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected <br />environment; <br />d. Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance <br />operations; <br />e. Compensating for the impact by replacing, enhancing, or providing substitute <br />resources or environments; and <br />f. Monitoring the impact and the compensation project and taking appropriate <br />corrective measures. <br />2. Mitigation Plans. When mitigation is required, the applicant shall submit a mitigation plan. <br />The mitigation plan shall include all the following: <br />a. Mitigation Sequencing. A description of reasonable efforts made to apply mitigation <br />sequencing pursuant to KCC 17A.01.100.1 to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts <br />to critical areas and buffers; <br />b. Mitigation Details.