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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Zoning Ordinance <br />This ordinance does not identify hazard areas in great detail although there are a few zoning districts <br />that prohibit new residences within the floodplain. <br />Critical Areas Ordinance <br />This ordinance identifies protected and hazardous areas. Protected areas are fish and wildlife habitat <br />conservation areas, aquifer recharge areas, and wetlands. Hazardous areas are frequently flooded <br />areas, geologically hazardous areas, erosion hazard areas, landslide hazard areas, mine hazard areas, <br />seismic hazard areas, and volcanic hazard areas. <br />Designated Forestland and Open Space <br />The Designated Forestland and Open Space/Open Space Plans could be affected by some fuel <br />reduction practices. The effects are more beneficial than hazardous if handled appropriately. <br />Designated Forestland requires the sustenance of healthy commercial-grade timber. Fuels reduction <br />has been shown to increase timber health. Open Space/Open Space requires the sustenance of <br />priority resources other than timber. Landowners must ensure that fire-safety practices do not <br />damage priority resources that keep them in a program where they receive a property tax reduction. <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Management <br />Shoreline Management outlines allowed/prohibited uses within specific shoreline zoning <br />designations. Non-forestry related mitigation actions would be looked at individually, anticipating <br />that these actions will either be allowed or allowed by permit. Most identified action items would <br />have no effect on the shoreline areas such as road signs, evacuation plan, public education, fire-safe <br />building materials, etc. The shoreline ordinance is currently being revised and will conform to all <br />existing regulations and plans. Upon approval of the Kittitas County All Hazard Mitigation and <br />CWPPs, the revised shoreline plan will acknowledge and support their adoption.