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Kittitas County shall broadly disseminate to the public the following program for public participation in <br /> amendments to the county comprehensive plan and development regulations: <br /> 1. If,during project permit review,Kittitas County identifies deficiencies in county plans or <br /> regulations,the project permit review shall continue,and the identified deficiencies shall be <br /> docketed for possible future amendments:For purposes of this section,a deficiency in a <br /> comprehensive plan or development regulations refers to the absence of required or potentially <br /> desirable contents of a comprehensive plan or development regulations.It does not refer to <br /> whether a development regulation addresses a project's probable specific adverse impacts,which <br /> the permitting agency could mitigate in the normal project review process. <br /> 2. Any interested person,including applicants,citizens,county commission and board members,and <br /> staff of other agencies may suggest plan or development regulation amendments.The suggested <br /> amendments shall be docketed with the Planning Department and considered by Kittitas County <br /> Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners on at least an annual basis,consistent <br /> with the provision of RCW 36.70A.130 and the regulatory reform act ESHB 1724. <br /> 3. Proposed amendment or revisions of the comprehensive plan are considered by the Board of <br /> County Commissioners no more frequently than once a year except that amendments may be <br /> considered more frequently under the following circumstances: <br /> a. The initial adoption of a subarea plan;and <br /> b. The adoption or amendment of a Shoreline Master Program under the procedures set forth in <br /> RCW 90.58. <br /> 4. All proposals shall be considered by Kittitas County concurrently so that the cumulative effect of <br /> the various proposals can be ascertained.However,after appropriate public participation Kittitas <br /> County may adopt amendments or revisions to its comprehensive plan whenever an emergency <br /> exists or to resolve an appeal of a comprehensive plan filed with a growth management hearings <br /> board or with the court. <br /> 5. For purposes of this section,docketing refers to compiling and maintaining a list of suggested <br /> changes to the comprehensive plan or development regulations in the Planning Department in a <br /> manner that will ensure such suggested changes will be considered by Kittitas County and will be <br /> readily available for review by the public.Docketing for the calendar year shall be taken from <br /> January 1 to June 30 of each calendar year.Amendments docketed after June 30 shall be <br /> considered in the following calendar year. <br /> 6. Amendments to the comprehensive plan or development regulations docketed by date 38M,rch I Formatted:Font sold <br /> 3V shall be approved or denied by the Board of County Commissioners on or-before December I Formatted:Font:Bold superscript <br /> 31 of that same calendar year_ <br /> KITTITAS COUNTY®:ems l <br /> ��COmpr ehr®M& <br />