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Notice of Application was issued on August 15,2024. These notices were published in the official county paper <br /> of record and were mailed to jurisdictional government agencies, adjacent property owners within 500 feet and <br /> other interested parties. <br /> IV. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> The current land use designation is Rural Working. The proposed land use designation is Rural Working. Under <br /> the 2021 Comprehensive Plan,Kittitas County has established the following goals and policies to guide future <br /> development through a 20-year planning window. These goals and policies were developed in an effort to ensure <br /> consistency and coordination with County Wide Planning Policies: <br /> RR-G22: Provide preservation of agriculture activities where producers can live and work on their own <br /> lands separate from Resource Lands. <br /> RR-G23: Support the continuation,whenever possible,of agriculture,timber and mineral uses on lands <br /> not designated for long-term commercial significance. <br /> RR-G24:Provide some buffer between rural residential lands and resource lands. <br /> RR-G25:Provide areas of low intensity land use activities within the agriculture and forest activities <br /> V. REZONE CRITERIA <br /> The following criteria must be met per KCC 17.98.020.6(a-h). <br /> a) The proposed amendment is compatible with the comprehensive plan; and <br /> b) The proposed amendment bears a substantial relation to the public health,safety or welfare;and <br /> c) The proposed amendment has merit and value for Kittitas County or a sub-area of the county;and <br /> d) The proposed amendment is appropriate because of changed circumstances or because of a need for <br /> additional property in the proposed zone or because the proposed zone is appropriate for reasonable <br /> development of the subject property; and <br /> e) The subject property is suitable for development in general conformance with zoning standards for the <br /> proposed zone; and <br /> f) The proposed amendment will not be materially detrimental to the use of properties in the immediate <br /> vicinity of the subject property; and <br /> g) The proposed change in use of the subject property shall not adversely impact irrigation water deliveries <br /> to other properties;and <br /> h) The proposed amendment is in full compliance with KCC 17.13 Transfer of Development Rights. <br /> The applicant's and staff response to the above criteria can be found below: <br /> a) The proposed amendment is compatible with the comprehensive plan. <br /> Applicants Response: "The proposed amendment is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan. The <br /> proposed amendment is compatible with the comprehensive plan as the land use designation is currently <br /> listed as rural working. The Rural working designation has two zoning options:Agriculture 20 and <br /> Forest and Range. The review for the compatibility of these zones was done when the land use <br /> designation was originally set. The rezone would therefore comply with the comprehensive Plan. <br /> 2 <br />