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6. Application for a comprehensive plan map amendment, rezone from Agricultural 5 to PUD, and SEPA environmental checklist was received on June 28, 2024. This submittal packet was received prior to the June 30th docketing deadline. The application was deemed complete on July 28, 2024. A Notice of Application was issued on August 15, 2024. These notices were published in the official county paper of record and were mailed to jurisdictional government agencies, adjacent property owners within 500 feet and other interested parties. Based upon review of the submitted application materials including an environmental checklist, correspondence received during this comment period and other information on file with Community Development Services, Kittitas County issued a Determination of Non -Significance (DNS) on August 15, 2024 with a 14-day comment period that ended on September 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. comments were submitted for the SEPA DNS and Kittitas County retained the DNS on October 23, 2024. Any appeals of SEPA must be submitted by November 6, 2024 by 5 PM. No appeals have been filed as of time of writing. 7. The proposal is consistent with the goals and policies of the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. As referenced above in Section IV of this staff report, the following Comprehensive Plan goals and policies apply to this proposal: RR -GI 6, RR-G18, RR-P10, RR -PI 1, and RR-P32. 8. This proposal is consistent with the provisions of Kittitas County Roads and Bridges Title 12. 9. This proposal is consistent with the provisions of KCC 13 Water and Sewers Code. 10. This proposal is consistent with Kittitas County Code Title 14 for Building and Construction. 11. This proposal is consistent with the Kittitas County Zoning Code Title 17. 12. This proposal is consistent with Kittitas County Code Title 17A Critical Areas. 13. This proposal is consistent with Kittitas County Code Title 20 Fire Life Safety. 14. Comments were received from Department of Health, Snoqualmie Tribe, Kittitas PUD, Kittitas County Public Health, Kittitas County Public Works, WDFW, DAHP, Colville Tribe, and Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue (KVFR). 15. Three public comments and one neighborhood petition were received. Suggested Conclusions: 1. As conditioned, the proposal meets the goals, policies and implementation recommendations as set forth in the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. 2. As conditioned, this proposal is consistent with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. 3. Public use and interest will be served by approval of this proposal. 4. As conditioned, the proposal is consistent with Kittitas County Code Title 12 Roads and Bridges, Title 13 Water and Sewer, Title 14 Building and Construction, Title 15 Environmental Policy, Title 17 Zoning, Title 17A Critical Areas, and Title 20 Fire Life Safety. Suggested Conditions of Approval: 7