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