2024 Annual Comp Plan Ordinance & Attached Exhibits

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Whereas, After due notice the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held an open public meeting on November 25'h, 2024, regarding Docket Items 2024-08 for clarification, and 2024-11 through 2024-13; and Whereas, After due notice and publication on the County's official website and in the Ellensburg Daily Record on November 141, 2024 and December 51, 2024, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held the SEPA appeal hearing on Docket Items 2024-13, public hearings on 2024-11, and 2024-12, and reconsidered Docket Item 2024-08 on December 91, 2024; and Whereas, At the public hearing on December 9t'', 2024, and after deliberation, the Board of County Commissioners reconsidered Docket Item 2024-08 and clarified that the 3-0 vote of approval at the November 6', 2024, public hearing was to deny the Planning Commission's recommendation and approve this request as originally presented by staff. Whereas, Due public notice was issued to all parties of record; and Whereas, The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners continued the SEPA appeal public hearing on Docket Item 2024-13 to December 171, 2024; and Whereas, After due notice and publication on the County's official website and in the Ellensburg Daily Record, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held the SEPA appeal hearing and public hearing on Docket Item 2024-13, on December 17`'', 2024; and Whereas, At the SEPA Appeal hearing on December 171'', 2024, and after deliberation, the Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 to deny the SEPA appeal upholding Kittitas County Community Development Services Department's SEPA mitigated threshold determination regarding Docket Item 2024-13; and Whereas, At the public hearing on December 171, 2024, and after deliberation, the Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve Docket Item 2024-13; and Whereas, Following the decisions on the docket items on December 17"', 2024, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners instructed County staff to prepare an ordinance for their signature to adopt changes to the Kittitas County Code and Comprehensive Plan; and Whereas, The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners considered enabling documents before the public on January 7"', 2025. SECTION II — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS General Findin s: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on November 6, 2024, December 9', 2024, and December 17r'', 2024, to hear testimony and accept written comments 2024 Docket Enabling Ordinance January 7, 2025 Page 4