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Comp Plan and Rezone Enabling Ordinance April 1, 2025 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Whereas, The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners denied the SEPA appeal <br />after considering testimony from CDS Staff, the Applicant, and the Appellant; <br />and <br /> <br />Whereas, Following the decisions on the Comp Plan Amendment and Rezone on March <br />18th, 2025 the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners instructed County staff to <br />prepare an ordinance for their signature to adopt changes to the Kittitas County <br />Code and Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> Whereas, The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners considered enabling <br />documents before the public on April 1st, 2025. <br /> <br />SECTION II – BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS <br /> <br />General Findings: <br /> <br />The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on March 18, 2025 to <br />hear testimony and accept written comments regarding proposed amendments to the Kittitas <br />County Code and Comprehensive Plan. All members of the public who wanted to testify were <br />allowed to speak or submit written correspondence into the record. <br /> <br />The docketed items discussed during the Board of County Commissioners public hearing <br />included: <br /> <br /> <br />CP-24-00001 Citizen-Initiated Proposal: <br />Comp Plan Amendment and Rezone <br /> <br />This map amendment and rezone was proposed by a private citizen, the amendment was remanded from <br />the 2022 Comprehensive Plan Docket and has been assigned file number CP-24-00001. Mardee Lake <br />Inc, is proposing a rezone of 150.98 acres four parcels (808335, 818335, 828335 and 838335) currently <br />zoned Forest and Range with a Rural Working Land Use, rezoned to Rural Recreation zoning and land <br />use designation. The rezone will allow the current use of the property to be consistent and compatible <br />with the zoning code of rural recreation, as well as allow future expansion of existing uses. A rezone <br />application, and SEPA checklist were submitted as part of the application packet. A SEPA mitigated <br />threshold determination of non-significance (MDNS) was issued with a timely SEPA appeal filed on <br />October 11, 2024. The SEPA appeal was considered by the Board of County Commissioners prior to <br />considering the rezone application. The processing of this non-project specific rezone is consistent with <br />Kittitas County Code 15B.03 Amendments to Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Prior to considering the comprehensive plan amendment and rezone applications, the Board of County <br />Commissioners conducted an appeal hearing and denied the SEPA appeal, finding that: <br /> <br />I. No public testimony was taken for this proposal <br />II. The Critical Areas Report Submitted with the application defined several buffers to limit and <br />channel future development of the properties. <br />III. The comprehensive plan amendment and rezone do not have environmental impacts. <br />IV. The Appellant’s Attorney stated they had less concerns than before the hearing and are not