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Kittitas County, WA § 17A.01.080 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE § 17A.01.090 Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-05-15 i. A mitigation plan in accordance with KCC § 17A.01.100 if mitigation is required; and j. Any additional report information required for the critical area as specified in KCC § 17A.01.80 through KCC § 17A.01.100. (Ord. 2021-016, 2021) § 17A.01.090. General protective measures. 1. Land divisions. All the following shall apply to the creation of new lots or parcels: a. All critical areas and their buffers and/or riparian management zones and any associated setbacks shall be mapped prior to the approval of a land division. b. All new lots or parcels shall contain sufficient area outside of the wetland and/or wetland buffer, fish and wildlife habitat conservation area and/or fish and wildlife habitat conservation area riparian management zones or and buffers, floodway, channel migration zone, or landslide hazard area and/or landslide hazard area buffer to accommodate the use or development. c. Open space or conservation area lots may be established without a site that is suitable for development provided there is a note on the face of the plat or other recorded document which indicates the purpose of the lot. 2. Native growth protection areas. a. Native growth protection areas shall be used in development proposals for land division to delineate and protect those contiguous critical areas and buffers listed below: i. All landslide hazard areas and buffers; ii. All wetlands and buffers; iii. All floodplains, floodways, and channel migration zones; iv. All fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas and associated riparian management zones and buffers; and v. All other lands to be protected from alterations as conditioned by project approval. b. Native growth protection areas shall be recorded on all documents of title of record for all affected lots. c. Native growth protection areas shall be designated on the face of the plat or recorded drawing in a format approved by the County assessor. The designation shall include the following restrictions: i. An assurance that native vegetation will be preserved for the purpose of preventing harm to property and the environment, including, but not limited to, controlling surface water and erosion, maintaining slope stability, buffering, and protecting plants, fish, and animal habitat; and ii. The right of the County to enforce the terms of the restriction. 3. Temporary or permanent field identification. Prior to a regulated alteration or development taking place within or adjacent to a critical area, the County may require temporary or permanent field markers delineating the critical area boundary and associated buffer. The type of field markers to be