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Kittitas County, WA § 17A.01.050 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE § 17A.01.060 Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-05-15 identified in KCC § 17A.03.030. j. Utility line work. Public and private utility line work (new construction, maintenance, and repair) within improved surfaces (e.g., driveways, parking lots, concrete or asphalt surfaces, gravel roads and road shoulders, and hard surface-earthen rights-of-way or easements). k. Harvesting of wild crops. The harvesting of wild crops in a manner that is not injurious to natural reproduction of such crops and provided the harvesting does not require tilling of soil, planting of crops, chemical applications, or alteration of the critical area or its buffer by changing existing topography, water conditions, or water sources. (Ord. 2021-016, 2021) § 17A.01.060. Exceptions. 1. Public agency and utility. If the application of this Title would prohibit a proposed development by a public agency or public utility, the agency or utility may apply for an exception pursuant to the following: a. Exception request and review process. An application for a public agency and utility exception shall be made to the County and shall include a critical areas report, as described in KCC § 17A.01.080, including mitigation plan, if necessary; and any other related project documents, such as permit applications to other agencies, special studies, and environmental documents prepared pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (Chapter 43.21C RCW). The application shall follow the administrative project permit review process outlined in KCC Chapter 15A.03. b. Director review. The Director shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request based on the proposal's ability to comply with all the reasonable use exception criteria in Subsection 2(c). c. Public agency and utility review criteria. The criteria for review and approval of public agency and utility exceptions are as follows: i. There is no other practical alternative to the proposed development with less impact on the critical area and its buffer; ii. The application of this Title would unreasonably restrict the ability to provide utility and/ or agency services to the public; iii. The proposal does not pose an unreasonable threat to the public health, safety, or welfare on or off the development proposal site; iv. The proposal attempts to protect and mitigate impacts to the critical area functions and values consistent with the best available science; and v. The proposal is consistent with other applicable regulations and standards. d. Burden of proof. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to bring forth evidence in support of the application and to provide sufficient information on which any decision must be made on the application. 2. Reasonable use. If the application of this Title would deny all reasonable economic use of the subject property, the County shall determine if the property owner may apply for an exception pursuant to