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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Kittitas County, Washington Chapter 3: Community Profile 41 Resilient Washington State: A Framework for Minimizing Loss and Improving Statewide Recovery After an Earthquake (2012) The report provides a general assessment of the recovery capacity of the state’s major systems and infrastructure, including estimates of the time it is likely to take for each component to recover following a serious earthquake, a target timeframe for each component recovery, and the top 10 recommendations for improving statewide resilience. Lead Department Washington State Department of Natural Resources Kittitas County Countywide Planning Policies (2016) The Countywide Planning Policies are to be used solely to establish a framework from which the comprehensive plans of the County and cities within the county are developed and adopted, pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 36.70A, The Growth Management Act. These policies are adopted to ensure consistency and coordination among the comprehensive plans of the County and the cities throughout the State. Lead Department Kittitas County Conference of Governments Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan (2021) The Comprehensive Plan affects all unincorporated lands of Kittitas County, and it is intended to conserve lands by protecting them from conflicting land uses, providing sufficient services and ensuring adequate facilities. This Plan is adopted by the County in compliance with the Washington State Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A and under authority of the Planning Commission Act, RCW 35.63 . The goals and objectives outlined in the Comprehensive Plan for land use and development, conservation, housing and infrastructure, and economic development were considered in the hazard mitigation planning process. Lead Department Kittitas County Community Development Services Kittitas County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (2016) The Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) supports the government in its responsibility to preserve lives, protect property and the environment, and ensure public health in times of natural , human-caused, and technological disasters. Through the implementation of the CEMP, the resources and capabilities of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors can be more efficiently utilized to minimize the loss of life and property and to protect the environmental and economic health of the County. Lead Department Kittitas County Emergency Management Department of the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program (2021) The Washington State Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58) and its associated rules (WAC 173 -26) require local governments to adopt shoreline master programs (SMPs) with policies and regulations that apply to development near shorelines. The Shoreline Master Program Plan outlines goals for conservation, use, and development of shoreline areas. In Kittitas County, shoreline jurisdiction includes all shorelines of the State, upland areas within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of those waters, associated wetlands and river deltas, and floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward 200 feet from such floodways. These regulations have particular implications fo r the flooding section of the Risk Assessment section of this Hazard Mitigation Plan. Lead Department Kittitas County Community Development Services Kittitas County Wildfire Protection Plan (2018/2022) The County Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) identifies wildfire response capability, educates homeowners to reduce the ignitability of structures, and evaluates critical infrastructure throughout the County. The CWPP identifies prioritized areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatments on Federal, State, and private land, and builds on existing efforts to restore healthy forest conditions within the County. This Plan was considered during discussion of the Wildfire section of this Hazard Mitigation Plan. Lead Department The Kittitas Fire Adapted Communities Coalition and Kittitas County Public Works