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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Kittitas Gounty, Washington a The Kittitas County Conference of Governments (COG) is a regional planning agency with the purpose of developing and promoting communication, understanding, and cooperation among the COG member jurisdictions. The COG has supported a Standard of Cover Assessment as part of their work program. The Standard of Cover Assessment will help identify overlaps or gaps in emergency service areas as well as how to coordinate efforts more efficiently. Efforts through the COG to enhance coordination and cooperation among jurisdictions, emergency services, and fire districts may help support hazard mitigation initiatives. 3.{0. HAZARD MITIGATION INTEGRATION The information on hazards, risk, vulnerability, and mitigation contained in this Hazard Mitigation Plan is based on the best available data at the time of the Plan update. Plan integration consists of the incorporation of hazard mitigation into other relevant planning mechanisms (e.9., general planning and capital improvement planning). lt includes the integration of natural hazard information and mitigation policies, principles, and actions into local planning mechanisms and vice versa. Additionally, plan integration is achieved through the involvement of key staff and community officials in collaborative hazard mitigation plann i ng. 3.10.1. Existing Plan lntegration ln the performance period since the adoption of the previous Hazard Mitigation Plan, Kittitas County made progress on integrating components of the hazard mitigation strategy (e.9., goals, objectives, and actions) into the planning initiatives listed in Table 3-22. Table 3-22. Current Plan lntegration Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan is based on a framework of community goals and objectives adopted by the County with assistance from various subarea groups and other citizens as a final expression of public policy. The development and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan is in compliance with the Washington State Growth Management Act (RCW) 36.70A and under authority of the Planning Commission Act, RCW 35.63. Plan Participants used their comprehensive plans and this Hazard Mitigation Plan as complementary documents that work together to achieve the goal of reducing risk exposure to the citizens of Kittitas County. Future updates to a Comprehensive Plan mav trigger an update to the Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Capital lmprovement Plan (ClP) includes projects that can help mitigate potential hazards. The County will strive to ensure consistency between the Hazard Mitigation Plan and the current and future Capital lmprovement Plan. The Hazard Mitigation Plan may identify new possible funding sources for capital improvement projects and may result in modifications to proposed oroiects based on results of the risk assessment. Capital lmprovement Plan Countywide Planning Policies The Countywide Planning Policies are used to establish a framework from which the comprehensive plans of the County, cities, and towns are developed and adopted, pursuant to the GroMh Manaqement Act (RCW 36.70A). Portions of the County Code (e.9., building, zoning, subdivisions) will be reviewed based on developing trends in identified hazards and mitigation measures that can make them more effective at preventinq losses. Kittitas County Code DescriptionPlanning lnitiative Chapter 3: Community Profile 47