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Kittitas County, WA <br />$ 17A.01.090 CRITICALAREAS $ 17A.01.100 <br />used will be determined by the Director depending on site conditions and inspection requirements. <br />Field markers shall be spaced at a minimum of every fifty (50) feet, unless alternative placement or <br />spacing is authorized by the Director. The location of field markers must be shown on all site plans <br />and final plats associated with the proposed development. Field markers shall remain in place until <br />any required final inspections are completed and approved. Field markers may be waived by the <br />Director if an alternative to field marking achieves the same objective, or if the development and <br />construction activity(ies) is located at a sufficient distance so that impacts to the critical area and its <br />buffer are unlikely to occur. The Director may require permanent, wildlife-passable fencing and/ or <br />signage ifnecessary to protect a critical area and its buffer from adjacent land uses. <br />4. Building setbacks. Unless otherwise provided, buildings and other structures shall be set back a <br />distance of fifteen (15) feet from the edges of all critical area buffers, RMZs, or from the edges of all <br />critical areas, except CARAs, if no buffers are required. The following are allowed in the building <br />setback area: <br />a. Landscaping; <br />b. Uncovered decks; <br />c. Building overhangs, if such overhangs do not extend more than eighteen (18) inches into the <br />setback area; and <br />d. Impervious ground surfaces, such as driveways and patios. <br />5. Notice on title. Any property on which a development proposal requiring a critical areas report is <br />submitted shall have filed with the Kittitas County Auditor: <br />a. A notice on title ofthe presence and location ofthe critical area and/or buffer; <br />b. A statement as to the applicability of this Title to the properfy; and <br />c. A statement describing possible limitations on action in or affecting critical areas or buffer as <br />approved by the Director. The Applicant shall record such documents and will provide a copy <br />of the recorded notice to the County. Development proposals which are defined as normal repair <br />and maintenance of existing structures or developments, including, but not limited to, roof repair, <br />interior remodeling, wood stove permits, and on-site sewage disposal systems repairs, are <br />exempt from this requirement. <br />(Ord.2021-016,2021) <br />S 17A.01.100. Critical areas mitigation. <br />l. Mitigation sequence. Adverse impacts caused by new alterations and developments shall be mitigated <br />using the following actions in order of priority: <br />a. Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action; <br />b. Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation, <br />by using appropriate technology, or by taking affirmative steps, such as project redesign, <br />relocation, or timing, to avoid or reduce impacts; <br />c. Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected environment; <br />d. Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance operations; <br />Downloaded fiom https://ecode360.com/Kl6857 on 2025-05-15