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Kittitas County, WA $ 17A.01.110 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE $ 17A.0r.1s0 Any proposed consultant whose name is not on the list may submit a statement of qualifications including information on experience in the preparation of critical area studies, years of experience, and sample work. Upon approval of the submitted qualifications, the Director shall add the name to the list of qualified consultants. The Director may reject data and findings from non-pre-qualified consultants or require athird-party review per KCC $ 17A.01.110.3. (Ord.202l-076,2021) $ 17A.01.f 20. Relationships to other regulations. 1. This Title shall apply as an overlay and in addition to zoning and other regulations adopted by the County. 2. Any individual critical area adjoined by another type of critical area shall have the buffer and meet the requirements that provide the most protection to the critical areas involved. When any existing regulations, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflicts with this Title that which provides more protection to the critical area shall apply. 3. These critical areas regulations shall apply concurrently with review conducted under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), as locally adopted. 4. Compliance with the provisions of this Title does not constitute compliance with other federal, state, and local regulations and permit requirements that may be required (for example, Hydraulic Project Approval IHPAI permits, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 permits, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits). The applicant is responsible for complying with these requirements, apart from the process established in this Title. (Ord.202l-016,2021) $ 17A.01.130. Best available science. Critical areas reports and decisions to alter critical areas shall be based on the most current best available science to protect the functions and values of critical areas in Kittitas County, consistent with RCW 36.701^.172. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) S 17A.01.150. Critical areas report review and determination. l. The director shall make a determination as to whether the proposed alteration or development and associated mitigation, if any, is consistent with the provisions of this Title. The director's determination shall be based on the following criteria: a. The proposal minimizes the impact on critical areas in accordance with KCC $ 174'.01.100, Critical Areas Mitigation; b. The proposal is consistent with the general purposes of this Title; c. Any alterations permitted to the critical area(s) are mitigated in accordance with this Title's mitigation requirement sections depending on the type of critical area(s) impacted; d. The proposal protects the critical area functions and values consistent with the best available science and results in no net loss of critical arca functions and values; and e. The proposal is consistent with other applicable regulations and standards. Downloaded ftom https://ecode360.com/Kl6857 on 2025-05-15