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Kittitas County, WA $ 174.02.170 KITTITAS COUNTYCODE s 174.02.240 S 17A.02.170. Critical areas. "Critical areas" include the following areas and ecosystems: (a) wetlands; (b)critical aquifer recharge areas; (c) fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; (d) frequently flooded areas; and (e) geologically hazardous areas. (Ord.202l-016,2021) $ 17A.02.200. Cumulative impacts. "Cumulative impacts" or "cumulative effects" means the combined, incremental effects of human activity on ecological or critical areas functions and values. Cumulative impacts result when the effects of an action are added to or interact with other effects in a particular place and within a particular time. It is the combination of these effects, and any resulting environmental degradation, that should be the focus of cumulative impact analysis and changes to policies and permitting decisions. (Ord.202l-016,2021) S 17A.02.210. Dam. uDam" means a barrier or controlling and appurtenant works across a stream or river that does or can confine, impound or regulate flow, or raise water levels for purposes such as flood or irrigation water storage, erosion control, power generation, or collection of sediment or debris. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) S 17 A.02.220. Development. "Development" means any activity upon the land consisting of construction or alteration of structures, earth movement, dredging, dumping, grading, filling, mining, removal of any sand, gravel, or minerals, driving of piles, drilling operations, bulkheading, clearing of vegetation, or other land disturbance. Development includes the storage or use of equipment or materials inconsistent with the existing use. Development also includes approvals issued by the County that binds land to specific patterns of use, including but not limited to, subdivisions, short subdivisions, zone changes, conditional use permits, and binding site plans. Development activity does not include the following activities: 1. Interiorbuildingimprovements. 2. Exterior structure maintenance activities, including painting and roofing 3. Routine landscape maintenance of established, ornamental landscaping, such as lawn mowing, pruning, and weeding. 4. Maintenance of the following legally existing facilities that does not expand the affected area: septic tanks (routine cleaning); wells; individual utility service connections; and individual cemetery plots in established and approved cemeteries. (Ord.2021-016,2021) S 17A.02.230. Director. "Director" means the director of the Kittitas County Community Development Services or designee. (Ord.2021-016,2021) S l7 A.02.240. Dry well. "Dry well" means a hole in the ground filled with gravel or rubble intended to receive treated or otherwise unpolluted drainage water and allow it to percolate into the ground. A dry well is typically engineered and Downloaded from https://ecode360.com,/K16857 on 2025 -05 -15