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Kittitas County, WA s 17A.02.240 CRITICALAREAS $ 17A.02.300 designed to infiltrate individual home roof runoff in a subdivision (Ord. 2021-016,2021) S 17A.02.250. Ecological functions. "Ecological functions" means the work performed or role played by the physical, chemical, and biological processes that contribute to the maintenance of aquatic and terrestrial environments that constitute the natural ecosystem. (Ord.202l-016,2021) $ 17A.02.260. Emergency activities. "Emergency activities" means activities necessary to prevent an immediate threat to public health, safety, or welfare - or an immediate risk of damage to private property - that require remedial or preventative action in a timeframe too short to allow for compliance with the requirements of this Title. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) S l7 A.02.270. Enhancement. "Enhancement" means actions performed within an existing degraded critical area and/or buffer to intentionally increase or augment one or more ecological functions or values of the existing area. Enhancement actions include, but are not limited to, increasing plant diversity and cover; increasing wildlife habitat and structural complexity (snags, woody debris); installing environmentally compatible erosion controls; removing non-indigenous plant or animal species; or removing human-made structures or fill that are degrading ecological functions or values. (Ord.202l-016,2021) S 17A.02.280. Erosion. "Erosion" means the process whereby wind, rain, water, and other natural agents mobilize and transport particles ofsoil or rock. (Ord.202l-016,2021) S 17A.02.290. Erosion hazard areas. "Erosion hazard areas" are areas containing soils that may experience significant erosion, including any or all of the following: 1. Soil areas identified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service as having "severe" or "very severe" erosion hazard; or 2. Slopes forty percent (40%) or steeper with a vertical relief of ten (10) or more feet, except areas composed of consolidated rock; or 3. Concave slope forms equal to or greater than fifteen percent (15%) with a vertical relief of ten (10) or more feet, except areas composed ofconsolidated rock; or 4. Channel migration zones.l Ord. 2021-016, 2021; $ 17A.02.300. Feasible. "Feasible" means, for the purpose of this Title, that an action, such as a development activity, mitigation, or preservation requirement, meets all of the following conditions: Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/Kl6857 on 2025-05-15