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Kittitas County, WA s 17A.02.520 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE $ r7A.02.s90 S 17A.02.520. Native growth protection area. "Native growth protection area" means anarea where native vegetation is preserved for the purpose of preventing harm to property and the environment, including, but not limited to, controlling surface water runoff and erosion, maintaining slope stability, buffering, and protecting plant and animal habitat. (Ord.202l-016,2021) $ 17A.02.530. Native vegetation. "Native vegetation" means plant species that are indigenous to the area in question. (Ord.202l-016,2021) $ f7A.02.540. Naturally occurring ponds. "Naturally occurring ponds" means those ponds and their submerged aquatic beds that provide fish or wildlife habitat, including those artificial ponds intentionally created in upland areas for mitigation purposes. Naturally occurring ponds do not include ponds deliberately designed and created in upland sites for purposes other than mitigation, such as irrigation canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, temporary construction ponds, and landscape amenities. (Ord.2021-016,2021) $ 17A.02.550. Nonconformity. "Nonconformity" means a legally established existing use or legally constructed structure that is not in compliance with the current regulations. (Ord.2021-016,2021) S 174.02.560. Ordinary high water mark (OIIWM). "Ordinary high water mark (OHWM)" on all lakes, streams, and tidal water means that mark that will be found by examining the bed and banks and ascertaining where the presence and action of waters are so common and usual, and so long continued in all ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil a character distinct from that of the abutting upland, in respect to vegetation as that condition exists on June 1, 1971, as it may naturally change thereafter, or as it may change thereafter in accordance with permits issued by a local government or the Washington State Department of Ecology; provided that in any area where the OHWM cannot be found, the OHWM adjoining salt water shall be the line of mean higher high tide and the OHWM adjoining freshwater shall be the line of mean high water. (Ord.2021-016,2021) $ 17A.02.570. Permeability. "Permeability" means the capacity of an aquifer or confining bed to transmit water. It is a property of the aquifer or confining bed and is independent of the force causing movement. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) $ 17A.02.590. Priority habitat. "Priority habitat" means a habitat type or elements with unique or significant value to one or more species as classified by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. A priority habitat may be described by a unique vegetation type or by a dominant plant species that is of primary importance to fish and wildlife (e.g., oak woodlands, juniper savanna). A priority habitat may also be described by a successional stage (e.g., old growth and mature forests). Alternatively, a priority habitat may consist of a specific habitat feature (e'g., talus slopes, caves, snags) of key value to fish and wildlife. Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/Kl6857 on 2025'05-15