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Amended 2024 Docket Enabling Ordinance November 4, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Whereas, At the public hearing on November 6, 2024, and after deliberation, the Board of <br />County Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve Docket Items 2024-01 through <br />2024-06 and 2024-08 through 2024-10, withdrawing Docket # 2024-07; and <br /> <br />Whereas, After due notice the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held an <br />open public meeting on November 25th, 2024, regarding Docket Items 2024-08 <br />for clarification, and 2024-11 through 2024-13; and <br /> <br />Whereas, After due notice and publication on official website and in the Daily Record on <br />November 14th, 2024 and December 5th, 2024, the Kittitas County Board of <br />County Commissioners held the SEPA appeal hearing on Docket Items 2024-13, <br />public hearings on 2024-11, and 2024-12, and reconsidered Docket Item 2024-08 <br />on December 9th, 2024; and <br /> <br />Whereas, Due public notice was issued to all parties of record; and <br /> <br />Whereas, The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners continued the SEPA appeal <br />& public hearing on Docket Item 2024-13 to December 17th, 2024; and <br /> <br />Whereas, Following the decisions on the docket items on December 17th, 2024 the Kittitas <br />County Board of Commissioners instructed County staff to prepare an ordinance <br />for their signature to adopt changes to the Kittitas County Code and <br />Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> Whereas, The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners considered enabling <br />documents before the public on January 7th, 2025. <br />Whereas, Ellensburg Cement Products Inc. filed a LUPA appeal with the State of <br />Washington Superior Court on Item 2024-13 on March 18, 2025. <br />Whereas, Washington State Superior Court, on June 28, 2025 vacated the SEPA MDNS <br />and remanded Docket Item 2024-13 in Ord 2025-001 to Kittitas County for <br />further review and processing. <br /> <br />SECTION II – BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS <br /> <br />General Findings: <br /> <br />The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on November 6, 2024, <br />and December 9th, 2024, and December 17th, 2024, to hear testimony and accept written <br />comments regarding proposed amendments to the Kittitas County Code and Comprehensive Plan. <br />All members of the public who wanted to testify were allowed to speak or submit written <br />correspondence into the record. <br /> <br />The docketed items discussed during the Board of County Commissioners public hearing <br />included: <br /> <br />