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Amended 2024 Docket Enabling Ordinance November 4, 2025 Page 9 project specific rezone is consistent with Kittitas County Code 15B.03 Amendments to Comprehensive Plan. Prior to considering the rezone application, The Board of County Commissioners opened the SEPA appeal and public hearings on December 9th, 2024, and continued the SEPA appeal and public hearing to December 17th, 2024, and denied the SEPA appeal by a 3-0 vote, finding that: I. The rezone of Forest & Range is consistent with the current land use designation Rural Working. II. The Rural Working land use designation allows the Forest Range Zoning district. III. By rezoning this parcel to Forest & Range is not creating inconsistencies or a spot rezone as the land use designation allows for Forest and Range zoning to occur. IV. This parcel is not prime agricultural ground nor is irrigated and is range ground. V. As part of the compliance effort, in 2013 Forest & Range and those permitted uses were reviewed and approved creating consistency between Rural Working land use designations and zoning districts. The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 17th, 2024, to consider Docket Item 2024-13 rezone amendment and approved the request as presented by a 3-0 vote, finding that: I. The Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners with a vote of 4-1. II. No public testimony was received for this proposal. III. Written testimony for this proposal was received. IV. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. The Board of County Commissioners at the November 4, 2025 regular meeting vacated Docket Item 2024-013 as ordered by the Washington State Superior Court, Case No. 25-2-00206-39.