DV-25-00001 Suncadia Development Agreement BOCC Staff Report

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Application Submittal: A Development Agreement application was submitted to Kittitas County Community Development Services Department on September 29, 2025. Deem Complete: After additional information was provided, this application was deemed complete on December 16, 2025. Notice of Application: The Notice of Application for the Development Agreement was issued on December 18, 2025. This notice was published in the official county paper of record and was mailed to jurisdictional government agencies, adjacent property owners and other interested parties. The last day to submit written comments was on January 26, 2026. Numerous public comments were received. Public Hearing: A public hearing for Board of County Commissioners consideration of the Suncadia Development Agreement was scheduled for February 3, 2026 at 2:00 pm in the Commissioners Auditorium, and continued to February 17, 2026. IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Pursuant to WAC 197-11-800 the development agreement is utilizing the previously adopted SEPA FEIS dated April 10, 2000 as part of the original Suncadia Rezone to Master Planned Resort. VI. AGENCY AND PUBLIC COMMENTS Applicable agencies, adjacent property owners, and interested parties have been given the opportunity to review this proposal. All comments have been included as exhibits in the indexed project file. Public Comments: forty-nine (49) comments from the public were received regarding this proposal and have been included as exhibits in the indexed project file. VII. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REVIEW Staff has completed a thorough review of this draft DA and went through several rounds of review prior to issuing this staff report and the following recommendation. Staff first requested additional information from the applicant on June 10. This first round of review requested clarifications on what is being requested and ultimately the only change to the original approval outlined in Ordinance 2000-16 is to request a 15 year extension to the expiration date. Comments were submitted to the applicant and a response by the applicant was provided on February 6, 2026. Staff has reviewed the applicants response matrix along with an extensive compliance matrix and concurs that the current compliance status is accurate. VIII. RECOMMENDATION As discussed in the Findings of Fact below and explained above, staff finds that the application is consistent with the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan, Development Regulations, and Ordinance No. 2000-16. Staff recommends approval of the proposed Development Agreement extension, subject to the following findings of fact and conclusions: Staff Findings of Fact A Development Agreement application was submitted to Kittitas County Community Development Services department on September 29, 2025. After additional information was provided, this application