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MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Chad Bala and Jeremy Johnston <br /> Kittitas County <br /> From: Clay White and Erin O'Kelley, AICP <br /> Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. <br /> Date: March 24, 2026 <br /> Subject: Proposed Development Regulations for Periodic Update <br /> INTRODUCTION AND PROPOSED CHANGES <br /> Kittitas County (County) contracted Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn)to update the <br /> Comprehensive Plan consistent with the Growth Management Act(GMA) requirements in RCW 36.70A.070 <br /> and WAC 365-196-610. This memorandum explains the proposed changes to the County's development <br /> regulations based on recent changes to state law and the proposed changes to the County's Comprehensive <br /> Plan. <br /> This memorandum does not include any proposed changes to the Critical Areas Ordinance. <br /> PROPOSED CHANGES TO DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS <br /> 1: Establishing a Process for New Major Industrial Developments....................................................................3 <br /> 2: Unrelated persons in a household or dwelling unit(RCW 36.01.227) ...........................................................5 <br /> 3: Family-Day Care Providers (RCW 36.70A.450).............................................................................................5 <br /> 4: Co-Living Housing (RCW 36.70A.535)...........................................................................................................6 <br /> 5: Housing for those with handicaps...................................................................................................................7 <br /> 6: Affordable Housing and Density Bonuses (RCW 36.70A.545) ......................................................................8 <br /> 7: Emergency Housing (RCW 35.21.683)..........................................................................................................9 <br /> 8: Retrofits and Fagade Changes for Residential (RCW 36.70A.810).............................................................10 <br /> 9: Residential Parking Regulations (RCW 36.70A.622)...................................................................................10 <br /> 10: Siting of Organic Materials (RCW 36.70A.142)..........................................................................................11 <br /> 11: Adjust Docketing Timelines........................................................................................................................11 <br /> Kittitas County Periodic Update— Development Regulations Proposed Changes Report V2.0 Page 1 of 13 <br />