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Kittitas County Development Regulations Proposed Changes for Periodic Update 2026 Red underlined is new text Strikethrough text is proposed to be rernov_.- 17.15.0060.2 Footnotes Associated with Rural Non-LAMIRD Use Table. 24. Excluding swine and mink, provided a minimum of one(1)acre is available.When located in the Liberty Historic Overlay Zone,this use is subject to the provisions of KCC Chapter 17.59. 25. Existing schools are permitted; new schools require a conditional use permit. 26. Recreational vehicle storage may be enclosed or outdoor storage of recreational vehicles or both. Permitted where the use is only serving a residential PUD or in the Rural Recreation and Forest and Range zoning districts and subject to the following standards and conditions: a. All stored vehicles must be licensed if required by law, and operational. This land use does not include vehicle sales. b. Unless it is limited to serving a residential PUD and otherwise permitted or authorized, recreational vehicles shall not be stored outside when the site is contiguous to a residential zoning district. c. No commercial or manufacturing activities are permitted except when recreational vehicle/equipment service and repair has been permitted subject to the requirements of KCC §17.15.060.2 Footnote 60. d. In the Forest and Range zoning district, and when not limited to serving a recreational planned unit development,the site shall either be: i. Contiguous to a State Highway,or ii. Contiguous to a designated urban arterial or rural collector road located near a highway intersection or freeway interchange. iii. It is not necessary for the site to have direct access to such arterial,collector or highway to meet this requirement. e. Recreational vehicle storage shall be designed to be compatible with the surrounding rural character,subject to the following standards: i. Storage areas shall be enclosed with a minimum five-foot-high,security fence.The applicant may be required to provide additional plans for aesthetic improvements and/or site-screening. ii. Additional setbacks, physical barriers or site-screening may be required on sites that border resource lands in the Commercial Agriculture or Commercial Forest zoning districts. iii. Findings shall be made that the proposal does not require urban governmental services such as municipal sewer or water service and does not compromise the long-term viability of designated resource lands. iv. Measures shall be taken to protect ground and surface water. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure subject to provisions of KCC Chapter 17.66. 27. Subject to the following requirements: a. The parcel must be at least 3 acres in size; b. Only one ADU shall be allowed per lot; c. The ADU shall not exceed 1,500 square feet; d. All setback requirements for the zone in which the ADU is located shall apply; e. The ADU shall meet the applicable health department standards for potable water and sewage disposal, including providing adequate water supplies under RCW 19.27.097; f. No mobile homes or recreational vehicles shall be allowed as an ADU; g. The ADU shall provide additional off-street parking; it-. , i. The ADU must share the same driveway as the primary dwelling; j. ADUs shall be subject to obtaining an administrative permit. Chapter 17.15 ALLOWED USES Page 23 of 72