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Kittitas County,WA <br /> § 17A.01.080 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE § 17A.01.090 <br /> i. A mitigation plan in accordance with KCC § 17A.01.100 if mitigation is required; and <br /> j. Any additional report information required for the critical area as specified in KCC § 17A.01.80 <br /> through KCC § 17A.01.100. <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> § 17A.01.090. General protective measures. <br /> 1. Land divisions. All the following shall apply to the creation of new lots or parcels: <br /> a. All critical areas and their buffers and/or riparian management zones and any associated setbacks <br /> shall be mapped prior to the approval of a land division. <br /> b. All new lots or parcels shall contain sufficient area outside of the wetland and/or wetland buffer, <br /> fish and wildlife habitat conservation area and/or fish and wildlife habitat conservation area <br /> riparian management zones and buffers, floodway, channel migration zone, or landslide hazard <br /> area and/or landslide hazard area buffer to accommodate the use or development. <br /> C. Open space or conservation area lots may be established without a site that is suitable for <br /> development provided there is a note on the face of the plat or other recorded document which <br /> indicates the purpose of the lot. <br /> 2. Native growth protection areas. <br /> a. Native growth protection areas shall be used in development proposals for land division to <br /> delineate and protect those contiguous critical areas and buffers listed below: <br /> i. All landslide hazard areas and buffers; <br /> ii. All wetlands and buffers; <br /> iii. All floodplains,floodways,and channel migration zones; <br /> iv. All fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas and associated riparian management zones <br /> and buffers; and <br /> V. All other lands to be protected from alterations as conditioned by project approval. <br /> b. Native growth protection areas shall be recorded on all documents of title of record for all <br /> affected lots. <br /> C. Native growth protection areas shall be designated on the face of the plat or recorded drawing in <br /> a format approved by the County assessor. The designation shall include the following <br /> restrictions: <br /> i. An assurance that native vegetation will be preserved for the purpose of preventing harm <br /> to property and the environment, including, but not limited to, controlling surface water <br /> and erosion, maintaining slope stability, buffering, and protecting plants, fish, and animal <br /> habitat; and <br /> ii. The right of the County to enforce the terms of the restriction. <br /> 3. Temporary or permanent field identification. Prior to a regulated alteration or development taking <br /> place within or adjacent to a critical area, the County may require temporary or permanent field <br /> markers delineating the critical area boundary and associated buffer. The type of field markers to be <br /> Downloaded from https:Hecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-05-15 <br />