KCC 17A_Critical Areas Ordinance Draft

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Kittitas County,WA § 17A.02.300 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE § 17A.02.340 1. The action can be accomplished with technologies and methods that have been used in the past in similar circumstances,or studies or tests have demonstrated in similar circumstances that such approaches are currently available and likely to achieve the intended results; 2. The action provides a reasonable likelihood of achieving its intended purpose; 3. The action does not physically preclude achieving the activity's primary intended legal use; and 4. In cases where these guidelines require certain actions unless they are infeasible, the burden of proving infeasibility is on the applicant. In determining an action's infeasibility, the reviewing agency may weigh the action's relative public costs and public benefits,considered in the short- and long-term time frames. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) § 17A.02.310. Feedlot. "Feedlot"means the use of structures or pens for the concentrated feeding or holding of animals or poultry including,but not limited to,horses,cattle,sheep or swine.This definition includes dairy confinement areas, slaughterhouses,shipping terminal holding pens,poultry and/or egg production facilities and fur farms,but does not include animal husbandry and normal farming practices. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) § 17A.02.320. Fill. "Fill" means any solid or semi-solid material that when placed, changes the grade or elevation of the receiving site,including the addition of soil, sand,rock,gravel, sediment,earth retaining structure,or other material to an area waterward of the ordinary high water mark(OHWM), in wetlands, or on shorelands in a manner that raises the ground surface elevation or creates dry land. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) § 17A.02.330. Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas. "Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" means land management for maintaining populations of species in suitable habitats within their natural geographic distribution so that the habitat available is sufficient to support viable populations over the long term and isolated subpopulations are not created. These are areas that serve a critical role in sustaining needed habitats and species for the functional integrity of the ecosystem, and which, if altered, may reduce the likelihood that the species will persist over the long term. These areas may include, but are not limited to, rare or vulnerable ecological systems, communities,and habitat or habitat elements including seasonal ranges,breeding habitat,winter range,and movement corridors; areas with high relative population density or species richness; and also, locally important habitats and species designated by the County,and state priority habitats and species as identified by the WA Department of Fish and Wildlife. "Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" do not include artificial features or constructs created in what were originally upland areas, such as irrigation delivery systems,irrigation infrastructure,irrigation canals, or drainage ditches that lie within the boundaries of and are maintained by a port district or an irrigation district or company. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) § 17A.02.335. Floodplain. "Floodplain"is synonymous with one hundred-(I00)-year floodplain and>means that land area susceptible to inundation with a one percent(1%)chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The limit of this area shall be based upon flood ordinance regulation maps or a reasonable method which meets the objectives of the act. (Ord. 2021-016,2021) Downloaded from https:Hecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-05-15