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Kittitas County,WA <br /> § 17A.02.720 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE § 17A.02.790 <br /> § 17A.02.720. Soft armoring. <br /> "Soft armoring" means stream bank erosion control practices using predominantly natural materials in <br /> a design that minimizes impacts to natural processes. This term is frequently used in reference to <br /> bioengineering. <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> § 17A.02.730. Species of local importance. <br /> "Species of local importance" are those species that are of local concern due to their population status or <br /> their sensitivity to habitat alteration or that are game species. <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> § 17A.02.740. Streams. <br /> "Streams." See definition for"Watercourse". <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> § 17A.02.750. Stream or water type. <br /> "Stream or water types" are fully defined in WAC 222-16-030. An abbreviated definition is provided <br /> below,but the full WAC definition is adopted and applies: <br /> 1Type S water"means all designated"shorelines of the state". <br /> 2Type F water" means streams other than Type S Waters that contain fish habitat or are diverted for <br /> certain kinds of domestic use or for use by fish hatcheries. <br /> 3Type Np water"means streams that are perennial nonfish habitat streams. <br /> 4Type Ns water" means streams that are seasonal, nonfish habitat streams, which are physically <br /> connected by an above-ground channel system to Type S,F, or Np Waters. <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> § 17A.02.760. Structure. <br /> "Structure" means a permanent or temporary edifice or building, or any piece of work artificially built <br /> or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, whether installed on, above, or below the <br /> surface of the ground or water, except for vessels. <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> § 17A.02.770. Unavoidable. <br /> "Unavoidable" means adverse impacts that remain after all appropriate and practicable avoidance and <br /> minimization have been achieved. <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> § 17A.02.780. Volcanic hazard areas. <br /> Volcanic hazard areas are subject to pyroclastic flows, lava flows, debris avalanche, inundation by debris <br /> flows, mudflows, or related flooding resulting from volcanic activity. There are no active or dormant <br /> volcanoes located within Kittitas County;however,Mount Rainer and Mount St.Helens are relatively near. <br /> Hazards to Kittitas County residents from these volcanoes are limited to ash deposition. <br /> (Ord. 2021-016,2021) <br /> Downloaded from https:Hecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-05-15 <br />