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Kittitas County,WA <br /> § 17A.07.030 KITTITAS COUNTY CODE § 17A.07.030 <br /> 4. Standard buffer widths. The width of the standard buffer does not include the building setback(KCC <br /> § 17A.01.090.4) and shall be based on the wetland category and the intensity of the proposed land <br /> use adjacent to the buffer as indicated in Table KCC 17A.07.030. <br /> Table 17A.07.030: Standard Buffer Widths <br /> Land Use with Low Land Use with Land Use with High <br /> Category of Wetland Impact' Moderate Impact' Impact' <br /> I 125 ft 190 ft 250 ft <br /> 11 100 ft 150 ft 200 ft <br /> 111 75ft 110ft 150ft <br /> IV 25 ft 40 ft 50 ft <br /> ' Low impact use and developments include: forestry (cutting of trees only), low intensity open <br /> space (hiking, bird-watching, and like uses), unpaved trails, and utility corridor without a <br /> maintenance road and little or no vegetation management. <br /> 'Moderate impact use and developments include:residential(1 unit/acre or less),moderate intensity <br /> open space (parks with biking, jogging, and like uses), conversion from non-agricultural lands <br /> to moderate intensity agriculture(orchard,hay fields,and like uses),paved trails,building of logging <br /> roads, and utility corridor or right-of-way shared by several utilities and including access/ <br /> maintenance roads. <br /> 'High impact use and developments include:commercial,urban,industrial,institutional,retail sales, <br /> residential (more than 1 unit/acre), conversion from non-agricultural lands to high intensity <br /> agriculture (dairies, animal feed lots, nurseries and green houses, and like uses), high intensity <br /> recreation(golf courses,ball fields, and like uses). <br /> 5. Wetland buffer condition. Buffer widths in Table KCC 17A.07.030 assume the buffer is vegetated <br /> with a native plant community ppropriate for the ecoregion or with one that performs similar <br /> functions.Wetland buffer areas shall be retained in a natural condition or-may be improved to eaha-mee <br /> buff- funetions and v ues unless the existing buffer is unvegetated,sparsely vegetated,or vegetated <br /> with invasive species that do not perform needed functions. In such cases, at the discretion of the <br /> Director,the buffer should either be planted to create the appropriate plant community,or <br /> the buffer should be widened to ensure that adequate functions of the buffer are provided. Where <br /> buffer disturbance is allowed pursuant to this Title, re-vegetation with native vegetation shall be <br /> required. The Kittitas County noxious weed ordinance shall be adhered to. Alterations of the buffer <br /> that are inconsistent with this Title shall be prohibited. <br /> 6. Multiple buffers. In the event that buffers for any shorelines and/or critical areas are contiguous or <br /> overlapping,the landward-most edge of all such buffers shall apply. <br /> 7. Interrupted buffer. When a wetland buffer contains an existing legally established public or private <br /> road and/or a legally established development which creates a significant interruption of buffer <br /> function,the Administrator may allow development on the landward side of the road or development <br /> provided that the actions will not have a detrimental impact to the wetland. The applicant may be <br /> required to provide a wetland critical areas report to describe the potential impacts. In determining <br /> whether a critical areas report is necessary, the County shall consider the hydrologic, geologic, and/ <br /> or biological habitat connection potential and the extent and permanence of the buffer interruption <br /> Downloaded from https:Hecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-05-15 <br />