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Kl"-1-11­11 AS COUNTY <br />F PAR"l'ME <br />DNT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD O.F COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE. <br />TOPIC: <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Arden Thomas <br />May 27, 2026 <br />Revision to KCC Chapter 13.40 M <br />Metering Program <br />Direction to Staff <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />DiDirectstaff to coordinate with the Public Health Departmen <br />Health and Board of County Commissi*oners.publi*c hearing <br />iti*gation and <br />t to schedule a joint Board of <br />to consider the proposed <br />revisions to KCC Chapter 13.40 Mitigation and Metering Program. <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY.: <br />• The. nrnnnsPcl amPnriment tn KC'(' <br />satisfy <br />miti2ation <br />certificate <br />ti*me'li <br />13.40.010(a)(iii) would allow applicants to <br />nes through submission of either a residential <br />0 building perm -it application or a Group B public water system application within <br />two years of mitigation certificate issuance. <br />• The proposed change would reduce redundant permitting r <br />allowing the Group B public water system review process <br />project progression. <br />requirements by <br />to demonstrate active <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Under the current provisions of KCC 13.40.01 0(a)(iii), applicants utilizing mitigation <br />certificates through the County's water mitigation program are required to submit a <br />0 <br />residential building permit application within two years of mitigation certificate issuance. <br />In practice, applicants pursuing development that relies on a Group B public water <br />system often must complete substantial planning, engineering, and regulatory <br />coordination related to water system approval prior to submitting for construction <br />permits. This has created situations where applicants end up with expired mitigation <br />certificates and must reapply, despite active progress already occurring through the <br />Group B review and approval proce.ss. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />B �alloxvi`ng applicants to satisfy the mitigation certificate requirement through <br />submission of either a residential building permit application or a Group B public water <br />system application within two years, the amendment creates greater flexibility while still <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />