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Attachment A <br /> Proposed Amendments to the January 29`h Comprehensive Plan Draft and Easton Subarea Plan Draft Kittitas County 2026 Periodic Update <br /> Existing Policy Batch#4-Proposed Policy Change Rationale Source <br /> Striketkreugks are proposed to be removed from <br /> existing policy language.Where words are in.--,the <br /> language is intended to be included. <br /> agriculture including the nonexclusive criteria,as <br /> applicable,in WAC 365-190-050(3)(c)(i)-(xi)FRay alse <br /> RRS <br /> may' <br /> Designation and De-designation of Agricultural Lands of CDS/Futurewise <br /> Long-Term Commercial Significance <br /> The purpose of this section is to identify the goals and <br /> policies in Kittitas County necessary to implement <br /> Goal 8(RCW 36.70A.020(8))of the Growth Management <br /> Act concerning Agricultural Lands of Long-Term <br /> Commercial Significance. Since the last periodic <br /> (8)Natural resource industries.Maintain and enhance comprehensive plan update, <br /> natural resource-based industries, including productive there have been updates to <br /> timber,agriculture,and fisheries industries.Encourage state rules which detail the <br /> the conservation of productive forest lands and process for designating and <br /> Rural and Resource Land Element productive agricultural lands and discourage redesignating agricultural <br /> incompatible uses. resource lands and the criteria <br /> All decisions dealing with the designation or de- which could be evaluated.This <br /> designation of Agricultural Lands of Long-Term section is updated to reflect <br /> Commercial Significance shall be in support of that goal those changes. <br /> In designating and de-designating agricultural resource <br /> lands,the county must first conduct a comprehensive <br /> countywide analysis consistent with WAC 365-190- <br /> 040(10).Agricultural resource lands designations may <br /> only be reviewed on a parcel-by-parcel basis after a <br /> countywide analysis is completed. <br /> New policy encourages water WA State Department of Fish <br /> Encourage and/or incentivize water conservation as part conservation as part of new and Wildlife/Futurewise <br /> Rural and Resource Land Element—RR-PX-New Policy of new development to protect instream flows for fish development.This policy could <br /> and aquatic ecosystems. also provide a foundation for <br /> implementation of measures <br /> May 2026 Links in this document are available to download at https://www.kittitascountV2026.com/ Page 15 of 18 <br />