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Attachment A <br /> Proposed Amendments to the January 29"'Comprehensive Plan Draft and Easton Subarea Plan Draft Kittitas County 2026 Periodic Update <br /> Page#/Section in Batch#2 PC Batch#3—CDS Recommended amendments to Batch#2 Rationale <br /> additional recommended indicated CDS proposed amendments to Batch#2 recommendations.Where <br /> amendments to January 29th �� <br /> words are in cu,the language is proposed by CDS and intended to be included. <br /> Draft Underlined is text proposed in Batch#2(Planning Commission Changesl <br /> Page 36,Section 2.3.6,in Batch New PGI;GY PFOROSP-d-The r S"'"'"^••F^"RO;(Pd' ^the' '"''' °''' ""r County staff recommend removing this policy after <br /> #2 further review. <br /> The term"allow"imparts an obligation where the <br /> Page 38,Section 2.7.1,in Batch New Policy Proposed:The County may approve alisw for taxiway access in selected areas for county may approve taxiway access in selected <br /> #2 residential fly in and fly out residential development. areas for residential fly in and fly out.Propose <br /> modifying term to`The County may". <br /> The social and economic foundation of Kittitas County was built upon a tradition of multi- <br /> generational families living and working collaboratively on shared land.Historically,the <br /> countVs development was characterized by these extended family units,where children, <br /> parents,and grandparents established contiguous housing to support collective agricultural <br /> or resource-based operations.As contemporary land-use restrictions and market pressures Propose to remove language as there is a similarity <br /> Page 50,Section 3.2.1,in Batch have caused Property values to escalate,the ability_oF you generations to acquire between Rural Villages and LAMIRDS.The County is <br /> independent housing has become increasingly limited. already exploring options to support LAMIRDS, <br /> In reco nition of this deg -seated herita a and the modern need for attainable h o u si nm the language is repetitive. <br /> Cou nly suU orts the continued d eve lop meet of ex anded fami ly compounds as a viabie Iivin <br /> arrangement.These compounds allow for the provision of housing for extended family <br /> members on a single ownership tract or within a cluster of family-held parcels p_r_es_e_rving the <br /> legacy of the family unit while addressing housing affordability.By facilitating these multi- <br /> generational housing structures,the County maintains its traditional rural character and <br /> ensures that long-standing local families can remain anchored to their ancestral lands. <br /> These communities provide distinct,yet small scale services which rural residents depend Propose to include new language because the <br /> Page 55,Section 3.2.5,in Batch upon.These communities include limited areas of more intensive rural development as County does have recreational areas and a newer <br /> _ defined by the Growth Management Act as well as rural recreation areas.Combined,this mix rural land use designation and zone that are outside <br /> of rural densities and uses has created a landscape unique to Kittitas County's rural lifestyle of the LARMIRDs. <br /> Page 58,Section 3.3.2,in Batch RR-P21:Planned unit developments(PUD)in rural areas are identified as an Innovative Propose to add"space"to clarify what is being <br /> method to create housing that can be developed with private utilities,open space that considered here. <br /> May 2026 Links in this document are available to download at https://www.kittitascountV2026.com/ Page 5 of 18 <br />