LP19-00003 Wallace Final Decision 3-19-2021

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39.4 An approved access permit will be required from the Department of Public Works prior to creating any new driveway access or performing work within the county road right-of-way. 39.5 Any further subdivision or lots to be served by proposed access may result in further access requirements. See Kittitas County Road Standards. 39.6 A public utility easement 10 feet in width is reserved along all lot lines. The 10 foot easement shall abut the exterior plat boundary and shall be divided by 5 feet on each side of interior lot lines. Said easement may also be used for irrigation. 39.7 The subject property is within or near existing agricultural or other natural resource areas on which a variety of activities may occur that are not compatible with residential development for certain periods of varying duration. Agricultural or other natural resource activities performed in accordance with county, state and federal laws are not subject to legal action as public nuisances. Kittitas County has adopted right to farm provisions contained in the Section 17.74 of the Kittitas County Zoning Code. 39.8 This plat was platted as a conservation plat pursuant to KCC 16.09. Conservation platting allows for an alternative method for land division while conserving resource lands and preserving rural character. Future subdivision shall not exceed the maximum density allowed in the Forest and Range zone of this entire plat. Pursuant to KCC 16.09.040(6), development within the platted parcels shall respect the underlying density of the Forest and Range zone. 39.9 Metering is required for all new uses of domestic water for residential well connections and usage must be recorded in a manner consistent with Kittitas County Code Chapter 13.35.027 and Ecology regulations. 39.10 The approval of this division of land provides no guarantee that use of water under the ground water exemption (RCW 90.44.050) for this plat or any portion thereof will not be subject to curtailment by the Department of Ecology or a court of law. 39.11 The Wallace Ranch Conservation Plat development areas are categorized within the D-1 seismic zone. 39.12 The subject property is within or near designated agricultural lands, forestlands, or mineral resource lands on which a variety of commercial activities may occur that are not compatible with residential development for certain periods of limited duration. 40. In addition to the conditions noted above, the following MDNS conditions shall also apply Critical Areas: 40.1 Wetlands A, B and C, as identified in the Critical Areas study performed by Sewell Consulting (8/31/2020), shall require an eighty (80) foot structural buffer from the wetland boundary. 40.2 Wetland D, as identified in the Critical Areas study performed by Sewell Consulting (8/31/2020), shall maintain a one hundred and fifty (150) foot structural buffer from the wetland boundary. Wetland D and it's 150-foot buffer shall be designated as Open Space on the face of the final plat and be subject to all conditions pertaining to Open Space in subsequent determinations for this project. A Notice to Title shall be included for each lot that contains any section of Wetland D, noting Wetland D and its 150-foot buffer area as not eligible for development in perpetuity. 40.3 Signs identifying the buffer boundaries of Wetlands A, B, C and D shall be installed by the applicant prior to final plat approval. These signs shall be no smaller than I I" LP-19-00003 Wallace Ranch Conservation Plat Page 19 of 21