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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2016-_______ <br /> <br />An Ordinance of Kittitas County, Washington relating to the Kittitas County Shoreline Master <br />Program; amending the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan provisions in Chapter 2.5.1, 2.5.2, <br />2.5.3; and Kittitas County Code Sections: 15A.01.040, 15A.03.020, 15A.03.080, 15A Table A, <br />17.19.080, 17.30A.080, 17.56.080, 17.57.070, 18.01.010, 18.02.030, 18.07.010, 18.07.020, <br />18.07.030, 18.07.040, 18.07.050 and a new Kittitas County Code Title 17B. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Washington State Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58) and its <br />associated rules (WAC 173-26) require local governments to develop and <br />administer shoreline master programs that include policies and regulations that <br />govern designated shorelines within their respective jurisdictions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County is required under (RCW 90.58) to update its 1975 Shoreline <br />Master Program no later than December 1, 2014; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County obtained grant funds from Washington State administered through <br />the Department of Ecology (Grant Agreement No. G1200054) and accepted such <br />funds through Resolution No. 2011-114 to conduct such work; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County and the City of Ellensburg, City of Cle Elum, Town of South Cle <br />Elum (Cities/Town) entered into an Interlocal Agreement under the authority of <br />the Interlocal Cooperation Act and agreed on a Public Participation Program to <br />update the County Shoreline Master Program and develop jurisdiction-specific <br />Shoreline Master Programs for the Cities/Town; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners passed Resolution No. 2014- <br />162, stating the intent to adopt and update the Shoreline Master Program and <br />authorizing submittal of this proposed program update to the Washington State <br />Department of Ecology; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County submitted the updated Shoreline Master Program to the <br />Washington State Department of Ecology on January 2, 2015; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Ecology issued a conditional approval of <br />Kittitas County’s updated Shoreline Master Program on December 8, 2015, <br />which provided recommended and required changes; and <br />