HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-006-ordinanceBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-OCXt2
An Ordinance of Kittitas County, Washington relating to the Kittitas County Shoreline Master
Program; amending the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan provisions in Chapter 2.5.1, 2.5 .2,
2 .5.3 ; and Kittitas County Code Sections: 15A01.040, 15A03.020, 15A.03.080, 15A Table A,
17.19.080, 17.30A080, 17 .56.080, 17.57.070, 18 .01 .010, 18.02.030, 18.07.010, 18.07.020,
18 .07 .030,18.07 .040,18.07 .050 and a new Kittitas County Code Title 17B.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90 .58) and its
associated rules (WAC 173-26) require local governments to develop and
administer shoreline master programs that include policies and regulations that
govern designated shorelines within their respective jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County is required under (RCW 90.58) to update its 1975 Shoreline
Master Program no later than December 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County obtained grant funds from Washington State administered through
the Department of Ecology (Grant Agreement No. G1200054) and accepted such
funds through Resolution No. 2011-114 to conduct such work; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County and the City of Ellensburg, City of Cle Elum, Town of South Cle
Elum (CitieslTown) entered into an Interlocal Agreement under the authority of
the Interlocal Cooperation Act and agreed on a Public Participation Program to
update the County Shoreline Master Program and develop jurisdiction-specific
Shoreline Master Programs for the CitieslTown; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners passed Resolution No. 2014-
162, stating the intent to adopt and update the Shoreline Master Program and
authorizing submittal of th is proposed program update to the Washington State
Department of Ecology; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County submitted the updated Shoreline Master Program to the
Washington State Department of Ecology on January 2,2015; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Ecology issued a conditional approval of
Kittitas County's updated Shoreline Master Program on December 8, 2015,
which provided recommended and required changes; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County responded to the Washington State Department of Ecology's
conditional approval letter in a February 2, 2016, letter accepting all of the
required changes, 16 of the 21 recommended changes, and proposed alternative
language for one recommended change; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Ecology issued final approval of Kittitas
County's updated Shoreline Master Program in a February 22,2016, letter
making the updated Shoreline Master Program effective on March 7, 2016; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance includes all the changes agreed to by Kittitas County and the
Washington State Department of Ecology; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance includes all the necessary changes to Kittitas County
Comprehensive Plan and Kittitas County Code to be consistent with the updated
Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Kittitas County
adopts the Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program and necessary amendments to the Kittitas
County Comprehensive Plan and Kittitas County Code as shown in attachments to this
Ordinance (Exhibits A, B, C, D, and E).
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Kittitas County Information Technology Department is to
make the above described amendments and enactments to the county code on the Kittitas
County website.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Prosecuting Attorney's Office is charged with correcting
any scrivener's errors it notices and determines arose out of the amendment and enactment
process. No further authorization will be required from the Board of County Commissioners for
the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to effect correction of scrivener's errors relating to this
Ordinance and the Prosecutor's Office shall direct Information Technology to make such
needed corrections.
.2016.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITA COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Neil Caulkins,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney