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COMMUNITY PLANNING BUILDING INSPECTION PLAN REVIEW ADMINISTRATION PERMIT SERVICES CODE ENFORCEMENT
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
411 N. Ruby St., Suite 2, Ellensburg, WA 98926
CDS@CO.KITTITAS.WA.US
Office (509) 962-7506
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AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: October 16, 2018
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Set Public Hearing for Proposed Amendments to Kittitas County
Shoreline Master Program
BACKGROUND: On February 22, 2016, the Department of Ecology approved the County’s Shoreline
Master Program (SMP). Subsequently, the Yakama Nation petitioned the Growth
Management Hearings Board for review of the SMP, challenging the adequacy of the
SMP’s provisions dealing with cultural, historical, and archeological resources.
Kittitas County, the Department of Ecology, and the Yakama Nation engaged in a
series of settlement negotiations and developed proposed SMP amendments that
address the respective concerns of all parties and that meet or exceed the
requirements of the Shoreline Management Act and other applicable regulations.
The proposed amendments were included in a settlement agreement that was
executed by all parties in May. The settlement agreement required the county to
initiate the SMP amendment process using the optional joint review process outlined
in WAC 173-26-104.
The Kittitas County Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments at a
public hearing on August 28, 2018, and recommended approval of the amendments
with one recommended revision. Staff is requesting to set a public hearing before the
Board of County Commissioners to consider the proposed amendments.
INTERACTION: CDS, Prosecutor’s Office, Board of County Commissioners
ATTACHMENTS: None
STAFF
RECOMMENDATION: Set public hearing to consider the proposed SMP amendments for November 20, 2018
at 2:00 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Auditorium
HANLDING: Presentation to the Board by Kittitas County Community Development Services.
RESPONSIBLE STAFF: Dan Carlson, AICP, Community Development Services Director