Res-2018-195 Shoreline Amendments

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 2018-I Cl 0 A Resolution of Kittitas County, Washington Stating Intent to Adopt Shoreline Master Program Amendments and Authorizing the Submittal of Proposed Amendments to the Washington State Department of Ecology 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, On February 22, 2016, the Washington State Department of Ecology approved the County's Shoreline Master Program; and WHEREAS, Subsequent to Department of Ecology's approval of the Shoreline Master Program, the Yakama Nation petitioned the Growth Management Hearings Board for review of the Shoreline Master Program, challenging the adequacy of the Shoreline Master Program's provisions dealing with cultural, historical, and archeological resources; and WHEREAS, Kittitas County, the Department of Ecology, and the Yakama Nation engaged in a series of settlement negotiations and developed proposed Shoreline Master Program 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; and WHEREAS, The proposed amendments were included in a settlement agreement that was executed by Kittitas County, the Department of Ecology, and the Yakama Nation on May 3, 2018; and WHEREAS, The settlement agreement required Kittitas County to take all actions necessary to adopt the proposed Shoreline Master Program Amendments using the optional joint review process outlined in WAC 173-26-104; and WHEREAS, A 30-day public comment period was provided in accordance with WAC 173-26-104(2)( c)(i); and