Ordinance to Amend KCC Title 20 RE IWUIC

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2019-____ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING KITTITAS COUNTY CODE TITLE 20 TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE WHEREAS, Kittitas County adopted the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) in 2006 and applied it only to areas outside of fire districts; and WHEREAS, In 2013, Kittitas County amended Kittitas County Code (KCC) Title 14 and 20 to adopt the IWUIC for the entire County with amendments; and WHEREAS, Section 105.1 of the IWUIC allows the code official to grant modifications for individual cases where enforcement of the strict letter of the code is impractical, where the modification is in conformance with the intent and purpose of the code, and where the modification does not lessen any fire protection requirements or any degree of structural integrity; and WHEREAS, The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners desired specific criteria for granting such modifications to the IWUIC; and WHEREAS, On March 21, 2018 Kittitas County issued a press release requesting all individuals interested in serving on a committee to develop such criteria submit an application; and WHEREAS, A number of applications were submitted and the Board of County Commissioners considered the applications on May 29, 2018; and WHEREAS, On June 5, 2018, The Board of County Commissioners formed the International Wildland-Urban Interface Modification Criteria Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, Said committee met six times to develop and recommend amendments for granting IWUIC modifications; and WHEREAS, A copy of the proposed amendments was filed with the Kittitas County Auditor on April 16, 2019 in accordance with RCW 36.32.120(7), and WHEREAS, Public notice for a public hearing to consider the amendments was provided in the Daily Record on April 18, 2019 and April 25, 2019; and