HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd-2020-009BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE
No.2o2o - 00q
REVISI'NS oF KITTITAS C'UNTY co;D C'MPREHENSI'E PLAN
AS PART OF'THE 2O2O ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CYCLE.
Whereas,this ordinance, revising Kittitas County Code and Comprehensive Plan, contains four
sections of findings, as follows:
Sectionl- ProceduralFindings
Section II - Board of County Commissioners Findings
Section III - Final Decision and Signatures
Exhibits A-M - Changes to Kittitas County Code and Comprehensive plan
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SECTION I
PROCEDURAL FINDINGS
Kittitas County opted into the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A, voluntarily on
December 27,1990, through Resolution 90-138; and
The Kittitas County GMA Comprehensive Plan was originally adopted on July 26,1996
by the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners; and
Kittitas County Code 158.03.030 indicates that any interested person, including
applicants, citizens, county commission and board members, and staff of other agencies
may suggest plan or development regulation amendments for annual consideration by the
Kittitas County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners; and
Kittitas County Code 158.03.030 requires amendments to the comprehensive plan or
development regulations that are docketed by June 30ft must be approved or denied by
the Board of County Commissioners on or before December 3l't of that same calendar
year; and
Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Resolution 2020-134 extended the
deadline for docketing amendments until August 14,2020, in response to Washington's
COVID-I9 stay-at-home and phased reopening plans.
Kittitas County Community Development Services docketed a list of suggested changes
to the Kittitas County Code and Comprehensive Plan and made these proposals readily
available for review by the public in Community Development Services and within the
County's official website; and
Kittitas County submitted its proposed docketed items on September 25,2020 to the
Department of Commerce as required by statute and received a letter of receipt on
September 28,2020 that the docket proposal had been received and was sent to other
agencies for comment; and
Comments were received from state agencies and members of the public; and
Kittitas County filed its overall docket SEPA checklist on September 22,2020 and
issued a Determination of Non-significance (DNS) for the annual docket on
September 22,2020 through authority of WAC 197-ll-340; and,
There were no agency or public appeals or reviews fi1ed on the Detenninations of Non-
significance;and
Due public notice was placed upon the County official website and in the Daily
Record on September 29, 2020 and October 6, 2020 regarding the Planning
Commission public hearing; and
The Planning Commission was scheduled to conduct a public hearing on October 13,
2020 to hear testimony and take public comment on the items considered for
amendment however, due to a lack of quorum, the hearing was cancelled; and
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Whereas,After due notice and publication on official website and Daily Record on October 27,
2020 and November 3,2020, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on
November 10, 2020 to hear testimony and take public comment on the items
considered for amendment and after deliberation made recommendations to the Board
of County Commissioners, taking due consideration of the public benefit involved in
the proposals; and
Whereas,After due notice and publication on official website and Daily Record on November 5,
2020 and November 12, 2020, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners
held an open public hearing on December 2,2020; and
Whereas,After deliberation, the Board of County Commissioners made decisions on each
docket item presented; and
Whereas,Following the decisions on the docket items the Kittitas County Board of
Commissioners instructed County staff to prepare an ordinance for their signature to
adopt changes to the Kittitas County Code and Comprehensive Plan; and
Whereas,The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners considered enabling documents
before the public on December 15,2020.
SECTION II -BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS
General f indinss:
The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2, 2020 to
hear testimony and accept written comments regarding proposed amendments to the Kittitas County
Code and Comprehensive Plan. All members of the public who wanted to testify were allowed to
speak or submit written correspondence into the record.
The docketed items discussed during the Board of County Commissioners public hearing included:
2020 Proposed AMENDMENTS to Kittitas County Code and Comprehensive Plan
Number Applicant Nsme Proiect Descriotion
Planning
Commission
Recommendation
Stalf
Recommendation
to BOCC
20-01
KCC Chapter
r7.08.500
KCC 17.15
Commissioner
Osiadacz
KCC 15,{.11.010-Amend
definition of "Special Care
Dwelling" to include park
model trailers.
KCC 17.15 - Amend use tables
in KCC 17.15 to provide
standards for park model
trailers in special care dwelling
USCS.
Amend the code
as proposed by
staff, with
additional
clarifying
language to
17.1s.050.2(7Xh).
4-0 Approve
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
20-02
KCC Chapter
t7.ts
Commissioner
Wright
Amend land use tables to allow
cold storage in rural/resource
zoning districts.
Amend the code
as proposed by
staff. 4-0 Aoorove
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
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20-03
Chapter 17.70
Commissioner
Wright
Amend sign code to allow
greater sign height and area for
commercial zones fronting
highways. Also add conditional
use permit option for proposed
signs that exceed standards.
Amend the code
as proposed by
staff, but
recommended that
step explore
development of
lighting standards
for signs and
commercial uses
in Kittitas County.
4-0 Aoprove
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
20-04
Map
Amendments
Kittitas County
CDS Planning
Division
Annexations into City of
Ellensburg Jurisdiction through
Ellensburg Ordinances. This is
a map amendment.
Update zoning and land use
tables in Chapter 2 and Chapter
8 of Comp Plan, if necessary.
Accept staff
recommendation.
4-0 Approve
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
20-0s
KCC 16.10
Public Works -
County Surveyor
Amend Survey Requirements
for Boundary Line Adjustments
per County Surveyor.
Amend the code
as proposed by
staff, with
amendment to
address setting
property corners
when weather will
not allow.
4-0 Approve
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
20-06
KCC 17.15.070
Public Works
Staff
Amend land use tables to allow
for impound/towing yards in
Snoqualmie Pass LAMIRD.
Amend the code
as proposed by
staff.
4-0 Approve
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
20-07 Commissioner
Osiadacz
Amend land use tables to allow
nurseries by Conditional Use
Permit in Rural Recreation
zones.
Recommend
denying the code
as proposed by
staff.
4-0 Deny
None.
20-08
KCC 17.13
KCC 17.36
Commissioner
Wright
Remove Transfer of
Development Rights (TDR)
requirement that conservation
easements be held by nonprofit
or quasi-governmental agency.
Allow transfer of development
rights for Planned Unit
Developments (PUD) in the
rural areas. Removed from
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N/A N/A
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20-09
KCC
154'.03.020
Kittitas County
CDS - Planning
Amend to allow pre-application
conference waivers.
Accept Staff
Recommendation
4-0 Approve
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
20-10
KCC 13.40
BOCC and Public
Works Staff
Transfer Authority for Water
Mitigation and Metering from
Public Health to Public Works
Accept Staff
Recommendation
3-l Approve
Approve as
recommended by
Staff and PC.
20-tt Fire Marshall Authorize Fire & Life Safety
Inspections for Short-Term
Rentals
Recommend
denying the code
amendment as
proposed by staff.
PC remanded to
staff for further
study on Short
Term Rental
certification
standards.
4-0 Deny
Approve as
presented.
20-01 Kittitas County Proposal:
Amend definition of o'Special Care Dwelling" to include park model trailers. Amend use tables
in KCC 17.15 to provide standards for park model trailers in special care dwelling uses.
The proposed amendment to KCC 17.08.500 would amend the existing definition of "special Care Dwelling"
to include park model trailers. The land use tables in KCC 17.15 would be amended to provide standards for
siting park model trailers.
KCC 17.08.431 defines "park model trailer" as a trailer designed to provide seasonal or temporary living
quarters which may be used with temporary connections to utilities necessary for operation of installed fixfures
and appliances. It has a gross trailer area not exceeding fourhundred (400) square feet.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and, by a 3-0 vote,
approved the request as presented based on the Planning Commission recommendation, with
one clarification adding a minor language change to KCC 17.15.050.2, 17.50.060.2,17.15.070.02, and
17.15.080.2: "Park model trailers shall obtain the same building permit as for placement of a
manufactured home," finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval, with additional clarifying language to
17.15.050.2(7)(h), as presented by staff to the Board of County Commissioners with a vote
of4-0.
II. No public testimony for this proposal was received.
ilI. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan.
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20-02 Kittitas County Proposal:
Amend KCC Chapter 17.15 land use tables to allow cold storage in ruraVresource zoning
districts.
The proposed amendment to KCC 17.15 would allow agricultural cold storage in rural and resource zoning
districts.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and approved the
request as presented by a 3-0 vote, finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval as presented by staff to the Board of
County Commissioners with a vote of 4-0.
II. No public testimony for this proposal was received.
III. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan.
20-03 Kittitas County Proposal:
Amend KCC Chapter 17.70 sign code to allow greater sign height and area for commercial
zones fronting highways. Also add conditional use permit option for proposed signs that exceed
standards.
The proposed amendment to KCC 17.70 would allow a greater sign height and a greater area for commercial
zoned properties fronting highways. The amendment would also include a Conditional Use Permit option for
signs proposed to exceed height andarea standards.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and approved the
request as presented by a 3-0 vote, finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners
with a vote of 4-0.
[. No public testimony for this proposal was received.
IIL The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the County's
Comprehensive Plan.
20-04 Kittitas County Proposal:
Amendment to Comprehensive Plan and ZoningMap, Exhibit D.
This amendment includes the following:
. City of Ellensburgzoningmap changes - The official zoningmap is updated to reflect
the recent annexation of parcel numbers 322733, 20998, and 20999, depicted in the
City of Ellensburg Annexation Ordinance No. 4828.
City of Ellensburg zoning map changes - The official zoning map is updated to reflect
the recent annexation of 260 parcels, known as the "Currier Creek Annexation Area,
depicted in the City of Ellensburg Annexation Ordinance No. 4847.
Update Table 2-l of the Comprehensive Plan to reflect the current land use
designations and corresponding zoning classifications with their associated acreages.
a
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a Update Table 8.2.4-1 of the Comprehensive Plan to reflect the current rural land use
designations and corresponding zoning classifications with their associated acreages.
An official paper zoning map is provided with this ordinance for approval and signature by the BOCC
Chair reflecting all changes approved through this ordinance.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020, and approved the
request as presented by a 3-0 vote, finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners
with a vote of 4-0.
II. No public testimony for this proposal was received.m. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan.
20-05 Kittitas County Proposal
Amend Survey Requirements for Boundary Line Adjustments per County Surveyor.
The proposal would amend survey requirements for Boundary Line Adjustments as recommended by the
County Surveyor.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and approved the
request as presented and amended based on the Planning Commission recommendation by a 3-0
vote, amending KCC 16.10.050: "Additionally, as a minimum, all comers of the new division lines
shall be set, weather dependent, and positions noted on face of survey," finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval with amendments to the Board of County
Commissioners with a vote of 4-0.
II. No public testimony for this proposal was received.III. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan.
20-06 Kittitas County Proposal:
Amend land use tables to allow for impound yard in Snoqualmie Pass LAMIRD.
The proposed amendment to KCC 17.15.070 would allow impound/towing yards in the Snoqualmie Pass
LAMIRD in order to assist with parking enforcement at the pass. Impound/towing yards would be a permitted
use in the Light Industrial zoning district and would require a conditional use permit in the Highway
Commercial and PUD zoning districts.
KCC 17.08.320 defines "Impound/towing yard" as a fully enclosed area which is designed to hold and store
vehicles for a period not more than ninety (90) days which have been impounded by a jurisdiction or private
pafty.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and approved the
request as presented by a 3-0 vote, finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners
with a vote of 4-0.
II. No public testimony for this proposal was received.
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III. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan.
20-07 Kittitas County:
Amend land use tables to allow nurseries by Conditional Use Permit in Rural Recreation zones.
The proposed amendment to KCC 17.15.060 would allow nurseries by Conditional Use Permit in Rural
Recreation zoning districts.
KCC 17.08.415 defines "nurseries" as an establishment forthe growth, display, and/or sale of plants, shrubs,
trees, and materials used in indoor or outdoor planting such as but not limited to beauty bark, round landscape
rock, topsoil, and mulch, conducted within or without an enclosed building.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and denied the
request as presented based on the Planning Commission recommendation by a 2-l vote, with the
request that staff consider and develop a set of minimum standards, and expedite another public
hearing before the next docket hearing, with Commissioner Wright voting against, finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended denial of the proposal to the Board of County
Commissioners with a vote of 4-0.
II. No public testimony for this proposal was received.
20-08 Kittitas County Proposal
Item 20.08 was removed from the docket by the BOCC on November 3,2020 and was not
included in the Planning Commission or Board of County Commissioners Hearings.
20-09 Kittitas County Proposal:
Amend to allow pre-application conference waivers.
Currently, KCC 154.03.020 requires a pre-application conference prior to applying for Cluster Plats and
Conservation Plats, Planned Unit Developments, master planned resorts, conditional use permits, shoreline
substantial development permits, shoreline conditional use permits, shoreline variances, rezones and any
preliminary plat over nine (9) lots. The proposed amendment would allow for pre-application waivers under
certain circumstances.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and approved the
request as presented by a 3-0 vote, flrnding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners
with a vote of 4-0.
II. Public testimony in favor of this proposal was received.
III. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan.
20-10 Kittitas County Proposal:
Transfer Authority for Water Mitigation and Metering from Public Health to Public Works.
The proposed amendment to KCC 13.40 would transfer the authority for Water Mitigation and Metering from
Public Health to Public Works.
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The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2, 2020, and approved the
request as presented and amended based on the Planning Commission recommendation by a 3-0
vote, finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners
with a vote of 3- 1 .
II. No public testimony for this proposal was received.
ilI. The change meets the Growth Management Act and the objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan.
20-ll Kittitas County Proposal:
Authorize Fire & Life Safety Inspections for Short-Term Rentals.
The proposed amendment to KCC 20.05 would authorize Fire and Life Safety inspections for Short-Term
Rentals. Short-term rentals are defined by RCW 64.37 .010 as follows:
(9)(a) "Short-term rental" means a lodging use, that is not a hotel or motel or bed and breakfast, in
which a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, that is offered or provided to a guest by a short-term rental
operator for a fee for fewer than thirty consecutive nights.
(b) "Short-term rental" does not include any of the following:
(i) A dwelling unit that is occupied by the owner for at least six months during the calendar year and in
which fewer than three rooms are rented at any time;
(ii) A dwelling unit, or portion thereof, that is used by the same person for thirty or more consecutive
nights; or
(iii) A dwelling unit, or portion thereof, that is operated by an organization or government entity that is
registered as a charitable organization with the secretary of state, state of Washington, or is classified
by the federal internal revenue service as a public charity or a private foundation, and provides
temporary housing to individuals who are being treated for trauma, injury, or disease, or their family
members.
The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on December 2,2020 and denied the
request as presented based on the Planning Commission recommendation by a 3-0 vote, with the
request that staff form a committee of fire community members and short-term rental stakeholders, to
develop a plan to bring this proposed amendment into code, finding that:
I. The Planning Commission recommended denial to the Board of County Commissioners
with a vote of 4-0.
IL No public testimony for this proposal was received.
SECTION III - FINAL DECISION AND SIGNATURES
BE IT ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due deliberation, hereby
approves amendments to KCC 17.08.500 and 17.15 to amend the definition of "Special Care
Dwellings" to include park model trailers, and provide standards for park model trailers in special care
dwelling uses, as shown in Exhibit A.
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves amendments to KCC l7 .15, to allow cold storage in Rural and Resource
zoningdistricts, as shown in Exhibit B.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves amendments to KCC 17.70 to allow greater sign height and area for
commercial zones fronting highways, with a Conditional Use Permit option for signs that exceed
required standards, as shown in Exhibit C.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map, as shown in
Exhibit D.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves amendments to KCC 16.10 to update existing survey requirements for
Boundary Line Adjustments, as shown in Exhibit E.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves amendment to KCC 17 .15, to allow an impound yard in the Snoqualmie
Pass LAMIRD, as shown in Exhibit F.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby denies amendment to KCC 17.15.060, to allow nurseries by Conditional Use
Permit in Rural Recreational zoning districts.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves amendments to KCC 15A.3.020, to allow pre-application waivers for
applicants meeting a set of criteria standards, as shown in Exhibit G.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves amendments to KCC 13.40 and 18.01.020, to transfer the authority for
Water Mitigation and Metering from the Public Health Department to Public Works, as shown in
Exhibit H.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby denies amendments to KCC 20.05 to authorize Fire and Life Safety Inspections
for Short Term Rentals.
NOW, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Board of County Commissioners, after due
deliberation, hereby approves the adoption of the 2020 Amendments to the Kittitas County Code as
shown in Exhibits A through H attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Information Services is
hereby directed to make these changes to the regulations on the County website. The Community
Development Services Director and Prosecuting Attorney are authorized to correct any scrivener's
errors without Board approval.
Adopted this day of 2020, at Ellensburg, Washington.December
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BOARD OF COIjIITY NERS
KITTITAS tINTY,
ice-Chairman
Cory Wright, Commissioner
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
signing for Gregory L. Zempel Prosecuting Attomey
(
,tO"r|of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik/ ! Deputy Clerk of.the Bourg- Mandy Buchholz
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Exhibit A: Amendment 20-01
Amendment to Specral Care Dwellings
17.08.500 Special care dwelling.
"Special care dwelling" means a Manufactured Home or Park-lVlodel Trailet providing separate living
quarters for the purpose of providing care to an immediate family member. (Ord. 2013-001,2013; Ord.
2007 -22, 20071' Ord. 0-2006-0 I , 2006)
17.15.050.2 Footnotes Associated with Resource Use Table.
7. Subject to the following requirements:
The Special Care Dwelling must meet all setback requirements for the zone in which it is located;
a. The Special Care Dwelling must meet all applicable health department requirements for
potable water and sewage disposal;
b. Placement is subject to obtaining a building permit for the manufactured home;
c. Owner must record a notice to title prior to the issuance of building permit which indicates
the restrictions and removal requirements;
d. The Special Care Dwelling unit cannot be used as a rental unit;
e. The Special Care Dwelling unit must be removed when the need for care ceases;
!-A Special Care Dwelling is not permitted on the same lot where an Accessory Dwelling Unit
or Accessory Living Quarter exists.
e. Park model trailers shall obtain the sarne building pegnit as for placernent of a rnanufactured
horne.
h. Park rnodel trailers shall be inspected and approved by Washineton State Depafirnent of
Labor and Industries.
17.15.060.2 Footnotes Associated with Rural Non-LAMIRD Use Table.
30. Subject to the following requirements:
a. The Special Care Dwelling must meet all setback requirements for the zone in which it is
located;
b. The Special Care Dwelling must meet all applicable health department requirements for
potable water and sewage disposal;
c. Placement is subject to obtaining a building permit for the manufactured home;
d. Owner must record a notice to title prior to the issuance of building permit which indicates
the restrictions and removal requirements;
e. The Special Care Dwelling unit cannot be used as a rental unit;
f. The Special Care Dwelling unit must be removed when the need for care ceases;
g-A Special Care Dwelling is not permitted on the same lot where an Accessory Dwelling Unit
or Accessory Living Quarter exists.
h- Park model trailers shall ohtain the sanre nennit as for olacement of a rnanufactured
horne.
g,.!. Park rnodel trailers shall be inspected and approved by Washington State Department of
Labor andlrylustries.
17.15.070.2 Footnotes Associated with Rural LAMIRD Use Table.
39. Subject to the following requirements:
a. The Special Care Dwelling must meet all setback requirements for the zone in which it is
located;
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b. The Special Care Dwelling must meet all applicable health department requirements for
potable water and sewage disposal;
c. Placement is subject to obtaining a building permit for the manufactured home;d. Owner must record a notice to title prior to the issuance of building permit which
indicates the restrictions and removal requirements;
e. The Special Care Dwelling unit cannot be used as a rental unit;f. The Special Care Dwelling unit must be removed when the need for care ceases;g-A Special Care Dwelling is not permitted on the same lot where an Accessory Dwelling
Unit or Accessory Living Quarter exists.h. Park rnodel trailers shall obtain the sarne buildins pennit as for olacement of a
manufactured home.
er. Pa* moAet trail
Labor and Industries.
17.15.080.2 Footnotes Associated with Urban Use Table.
17. Subject to the following requirements:
a. The Special Care Dwelling must meet all setback requirements for the zone inwhich it is
located.
b. The Special Care Dwelling must meet all applicable health department requirements for
potable water and sewage disposal.
c. Placement is subject to obtaining a building permit for the manufactured home.d. Owner must record a notice to title prior to the issuance of building permit which indicates
the restrictions and removal requirements.
e. The Special Care Dwelling unit cannot be used as a rental unit.f. The Special Care Dwelling unit must be removed when the need for care ceases.
g--A Special Care Dwelling is not permitted on the same lot where an Accessory Dwelling Unit
or Accessory Living Quarter exists.
h. Park model trailers shall obtain the sarne building pemit as for placernent of a manufactured
home.
f.r. Pa* moaet tral
Labor and Industries.
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Exhibit B: Amendment 20-02
Amendments to Cold Storage in Rural and Resource
Zoning Districts
KCC 17.15.050.2 Footnotes Associated with Resource Use Table.
26. Existing facilities are permitted; new facilities require a conditional use permit. Limited to
agricultural products. pxeluees eentrell
KCC 17.15.060.2 Footnotes Associated with Rural Non-LAMIRD Use Table.
46. Existing facilities are permitted; new facilities require a conditional use permit. Limited to
agricultural products.
KCC 17.15.070.2 Footnotes Associated with Rural LAMIRD Use Table
44. Existing facilities are permitted; new facilities require a conditional use permit. Limited to
agricultural products. Fxeludcs eentrell
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Exhibit C: Amendment 20-03
Amendments to Sign Code
17 .7 0.060 General regulations.
The type, number, height, setbacks and maximum sign area are subject to the review procedures
ofthis chapter, and are established for all signs in all zoning districts.L Development Standards.
a. Construction shall satisfy the requirements of KCC Title 14 and the International
Codes.
b. All signs, together with their supports, braces, and guys, shall be maintained in a
safe and secure manner.
c. Except for exempt signs as provided in KCC Section 17.72.030, all signs shall be
constructed of permanent materials and shall be permanently attached to the
ground, a building, or another structure by direct attachment to a rigid wall, frame
or structure.
d. The ratio of the area of the sign support, framing structure and/or other decorative
features which contain no written or advertising copy to the sign cabinet shall not
be greater than one to one (1 to l).
e. Setbacks. All signs shall be at least ten (10) feet from the front property line, but
must be setback additional distance if right of way extends onto property so that
the sign is no closer than ten (10) feet from the edge of the right of way.
f. Sight Triangles: Signs must be located in conformance with KCC Section
12.04.030.8 for sight triangles.
g. Height. Except where allowed or restricted otherwise in this chapter p1fu51@!g pg
federal law all signs and supporting structures shall be no higher than the allowed
building height in the applicable zoning district. Siens in Limited Cornrnercial.
General Cornmercial. or Hiehway Commercial zoning districts shall not exceed
eightv (80) feet in heisht. Siens that exceed heieht standards in Limited
Cornmercial. General Commercial" or Hishway Commercial zonins districts shall
in accordance with
h. Projecting, hanging, and awning signs shall maintain a minimum clearance of
eight (8) feet above the finished grade.
2. Illumination. Illumination from any sign shall be shaded, shielded, directed or reduced so
as to avoid undue brightness, glare or reflection of light onto private or public property or
right-of-way in the sunounding area, and so as to avoid unreasonable distractions of
pedestrians or motorists.
3. Computations. The following principles shall control the computation of sign area and
sign height:
a. Area of Individual Signs. The area of a sign face (which is also the sign area of a
wall sign or other sign with only one face) shall be computed by means of the
smallest square, circle, rectangle, triangle or combination thereof that will
encompass the extreme limits of the writing, representation, emblem, or other
display, together with any material or color forming an integral part of the
background ofthe display or used to differentiate the sign from the backdrop or
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structure against which it is placed, but not including any supporting framework,
bracing, or decorative fence or wall that is clearly incidental to the display itself.
b. Area of Multi-Faced Signs. The sign area shall be computed by adding together
the area of all sign faces. When two identical sign faces are placed back to back,
the sign area shall be computed by the measurement of one of the faces. No
greater than two (2) faces are permitted per freestanding sign.
c. Height. The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of
the sign at the average finished grade of the lot to the top of the highest attached
component of the sign. In cases in which the normal grade cannot reasonably be
determined, or the property is improved with curbs and gutters, sign height shall
be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal grade at the sign
is equal to the average elevation of the roadway within fifty (50) feet in either
direction of the proposed sign.
4. Number of signs.
a. Only one (l) monument sign is allowed on each frontage, including for multi-
tenant buildings, provided it is not located on the same street frontage as an
allowed freestanding sign.
b. Only one (l) freestanding sign is allowed on each frontage, including for multi-
tenant buildings, provided it is not located on the same street frontage as an
allowed monument sign.
c. Single or multiple occupancy buildings whose premises extend through a block to
face on two (2) parallel or nearly parallel roads with customer entrances on each
road are permitted one (1) freestanding sign or monument sign per road frontage;
provided, that each freestanding sign or monument sign is located on different
road frontages. Where a multi-tenant development does not abut a public street
frontage, one (1) multi-tenant sign shall be allowed. However, no signs shall be
permitted on roads abutting residential districts.
d. Unless otherwise addressed in this chapter, the number of wall or window signs
shall not be limited as long as the maximum sign surface area per building face is
not exceeded.
e. Only one (1) suspended and/or projecting sign shall be permitted per exterior
building entrance;
f. One (1) suspended andlor projecting sign per business shall be allowed under a
canopy.
5. Any signs visible from a Washington State-designated scenic byway shall comply with
the requirements of Chapter 47.42 RCW and other applicable state requirements, as
administered by the appropriate state agency, including any permitting required by the
Washington State Department of Transportation.
6. One (1) informational sign per business or use may be permitted indicating the use or
business name and the direction in which it is located. The name or logo may be listed
but shall not be the primary focus or feature of the sign. Such signs may be a maximum
of four (4) feet in height.
17 .70.070 Specific sign regulations.
All permitted signs shall comply with one of the following types of structural and/or construction
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related requirements:
1. Monument Signs
a. Unless otherwise permitted herein, each monument sign shall be no larger than
thirty-two (32) square feet;
b. Unless otherwise permitted herein, each monument sign shall be no taller than
forty-trvo (42) inches above street grade when located within the sight triangle,
and no taller than seventy-two (72) inches above finished grade when located
outside of the sight triangle;
c. Monument signs shall be constructed as ground-mounted signs with the message
component of the sign located above the average ground elevation and attached to
the ground by means of a wide base of solid appearance.
2. Freestanding Signs
a. Unless otherwise permitted herein, each freestanding sign shall be no larger than
thiffy-two square feet (32); except that a multi-tenant freestanding signs shall not
exceed a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area.
a,b.Sisns oriented t
face offour hundred f400) souare Sisns oriented toward hiehwavs and
freewa)'s that exceed four hundred (400) square feet in area shall require
t in accordance wi K
bgThe maximum size for outdoor advertising signs shall be thirteen (13) feet in
height and twenty-five (25) feet in length or three hundred twenty-five (325)
square feet in area, including border and trim, but excluding supports, In no case
shall more than two signs outdoor advertising signs be permitted on the same lot.
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Exhibit D: Amendment 20-04
Amendments to Comprehensive Plan and ZoningMap
Kittitas County June 2019
Table 2-1 Land Use Designations and Corresponding Zoning Classifications with
Commercial
Agriculture
Resource
Lands
Agricultural lands
of longterm
commercial
significance
289,51 5.8 Commercial
Agriculture 289,515.8
Type of
Land Usc Land Use Use Intensity Description Acresr Zoning Classification Acresl
Resource Commercial
Forest
Resource
Lands
Forest lands of
long-term
commercial
significance
800,275.0 Commercial Forest 800,27s.0
Mineral
Lands
Resource
Lands
Mineral lands of
long-term
commercial
significance
s,690.7 Zoning Classification
Varies2 5,690.7
Section Total:
Rural
Working Low
Supports Ag,
Timber and Mineral
uses not in resource
lands
Agriculture 20
Forest and Range
1,095,481.5
111,226.4
2t7,527 .9
328,754.3
Rural
Residential Moderate
Residential
opportunities with
rural character
outside of UGAs
and LAMIRDS
29,900.9
Agriculture 5
Rural 5
General Commercial
Planned Unit
Development
lt,921 .6
17,936.5
0.7
42.1
Rural Activities to support
and enhance
recreational
opportunities
General Commercial
Master Planned Resort
Planned Unit
Development
Rural Recreation
22.0
6,444.s
363.8
3,631.7
Rural
Recreation Moderate 10,461.9
LAMIRD'More
Intense
Non-incorporated
urban like
development
Agriculture 20
Agriculture 3
Forest and Range
General Commercial
General Industrial
Highway Commercial
28.3
42.4
77.6
195.2
4.7
45.2
1,2t0.4
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Typc of
Land Use Land Use Use lntensity Description Acresr Zoning Classification Acresl
Light Industrial
Limited Commercial
Planned Unit
Development
Residential
Residential 2
Rural 3
Rural 5
36.3
13.6
218.0
412.3
40.8
42.4
53.6
Section Total:
Urban Urban
Incorporated Cities
and their Urban
Growth Areas
Agriculture 3
Forest and Range
General Commercial
General Industrial
Highway Commercial
Historic Trailer Court
Incorporated City
Light Industrial
Limited Commercial
Planned Unit
Development
Residential
Rural 3
Rural 5
Urban Residential
80.2
606.8
11qz!4.7
592.5
83.4
24.2
+4ro4+3lllllzl
#4H1,011-0
3.8
88.7
140.4
423.6
10.1
4+e{+iJ81LE
Intense
370,327.6
16,047,3
16,047.3
Section Total:
lAcreages are approximate.
2Mineral lands include lands zoned Commercial Agriculture, Commercial Forest, Agriculture 20, or Forest & Range.
The ubove table reJlects the following changes:
City of Ellensburg Zoning Map Changes
City of Ellensburg zoning map changes - The official zoning map is updated to reflect the
recent annexation of parcel numbers 322733,20998, and 20999 depicted in the City of
Ellensburg Annexation Ordinance No. 4828.
City of Ellensburg zoning map changes - The official zoningmap is updated to reflect the
recent annexation of 260 parcels, known as the ooCurrier Creek Annexation Area"
depicted in the City of Ellensburg Annexation Ordinance No. 4847.
a
a
County Total:
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Amended Map
An official paper zoning map is provided with this ordinance for approval and signature by the
BOCC Chair reflecting all changes approved through this ordinance.
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Exhibit E: Amendment 20-05
Amendments to Boundary Line Adjustment Survey
Requirements
Chapter 16.10
Boundary Line Adjustments
Sections
16. 1 0.010 Applicability
I 6. 10.020 Application requirements
16. 10.030 Review criteria
I 6. I 0.040 Review procedures
16.10.050 Recording
1 6. 10.060 Transfer of title
16.10.070 Expiration
16.1 0.010 Applicability.
A boundary line adjustment is an acceptable means of transferring land between abutting legally created
parcels, provided:
l. No additional lots, parcels or tracts are created as part ofthe transfer;
2. No lot that currently conforms to minimum area and dimension regulations shall be adjusted so as
to become nonconforming; and
3. No nonconforming lot shall be adjusted in a manner that increases the nonconformity.
4. No parcels with split zoning are created as a part of the transfer per KCC Chapter 16.04.025.
(Ord. 2014-015,2014;)
16. 1 0.020 Application requirements.
Applicants for a boundary line adjustment shall submit the following for review and approval:
L A brief narrative description of the proposed boundary line adjustment;
2. Existing and proposed legal descriptions of the affected lots;
3. Scaled drawings of both existing and proposed site plans as described in KCC Title 154.03.030;
4. A certificate of title issued within the preceding one hundred twenty (120) days.
(Ord. 2014-0 15 , 2014;)
16.10.030 Review criteria.
In addition to the requirements in KCC I 6. 10.010 above, the Director shall consider, and base his/her
decision to approve or deny a boundary line adjustment on the following:
1. Compliance with KCC Title 17 Zoning;
2. Compliance with KCC Title 12 Roads and Bridges;
3. Compliance with KCC Title l3 Water and Sewers;
4. Compliance with KCC Title 14 Buildings and Construction;
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5. Compliance with KCC Chapter 16.18 Inigation and Sprinkling and RCW 58.17.310 and;
6. Compliance with KCC Title 20 Fire and Life Safety
(Ord. 2014-015,2014;)
16.10.040 Review procedures.
The Director. Countv Engineer m shall review the boundary line adjustment for
compliance with this chapter and all other land use regulations in effect at the time the application was
deemed complete. If all requirements for approval are met, the Director shall provide written findings of
fact supporting the approval of the boundary line adjustment.
(Ord. 2014-015,2014;)
16.10.050 Recording.
Prior to recording, a final Preliminary Survey along with legal descriptions and final acreages for all lots
involved shall be submitted to Community Development Services for review and approval. The Director
shall verify that the final survey and any attachments are accurate and complete and that they comply with
all of the requirements in KCC 16.10.030. KCC 16.24.010" KCC 16.24.020 and WAC 332.130.
Additionally. as a minimum. all corners of the new division lines shall be set. weather dependent. and
positions noted of face of survey. Boundary line adjustments do not become effective until recorded with
the Kittitas County Auditor.
(Ord. 2014-015,2014;)
16.10.060 Transfer of title.
The recording of a boundary line adjustment does not constifute a transfer of title. Separate deeds to this
effect must be recorded with the Kittitas County Auditor and are not subject to the provisions of this
Chapter.
(Ord. 2014-015,2014;)
16.10.070 Expiration.
If the boundary line adjustment is not recorded with the Kittitas County Auditor within two (2) years of
the date of approval, the boundary line adjustment shall be null and void.
(Ord. 2014-015,2014;)
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Exhibit F: Amendment 20-06
Amendment to allow impoundltowards yards in
Snoqualmie Pass LAMIRD
KCC 17.1s.070
59. Pursuant to KCC 17.61C.010 and 17.61C.060.
60. Applies only to Snoqualmie Pass LAMIRD.
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Exhibit G: Amendment 20-09
Amendment to allow pre-application conference
walvers
15A.03.020 Pre-application conference.
A pre-application conference is offered to all interested potential applicants. Applicants are
encouraged but not required to request this conference except in the case of a Cluster Platting
and Conservation Platting, Planned Unit Development, master planned resoft, conditional use
permit, shoreline substantial development permit, shoreline conditional use permit, shoreline
variance, rezone and any preliminary plat over nine (9) lots where a pre-application
conference is required.
1. Prior to formal submittal of a project permit application, one or more optional
conferences with appropriate county department representatives and other public agency
representatives may be requested by the applicant. The date, time and place of such
conferences shall be at the mutual agreement of the participants.
2. Such conferences are intended as informal discussion and review of possible applications
to assist the possible applicant in discovery ofappropriate county regulations, standards,
application fotmats and review processes that would be required of a project.
3. Such conferences are not publicized and the public is not permitted to attend in order that
a potential applicant's interests be protected.
conference or
sal is -rel
issues)- is sirnilar to a nrior nronosal affectins th same oroDerfv. or is
substantially similar to other projects developed b), the same applicant. ILorder to
request a pre-application waiver. the applicant shall submit a completed pre-application
walver renrrest forrrr . a wriffen narlative irrsfifvino reoresfthe for a nre-annlication
waiver. and the required fee.
@-2OteAA6,2016; Ord. 2013-001 ,2013; Ord. 2011-013 ,2011; Ord. 2010-014,2010;
Ord. 2007 -22, 2007 ; Ord. 2007 -22, 2007 ; Ord. 2000-0 7 ; Ord. 98- I 0, 1 998)
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Exhibit H: Amendment 20-10
Amendment to transfer authority for water mitigating
and metering to Public Works
Chapter 13.40
MITIGATION AND METERING PROGRAM
Sections
1 3.40.0 I 0 Eligibility.
13.40.020 Water Usage Packages.
I 3.40.030 Metering Requirements.
1 3.40.040 Well Requirements.
13.40.0s0 Septic Requirements.
1 3.40.060 Monitoring and Enforcement.
13.40.010 Eligibility
Applicants for residential building permits requiring mitigation may use the publicly-operated
Kittitas County Water Bank if certain qualifications are met. To be eligible to mitigate through
the Kittitas County Water Bank, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
a. Be located within anarea in which the Kittitas County Water Bank can provide
adequate water mitigation, and
b. Submit an application for a residential building permit within two (2) years of
issuance of the mitigation certificate. Commercial uses are not eligible.
Applicants must submit a mitigation application, all applicable documentation, and all applicable
fees o the-Kittitas
County Public prior to submitting an Adequate Water
Supply Determination application. Applicants will also be required to legally record the
mitigation certificate and any applicable agreements on the title record associated with the
property parcel. (O10-201_8:449,2018; Ord.2017-007,2017; Ord. 2015-007,2015)
13.40.020 Water Usage Packages
Applicants with access to outdoor inigation (as determined by a signed affidavit) will be
required to purchase mitigation Package A, which consists of an annual average of 27 5 gallons
per day of indoor domestic use only. The daily maximum withdrawal allowed on any given day
is 825 gallons per day, as long as the annual average is not exceeded.
Applicants without access to outdoor irrigation (as determined by a signed affidavit) will be
required to purchase mitigation Package B which consists of an arurual average of 27 5 gallons
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per day or indoor domestic use only and up to an annual average of 25 gallons per day for
outdoor irrigation of up to 500 square feet. The daily maximum withdrawal allowed on any given
day is 900 gallons per day, as long as the annual average is not exceeded.
Applicants using a cistern water system as the potable water source will be allowed to purchase
mitigation Package C, which consists of an annual average of 150 gallons per day of indoor
domestic use only. Cistern users may purchase other water use packages as per design
specifications as submitted and signed by a licensed engineer. (ord. 2017 -007 ,2017 Ord.t5-
007 ,2015)
13.40.030 Metering Requirements
All new uses of groundwater for domestic pulposes in Kittitas County (within the Yakima River
Basin) using wells as their potable water source will be required to meter their mitigated water
usageandPaYanannualfee @
s€lrcdu+e) associated with the administration of a metering and monitoring program.
Participants will be responsible for the installation of meters and metering equipment and any
associated costs as determined by the County's specifications. Meter installation must meet the
following specifications and will be subject to inspection and applicable inspection fees:
a. The meter must be installed on the mainline prior to any residential lateral connections; p1
spigots.
b. Meters must be accessible.
c. The meter must be installed according to manufacturer specifications despite varying pipe-
fitting, pipe size, well locations and landscape conditions
d. Meter installation must have an even velocity profile. Installer must insure proper design
and installation.
e. Meter must be installed in an accessible, weather resistant, meter structure, such as a meter
box or equivalent, and be appropriate for location and geographic area.
Proper installation of metering equipment and functional water flow must be complete prior to
the inspection and issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.
If metering equipment requires maintenance, repair, and/or replacement, the property owner is
responsible for ensuring proper equipment functionality. If the property owner does not comply
with any needed maintenance, repair, and,/or replacement of the metering equipment at the cost
of the property owner through either an invoice for costs or a lien on the property.
Participants in the Kittitas County Water Bank using a cistern water system will submit records
of all potable water deliveries to Kittitas County Public Health Department as referenced in KCC
13.25.090. (Ord. 2018-009,2018; Ord. 2017 -007 ,2017 Ord. 2015-007 ,2015)
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13.40.040 Well Requirements
Wells being mitigated through the Kittitas County Water Bank that are drilled after l2l2lI5 must
meet the following conditions:
For wells 600 feet or closer to Type I and Type 2 stream and rivers, and natural wetlands,
creeks, lakes, and ponds. Wells must be set back 100 feet or more from the surface water body
when feasible and adhere to the following:
c. Well must be cased a minimum depth of 5 feet into the first consolidated layer or
formation, or until the casing is refused by the formation (casing refusal); and
d. Wells must be drilled past the first consolidated layer or formation and into a
water-bearing zone; and
e. Wells shall have a minimum bentonite or other equivalent seal of 18 feet, or be
constructed in an equivalent manner consistent with Chapter 173-160 WAC.
In instances where the 100 foot minimum set back requirement cannot be met, in addition to (1)
and (2), the well shall have a bentonite or other equivalent seal down to the first consolidated
layer. @-20_1l4QZ, 201 5)
13.40.050 Septic Requirements
Kittitas County Water Bank applicants must record with the Kittitas County Auditor's Office a
property covenant that restricts or prohibits trees or shrubs over a septic drain field on the parcel.
(ord-20154Q2,2015)
13.40.060 Monitoring and Enforcement
Water usage will be monitored for annual average daily use, maximum daily use, outdoor usage,
and intentional violations such as meter tampering, falsifying documents, etc. Violations of water
usage restrictions may result in enforcement actions such as Orders to Correct Violations,
Notices of Violation and Abatement, and/or Notices of Infraction per KCC Chapter 18. @
20t5-007,2015)
18.01.020 Enforcement.
Only an authorized official may enforce the provisions of this Title. For purposes of this Title, an
authorized official is defined as any of the following:
l. The Kittitas County Sheriff and his or her authorized representatives shall have the authority to
enforce the provisions of this Title.
2. The Kittitas County Code Enforcement Officer and his or her authorized representatives shall have
the authority to enforce the provisions of this Title
3. The Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this
Title and may instifute any legal proceedings necessary to enforce the provisions of this Title.
4. The Kittitas County Fire Marshal and his or her authorized representatives shall have the authority to
enforce the provisions of this Title as to violations of Chapter 9.30, Chapter 15.08 and 20 of Kittitas
County Code, and all other fire and life safety code and ordinances as adopted by Kittitas County.
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5. The Kittitas County Community Development Services Director and Planning Official and their
authorized representatives shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this Title as to
violations of Titles 15, 16, 17, 17 A,and l78 of Kittitas County Code.
6. The Kittitas County Community Development Services Director and Building Official and their
authorized representatives shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this Title as to
violations of all building codes adopted by Kittitas County.
7. The Kittitas County Public Works Director and his or her authorized representatives shall have the
authority to enforce the provisions of this Title as to violations of Title 12, Chapter 13.40, Chapter
14.05, and Chapter 14.08 of Kittitas County Code.
8. The Kittitas County Board of Health may designate other persons to administer the provisions of this
Title as to violations of Titles 8 and 13 and the Kittitas County Health Code and Ordinances.
9. The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners may designate other persons to administer the
provisions of this Title. Designation of enforcement officers shall be made by resolution and may
designate persons by name or position. (Ord. 2019-013,2019; Ord. 2013-012,2013; Ord. 2009-19,
2009; Ord. 2006-37, 2006; Ord. 94-25 (part), 1994)
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