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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
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Welcome to the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan Compliance 2012 project, the County's current effort to revise its Comprehensive Plan to meet state Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements.
The County is seeking input to revise the current Comprehensive Plan and related Development Code. Some aspects of the County's current Plan and Code are not consistent with state laws that guide land use planning. This effort will make the County's Plan and Code consistent and provide a blueprint for future development.
The County's Comprehensive Plan was updated in 2006, but was rejected in part by the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (EWGMHB), which hears disputes arising from the adoption of comprehensive plans. Over the last few years, the County has amended the Comprehensive Plan to comply with the decision by the EWGMHB. The EWGMHB issued an Order Following Remand from Washington State Supreme Court in matters 07-1-0004c and 07-1-0015 dated November 7th of 2011, finding the County's Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations to be in compliance for some issues and continued noncompliance and invalidity for other issues. The remaining legal issues to be address include:
Case No. 07-1-0004c
Case No. 07-1-0015