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Kittitas County affirms MDNS and approves Gibson rezone despite SEPA appeal over rock‑crushing impacts
Summary
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 17, 2024, affirmed staff’s Mitigated Determination of Non‑Significance (MDNS) and approved a non‑project rezone (docket item 2024‑13) to change parcel 280‑533 (42.4 acres) from AG‑20 to Forest and Range. Appellants argued the SEPA review failed to consider probable impacts from mining and rock crushing; the board found staff review sufficient and approved the rezone with permitting conditions.
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 17, 2024, denied an appeal of a Mitigated Determination of Non‑Significance and approved a non‑project rezone (docket item 2024‑13) that rezones parcel 280‑533 (42.4 acres) from AG‑20 to Forest and Range, consistent with the rural working land‑use designation.
CDS planner Jamie Elling presented the procedural history and staff’s environmental review. Staff issued a Mitigated Determination of Non‑Significance (MDNS) on Oct. 16 and combined notices for the SEPA and rezone processes, notified agencies and property owners within 500 feet and incorporated agency comments into the MDNS with mitigation measures addressing fill-and‑grade, water availability, and an inadvertent discovery plan for…
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