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Kittitas County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

75 NOTICE OF AIRPORT INFLUENCE AREA

§ 17.75.010 Purpose and intent.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide notice of potential airport impacts to purchasers of lots located in the vicinity of an airport.

§ 17.75.020 Definitions.

"Airport"
means public-use airports including Easton State, Cle Elum Municipal, DeVere Field and Kittitas County Airport (Bowers Field).

§ 17.75.030 Notification and disclosure.

All plats, short plats, development permits, and building permits issued for development activities on or within one mile of an airport property boundary shall contain the following notice:
"The subject property is presently located in the vicinity of an airport, within what is known as an airport influence area. For that reason, the property may be subject to some of the annoyances or inconveniences associated with proximity to airport operations (for example: noise, vibration, or odors). Individual sensitivities to those annoyances can vary from person to person."
1. 
Disclosure statement. The disclosure statement required by this section shall be used under the following circumstances and in the following manners:
a. 
Copies of the disclosure statement notice substantially in the form as set forth in sub-part (2)(a) herein shall be posted for public view in appropriate locations in the Kittitas County Courthouse and other appropriate county public building locations. Copies of such disclosure statement notices shall also be transmitted to real estate agents, title companies and attorneys located in Kittitas County for their use in posting or such other use as they may deem appropriate to assist them in advising their clients of the existence of this chapter.
b. 
Upon the issuance of a development permit by Kittitas County Community Development Services including, but not limited to, subdivision permits and use permits, for use on or adjacent to airport lands, the development permit shall include a condition that the owners of the property shall be required to sign a statement of acknowledgment containing the Disclosure set out in sub-part (2)(a) on forms provided, which shall then be recorded with Kittitas County.