The purpose of this chapter is to provide notice of potential
airport impacts to purchasers of lots located in the vicinity of an
airport.
means public-use airports including Easton State, Cle Elum
Municipal, DeVere Field and Kittitas County Airport (Bowers Field).
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.