Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESoIndustrial: This zone allows a wide range of industrial activities, including heavy industry such asfabrication, warehousing, processing of raw materials, bulk handling and storage, construction, and heavytransportation. This zone is intended to provide sites for activities that require processing, fabrication,storage, and wholesale trade. (KCC 17.370.010)City of Bremerton Comprehensive Plan Land Use and ZoningWhile the Gorst UGA is planned to be annexed by the City of Bremerton at some point in the future, it is currentlyan unincorporated part of Kitsap County. Through its Comprehensive Plan and development regulation docketprocess, the City of Bremerton has identified equivalent City of Bremerton zoning districts to the Kitsap Countyzoning currently in effect in the Gorst UGA, as illustrated in Table 3.7-2 Comparison of Kitsap County and CityZoning for the Gorst UGA.Note:Table 3.7-2Comparison of Kitsap County and City Zoning for the Gorst UGAKitsap County ZoningHighway/Tourist CommercialResidential Density: 10-30 du/acBuilding Height Max: 35 ftIndustrialBuilding Height: 35 ftUrban Low ResidentialResidential Density: 5-9 du/acMin Lot Size: 2,400 sq ftBuilding Height Max: 35 ftUrban RestrictedResidential Density: 1-5 du/acMin Lot Size: 5,800 sq ftBuilding Height Max: 35 ftThe City of Bremerton has no adopted zones that allow residential density below 5 units per acre. Landcurrently zoned as Urban Restricted will be rezoned when Bremerton annexes the Gorst UGA.Source: KCC 2012, BMC 2012Equivalent Bremerton ZoningFreeway CorridorNo residential allowedBuilding Height Max: 60 ftIndustrialBuilding Height: 50 ftLow Density ResidentialResidential Density: 5-10 du/acMin Lot Size: 4,300 sq ftBuilding Height Max: 35 ftNo City Equivalent*N/AN/AN/AThe purpose and intent of these equivalent zones are described in BMC Title 20:• Freeway Corridor (FC): The intent of the FC zone is to identify areas for commercial activities that will typicallybe region-serving in nature and scale. Uses in the zone benefit from high visibility from freeways serving theregion, incorporate signage legible to fast-moving traffic, provide large areas for parking, and may includelarge-scale structures and/or outdoor display or storage areas. Design standards, buffering and/or othertechniques are used to mitigate the effects of the intense uses allowed in the FC zone on less intense adjacentuses. (BMC 20.86.010)• Industrial: The intent of the industrial (I) zone is to accommodate light and heavy industrial uses in locationswhere there is limited interaction with residential uses. Uses include large-scale and/or heavy industries in amanner that reduces impact to the community while meeting industry’s needs for easy access, large sites, andlocations that do not cause conflicts with residential and other less intense use areas. (BMC 20.94.010)• Low Density Residential: The intent of the low density residential (R-10) zoning district is to accommodatesingle-family housing by infilling at a range of lot sizes consistent with urban growth patterns. Some attachedsingle-family housing may be appropriate when responding to sensitive areas or with innovative design.Residential development at higher densities is encouraged at the edge of designated centers. (BMC 20.60.010)Draft | June 2013 3-105