Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESImpactsThe impact discussion evaluates the amount and intensity of development under each of the alternatives, withspecific focus on potential changes in land use patterns and compatibility with adjacent land uses. Thedetermination of impacts to land use patterns was made based on a comparison of current and proposed land usedesignations under each of the alternatives and a comparison of the scale and intensity of current developmentwith that of development likely to occur under each alternative.IMPACTS COMMON TO ALL ALTERNATIVESWatershedOutside the Gorst UGA, no changes to land use designations or zoning are proposed for the Gorst Creek watershedunder any of the alternatives. The area is anticipated to add homes in the Rural Residential and Urban Reservedesignations as they are in place today. Within SKIA principally, more jobs are anticipated based on current plans.Because the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County plans and zones would be retained, including zoning anddevelopment standards addressing site design, landscaping, and other appropriate standards, no adverse impactsare anticipated with respect to land use patterns or compatibility.Gorst UGAUnder all alternatives, additional growth is anticipated in the Gorst UGA. Vacant land would, over time, bedeveloped for commercial, residential, recreational, or industrial use, as allowed by the land use and zoningdistricts adopted under that alternative, see Table 3.7-3 Land Use Acres Comparison (Total Parcel Acres by Zone).Table 3.7-3Land Use Acres Comparison (Total Parcel Acres by Zone)Alternative 1Zone Acres PercentHigh Intensity Commercial Mixed Use 121.9 43Mineral Resource 96.3 34Low Density Residential 35.3 13Industrial 27.2 10TOTAL 280.7 100Alternative 2Commercial Corridor 127.8 46Medium Density Residential 105.4 38Low Density Residential 31.6 11Open Space/Recreation 16.0 6TOTAL 280.7 100Alternative 3Neighborhood Mixed Use 105.4 38Gorst Mixed Use 103.3 37Gorst Creek Residential 31.6 11Low Intensity Waterfront 24.5 9Open Space/Recreation 16.0 6TOTAL 280.7 100Source: Kitsap County 2012; BERKDraft | June 2013 3-106