Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES• The creation of new land use designations, development regulations and design guidelines in Alternative 3 tominimized impacts of development, especially in environmentally sensitive areas.Applicable Regulations and CommitmentsIn addition to the incorporated plan features, the following regulations and commitments would help mitigateimpacts of additional people, activity, and development within the watershed and UGA. Below are listed keysections of Kitsap County’s code and Comprehensive Plan.• KCC 17.382 – Density, Dimensions, and Design• KCC 17.385 – Landscaping• KCC Title 19 – CAO• Kitsap County Capital Facility Plan, an appendix to the Comprehensive PlanCorollary chapters of the BMC and Comprehensive Plan include:• BMC Title 20, Division III. Zoning, with development standards in each zone as well as general and specificstandards for particular uses• Chapter 20.50, Landscaping• BMC Chapter 20.14, Critical Areas• Bremerton City Services Element of Comprehensive PlanOther Potential Mitigation MeasuresNone.Significant Unavoidable Adverse ImpactsPopulation, employment and housing will increase under any of the alternatives reviewed, to different degrees.Alternative 2 and Alternative 3 have the most growth in population and Alternatives 1 and 2 the most growth inemployment. Additional growth in any of the scenarios will increase the demand for the development of housingand commercial uses. The additional growth will also result in secondary impacts on the natural and builtenvironment and to the demand for utilities and public services, which is addressed in the appropriate sections ofthis Draft EIS. Regarding the character of the local economy, there are no potential significantly adverse impactsare identified from the anticipated growth in population and employment.Draft | June 2013 3-116