Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES• Sinclair Inlet Wildlife Area. Kitsap County owns approximately 15 acres of shoreline property immediatelyadjacent to the eastern boundary of the Gorst UGA. This park is programmed for passive use, primarily wildlifeviewing and habitat restoration. The park features a wildlife viewing platform that provides visual access tothe Sinclair Inlet mudflats.Figure 3.12-4 Gorst Creek Watershed: Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Map shows the location of publicly andprivately owned parks, recreation areas, and open space near the Gorst Creek watershed and Gorst UGA.ImpactsIMPACTS COMMON TO ALL ALTERNATIVESWatershedNo land use changes are proposed for the Gorst Creek watershed outside the Gorst UGA beyond adoptedComprehensive Plan. Updated stormwater and habitat regulations in this area are not anticipated to have anyeffect on the demand for parks, recreation, and open space. Therefore, no significant impacts to these services areanticipated under any of the alternatives.Gorst UGACounty Impacts. If the Gorst UGA remains in the County, all alternatives would result in a marginal increase indemand for County park and recreation facilities. The specific facilities impacted or the geographic need for newfacilities would depend in part on the location of growth, which will vary by alternative.Per KCC Chapters 410.110.020 and 410.110.210, the County collects a parks impact fee for each new housing unitdeveloped in unincorporated areas. Impact fee revenues are directed toward park planning, land acquisition, siteimprovements, construction and engineering, mitigation costs, and capital equipment. New development underthe alternatives would also generate revenue from REET, which can be used for any type of capital project in theCounty. A portion of increased tax revenues could be used to fund acquisition and development of new parks andrecreation facilities, as well as operation and maintenance of new and existing facilities under all alternatives.City of Bremerton Impacts. If the City of Bremerton were to annex the Gorst UGA, the current population andprojected population growth within the UGA would drive some additional demand for Parks services. While theCity of Bremerton does not charge a parks impact fee to offset the demand from new development, the City ofBremerton could require that any master planned development include park or open space land for its residents.Draft | June 2013 3-204