Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESTime PeriodTable 3.12-19City of Bremerton Open Space LOS Impacts – Alternative 1City ofBremertonPopulationLOS = 2.21 ACRES PER 1,000 POPULATIONAcres to MeetLOS StandardAcres AvailableNet Reserve or(Deficiency)2010 37,729 83 82 (1)2035 City w /o Gorst 52,017 115 82 (33)2035 Alternative 1 52,321 116 82 (33)Source: Washington State OFM, 2012; Bremerton Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, 2007; City of BremertonComprehensive Plan, 2010; and BERK, 2013Table 3.12-20City of Bremerton Regional Parks LOS Impacts – Alternative 1Time PeriodCity ofBremertonPopulationLOS = 14.64 ACRES PER 1,000 POPULATIONAcres to MeetLOS StandardAcres AvailableNet Reserve or(Deficiency)2010 37,729 552 544 (8)2035 City w /o Gorst 52,017 762 544 (217)2035 Alternative 1 52,321 766 544 (222)Source: Washington State OFM, 2012; Bremerton Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, 2007; City of BremertonComprehensive Plan, 2010; and BERK, 2013Table 3.12-21City of Bremerton Local Parks LOS Impacts – Alternative 1Time PeriodCity ofBremertonPopulationLOS = 1.48 ACRES PER 1,000 POPULATIONAcres to MeetLOS StandardAcres AvailableNet Reserve or(Deficiency)Alternative 12010 37,729 56 52 (4)2035 City w /o Gorst 52,017 77 52 (25)2035 Alternative 1 52,321 77 52 (25)Source: Washington State OFM, 2012; Bremerton Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, 2007; City of BremertonComprehensive Plan, 2010; and BERK, 2013Under the No Action Alternative, population in the Gorst UGA would grow by approximately 82 people through2035. This Alternative is identical to the Preferred Alternative adopted in the 2012 Kitsap County ComprehensivePlan CFP. Since this alternative assumes mostly employment growth and very little housing growth, there is anegligible effect on a population-based service like parks and recreation.County Impacts. Given that the Base LOS standards were adopted to meet growth projections from the currentComprehensive Plan, the County will be able to meet its parks LOS measures under Alternative 1 with theprojected growth in the Gorst UGA.City of Bremerton Impacts. If the City of Bremerton annexes the Gorst UGA, it would have the following impactson demand for City of Bremerton parks services as compared to the adopted LOS:Draft | June 2013 3-207