Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESWhile Alternative 3 would create a higher residential demand for telecommunications service than the No ActionAlternative or Alternative 2, it would create the least commercial demand of the three alternatives. Comparedwith the size of the regional customer bases for each of the service providers, the anticipated growth in the GorstUGA is relatively small and is unlikely to have any significant impacts on the regional provision oftelecommunication services in Kitsap County.Mitigation MeasuresIncorporated Plan Features• Mixed-use and clustered development is encouraged in select areas under Alternative 3, and both Alternatives2 and 3 would result in increased residential density over existing conditions. Providing wired communicationservices to higher-density and cluster development is often more efficient than provision to low-densitydevelopment.Applicable Regulations and Commitments• Future construction of telecommunications infrastructure would be required to comply with federal and statelaws, including the regulations of the FCC; the provisions of the Cable Television Consumer Protection andCompetition Act, as appropriate; the regulations of the BMC; and the KCC.Other Potential Mitigation Measures• Encourage co-location of telecommunications facilities wherever appropriate and undergrounding ofinfrastructure to minimize aesthetic impacts.• Encourage the use of appropriate site landscaping to screen telecommunications equipment from surroundingproperties and the public realm.Significant Unavoidable Adverse ImpactsPopulation and employment growth under all studied alternatives will increase demands for telecommunicationsthat in turn will increase the need for additional facilities. Planning efforts to manage growth should reduce thedemand and/or accommodate growth in a coordinated fashion than would otherwise occur.Draft | June 2013 3-237