Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESin 2010 compared to the 2000 population. 5 Accordingly, the capacity for growth within the Gorst UGA boundariesas adjusted in 2006 would still be needed to meet the growth allocation to the year 2025. The land capacityanalysis in 2006 and 2012 assumed the mine site would continue as a mine since it has a mineral lands designationand is currently being mined.While the Gorst growth target and land capacity are low, Bremerton has population that is unaccommodated inother assigned UGAs (e.g. Bremerton East and Bremerton West, in particular, total 1,776 of unaccommodatedpopulation). Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan policies support population reallocation discussions through theKRCC. In addition, the KRCC is planning to prepare new growth targets for the 2010-2035 time periods, and theremay be opportunities to reallocate or newly allocate population growth. See Table 3.14-1 Comparison of GrowthTargets and Population Capacities.Table 3.14-1Comparison of Growth Targets and Population Capacities2012 Kitsap CountyComprehensive PlanUGAGrowth Target2010-2025CapacityDifferencefrom TargetKingston UGA 2,805 2,821 16Poulsbo UGA 3,739 2,152 -1,587Silverdale UGA 7,779 7,768 -11Central Kitsap UGA 6,191 6,500 309Bremerton East UGA 3,529 2,017 -1,512Bremerton West UGA 2,346 2,082 -264Gorst UGA 76 82 6Port Orchard UGA 8,506 8,006 -500McCormick Woods UGA ULID6 6,780 8,093 1,313Bremerton Port UGA (SKIA) -129 0 -129Unincorporated UGA Total 41,622 39,521 -2,359Percent Difference from Target (including Poulsbo and SKIA) -6Source: Kitsap County 2012Employment projections were used in 2006 to help allocate future land use in UGAs. While the County projectsfuture employment, there is no specific employment target for Kitsap County or its jurisdictions.The County last studied employment growth for a planning period of 2005-2025. The County’s 2006 analysisshowed that the Gorst UGA had an approximate demand for about 700 commercial and industrial jobs (based ontrends between 1995 and 2004), a surplus of commercial land and a low demand for industrial land. See Table3.14-2 Estimated Net Land Demand by Unincorporated UGA, 2025. The County’s land capacity analysis in 2006showed a capacity for about 742 jobs, close to the trended analysis of 1995-2004. Based on trends from 2000-2010, there has been some investment in commercial activities (e.g. Subaru dealership), though with the recession5 This is consistent with permit trends in the Socio-economics section of the EIS where only one building permit fora home was issued in the last 10 years in the Gorst UGA.Draft | June 2013 3-240