Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | SUMMARYIn addition, applicable to Alternatives 2 and 3, the Gorst Subarea Plan also identifies areas where connectivityimprovements for non-motorized travel should be considered.Applicable Regulations and CommitmentsCurrent adopted County or City of Bremerton regulations or programs as described in the Affected Environment ofSection 3.11 Transportation.Other Potential Mitigation MeasuresBelfair Road is projected to operationally deficient prior to 2035. This roadway was identified in the Kitsap CountyUGA Remand SEIS as needing widening from 2 to 4 lanes. All of the other County roadways within the Gorst SubArea have capacity to support the additional traffic associated with all three alternatives.Due to the lack of capacity on SR 3 and SR 16 within the center of Gorst as well as a variety of merging anddiverging movements, any new developments or redevelopments should be designed to direct traffic either north(Sherman Heights) or west (Sam Christopherson Avenue or Belfair Valley Road) of the SR 3/ SR 16 junction.While access to the north via Sherman Heights Road does not provide the most direct route to Werner Avenue andSR 3, this corridor (including Sherman Heights Road, Kent Avenue, 3 rd Avenue and Union Avenue) should beevaluated for spot intersection improvements to make this route and attractive route for traffic originating in theGorst UGA to head north to avoid having to access SR 3 in central Gorst.While Werner road is north of the Gorst UGA, this roadway is considered an important route for Gorst UGA trafficto access SR 3. The Werner Road corridor between Union Avenue and SR 3 should be evaluated as part of trafficimpact analysis reports prepared for new development in order to optimize the traffic flow on this corridor.To address increased pedestrian demand between the proposed residential areas and the waterfront commercialand recreation land uses associated with Alternatives 2 and 3, consideration should be made to construct gradeseparated pedestrian overpasses that would connect the both the residential and walkable commercial areas thatare on both sides of SR 3 and SR 16. The exact location(s) of these overpasses need to be determined inconjunction with any proposed highway improvements in this area.Fire Protection and EMSIncorporated Plan Features• The County CFP determines LOS standards for fire protection/EMS. Future needs and costs can be determinedbased on these standards. Under the CFP, the County fire and rescue districts would continue to improve fireprotection efficiency by focusing on eliminating overlapping responsibilities and system inefficiencies, as wellas coordinating service provision with population growth.• From the County perspective, the No Action Alternative levels of growth are already accounted for in existingplanning documents due to the adoption of the 2012 Final Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan and CFP.• Alternatives 2 and 3 focus growth and concentrate densities, allowing for improved efficiency of service, suchas potentially lower response times.Applicable Regulations and Commitments• New development would be required to meet City of Bremerton and County codes, as well as InternationalFire Code and International Building Code regulations, regarding the provision of fire hydrants, fire flow, alarmsystems, sprinklers, and emergency vehicle access.Other Potential Mitigation Measures• If the City of Bremerton experiences unexpected demand needs due to annexation of Gorst, the City ofBremerton could work with SKFR to develop a Mutual Aid Agreement to serve the Gorst UGA area. Thisagreement could include information on sharing levy revenues generated within the Gorst UGA boundaries.Draft | June 2013 1-35