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<br /> <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br /> Washington Department of Health <br /> The Washington Department of Health commented to note that the existing community water system had <br /> sufficient capacity to service the proposed lots. <br /> <br /> <br />Public Comments: <br />Two public comments were received prior to the end of the comment period (Index #s 32 and 37). One comment <br />was referred to concerns with traffic volume, loss of vegetation along with cougar and bear habitat, and the <br />addition of impervious surfaces. Another public comment dealt with concerns over conservation easements. <br /> <br />VIII. RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />As conditioned below, the application does not appear to be detrimental to the general public health, safety or <br />welfare and meets the basic intent and criteria associated with Title 12, Title 16.08, Title 16.12 and Title 17.37 of <br />the Kittitas County Code and the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. Staff recommends approval of the River <br />Ridge Preliminary Plat LP-17-00003, subject to the following findings of fact and conditions: <br /> <br />Suggested Findings of Fact <br />1. Steven Lathrop, authorized agent for property owner New Suncadia, LLC, has submitted a Preliminary <br />Plat application to subdivide a portion of a 422 acre parcel 39 single-family residential lots with open <br />space tracts. The project is Phase 2 of Division # 3, of the Suncadia project. The project is proposed on a <br />site zoned a Master Planned Resort (Suncadia). <br />2. Site Information: <br /> <br /> The subject property is located approximately 0.75 miles west of Roslyn in the Suncadia Master Planned <br /> Resort on Swiftwater Drive. Assessor’s map number: 20-14-13050-0092. <br /> <br /> <br />Total Project Size: 422.24 acres <br />Number of Lots: 39 <br />Domestic Water: Community Water System <br />Sewage Disposal: Community Septic System <br />Fire Protection: Fire District 7 <br />Irrigation District: None <br /> <br /> Site Characteristics: <br /> <br /> North: Wooded <br /> South: Wooded, Cle Elum River <br /> East: Wooded, Vacant <br /> West: Residential/Golf Course <br /> <br />3. The Comprehensive Plan designation is Rural Recreation. <br /> <br />4. The subject property is zoned Master Planned Resort, which allows for a variety of residential densities. <br /> <br />5. A complete long plat application was submitted to Community Development Services on March 6th, 2017. <br />As per section 5.1 of the development agreement the application was sent to department heads “deemed <br />appropriate”. A notice of application was sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the project site. <br /> <br />6. Based upon review of the submitted application materials including an environmental checklist, the