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There will be additional access to the west onto adjacent property owned by the applicant. The approximate <br />intersection points on Reecer Creek Road are included on the Preliminary Plat. The actual intersection points <br />on Reecer Creek Road will be designed and presented to the county during the final plat process. This <br />transportation planning will be coordinated with the county. The community may be designed as a gated <br />community. <br />There will be a minimum of two off street parking places per unit, which exceeds the requirement of KCC <br />17.20 and 17.16. <br />This proposed preliminary plat is consistent with the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan, by directing urban <br />growth to the urban growth area, as the land use designation for this proposal is within the Ellensburg Urban <br />Growth Area and the accessibility of urban types of services that are allowed within the UGA eliminates and <br />lessens impacts to developments throughout Kittitas County. Further, this level of development is allowed by <br />the Suburban zone (KCC 17.20) in either case of being in or out of the Urban Growth Area. <br />This proposal contains one stream that travels through the property, Currier Creek. During the development <br />period of the property the riparian area of Currier Creek will be protected as the Applicant proposes to prepare <br />a riparian management plan for Currier Creek and implement it during the development period of the project. <br />Passive and activity recreation activities/uses as defined in KCC 16.09, will serve this preliminary plat. The <br />recreation activity will include a trail system throughout the subject property, which will travel through the <br />designated open space areas. These trails will be by the residents of the development, allowing for horse trail <br />riding, outdoor riding areas as well as bicycle riding paths. The trail system may also connect to the John <br />Wayne Trail, if allowed by the Washington State Parks Department, and will provide access for picnicking, <br />territorial viewing locations for bird watching and other wildlife viewing areas within the designated open <br />space. A community center could possibly be developed and used by the residents of the development to <br />serve as a meeting place, banquet place, etc. <br />The following is a review of the Kittitas County Code Section 17.20 "Suburban" and a description as to how this <br />Preliminary Plat meets all of the Criteria: <br />Chapter 17.20 <br />S - SUB URBAN ZONE* <br />Sections <br />17-20. 010 Purpose and intent. <br />17.20.020 Uses permitted. <br />17.20.030 Lot - Size required. <br />17.20.040 Lot - Maximum coverage. <br />17.20.050 Maximum structure height. <br />17.20.060 Yard requirements. <br />17.20.070 Repealed. <br />17.20.080 Temporary stands. <br />17.20.090 Grazing. <br />17-20. 100 Lots abutting right-of-way required for dwellings. <br />17.20. 110 Conditional uses. <br />* Prior history: Ords. 76-7, 76-3, 74-5, 72-8, 72-5, 71-5, 69-7, 68-17, 2. <br />17.20. 010 Purpose and intent. <br />The purpose and intent of the suburban zone is to provide for and protect low density semi -rural residential <br />6 of 3 <br />