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<br /> <br />COMMUNITY PLANNING  BUILDING INSPECTION  PLAN REVIEW  ADMINISTRATION  PERMIT SERVICES  CODE ENFORCEMENT <br />KITTITAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES <br />411 N. Ruby St., Suite 2, Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />CDS@CO.KITTITAS.WA.US <br />Office (509) 962-7506 <br />Fax (509) 962-7682 <br /> <br />“Building Partnerships – Building Communities” <br />STAFF REPORT <br />Marian Meadows Project <br /> <br />TO: Kittitas County Hearing Examiner <br />FROM: Kittitas County Community Development Services Staff <br />RE: Marian Meadows Planned Unit Development (PD-17-00001), <br />Conditional Use Permit (CU-17-00001), Plat (LP-17-00001) <br /> <br />HEARING DATE: October 12, 2017 (Hearing Date) <br /> <br />I. GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />Requested Action: Martens Enterprises, LLC, authorized agent for the Easton Ridge Land Company, has <br />submitted multiple permit applications for a development. The requested permits include a Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD), and Conditional Use (CU) a Plat (LP) and a Development Agreement (DV). <br /> <br />Location: 17 parcels, located approximately seven miles northwest of Roslyn in portions of Sections 1 and 12, <br />Township 20, Range 13 E, WM in Kittitas County, bearing Assessor’s map numbers 20-13-01000-0012, 20-13- <br />12000-0013, 20-13-01000-0004, 20-13-01000-0013, 20-13-01051-0018, 20-13-01051-0014, 20-13-01051-0015, <br />20-13-01051-0013, 20-13-01051-0012, 20-13-01051-0008, 20-13-01051-0007, 20-13-01051-0006, 20-13-01051- <br />0002, 20-13-01051-0001, 20-13-01051-0016, 20-13-01000-0011, 20-13-01051-0017 <br /> <br />II. SITE INFORMATION <br /> <br />Total Property Size: 445.42 acres <br />Number of Lots: 17, to be rezoned to a PUD and platted into 89 lots <br />Domestic Water: Easton Water District, Public Water System <br />Sewage Disposal: Individual onsite septic (LOSS), shared septic, and large onsite septic as needed <br />Power/Electricity: Puget Sound Energy <br />Fire Protection: Kittitas County Fire District # 3 <br />Irrigation District: N/A <br /> <br />Site Characteristics: <br />North: Steep slopes and forest cover. <br />South: Gentle inclines, forest cover, Bonneville Power Easement <br />East: Steep slopes, forest cover <br />West: Area of proposed subdivision, and current quarry operation. <br /> <br />Access: The site is accessed off of East Sparks Road <br /> <br />Zoning and Development Standards: The subject property is located approximately seven miles northwest of <br />Roslyn off of East Sparks Road, and is zoned Rural-5. The purpose of Rural-5 zones is to provide areas where <br />residential development may occur on a low density basis. A primary goal and intent in siting Rural-5 zones is to <br />minimize adverse effects on adjacent natural resource lands. The applicant seeks a rezone from the Rural-5 zone <br />to a PUD. The purpose of the PUD zone is to provide for departures from strict compliance with the zoning <br />standards outlined in other sections of this Title for projects that can demonstrate that such departures will protect <br />the public interest and accomplish one or more of the following objectives: