PD-17-00001 Marian Meadows Full Record with Index (2)

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Marian Meadows Rezone and Subdivision Final Environmental Impact Statement 3-123 activities to serve residents. The population likely served the least would be the demand for youth sports. Off-site facilities most affected would likely be informal use of State of Washington public land and U.S. Forest Service land to the northeast and north, as well as existing playfields at the Easton School. Under Alternative 3D with 33 units, the FTE cumulative population would vary between 970 with all full-time residents and 625 with primarily seasonal residents, primarily from development of existing lots and subdivision outside of the proposal. As with cumulative impacts of other alternatives, the lack of provision for recreation likely would result in greater use of off-site facilities at a slightly lower level. Such facilities are well below the capacity to serve such a population or would result in a lack of opportunities for recreational activities to serve residents. The population likely served the least would be the demand for youth sports. Off-site facilities most affected would likely be informal use of State of Washington public land and U.S. Forest Service land to the northeast and north, as well as existing playfields at the Easton School. 5 What are the likely cumulative impacts on parks and recreational facilities with development of nearby land at densities similar to the proposal? The cumulative demand for park and recreation facilities under both Kittitas County and NRPA guidelines are included in Table 3-17. The NRPA guidelines are included as a benchmark against which to measure possible impacts. Alternatives 1 and 2 cumulative FTE populations would vary between about 2,635 with all full-time residents and 1,700 with primarily seasonal residents. For comparative purposes, this would represent a population half as large as the 2009 population of Cle Elum (1,870) to about 90 percent of the size of Cle Elum. At the highest population projections, this would warrant between 16 and 28 acres of parks and between 10 and 18 acres at the lower FTE population. Under existing County LOS standards, it is unlikely that adequate provision for parks and recreational facilities would take place in conjunction with new development. The lack of provision for recreation likely would result in a lack of opportunities for recreational activities to serve residents because off-site facilities are either not in existence or well below the capacity to serve such a population. The population likely served the least would be the demand for youth sports if a substantial proportion of the population were to be families. Off-site facilities most affected would likely be informal use of State of Washington public land and U.S. Forest Service land to the northeast and north, which likely would result in a level of use far beyond that contemplated in management plans for those facilities. Active recreation facilities affected would be existing playfields at the Easton School, which are not adequate to serve the potential demand for youth sports and would likely deteriorate as a result or require a substantial investment to respond to the public need.