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

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Marian Meadows Marian Meadows is a proposed residential planned unit development located approximately'/ mile east of the Easton LAMRID. Easton is the first significant commercial area along the I-90 corridor in the western portion of Kittitas County and on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountain Range. The proposal is a complex mixture inclusive of a Long Plat Application, a Conditional Use Application for the inclusion of privately owned RV Storage, RV Park and campground facilities, a Planned Unit Development Applications for the clustering of, • 72 SFR, • 4 large tract residential lots, • 12 attached townhomes, and a Development Agreement Applications that will provide phasing criteria, the inclusion of retail and service facilities for the RV Complex and operational standards for the community to operate under. The overall proposal incorporates the following: ➢ Approximate extension of 1,100 LF of public roadway from Sparks Road, the primary arterial servicing the Easton residential community. ➢ Reduced development footprint using approximately 120 acres of the 445.42 acres within the proposal. By clustering the development, 70% of the land is preserved in 4 large tracts that contain the majority critical areas. This is inclusive of steep slopes, wetlands, geologically sensitive areas and wildlife habitat. It also preserves a major portion of the view corridor from the surrounding area. ➢ Reduces the critical areas portion of the parcel which presently contains 13 separate building sites down to the 4 large tract sites. ➢ Preservation of identified alluvial fans, buffering open space areas, and preservation of wildlife corridors for large animal migrations. ➢ Legal, technical and financial support toward water right management and compliance for Easton Water District. ➢ Will include significant upgrades to the existing water districts storage capacity and system distribution upgrades. ➢ Provides native habitat buffers and open space between existing proposed new development. ➢ Proposal pares the dwelling density from Alternatives studied within the FEIS (upward of 443 units) to 89 units and consistency with current County zoning. ➢ New density will be metered implementation covering upward of 20 years. ➢ Includes community parks and recreational facilities and over 7,000 if of community trails. ➢ Includes community solid waste management/recycling facilities in lieu of weekly curbside garbage collections, including efforts toward cost management of the service and control over garbage and wildlife interactions. ➢ Includes community mail depot to coincide with solid waste center and increased security of mail service. ➢ Incorporates a Recreational Vehicle Complex that will provide the following: - Private "fee simple" ownership of covered RV storage available to community members and also the general public. In lieu of unregulated/under-managed mini storage facilities, which will include constant oversight and management and be confined to the ASZ-4 zone. 1of2