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Table B-1. Secondary Siting Criteria and Performance Measures Worst Best 1 Zoning Current Zoning Designation 1-5 scale reflecting current zoning and ease of siting a transfer station in that type of zoning Prohibited by current zoning and outside the UGA Acceptable under current zoning without conditional use permit or zoning change 2 Distance from population center (ease of access by customers) Maximize ease of customer access Estimated drive time from transfer station to population center (City of Ellensburg -intersection of University Ave and B Street) Estimated drive time is 9 minutes or more Estimated drive time is 7 minutes or less 3 Floodplain Minimizes potential for impact to floodplain Percent of site estimated to lie within floodplain Only 25 acres are located outside the flood plain and/or engineering controls are required to provide at least 25 acres of usable space. More than 50 acres are located outside the flood plain 4 Drive time access to interstate and landfill Minimize long-haul costs by locating site close to I-90 Intersection Driving time from site to I-90 Measurable drive time is 7 minutes or more to the interstate Measurable drive time is 2 minutes or less to the interstate 5 Current Land Use Current land use is most supportive of developing a transfer station 1-5 scale reflecting current land use and ease of developing a transfer station Use of this site would displace high- value land Use of this site would result in reclaiming a portion of unused industrial complex or remediating a contaminated site 6 Surface waters Minimizes potential for impact to wetlands and related wildlife 1-5 scale reflecting likelihood of impacts to wetlands or other surface waters Wetlands and/or water bodies clearly present onsite and site is near an area conducive to the presence of wetlands or within 200 feet of a protected water body. No wetlands or water bodies onsite and not within 200 feet of a protected water body. 7 Depth to groundwater Shallow groundwater will impact development cost 1-5 scale reflecting depth to groundwater and impact on site development (shallow groundwater requires more imported structural fill) Shallow depth to groundwater requires additional imported structural fill Deep depth to groundwater allows balancing cut/fill soil volumes 8 Endangered species Minimizes potential for impact to endangered species 1-5 scale reflecting likelihood of endangered species impacts A known (sighted and documented) protected species or habitat has been identified onsite. No protected species or habitats listed or known onsite. 9 Cultural resources Minimizes potential for impact to historic properties or archaeological resources 1-5 scale reflecting likelihood of historic properties or archaeological resources Historic properties or cultural resources clearly present onsite. If tribal, must mitigate with tribes, otherwise must mitigate with Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. No historic properties or cultural resources onsite. No need for a cultural resource survey because of previous documentation. 10 Proximity to existing and future residential neighborhoods Site not likely to result in impacts to persons living or working near the transfer station Parcels with residential or commercial structures within 2 zones (within 250 yards and within 500 yards on site center). Parcels multiplied by the following factors: 5 and 1, for the respective zones add 1 if in urban growth area Value of 4 using the following: Parcels with residential or commercial structures within 2 zones (within 250 yard sand within 500 yards on site center). Parcels multiplied by the following factors: 5 and 1, for the respective zones add 1 if in urban growth area Value of 2 using the following: Parcels with residential or commercial structures within 2 zones (within 250 yards and within 500 yards on site center). Parcels multiplied by the following factors: 5 and 1, for the respective zones add 1 if in urban growth area 11 Traffic impacts Truck route(s) to the transfer station appropriate for heavy trucks (does not require many changes) and not likely to affect existing persons or businesses 1-5 scale reflecting the readiness of existing access roads and the relative impact on residences and businesses along truck route Portions of access road have speed limit of 30 mph or less and/or use of road for this purpose will significantly increase traffic near heavily populated residential or business areas No portion of access road has speed limit of less than 30 mph, most of the access road has speed limit of at least 50 mph and few if any persons likely to be impacted by additional traffic 12 Ownership of property Maximize ease of property acquisition 1-5 scale reflecting the ease of ownership transfer of the site Site has multiple owners Site is owned by the City or County or by an interested private seller 13 Land acquisition and offsite utility improvements* Minimize costs required to acquire and prepare site for use (e.g., site topography, stormwater/drainage considerations, depth to groundwater, development cost, existing property cleanup/demolition) Estimated acquisition and development cost ($000)$777 $592 Secondary Siting Criteria Performance Measure Measurement Scale Siting Criteria Description