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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 100 <br />RR-P92: All school district facility and service impacts should be mitigated by the MPR on a fair and <br />proportionate basis. Review and mitigation of impacts on affected school districts may take into <br />consideration the relatively low student population typically generated by a MPR. <br />RR-P93: County road standards should be followed for on-site and off-site roadways and access points; <br />provided, however that some flexibility with respect to on-site road design standards may be appropriate if <br />the MPR’s natural features and critical areas are to be maintained. Administrative variance procedures should <br />be utilized for this purpose. <br />RR-P94: At all times, MPR road standards will meet the minimum safety standards adopted by the County <br />Fire Marshal. <br />RR-P95: On-site roadway and access costs should be fully borne by the MPR, and off-site road impacts <br />should be mitigated by the MPR in proportion to its demonstrated impacts, including secondary impacts. <br />RR-P96: Traffic impacts of the MPR, on-site and between the MPR and nearby areas of interest, should be <br />mitigated by appropriate measures, e.g., transit/shuttle services, pedestrian and bicycle trails, etc. <br />RR-P97: All external road connection points with the MPR should be determined through review <br />agreements with affected agencies and local governments in the region. <br />Limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development (LAMIRDs) <br />Following are the goals pertaining to Limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development: <br />RR-G30: Establish areas of community pattern that accommodate community activities without having to <br />incorporate <br />RR-G31: Provide opportunity for residential infill which provides a variety of housing and yet maintains rural <br />character <br />RR-G32: Provide for rural community settings which do not require urban level services and maintain <br />existing rural development patterns that have existed for long periods <br />Many counties, including Kittitas County, contain historical rural settlements that pre-date the Growth <br />Management Act (GMA) and that are characterized by higher density development and economic activity <br />than the surrounding rural area. These areas may pro vide rural community identity, residential <br />neighborhoods and goods and services, or provide rural employment opportunities. These are areas <br />designated “Limited Area of More Intensive Rural Development” LAMIRD designation and is an optional tool <br />provided by the GMA that is intended to recognize these pre-existing development patterns; provide for <br />limited infill, development or redevelopment; and allow for necessary public services to serve the LAMIRD. <br />To be consistent with the requirements of the GMA, designated LAMIRDs must have clearly identifiable and <br />logical outer boundaries delineated predominately by the built environment and/or physical boundaries, <br />such as bodies of water, streets and highways, and land forms and contours. Although new development <br />and redevelopment is allowed, development cannot extend beyond the established boundary and <br />contribute to a new pattern of low density sprawl. Public facilities and services provided to LAMIRDs must <br />not permit low density sprawl.