2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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Kittitas County December 2016 Comprehensive Plan commercial square footage within the planning area were determined. In addition, existing platted but unbuilt lots were defined and located. A third category called potential development was then identified. This final designation identified land use opportunities on privately owned, un-platted and vacant properties, which might be available for future development over the two planning periods. The sum of the three identified categories represented the potential development capacity of the Pass. An analysis was then conducted of the likely demand for primary year-round residential development, second home residential development, and support commercial land uses demanded by the combination of permanent residents, day and overnight visitors to the area, and regional drive-through traffic. Projections were developed for the periods 1998-2005 and 2006-2015. 3.2.1 Residential Development Capacity and Demand Overall, this analysis found that there are currently 600 existing housing units in the Snoqualmie Pass area, split nearly equally between single-family homes (299) and multi-family units (301). The analysis found that there is additional potential for 1,451 units on platted but unbuilt lots, plus an additional potential for 1,700 units on unplatted lots. Altogether, considering existing units, platted lots, and unplatted lots, there is the potential for 3,751 housing units at Snoqualmie Pass. This potential includes an estimated 1,132 single-family housing units (30 percent of the total) and 2,619 multi-family units (70 percent of the total). The existing level of development of 600 units represents only sixteen percent of the total residential build-out capacity at the Pass. The demand analysis identified separate projections for year-round and second home dwelling units. It also projected residential unit type demand into separate single family and multi-family categories. Seventy-five percent of the year-round residential demand was allocated to single family, and 45 percent of the vacation or second home market was allocated to single family. The remaining 25 percent of year-round and 55 percent of second home development were allocated to multi-family residential types. The analysis determined that the Pass area will retain its primarily second home character over the next 15 years; however, principal year-round population is projected to grow as well. Currently 99 of the 600 housing units existing in Snoqualmie Pass are believed to be used as primary residences. The majority of primary residences (58 percent) are situated in the Hyak community, with most of the others located in Alpental or the Summit Central/East areas. It is projected that demand for an additional 40 to 90 “year-round” dwelling units will be in place by the year 2005 and another 67-217 year-round dwellings will be desired by the year 2015. A rather conservative growth assumption was used, for planning purposes, of 55 permanent home units, or an average of 8 new dwellings per year through 2005, and an additional 112 permanent home residences, or an average of 11 per year, through the 2006- 2015 period. In total, 167 new primary home residences are projected through the 1998 - 2015 planning period.