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S`XM5 T°T"E° KITTITAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES <br />Ems° B<v 411 N. Ruby St., Suite 2, Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />CDS@CO.KI rnTAS. WA.US <br />Office (509) 962-7506 <br />"Building Partnerships — Building Communities" Fax (509) 962-7682 <br />XMITAS COUNTY <br />STAFF REPORT <br />Gibson Non -Project Rezone (RZ-24-00001) — Docket Item 2024-13 <br />I. GENERAL INFORMATION <br />Requested Action: <br />Kristin Gibson, is proposing a rezone to one parcel (280533) currently zoned Agriculture 20 with a Rural <br />Working Land Use, rezoned to Forest and Range zoning. The rezone will remain consistent and compatible with <br />the zoning code of rural recreation, as well as allow future expansion of existing uses. A comprehensive plan <br />amendment rezone (RZ-24-00001), and SEPA checklist were submitted as part of the application packet. This <br />project is being processed through the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Plan Docket process. <br />Location: Tax parcel 280533, located on Parke Creek Road north of Vantage Hwy Section 8, T.17N, R.20E, <br />W.M.; Kittitas County parcel map numbers 17-20-08010-0006. <br />II. SITE INFORMATION <br />Total Proposal Size: approximately 42.4 acres <br />Number of Lots: 1 <br />Domestic Water: None requested/proposed at this time. <br />Sewage Disposal: None requested/proposed at this time. <br />Fire Protection: Kittitas Valley Fire District 42 <br />Irrigation District: Kittitas Reclamation District <br />Site Characteristics: The site is an active gravel pit and vacant land. <br />Surrounding Property: <br />North: Quilomene Wildlife Area <br />South: Sparse residential, larger parcels of farmland <br />East: Vacant sageland <br />West: Sage land and sparse residential development <br />Access: The proposal has access from Parke Creek Road. <br />Zoning and Development Standards: The subject property is currently zoned Agriculture 20 with a Rural <br />Working Land Use. The application is to amend the zoning to Forest and Range. A primary goal and intent in <br />siting F&R zones will be to promote areas of Kittitas County wherein natural resource management is the highest <br />priority and where the subdivision and development of lands for uses and activities incompatible with resource <br />management are discouraged. The proposed rezone has the potential to allow for future <br />recreational/residential/resource activity consistent with surrounding properties. <br />III. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW <br />Complete Annual Comprehensive Plan Docket Application: Application for a comprehensive plan map <br />amendment, rezone from Rural Working Land Use and Agriculture 20 Zoning to Rural working land use, Forest <br />and Range Zoning, and SEPA environmental checklist was received on June 28, 2024. This submittal packet was <br />received prior to the June 30t' docketing deadline. The application was deemed complete on July 26, 2024. A <br />