PD-24-00001 Roslyn Ridge West - Ordinance (2)

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I. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Requested Action: Pat Deneen, authorized agent for the Blue Jay Land Company, has submitted multiple permit applications for a development. The requested permits include a Planned Unit Development (PUD), and short plat (SP). 2. Location: Twenty-four (24) parcels, located off State Route 903 approximately 3.6 miles northwest of the intersection of State Highway 903 and Bull Frog Road, northwest of Roslyn, WA in SEC 1 TWP 20 RGE 14; PTN NW 1/4, SEC 1 TWP 20 RGE 14; PTN SW 1/4, a portion of PTN SW 1/4 SEC 01 & PTN NW 1/4 SEC 12 and SEC 12, TWP 20, RGE 14 in Kittitas County. Parcel numbers are 950570, 950581, 950582, 950583, 950584, 950585, 950586, 950587, 950588, 950589, 950590, 950591, 950592, 950592,950593, 950594,950595,950596,950597,950598,950761,950762, 171934, 12065, 20202. 3. SITE INFORMATION 3.1. Total Property Size: 164.32 acres 3.2. Number of Lots: 24, to be rezoned to a PUD and platted into 61 lots 3.3. Domestic Water: Evergreen Valley Water Systems Inc., Group A Water System 3.4. Sewage Disposal: Evergreen Valley Sewer System, Inc. with each home having a septic tank & pump chamber. 3.5. Power/Electricity: Puget Sound Energy 3.6. Fire Protection: Fire District 6, Ronald 3.7. Irrigation District: NIA 4. Site Characteristics: 4.1. North: Mostly forested lands with steep slopes 4.2. South: Primarily residential & with forested lands 4.3. East: Mostly forested lands with steep slopes 4.4. West: Primarily residential with forested lands 5. Access: The site is accessed off Double O Road, Ridgecrest Road & Paintbrush Lane from Highway 903. 6. Density: Increased densities in the PUD are accomplished through TDR credits which are transferred from timber and forested areas on the subject property which will become protected open space and critical areas (PHS habitat). 7. ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 7.1. The subject property is located off State Route 903 approximately 3.6 miles northwest of the intersection of State Highway 903 and Bull Frog Road, northwest of Roslyn, WA and is zoned Rural Recreation Per Kittitas County Code (KCC) 17.30.010, the purpose and intent of the Rural- Recreation zone is to provide areas where residential development may occur on a low density basis or in residential clusters. A primary goal and intent in siting R-R zones will be to promote rural recreation residential development associated with the many natural amenities found within Kittitas County. 7.1.1. KCC 17.36.010 Purpose and intent: The applicant seeks a rezone from the Rural Recreation zone to a PUD. Per Kittitas County 17.36.010, the purpose of the PUD zone is to provide for departures from strict compliance with the zoning standards outlined in other sections of this Title for projects that can demonstrate that such departures will protect the public interest and accomplish one or more of the following objectives: 7.1.1.1. To encourage more innovative design than is generally possible under conventional zoning and subdivision regulations;