Roslyn Ridge West PUD FDP Resolution & Attachment

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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; 7.1.1.2. To encourage more economical and efficient use of Iand, streets, and public services; 7.1.1.3. To preserve and create usable open space and other amenities superior to conventional developments; 7.1.1.4. To preserve important natural features of the land, including topography, natural vegetation, and views; 7.1.1.5. To encourage development of a variety of housing types and densities; 7.1.1.6. To encourage energy conservation, including the use of passive solar energy in project design and development to the extent possible; 7.1.1.7. To encourage development of areas or site characterized by special features of geography, topography, size, shape; and/or 7.1.1.8. To permit flexibility of design that will create desirable public and private open space; to vary the type, design and layout of buildings; and to utilize the potentials of individual sites and alternative energy services to the extent possible; 7.2. KCC 17.36.15(2)Applicability 7.2. 1. Outside the Urban Growth Area (UGA) and Rural LAMIRDs: The provisions of this chapter can be used for properties over twenty (20) acres in size, except that PUDs are prohibited on Resource Lands and Rural Lands in the Rural Working Land Use Designation. 7.2.2.Hearing Examiner Finding: The subject property is 164.32 acres in size, and is outside the Urban Growth Areas and Rural LAMIRDs. As proposed, the project is consistent with this provision. 7.2.2.1. Uses proposed in the proposal include: PD-24-00001 /SP-24-00004 Roslyn Ridge West Page 2 of 16