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Easton Subarea Plan — Public Comment <br />5. CRITICAL AREAS PROTECTION: NON-NEGOTIABLE <br />REQUIREMENTS <br />Much of the Easton LAMIRD area sits within or adjacent to designated Critical Aquifer Recharge <br />Areas (CARAs). The Easton Water District depends entirely on groundwater for its domestic <br />and drinking water supply. The subarea plan must incorporate the following existing legal <br />requirements and make them explicit in the development review process: <br />Recommended subarea plan language: "No development application within a Type 3 <br />LAMIRD shall be approved without a verified critical areas review that cross-references the <br />County's Critical Area CARA maps and Group A Wellhead Protection Area maps. A finding of <br />`no critical areas' is insufficient without documented evidence that the County's own CARA <br />maps, wellhead protection area designations, and Critical Areas Ordinance requirements have <br />been reviewed and addressed. All proposals within or within 200 feet of a CARA shall comply <br />with mitigation sequencing under KCC 17A.01.100 and use Best Available Science to protect <br />groundwater resources. " <br />6. CLEAR STATEMENT: WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT BUILD <br />Based on the full legal framework above, here is a plain -language summary of what is and is not <br />permissible on Type 3 LAMIRD land in the Easton area. I request that the subarea plan <br />incorporate this distinction explicitly: <br />WHAT YOU CAN BUILD <br />• A small-scale commercial business that fits within 30,000 square feet of total use area <br />• Retail uses that do not exceed 4,000 square feet <br />• Development that keeps impervious surface at or below 33% of the lot <br />• New business on a site with documented prior commercial occupancy <br />• Uses that preserve the visual landscape of open spaces, forests, and farms <br />• Uses compatible with adjacent resource lands, airports, local resort business, and <br />outdoor recreation <br />• Development that protects groundwater recharge areas and meets Best Available <br />Science standards <br />• Businesses that provide job opportunities for rural residents without requiring urban <br />services <br />WHAT YOU CANNOT BUILD <br />• Any development exceeding 30,000 square feet of total use area <br />• Any retail component exceeding 4,000 square feet <br />• Any project with impervious surface coverage exceeding 33% of the lot <br />• New commercial development on vacant or undeveloped land with no documented prior <br />business use <br />• Large-scale highway -oriented commercial facilities (travel centers, large fuel stations, <br />multi -use commercial complexes) <br />Page 3 <br />