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SUBMITTED VIA ONLINE COMMENT FORM <br /> AVAILABLE ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE <br /> (KittitasCounty2026.com) <br /> CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 <br /> Comment#005 <br /> 5. CRITICAL AREAS PROTECTION: NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS <br /> Much of the Easton LAMIRD area sits within or adjacent to designated Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas (CARAs). The <br /> Easton Water District depends entirely on groundwater for its domestic and drinking water supply.The subarea plan must <br /> incorporate the following existing legal requirements and make them explicit in the development review process: <br /> Recommended subarea plan language: "No development application within a Type 3 LAMIRD shall be approved without a <br /> verified critical areas review that cross-references the County's Critical Area CARA maps and Group A Wellhead <br /> Protection Area maps. A finding of'no critical areas' is insufficient without documented evidence that the County's own <br /> CARA maps, wellhead protection area designations, and Critical Areas Ordinance requirements have been reviewed and <br /> addressed. All proposals within or within 200 feet of a CARA shall comply with mitigation sequencing under KCC <br /> 17A.01.100 and use Best Available Science to protect 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 permissible on Type 3 <br /> LAMIRD land in the Easton area. I request that the subarea plan 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 outdoor recreation <br /> -Development that protects groundwater recharge areas and meets Best Available Science standards <br /> -Businesses that provide job opportunities for rural residents without requiring urban 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 business use <br /> -Large-scale highway-oriented commercial facilities (travel centers, large fuel stations, multi-use commercial complexes) <br /> -Development that converts open space, forest, or natural landscape into predominantly built environment <br /> -Uses that create strip commercial patterns along highway corridors, especially near other LAMIRD commercial uses <br /> -Uses incompatible with adjacent working forest land, airport operations, or outdoor recreation values <br /> -Any development within a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area that has not undergone a verified CARA review, mitigation <br /> sequencing, and Best Available Science analysis <br /> •24/7 commercial operations that generate noise, light pollution, and heavy vehicle traffic incompatible with rural character <br /> Gina Peckman <br /> gina@peckmansearch.com <br />