LP 23-00001 Thorp Landing Final Decision 7 5 23

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KITTITAS COUNTY LAND USE HEARING EXAMINER IN THE MATTER OF ) FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, LP-23-0001 ) CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THORP LANDING LONG PLAT ) AND DECISION THIS MATTER having come on for hearing in front of the Kittitas County Hearing Examiner on June 22, 2023, the Hearing Examiner having taken evidence hereby submits the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision: I. FINDINGS OF FACT Thorp Landing LLC submitted an application for a 104ot plat on 2 parcels totaling 54.39 acres of land. The proposal includes 10 residential lots ranging in size from 5.00 acres to 8.64 acres. The subject parcels are zoned Agriculture 5. It is part of a Rural Residential Land Use designation. These parcels had a land use designation change from Rural Working to Rural Residential and a zoning change from Agriculture 20 to Agriculture 5 under Ordinance 2022-017 (RZ/CP-22-00002 Thorp Landing) that was part of the County's 2022 annual docket cycle for changes to the comprehensive plan, zoning map and development regulations. 2. The project area contains two tax parcels (443233 and 493233), located approximately .5 miles northwest of the intersection of N. Thorp Hwy and I-90 off of Thorp Landing Lane in Section 11, Township 18, Range 17, W.M.; Kittitas County. The properties bear Kittitas County Map numbers 18-17-11040-0033 and 18-17-11040-0007. 3. Total Project Size: 54.39 acres Number of Proposed Lots: 10 (2 currently existing) Domestic Water: 2 Group B Wells (Existing one to serve 2 lots, New one to serve 8 lots) Sewage Disposal: Septic Fire Protection: Thorp (Fire District 1) Irrigation District: Westside Irrigating Company Site Characteristics: North: Residential/Town of Thorp South: Residential/Some farmland East: A Few Residential Lots/Vacant Land West: Mostly Farming Uses Access: Access to the site will be via Thorp Landing Lane (a private drive) from N. Thorp Highway. LP-23-00001 Thorp Landing Long Plat Page 1 of 17