Presentation Project Overview, Scoping Meeting 9-1-2020Downtown and Government Campus
Subarea Plan and EIS
City of Port Orchard, WA
Planning Commission Meeting I EIS Scoping
September 01, 2020
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Project Components
1. Downtown/County Government Campus Subarea Plan
• Assess existing conditions including an economic
profile and housing capacity analysis
• Facilitate Community Engagement
• Prepare preliminary development concepts to
increase housing
• Develop and refine proposed alternatives
• Prepare implementation strategies
2. Planned Action EIS
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• Establish a vision for vibrant urban center
• Increase housing consistent with the goals of E2SHB grant
• Focus growth in designated centers to support residential
living in a walkable neighborhoods.
• Involve the public in the planning/ design process
• Include accessible public open space
• Increase multi -modal connectivity
• Planned Action EIS to reduce barriers to economic
development
• Accommodate regional growth as a proposed high capacity
transit community under PSRC Vision 2050 and support a
future Regional Center designation
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CITY DP PORT ORCHARD CENTERS
• County Campus
• Downtown
STUDY AREA
329-acres
PRINCIPLE ARTERIALS
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• Bay Street & Bethel Ave
• Port Orchard and Mitchell Streets
• Sidney Ave and Cline Ave
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City of Port Orchard downtown Subarea Plan and Planned Action EIS
Project Timeline
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Market Economic Analysis
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*Watch for Project Updates
https://www.cityofportorchard.us/downtown-and-county-government-campus-subarea-plan/
email us at: planninginfo@cityofportorchard.us.
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DESIRED GOALS
• Early and continuous community outreach
• A shared vision through actionable input
• Rooted in proven principles
• Strategic engagement techniques
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT COMPONENTS
• Community Meetings (3)
• Online Surveys (3)
Visioning / Preferences
Alternatives
Preferred Concept Plan
SUMMARY
• Hosted online survey from June 8t" — July 24tn
• 71 Participants
• 62% live within Port Orchard
• 32% live elsewhere in Kitsap County
KEY THEM E.5
• Improve recreational opportunities and enhance the existing
waterfront open space.
• Encourage development of local businesses and restaurants
that face the waterfron to create a waterfront destination.
• New development should be of a scale and character
consistent with the existing neighborhond-
• Maintain parking for downtown businesses and marina
users.
• Improve safety and security at parks and open space.
• Improved multi -modal connections throughout the study
area.
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EIS Process
Alternatives/Environmental Issues to be Studied
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Alternative 1—No Action - No action would be taken to adopt
new development policies.
Alternative 2—Higher Capacity Residential Focus - Assumes a
residential development focus.
Alternative 3—Higher Capacity Mixed -Use Focus - Assumes a
mixed -use residential, commercial retail and office development
focus.
Built Environment
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• Land Use/Relationship to Plans and Policies - land uses and
relationship to State, County, City, and other relevant plans/policies
• Population and Employment - population, and employment increases
• Housing— housing increases
• Aesthetics/Visual Resources - compatibility, views, light and glare
• Transportation - motorized and non -motorized transportation
• Public Services - police, fire/emergency medical services, schools
• Utilities - water, sewer, stormwater
What is a Planned Action EIS?
• A document that and provides an objective, impartial evaluation of the
impacts of the Alternatives.
• A planning tool for use by the City, other agencies, tribes, and the public.
• A document that identifies mitigation measures and significant
unavoidable adverse impacts.
• A planned action EIS and ordinance is a way to have environmental review
of a specific area completed before permits are submitted.
What is the purpose of this scoping meeting?
To narrow the focus of the EIS to:
• Probable significant environmental issues that could arise from the
proposed subarea plan.
• Reasonable alternatives (i.e., Alternative 1—No Action Alternative,
Alternative 2—Higher Capacity Residential Focus, Alternative 3— Higher
Capacity Mixed -Use Focs).
How do I provide comments?
Comments provided tonight
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Mail or email comments by
September 4, 2020
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planning@cityofportorchard.us
How will my comments be used?
EIS Scoping will help City of Port Orchard decide what issues and alternatives to
analyze in the Draft EIS.
SEPA SEIS Process
Determine if an EIS is Needed
(Determination of
Significance [DS])
Issue DS and Scoping Notice
Prepare Scoping Summary
Identify Alternatives and
Environmental Elements
Prepare Supporting Discipline
DS: An environmental impact
Reports
statement (EIS) is prepared when a
Draft EIS: Draft version of the EIS
project or action is determined to
that describes and analyzes the
have the potential to have a
Prepare/Issue Draft EIS
probable significant impacts of the
significant impact(s) on the
alternatives on the environmental
environment.*
elements.
Invite Public, Tribal, and Agency
Comment on Draft EIS
Scoping; provides notice to the
public, tribes, and other agencies
that a EIS is being prepared, initiates
their involvement in the process,
Respond to comments on Draft
EIS in Final SEIS
Final EIS: Final version of a EIS that
and allows them to identify which
Select Preferred Alternative
responds to comments on the Draft
EIS include
issues are relevant for the EIS.**
and may modified
alternative(s) and additional
analysis.
Issue Final EIS
*The City of Port Orchard has issued a DS for
the project and a EIS will be prepared.
**A Scoping meeting is optional, but is being
held for the proposed subarea plan.
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