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                              Mr. Clyde Stricklin
                              Long Range Planner
                              Kitsap County Courthouse
                              Port Orchard, Washington    98366
                                                                iia-sprisin design group
                                                                ARCIUTECTURE-URBAN PLANNIKG-0O1nUJN= DEMGN
                              30 June 1986                       architects and urban planners
                                                                 2510 fairview ave. e. seattle, wa. 98102
                              Dear Clyde:                        2065-328-0900

                              THE KASPRISIN DESIGN GROUP is pleased to submit this staff
                              advisory report entitled "Sinclair Inlet Public Access
                              Potential".   The purpose of this report is to investigate
                              the public access potential of the waterfront, tidelands and
                              uplands in the unincorporated areas of Kitsap County
                              surrounding Sinclair Inlet.

                              During the investigation, the KDG team was impressed by the
                              potential of the Inlet as a scenic view and recreational
                              amenity but also as an intriguing habitat for marine and
                              related mammals, water fowl, and shorebirds all under
                              increasing   pressure    from   surrounding   upland    man-made
                              developments and by-product pollutants.

                              Our team. has suggested design options for public visual
                              and/or nhysical access to the Inlet.          In addition,    the
                              investigation conceptually explores means to protect the
                              urban habitat system from further development encroachment
                              while affording human b@eings the public access to use and
                              enjoy the resource.

                              We sincerely hope that this conceptual study stimulates
                              dialogue on further planning and policy actions.           Kitsap
                              County and its residents are certainly fortunate to have as
                              EL  resource the Sinclair Inlet       combined industrial use,
                              recreational area, and ecologic habitat system.

                              We are committed to the issues of public waterfront access
                              and urban wildlife enhancement and are available to assist
                              Kitsap County in the further exploration and investigation
                              of this unique area.

                              S*   rely,

                              Rona d J.     _r si    -A APA

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          contents
          letter of transmittal
          contents
          acknowledgements
          1 introduction and background                   ...................                     1
          2 sinclaff- inlet setting            ........................                           3
          location of potential access sites    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     5
          biophysical factors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      6
          Sr 3 / Sr 16 improvements   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6
          3 recommendation for potential access                      sites   . . . . . . . . .    7
          non site - specific recommendations              . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    8
          waterfront cle an-uD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      8
          highway-waterfront   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      8
          urban wildlife habitat development encroachment
          barrier (uw@deb)     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .   10
          site - specific recommendations: upper sinclair inlet          . . . . . . . . . . .  12
          thomas wynn-jones county park   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
          ross Doint   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13
          annapolis ferry terminal    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16
          gorst area recommendations        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19

          public access concept diagram   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
          creek orotection zones   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    19
          bnrr/us navy bridge  . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
          north bank bnrr/us navy     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
          north shoreline west of  bnrr bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20
          pedestrian pier  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .    22
          gorst creek  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    22
          log pond   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    24
          implementation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    24
          appendix            ................................                                  25

     --aeknowledgements
       ktsap county

       county commissioners

       John Horsley

       Ray Aardal

       Bill Mahan

       department*of community development.
       Ron Perkerewicz, Director

       Clyde Stricklin, Long Range Planner

       consultants
       the kasprisin design group
       Ron Kasprisin, Architect/Planner
       Principal-in-Charge

       This project was supported, in part, by funds
       from the Office of Coastal Zone Management,
       National Oceanic and Atmospheric
       Administration, U.S. Department of Ecology,
       State of Washington.

       Use of graphics within this document in any
       way may only be with the written permission
       of      Kitsap County   or     the Kasprisin
       Design Group. These grapliics may not be used
       in the production of any artifact for sale,
       trade or commercial gain or use.

                         introduction and. backgrou

      M [ introduction and
      introduction and background

      The preparation    of this document was funded
      by a $5,000 grant from the Coastal Zone
      Management Program of the National Oceanic
      and Atmospheric Administration through the
      Washington State Department of Ecology under
      the direction of Kitsap County Planning and
      Building Department to explore the potential
      for public Access along Sinclair Inlet.

      The tasks assigned to the Study Team,
      consisting of Clyde Stricklin , Long Range
      Planner for Kitsap County, and THE KASPRISIN
      DESIGN GROUP, Architects and Urban Planners
      included    a    documentation    of     selected
      potential    public    access    sites   and     a
      conceptual design portrayal of means to
      provide that access.

      This    document    illustrates    that    access
      potential in sketches, diagrams and text
      captions.

      The document    is intended to be used as a
      stimulus for further discussion, assessment
      of county priorities     regarding access     and
      habitat protection.      It is for discussion
      purposes only.

                                       sinclair inlet setti

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      F2] L   sinclair inlet setting
      sinclair ifflet settffig

      Sinclair Inlet is located in west central              The Inlet is framed on all three waterfront
      Puget Sound in Kitsap County.       The City of        edges  by   highway   improvements.     On    the
      Bremerton and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard           northern edge is State Route 3 (SR3).         The
      are located at the northern edge of the Inlet          SR16 and   SR3   intersection occurs    at    and
      where Port Washington Narrows, the Inlet and           through the Gorst community on the Western
      Port Orchard Passage all meet.      The City of        edge of the Inlet.    SR16, connecting to Port
      Port Orchard is located on the southern edge           Orchard and Tacoma, forms the southern edge.
      of  Sinclair   Inlet   directly   opposite    the      SR160  continues   north   and   east  to    Port
      shipyard.                                              Orchard.

                                                                PO orchard                sr   60

                                               sr 16

                                                                        source: kasprisi des*       group
                  location map

       location. of potential access si     -tes,                             sinclair inlet sett         27
       1  annapolis ferry terminal (state of Washington)
       2  kitsap county stzeet end
       3  us navy / bnff rip rap along sr 3 edge             Road and    highway   construction    along    ihe
                                                             water's edge has extensively restricted both
       4  ross point (Washington state)                      development   and pedestrian access      to    the
       5  kitsap county sdxx)l district                      waterfront from the western perimeter of the
                                                             Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to the city limits
       6  Washington state lands                             of Port Orchard.
       7  Washington state lands
       8  port of bremerton, vacated oysterlands             The   Burlington    Northern   rail    operations
                                                             located on US Navy right-of-way forms an
       .9 Washington state lands                             additional     and      in    some      locations
       10 port of bremerton industrial site / us government  insurmountable barrier between the uplands
                                                             and the water's edge.
       11 Waterman fishing pier
       12 thomas Wynn - jones park (kitsap county)
       13 port of bremerton log pond

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         source: kasprisin design group                                                                         5

       El      sinclair inlet setting

       The community of Gorst, and in particular                Field interviews and discussions with DOT
       it's   industrial/manufacturing/auto service             personnel,    property    tenants,    and    local
       district, is the only water edge condition               residents indicates a population of octopus
       west   of   Port    Orchard   with     substantial       (or laraer squid) using the Inlet.       This is
       developable land between the highway corridor            not  substantiated    by  field   inspection or
       and Sinclair Inlet.      This development, for           observations,     but      bears    consideration
       the most part,     is  encroaching on the Red            regarding the diversity of habitat in the
       Alder Wetland Habitat Zone in the western tip            Inlet.    Detailed classifications of Inlet
       of the Inlet.                                            species are specified in the Final Environ-,
                                                                mental    ImDact  Statement,     LMTEiL__Gorst
       Developable   waterfront lands east to Port              Vicinity by the Washington State Department
       Orchard from Gorst along SR160 are used for              of Transportation, May 10, 1985.
       water dependent/related marine activities
       such as boat repair,      servicing,   sales and
       moorage.                                                 Water Quality

                                                                While beyond the scope of this study and not
       biophysical factors                                      directly influencing public access issues,
                                                                water quality within Sinclair Inlet should be
       Coastal Flooding                                         a factor in all proposed developments, public
                                                                or private, which permit people to interface
       Historical as well as potential or suspected             with the water.      The Kitsap County Health
       flood hazards exist at the western or Gorst              Department    is investigating outfalls which
                                                                daylight sewage directly into the Inlet.
       end of the Inlet, encompassing a number of               While water cuality is improving in the Inlet
       potential    sites   west   01'  the   SR160/SR16        due  to   new- sewage    treatment    facilities,
       separation.    No catastrophic wave    hazards or        contamination remains an issue in the Gorst
       seismic hazards are reported for the Inlet               area.
       area.    These flood hazards do not pose a
       threat     to    public      waterfront      access
       potentials;   and,   should be used to        deter
       development activity in the hazard zones.
       Critical_BioloEical Areas                                sr3 / sr 16 improvements
       Surf smelt use the shallows east and west of             The   State    of   Washington    Department     of
       Ross Point during the fall and winter.                   TransDortation     is   pursuing    design     and
                                                                construction of Alternative 1 for SR3/SRl6 in
       In the vicinity of Gorst, the nearshore area             the Gorst Vicinity.        This Alternative is
       is used by shorebird and waterfowl, fish and             referred in the Final Environmental Impact
       shellfish, herring and "smelt spawning areas,            Statement, SR3/SR16 Gorst Vicinity, by The
       and invertibrate use.                                    Washington State Department of Transportation
                                                                Of,  all     the  alternatives      investigated,
       Streams                                                  Alternative 4 provided the most protection
                                                                for the wetlands surrounding the Gorst
       Anderson  Creek, Gorst Creek and WRIA 15.0215            Aquatic Preserve.      Development would th-en
       all feed into the Inlet near Gorst and all               have been established west of the right-of-
       have an   anadromous fish population.         Gorst      way with the highway action as a boundary to
       Creek is    used by Coho,      Chinook and Chum          development.     The   wetlands-preserve     would
       Salmon as well as by Steelhead and Cutthroat             have been set off in a visually uncompromised
       trout.    Anderson Creek has Coho Salmon and             environment   once  highway    construction    was
       possibly   Chum    (suspected).      Creek     WRIA      comDlet.e.
       15.0215 is also a suspected Salmon habitat.

         recommendations for potential access sit

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                                                                1.   Kitsap County
                                                                2.   The Gorst Community
              recommendations                                   3.   State of Washington DOT, Fisheries
                                                                4.   Port of Bremerton
                                                                5.   BNRR
      recommen&fions               for potential                6.   US Navy
                                         X_                     7.   School District
      access sites                                              8.   Private property owners adjacent to or
                                                                     abutting the Gorst Aquatic Preserve
                                                                9.   South Kitsap Park and Recreation
                                                                     District
          non S1 LVW        sr%,p    ic
                                                                10.  Port of Waterman
          recommendations                                       11.  Port of Manchester
                                                                  highway - waterfront pedestrian walks
      waterfront cleanup
                                                                  The water side of the Port Orchard Annapolis-
      A basic yet critical aspect to all waterfront               Waterman  roadway   is   generally unsafe      and
      public access projects is that of Shoreline                 inaccessible for people.    The narrow shoulder
      pollution due to discarded debris and other                 varies  in   width   and  does   not   permit    a
      obsolete, deteriorated or neglected artifacts               comfortable and safe distance between road,
      and structures.                                             vehicles, and pedestrians.    As in the City of
                                                                  Port Orchard situation, the upland side of
      Around Sinclair Inlet there is considerable                 the street   is   also    generally     hazardous
      evidence,   based   on field    observations,    of         due to parking lots, driveways, etc. While
      debris from both public use and private in-
      dustry.     Clean-up should be a coordinated
      effort between all jurisdictions on the
      Inlet, including:

          hwiav-'                                                             source: kasprisin
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      more expensive than conventional sidewalks,
      the following options depict ways to improve                            recommendatiom
      public physical and visual access to the                 L
      waterfront -and   -.t 0 improve .- the  vehicle-
      pedestrian separation distance and      increase
      safety. Option 1 portrays a wooden      deck and
      piling structure four feet in width,    elevated
      above grade at least six inches and    separa ted
      from the roadway by concrete bollards and
      cable. Pedestrian lighting and a safety ra    i 1
      are recommended.

      Option 2 is a combined pede  strian walkway and
      dike, constructed further out over the
      mudflats with a concrete      walking   surface,
      concrete bollards on the roadway side, and
      painted metal railings and pedestrian lights.

      A separated bike lane is shown in Option 2
      between the roadway and the walk.       A rolled
      asphalt curb separates the bike lane from the
      N@ hicular traffic lanes.

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       F-1 [recommendations
       urban __Iwildlife habitat development
       encroachment barrier (uwh&b)
       Investigate     the    cost    feasibility       of      Trade-offs with land owners could transfer
       constructing an Urban Wildlife Development               developable land and wetlands to establish a
       Encroachment    Barr i er __T797q_D_E`B. -pronounced     mutually compatible edge or barrier location
       Ty--ou-:j-e T------- fiTf i- (UHWDEB) performs    a
       separator function between encroaching fill,
       debris and development (legal or illegal);
       and   protects     the   habitat    areas     from
       pollutants.        Secondary     but     important
       functions consist of a visual aesthetic
       improvement or buffer from urban clutter;
       and, a potential base for a pedestrian trail.
       The form of the UHWDEB could consist of an
       earthen berm on a gravel-rock base; or, a
       rock rip rap, both illustrated in the
       accompanying diagrams.

       Implementation of this barrier could be as
       follows:    1)   a   sensitive    habitat     area
       perimeter is established (the zone of impact
       from adjacent development which is next to
       but not in the habitat area*); 2) a choice is
       offered to abutting property owners of either
       removing all encroaching development and fill
       from the perimeter zone; or, be assessed a
       penalty which would be placed in a clean-up
       fund; or, establish an assessment district to
       construct the UHWDEB and establish a line up
       to which private development could fill and
       develop as a bonus for participating.          The
       UHWDEB would act as a limit to development as
       well as a barrier to pollution.

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                      recommendations'
             *site - specific                                                                          .0 limit development of            - the waterfront in
                 recommendations                                                                          this area;
                 upper sindair inlet                                                                   0  visitor tour buses and school buses
                                                                                                          could be accommodated with a drop-
           thornas wynn                 jones county park                                                 off/pick up facility but no on-site
           This      forty        (40)      acre      site      contains          an                   *  storage for more than three or tour
           existing house and a woodworking shop both of                                                  buses;
           excellent condition and quality architectural                                               e  parking could be restricted to the
           character.          The site is heavily wooded with                                            grounds of the estate, requiring people
           older growth evergreen trees.                         Fresh water                              to walk to other portions of the site.
           supply to the site is limited,                          restricting                            Crushed rock or natural path trails
           lar@e scale develoDment.                                                                       would be appropriate;
           Access       into     the     site      is    restricted,           with               Eventually, if budgets and priorities permit,
           little room for visitor                parking.                                        a future pier with covered shelter could be
                                                                                                  constructed on the embankment to the we@t of
           Recommendations for this site include:                                                 the house.

               � maintain the site features and buildings
                   in their present character;

               � maintain water views as a Dublic visual
                   access feature to Port Orchard Passage;

                             Tbomas Wynn-Jones PArk beyond ---%Wnn-Jones House
                             proposed nature trail area           proposed community meeting house
                                     Sinclair Inlet                          location for future  pier                   private properties
                                                                             with covered viewing platform   creek bed
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                                                                                    recommendations            3

        roffi point                                             An open picnic area is illustrated on top of
                                                                the existing concrete foundation wall. This
        Ross  Point    Is  under   State  of    Washington      open area could contain from two to four
        Department of Fisheries jurisdiction and is a           tables with a safety rail.     The surface would
        prime candidate for a passive, low pressure             be   wood   decking    and    security    lighting
        'people place' on the water.       As of January        controlled  by a light sensitive device would
                                                                be provided.    Due to the remoteness of this
        1986, a Ross Point Beach Access project was
        funded by DNR's Aquatic Lands Enhancement               site and obstructed sight lines          from the
        Account for $54,000.      The natural point and         highway   the   lower   picnic   area   could    be
        beach area jet out into the Inlet providing             subjected to vandalism.
        unobstructed views. Limited land along SR160            Locational    and    educational     signage     is
        restricts any parking access to the site.               recommended at this and other key sites along
        Presently,   parking   is available along the           the Inlet .    Subject matter could relate to
        highway in an unsafe and limited capacity.              geography of Puget Sound,        territorial and
        The site is utilized informally by people for           urban/shipyard     views   and    history;     and,
        varying   activities,      including     shellfish      habitat information relative     to the Inlet.
        gathering, beach walking, viewing, and other
        social activities.

                                                                Note: The County staff should determine the
        Recommendations    for this site include                i-e-v-el of public use pressure on the beach.
                                                                There   is    expressed    concern    that    added
          �  retain and preserve beach area in      its         facilities such as a shelter and picnic area
             natural state;                                     could attract more people than the site and
                                                                its smelt habitat could endure.
          �  remove Alder trees from along the
             roadway to open up a public visual vista
             of the Inlet;

          �  this should be implemented to the east
             and west of Ross Point for a one quarter
             mile in each direction;

        Future improvements        phased over time, could
        include a wooden pier type parking structure
        immediately adjacent to the highway,              at
        highway     grade, for      four parking spaces,
        paral,lel parked, and drop-off/pick-up space;
        a wooden bridge would connect the parking
        area     to  a   viewing    platform     positioned
        slightly    below    street  grade    (ramped    for
        elderly and handicapped); the platform with
        or without     shelter would separate viewing
        activities from beach walking. Stair access
        would be     provided   to  the beach from the
        platform.       A ramp/stair    to the beach is
        another    option    although more costly in
        relation to the      number of parking spaces
        available to service the site and the walking
        distance     of    the    site   to     residential
        neighborhoods.                                                                                            13

       M Lrecom ndations

                                                                     ross POM

                                                          source: kasprisin design group

                                                                                      recommendations           3

                                                                                      retain natural beach area

                                                                                      clear alder trees for
                                                                                      visual access to water

          ross    WMt

                                                                                   WA
          source: kasprisin design

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         F
          3@ Lrecom=ndatio
         annapolis ferry terminal

         Options 1 and 2 portray variations              of
         waterfront improvements in the vicinity         of     The Annapolis ferry piercould benefit from a
         the Annapolis Ferry dock and parking lot.              covered waiting shelter at the upland end of
                                                                the existing ferry dock. The structure would
         Option I illustrates an improved stationary            preferably be located out over the beach-
         non-floating pier,    a covered    shelter with        tidelands in order to accommodate as much
         benches,  flags,  and signage as well as a             upland parking as possible.
         floating dock for visitor and/or short term            The shelter would include a rain protected
         moorage.                                               roof,  benches,   bicycle racks and signage.
         Community access and use of the water as a             The   shelter   may   also   contribute   to    an
         recreational   resource   is  advantageous     for     increase in kiss and ride travelers if the
         AnnaDolis Waterman and so on.      The Waterman        waiting area was convenient and comfortable.
         City dock could be developed in the same               While the design of the shelters and other
         manner with like function.      A reduced scale        public   access   elements   is   conceptual,    a
         option would   include an    improved    floating      consistent application of design iorms and
         pier for visitor moorage.                              materials would contribute to an overall
         Option 2 illustrates an improvement of the             Sinclair    Inlet   atmosphere.        Individual
         existing picnic area, retaining the function           communities    could    demonstrate    individual
         with the addition of a wood deck, lighting,            flair through sLgnage, banners and    color.
         and trash receptacles. A wooden boardwalk on
         pilings could connect the ferry landing area
         to the picnic area under the existing tree
         and continue over to the new visitor moorage
         pier.

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         amnapolis city dock option 1
         16                                                                   source: kasp in design group

                                                                  recommendations     3

       option 2 ann oUs walkw and                                                      17
        source: kasprisin design group

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      annapolis ferry                                          source: kasprisin design group
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                                                                                   recommendations

          9 gorst area reconunendations                        south bridge terminus, a    pedestrian-bike lane
                                                               could be added to the bridge with a stair
                                                               access on the school district land remnant as
        public  access concept diagram                         indicated in the accompanying sketch.
                                                               The pedestrian lane could be attached to the
        The most challenging urban public     access area      exterior face    o If the bridge,    providing a
        is the Gorst business district.          Developed     valuable crossover    from the northern uplands
        with   a    mix   of    light    industrial     and    to the former log pond area and the Gorst
        manufacturing,    auto   services,    construction     Creek area west of    the bridge.   In addition,
        materials   processing,    lodging    and    retail    the  imzroved   bridge would act as       a more
        activities, this area is in direct conflict            aesthetic entrance to the Gor5t commercial
        with the adjacent lowlands mudflats, wetlands          district, complete with a new coat of paint.
        and creek systems. SR'@ and SR16 intersect in
        the business district with heavy traffic
        volumes, creating a difficult barrier between          north bank bm / us navy
        the west district and the eastern uplands              The north embankment of the BNRR       tracks rip
        along the Inlet.    Commercial development east        rap on the Inlet is a boulder constructed
        of  SR!6   i s  limited   in   expansion     space,    structural rip rap with some vegetation along
        creating pressures on landowners and tenants           the slope.    The area offers a pleasant view
        to increase their land base by filling in the          of  the  Inlet   including the 6orst Aquatic
        mudflats.                                              Preserve and the City of Port Orchard.
        The Gorst  Aquatic Preserve is located in this         Legal access is an issue not easily resolved.
        area yet    is only visually accessible from           Informal use of the embankment for fishing,
        various   highway    approaches.      Development      relaxing and water viewing is obvious based
        pressure  could have negative impacts on creek         on field observations.      Recommendations for
        habitats, wetland areas and the water quality          this area include:
        within the preserve itself.
                                                               1.   retain informal character and use, with
        In order to accommodate growth within the                   no imDrovement in access facilities;
        Gorst business district, provide much needed
        public    waterfront    access,     and    protect     2.   trash rece-otacles could be provided
        wildlife       habitats,       the       following          along the slope; they should, however,
        recommendations are presented and illustrated               be anchored firmly in concrete footings
        (See Public Access Concept Diagram. next page)              and be vandal resistant;
        creek protection zones                                 3.   This area is presently out of sight from
                                                                    the main highway (SR3) and therefore out
        Gorst, Anderson and WRIA 15.0215 should all                 of sight for security observation.        Due
        have designated protection zones established                to the fact that the area is used, abeit
        around them.     An area of one hundred (100)               informally, some security is required
        feet  from   the   center   line of each creek              whether the area is improved or not.
        should be set aside as a minimum for this                   The question remains as to who or what
        special     zone,    regardless      of    property         agency has responsibility for security
        ownership.                                                  and maintenance.
        bnrr / us   navy bridge

        As a future option, and utilizing the
        Washington State land remnant due east of the

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                       recommendations

           north shoreline west of bnrr bridge

           The waterfront strip between the SR16 right-
           of-way and the Inlet is proposed to be
           purchased by DOT as a result of the SR3
           revision.           DOT prefers to limit or exclude
           access       to     this      linear,        narrow portion of
           land.

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                                                                                          Option 2-park

                                                                                                                 SINCLAIR               INLET

                  Option I - pedestrian piet
                         (walk" for'i-ml
                  Option 2- nothing
                  limited a.
                  public viewing platform

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                                                                   source: kasprisin design group

                                                                               recommendations          3

       Options for the site include:
       1.    landscape the site with low flowering              A bicycle-jogging trail should be considered
             shrubs and grassesp providing a visual             along the BNRR-Navy right-of-way between the
             foreground for Sinclair Inlet;                     existing RR bridge and the small park near
                                                                the former USS Missouri moorage. When a new
       2.    establish a.park on the site which could           bridge is constructed over SR16 at or near
             include vehicle parking, picnic area               the present RR bridge, a pedestrian (bicycle-
             with tables, interpretive information              jogger)  crossing should be a part of the
             signs for Gorst Aquatic Preserve,                  design.
             trash receptacles and landscaping
             (again, open and low to preserve Inlet
             views from the highway).

       Vehicular access would be from the west only,
       a drawback to the site.       However, if this
       site is connected to Gorst with the pedes-
       trian pier (see next project discussion),
       ser4ous consideration should be given to
       vehicular access. Kitsap County should enter
       in discussion with DOT as soon as possible                     -pedestrian bridge on
       due to DOT's construction schedule for SR3.
                                                                             existing railroad briag

                                        --pedestrian staircase

                                                                            bnrr      us- navy bridge 21
     source: kasprisin design group

        F3 ]1 recommendations
        pedestrian pier                                          gorst creek
        As a connection    between Gorst Creek and the           Gorst    Creek   is    an   imDortant    Salmonoid
        DOT North Shoreline open space area, a pedes-            habitat.   While this investigation recommends
        trian viewing pier is suggested for consider-            a minimal public physical access to the creek
        ation   as  both   a   viewing   platform   and   a      for reasons of pollution, a public visual
        bridge.   This option was explored due to the            access and educational awareness program is
        scarcity of waterfront open space          in the        strongly recommended as a part of Kitsap
        Gorst  business    district.     While the pier          County's    overall    Public   Access    Program.
        would be in close    proximity to the noise and          Sinclair Inlet cannot, in the estimation of
        vehicle    toxins    of    SR3,  the    value    of      the study team, be assessed separately and
        waterfront access    at this point may be worth          without its contributing drainage, creeks and
        the imnacts.                                             streams, and uplands and their uses.
        The    following     sketch    illustrates      the      The Suquamish Tribe has a Chinook rearing
        beginning of the Pedestrian Pier at Gorst                facility   at   Gorst   Creek.     This   facility
        Creek where it is    utilized as  a viewing area         should   be   supported   in   its  function    and
        for the creek habitat.        The  pier could be         purpose, particularly through protection and
        developed in conjunction with a Gorst Creek              enhancement     of    the    environment      which
                                                                 surrounds the creek and its tributaries.
        Interpretive Program directed      at preserving
        the creek habitat through        information and         The following   description of the Gorst Creek
        education.   Access to the creek itself would            habitat and fishery has been provided by Dee
        be restricted, both north a   nd south of SE3.           Ann Kirkpatrick, Environmentai Biologist for
                                                                 the Sucuamish Tribe.

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                                                                       gorst creek          pedestnan pier
                                                                       source: kasDrisin design,grow

                                                                                            recommendations

           For generations Suquamish Tribal members                    Gorst Creek Drainage
          have harvested salmon and shellfish for both
          subsistence         and       commercial          uses.      The   Gorst   Creek    drainage    system    includes
          Historically,       when    the    salmon      started       several tributaries; Heins Creek, Parrish
          running, small groups      of families left their            Creek, Baileys Creek and two unnamed creeks,
          villages and traveled by canoe to favorite                   totaling approximately 12 miles of stream.
          fishing and shellfish gathering places, one                  This     system     drains     a     watershed       of
          of which was Sinclair' Inlet.             Near these         approximately nine square miles.             In 1911,
          sites they set up temporary camps at the                     the City of Bremerton was granted a riparian
                                                                              to withdraw up to 15                  the flow
          mouths of streams and rivers. Tribal members                 right                              cfs of
          fished for    salmon and steelhead and gathered              from Gorst Creek for the City's water supply.
          the coming year's supply of shellfish from                   During much of the year, this gave the City
          the    rich    tidelands.       To   this    day    the      the right to divert the entire flow of the
          harvesting      of  salmon     in   Sinclair      Inlet      creek.    This practice was stopped in 1979,
          remains an iMDortant economic and cultural                   when the City discontinued using Gorst Creek
          activity    for     tribal   members.        Shellfish       as a water supply.
          harvesting however, has been discontinued in                 The Gorst Creek drainage-system contains much
          Sinclair Inlet, ever since the area was
          decertified      due    to    on-going       pollution       useable habitat for salmonoid production,
          problems.                                                    however the diversion structure, located at
                                                                       0.6 miles upstream from the mouth, poses an
          The Sucuamish Tribe's historical use of Puget                impassable barrier to fish migration.            It is
          Sound waters for harvesting activities was                   estimated that this barrier blocks access to
          maintained by the Treaty of Point Elliot.                    about 3.0 miles of excellent coho, steelhead
          Today Sinclair Inlet is included in the                      and chum habitat upstream. At present, chum,
          Sucuamish     @r-*be's    usual     and     accustomed       coho, steelhead, and chinook utilize all the
          fishing grounds.        Along with the right to              suitable     habitat      below     the    diversion
          harvest fish in Sinclair Inlet,            the Tribe         structure.
          ma.,ntains the right and responsibility to
          protect fish habitat in this area, thereby                   The Gorst Fall Chinook Rearing Project
          maintaining an interest in all the salmon-
          bearing streams flowing into the Inlet.                      A cooDerative fisheries enhancement effort by
                                                                       the @ity of Bremerton,          the Kitsap Poggie
          To manage fish harvest, enhance fish stocks                  Club,    and    the   Washington      Department     of
          and protect fish habitat, on-going programs                  Fisheries was undertaken in the early 1970's
          have been established and are maintained                     to rear a maximum of one million fall chinook
          within     the   Tribe's    fisheries     department.        at the City's Gorst Pumping Station.           Because
          Fishing       season    regulations       are      set,      of a change in political winds the project
          develooment projects are monitored, spawning                 was phased out before major adult salmon runs.
          :@urveys      are     conducted      and      hatchery       could become established.
          operations, off-station eggboxes and rearing
          ponds are maintained.                                        The Suquamish Tribe became involved with the
                                                                       Poo,@ie Club and City of Bremerton in 1982 and
          In   the    Sinclair    Inlet    area     specifically       the Gorst fall chinook rearing project             was
          spawning surveys are conducted on Blackjack,                 revived.     The Tribe provided the fish           and
          Ross, Anderson and Gorst Creeks on an annual                 fish   food,    the   Poogie   Club     provided   the
          basis.     Chum egg-boxes are maintained in the              manpower     for   site    preparation     and    fish
          upper watershed of Blackjack Creek and a fall                feeding,     and     the     City     provided     the
          chinook rearing pond is maintained on Gorst                  facilities.         Approximately       50,000     fall
          Creek.                                                       chinook were released in 1982.               In 1983,
                                                                       85,000 smolts were released, in 1984 69o,ooo.
                                                                       In 1985 and 1986 the release of fall chinook
                                                                       smolts was expanded to one million.                The
                                                                       Washington Department of Fisheries took an
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        active role in 1986 providing both       the fish        Option 2- Working with the Port of Bremerton,
        feed and construction funding for two new                the county could propose a limited access
        earth rearing ponds, planned to be in use by             rest stop with capacity six vehicles or less
        1987.     The new ponds are designed for an              at the east edge of the log pond.        A small
        annual production of two million smolts.                 picnic area could be provided along with path
        The goal of the - Gorst Fall Chinook Rea       .ring     easement through the industrial property to
        Project is to build up a viable sport and                the  water's    edge.    Problems   facing    this
        commercial fishery, particularly on chinook              option include tenant conflicts with public
        salmon in and near Sinclair Inlet".                      pedestrian access; legal and liability issues
                                                                 involved- with crossing the BNRR and US Navy
        Recommendations                                          properties; and general ingress-egress from
                                                                 the improved SR3 alignment.
        1.    Kitsap County should coordinate a hab-
              itat  enhancement and protection policy            The Port of Bremerton has expressed interest
              with the State of Washington Department            in working with Kitsap County to improve the
              of Fisheries and the City of Bremerton;            visual appearance of the log pond and ad-
                                                                 jacent Shoreline.     Landscaping with conifer
        2.    The creek diversion structure located              trees as a backdrop and dwarf flowering trees
              0.6 miles upstream should be removed.              in the foreground highlighted by high quality
              Discussions by the team with the City              graphic si.-nage could substantially improve
              of Bremerton's Bill Duffy regarding the            the image of Gorst and Sinclair Inlet.           A
              City's dependence on the creek for water           public perception of a polluted and/or rubble
              supply indicated a po-tential for the              strewn  pond   may   carry  over   in  a    mental
              eventual removal of the diversion;                 association to Sinclair.Inlet.
        3.    A critical, riparian zone for Gorst,               implementation
              Anderson, and i4RIA 15.0215 should be
              established with a preferred distance              Of the State agency programs available, the
              of two hundred(200) feet from the center           DNR Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account (ALEA)
              along both sides of each creek.      One           offers    the     greatest     opportunity      to
              hundred(100) feet is the minimum pro-              accommodate some public access facility on
              tection zone.                                      the Inlet in the near future.      This is a new
                                                                 program and it funded nine local projects as
                                                                 of January 1986 totaling $430,705.00; and,
                                                                 ten State agency projects for the same period
        log pond                                                 totaling t54o,442.00.
        The former   log pond-industrial site east of            The Corps of Engineers will play an important
        the BNRR Bridge on the north side of the                 role in wetlands management around the Gorst
        Inlet   at  Gorst   will   remain   in    Port  of       Aquatic Preserve.    Other programs include the
        Bremerton   ownership    for   industrial    uses.       KitsaD County Shoreline Management Program,
        This site   is highly visible from SR3.        Two       the Coastal Zone Management Program through
        options are recommended for consideration:               DOE for additional detailed study of           the
                                                                 Gorst    district     and    waterfront;      and,
        Option 1-     The county should coordinate a             Interagency    Committee   Funds    for    Outdoor
        beautification effort with the port for the              Recreation   (IAC/BOR)   through the State of
        area immediately surrounding the pond.         This      Washington    for    parks    and    recreational
        could include landscaping and clean-up as a              facilities.     The IAC/BOR offers funds for
        minimum   effort   to   provide   visual    public       implementation on a 50-50 match basis.
        access to the tidal pond and improve the
        entry to Gorst.                                          A detailed description of applicable programs
                                                                 is provided on the following pages.
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          ap

        RELEVANT PROGRAMS                                           towards     improving    @economic       development
        Economic DeveloDment AdminL@@Y@Lc@nj_ Public                opportunities.       The program has        financed
        Works Assistance Program:                                   downtown and waterfront improvement programs
                            ---------                               in other communities around the state and the
        Many     communities      within      an     economic       nation.
        development      dis.trict    are     eligible      to
        participate     in    the   Economic     Development        Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
        Administration        Public    Works     Assistance
        Program and other EDA funding.        Most of these         The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Department
        programs direct funding towards such projects               of the Interior, now referred to as Heritage
        as:                                                         Conservation and Recreation Services (HCRS)
                                                                    is an available resource for various elements
        A.    Making land suitable for industrial or                of the proposed program for small parks,
              commercial use, or providing utilities,               pedestrian amenities, trails and other such
              access, and site preparation.                         items can be assisted on a 50/50 matching
                                                                    bass.    The availability of funds should be
        B.    Building facilities and providing equip-              pursued with the State of Washingtonp as in
              ment for job training programs.                       most    cases      the   State     of     Washington
                                                                    Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
        C.    Improving public facilities at airports               manages and disburses the funds.          The City
              and harbors.                                          needs an improved parks and recreation plan
                                                                    on file with the State Interagency Committee
        D.    Providing a very poor-community with a                for Outdoor Recreation, and the plan as well
              basic infrastructure that is a pre-                   as   this    document   should   be   updated    and
              requisite to initiating or stimulating                submitted   to    them  for  its   inclusion     with
              economic development.                                 applicable projects.      Recent projects funded
                                                                    by the Interagency Committee for Outdoor
        E.    Renovating inner city buildings for                   Recreation include waterfront improvements,
              special development purposes.                         riverfront parks and walkways,              swimming
                                                                    pools,    bike    paths,    play   fields,     trail
        F.    Building or improving publicly-owned                  systems,    and    other    general     parks    and
              recreational facilities to build up the               recreation improvements.        Recent guidelines
              area's tourism.                                       for eligibility include projects which are
                                                                    family oriented,     participatory,     active yet
        G.    Improving the appearance and efficiency               not athletic and waterfront access oriented.
              of Dublic facilities in run-down,
              congested areas.                                      These elements of the revenue Code deserve
                                                                    attention and research by business people in
        These types of projects are evaluated by the                the     community     and     their      particular
        amount and quality of the benefits that can                 accountants and auditors.
        be expected from the federal investment. In
        many       cases,        Economic        Development        This program     is presently recommended        for
        Administration      funds   can   be   used    as.  a       termination by the Reagan Administration.          if
        mechanism     for  improving    the   vitality    and       it is sealed in the Tax Reform Act, the          ITC
        competitiveness     of   the  business     district.        may drop to 20", still an attractive ITC         for
        However, it must be noted that a commercial                                  'a
        or waterfront project may have a lower degree               certain projects.
        of    profitability      for   funding     than     an
        industrial project. The Economic Development
        Administration      program    may    be    used    to
        construct streets, sewers, water lines, and
        other necessary public facilities directed
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        fal:@ing-and-Business-Improvement Areas (SBIA)          3.   The estimated rate of levy of special
                                                                     assessments with a proposed breakdown
        In order to aid economic development and to                  by class of business and the assessment
        facilitate business cooperation,       Washington            classification to be used.
        State   law    (RCW  35.8TA)    authorizes    all
        counties and all incorporated cities and
        towns  to   establish   Parking    and    Business      The  initiating petition shall also contain
        Improvement Areas for the following purposes:           the   signatures    of    persons  who     operate
                                                                businesses in the proposed area which will
        A.   The acquisition, construction, or main-            pay 50% of the proposed special assessments.
            .tenance of parking facilities for the
             benefit of the area.                               The  County, after    receiving     a validation
                                                                initiation petition or after passage of an
        B.   The decoration of any public place in              initiation    resolution,      shall   adopt     a
             the area.                                          resolution of intention to establish such an
                                                                area.   The resolution shall state the time
        C.   Promotion  of public events which are    to        and place     of hearings to be held by
             take place in public places in the area.           legislative      authority       to       consider
                                                                establishment of an area. It     shall state all
        D.   Furnishing of music in any public place            the information contained in the initiation
             in the area.                                       petition or initiating resolution regarding
                                                                boundaries, projects and uses, and estimated
        E.   Providing professional management, plan-           rates of assessment.
             ning, and promotion for the area, in-
             cluding the management and promotion               In establishing the special assessments, the
             of retail trade activities in the area.            law has been amended to clarify alternatives
                                                                available to the program.       The legislative
                                                                authority establishing such assessments may
        In order to assist in the cost of achieving             make    a     reasonable     classification     of
        these Durposes, cities are authorized to levy           businesses, giving consideration to various
        special assessments on all businesses within            factors such as business and occupation taxes
        the  area   specifically     benefited   by   the       imposed, square footage of the businesses,
        parking and business improvement assessment.            number of employees, gross sales, or other
        The County, in accordance with the special              reasonable factors relating to the benefit
        provisions    of the   statute   authority,   may       received,   including   the degree of benefit
        issue and sell revenue bonds for some of the            received from parking.
        costs involved in the parking and business
        improvement area.                                       The bill also elaborated on the purposes
                                                                served   by   the   previous    amendments    and
                                                                refined,   without   limiting   the   scope   of,
                                                                permissible purposes     to be   served by the
        To   initiate    such    a    process    in   the       business     improvement     area     assessment
        establishment of an area.,     a petition must          district.    Specifically, it added for that
        contain the following:                                  assessments    could    aid               economic
                                                                                        !I-tate    merchant   and
                                                                                  ___Lac I
        1.   A description of   the boundaries of the           business .-cooperat* on-- which --assists    trade
             proposed area.
                                                                                                of    the,__a ea.
                                                                                                (L              of
        2.   The proposed uses and projects to which                                              _.2.romotion
             proposed special assessments and                   retail activities in the area".
             revenues shall be put, and the total
             estimated cost thereof.
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         The legislative authority of each city shall                 1     Alley, avenues, boulevards, lanes, park
         have sole discretion as to how the revenue                         drives, parkways, public places, public
         derived from the special assessment is to be                       squares, public streets, their grading,
         used   within   the   scope     of   that   purpose.               regrading, planking, replanking,
         However, the legislative authority can also                        paving, repaving, macadamazing,
         appoint     existing     advisory      boards     or               remacadamizing, graveling, regraveling,
         commissions   to make recommendations as          to               piling, repiling, capping, recapping,or
         issues, or the legislative authority, such as                      other improvements; if the management
         Kitsap            County,    could create a new                    and control of park drives, parkways,
         advisory    board    or   commission     for     such              and boulevards is vested in a board of
         purposes.                                                          park commissioners, the plans and
                                                                            specifications for the improvement must
                                                                            be approved by the park commissioners
         Local Impr2vfment_Districis:                                       before their adoption.

         Local Improvement Districts      are widely used             2.    Auxiliary water system.
         in the State of Washington to provide for
         public improvements, particularly streets,                   3.    Auditoriums, field houses, gymnasiums
         sewers,   and    water programs.          A    local               swimming pools, or other recreation or
         improvement      district     is     formed      and               playground facilities or structures.
         assessments     are  applied     to  the    property
         owners   for  the cost of the        improvements,           4.    Bridges, culverts, and trestles and
         based on the amount of benefits they receive                       approaches thereto.
         from   the     improvements.,        Often     these
         improvements are done on a footage basis;                    5.    Bulkheads and retaining walls.
         i.e., the amount of property frontage in the
         case of the street improvement, or the direct                6.     Dikes and embankments.
         cost of the water lines or sewer lines that
         serve the project on a pro rata basis.                       7.    Drains, sewers, and sewer appurtenances
                                                                            which as to trunk sewers shall include
         Any LID should be developed with the affected                      as nearly as possible all the territory
         property owners well before any formal action                      which can be drained through the trunk
         is proposed.                                                       sewer and subsewers connec.ted thereto.

         In    complex     situations,      often     several         8.    Escalators or moving sidewalks,
         assessment    roles    are  developed    based    on               together with the expense of
         formula    that    attempts     to   determine      a              operation and maintenance.
         particular property's benefit from the public
         improvement.    One example is the construction              9.    Parks and playgrounds.
         of parking lots, the cost of those lots, and
         the   distance    of   the    parking   lots     from        10.   Sidewalks, curbing, and crosswalks.
         individual property and the nature of the
         property being served.                                       11.   Street lighting systems, together
                                                                            with the expense of furnishing
         Chapter    35.43    in   the   Revised    Code    of               electrical energy, maintenance,
         Washington establishes authority for local                         and operation.
         improvement districts and the requirements
         for     initiating     the    above    proceed-ings.         12.   Underground utilities, transmission
         Authority       generally        inclu-aes        the              lines.
         construction,     reconstruction,      repair,    or
         renewed     landscaping      relative     to      the
         following:

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         13.  Water mains, hydrants, and appurtan-
              ces which as to trunk water mains
              shall include as nearly las possible
              all the territory in the zone or
              district to which water may be
              distributed from the trunk line
              mains through lateral service and
              distribution mains and services.

         14.  Fences, culverts, siphons, or cover-
              ings or any other feasible safe-
              guards along, in place of, or over
              open canals or ditches to protect
              the public from hazards thereof.

         15.  Road beds, trackage, signalization,
              storage facilities for rolling stock,
              overhead and underground wiring, and
              any other stationary equipment reason-
              ably necessary for the operation of
              electrified public streetcar lines.

         Section   35.43-070     specifies    action     on
         petition or resolution for such an ordinance
         to establish an LID. A local improvement may
         be ordered only by an ordinance of the City
         or County    Council,    pursuant    to    either
         resolution or petition.     The ordinance must
         receive the affirmative vote of at least the
         majority of the members of the council.
         Charters of cities of the first class may
         prescribe further limitations. In cities and
         towns other than cities of the first class
         may prescribe further limitations. In cities
         and towns other than cities of the first
         class,   the   ordinance    must   receive     the
         affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of
         the members of the Council if, prior to its
         passage, written objections to its enactments
         are   filed with the County Clerk by or on
         behalf of the owners of the majority of the
         linear frontage of the improvement and of the
         area   within     limits    of    the    proposed
         improvement district.

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