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ATTACHMENTS Expa�ided Environmental Checklist Prepared for the Office of Community Planning 5nohomish County, Washington Pr:7posal: Comnunity Transit Operatinq Ba�z Page 1 I BACKGROUNU 6. Nat�re and 9rief Description of the Proposal: The proposed f acility will be located on a twenty (20) acre site east nf the 5nohomish Count� Airport (Paine Field) . T.he project will ir�volve the ` construction of a new facility for trans�i admin?stration, operation, vehicle maintenance and storaae. The� initial design provides capacitv for 100 buses and will take appreximately two yP:rs to complete. In the future, it is antic5pated that Cortmur,ity Transit will expand the facility to a capacity of 250 buses. The project site, including open space, perimeter landscaping, buiidings, fueling island, bus and auto parking covers about 11 acres for the initiai phase. Facilities at the site will include an operations bu�lding for the bus drivers, a transit administ.rative office building, a bus maintenance building, and structures far servicing, washing and fuel:rg the buses. Parking will `.e provided f or all e�nplo��es� Landscaping green belts, setback, color, texture and other visual and c�ntrol featu�es will be provided to make the facility compa`ible with adjacent development. Cortmunity Transit is i >sponding to the need for impr:,ved service frequency and coverage throu�hout the county. Of the 73 buses in the present fleet, 22 were acquired in 1979, 2 in 1980 and 30 in 2981. Service by contract to Comnunity Transit is, in addition, being provided by Seattle METRO and private operators. The increasing fleet size has placed a heavy burden on the present maint�nance facilities at the Edmonds School District whicli are not adequate to meet future dzmands. The construction of a functional, eFficient and well equipped maintenance facility will pe�mit a reduction in the average annual operatir�g and maintenance cost per bus as the fileet grows. Corm wiity Transit should not expand transit service mu�h further without ar improvecl facility with �xpanded capacity. The buildings' size and functional layoi�:t are estzbl .shed btsed on the projected needs for each phase. The buildirgs will be designed to accortmodate orderly growth during this pc�riod without making unplanned major costly ar�d disruptive structural nr mechanical c.hanges in the co�structed portions of the buildings.