So – we have lots of computing hardware capability, but no open source CAD program that can take in dimensions and GIS coordinates to play with for clearing and placement of structures on the land…
So, using snipit tool, Google Earth (thanks), the Island County GIS overlay of boundaries (which is off by about 15 – 20 feet from the pins Diane and I found), paper and scaling – we are starting to think about something like this:
The grid is around 75 feet on the white area, which would be 2 cleared acres. That might put us in the “low impact” for the size of the land, but also needs to include the existing road and meadows for a total of <= 2.2 acres. If we go over that, its “mid level” impact up to 3.9 acres total. Those titles determine whether we need to be 75 or 125 feet from the wetlands near the north end of the road. The main house on this diagram is ~1400 sq feet, a casita of 600 sq feet and a shop/studio of 900 sq feet – actual placement depends on the rolling topography which doesn’t show on the sat pass at all…