  We introduce and study a family of 2D percolation systems which are based on
the bond percolation model of the triangular lattice. The system under study
has local correlations, however, bonds separated by a few lattice spacings act
independently of one another. By avoiding explicit use of microscopic paths, it
is first established that the model possesses the typical attributes which are
indicative of critical behavior in 2D percolation problems. Subsequently, the
so called Cardy-Carleson functions are demonstrated to satisfy, in the
continuum limit, Cardy's formula for crossing probabilities. This extends the
results of S. Smirnov to a non-trivial class of critical 2D percolation
systems.
