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Customer Service Counter Hours: 10:00AM - 5:00PM (M - TH) Permit Intake and Payments: 10:00AM - 4:30PM (M - TH) DCD Office Hours: 8:00AM - 5:00PM (M - TH) Planner of the Day Hours (includes Land Use, Environmental and Engineering): 12:00PM - 4:00PM (M & W) Closed Fridays (360) 337-5777	Postcard Notice

DCD Mission Enable the development of quality, affordable, structurally safe, and environmentally sound communities.
DCD News
Attention! The revised Stormwater Ordinance and Stormwater Design Manual will become effective February 16, 2010.
2010 Local Planning Training On March 17, 2010 DCD will host a Local Planning training for people who want to better understand local planning processes...Read more
DCD Fee Policy On Friday, January 1, 2010 the DCD Fee Policy update goes into effect. .
Preliminary Docket for 2010 Elements of the docket will be further described and defined as DCD moves through the various planning processes noted in the docket. Please check back with DCD frequently to view updated outreach schedules, project schedules, program review and discussions, updates and more .Click Here
Ueland Tree Farm Mineral Resource Development Final EIS Addendum Issued An addendum to the Final EIS was issued by Kitsap County DCD on October 6, 2009. This addendum clarifies information in the existing EIS, and includes a comment letter from the Dept of Natural Resources along with responses ...read more
Ueland Tree Farm Mineral Resource Development Final EIS The Final EIS for the Ueland Tree Farm Mineral Resource Development Project - August 2009 is now available for download (25.55 Mbytes .pdf format) ...read more
Level 2 Silt and Erosion Control Inspection Meetings are required beginning 1 October 2009 ...read more
DCD Improvements Since 2007 DCD staff met with their divisions to compile a list of improvements that have occurred in the department since 2007. Attached is the resulting list...read more
Permanent Ban on Land-Clearing Burning in Kitsap County Effective September 1, 2009 land-clearing burning will no longer be allowed in Kitsap County...read more
Hearing Examiner Rules of Procedure for Application and Appeals On Monday night, June 22, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners enacted an Ordinance amending the Kitsap County Hearing Examiner’s Rules of Procedure for Applications and Appeals, which now allows...read more
Initiating the Shoreline Master Plan Update - Revised An overview of the Shoreline Master Plan Update including a timeline for the update and mission and vision statements...read more
Building and Working Hours As a result of the County's budget reductions, building and working hours are being changed-effective Monday, May 4th,...read more
Credit Card Processing Changes All permit fees paid with a credit card will be processed by a third party agency, beginning February 11, 2009...read more
Rural Wooded Incentive Program The Department of Community Development is currently working with the Board of County Commissioners and stakeholders to address the Board of County Commissioner concerns regarding RWIP ... read more
Moratorium on Use of LOSS on Nonconforming Lots in the Rural Areas of Kitsap County LOSS = Large On-Site Septic Systems An Ordinance imposing a 180 day moratorium on the acceptance of new applications for permits...read more
Occupancy Change Effective January 1, 2009 DCD will begin granting single family residence occupancy in the field upon approved final inspection....read more
Permit Submittal Document Changes In an effort to reduce cost of digital scanning and reduce storage space requirements, a new building permit submittal policy became effective Monday, August 25, 2008....read more
Improved Business Processes The Department of Community Development will continue new business processes in order to further reduce the backlog of permits and improve customer response times...read more