Hearing Examiner

About the Hearing Examiner

The Kitsap County Hearing Examiner hears land use applications. The Examiner regularly holds public hearings on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Approximately 10 days after the close of the hearing, the Examiner renders a decision or a recommendation on the application. The Examiner's decision is final (unless appealed) on most land use applications, appeals and shorelines permits. On plat applications, the Examiner renders a Recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners who then hold a hearing and make a decision on the project. Hearings are held, in a hybrid format, in the Commissioner's chambers at the Kitsap County Administration Building in Port Orchard. The Hearing Examiner, applicant(s), staff, interested parties and the public may link into the hearing through video conference, or telephonically through a call-in number or attend in person.

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Meeting Materials

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The Hearing Examiner, applicant(s), staff, interested parties and the public may link into the hearing through video conference, or telephonically through a call-in number OR attend in person.


Hearing Date Agenda (click date to view agenda)	Staff Report	Audio	HE Decision
09/22/2022 Please CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar Webinar ID: 839 9403 1345 Passcode: 412976 OR join by Phone (audio only): 253-215-8782 OR attend in person at: 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA (Commissioners' Chambers)	21-03237
09/08/2022 CANCELLED
08/25/2022 Please CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar Webinar ID: 821 6729 5683 Passcode: 640329 OR join by Phone (audio only): 253-215-8782 OR attend in person at: 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA (Commissioners' Chambers)	20-03049 & 21-00024 (combined) 21-04111, 21-03049, 21-02413, 21-00036 (combined)	1 of 2 2 of 2 BKAT(Video)
08/11/2022 CANCELLED
07/28/2022 Please CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar Webinar ID: 895 8891 6967 Passcode: 785417 OR join by Phone (audio only): 253-215-8782 OR attend in person at: 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA (Commissioners' Chambers)	22-00537 21-02379	BKAT (Video)	22-00537 21-02379
07/14/2022 CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar OR join by Phone (Audio Only): 253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 835 0808 4750 Passcode: 253793 OR attend in person at: 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA (Commissioners' Chambers)	21-04619	BKAT (Video)	21-04619
06/23/2022 CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar OR join by Phone (Audio Only): 253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 865 5963 8443 Passcode: 552515 OR attend in person at: 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA (Commissioners' Chambers)	20-06035 (Revised)	1 of 3 2 of 3 3 of 3 BKAT (Video)	20-06035
06/09/2022 CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar OR join by Phone (Audio Only): 253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 896 4990 0408 Passcode: 366964 OR attend in person at: 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA (Commissioners' Chambers)	21-04994	BKAT (Video)	21-04994
05/26/2022 REVISED (20-06035 Lake Tahuya Access Development SSDP has been rescheduled to 6/23/22) CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar OR join by Phone (Audio Only): 253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 873 2451 0309 Passcode: 206613 OR attend in person at: 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA (Commissioners' Chambers)	21-00513 21-05515 20-06035 (revised Staff Report issued/available for 6/23/22 hearing)	BKAT (Video)	21-00513 21-05515
05/12/2022 REVISED CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar Or join by Phone (Audio Only): 253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 817 6872 7023 Passcode: 824173	21-02736	BKAT (Video)	21-02736
04/28/2022 CLICK THIS LINK to join the Hearing Examiner webinar Or join by Phone (Audio Only): 253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 827 3361 3213 Passcode: 327326	21-06138 21-01733	BKAT	21-06138 21-01733
04/14/2022 CANCELLED
03/24/2022 Click this link to Join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 867 2501 7388 Password: 898564	21-02500 21-05172	BKAT (Video)	21-02500 21-05172
03/10/2022 CANCELLED
02/24/2022 CANCELLED
02/10/2022 Click this Link to Join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 879 9590 1529 Password: 740827	21-04580	BKAT (Video)	21-04580
01/27/2022 Please Click this Link to join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 879 9590 1529 Password: 740827	21-04571	BKAT (Video)	21-04571
01/13/2022 CANCELLED
12/16/2021 Please Click this Link to join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 858 9904 1230 Password: 877178	16-01455	1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 BKAT (Video)	16-01455
12/09/2021 Please click this link to join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 825 0669 7042 Password: 303177	20-01718	BKAT	20-01718
11/18/2021 Please click the link to join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 879 8359 9142 Password: 582332	21-01506	BKAT	21-01506
11/4/2021 Please click the link to join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 844 1534 1179 Password: 470013	21-00116	BKAT	21-00116
10/28/2021 Cancelled
10/14/2021 Revised 16-01455 Olalla Valley Winery & Vineyard CUP Revocation Hearing is postponed until 12/9/2021 12/16/2021 Please click the link to join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 835 7418 7044 Password: 543348	20-02686 20-05249 20-05785	BKAT	20-02686 20-05249 20-05785
9/23/2021	21-03571	BKAT	21-03571
9/9/2021	21-00292 21-00494 20-05572 20-05577	BKAT	21-00292 21-00494 20-05572 20-05577
8/26/2021	20-02620	BKAT	20-02620
8/12/2021	19-02394 20-01731 and 20-02382	BKAT	19-02394 20-01731 and 20-02382
7/22/2021	20-00567 20-04318 21-00224	BKAT	20-00567 20-04318 21-00224
7/8/2021	20-04271 20-05554	BKAT	20-04271 20-05554
6/24/2021	20-04553	BKAT	20-04553
6/10/2021	20-01380 revised	BKAT	20-01380
5/27/2021	20-03238 20-03792	BKAT	20-03238 20-03792
5/13/2021 revised	20-04538	BKAT	20-04538
4/22/2021	20-00034 20 00981 and 20-00983 revised	BKAT	20-00034 20-00981 and 20-00983 revised
4/8/2021 Item D Agenda 21-01791	20-01888 20-01920 20-02223	BKAT	20-01888 20-01920 20-02223 and 21-01971 revised
3/25/2021 revised Only 20-01380 has been cancelled	19-05056 (continued from 2/25/2021 Hearing) 20-03299	BKAT	20-03299 19-05056
3/11/2021	20-03840	BKAT (begins at 4:14)	20-03840
2/25/2021	19-05056 Continued to 3/25 Hearing 20-02613	BKAT	20-02613
2/11/2021	20-02754	BKAT	20-02754
1/28/2021	20-04188	BKAT	20-04188
1/14/2021 This Agenda has been revised due to the cancellation of the hearing for 20-01380 (Eldorado PPlat) Please note that 20-05874 is still scheduled	20-01380 The Hearing for this project has been cancelled. A new hearing date has not yet been determined. 20-05874	BKAT	20-05874
12/17/2020 revised	13-00164 and 13-00165 20-02837	BKAT	13-00164 and 13-00165 20-02837
12/10/2020	19-04523 20-02161	BKAT	19-04523 20-02161
11/23/2020		BKAT	20-04126
11/19/2020		BKAT	20-04126
11/12/2020-11/13/2020 Please click the link to join the Hearing Examiner webinar: Or Join by Phone: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 842 8433 9420 Password: 126517		11/12 BKAT 11/13 BKAT	20-04126
10/22/2020 Cancelled
10/8/2020	07-49177 20-01758	BKAT	07-49177 20-01758
9/24/2020 Cancelled
9/10/2020		BKAT	20-02990
9/1/2020		BKAT	19-04880
8/13/2020	20-00116 19-05283 19-05612	BKAT	19-05283 19-05612 20-00116
7/23/2020 Cancelled
7/9/2020 Cancelled
6/23/2020	19-05147	BKAT
6/11/2020	20-00424	BKAT	20-00424
5/28/2020 Updated	19-03787 19-04275	BKAT	19-03787 19-04275 19-05410
5/12/2020	20-00114	BKAT	20-00114
4/23/2020	19-02197 19-03399 19-04860	BKAT	19-02197 19-03399 19-04860
4/9/2020	19-02064 19-05106 19-05227 19-05611	BKAT	19-02064 19-05227 19-05611 19-05106
3/26/2020 Cancelled
3/12/2020	19-01275 19-02984		19-02984 19-01275
2/27/2020	19-03645 19-03805	BKAT	19-03645 19-03805
2/13/2020 Cancelled
1/23/2019 Cancelled
1/9/2020 Cancelled	07-49177
12/19/2019	19-02852 & 19-03027	BKAT	19-02852 & 19-03027
12/12/2019	18-03479 19-03245	BKAT	18-03479 19-03245
11/21/2019 Cancelled
11/14/2019	19-01721	BKAT	19-01721
11/7/2019 Cancelled
10/24/2019 Cancelled
10/10/2019 Cancelled
9/26/2019 Cancelled
9/12/2019 Continued
8/22/2019	19-01266 19-01333		19-01266 19-01333
8/8/2019 Cancelled
7/25/2019	19-00873		19-00873
6/27/2019	18-00520 18-03760		18-03760 18-00520
6/13/2019		BKAT Pt 1 BKAT Pt 2	19-01136
5/23/2019
5/9/2019	16-03459 18-00520		16-03459 18-00520
4/25/2019 Revised			18-00261
4/4/2019	17-02233		17-02233
3/28/2019	18-05258 18-05283		18-05258 18-05283
3/14/2019	18-05021 18-01521		18-05021 18-01521
2/28/2019 Cancelled
2/14/2019 Cancelled
1/24/2019	18-01520	BKAT	18-01520
1/10/2019 Cancelled
12/20/2018	18-02544	BKAT Pt1 BKAT Pt2 BKAT Pt3	18-02544
11/29/2018	14-00208		14-00208
11/8/2018 * Location Change	18-01513-and-18-01852		18-01513- and-18-01852
10/10/2018	18-02700 18-00716		18-02700 18-00716
9/27/2018	18-01967 18-02432		18-01967 18-02432
9/13/2018 Cancelled
8/23/2018 Cancelled
8/9/2018	18-01043		18-03147 18-01043
7/26/2018 Cancelled
7/12/2018 Cancelled
6/28/2018 Cancelled
6/14/2018 Cancelled
6/7/2018			18-01136
5/24/2018 Cancelled	17-05344
5/10/2018 Cancelled
4/26/2018	17-02589 16-05779		18-00903 17-02589 16-05779
4/9/2018 Poulsbo City Hall	17-05195 17-04643/04646/04647	BKAT	17-05195 17-04643/04646/04647
3/22/2018	17-03737/17-03738		17-03737/17-03738
3/8/2018	17-03777 17-04030/17-04032		17-03777 17-04030/17-04032
2/22/2018 Cancelled
2/8/2018	17-04633	BKAT	17 04633
1/25/2018 Cancelled
1/11/2018	17 00782		17 00782


12/28/2017	17 04103	17 04103
12/14/2017	17 03646	17 03646
11/30/2017 Cancelled
11/9/2017 Cancelled
10/26/2017	16 05577	16 05577
10/12/2017	17 02041	17 02041
9/28/2017 Cancelled
9/14/2017	16 02134	16 02134
8/24/2017	17 02110/17 02112 17 00534	17 02110/17 02112 17 00534
8/10/2017 Cancelled
7/27/2017 Cancelled
7/13/2017	Agenda 16 05582/16 05584 17 01722	16 05582/16 05584 17 01722
6/22/2017	Cancelled
06/08/2017	Agenda 17 00534 17 01522	17 01522
5/25/2017	Cancelled
5/11/2017	Agenda 16 02933 16 04643	16 02933 16 02933 Reconsider 16 02933 Amended 16 04643
4/27/2017	Cancelled
4/13/2017	Agenda 17 00682 16 05551 Revised 16 05551	17 00682 16 05551
3/30/2017	Agenda 16 01455 16 05765	16 05765 16 01455 16 01455 Reconsider
3/23/2017	Agenda 16 01511 16 04788 16 03857	16 01511 & 16 01513 16 04788 16 03857
2/23/2017	Agenda 16 04693	16 04693
2/9/2017	Agenda 16 04402 16 05318	16 04402 16 05318
1/26/2017	Agenda 16 04352 16 04687	16 04352 16 04687
1/19/2017	Agenda 16 04977	16 04977

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