About the Planning Commission

The Kitsap County Planning Commission is an advisory body that shall "assist the planning department in carrying out its duties, including assistance in the preparation and execution of the comprehensive plan and recommendations to the planning department for the adoption of official controls and/or amendments thereto" (RCW 36.070.040; Kitsap County Resolution 60-1961, Sec 2), and which acts as the research and fact finding agency of the County. 

Further, the Planning Commission will conduct hearings "and shall make findings of fact and conclusions there from which shall be transmitted to the Department which shall transmit the same to the board with such comments and recommendations it deems necessary" (KC Resolution 60-1961, Sec 3).

Kitsap County Planning Commission's regularly scheduled public hearings or work study sessions are held on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 5:30pm. These meetings are held at the Kitsap County Administration Building, Commissioner's Chambers, 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366. The Planning Commission also holds public hearings and study sessions at other times and locations as needed.

2019 Planning Commission Terms

Applications are currently open for a South Kitsap representative to serve on the Kitsap County Planning Commission. Click here to complete an application. A position description is available here.

​2019 Meeting Materials

​Meeting Date	​Agenda & Materials	​Audio	​Minutes
​10/15/19	​Cancelled​	​	​
​10/2/2019	​Cancelled​	​	​
​9/24/2019	​Agenda Zoning Use Table Update Materials	​	​
​9/17/2019	Agenda Zoning Use Table Update Materials	​	​
​9/03/2019	Cancelled​	​	​
​8/20/2019	Agenda​ 2019 Comp Plan Amend Materials Timber Harvest Update Materials Zoning Use Table Update Materials	​	Minutes​
​7/30/2019	​Agenda 2019 Use Table Wk Study 1 - Cust Survey Summary 2019 Use Table Wk Study 1 - Zone Purposes 2019 Use Table Wk Study 1 - Footnaote Analysis 2019 Use Table Wk Study 1 - Land Use Jurisdiction Comparison 2019 Use Table Wk Study 1 - Proposed Use Changes	​	Minutes​
​7/16/2019	​Cancelled	​	​
​7/2/2019	Agenda ​2019 CPA Update Work Study Materials Timber Harvest Code Work Study and Staff Report	​	Minutes​
​6/18/2019	Cancelled​​​​​​​ Agenda​ Timber Harvest Update	​	​
​6/4/2019	Cancelled​​​​​​​	​	​
​5/21/2014	​Agenda High-Risk Secured Facilities Deliberations 2019 Zoning Use Table Update Briefing	​	Minutes​
​5/14/2019	Agenda Staff Report - Code Amendment Regulations for High-Risk Secured Facilities Executive Summary - 2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Final Docket​ Staff Report - Timber Harvest Code Work Study	​	Minutes​
​5/7/2019	Cancelled​​​​​​	​	​
​4/16/2019	Agenda​ High-Risk FacilitiesWork Study Staff Report Wireless Code Update Executive Summary Findings of Fact	​	Minutes​
​4/2/2019	Cancelled​​​​​​	​	​
​3/19/2019	​Agenda Kent Open Space - Staff Report Interim Ordinance 366-2019; Group Residential Facilities Secured High Risk - Briefing Executive Summary Wireless Communication Facilities Executive Summary Wireless Communication Facilities Code Update - Comment Matrix 03/01/2019 (Draft) Wireless Communication Facilities Draft Code Feedback Matrix (w/Dept Response) Wireless Communication Facilities Department Suggested Changes Wireless Communication Facilities Draft Findings of Fact	​	Minutes​
​3/5/2019	​Cancelled​​​​​	​	​
​2/19/2019	​Agenda	​No Audio	Minutes​
​2/5/2019	​Cancelled​​​​​ Agenda	​	​
​1/22/2019	​Agenda Executive Summary Staff Report/Recommendation for Update to KCC Chapter 17.530 Attachment A: Map Existing Cell  Sites Attacment B2: SEPA Checklist Attachment C1: Draft Code for PC Review Attachment C2: FCC Regulatory History Attachment C3: Preliminary Feedback & Staff Response	​	​Minutes
1/8/2019​	Agenda​ KCC 17.530 Wireless Comm Facility Update - Prelim Draft KCC 17.530 Wireless Comm Facility Update - Exec Summary	BKAT​	Minutes​
​12/18/2018	​Agenda	​BKAT	​Minutes
​12/4/2018	Cancelled​​​​​	​	​
​11/20/2018	Agenda​ Wozleck Open Space Burke Open Space Aistrope Open Space	​	​Minutes
​11/6/2018	Cancelled​​​​	​	​
​10/16/2018	​Cancelled​​​ Agenda	​	​
​10/2/2018	Cancelled​​​	​	​
​9/18/2018	Agenda​ 2018 CPA Binder TOC Revised 9-17-2018 2018 CPA Findings of Fact Revision 2 Additional Documents - Gonzales Harless Requested Documents & Information - DCD Part 1 Requested Documents & Information - DCD Part 2 Requested Documents & Information - DCD Part 3	​	Minutes​
​9/4/2018	​Agenda Dept Recommended Amendments to the 8/17/2018 Draft Findings Nevins Questions for the Good of the Order Gonzales-Harless Letter to Garbo		​Minutes
​8/21/2018	​Agenda 2018 CPA Executive Summary 2018 CPA Table of Contents 8-17 2018 CPA Clarifying Edits Rev Staff Report 2018 CPA Comment Matrix & Staff Response 2018 CPA Comment Matrix Attachments 2018 CPA Draft PC Findings	​	​Minutes
​7/31/2018	​Agenda 2018 CPA Process Overview Handout 2018 CPA Corrections-Clarifications-Questions 2018 CPA Notes and Questions	​	Minutes​
​7/17/2018	Agenda​ Staff Report/Recommendation:  Public Facility Designations and Park Classifications Update Staff Report/Recommendation:  Site Specific Amendment 18-00528 Hanley Property LLC Staff Report/Recommendation:  George's Corner LAMIRD Boundary Adjustment	​	Minutes​
​7/3/2018	​Agenda 2018 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process Process Schedule Public Outreach Info Non-Motorized Facilities Plan Kingston UVC George's Corner Public Facilities Designations, Parks Classifications Parks Recreation, Open Space Plan Affordable Housing Clarifying Edits 18-00369 Richardson 18-00431 Ueland Tree Farm LLC 18-00490 Culbertson 18-00528 Hanley Property LLC Planning Commission Consideration BOCC Consideration Countywide Planning Policies 2018 CPA Handout	​	​Minutes
​6/19/2018	​Cancelled​​	​	​
​6/5/2018	​Cancelled​​	​	​
​5/15/2018	​Cancelled​​	​	​
​5/1/2018	​Agenda 2018 Comp Plan Amendments Update - Final Docket Resolution	​	Minutes​
​4/17/2018	Agenda Draft Ordinance Updating Kitsap County Code Titles 16 and 21 Staff Report regarding Development Code Amendments​	​	Minutes​
​4/3/2018	Cancelled​​	​	​
​3/20/2018	Cancelled​	​	​
​3/13/2018	Agenda Draft Planning Commission Annual Report 2018​ KCC Amendments - Transitory Accommodations and Boarding Houses	​	Minutes​​
​2/20/2018	​Agenda KCC Amendments - Transitory Accommodations and Boarding Houses 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docketing Update Code Update Ad Hoc Committee Info	​	Minutes​
​2/6/2018	​Cancelled	​	​
​1/16/2018	Agenda Minor Amendments to Kitsap County Development Code - Executive Summary ​Minor Amendments to Kitsap County Development Code - Findings of Fact	​	Minutes​
​1/2/2018	Cancelled	​	​

​2017 Meeting Materials

​Meeting Date	​Agenda & Materials	​Audio	​Minutes
​12/19/2017	​Agenda Executive Summary - Amendments to Kitsap County Development Code (Batch of 3)	​	Minutes​
​12/5/2017	​Cancelled​	​	​
​11/21/2017	​Agenda Executive Summary - Amendments to Kitsap County Development Code Draft Findings of Fact - Development Code Amendments	​	Minutes​
​11/14/2017	Agenda​ Kitsap Golf and Country Club Open Space - Staff Report Kitsap Golf and Country Club Open Space - PC Presentation 2017 Batch of Development Code Amendments - Staff Report 2017 Batch of Development Code Amendments - Summary of Changes 2017 Batch of Development Code Amendments - Proposed Language Changes 2017 Batch of 3 Development Code Amendments - Staff Report, Summary of Changes and Proposed Language Changes DCD Permit Revenue 2008-2017	​	Minutes​
​10/17/2017	Agenda​ Administrative and Minor Code Amendments for PC Work Study 10172017 Preliminary List of Potential Code Amendments under Internal Review by DCD 2017 DCD Budget Presentation	​	​Minutes
​10/3/2017	Cancelled​	​	​
​9/19/2017	​Cancelled​	​	​
​9/5/2017	Agenda 17 02718 Staff Report​ Presentation - Open Space Application Bar M-H Timber Company Open Space Application 17 02718 FIndings of Fact	​	Minutes​
​8/29/2017	​Agenda Stormwater Code Update: Findings of Fact Public Hearing Sign-in Sheet Draft Mod to Title 2 KCC Draft Mods to Title 14 KCC	​	Minutes​
​8/15/2017	​Agenda Stormwater Management Program Rate Structure Title 12 Staff Report Draft	​	Minutes​
​7/18/2017	​Cancelled​	​	​
​7/11/2017	​​Cancelled​	​	​
​6/20/2017	​Cancelled​	​	​
​6/6/2017	​Agenda Title 15 Flood Hazard Area Findings of Fact Planning Commission Proposed Revisions to Title 19 KCC Critical Areas Ordinance Minority Report Findings and Recommendations Critical Areas Map	​	Minutes​
​5/23/2017 9:00AM	Agenda​	​	Minutes​
​5/16/2017 1:00PM	Agenda​ Proposed Code Revisions to Draft Title 19 KCC (CAO) CAO Public Comments Matrix Proposed Code Revisions to Title 15 KCC (Flood Code)	​	Minutes​
​5/2/2017	​Agenda Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Resolution TDR Farm Focus Areas TDR Map Farm Wooded Title 17 Ordinance Title 17 Ordinance Appendices	​	​Minutes
​4/27/2017	​Agenda	​	​Minutes
​4/25/2017	Agenda​	​	Minutes​
​4/18/2017	​Agenda CAO Update	​	Minutes​
​4/4/2017	Agenda​ 16 05572 Howard Open Space NOPH 16 05572 Staff Report 16 05572 Findings of Fact 16 05572 PowerPoint CAO PowerPoint CAO Preliminary Public Comment Matrix Rules of Procedure Findings of Fact	​	Minutes​
​3/21/2017	​Cancelled	​	​
​3/7/2017	Agenda​ Rules of Procedure Staff Report 2017 Training CAO - Best Available Science CAO - Summary of Changes	​	Minutes​
​2/21/2017	​Agenda	​	Minutes​
​2/7/2017	​Agenda Staff Report Boarding House, Fitness Center, Transitory Accommodation DRAFT	​	Minutes​
1/17/2017	​Agenda Critical Areas Ordinance Update Boarding House, Fitness Center, Transitory Accommodation DRAFT	​	Minutes​
1/3/2017​	​​Cancelled	​	​