Kitsap County needs your help to streamline the requirements for what can be built in your neighborhood and the process to obtain approval to build.

Do you want to see a coffee shop or grocery store in your neighborhood?

What about a factory or tavern next door to your home?
Some things are compatible, some are not.

We want to understand where you feel housing, businesses, and services should be built across the county.

Your feedback will help the Department of Community Development draft proposed changes for further review in early 2020.

Your comments are encouraged!

A public comment period regarding the Department Recommended Draft

will open soon

To review past comments submitted, please click here.

To review a summary of all feedback received to date, please click here.

OPEN HOUSES

The Department of Community Development hosted two open house events for the Come to the Table – Zoning Use Table Update on:

Monday, November 4, 2019 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the

Kitsap Regional Library, Community Room

Poulsbo, 700 NE Lincoln Rd, Poulsbo, WA 98370

Thursday, November 14, 2019 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the

Kitsap County Administration Building, Lobby

619 Division St., Port Orchard, WA 98366

Did you attend an open house?

We want to hear about your experience!

Click on the link to take a quick survey about the event. Your feedback will help the Department of Community Development improve open house events in the future.

OPEN HOUSE SURVEY

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Missed the open house?

The informational handouts are available below.

Summary of Changes

2019 Conceptual Zoning Use Table Updates
Business Center	Business Park	Commercial	Industrial	Regional Center
Neighborhood Commercial	Low Intensity Commercial	Rural Commercial	Rural Employment Center	Rural Industrial
Parks	Mineral Resource Overlay	Greenbelt	Keyport Village Commercial	Keyport Village Low Residential
Keyport Village Residential	Manchester Village Commercial	Manchester Village Low Residential	Manchester Village Residential	Suquamish Village Commercial
Suquamish Village Low Residential	Suquamish Village Residential	Twelve Trees Employment Center	Urban Cluster Residential	Urban Low Residential
Urban Medium Residential	Urban High Residential	Urban Restricted

Conceptual New Uses Definitions and Zones

Current Zoning Map

Meeting Dates and Materials

Date	Purpose	Location	Materials
May 13, 2019	Board briefing to review work plan	Port Blakely Conference Room 3rd Floor - County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Agenda Packet
May 21, 2019	Planning Commission briefing to review work plan	Commissioner Chambers 3rd floor, County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Agenda Packet
June 3, 2019	Board briefing to review survey & final outreach plan	Port Blakely Conference Room 3rd Floor - County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Agenda Packet
July 30, 2019	Planning Commissioner Work Study to develop initial draft	Commissioner Chambers 3rd floor, County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Results of recent survey Comparison of Land Uses by Jurisdiction Kitsap County Zone Purpose Statements Footnote Analysis Preliminary Discussion Draft - Residential Zones
August 19, 2019	Board briefing to review the initial draft proposal	Port Blakely Conference Room 3rd Floor - County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Executive Summary Attachement A - Recent Customer Survey Results Attachment B - County-Wide Survey Results
August 20, 2019	Planning Commissioner Work Study to develop initial draft	Commissioner Chambers 3rd floor, County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Agenda Packet
September 17, 2019	Board briefing to review Planning Commission draft	Port Blakely Conference Room 3rd Floor - County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Agenda Packet
September 24, 2019	Planning Commission Work Study to develop initial draft	Commissioner Chambers 3rd floor, County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Zoning Use Table Update Executive Summary
September 25, 2019	Board briefing to review project status	Port Blakely Conference Room 3rd Floor - County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366
October 14, 2019	Board briefing to review project status and outreach plan	Port Blakely Conference Room 3rd Floor - County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Zoning Use Table Update Executive Summary
November 4, 2019	Open House	Kitsap Regional Library Community Room 700 NE Lincoln Road Poulsbo, WA 98370 5:30 - 7:30 pm
November 14, 2019	Open House	Kitsap County Administration Building Lobby 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366 5:30 - 7:30 pm
March 3, 2020	Planning Commission Study Session #1 – project status update and strategy to review Department Recommended Proposal		Materials (Planning Commission site)
March 17, 2020	Planning Commission Study Session #2 – Department Recommended Proposal Review: RESIDENTIAL USES	Commissioner Chambers 3rd floor, County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Materials (Planning Commission site)
April 7, 2020	Planning Commission Work Study Session #3 – Department Recommended Proposal Review: COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, and INSTITUTIONAL USES	Commissioner Chambers 3rd floor, County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Materials (Planning Commission site)
April 21, 2020	Planning Commission Work Study Session #4 – Department Recommended Proposal Review: Remaining USES	Port Blakely Conference Room 3rd Floor - County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366	Materials (Planning Commission site)
April 21, 2020	Planning Commission Open House and Public Hearing	Commissioner Chambers 3rd floor, County Administration Building 619 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366

The process and timeline for this project:

CONTACT US

help@kitsap1.com
(360) 337-5777

Mailing Address

614 Division Street - MS36
Port Orchard, WA 98366

Office Location

619 Division Street
Port Orchard, Washington

Comprehensive Plan

The 20-Year Vision for unincorporated Kitsap County and how that vision will be achieved.

See the current adopted plan, current amendments in process and archived plans.

Code, Code Updates, and Director's Code Interpretations

Links to the complete Kitsap County Code, the code update process, and Director's interpretations of the code.

Community Development Maps

Home for all the planning and regulatory maps for Community Development.

Subarea and Community Plans

Subarea plans are a type of long-range planning for a limited geographic area within a community. Here you will find Subarea plans, Limited Areas of More Intense Rural Development, and Community Plans.

Land Capacity Analysis

The Buildable Lands Report is a "look back' to review consistency between actual and planned densities. It answers if development is occurring as envisioned by the Comprehensive Plan and if there is sufficient land supply for population and employment growths.