RES 2001-30 KITSAP WIDE PLANNING POLICIESRESOLUTION 2001-30
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City
of Bainbridge Island, Washington, ratifying the
Kitsap County -wide Planning Policies.
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW36.70A, requires
that each county planning under GMA must adopt county -wide planning policies
to be used as a framework from which county and city comprehensive plans are
developed and adopted; and
WHEREAS, in May, 1992, the Kitsap Regional Planning Council, made up
of elected officials of the county, cities, and tribes of Kitsap County, adopted the
first county -wide planning policies pursuant to GMA; and
WHEREAS, the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (formerly Kitsap
Regional Planning Council) initiated revisions to the county -wide planning
policies through multi -jurisdictional collaboration including planning staff,
planning commissioners and council members; and
WHEREAS, there was a 25 -day public comment period and an additional
45 -day state agency and local jurisdictional comment period for the draft revisions
to the county -wide planning policies; and
WHEREAS, at their meeting of May10, 2001, the Planning Commission
recommended to the City Council that the county -wide panning policies be
approved; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 The City Council of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
ratifies the Kitsap County -wide Planning Policies, dated February 27, 2001.
PASSED by the City Council this 23`a day of May 2001.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 24' day of May 2001.
Dwight Sutton, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
Susan P. Kasper, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: May l5, 2001
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: May 23, 2001
RESOLUTION NUMBER: 2001-30
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City of Bainbridge Island
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
PROCESS INFORMATION
Subject: Resolution 2001-30, Ratifying the Kitsap County -wide
Planning Policies
Date: May 23, 2001
Agenda Item: Resolution
Bill No.: 0214
Proposed By: Marti Stave, Long Range
Planner
Referral(s): None
Reading: Ll 1st LJ2n
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BUDGET INFORMATION
Department or Fund: N/A
Total Expenditure Required
(tax included):
Budgeted?
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Is a budget amendment required?
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I POLICY INFORMATION
Comprehensive Plan:
Municipal Code:
Goals:
Objectives:
DESCRIPTI msumMARY: The county -wide planning policies have been under review for more
than one year as required by the Growth Management Act. A committee of staff members from
all county jurisdictions made recommendations for revisions which were then reviewed by a
committee of council members and planning commissioners from all jurisdictions. The Kitsap
Regional Coordinating Council Policy Board has recommended adoption of these policies. The
Bainbridge Island Planning Commission has forwarded a recommendation that the city council
ratify these policies.
Attached are the resolution and the draft Kitsap County -wide Planning Policies.
ACTION: Vote to ratify the Kitsap County -wide Planning Policies.
tis KITSAP REGIONAL
COORDINATING
C,e5v
Proposed Revisions to the Countywide Planning Policies
The revisions to the Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies or CPP's (attached) were developed through a
multi jurisdictional collaboration, among: Kitsap County, the Cities of Bremerton, Port Orchard,
Poulsbo, and Bainbridge Island, and the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, with extensive input from the
Port of Bremerton, the Economic Development Council and the Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, and
Kitsap County Housing Authorities.
Public review included a 25 -day comment period and an extended 45 -day comment period for state
agencies and local jurisdictions. The multi jurisdictional CPP Team reviewed public and agency
comments. There were no SEPA appeals to the proposed policy revisions.
The proposed revisions to reflect comment are shown in the text as follows:
insertions and dele6ens
The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council Policy Board unanimously recommended at its meeting on
March 6, 2001, that:
1. The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners adopt these amendments to the
Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies.
2. The Kitsap Cities -- Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, Port Orchard, and Poulsbo --
ratify these amendments to the Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies.
Contex : The CPP's are the framework for growth management in Kitsap County. Under the GMA, the
Puget Sound Region is defined as King, Kitsap, Snohomish and Pierce Counties. The Puget Sound
Regional Council is responsible for developing the four -county regional transportation and land use
vision; its most recent update is "Destination 2030", scheduled for adoption by the Puget Sound
Regional Council Policy Board in May 2001. The Kitsap CPP's tailor the PSRC's regional growth
management guidelines to Kitsap County and are the policy framework for the County's and the Cities'
comprehensive plans. The CPP's address 13 separate elements, ranging from urban growth areas to
affordable housing.
Revisions to the CPP's are being done in two stages. The first stage revisions are shown herein: Urban
Growth Areas, Centers, Rural Land Uses & Development Patterns, Open Space, Resource Protection &
Critical Areas, Transportation, Affordable Housing, and Economic Development.
The second stage will focus on principles for coordinated planning in UGA's (annexations, revenue
sharing, infrastructure, population allocation) and consideration of facility siting for desirable public
facilities of a countywide or statewide nature. It is KRCC's intent to complete the full update before
Kitsap County and the Cities each begin their 2002 Comprehensive Plan update cycle.
MARY MCCLURE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
25406 SOUTH KINGSTON ROAD, KINGSTON WA 98346 (360) 377-4900 FAx: (360) 297-7762
www.KITSAPREGIONALCOUNCIL.ORG
INTRODUCTION
The Growth Management Act (GMM) e f i 991 (nevecrn MS) requires that each county planning under
RC W 36.70A.040 must adopt a Countywide Planning Policy to be used as a framework for the
development of county and city comprehensive plans. This countywide policy is required to be developed
in cooperation with Cities located within the county. The purpose of the countywide policy is to ensure
that city and county comprehensive plans and development regulations are consistent.
The benefits of consistent plans and implementation measures include: common understanding between
jurisdictions during the development review process, the consistent application of development standards
by adjacent jurisdictions thereby achieving more economical provision and maintenance of infrastructure,
fostering public understanding of the development review process, and the enhancement of inter -
jurisdictional cooperation.
The policies that follow are aimed at ensuring a cooperative and consistent planning program for Kitsap
County and the Cities therein. The policies were developed by a committee of planners representing
Kitsap County, Kitsap Regional Planning Council*, the City of Bremerton, the City of Port Orchard, the
City of Poulsbo, the City of Bainbridge Island, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe.
A joint planning committee was appointed by the County, Cities and tribal governments to review draft
policies and develop a recommendation to the Kitsap Regional Planning Council. * The Regional
Council* conducted a public hearing and prepared a recommendation for adoption by the Kitsap County
Board of Commissioners. Action by individual Cities and tribal governments is not required by ReES1113
4425 the GMM. Board of Commissioner action is final and binding on the Cities unless overturned on
appeal.
COORDINATION AND COOPERATION
The Growth Management Act (GMM) is founded on the principle that it is in the best interest of the
citizens of the State to foster coordination and cooperation among units of local and state government.
Cities and counties must engage in a collaborative planning process under the requirements of the Act.
Specifically, the Act states that, "THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT UNCOORDINATED AND UNPLANNED GROWTH...
POSE A THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT CITIZENS,
COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATE AND COORDINATE WITH ONE
ANOTHER IN COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANNING."
* During 1997, the Kitsap Regional Planning Council changed its name
to Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council to reflect a broader
coordinative role among the Kitsap jurisdictions.
ReF81413 1025 The GMA established "growth plarmin management hearings boards" to which the state,
a county, a city or a person with standing may request a review of whether a city or county has failed to
adopt a comprehensive plan, development regulation, or Countywide Planning Policy within the time lines
established by the Act or whether the comprehensive plan, development regulation or Countywide
Planning Policy are not in compliance with the Act. Therefore, state government involvement in the local
planning process will result if Cities and the County do not achieve consensus. In order to avoid state
involvement in the development of local land use plans, the following policy is declared:
1. That in the spirit of the Growth Management Act to promote coordinated planning in the state, Kitsap
County, the Cities and all other local jurisdictions do hereby agree to strive toward the principle that
all local planning differences should be negotiated and settled locally. Appeals or requests for review
shall be referred to the Central Puget Sound Growth 1? Isg-Management Hearings Board only
when the local resolution process has been exhausted.
Ideally, the planning process should flow smoothly and logically from the manner in which data is
collected to the way in which land use plans and development regulations are crafted. The County and
the Cities will establish a technical -coordinating committee to develop consistent methods of data
collection and land use plan formatting. Upon the successful achievement of consistent plan formats,
it will be possible to strive for consistent implementation measures including development regulations.
Common format and consistent definitions will enhance communication and understanding between
citizens and elected and appointed officials.
2. In order to enhance coordinated planning, Kitsap County and the Cities agree to develop a common
system for data collection, sad analysis, and consistent terms for comprehensive land use categories.
It should be recognized that the Countywide Planning Policy is a new process in Kitsap County. At
no other time has a similar document been prepared, adopted and implemented. Without a history to
evaluate the impact and utility of this document, the policy should be dynamic and regularly
monitored for applicability and effectiveness. Therefore, the following policy is adopted:
The Kitsap Regional Plamii Coordinating Council shall amend the Countywide Planning Policy
process Memorandum of Understanding to establish the process and guidelines for reviewing and
amending Countywide Planning Policy. The amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding
shall address time frames, citizen participation, how amendments may be proposed and specific
adoption proceedings. Amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding shall be considered by the
Regional Council no later than 120 days after the initial adoption of the Countywide Planning Policy
by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners and be enacted no later than 180 days after adoption.
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Urban Growth Areas
Element A. POLICIES TO IMPLEMENT RCW 36.70A.110 RELATING TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF URBAN GROWTH AREAS.
The basic premise for designating urban growth areas is to encourage the location of urban density
residential, commercial and industrial developments in areas where services can be most economically
provided. The benefits of directing growth to designated urban areas include:
* Higher density residential development within walking distance of jobs, transit, schools and
parks.
* Limiting urban expansion into rural and forested areas.
* Promotion of in -fill or redevelopment of existing urban areas.
* Preservation of open space, critical areas and lands designated for resource protection.
* Accommodation of employment growth in a concentrated pattern.
* More economical provision and maintenance of streets, sewer and water lines and other
public facilities.
* Promotion of attractive residential neighborhoods and commercial districts which provide a
sense of community.
* A harmonious relationship with regional planning as articulated by Vision 2020 adopted by
the Puget Sound Regional Council as the growth and transportation strategy for central
Puget Sound.
The Growth Management Act was amended in 1997 requiring Kilsap County and the Cities to
monitor countywide development activities in five- year intervals in order to test the population
growth assumptions incorporated in the Urban Growth Area capacity analyses. This Buildable
Land Supply Analysis compares growth and development assumptions, targets, and objectives with
actual growth and development, including residential, commercial, and industrial capacity. If
inconsistencies are found, the County and Cities must then identify reasonable measures, other
than adjusting Urban Growth Areas, that will be taken in order to comply with the GMM. The
following countywide planning policies relate to this regional program to monitor the buildable
land supply for future growth as forecasted by the State and allocated by the Kitsap Regional
Coordinating Council:
a. The County and the Cities shall establish a Regional Buildable Lands Program as
mandated by RCW 36.70A.21 S that shall monitor land supply to determine the success of
implementation of their respective comprehensive plans.
b. The County and the Cities shall participate in the Buildable Lands analysis using a
consistent methodology for review and evaluation.
c. The County and the Cities shall develop strategies from Buildable Lands analysis to
increase the capacity of residential, commercial and industrial uses within Urban Growth
Areas reducing the need to expand the urban growth boundaries.
d. The County and Cities shall establish procedures for resolving inconsistencies in collection
and analysis of Buildable Lands data. In the event a resolution cannot be achieved, the
Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall be a forum to review and if possible resolve
any disputes between parties.
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e. The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall develop criteria for establishing and
expanding Urban Growth Areas consistent with the Growth Management Act.
f. The County and the Cities shall evaluate trends, through the Buildable Lands analysis, for
residential, commercial, and industrial development patterns to evaluate the regional
supply.
g. The Buildable Lands analysis shall be coordinated with the County's watershed planning
efforts.
2. The following countywide policies are related to the process and criteria for establishing and
amending Urban Growth Areas in Kitsap County:
a. Sub -area planning associated with all or part of a designated Joint Planning Areas shall be
completed by the County and the respective City prior to amending the Urban Growth Area
designation.
b. Shoreline development shall }oust meet the requirements of the applicable shoreline master
program.
c. Areas designated for urban growth should be determined by the existing development
pattern, residential densities, and the ability of the eety appropriate service provider
to provide a full range of urban services.
d. All Cities shall be within a designated Urban Growth Area. Urban Growth Areas may
include areas not contained within an incorporated city.
e. All Urban Growth Areas shall be reflected in County and respective City comprehensive
plans.
f. Urban growth shall be encouraged within Urban Growth Areas and not permitted outside of
an adopted Urban Growth Area except for new fully contained communities as authorized
by the Growth Management Act.
g. Urban Growth Areas may be the appropriate areas for receiving the transfer of development
rights (TDR's).
h. Annexations and incorporation shall not occur outside established Urban Growth Areas, but
may be anticipated within them, according to the provisions of adopted annexation
agreements.
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i. Sufficient area must be included in the Urban Growth Areas to accommodate a minimum
20 -year population forecast.
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j. The County, City, or interested citizens may initiate an amendment to an existing urban
growth area through the normal comprehensive plan amendment process; however in no
case shall amendments be processed more than once per year.
k. The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall review any proposed amendment to l+ier
an Urban Growth Areafor consistency with regional policies prior
to appropriate e join =ty public hearings. the
1. Prior to amending an Urban Growth Area, the County and respective City shall determine
the capital improvement implications of the amendment to ascertain that a full range of
urban services will be present within the forecast period.
3. The following Countywide Planning Policy relates to the process for allocation of forecasted
population:
The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall adopt a new process for allocating the
forecasted population by September 30, 2001, consistent with the requirements of the
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Growth Management Act. ��.-���-:gin.-oar=�eb=�-- • • •--
Growth Management Strategy (see Appendix) adepted by the Kitsap Regienal planning
Ceune:l on Neyembe_ 13, 1991. The allocation shall be based on the Buildable Lands
Analysis and it shall promote a countywide development pattern directing over five sixths of
new population growth to the designated Urban Growth Areas. The County and the Cities
recognize that the success of this development pattern requires not only the rigorous
support of Kitsap County in the rural areas, but also Cities' comprehensive plans being
designed to attract substantial new population growth.
4. The following policies relate to the development of annexation plans and the role of the
Boundary Review Board:
a. The County shall enter into an urban growth management agreement (UGMA) with each
city having a designated Urban Growth Area boundary beyond its municipal boundary
which will address the process for all future annexation proposals. The urban growth
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management agreement shall include the procedures for the entire annexation process from
initial concept to final approval.
b. Residents of unincorporated areas within Urban Growth Areas being considered for
annexation should be consulted and actively involved in the development of the urban
growth management agreement and annexation process affecting them. Public hearings
shall be held prior to the adoption of such agreements.
c. All major land use considerations and the criteria for assessing an annexation proposal that
are currently used by the Boundary Review Board shall be incorporated into each city's
annexation process.
d. Annexation policies related to urban growth management agreements between the County
and individual cities shall be adopted within a timely fashion.
e. Following establishment of the Urban Growth Areas and adoption of the urban growth
management agreement, annexation proposals should be processed by the annexing City
and the County under the terms of the joint agreement.
f Holders of a service franchise or approved service area are obligated to provide service in a
manner that is consistent with the adopted comprehensive plans, coordinated water service
plan, capital facility pians and urban growth management agreements.
g. Urban growth management agreements shall include a method for determining appropriate
compensation to the County, if any, by the annexing city for major capital construction
projects undertaken by the County in the annexation area. The agreement shall address the
time frame within which construction projects are undertaken to be eligible for
compensation and shall provide for a method for calculating depreciation.
h. Urban growth management agreements shall include a method for sharing net revenues, and
services and expenses, if appropriate, in annexations of significantly developed residential,
commercial and/or industrial areas through a phased program established for a set period of
time. Compensation formulae shall address revenue sources eligible for sharing and take
into account shifts in the costs of service obligations. If the cost of city services should
exceed the amount generated from annexed areas, the excess cost shall be deducted from
any on-going city payment obligations established pursuant to Policy A.3.g. above.
i. In the event an area proposed for annexation remains unincorporated and the City that
proposed the annexation can demonstrate that the area causes an impact or provides an
unfunded service to that area, the County will agree to work toward an agreeable revenue
sharing program. If the proposed annexation is approved and the County can dembnstrate
that the area causes an impact or provides an unfunded service, the annexing City will agree
to work toward an agreeable revenue sharing program.
j. Prior to a Boundary Review Board or City public hearing on a proposed annexation, written
public notice shall be mailed by the responsible agency to owners of each property within
the annexation area.
k. The Kitsap Regional ling Coordinating Council shall work with the Boundary Review
Board to reach an agreement that the Boundary Review Board will waive jurisdiction on all
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municipal annexation proposals that are in conformance with adopted urban growth
management agreements.
$. The following policies relate to the process and criteria for the review of fully contained
communities:
Under the Growth Management Act, fully contained communities are permitted, provided that
a portion of the twenty-year population forecast is reserved for this purpose. it is the WeR4 of
Kitsap Geunty and its Cities te alleeate at least twe thirds of Paufe gr-ewth te urban areas. A
portion of this projected growth may be held in reserve for future allocation to fully contained
communities.
a. The criteria, general standards and the process for approving. fully contained communities
shall be incorporated in adopted comprehensive plans. Consistent with ReESHB 1923
RCW 36.70A.350, the criteria for fully contained communities shall include, but is not
limited to, the following:
i. New infrastructure is provided for and impact fees are established consistent with the
requirements of RCW 82.02.050.
ii. Transit -oriented site planning and traffic demand management programs are
implemented.
iii. Buffers are provided between fully contained communities and adjacent urban
development.
iv. A mix of uses is provided to offer jobs, housing and services to the residents of the new
community.
v. Affordable housing is provided within the new community for a broad range of income
levels.
vi. Environmental protection has been addressed and provided for, consistent with RCW
43.21C.031.
vii. Development regulations are established to ensure urban growth will not occur in
adjacent non -urban areas.
viii. Provision is made to first avoid, second minimize, and third mitigate impacts on
designated agricultural, forest and mineral resource lands.
ix. The plan for the fully contained community is consistent with the development
regulations established for the protection of critical areas pursuant to RCW 36.70A.170.
x. On-site and off-site infrastructure impacts shall be fully evaluated. Resort design,
development and operation shall first avoid, second minimize, and third mitigate
potential adverse impacts.
b. New fully contained communities shall be processed for approval as an amendment to the
Kitsap County Comprehensive plan. Fully contained communities shall be designated on
the County Comprehensive Plan if approved after formal public hearings are held to
consider the plan amendment.
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c. Population reserved for new fully contained communities shall be considered as a portion
of the twenty-year population forecast to be allocated to urban areas. A population reserve
for new communities shall be established subsequent to adoption of the Kitsap Countywide
Planning Policy and revised not less than every five years as a part of the designation or
review of Urban Growth Areas.
d. New fully contained communities shall be sited adjacent to, or in reasonably close
proximity to, a major transportation corridor.
e. Master Plans for new fully contained communities shall include plans for public facilities
and places such as parks, recreation and open space areas, school sites and public safety
related facilities necessary to accommodate the development.
f. The approval of a new fully contained community constitutes the establishment of a new
Urban Growth Area. As such, proposed new fully contained communities shall be
reviewed by the Kitsap Regional ung Coordinating Council for consistency with
regional policies prior to public hearings for development permit approval.
6. The following policies relate to the process and criteria for the review of master planned
resorts:
ReESHB 1025 RCW 36.70A.360 allows the approval of master planned resorts outside of urban
growth areas. Master planned resorts are described as self-contained, fully integrated planned
developments in areas with significant natural amenities. Master planned resorts are
distinguished from fully contained communities in their orientation as destination resort
centers, residential uses for short term accommodation and a design that does not include a mix
of uses offering jobs, housing and services supporting a long term resident population.
a. Policies, design standards and review criteria for master planned resorts shall be identified
in the appropriate County or City comprehensive plan and implemented through
appropriate development regulations.
b. The comprehensive plan and development regulations shall include restrictions that
preclude new urban or suburban land uses in the vicinity of the master planned resort,
except in areas designated for urban growth under RCW 36.70A.I 10.
c. Master planned resorts shall be designed with a primary focus on destination resort
facilities consisting of short-term visitor accommodations associated with a range of
developed on-site indoor or outdoor recreational facilities. Master planned resorts may
include other residential uses within the resort boundaries only if such uses are integrated
into and support the on-site recreational nature of the resort.
d. In the approval of a master planned resort it shall be determined that the land is better
suited, and has more long-term importance, for the master planned resort than for the
commercial harvesting of timber or agricultural production, if located on land that would
otherwise be designated as forest or agricultural land under RCW 36.70A.170.
e. Resort plans shall be consistent with development regulations established for critical areas,
consistent with RCW 43.21 C. 031.
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f. On-site and off-site infrastructure impacts shall be fully evaluated. Resort design,
development and operation shall first avoid, second minimize, and third mitigate potential
adverse impacts.
g. Proposed master planned resorts shall be reviewed by the Kitsap Regional ming
Coordinating Council for consistency with regional policies prior to public hearings for
development permit approval.
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Centers
Element B. COUNTYWIDE STRATEGIES TO DESIGNATE CENTERS.
Centers are intended to be compact and centralized working, shopping and/or activity areas linked to
other Centers by transit. Centers and their boundaries shall be locally determined by the County and the
Cities where a community -wide focal point can be provided, significant population and/or employment
growth can be located, and the increased use of transit, walking and bicycling can be supported.
Designated Centers shall define the pattern offtture residential and commercial/industrial growth in
Kitsap County.
1. The following relates to designating Centers within Urban Growth Areas.
a. Metropolitan Center: Bremerton, as a central city, is designated by the Puget Sound Regional
Council as a Metropolitan Center.
b. MetrepoUlan Urban Centers are areas within a region providing the widest range of
commercial, housing and cultural choices. While not all opportunities are within walking or
bicycling distance, all areas of the Metropolitan Center are serviced by transit throughout the
day. Significant in -fill opportunities exist with the highest residential, commercial, and
employment densities expected, consistent with the Puget Sound Regional Council's Multi -
County Planning Policies.
C. Town Centers are usually the existing downtown core of a larger Urban Growth Area. There
is an abundant mix of shopping, service, employment, and cultural opportunities. Multifamily
housing may be intermixed and single family housing may be within walking or bicycling
distance. Infill should include mixed use and higher densities surrounding the Town Center.
Transit serves the Town Center to connect with other local and regional Centers.
d Mixed -Use Centers have a planned mix of housing, commercial, and employment
opportunities. Most shopping and commercial uses are within a short walking or bicycling
distance of housing. There is a higher proportion of multi family housing at relatively high
densities.
e. Pedestrian Pockets and Transportation Hubs maybe located within existing Town Centers or Mixed
Use Centers. Walking, bicycling, and transit are the major forms of travel. Transportation Hubs are
locations of intermodal connection and in Kitsap County are usually ferry terminals. Future candidates
might be transit stations that have planned convenience services.
f Activity and Employment Centers are areas of concentrated employment or shopping and are
a magnet for significant numbers ofpeople usually during daytime hours because of business
and/or manufacturing activities. Industrial and business parks and shopping areas are in this
category. There typically is little or no significant housing associated with these Centers.
Activity and Employment Centers are serviced by transit at peak hours or more often.
(Industrial impacts are addressed elsewhere in these policies)
2. The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall develop a process and criteria for designation of
Centers. The County and the Cities will each be responsible for defining Centers and their
boundaries within their respective jurisdictions.
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Rural Land Uses and Development Patterns
Element C. POLICIES FOR COUNTYWIDE STRATEGIES FOR RURAL AREAS.
Rural areas of Kitsap County are characterized as having a variety of parcel sizes, with a diversity of
land use activities. These areas also contain significant amounts of complex natural systems. It is a
high priority to preserve and enhance the rural character of these areas. Counties are responsible for
designating and regulating rural areas through the comprehensive planning process. However, rural
preservation is a regional issue and it is important to coordinate these planning objectives with the
Cities.
2. The following policies relate to preserving rural character and enhancing the natural
environment
a. Preserve the character of identified rural areas by protecting and enhancing the natural
environment, open space and recreational opportunities, and scenic and historic areas;
supporting small-scale farming and forestry uses; and permitting low-density residential living
and cluster development maintained by rural levels of service. Support Rural Communities as
locations for a mix of housing types, rural levels of service, cultural activities, and employment
that serves the needs of rural areas.
b. This policy is not intended to preclude the future designation of Urban Growth Areas.
2. The following policies relate to preserving rural land use and development patterns:
a. Rural Communities are already -existing residential and commercial areas of more intensive
rural development designated in the Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan under RCW
36.70A.070.5.In-fill is expected. Rural Communities should be serviced by transportation
providers and other services consistent with the Level of Service adopted by Kitsap County
upon their designation as an area of more intensive rural development.
b. Pedestrian Pockets and Transportation Hubs may be located within existing areas of more
intensive development. Walking, bicycling, and transit are the major forms of travel.
Transportation Hubs are locations of intermodal connection and in Kitsap County are usually
ferry terminals. Future candidates might be transit stations that have planned convenience
services.
c. The County shall develop criteria consistent with the Growth Management Act for designating
future industrial and commercial development outside of Urban Growth Areas that protect
rural character while encouraging vehicle trip reduction. The criteria should allow for
industrial resource-based land use and recreation and for convenience commercial that is
scaled to serve the daily needs of rural residents.
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3. The following policies relate to establishing and maintaining rural levels of service:
a. Rural level -of -service standards shall address sewage disposal, water, transportation and other
appropriate services. The standards shall be developed based upon levels of service typically
delivered in rural areas consistent with RCW 36.70A.030 (16).
b. For purpose of trip reduction, develop a range of alternative modes of transportation
consistent with rural levels of service to connect Rural Communities with urban Centers.
c. When sewers need to be extended to solve isolated health, environmental, and sanitation
problems, they shall be designed for limited access so as not to increase the development
potential of the surrounding rural area.
4. The following policies relate to conserving small-scale natural resource use in rural areas:
a. Rural land use designations in the County's Comprehensive Plan should support rural uses such
as farming, forestry, mining, recreation, and other rural activities, and permit a variety of low-
density residential uses which preserve rural character, and can be sustained by rural service
levels.
b. The County's Comprehensive Plan policies shall promote clustering residential development and
other techniques to protect and enhance significant open spaces, natural resources, and critical
areas for more efficient use of the land Clustering should not increase residential housing units in
the overall area designated as rural, consistent with designated rural densities. Development
clusters shall be designed, scaled and sited in a manner consistent with rural character and the
provision ofrural levels ofservice.
c. The County's Comprehensive Plan policies shall support Rural Communities as locations of
employment, a mix of housing types, and cultural activities for rural areas that primarily f mction
as locations for service needs such as grocery stores, shopping, and community services, and
small-scale cottage industries for the surrounding rural area.
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Open Space, Resource Protection, and Critical Areas
Element D. POLICIES FOR COUNTYWIDE STRATEGIES FOR OPEN SPACE
PRESERVATION, RESOURCE PROTECTION, AND CRITICAL AREAS.
Open space is defined as land area consisting of natural systems, resource lands and critical areas
that include building limitations forfuture development. These critical areas include wetlands,
wildlife conservation areas, steep slopes, frequently flooded areas and areas with a critical recharging
affect. These open space lands also include aesthetic functions such as view sheds of the water or
ridgelines. Many of these natural systems are inter -connected and cross multi jurisdictional
boundaries within the County. The strategy is to conserve these areas and connect them to create a
regional open space network to protect critical areas, conserve natural resources, and preserve lands
and resources of countywide and local significance
1. The following policies relate to creating a regional network of open space:
a. The County and the Cities shall implement the Kitsap County Open Space Plan and the Kitsap
County Consolidated Greenway Plan which identify a countywide green space strategy that
incorporates planning efforts of the County, Cities, state agencies, non-profit interest groups
and land trusts in the County.
b. The County and the Cities shall preserve and enhance, through inter jurisdictional planning,
significant networks and linkages of open space, regional parks and public/private recreation
areas, wildlife habitats, critical areas resource lands, water bodies and trails.
c. The County and the Cities shall frame and separate urban areas by creating and preserving a
permanent network of urban and rural open space, includingparks, recreation areas, critical
areas and resource lands.
2. The following policies relate to conserving and enhancing the County's natural resources,
critical areas and environmental amenities while planning for and accommodating sustainable
growth:
a. The County's and the Cities' Comprehensive Plans shall each address regional air and water
quality protection.
b. The County and the Cities shall protect critical areas (wetlands, aquifer recharge areas, fish
and wildlife habitat conservation areas, frequently flooded areas, steep slopes, and
geologically hazardous areas) and other environmental amenities such as view corridors,
canopy cover, and ridgelines.
c. The County and the Cities shall establish and implement best management practices to protect
the long-term integrity of the natural environment, adjacent land use, and the productivity of
resource lands.
d. The County and the Cities shall establish procedures to preserve significant historic, visual and
cultural resources including views, landmarks, archaeological sites, and areas of special
locational character.
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e. The County and the Cities shall encourage the use of environmentally sensitive development
practices to minimize the impacts ofgrowth on the County's natural resource systems.
f The County and the Cities shall work together to identify, protect, and restore networks of
natural habitat areas and functions that cross jurisdictional boundaries.
g. The County and Cities shall protect and enhance ecosystems that support Washington State's
Priority Habitat and Species as identified by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
h. All jurisdictions shall maintain or enhance water quality through control of runoff and use of
best management practices to protect aquatic resources.
3. The following policies relate to luted species recovery under the Endangered Species Act (ESA):
a. The County and the Cities shall preserve, protect, and where possible restore the functions of
natural habitat to support ESA -listed species, through the adoption of comprehensive plan
policies, critical area ordinances, shoreline master programs and other development
regulations that seek to protect, maintain or restore aquatic ecosystems associated habitats and
aquifer through the use of management zones, development regulations, incentives for
voluntary efforts ofprivate landowners and developers, land use classifications or
designations, habitat acquisition programs or habitat restoration projects.
b. The County and the Cities shall provide incentive -based non -regulatory protection efforts such
as acquisition ofpriority habitats through fee -simple and conservation easements from willing
sellers.
c. The County and the Cities shall jointly establish and implement monitoring and evaluation
program to determine the effectiveness of restoration, enhancement, and recovery strategies for
salmonids including ESA -listed species. Each jurisdiction shall apply an adaptive management
strategy to determine how well the objectives of listed species recovery and critical habitat
preservation/restoration are being achieved.
4. Thefollowing polices relate to coordinate of watershed and land use planning.
a. The County and the Cities shall participate in a planning program that determines changes in
stream hydrology and water quality under different land use scenarios at full build -out of
designated land use classifications.
b. The County and the Cities shall coordinate land use planning using watersheds or natural
drainage basins to implement strategies for restoration of aquatic habitat and to reduce
impacts to other natural systems.
c. Kitsap County shall coordinate and maintain a regional database of best available science for
the purpose ofmodifying Critical Areas Ordinances, iffunding is available.
d. Upon adoption of a state classification system, the Cities and the County shall establish a
single system for stream typing.
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Contiguous and Orderly Development
Element l3 E. POLICIES FOR PROMOTING CONTIGUOUS AND ORDERLY
DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROVISION OF URBAN GOVERNMENTAL
SERVICES TO SUCH DEVELOPMENT.
Upon designation of Urban Growth Areas the County and Cities will need to develop consistent
implementation measures to ensure that development occurs in an orderly and contiguous manner. The
intent of the following countywide planning policies is to minimize differences in urban development
regulations and standards between the County and the Cities and to facilitate the economical provision of
urban services to development.
1. The following policies relate to the encouragement of cooperative inter -jurisdictional
planning by federal, tribal, state, local, and special purpose government:
a. Inter jurisdictional discussion, information exchange, and coordination of proposals shall be
initiated as early and expeditiously as possible by the responsible agencies.
b. Initial inventories and analyses of utilities and public services information are critical to the
planning process and shall be made available as early and expeditiously as possible by the
responsible agencies.
c. The Kitsap Regional Plarntiag Coordinating Council shall establish or designate an on-going
technical committee comprised of representatives from utilities and service providers to
investigate long-range regional needs for various facilities and services, including but not
limited to those for transportation, sewer and storm drainage, availability and delivery of
potable water, solid waste, parks and recreation, and open space.
d. Pre -annexation agreement issues shall be considered in developing each urban growth
management agreement.
e. The Countywide Planning Policy will further the implementation of Vision 2020 and
Destination 2030 as adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council.
2. The following policies relate to inter -regional coordination of land use and transportation
planning:
a. The County and the Cities shall participate in the Puget Sound Regional Council and the
Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization.
b. Locally -generated data shall be provided to the Puget Sound Regional Council and the
Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization for use in their coordination of
population forecasts, land use, and transportation.
c. The planning proposals of these regional organizations shall be monitored and adjustments
recommended to ensure that they accurately reflect local needs and plans.
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3. The following policies relate to suspected fiscal disparities:
a. It is recognized that fiscal disparities exist as a result of growth and changes in municipal
boundaries. The Kitsap Regional Plarx3irtg Coordinating Council shall seek ways to address
fiscal disparities and identify alternate methods of implementing tax revenue sharing programs
as they relate to promoting coordinated development and the implementation of the Growth
Management Act.
b. The County and the Cities shall work together to insure that all fees associated with
development approval are based upon the real cost of service and act to encourage development
within designated Urban Growth Areas.
c. The Kitsap Regional Plaming Coordinating Council shall sponsor a on-going regional
discussion on revenue disparity issues dig 1nn,, ;; 1993.
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Public Capital Facilities
Element C F. POLICIES FOR SITING PUBLIC CAPITAL FACILITIES THAT ARE OF A
COUNTYWIDE OR STATE-WIDE NATURE.
The Growth Management Act requires local governments to inventory existing capital facilities owned
by public entities, to identify locations and to determine capacities to meet future demand for growth
without decreasing levels of service. The Washington State Office of Financial Management is
responsible for identifying and maintaining a list of essential state public facilities that are required or
likely to be built within the next six years as required by the Growth Management Act. Counties and
cities are also required to coordinate the siting of countywide and statewide capital facilities to mitigate
potential adverse impacts from the location and development of these facilities.
1. The following policies relate to the identification of needed capital facilities:
a. The County and the Cities shall each inventory their existing capital facilities and identify
needed facility expansion and construction and provide that data to the Kitsap Regional
Coordinating Council.
b. From local inventory and analysis the Kitsap Regional Planni Coordinating Council shall
develop and maintain a list of public capital facilities needed to serve Kitsap County as a
whole, based upon the County and Cities' Comprehensive Plans, the Countywide Coordinated
Water System Plan, and other appropriate system plans. These include, but are not limited to,
solid and hazardous waste handling facilities and disposal sites, water and wastewater treatment
facilities, regional water supply intertie facilities, regional education institutions, airports, local
correctional facilities, in-patient facilities including hospitals and these for- substafRee ah -use affid
mental health, group hemes and regional park and recreation facilities, and government
buildings that serve Kitsap County as a whole, including those essential public facilities as
defined in RCW 36.70A.200.
2. The following policies relate to establishing a process and review criteria for the siting of
facilities that are of a countywide or statewide nature:
a. When an essential public facility as defined in RCW 36.70A.200
nature is proposed in Kitsap County, the Kitsap Regional Plaming Coordinating Council shall
appoint a Facility Analysis and Site Evaluation Advisory Committee composed of citizen
members selected by the member jurisdictions to represent a broad range of interest groups to
evaluate proposed public facility siting. At a minimum this evaluation shall consider:
i. the impacts created by existing facilities:
ii. the potential for reshaping the economy, the environment and community character;
iii. the development of specific siting criteria for the proposed project, giving priority
consideration to siting within Designated Centers;
iv. the identification, analysis and ranking of potential project sites;
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V. measures to first minimize and second mitigate potential physical impacts including, but
not limited to, those relating to land use, transportation, utilities, noise, odor and public
safety;
vi. measures to first minimize and second mitigate potential fiscal impacts.
b. Certain Majef public capital facilities such as schools and libraries that generate substantial
travel demand should be located first in Designated Centers or, if not feasible to do so, along or
near major transportation corridors and public transportation routes. t€sppliea>3}e.
c. Some public capital facilities, such as those for waste handling, may be more appropriately
located outside of Urban Growth Areas due to exceptional bulk or potentially dangerous or
objectionable characteristics. Public facilities located beyond Urban Growth Areas should be
self-contained or be served by urban governmental services in a manner that will not promote
sprawl. Utility and service considerations must be incorporated into site planning and
development.
d. Uses shall adhere to local health district or state agency rules regarding commercial and
industrial use of on-site sewage systems.
e. The multiple use of corridors for major utilities, trails and transportation rights-of-way is
encouraged.
f. County and City comprehensive plans and development regulations shall not preclude the siting
of essential public facilities.
g. Public facilities shall not be located in designated resource lands, critical areas, or other areas
where the siting of such facilities would be incompatible.
3. The following policies relate to air transportation facilities in Kitsap County.
a. The Counties and the Cities shall recognize the importance of airports as essential public
facilities and the preservation of access to the air transportation system.
b. The County and the Cities shall ensure the safety of the community and airport users through
compatible land use planning adjacent to airports and coordination of the airport with ground
access.
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Transportation
Element B.G. POLICIES FOR COUNTYWIDE STRATEGIES FOR TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES AND SERVICES.
The Growth Management Act requires that transportation planning be coordinated among local and
state jurisdictions. The Growth Management Act further requires that transportation planning be
coordinated with the land use elements of local comprehensive plans. Coordination of land use and
transportation plans will allow Kitsap County and the Kitsap Cities to meet three inter -related
transportation goals:
o sen,e to Serve Designated Centers to Rreduce sprawl, conserve land and make more
efficient use of infrastructure,
o Preserve the natural environment, including water and air quality,
o Provide a balanced system for while eManein the efficient, safe movement of people,
goods and services among Designated Centers within Kitsap County and the larger
Puget Sound region.
The intent of the following policies is to eneeufage define appropriate methods and strategies to
achieve these goals through inter -regional and intra -regional coordination among transportation and
land use planning agencies.
1. The following policies relate to strategies to optimize and manage the use of transportation
facilities and services:
a. The County and the Cities shall each emphasize the maintenance and preservation of their
existing transportation network.
b. Through an annual review of the Transportation Element of their Comprehensive Plan, the
County and the Cities shall each identify and prioritize operational and safety deficits.
c. The County and the Cities shall utilize Transportation System Management strategies such as
right turn channelization, parking restrictions, traffic signal coordination, and non -motorized
transportation facilities.
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d. The County and the Cities should consider access management regulations that provide
standards for driveway spacing and delineation and encourage the joint use of access points
where practical.
e. The County and the Cities shall actively seek opportunities to share facilities, expertise, and
transportation resources, such as multiple use park & ride/parking lots or shared traffic signal
maintenance responsibility.
2. Since 1980, the total number of vehicle miles traveled in the Puget Sound Region has grown
twice as fast as employment and jour times as fast as population. While it has been fueled by a
number offactors, trying to meet this escalating demand for vehicle travel would require
financial resources far beyond existing funding sources, with substantial negative
environmental impacts. The shift of travel trips from single occupant (SOP) to high occupant
vehicles (H0i9 and from vehicles to non -motorized modes will benefit air quality and the level
of traffic congestion. The following policies relate to reducing the rate of growth in auto traffic,
including the number of vehicle trips, the number of miles traveled, and the length of vehicle
trips taken, for both commute and non -commute trips:
a. The County and the Cities shall provide both infrastructure and policy incentives to increase
the use of non -SOV modes of travel.
b. The range of infrastructure incentives to encourage the use of non -SOV modes of travel could
include the following.
Provide public transit, including preferential treatments for transit, such as queue by-
pass lanes, traffic signal modifications (Opticom), and safe, properly designed transit
stops.
ii. Provide integrated transfer points to facilitate seamless trips between transit and other
modes of travel, particularly at ferry terminals, including park & ride lots,
carpool/vanpool facilities, and transit advantages in ease of ingress/egress and
proximity to actual connection points, and innovative transit -oriented retail service
clusters.
iii. Provide non -recreational bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
iv. During the development of all state, county, and city highway capacity improvement
projects, consider the market for non -SOV travel, and the addition of High Occupancy
Vehicle (HOV) lanes, park & ride lots, appropriate infrastructure for both bicycling
and walking, and telecommunications infrastructure.
c. The range ofpolicy incentives to encourage the use of non -SOV modes of travel could include
thefollowing:
Increased emphasis on the Commute Trip Reduction Program already in place
(including ridesharing incentives), with Kitsap Transit designated as the lead agency,
including program promotion and monitoring.
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ii. Managed parking demand at ferry terminals, employment, and retail centers to
discourage SOV use through privileged parking for HOV users, fee structure and
parking space allocations.
iii. Encouraging telecommuting as a viable work alternative.
iv. Encouraging the shift of work and non -work trips to off-peak travel hours.
V. Congestion pricing.
vi. Auto -restricted zones.
vii. Promotion of driver awareness through educational efforts.
d. The County and the Cities shall develop standards that address appropriate bicycle and
pedestrian facilities for development of new streets and reconstruction of existing streets in
Designated Centers and Rural Communities.
e. In Designated Centers, the jurisdictions should complete missing vehicular and non -motorized
links between key arterials to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle facilities, without
compromising safety standards.
f The County and the Cities shall develop coordinated bicycle and pedestrian systems or plans,
which should be consistent across jurisdictional boundaries.
g. In cases of substantial residential or commercial development, Kitsap Transit shall review and
comment on development proposals to facilitate convenient use and operation of appropriate
transit services.
3. The following policies relate to the environmental impacts of transportation policies:
a. Transportation improvements shall be located and constructed so as to discourage/minimize
adverse impacts on water quality and other environmental features.
b. The County, the Cities, and Kitsap Transit shall consider programming capital improvements
and transportation facilities that alleviate and mitigate impacts of land use on air quality and
energy consumption, such as: high -occupancy vehicle lanes; public transit; vanpool/ carpool
facilities; electric and other low emission vehicles including buses; bicycle and pedestrian
facilities that are designed for functional transportation.
c. The County and the Cities shall ensure environmental protection, water quality, and
conformance with ESA requirements through best management practices throughout the life of
the transportation facilities, including:
Facility design, and in particular collection and treatment ofstorm water and surface
run-off,
ii. Avoiding construction during the rainy season.
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iii. Regular and routine maintenance ofsystems.
d. The County, the Cities, and Kitsap Transit shall provide public education about anti pollution
measures, such as turning off car engines while waiting at ferry terminals and parking lots;
voluntary emission checks.
4. Recognizing that the County and the Cities each encompass a range of development and density
patterns, each jurisdiction shall designate its Centers, consistent with the criteria set forth in
Element B of the Countywide Planning Policies. The following policies relate to design
standards to support transit and pedestrian travel appropriate to each type of urban and rural
development or re -development:
a. The County and the Cities shall each develop design standards for their Designated Centers
that will include specific strategies to encourage neighborhood connectivity such as residential
clustering, encouraging or requiring mixed use development; use of through streets or multiple
entrances; bike and pedestrian connections between neighborhoods.
b. In Urban Growth Areas, design standards shall require pedestrian- and transit -oriented design
that includes convenient access and safety amenities, such as lighting, landscaping, sidewalks,
and ease of access for physically challenged individuals.
c. Rural Communities outside Urban Growth Areas shall accommodate appropriate
pedestrian/bicycle connections and transit service and facilities consistent with rural levels of
service in order to minimize vehicle trips.
S. The following policies relate to transportation linkages between designated local and regional
Centers:
a. Regional corridors shall be designated for vehicle, transit, HOV facilities, rail, bicycle, and
pedestrian travel between centers as part of the countywide transportation plan.
b. The transportation system linking Designated Centers within urban areas and Rural
Communities within the county shall be transit -oriented and pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
6. The following policies relate to freight transportation:
a. Preferred routesfor the movement offreight shall be identified as part ofthe countywide
transportation plan.
b. The County and the Cities shall work to ensure that compatible land uses are applied'along
designated freight corridors.
C. The County and the Cities shall use appropriate roadway standards for designated freight
corridors.
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7. The following policies relate to transportation relationships with the Puget Sound Regional
Council and the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization:
a. The Countywide Planning Policy will shall further the implementation of Vision 2020 and
Destination 2030 as adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council.
b. The County and the Cities shall actively participate in the Puget Sound Regional Council and
the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) to assure that
transportation planning in the two regions is consistent and accurately reflects local needs
related to identified regional system components.
c. The Kitsap Regional 121anning Coordinating Council shall serve as the point of coordination to
assure Puget Sound Regional Council and Peninsula RTPO planning programs are consistent
and mutually beneficial to jurisdictions within Kitsap County.
d. The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Kitsap County shall continue to be a part of
the regional TIP adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council. Local review, comment and
recommendations shall be coordinated through the Kitsap Regional PlermingCoordinating
Council.
e.
Regional 4feaspeftatien Planning erganizatien ffinding allotted by the State of Washifigien shall
be divided equally bem,een the Puget Sound Regional Geuneil and the Peninsula R-TPQ-
detefmined appropriate.
8. The following policies relate to the identification of needed transportation related facilities
and services within Kitsap County:
a. The Puget Sound Regional Council and the Peninsula RTPO shall identify regional system
components and related improvements within Kitsap County with the concurrence of the Kitsap
Regional ming Coordinating Council.
b. A countywide transportation plan developed by the Kitsap Regional Planming Coordinating
Council shall be prepared pursuant to the Growth Management Act to identify countywide
transportation facility and service needs. A technical committee including transit and local,
regional, and state transportation providers shall be used in this process.
9. The following policies relate to the coordination of intra -county transportation planning
efforts:
a. As a part of the local comprehensive planning process, the Kitsap Regional Plaming
Coordinating Council shall be responsible for reviewing consistency of land use and
transportation plans and elements.
b. The County and the Cities shall address compatibility between land use and transportation
facilities by:
Not using new road improvements to justify land use intensification.
ii. Managing access on new transportation facilities outside Urban Growth Areas;
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iii. Allowing phased development of improvements including acquiring right of way;
iv. Using comprehensive plans and development regulations to ensure that development
does not create demands exceeding the capacity of the transportation system, such as:
density limits in areas outside of Urban Growth Areas; concurrency management and
adequate public facility regulation; integrated multi -modal and non -motorized
networks;
c. The County and the Cities shall work together in a coordinated, iterative process to
periodically reassess whether regional land use and transportation goals can realistically be
met. If transportation adequacy and concurrency cannot be met, the following actions should
be considered:
Adjust land use and/or level ofservice (LOS) standards;
ii. Make full use of all feasible local option transportation revenues authorized but not yet
implemented; and
iii. Work with Washington State Department of Transportation (including Washington
State Ferries), Kitsap Transit, and the private sector to seek additional State
transportation revenues, state and federal grants for infrastructure improvements, and
local options to make system improvements necessary to accommodate projected
population growth.
d. A eefmnee Adjacent jurisdictions in Kitsap County shall develop consistent street classification
system and street standards. shah be develeped for use by all itHisdiefiens in Kitsap GetHity
e. The eeuntyyAde transpeftatief, plan Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall establish a
process for evaluating development impacts including those that may affect neighboring
jurisdictions within the county.
f The Kitsap Regional pleating Coordinating Council shall function to ensure that transportation
planning, system management and improvements at local, regional, and state levels are
coordinated, complementary, and consistent with adopted comprehensive land use plans.
10. The following policies relate to the pmeess for establishing coordinated and consistent level of
service (LOS) standards:
a. The County and the Cities shel} pailieipate if' the Puget Sound Regienal Getifleil and
Peninsula DT -PO o „o eensisten should develop comparable level of service standards
between among the County, Cities and the State of Washington for identified regional system
components.
b. The County and the Cities shall adopt roadway LOS standards. Urban growth management
agreements shall designate level of service standards.
c. The County and the Cities shall adopt transit LOS in the form of "Service Standards" adopted
by the Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners. The standards shall consider both frequency of
service and bus capacity.
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d. The County and the Cities shall coordinate with the WSDOT through the Puget Sound Regional
Council and the Peninsula RTPO in setting LOS standards for highways and facilities of
statewide significance, including the Washington State Ferries routes designated as such.
e. For highways and facilities of regional significance, including the Southworth ferry route, the
County and the Cities shall jointly set LOS with WSDOT through the Puget Sound Regional
Council and the Peninsula RTPO.
f. The County and the Cities shall each identify capacity deficiencies and either address them in
terms of identified funding or adjust the LOS standard on a temporary basis.
g. New development should not cause LOS to degrade to a level lower than the adopted standard,
consistent with state law.
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Affordable Housing
Element &H. POLICIES THAT CONSIDER THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND PARAMETERS FOR ITS DISTRIBUTION.
The Growth Management Act requires cities and counties to encourage the availability ofaMrdable
housing that is affordable for all income levels at a variety of housing densities. Local jurisdictions are
also encouraged to preserve existing housing resources in their communities.
1. The following definitions of affordable housing relates to the Countywide Planning Policy:
a. Below Market Rate Housing shall mean housing intended for low and Fnedefete -to-middle
income households. These income levels are further defined as follows (WAC 365.195):
Extremely low-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are at or
below 30% of the countywide median.
ii. Very low-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the
range of 31 - 50% of the countywide median_
iii. Low-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the range
of 51 - 80% pereent of the countywide median.
iv. Moderate -income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the
range of 80 1-15 pereent 81-95% of the countywide median.
V. Middle-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the
range of 96-120% of the countywide median.
b. Market Rate Housing shall mean housing intended for households with incomes that are
greater than l l5i 120% of the countywide median.
2. The following policies relate to the process for determining and fulfilling housing needs, and
the fair- share equitable distribution of offerdable below market rate housing in Kitsap County:
a. The County and the Cities shall inventory the existing housing stock consistent with the
Growth Management Act following each decennial census review, and correlate with'current
population and economic conditions, past trends, and thirty ten year population and
employment forecasts, to determine short and long range a€ferdable housing needs, including
rental and home ownership.
b. Based a Recognizing the percentage share of the existing and forecasted countywide
population and the distribution of existing below market rate housing, The County and the
Cities shall develop strategies to equitably disperse projected countywide below market rate
housing needs throughout Kitsap County in the Urban Growth Areas and, where they are
specifically found to be appropriate in consideration of existing development patterns and
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a. Below Market Rate Housing shall mean housing intended for low and Fnedefete -to-middle
income households. These income levels are further defined as follows (WAC 365.195):
Extremely low-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are at or
below 30% of the countywide median.
ii. Very low-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the
range of 31 - 50% of the countywide median_
iii. Low-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the range
of 51 - 80% pereent of the countywide median.
iv. Moderate -income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the
range of 80 1-15 pereent 81-95% of the countywide median.
V. Middle-income shall mean those households that have incomes that are within the
range of 96-120% of the countywide median.
b. Market Rate Housing shall mean housing intended for households with incomes that are
greater than l l5i 120% of the countywide median.
2. The following policies relate to the process for determining and fulfilling housing needs, and
the fair- share equitable distribution of offerdable below market rate housing in Kitsap County:
a. The County and the Cities shall inventory the existing housing stock consistent with the
Growth Management Act following each decennial census review, and correlate with'current
population and economic conditions, past trends, and thirty ten year population and
employment forecasts, to determine short and long range a€ferdable housing needs, including
rental and home ownership.
b. Based a Recognizing the percentage share of the existing and forecasted countywide
population and the distribution of existing below market rate housing, The County and the
Cities shall develop strategies to equitably disperse projected countywide below market rate
housing needs throughout Kitsap County in the Urban Growth Areas and, where they are
specifically found to be appropriate in consideration of existing development patterns and
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densities, in designated Rural Communities. ^'--" be de•,,.... road far eaeh urisdie fi, n in ,._de
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r housing oe; Sueh needs shall be the Fespensibility-ef
the appropriate ith-isdietien and shall net be trmsfeff ed to ethef jurisdietions Without appr-
ef the Kitsap R
c. Local housing inventories, and projections, and equitable distribution strategies shall be
compiled and updated under the coordination of the Kitsap Regional Planning -Coordinating
Council to identify countywide conditions and projected needs.
d. The County and the Cities Eash jurisdietien shall each identify specific policies and
implementation strategies in their Comprehensive Plans and shall enact implementing
regulations to provide a mix of housing types and costs to achieve identified ef€ iFdable Hewing
goals for both market rate and below market rate housing.
3. Recognizing that the marketplace makes adequate provision for those in the upper economic
brackets, some combination of appropriately zoned land, regulatory incentives, financial
subsidies, and innovative planning techniques will be necessary to make adequate provisions for
the needs of middle and lower income persons. (WAC 365.195-070.6) The following policies
relate to the provision of below market rate housing: development standards and fees:
a. Local comprehensive plan policies and development regulations shall encourage and not
exclude below market rate housing.
b. AMr-dable Below market rate housing strategies shalleneeuFage should include:
i. preservation, rehabilitation and redevelopment of existing neighborhoods as
appropriate, including programs to rehabilitate substandard housing;
ii. provide provision for a range of housing types such as multi -family, single family,
accessory dwelling units, cooperative housing, and manufactured housing on individual
lots and in manufactured housing parks;
iii. pfeaiete housing design and siting compatible with surrounding neighborhoods;
iv. mechanisms to help people purchase their own housing, such as tneehanisfns Wray
inelude low interest loan programs, and "self-help" housing, and consumer education.
c. Each jurisdiction shall promote and €aeilitate the development of below market rate housing in
a dispersed pattern so as not to concentrate or geographically isolate low income housing in a
specific area or community.
d. Below market rate housing should be located throughout Kitsap County in a manner to provide
easy access to transportation, employment, and other services. Designated Centers should
include below market rate housing. Rural self- help housing programs should be encouraged
either in or outside of designated Rural Communities.
e. Housing policies and programs shall address the provision of diverse housing opportunities to
accommodate the homeless, the elderly, physically or mentally challenged, mental paired,
and other segments of the population that have special needs.
and mdevelepmen6
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g. Innovative regulatory strategies shall be developed and implemented to provide incentives for
the development of a&Fdable below market rate housing within Designated Centers.
Jurisdictions shall develop strategies which provide a wide range of opportunities for
promoting the production of a€€erdable below market rate housing through means such as:
lewei reducing housing cost by subsidizing utility hook-up fees and rates, impact fees, and
permit processing fees; density incentives; smaller lot sizes; zero lot line designs; inclusionary
zoning techniques, such as requiring below-market rate housing in new residential
developments; transfers of development rights and/or a priority permit review and approval
process.
h. Policies and regulations shall encourage the production of a€ferdable below market rate
housing. The County and the Cities shall incorporate a regular review ofheesing eedes public
health and safety regulations pertaining to iete a€ferdable housing implementation strategies to
assure that protection of the public health and safety remains the primary purpose for housing
standards.
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alleviate the eff et of impaet:cc tett belew n _7_"t _
The County and the Cities shall participate in with housing authorities established to facilitate
the production of below market rate lew ineeme housing. The County and the Cities shall also
recognize and support other public and private not for profit housing agencies. 9tbeF rxearSA€
Supporting public housing agencies is encouraged through public land donations, guarantees,
suitable design standards, tax incentives, fee waivers, providing access to funding sources and
support for funding applications, or other provisions as appropriate.
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Coordination of Planning
Element F.I. POLICIES FOR COORDINATION OF PLANNING BY AFFECTED
JURISDICTIONS IN URBAN GROWTH AREAS.
Consistent with a goal of the Growth Management Act to ensure coordination between communities
and jurisdictions to reconcile conflicts, the Countywide Planning Policy must address coordination of
planning efforts within urban growth areas. It is recognized that in many instances, land use activities
may be affected by the plans and regulations of several jurisdictions including Kitsap County, a City
and special purpose districts. Coordinated planning is not only a requirement of local government; it
will facilitate implementation of plans, lead to more efficient delivery of urban governmental services
and will promote a sense of community through common, agreed upon development standards.
1. The following policies relate to coordinated planning for land use, capital facilities, parks and
infrastructure within urban growth areas:
a. The County and affected cities, special districts and other agencies as appropriate shall
establish a process for mutual consultation on proposed comprehensive land use plan policies
for lands within expanded urban growth areas.
b. The use of intergovernmental coordination agreements is encouraged as a means to formalize
cooperative efforts to plan for and provide urban governmental services.
c. Joint financing ventures should be identified to provide services and facilities that will serve the
population within the urban growth area as well as those that are of a countywide nature.
2. The following policy relates to the process for comprehensive plan amendments, zone
changes and development review and approval within urban growth areas:
While it is recognized that nothing in the county -wide planning policy shall be construed as
altering the land use planning authority of the County or the Cities, adopted urban growth
management agreements shall specify the process by which affected jurisdictions may review and
comment on comprehensive plan amendments, zone changes and development applications
processed by another jurisdiction within urban growth areas.
3. The following policies relate to the establishment of common and consistent development and
construction standards:
a. Each urban growth management agreement shall identify common and consistent development
and construction standards to be applied throughout that expanded urban growth area. These
may include, but are not limited to standards for streets and roads, utilities and other.
infrastructure components.
b. Urban growth management agreements shall identify services to be provided in an urban
growth area, the responsible service purveyors and the terms under which the services are to be
provided.
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Economic Development
Element G.J. POLICIES FOR COUNTYWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Growth Management Act requires that general economic development policies be identified in the
Countywide Planning Policy process. Consistent with the goals of the Act, economic development
planning must be coordinated with local comprehensive plans. The intent of the following policies is
to encourage coordinated economic growth among all jurisdictions in Kitsap County and to add
predictability and certainty to the private investment decision.
I. The following policies relate to a general strategy for enhancing economic development and
employment:
a. The County and the Cities recognize that a healthy economy that provides opportunities for
diverse segments of the community is important to the quality of life in the county. Economic
development also should be balanced with environmental concerns to and protect the quality of .
life.
b. The County and the Cities recognize that the economy in Kitsap County is overly very
dependent on the U.S. Navy and diversification is necessary. The County and the Cities shall
collaborate with ports, tribes, and other special districts to encourage economic growth and
diversification that is consistent with comprehensive plans and policies for land use,
transportation, public transit, regional water supply, capital facilities, urban governmental
services and environmental quality.
C. The Kitsap Regional Planning Coordinating -Council may designate the Economic
Development Council to prepare specific strategies for economic growth in concert with local
plans and policies.
d. Local governments are encouraged to utilize the Economic Development Council as a resource
to provide advice on economic development needs, and the potential for retaining and
expanding existing industries, including the U.S. Dept. of Defense, and attracting new
industries, especially those that would improve wage and salary levels, increase the variety of
job opportunities and utilize the resident labor force.
e. Local governments are encouraged to collaborate with the Economic Development Council to
promote the expansion oftelecommunications in Kitsap County and to coordinate
telecommunications policy with regional and federal agencies, including public utility districts,
Bonneville Power Administration, regional transportation planning organizations, and
neighboring counties.
f. Efforts of educational institutions to improve and expand vocational and post -secondary
education programs should be supported to assure a highly skilled, technically trained resident
work force.
2. The following policies relate to the role of government agencies in assuring coordinated,
consistent efforts to promote economic vitality and equity throughout Kitsap County:
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a. The County and the Cities shall promote Urban Growth Areas and existing industrial sites as
centers for employment.
b. The County and the Cities shall encourage the full utilization/development of designated
industrially and commercially zened areas. The County and the Cities shall promote
revitalization within existing developed industrial and commercial areas to take advantage of
the significant investments in existing buildings and infrastructure.
c. The County and the Cities andsgeeial distriets shall cooperate with tribes, ports, other special
districts, and all economic development interests to identify the capital facility needs of
designated industrial and commercial sites and investments to support economic development.
d. The County and the Cities shall collaborate with tribes, ports, and other special districts to
identify innovative development methods such as public and private partnerships and
community development assistance financing sheuld be identified and suppeFte to increase
economic vitality.
e. The County and the Cities shall collaborate with the EDC and the Ports shell to establish a
common method to monitor the supply of develepable designated commercial and industrial
sites and to ensure adequate land supply egpertunities for the expansion of existing-facilities
enterprises and the establishment of new economic enterprises. The monitoring method shall
indicate environmental constraints, infrastructure availability and capacity, and shall use the
Kitsap County Geographic Information System shall be used and Buildable Lands Analysis as a
regional database for this information.
f. The County and the Cities shall establish common infrastructure policy and standards,
including telecommunications infrastructure.
g. The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall coordinate the development of land supply
monitoring methods, common infrastructure policy and standards, and other strategies among
the County, the Cities, Tribes, Ports, and other special districts to encourage economic
development in Kitsap County.
h. The County and the Cities shall each establish and monitor a development review process that
is timely, predictable, efficient, fair, and consistent.
i. Where more than one jurisdiction is involved in planning and permitting a business
development, the jurisdictions shall work collaboratively to provide consistent development
regulations and permitting.
j. The County and the Cities shall encourage small business enterprises and cottage industries,
and allow appropriate and traditional home occupations as permitted by local regulations.
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Fiscal Impact
Element FI.K. AN ANALYSIS OF THE FISCAL IMPACT.
Communities must be able to fully evaluate the implications of policies and actions to determine the
impact on physical and public finance resources. The State Environmental Policy Act of 1971 created
a process for analyzing human and physical environmental impacts. Fiscal impacts, however, have not
been as universally identified and considered. This policy element required by Rem 102 the
GMM is vague, allowing local governments to determine the scope of the fiscal impact analysis. The
focus of the policies in this section is directed toward the implementation of the Countywide Planning
Policy and actions that may occur as a result of these guidelines.
I. The Kitsap Regional Piaming Coordinating Council shall work to develop a process for use by
local governments to facilitate the identification, analysis and disclosure of the fiscal impacts of
major development proposals and governmental actions. The process shall establish formulae to
address fiscal impacts, including tax revenue and service cost implications, of the following:
a. Proposed changes in municipal boundaries, including annexations, partial disincorporation
and incorporation;
b. Proposed changes in an urban growth area boundary;
c. Proposed new fully contained communities;
d. Proposed master planned resorts;
e. Proposed public facilities and services.
Other proposals as determined by the local government having lead agency status under the provisions
of the State Environmental Policy Act.
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Coordination with Tribal Governments
Element I.L. POLICIES PERTAINING TO COORDINATION WITH TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The Suquamish Tribe and the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe within their usual and accustomed areas,
and the federal government are distinct entities that have unique authorities, responsibilities, interests
and/or treaty rights affecting land use and other activities. Since the impacts of future growth and
development in Kitsap County will affect all governmental units, all agencies must be well informed
and continuously involved in regional and local planning.
I. Adequate opportunities for tribal and federal government participation shall be incorporated into
regional and local planning activities.
2. It is recognized that constitutional and statutory provisions may constrain tribal governments and
federal government agencies from entering into local agreements and processes. However, when
possible, the County, the Cities, tribal and federal governments should establish intergovernmental
cooperative agreements formalizing coordination and involvement in activities that are of mutual
interest.
3. Tribal governments, federal agencies, and county and local governments shall be encouraged to
coordinate plans among and between governments and agencies to make plans as consistent and
compatible as possible for properties over which they have authority or activities they authorize
and the adjacent areas affected.
4. Tribal governments and federal government agencies shall be encouraged to participate in
comprehensive planning and development activities that may affect them, including the
establishment and revision or urban growth areas encompassing, adjacent to or within federally
established reservation boundaries or federally -owned lands; allocation of forecasted population;
regional transportation, capital facility, housing and utility plans; and policies that may affect
natural and/or cultural resources of interest.
5. All County, City, Tribal and federal governmental agencies shall be included in the normal public
notice and comment procedures of other agencies and kept informed of matters of interest to them.
The County, the Cities, tribal and federal governmental agencies shall implement agreements to
keep informed of matters of local and regional interest through the Kitsap Regional Plaming
Coordinating Council, an exchange of newsletters, intergovernmental liaisons, periodic
informational meetings, a regional "round table", or other means as appropriate and suitable to
addressing issues of mutual concern.
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Roles and Responsibilities
Element d.M. THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND LAND USE PLANNING ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MEMBER AGENCY OF THE KITSAP
REGIONAL PLANNING COORDINATING COUNCIL AND SPECIAL
DISTRICTS INCLUDING SEWER AND WATER DISTRICTS, PORT
DISTRICTS AND FIRE DISTRICTS.
The Cities, tribal governments, the Regional Council and special districts are all involved in planning
activities related to their statutory authority and responsibility. In addition to the responsibilities defined
in previous countywide planning policies, this section fiuther clarifies the role and land use planning
authority of each type of governmental entity.
The KITSAP REGIONAL PLANNING COORDINATING COUNCIL was established by
interlocal agreement to assure coordination, consensus, consistency, and compliance in the
implementation of the Growth Management Act and comprehensive planning by County, city and
tribal governments within Kitsap County. The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council also
provides a voice for all jurisdictions in the development of comprehensive planning policies to be
applied countywide. The interlocal agreement adopted by the County, the Cities and the tribal
governments declared that the Kitsap Regional Plannin Coordinating Council is necessary to
maintain a regular intergovernmental communication network for all local and tribal governments
within the county, facilitate compliance with the coordination and consistency requirements of the
Growth Management Act, provide an effective vehicle to resolve conflict among and/or between
jurisdictions with respect to urban growth boundaries or comprehensive plan consistency, and to
build consensus on planning solutions for countywide growth management issues. The Kitsap
Regional finning Coordinating Council shall:
a. represent the consensus of views on growth management and planning issues among
member agencies. The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall make
recommendations on behalf of member jurisdictions to multi -county regional agencies and
State government on proposed changes to multi -county regional plans, State plans and
laws;
b. promote coordination in the development of local comprehensive plans, the Countywide
Planning Policy and environmental concerns. It will provide a forum, as necessary, for
achieving coordination in the development of local plans and resolving planning and plan
implementation issues common to local jurisdiction;
c. assure consistency among local plans and between local plans and the Countywide Planning
Policy and the Growth Management Act to the extent necessary to achieve regional policies
and objectives. The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council shall establish a process to
monitor and review local comprehensive plans to determine consistency with the Countywide
Planning Policy. Further, issues related to consistency may be brought to the attention of the
Regional Council by one or more members;
d. review transportation plans for consistency with land use plans;
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e. represent the views or positions of jurisdictions within the county on issues of consistency
or the resolution of conflicts related to multi -county regional growth strategies and
transportation plans;
f. develop a defined process for resolving disputes locally. The process shall not preclude
appeals to the Central Puget Sound Growth Planning Hearings Board if the local process
has been exhausted without resolution of the dispute. The process shall incorporate the
provisions of the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council interlocal agreement regarding
resolution of objections on the establishment of urban growth area boundaries;
g. assume primary responsibility for the coordination of educational programs and the
dissemination of planning -related information of regional interest;
h. perform responsibilities identified in the most recent region -wide growth management
strategy approved by the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council;
i. coordinate the review, revision and implementation of the Countywide Planning Policy;
j. develop a model urban growth management agreement incorporating the elements
identified in the Countywide Planning Policy for use by the County and the Cities.
k. apply for grants and administer contracts relative to regional tasks and plans;
1. coordinate local comprehensive planning work programs and the region wide growth
management strategy among all participating jurisdictions;
in. initiate and coordinate the development of other regional planning policies and
design/development standards or guidelines that may facilitate or expedite the
comprehensive planning process.
n. define and implement procedures that assure opportunities for early and continuous public
involvement throughout short and long range planning projects.
2. KITSAP COUNTY is the regional government within the county boundaries providing various
services within unincorporated and incorporated areas as required and specified by law and by
legal agreements. Kitsap County shall:
a. be responsible for the development, adoption and implementation of comprehensive plans
and development regulations and the processing of land use permits within the
unincorporated portions of the county;
b. be responsible for coordinating water quality planning in multi jurisdictional watersheds
and for other environmental planning activities as agreed to by all affected and interested
jurisdictions;
c. be responsible for coordinating the response on the listing for the federal Endangered
Species Act in multi jurisdictional watersheds as agreed by all affected and interested
jurisdictions;
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d. be responsible for being a regional sewer provider to the unincorporated and incorporated
areas of Kitsap County as needed to improve water quality consistent with levels of service
outlined in the Comprehensive Plan;
e. maintain a geographic information system to serve as a regional planning data base;
f. perform responsibilities as identified in the most recent region -wide growth management
strategy adopted by the Kitsap Regional Plannin Coordinating Council;
g. enter into separate urban growth management agreements with each city to address joint
issues identified in the Countywide Planning Policy and other matters agreed to be of
mutual interest.
h. define and implement procedures that assure opportunities for early and continuous public
involvement throughout short and long range planning projects.
3. CITIES within Kitsap County provide a variety of services primarily to residents within their
respective municipal boundaries. Cities shall:
a. provide urban governmental services as identified in the Growth Management Act (Chapter
36.70A RCW) and adopted urban growth management agreements;
b. be responsible for the development, adoption and implementation of comprehensive plans
and development regulations and the processing of land use permits within the incorporated
portion of the respective city;
C. perform responsibilities identified in the most recent region -wide growth management
strategy adopted by the Kitsap Regional Planting Coordinating Council;
d. coordinate with other agencies as appropriate in multi jurisdictional planning activities;
e. enter into a separate urban growth management agreement with Kitsap County to address
joint issues identified in the Countywide Planning Policy and other matters agreed to be of
mutual interest.
f. define and implement procedures that assure opportunities for early and continuous public
involvement throughout short and long range planning projects.
4. TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS are sovereign governmental entities within Kitsap County. The Port
Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe shall:
a. be responsible for any development, adoption and implementation of comprehensive plans
and regulations and the processing of permits consistent with jurisdictional responsibilities;
b. perform responsibilities identified in the most recent region -wide growth management
strategy adopted by the Kitsap Regional Plettrt#tg Coordinating Council;
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c. be encouraged and provided opportunities to participate in discussions and decisions on
issues of regional significance and on local matters affecting natural and cultural resources
of interest;
d. coordinate with other agencies as appropriate in multi jurisdictional planning activities;
e. be encouraged to enter into cooperative agreements when possible to formalize
participation in local and regional processes.
f. define and implement procedures that assure opportunities for early and continuous public
involvement throughout short and long range planning projects.
5. SPECIAL DISTRICTS are governmental subdivisions of the county that are usually established
to provide a defined scope of services. Special districts shall:
a. be responsible for service provision, capital facility planning and other activities as
authorized by law and legal agreements.
b. coordinate capital planning and implementation strategies with local governments to assure
consistency with comprehensive plan policies;
c. participate in service provision identification required in each urban growth management
agreement;
d. coordinate with other agencies as appropriate in multi jurisdictional planning activities;
e. provide technical assistance as appropriate to assist local governments in comprehensive
plan development, adoption and implementation;
f. be encouraged to enter into cooperative agreements and consolidate when possible to
formalize participation in local and regional processes.
g. define and implement procedures that assure opportunities for early and continuous public
involvement throughout short and long range planning projects.
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