Help Protect Rural Kitsap From Overdevelopment
Help Protect Rural Kitsap From Overdevelopment
Speak up! – Email your comments by the June 20, 10 am deadline and tell your county commissioners you support efforts to protect the rural parts of our county from rezoning that would turn it into subdivisions.
On June 9, the county commissioners made a preliminary decision to turn down 14 requests to rezone rural portions of Kitsap County – including 400 acres adjacent to the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park – for higher-density residential development.
On June 23, they will make a final decision . Developers are pushing the commissioners to reverse that decision. Commissioners need to hear from the public!
You can also comment (3-minute limit) at the public hearing on Monday, June 23, at 10 am . (Public Comment period B, “Raise Hand” to comment)
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87036792517.
By phone, dial 1-253-215-8782; Webinar ID: 870 3679 2517
In Person:
Kitsap County Administration Bldg, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
You can also comment on these issues important to rural land use policy:
- We do not need more residential development in rural areas. Rezoning for residential development goes against our county’s Comprehensive Plan, Washington’s Growth Management Act, and the Puget Sound Regional Council.
- Rezoning rural land for residential development also goes against
what our residents want
.
According to the February 2025 KITSAP RURAL AND RESOURCE LANDS COMMUNITY SURVEY
:
- 87% of respondents believe maintaining Kitsap County’s rural look and feel is important.
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82% support policies to protect rural open spaces , agricultural land, and scenic areas.
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71% prefer concentrating growth in existing towns and urban growth areas. They support growth where infrastructure already exists, not in rural landscapes where it could erode character.
- There are already several major subdivisions in the pipeline – including 1,000+ new homes planned for North Kitsap County.
- Protecting existing rural zoning helps support agricultural activities and protects the right to farm.
- If we carve up Kitsap’s rural land now, future generations won’t have a choice .
ATTEND AND SPEAK UP AT THE PUBLIC HEARING
June 23, 10 AM
, 3-minute limit (public comment period B, “Raise Hand” to comment)
By phone: dial 1-253-215-8782; Webinar ID: 870 3679 2517
In Person: Kitsap County Administration Bldg, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
KC Press Release:
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