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April 2, 2024, Planning Commission Meeting PacketCITY OF PORT ORCHARD Planning Commission 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366 (36o) 874-5533 planning@portorchardwa.gov PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, April 2, 2024 — 6:00 pm *** Attendees and Planning Commissioners may attend in person at City Hall or via Zoom*** Join Zoom Meeting, Public Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/i/86180242823 Dial -in (phone audio) only: + 1253 215 8782 Webinar ID: 8618024 2823 Planning Commissioners please use individual webinar links. 1. Call to Order: 6:00 p.m. Pledge of allegiance. 2. Welcome and Introduction. Planning Commission and City Staff Introductions. 3. Audience Comments: Topics not listed for public hearing on tonight's agenda. Please limit comments to 3 minutes. 4. Approval of Minutes from: a) March 5, 2024 (Attachment)(ACTION) 5. Business Items: a) Elect Chair and Vice Chair b) PRESENTATION: 2024 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update A presentation of the draft Land Use, Housing, Capital Facilities, and Climate related to the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update. Staff Contact: Jim Fisk, AICP, Principal Planner c) DISCUSSION: Director's Report Update to the Planning Commission on recent related to past and upcoming Planning Commission activity. Staff Contact: Nick Bond, AICP, Community Development Director 6. Adjourn Next Planning Commission Meeting — May 7, 2024 CITY OF PORT ORCHARD Planning Commission Minutes 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366 Phone: (36o) 874-5533 • Fax: (36o) 876-498o Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 5, 2024 Zoom Teleconference COMMISSIONERS: Present: Joe Morrison (acting chair), Annette Stewart, Louis Ta, Wayne Wright. Absent: Bek Ashby, Tyler McClosky, Stephanie Bailey STAFF: Community Development Director Nick Bond (attending remotely), Principal Planner Jim Fisk, Associate Planner Shaun Raja, Planning Intern Paul Fontenot. 1. CALL TO ORDER: Commissioner Morrison called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS: There were no members of the public present in the chamber, and the remote attendee did not request the floor. Consequently, there were no comments regarding issues not on the agenda. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JANUARY 17, 2024: As Commissioner Stewart was not present for the February meeting, she abstained from the vote approving the minutes from that meeting. Commissioner Morrison asked if the other commissioners had a chance to review the minutes from the February 2024 meeting and if anyone had any issues or proposed amendments. Seeing none, a motion was entertained to approve the minutes. Commissioner Wright moved to approve the minutes with Commissioner Ta as a second. The motion passed unanimously with one abstention. 4. BUSINESS ITEMS A. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. Item postponed to the April 2024 Planning Commission meeting. B. STAFF REPORT: 2024 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PERIODIC UPDATE: NATURAL SYSTEMS, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS. Principal Planner Fisk introduced to the Commission Alex Campbell of AHBL to provide an overview of the proposed amendments to the natural systems, parks and recreation, and transportation elements of the comprehensive plan, which had been provided to the commissioners in the meeting packet. The Commission's comments and feedback were requested. Mr. Campbell, as in the previous Planning Commission meeting emphasized that the focus of the current amendments was to ensure that the City's comprehensive plan was consistent with Kitsap County and Puget Sound Regional Council planning policies and requested feedback from the commission regarding these amendments to the periodic update. He added however, that some flexibility is allowed given the guidelines of the policies. Mr. Campbell mentioned that the content contained in the draft of this section of the Comprehensive Plan would was denser than the one presented in the previous meeting and more time would be given to review and comment on as the month continued. He then asked for any feedback The Commission might have. Commissioner Morrison commented in agreement with Mr. Campbell's mention of the amount of content. He then asked if any other members of the Commission had any comments. Commissioner Wright commented that he reviewed most of the amendments. He addressed his concern over the transportation element mentions of cycling and walking and suggested cycling and bicycling may not be practical for the City's elderly population. He also questioned the efficacy of these alternative transportation proposals given the propensity of rain in the region. Commissioner Wright expressed concern that much in the plan might have been added unnecessarily given potential laws or policy goals already in place within the City's previous plans. Commissioner Wright also addressed the plan's inclusion of policy goals regarding equity and his concern that it would lead to segregation of the various groups throughout Port Orchard. Commissioner Wright commented that the plan should be more specific about Port Orchard's needs rather than consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act. Commissioner Ta asked about the transportation element specifically referring to the Growth Management Act and that perhaps a reference to it could be made earlier on to make the reader more aware of what the GMA is. Mr. Campbell responded that the GMA does specifically require the transportation element and the reason it's included in that element of the plan to both reference the GMA's requirements and to connect all the plan's elements to a central scope of the regional council policies and the GMA. Commissioner Ta then asked where questions and comments could be directed. Senior Planner Fisk responded that all questions and comments could be emailed to department staff directly. Director Bond mentioned that the reference to the GMA in the Transportation Element was most likely because of the Public Works Department having in the past hired their own independent consultants and consequently were developing a plan independently. The reference might have been deemed necessary to keep them apprised of the GMA and its requirement. Director Bond agreed that the reference could potentially be moved or removed for the sake of clarity. Commissioner Morrison commented that he would be providing more comments later. He mentioned that the plan be focused on assuring that the City's facilities and infrastructure be open to all the citizens of the City. C. DISCUSSION: DIRECTOR'S REPORT Page 2 of 3 Director Bond reported that Commissioner Bek Ashby would be leaving the Planning Commission and consequently there would be a position open on the Commission. Being short a member, he stressed that attendance at upcoming meetings be considered given the necessity to finish the Comprehensive Plan. Director Bond also mentioned that he'd given a presentation to the City Council regarding current developments around the City and if any of the Commissioners wished to see it, they could find the recording of it on the City's website. ADJOURN: Commissioner Morrison adjourned the meeting at 6:24 pm. Bek Ashby, Chair Nick Bond, Community Development Director Page 3 of 3 CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366 Ph.: (360) 874-5533 • FAX: (360) 876-4980 PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No: 5(b) Meeting Date: April 2, 2024 2024 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update: Land Use, Subject: Housing, Capital Facilities, and Climate Prepared by: Nick Bond, AICP, Development Director Issue: The following provides an overview of the Comprehensive Plan 2024 Periodic Update related to the draft elements covering Land Use, Housing, Capital Facilities, and Climate. The purpose is to encourage your review and comments on these elements for inclusion in the final draft, which is scheduled for delivery by June 2024, and ensure that ultimately the City of Port Orchard adopts a Comprehensive Plan that reflects the community's values and goals. Land Use: The Land Use Element within the Comprehensive Plan serves as a pivotal component, linking various aspects of city planning to facilitate orderly and efficient growth. Its purpose is to establish a roadmap for future land use, ensuring that development aligns with the city's goals and aspirations over a 20-year planning horizon. By guiding land use decisions, this element aims to foster rational growth that maximizes the city's potential while minimizing negative impacts such as increased infrastructure costs and loss of open space. Mandated by the Growth Management Act (GMA), the Land Use Element outlines the distribution, location, and extent of land uses, with its goals and policies informing development regulations. Ultimately, its primary objective is to accommodate projected population and employment growth while maintaining a balance between new development and community values. Housing: The Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan is designed to establish comprehensive policies guiding housing decisions within and around Port Orchard. Its primary focus is to ensure suitable housing opportunities for all socioeconomic levels, enhancing the city's quality of life. Supported by the June 2023 Housing Action Plan, which identifies current housing trends and develops actionable strategies, the Housing Element aligns with both the Comprehensive Plan's overarching goals and Washington's Growth Management Act. As the city grows, providing a variety of housing types becomes imperative to meet diverse needs. This includes reducing homeownership barriers, preserving affordable housing, and creating more diverse housing options like middle housing to accommodate residents' preferences and promote proximity to work or transit. The Housing Element aims to preserve and improve existing housing, expand overall housing supply, encourage affordability across income levels, mitigate displacement, and foster thriving, equitable neighborhoods. Capital Facilities: The Capital Facilities Element of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan update outlines the City of Port Orchard's current facilities and plans for future infrastructure to accommodate its growing population. This element serves as a guide for providing necessary facilities and maintaining desired service levels for residents and businesses. It reviews funding availability, connects planning with other functional plans, and establishes goals and policies for planning purposes. The City manages various capital facilities, including roads, parks, utilities, police facilities, and administrative buildings, while other entities oversee publicly owned facilities like schools, libraries, sewage treatment, and public transit. The element ensures comprehensive and coordinated planning in compliance with state requirements and the Growth Management Act (GMA), which mandate adequate service levels for development without compromising current standards. Coordination with Kitsap County's Countywide Planning Policies is also essential. If funding constraints arise, the GMA mandates a reassessment of land use plans for consistency with capital facility plans. The Capital Facilities Element contributes to realizing the community's vision by coordinating with other elements of the Comprehensive Plan and functional system plans. It guides budgetary decisions and includes a list of planned improvements over the next six years, along with detailed functional plans outlining facility inventories, needs, costs, and funding sources. Climate: The Climate Element addresses the challenges Port Orchard faces from climate change, including rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and ecological shifts impacting businesses, residents, and the environment. Although not mandated until 2029, the City is proactively adopting this element to prepare for and mitigate these impacts. The element focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing resilience to climate change effects. In alignment with state legislation and Puget Sound Regional Council's Vision 2050, the City commits to emission reduction goals and resilience planning. This includes promoting cleaner energy sources, sustainable transportation, and community preparedness strategies. The Climate Element will be a living document, updated as planning progresses and incorporating stakeholder and public input. Baseline greenhouse gas emissions data is awaited, with funding sought for comprehensive studies. The proactive adoption allows the City to evaluate the effectiveness of climate -related language, goals, and policies during the Comprehensive Plan's midpoint check -in, ensuring ongoing adaptation to changing climate realities. It's important to note that the Planning Commission's input may be incorporated into the final draft elements based on applicability. Our review of the draft elements ensures consistency with the Puget Sound Regional Coordinating Council's checklist and adherence to population and employment targets outlined in Vision 2050. There is no action required by the Planning Commission at the March 5, 2024 meeting. However, to ensure timely delivery of final draft elements, the Planning Commission should return any comments to staff prior to the next scheduled Planning Commission meeting. Attachments: Draft Land Use Element, Draft Housing Element, Draft Capital Facilities Element, and Draft Climate Element 2 Chapter 2. Land Use 2.1 Introduction The Land Use element represents the heart intersection point of the Comprehensive Plan, aswhere land use goals, policies, map designations, and decisions are created to connect and felate-incorporate all other elements through a future -looking lens as the City continues to develop. The purpose of this section is to provide a framework to guide future land use to help the city grow in an orderly, rational, and efficient way and help the community realize its potential during the 20-year planning horizon. The goals and policies contained herein recognize that "....r...zaFel and dmSBFdeF' y deve'elan+ef+unplanned growth can reduce efficiency and increase the cost of utilities, roads, and other services, consume valuable open space, and result in higher taxes and fees fee ser„se to fund and maintain infrastructure and services. The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires Comprehensive Pplans to contain land use elements that describe the proposed distribution, location, and extent of land uses. Once adopted, land use goals and policies will be functionally implemented throughin Port Orchard's development regulations. Tke ""'The primary goal of this element is to plan for population and employment growth protections in accordance with GMA requirements while ensuFing -balancing new development needs with ^C�fs a �-�'acc'orc�a Rr p with the •• i+"•• +h the community's aspirations and values and the FeqbiiFeFnPRtq,.f+h,, GAA A. 2.2 Key Issues and Concepts As a community, Port Orchard is growing due to a healthy birth rate, immigration, and annexation. This plan accommodates Port Orchard's 2036 2044 population and employment growth allocation_ as distributed through the Vision 2040-2050 framework and agreed upon in coordination with other Kitsap County municipalities in the Countywide Planning Policies. Port Orchard's land use and zoning designations currently provide sufficient land capacity within city boundaries to accommodate the projected 972351 5500 additional residents who will make Port Orchard their home (during the 20102024-204436 planning period). In conjunction with the findings of the Buildable Lands Report, the Future Land Use Map shows how the 6T2-3-53 552 additional projected and allocated residents in the adjacent Urban Growth Area can be accommodated. .. ;- -- have phasized that ;+; ;+; � + A common theme heard throughout the public engagement process for this Comprehensive Plan Update has been focused on how to manage new growth in a way that protects the s^^a'� ,a-o..,+^ ^small-town character of the community while allowing for new and innovative development that responds to changing household needs and growth press ures._Figure 1 below shows the changes in different age graupsa!ge brackets from 2000 2010 to 20102021, with ^ significant' geneFatiGna noted increase in the 35-54 age bracket (+4% since 2010). As Port Orchard's population ages, the city needs the flexibility to adapt to the changing needs and desires of this age gFe p and the f..Fesigh to plan for these changes as wpllthe various age groups and their unique needs and desires from a land -use perspective. ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 100 % 90% 80 % 70 % 60% 50% 40% 30 % 20% 10% 0% Port Orchard (2010) Port Orchard (2021) Kitsap County Washington ■ 65 and older ■55to64 ■ 45 to 54 ■35to44 ■ 20 to 34 ■ 19 and younger Figure 1 The fundamental goal of the Land Use element, as established by the GMA, is to establish broad, general direction forthe City's land use policies. The land use policies are established notonly in accordance with the forward - looking population and employment growth projections allocated to the 6ita butCity but are also responsive to the existing population changes that the City has experienced since the last major Comprehensive Plan update. This element provides the City's policy plan for growth over the next twenty years. It also implements many of the goals and objectives in the other plan elements through suggested land use designations and other action recommendations. The Land Use Element specifically considers the general distribution and location of land uses; and the appropriate intensity and density of land uses designations given develepment4en&4pAto accommodate allocated population and employment growth projections. The City's development regulations and permitting processes are used to dieeet establish adequate development standards for growth, to ensure it occurs in a manner consistent with both the provisions of th;, e'm-RtGMA and the community's vision for the future. To accomplish this, the Land Use element establishes goals and policies that seek to: • Accommodate changes in population and demographics • Encourage development in urban areas, reduce sprawl, and deliver services efficiently • Ensure land use designations reflect need and demand • Minimize traffic congestion and encourage the development of a multimodal transportation system • Protect open spaces and the natural environment • Promote physical activity ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 • Support a range of employment opportunities • Allow middle housing types in areas predominantly characterized by single family detached housing. 2.3 Current Land Use Characteristics Figure 2 shows the peFeent of land uses and zoning based on the ^ tVes t .al Iand area ^"^'^overall acreage of each zoning district within the City. Most land in the C-City is devoted to housing. Commercial areas aa^•' t"^ ''^ •^t^•• ^ throughout the City offer a range of goods and services, provide employment for liaca4esidents and those living in surrounding rural areas.7aadCommercial areas also provide additional tax revenue to help fund and maintain public services and facilities. Industrial lands allow for light manufacturing and warehousing businesses, which also provide job opportunities and support the area's economy. Ci. wFe 2 A shows the a nt of ,J...,elopaI.I., land i residential land use areas. Port Orchard Zoning, 2023 Legend Q Port orchard City Llmits 1._l PortOrchard UGA Water Bodes Zone Greenbelt(GB) Resdental 1 IN) -dental 2IQ) Res dent a13 (R3) Residential 4(R4) n Residential B(es) Neighl ,hand Mixed Use (NMU) Business Prof. Mixed U.(BPMU) y %/ Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) %/ Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) V1 Gateway Mind Use (GMU) 11111 Commerce) Carrtdor (Cc) Commercial Heavy (CH) Industr al Hex (IF) LA Light l ndurtnal(U) Civic and Ins[Rutional (CI) Parks and Rxreation (PR) Public Facilities (PR) Roads State Highway — follenor / Arterial — Local Road Figure 2 2.4 Land Use Designations Zone Acres gyp% GB 503.4 R1 311.9 / R2 2,068.2 / R3 1,047.9 j�ijr�iw une R4 123.6 -w1•7 R6 321.1 �� NMU 17.1 a BPMU 51.9 /` CMU 336.2 DMU 48.2 GMU 35.1 CC 189.6 ,..,.,�o�w«aa - CH 162.3 1 IF 7_6 LI 137.6 3 _ _ i� if B I - CI 113.8 i 1 PR 134.1 .. rn,xao NI os imiA PF 280.6 rl nrPs x;a.c c an o)roe ornara, tcc Total 5894.5 The City's comprehensive plan land use element identifies 7-seven different land use designations which are Il#'-d On Table 'shown in the Future Land Use Map below. These land use designations are implemented through the city's zoning regulations contained in the municipal code. Each land use designation may correspond to one or more zoning designations for implementation. As the City develops sub -area plans for ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Commented [AC7]: This Zoning Map is the most recent published, and will be updated as this Comprehensive Plan Update is finalized. its designated centers as described in section 2.7, the eCity may wish to create new zones and standards consistent with this plan, its goals and policies, and these land use designations. When doing so, the Ceity should ensure that it doesn't significantly alter the land capacity for the Ceity such that the City's population and employment growth allocations adopted in the countywide planning policies can't be accommodated. Likewise, if sub -area plans are likely to accelerate population and employment growth rates, the City should take reasonable measures to ensure that it doesn't surpass its 2036 2044 growth targets. Commented [AC2]: This Future Land Use Map is the most recent published, and will be updated as this Comprehensive Plan Update is finalized. CITY OF PORT ORCHARD 123 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP reenry�siaembl Metllum Oan¢9y Fetitlmliel Canmww UHvn I — - ban ban Growth Area [Insert UGA Future Land Use Map —Update based on Kitsap County's pending amendmentsl ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 The Kitsap County 2021 Buildable Lands Report found that the City of Port Orchard has room to develop, through vacant or underutilized lands, a total of 6,659 dwelling units, or enough space for 16,250 residents using a variety of housing types, assuming 2.44 people per housing unit. This means that the city has sufficient capacity to accommodate its growth allocation developed under the Vision 2050 framework, but also that it has surplus capacity which could potentially allow the city to exceed its growth allocation. The City's Population Capacity is shown in Table 1: City of Port Orchard Population Capacity and Demand 2044 Population Capacity 16,250 2024-2044 Allocated Population Growth 10,500 Net 20-Year Population Capacity (+ or -) -5750 UGA Pop. Capacity/Demand Ratio 1.55 Table 1 2.5.1 Current and Projected Growth and Performance The growth allocation described in Table 1 above provided a target of 10,500 people that need to be accommodated between 2024 and 2044. As part of the City's 2024 Periodic Update, the city has the benefit of reviewing historic population growth data to evaluate its performance in accommodating population allocations. Since the City's last Comprehensive Plan Update in 2016, the City grew at an average rate of 3.5% per year as shown in Table 2 below. Given the characteristics of the areas annexed by the city, including numerous entitled projects, the annual growth rates allow the City to project and anticipate future growth rates. OFM Population OFM Forecasting Year Annual Growth Estimate Rate 13,810 2016 _ 13,990 2017 1.3% 14,160 2018 1.2% 14,390 2019 1.6% 15,587 2020 8.3%* 15,960 2021 2.4% 16,400 2022 2.8% 17,480 2023 6.65. ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Commented [AC3]: This section (both 2.5 and 2.5.1) has been updated and moved from the Housing Element into this Land Use Element, as it more directly relates to land uses accommodating projected growth patterns. Table 2 * The 2020 annual growth rate includes population adjustments for the 2020 Census, including population adjustments between the 2010 and 2020 Census, resulting in a noticeably higher annual growth rate than adiacent years. The City of Port Orchard, similar to many communities throughout the Puget Sound region, has experienced significant growth over the last decade. Annual growth rates between 2016 and 2023 ranged from 1.2% to 6.6%. A unique outlier to the City's growth rates occurred during and immediately following the Covid-19 pandemic, in which the City experienced unprecedented growth rates exceeding 8%. Following 2020, annual growth rates returned to the more traditional growth rates between 2.4% and 6.6%, indicating continued 6,923 people above the City's growth allocation from PSRC for the Comprehensive Plan's planning horizon of 2044. The City will need to experience an average annual growth rate of 1.925% in order to meet (and not exceed) PSRC2sthe Countywide Planning Policy growth allocation of an additional 10,500 population in 2044. While a 1.925% annual growth rate is lower than the annual growth rates that the City has experienced in the last five years, it is similar to growth rates that the City has experienced prior to the uniquely high growth rate in 2020. Over the 20-year planning horizon the City anticipates lower growth rates than experienced in the last five years, bringing overall growth closer to the 1.925% average growth rate needed to meet the Citv's growth allocation. �52.6 Overlay Districts The city's development regulations include land use overlay districts which are applied in parts of the city, as summarized below. • Downtown Height Overlay District (DHOD) • Self -Storage Overlay District (SSOD) • Ruby Creek Overlay District (RCOD) • View Protection Overlay District (VPOD) • McCormick Urban Village Overlay District (MVOD) Port Orchard's overlay districts accomplish varying objectives including implementing subarea plans, providing regulations for the development in centers, regulating specific uses, and determining building heights. The creation of a new overlay district may be appropriate as the City continues to develop subarea plans under the Centers approach to growth. "2.7 Land Use Goals & Policies Goals are not listed in any particular order. Port Orchard strives to: Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Commented [AC4]: This number to be provided once OFM publishes 2024 population data at the end of June. Commented [ACS]: This number to be provided once OFM publishes 2024 population data at the end of June. Commented [AC6]: Based on 3.5%growth rate from 2023 population number in Table 1. Will be updated with 2024 population data once published. Goal I. Retain Port Orchard's small town commercial and residential character while accommodating allocated growth citywide. Policy LU-1. Ensure that land use and zoning regulations maintain and enhance e 'S"^^ S'^^'^ FFIR+ y ^g'^', t*;;'low density residential neighborhoods, while encouraging that new development provides a mixed range of housing types. Policy LU-2. Limit industrial development to locations accessible from arterials or freeways and discourage industrial access through residential areas. Policy LU-3. Wpelat^ @Rd ^s`^b"s"Maintain building and site design standards that support an attractive and functional built environment in all areas of the City. Policy LU-4. Encourage the subdivision of large parcels and, through private subdivisions and public acquisitions, the creation of a continuous street grid similar in scale to the downtown's, especially in designated centers of lee@! iWpeFtaRee Goal 2. Ensure that sufficient land is available for development to accommodate allocated growth in population and employment. Policy LU-5. Ensure land use and development regulations enable a supply of housing units within the city and adjacent UGA that will accommodate forecasted population growth. Ensure land use and development regulations enable a supply of commercial retail and office space within the city and adjacent UGA that will accommodate forecasted employment growth. Policy LU-6. Ensure adequate land is available for light industrial and commercial uses, including high technology, medical, and office uses, in appropriate areas to diversify Port Orchard's economic base and provide for the community's changing needs. Policy LU-7. Monitor the rate of residential, light industrial and commercial growth against the 20- year targets established in VISION 20540 and the Countywide Planning Policies, and if growth appears to deviate from a rate that complies with these targets, consider adopting reasonable measures such as reducing/increasing adopted transportation levels of service, reducing/increasing impact fees, or accelerating/delaying projects within the City's Capital Improvement Program. Policy LU-8. grevide Allow for a variety of single-family, middle housing, and multi -family housing types and employment opportunities that meet the needs of diverse socioeconomic interests. Policy LU-9. Notify adjacent military facilities of relevant local land use decisions. Peliey Im �.Policy LU-10. Allow for the siting of organic materials (OM) management facilities to meet Goal 3. Implement a strategy to develop centers. °ralmey Im �—'�.PolicyLU-11. In consultation with stakeholders and the general public, develop a comprehensive strategy to implement centers as a means of directing and prioritizing ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Commented [BP7]: From Commerce Periodic Update Checklist: Development regulations newly developed, updated, or amended after January 1, 2025 allow for the siting of organic materials (OM) management facilities as identified in local solid waste management plans (SWMP) to meet OM reduction and diversion goals. Siting must meet criteria described in RCW 70A.205.040(3). See also RCW 36.70.330. For applicability, see RCW 70A.205.540. residential and commercial growth. Peliey L -� ..Policy LU-12. Within centers, set minimum building densities that enable lively and active streets and commercial destinations. Such limits may take the form of: minimum floors or building height, floor -area -ratios, and lot coverage; and maximum street setbacks and parking spaces. Goal 4. Ensure that both public services and infrastructure are developed in an efficient and cost-effective manner. P, 'i^ '��''.Pohcy LU-13. Prioritize capital facilities and transportation investment in those locations targeted for growth and higher land use densities. Policy�'.Policy LU-14. Coordinate with Kitsap County to develop a plan and timeline to annex UGA land adjacent to the city, consistent with the city's capability to provide municipal services and applicable law. Policy4-.Policy LU-15. Identify land in the UGA that is useful for public purposes, such as utility corridors, transportation corridors, parks, schools, and other public uses. Goal S. Protect, enhance, and maintain the values and functions of Port Orchard's natural areas, open spaces, and critical areas. °, "ems � "�'S.Policy LU-16. Evaluate a range of incentives to encourage compact development to preserve open space throughout the city, possibly to include density credits, incentive zoning, and/or transfer of development rights. Peliey L -i ..Pohcy LU-17. Prioritize the development of new parks, open space, and passive and active recreational opportunities in underserved neighborhoods and centers. Policy Policy LU-18. Incentivize infill development to preserve and protect open space, critical areas, and natural resources. Paliey LU 18. Identify land in the that is useful for open space cerFiders, including land for recreation, Policy LU-19. Protect the quality and quantity of groundwater used for public water supplies through zoning designations, development regulations, and the local critical areas ordinance. Goal 6. Reduce congestion and greenhouse gas emissions, promote public health, reduce auto dependency, and increase multimodal transportation opportunities for accessing retail services, health care services, and places of employment. Policy LU-20. Ensure orderly development, concurrency of infrastructure provision, and protection of environmentally sensitive areas through an effective and predictable permitting process. Policy LU-21. Remove barriers to low -impact development in zoning, subdivision, and street regulations. Encourage the minimization of impervious surface areas in development. ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Policy LU-22. Promote local food security and public health by enabling the establishment of urban agriculture, community gardens, farmers markets, and food production and distribution infrastructure. Policy LU-23. Enable land use patterns that allow all residents to safely and efficiently access commercial services, especially grocery stores and healthcare facilities, without an automobile. Policy LU-24. Encourage the expansion of transit networks that enable both incorporated and unincorporated neighborhoods outside of the cityto accessjob centers within Port Orchard. Goal 7. Encourage the development of active, vibrant, and attractive destinations throughout the community. Policy LU-25. Incorporate the following principles in planning for commercial areas: • Create lively and attractive places aton a human scale. • Support a mix of retail, office, and residential uses in multistory structures. • Create transitions between commercial areas and surrounding residential neighborhoods. • Protect residential areas from excessive noise, exterior lighting, glare, visual nuisances, and other conditions that detract from the quality of the living environment. • Encourage multi -modal transportation options, especially during peak traffic periods. • Promote an intensity and density of land uses sufficient to support effective transit and pedestrian activity. • Promote a street pattern that provides through connections, pedestrian and vehicular access. • Establish urban and architectural design standards that support an attractive and functional pedestrian environment, such as block size limits and requiring street - facing windows and doors. • Encourage pedestrian travel to and within commercial areas by providing: • Safe and attractive walkways. • Close groupings of land uses. • Parking lot design that provides safe walking routes and pedestrian connections between adjacent properties. • Off-street surface parking to the backs or sides of buildings to maximize pedestrian access from the sidewalk(s). Goal 8. Connect new and existing neighborhoods to each other, to commercial and employment centers, and to public facilities. Policy LU-26. Require adequate transitions between different land uses to mitigate potential negative impacts of noise, light, and air pollution. Policy LU-27. Require new development to provide connections to and through -access for existing and ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 planned trails and roads. Explore strategies to encourage existing development to provide the same as part of a city- and region -wide trail and open space network. Goal 9. Encourage the ongoing development of downtown as an active, vibrant community, commercial, social, and civic center while respecting its historic character. Policy LU-28. In conjunction with the Centers Strategy as provided in Section 2.7, enhance downtown Port Orchard's role as the center of the South Kitsap region, reflecting the following principles in development standards and land use plans: • Encourage land uses that support transit centers and promote pedestrian activity. • Promote a mix of uses, including retail, office, and housing. • Encourage uses that will provide both daytime and evening activities. • Support civic, cultural, and entertainment activities. • Provide sufficient public open space and recreational opportunities. • Enhance, and provide access to, the waterfront. • Develop enhanced design guidelines and design review requirements that promote attractive, pedestrian -scale development and redevelopment within the City's historic downtown area. Policy LU-29. Consider conducting a downtown parking study to assess current and future parking needs and develop solutions and strategies to address identified constraints or oversupply. Policy LU-30. Ensure land use designations and development support existing maritime industries, promote creative uses of the waterfront, and facilitate the planning and construction of waterfront parks and gathering places. Goal 10. (Collaborate with the County and nearby cities to develop a Policy LU-32. (Coordinate land use planning with the County and nearby cities to identify changes that may Policy LU-33. Implement the recommendations contained within the Downtown Basin Stormwater Plan to ensure that development of the Downtown subarea does not result in increased stormwater runoff and pollution to Puget Sound. Policy LU-34. (Integrate community health, equity, and displacement into appropriate planning practices ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Commented [BP8]: From Commerce Periodic Update Checklist: Where applicable, a review of drainage, flooding and stormwater run-off in the area and nearby jurisdictions and provide guidance for corrective actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges that pollute waters of the state. RCW 36.70A.070(1) (amended in 2023) and WAC 365-196- 405(2)(e) Commented [BP9]: Visoin 2050 MP-EN-18 Commented [BP10]: Kitsap County CPP NE-7a Commented [BPI I]: From Commerce Periodic Update Checklist: Give special consideration to achieving environmental justice in goals and policies, including efforts to avoid creating or worsening environmental health disparities. RCW 36.70A.070(1) amended in 2023. and decision -making processes. Commented [BPI2]: vision 2050 MPP-DP-16 and Kitsap Policy LU-35. (Reduce impacts to vulnerable populations and areas that have been disproportionately County CPP CW-3-h affected by noise, air pollution, or other environmental impacts.) Commented [BP13]: vision 2050 MPP-En-g Goal 12. Establish land use patterns that increase the resilience of the built environment, ecosystems, and community to climate change. Policy LU-36. Establish development regulations that incorporate best practices for reducing the risk of wildfire, extreme heat, flooding, and other climate -exacerbated hazards. Policy LU-37. Identify and implement strategies for reducing residential development pressure in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). Policy LU-39. Develop regulations for elevating ^• so k-new and substantially improved structures that are at demonstrated t9 .e4wc, toe risk of damage caused by sea level rise. Policy LU-40. Address rising sea water by siting and planning for relocation of hazardous industries and essential public services away from the 500-year floodplain. Goal 13. (Monitor population growth rates to ensure that the City is Policy LU-41. If the City's population growth rate falls below the rate needed to meet the 2044 population growth target, the city should consider adopting reasonable measures such as reducing adopted transportation levels of service, impact fees, or accelerating growth -related projects within the City's Capital Improvement Program. Policy LU-42. If the Citys population growth rate exceeds the rate needed to meet the 2044 population growth target, the City should consider adopting reasonable measures including increasing transportation level of service standards, impact fees, or delaying projects within the City's Capital Improvement Program. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Commented [BP14]: From Commerce Periodic Update Checklist: p. The land use element must reduce and mitigate the risk to lives and property posed by wildfires by using land use planning tools and through wildfire preparedness and fire adaptation measures. RCW 36.70A.070(1) amended in 2023. Commented [AC15]: This goal relocated from Housing Element to Land Use Element. It is more aligned with Land Use practices and planning. -2-.72.8 The Centers Strategy 2-.7F2.8.1 Introduction The post • aF 192GSThroughout the post-war housing booms of the 1920s and 1940s, suburban residential development #nave -has become synonymous with the beginning of a development pattern known as urban sprawl. Sprawl expands development over large amounts of land, resulting in long distances between homes, jobs, and stores. It also significantly increases dependence on the automobile and traffic on neighborhood streets and highways, as driving is required for nearly every activity. This development pattern also draws economic resources away from existing communities and spreads them thinly and inefficiently, far away from a community's historic core. This increases spending on new roads, new water and sewer lines, and police and fire protection. This ultimately leads to the degradation of the older city, higher taxes, and fewer available resources for already existing communities. In the early 1990s, Washington sought to combat this adverse development style by adopting the Growth Management Act (GMA). Among other ambitions, the GMA suggested a new development pattern broadly known as "centers". In association with the City's 2016 major update to the Comprehensive Plan,2014, the City designated ten "local centers" iR its G9FR Fehe....;•,,. PlaR, in accordance with the criteria provided in the Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC) VISION 2040, which is a regional strategy for accommodating the expected 2040 p„latieR of the Puget c. wRd Fe ; population and employment growth over the next 20 years. In subsequent years, VISION 2040's criteria and terminology for centers have been revised, and the City has revised its center terminology and boundaries for consistency. Based on the new criteria established in PSRC's VISION 2050, the City now has seven six designated "countywide centers" and fetw-three designated "local centers". . Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Compact development Power Sewer enables efficiency in LEM capital facilities construction and service delivery Roads Water A. Least Dense B. Moderately Dense C. Most Dense I a®® a0© Figure 3 —The advantages of infrastructure and land use concurrency 2-.7—.22.8.2 What are Centers? Traditional neighborhoods often had smaller business districts that served surrounding residential areas. These districts typically had retail shops, markets, and services that were a short walk from the homes in the area. Additionally, these districts created a unique identity that solidified the neighborhood. With the increased cost of fuel and the economic recession, residents of Port Orchard have expressed a preference for the development of smaller, local retailers and service providers in places that knit people and commerce together on a local level. Centers are focused areas of development that have key uses which enable the City to deliver services more cost -efficiently and equitably pursue a development pattern that is environmentally and economically sew, apAsound and provide a means of influencing growth and change through collaboration with the community in planning for the future of these areas. This strategy helps to accommodate growth in designated areas while preserving the existing character of the community, thereby retaining more open space and the dominant pattern of existing development. Centers accomplish these objectives by: • Concentrating a thoughtful mix of supporting uses. • Allowing more intense development while maintaining appropriate scale. • Offering a wider variety of housing types that meets the needs of the broader community. • Minimizing the dependence on vehicle trips. The Centers strategy is a comprehensive and long-term approach to planning for a sustainable future that helps preserve those aspects of the community that residents' value. This approach is intended to maximize the benefit of public investment in infrastructure and services and promote collaboration with private interests and the community to achieve mutual benefits. Providing opportunities for residents, jobs, stores, services, and open spaces to be located in close proximity Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 can reduce the reliance on cars for shopping and commuting and offer better access to daily wants and needs. Increasing residential and employment densities in key locations makes transit and other public services convenient for more people and therefore makes these services more efficient. acce dating the expeeted 2040 population of the Puget Sound . n According to VISION 2QQ2 550 centers serve important roles as sub -regional hubs and secondary concentrations of development. They provide a dense mix of housing and services, such as stores, medical offices, and libraries. They serve as focal points where people come together for a variety of activities, including business, shopping, living, and recreation. They often have a civic character with community facilities, such as municipal buildings and other public places. Local centers should be served by regular local transit and regional express transit service and should have a complete network of sidewalks and access to bicycle paths and transit facilities. The Regional Centers Framework defines five different types of Centers: 1. Regional Growth Centers 2. Manufacturing Industrial Centers 3. Countywide Centers 4. Local Centers 5. Military Installations Several of the identified center types include subtypes. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Figure 5 — Rendering of a concept for a pedestrian -focused town center 2-.n2.8.3 Designated Centers (Existing and Planned) The following centers have been designated in the City's comprehensive plan by center type: Regional Centers. The City has no designated regional centers at this time. Downtown Port Orchard was evaluated as part of the Downtown Subarea Planning Process as a candidate for regional center designation but achieving the PSRC requirement for 45 activity units per acre was determined to be too large of a change to Downtown Port Orchard. As Downtown continues to grow and evolve, its candidacy as a regional center should be revisited in the future. Manufacturing Industrial Centers. The City has no designated Manufacturing Industrial Centers currently. The City's only industrial park is too small to be considered either a Manufacturing Industrial Center or a Countywide Center. Port Orchard is served by the nearby Puget Sound Industrial Center — Bremerton. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Countywide Centers. The City has gsix designated Countywide Centers. Not all of these Countywide Centers meet the minimum activity units per acre threshold per the PSRC Regional Centers Criteria for Countywide Centers (&eight activity units per acre). The City intends that these Countywide Centers which don't presently meet the activity unit threshold set by PSRC will ....t that thrP,;h .ld in the c,,., reundergo land use capacity analysis in association with future subarea planning efforts +a-�to meet the activity unit threshold. These centers may temporarily be recognized as candidate countywide centers or local centers until the activity unit threshold is met. The City's designated Countywide Centers are as follows: 1. Downtown Port Orchard 2. Tremont Center R. Lnydpr Mile H.644 43.l per Pdile k1. Mill Hill -5-.4.Sedgwick Bethel 6.5.Bethel Lund -7-.6.Sedgwick Sidney (Ruby Creek Neighborhood) Local Centers. The City has designated the following local centers: 1. Annapolis 2. Old Clifton Industrial Park 3. McCormick Village Military Installations. The City has no military installations within the City Limits. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 FST 2 CITYOFPORT ORCHARD sindd`1Wet �" " 2021 CENTERS Lur Lulu-; oP i _ sv eAYST a a w T D Centers F! Ruby Creak 6E MILE HILL DR 'Mnapols z 2 i[_ G BeVtcl Lund J BFLFAIR'✓A.LLEY SE =1k 5! P S� lJ ST41t HJlY 10 Oown[oxn W FRONE DR ti 3 O Lowe r rttoe Hill _ ,:� � IAccormla woaac Old Cli— Ind Park � iWVDA/Ey J Sedges ek Be".[ `� ; � SauVr Betltel m\ i / �E', 5 Q A 2 Tremont p � Upper klle HR SWBERRYLAKFR 71 lUr=' e a y ( � 1C s e y -BE SFnc;W3CK RD SEEDAR ip RD '. SEa/nKER RD 11 3F vqN SKI R R" LID[R RD 2.-7-.42.8.4 General Center Goals and Policies The following are a list of general goals and suggested policies that Centers should seek to fulfill. Although Centers have common elements, it should be acknowledged that each Center is unique and have/will have a different set of priorities. Centers goals should be tailored to the specific Center in question. Generally, Centers should seek to: Policy CN-1. Prioritize the City's residential, commercial and light industrial growth and infrastructure investments within designated Centers, in accordance with VISION 20540 and the Countywide Planning Policies. Policy CN-2. Focus future growth in designated, higher intensity areas in an effort to encourage the preservation of open space and maintain surrounding neighborhood character. Policy CN-3. Shorten commutes by concentrating housing and employment in strategic locations, which provides residents opportunities to live and work in the same neighborhood. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Commented [AC16]: This map to be updated following the Bethel North (Bethel/Lund) and Bethel South (Sedgwick/Bethel) subarea planning efforts. Policy CN-4. Provide commercial services that serve the population of the Center, surrounding neighborhoods, the city, and the region (dependent on the suitability of the scale of each Center). Policy CN-5. Support pedestrian and transit uses by promoting compact, mixed -use areas with appropriate infrastructure that provide a variety of activities. Policy CN-6. Balance objectives for accommodating growth, encouraging compatibility, promoting housing affordability, and offering a wide range of housing types. Policy CN-7. Provide access to parks and public pedestrian spaces by creating them within each Center or by creating connections to existing public and open spaces. Policy CN-8. During subarea planning for Centers, develop an implementation plan that addresses how the City will meet Center goals through appropriate land use designations, annexation, development of capital facilities and utilities, and related measures. Policy CN-9. The City shall direct growth to Centers of all types through focused regulations and directed capital projects. Policy CN-10. The City should support employment growth, the increased use of non -automobile transportation options, and the preservation of the character of existing built-up areas by encouraging residential and mixed -use development at increased densities in designated Centers. Policy CN-11. The City shall ensure that higher density development in Centers is either within walking or biking distance of jobs, schools, and parks and is well -served by public transit. as Policy CN-12. The City shall create and designate zoning that allows a mix of uses to accommodate concentrations of employment and housing. (renters Goals " ^• EceneF ie Development and Housing Elements) Policy CN-13. The City shall encourage a broad range of housing types and commercial uses within designated Centers, through zoning and development regulations that serve a local, citywide, or regional market. (rent^"' Goals ' 5; Housing and Econa iG DevelOpMen� Elements) Policy CN-14. The City shall encourage the creation of public open space, private open space, and parks within and serving designated centers. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2-.7-.52.8.5 Specific Center Descriptions and Policies 27 1; E2.8.5.1 Downtown Port Orchard (Countywide Center In 2021, the City completed a subarea plan for Downtown Port Orchard which is adopted by reference in appendix D. This plan combined two previous centers, the Downtown Port Orchard and County Campus Centers into one center. The center was evaluated for possible designation as a Regional Urban Growth Center, but there was a lack of support for increasing the level of activity in the center to a planned target of 45 activity units per acre. The boundaries of this center are shown on the map below: Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 27922.8.5.2 Tremont (Countywide Center) 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Tremont sub -area plan is to ensure that future development in the Tremont Corridor is guided by specific guidelines and land use regulations that have been generated by community wide involvement. This Comprehensive Plan and Tremont Corridor District plan incorporates existing comprehensive or other documents related to properties within the Tremont Corridor Sub Area. This plan will establish certain important Visions, Goals, and Policies as well as standards and guidelines within the Tremont Corridor sub -area. 2. Vision. The Tremont Corridor is one of three primary entry points into the City of Port Orchard from Highway 16. Presently the area is a mix of single-family residences, commercial, health care facilities and multi -family residences. The expanded Harrison Hospital Urgent Care Campus and Kaiser Permanente facilities are the anchors for businesses along the corridor, particularly from Pottery Avenue west to Highway 16 forming the basis for a Hospital Benefit District. The Tremont Corridor is a through -way for travelers and residents wanting to access shops and services in the core of the city and businesses and homes in outlying areas. The Tremont Corridor also announces to residents and visitors alike that the city has economic vitality and provides services and opportunities to its citizens and residents in the south Kitsap area. Tremont Corridor and Port Orchard residents ;;Rd PArt ^FChRF' ni+izeRs have determined that they would like to see the corridor developed in way that encourage professional businesses that Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 support the health care facilities already in place and businesses that allow the continuing free flow of traffic from Highway 16 into the downtown areas. Focus should be placed upon pedestrian connections within the district as well as providing a regional connection to the South Kitsap areas served by the hospitals and emergency service providers within the district. the City completed a roadway reconstruction project within the Tremont Corridor in 2018, whichTFement ^veRwe will be improved intersections, created bicycle Ianes,aR4 widened w4,- sidewalks, provided -street trees in landscape strips, and a landscaped island median that will create a boulevard style of roadway. The Tremont corridor is promoted to include design standards that will necessitate new development to provide a consistent, attractive landscape edge while maintaining a human scale to new and redevelopment projects. A system of trails that are pedestrian and bike friendly connecting the Tremont Corridor to the Port Orchard marine walkway with trails through natural areas are key to the success of the Tremont district. The Tremont district is envisioned with some multi -family residences to accommodate the combination of residential and employment land uses within walking distances of the major health care facilities. Some cafes and neighborhood services are also envisioned to support those living, working or visiting the health care facilities. Regulations and design guidelines should help to ensure that parking is provided in a manner that is beneficial to the neighborhood and enhances the flow of transportation through the district. In addition, Tremont Corridor stakeholders envision monument signage that are tastefully designed and constructed of natural materials. The corridor from Pottery Avenue east to Sidney Road consists primarily of single-family residences and small clinics. Single family uses are encouraged as a desired mix of services and residential uses within this district. 3. Housing and Employment. As of 2018, the Tremont Countywide Center measured 215 acres containing 1,092 residents and 702 jobs. This equates to 8 activity units per acre under the PSRC regional centers framework. Commented [AC17]: This data to be updated to reflect current PSRC information for the center. 4. Tremont Center Goals Goal 1 D.Goal 14. Encourage development within the area that supports the major hospital and medical installations (Harrison Hospital and Kaiser Permanente) and assists the emergency response agencies in the corridor (South Kitsap Fire Bistricand Rescue). Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Policy CN-15. Encourage regulations that enhance existing businesses while providing incentives that promote economic growth in the corridor while maintaining sensitivity to residents in the area. Policy CN-16. Encourage professional and office uses that support the medical industry and create pedestrian oriented health care focus. Policy CN-17. Promote the creation of a hospital benefit district that will create opportunities for additional community and economic development funding. Goal 1 LGoal 15. Encourage residential units +nwithin walking distance to employment, services, and health care facilities. Policy CN-18. Require sidewalks or interconnected pedestrian paths or a system of trails for non - motorized transportation with all new development. Gomel 12.Goal 16. Encourage development of an efficient multimodal transportation system and develop a funding strategy and financing plan to meet its needs. Policy CN-19. Encourage all new developments to limit direct access to Tremont Street. Policy CN-20. All future City paving projects on streets within the Tremont Corridor should include continuous 6-foot paved walkways for pedestrian use. Policy CN-21. Developments abutting public rights -of -way within the Tremont Corridor should include sidewalks and bicycle lanes consistent with the non -motorized improvements identified in the Transportation Element. Policy CN-22. The City shall help to facilitate the development of trail systems that connect the Tremont Corridor with transportation facilities in the surrounding areas. Policy CN-23. Encourage the expansion of Kitsap Transit's service to increase trip frequency within the Tremont Corridor. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2 7 9.32.8.5.3 Lower -Mile Hill Countywide Center The Lower Mile Hill Countywide Center consists of ^f the .1eyieF sections of thedevelopment along the Mile Hill Road commercial corridor and adjacent multi fa+41ymultifamilydevelopment from the South Kitsap Mall to the eastern city boundary near Whittier Avenue SW. The area is served by Kitsap Transit. The WI9Fl( te develop a sub aFea plan for this aFea PFOeF tG the next peF*Od'G compFehensiye plan update. As of 2018, the Lower Mile Hill Countywide Center measured 70 acres containing 174 residents and 288jobs. This equates to seven activity units per acre under the PSRC regional centers framework. ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 9 77 9 42.8.5.4 Sedgwick/Bethel Countywide Center [This Center is getting a specific look through this Comprehensive Plan Update process. This section will be updated with the findings of the subarea planning efforts once completed.] develepFnent and cernrnercially zoned vacant land, this area ineludes a f- plan for this area pFier to the next periedie cwnpFehensive plan update. As of 2020, the Sedgwick/Bethel Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2 7 9 32.8.5.5 Bethel Lund Countywide Center [This Center is getting a specific look through this Comprehensive Plan Update process. This section will be updated with the findings of the subarea planning efforts once completed.l The Bethel/Lund Countywide Center eensists Af the -gethel rAnqrqprr';;' rerrider near thp ntersi-rt*An e develop a sub area plan fE)F this area to the next pek)die eempFehensive plan update. As E)f 2018, the ®Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2.7.5.8 SedgwicWSidney_(Ruby Creek Neighborhood) Countywide Center The Sedgwick/Sidney Countywide Center is a rapidly developing area of the city at the intersection of Sidney Road SW and Sedgwick Ave that has seen FAeFe ♦L...n 220 of `"ultifamil • "ewsiRg develop siRee 201 ^ along with signifleant new ial developmen*significant multifamily and commercial development since its designation in the 2016 Comprehensive Plan as a Countywide Center.. -The area is served by Kitsap Transit. The City rhoidld ,,.k- to a,..,elo a „ti area plan fee this area prior to the next peFiE)diE- comprehensive has developed the Ruby Creek Neighborhood Subarea Plan, which was adopted in September 2020. As Of 2019 the SiGIR@Y, Sea..•. iGk r,.W.,..,• ide GeRteF F ,.a 149 at: -Fes GeRtaiRiRg 490 re-side-nt-,; and 252 jobs. This equates to 5 activity units peF aGFe ---ndP-.F the PS14-C Feg*E)nal centeFS �Famewe*kAs detailed in the Subarea Plan, the center is planned to consist of 14.82 activity units per acre Commented [AC18]: This data to be updated to reflect current PSRC information for the center. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2.7.5.8 Old Clifton Industrial Park Local Center The Old Clifton Industrial Employment Local Center is located at the site of reclaimed sand and gravel mine. Its close proximity to transportation facilities and its isolation as a result of past mining activities make it an ideal site for industrial and employment uses. The site is served by Kitsap Transit and is located along Old Clifton Road near SR-16. The City should work to develop a sub area plan for this area PNGF te the next '�a'Ecomprehensive . as time and resources allow. This is the potential to expand this center boundary to the south along Old Clifton Road. Any expansion should be evaluated as part of the development of a subarea plan. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2.7.5.9 McCormick Woods Local Center The McCormick Woods Local Center is located along Old Clifton Road near the western boundary of the citV. The Subarea includes the McCormick Village commercial district which is surrounded bV a mix of single family and middle housing types. The Center includes the McCormick Village Regional Park and a future South Kitsap School District school site. In 2021, a subarea plan for this local center was prepared. See Appendix E to the Comprehensive Plan — McCormick Urban Village Subarea Plan. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2.7.5.10 Annapolis Local Center The Annapolis Local Center is located on the Sinclair Inlet shoreline east of the city's Downtown Countywide Center. This center includes Mitchell Point and the Annapolis Pier, from which Kitsap Transit operates a foot ferry service to Bremerton during the work week. Commuter parking is located east of the pier. The area also includes ;; n--mheF efseveral historic buildings, commercial services, and residences, as well as a public dock and kayak launch point. The Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway will end at the foot ferry facility. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 2-.7-.62.8.6 Road Map to Implementation Further planning for each idt-RtifiRd '; ' centers is required 4i--�to implement the City's vision for the overall eenterscenters' strategy. The Ceity is committed to undertaking a sub area planning process for each center, to better identify center boundaries, and to develop a vision statement, goals, and policies for each center that are responsive to the unique attributes of that center. This planning process will a4e pfevWeestablish recommendations for amending tk�_—development regulations, zoning designations, design guidelines and capital facility plans to reflect and implement the sub area plans. It also ensures that public engagement and community outreach efforts will be conducted to provide members of the community the opportunityto help steerthe direction of the planning efforts. Sub -area plans forthe centers will be adopted into the City's comprehensive plan. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: Nov 2019, July 2020, May 2021, December 2021 Chapter 3: Housing Chapter 3. Housing 3.1 Introduction The intent of the Housing element is to establish coordinated and comprehensive policies that will help guide decisions on housing issues within and around the City. Provisions that ensure suitable housing opportunities for all socioeconomic levels are a primary consideration in enhancing the quality of life found in Port Orchard. Information in the Housing Element is supplemented by the June 2023 Housing Action Plan, which identified current housing trends and developed actionable strategies through an equity lens to support and encourage housing production that meet local community housing needs. The Housing Element also alse intended to "^ inteFnally consistefftworks— in cenju ;�tk)n w44conlunction w i t h the ousing Vision overarching goals of the entire Comprehensive Plan, Commented [AC1]: Planning commission: Please review as well as the housing goals of Washington's Growth and provide feedback on existing Vision statement. Ensure suitable housing Management Act (GMA). opportunities for all socioeconomic levels, including a variety of housing types, in a manner that accommodates anticipated population growth while respecting the character of existing neighborhoods. As Port Orchard grows, itwill be importantto provide a variety of housing types in ^,gin• ••^to suit the needs and preferences of the expanding population. Addressing housing from various perspectives such oromotine homeownership and creatine more diverse housing opportunities to allow inresidents to live near their work or transit , , quality and neighborhood ffeservation will be necessary in order to meet the housing needs of all of Port Orchard's residents now and into the future. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing Through the adopted goals and policies under the Housing Element, the City pursue opportunities to: • Preserve and improve existing housing stock • Expand overall housing supply • Encourage housing that is affordable to all income levels • Establish ways to mitigate displacement • Promote thriving, equitable, healthy neighborhoods. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing Serne heusing trends v.;ithin the City are well ..FIB �.....- ng he psi.... n be {.J....+ifi...J +h Fo gh -- nfORnation, census data, and related trade 3.2 Existing Housing Stec! Condit As „f 2010+hereiwere 4,630 heusing u n is the 6+t;der eeRsasd;#a. S Rgle #�"•; 62,14 ef these units. Multi family heusing e 19IN I-IR 1; makes up the next lafgest 0 ever O data, ' YORS Rg 0495 family units. Frown 201-2 201-3 thelce %ve.re 240 multifamily buNding permits issued, which will family to multi family housing has thei:efeice stayed Felatiyely stable dwing the past five yeaFS. PGF Figwe 1 breaks dewn heusing types within the City. 2996 2996 2997 2999 2999 2919 2944 2942 2943 2944 2945 A4obile 9 4 3 2 9 8 4 9 9 3 9 Single family 2-9 49 apfachpd A4ir1Ei- 47 �2 €a-il� Total 45 52 Units 54 54 54 444 57 85 44 52 494 29 9 8 46 2 402 42G 9 9 57 -34 59 438 7-9 299 476 55 494 h Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Commented [QG2]: This section has been reorganized below under Housing Stock subsection. Chapter 3: Housing Types of Housing in Port Orchard (2009-2013 ACS 5-Year Estimates) 241 171 5% 3% 499 ■ 1-unit, detached 10% ■ 1-unit, attached 9r. ■ 2 units ■3or4units 187 ■ 5 to 9 units 3% -0; PVA • 10 to 19 units 143 3,26) 143 3,269 3% 64% ■ 20 or more units 152 ■ Mobile home 3% AgWe Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing .. _ I .': 0 111! No, s1 1 01, _ . __. ._.. 0Kitsap an oweF an ounty 0 ) and slightly higher 0 peFsens ne eF an tsap 0 slightly F.,...... than Washington state !11 o/1 nao% p ..+.n ale R d 51o% F...n- les 0 ) aFe "werldng age" persons between 25 54 years E)f age. 0 SPRAFSaFe0 inceme ...dim AppFaximately F... Kitsap l'..unty 0 ($62 nnn) and Washi... tGR state ($60 nnn) slightly higher than Kitsa . County (11%) and Washington ton stare (1 4%) Washington state rt1 17-7/.,-...1 rFLUA\ Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Commented [QG3]: Removed and added as a subsection below. 3.2.1 Housing Stock Housing Type. As of 2021, there were 64,165 housing units in the City, per census data. Port Orchard's housing stock is predominantly single -unit buildings (70%), nearly all of which are single-family detached home and a small number of attached townhomes. Larger apartment building with 5+-units makes up the next largest category (22%). There are relatively few "middle housing" 2-4 units and manufactured homes. The breakdown of housing unit type is shown in 3-4 4 Figure 1. Housing Age and Production. Port Orchard's housing stock is considerably younger than regional averages. Over half of the housing stock was built since 1990, and two-thirds was built since 1980. This is reflective of Port Orchard's high rate of housing production and permitting in recent decades. -Figure 2 shows the uptick in permitting starting in the early 2000s s and the prevalence of single-family and larger apartment developments. Note that this data Chapter 3: Housing —. 4.1"'M Source: 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table DP04. Figure 1— Housing Unit Tvpe in Port Orchard, shows issued permits, not all these protects were and will be necessarily completed. Most of the single family development seen in the past five year have been in McCormick Woods subdivision, which was annexed by the city in 2009, and the Bethel-Sedgwick Area. Although, recent forthcoming project of multifamily homes have been more spread out throughout the city. Additionally, according to the City's permit data, over 5,000 units are currently in the pipeline and shows some increase in housing diversity with future development of fourplex, townhomes, and mixed use. (See Figure 3). This high rate of housing production will almost double the city's housing inventory within the next several years. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing 600 ■ 5+ Unit Multifamily � 500 Triplex / 4-Plex 400 ■ Duplex � a A Single -Family 300 0 200 E z 100 0 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Source: U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) 3,000 Figure 2 — Permits Issued in Port Orchard by Unit Type, 1982-2022 ■ Mixed -Use Development 2,500 ■ 5+ Unit Apartment Y 2,000 ■ 4-Plex w 1,500 ■ Townhouse E z 1,000 ■Development including single- 500 family homes and townhomes Single Family 0 2022 2023 2024 Permitting Initiated, Timeline Uncertain Source: City of Port Orchard. Figure 3 — Number of Units Permitted with Certificates of Occupancy, Expected 2022 and Later by Unit Type Tenure. The maioritv of Port Orchard residents are homeowners and about 39 oercent are renters. hieher than county (30%) and statewide (36%) averages. Many communities of color and low-income households are renters, who often face compounding housing challenges and instability due to evictions and rent increases. Renters also experience slower income growth compared to homeowners, which raises concerns about their ability to transition into homeownership. Vacancy Rates. During the mid-2010s, vacancy rates for both renters and homeowners decreased but have recently rebounded due to the increase in housing demand and prices. The overall vacancy rate is currently around 11 percent as of July 2023. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing What is Middle Housing? "Middle housing" includes duplexes, townhouses, cottages, courtyard apartments, and other building types that fall between single-family detached houses and high -density apartments. Middle housing units tend to be more affordable to build than single-family "euses-, ,^^',^dhouses and offers greater varieties of layout and sizes that are suited for a wider range of households. Expanding the areas where middle housing is allowed offer greater opportunities for "starter homes", or homeownership, to the new generation. ADUs Duplexes/ Triplexes Fourplexes Cottage Clusters s rs4 - -- Small apartments (5-10 units) 3.2.2 Demographics Port Orchard is a rapidly growing city, currently home to 17,480 residents as of 2023. Since the last Comprehensive Plan Update in 2016, the city has grown on average 3.5 percent annually. Over the 20- year planning horizon for this 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, the city is required to plan for 10,500 additional population by 2044 based on Countywide Planning Policies and population allocations. The historical growth rate and population allocation suggests a sustained demand for housing in Port Orchard in the coming years. Please refer to the Land Use Element Section 2.5.1 for additional population growth and Dopulation allocation information. 0 20,000 6 % � Population 15,000 10,000 0- 0 a 5,000 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2023 Source: Washington Office of Financial Management, U.S Census Bureau, LCG Figure 4 — Port Orchard Population and Growth Rate, 1960 — 2020 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Port Orchard's population is notably younger. During the 2010-2021 period, over half the residents were under 34 years old, typically working and family -building ages, which explains the corresponding increase in children under 19. Port Orchard has a smaller share of residents of adults FS nnrd nvpr Figure 5 shows the racial and ethnic makeup of Port Orchard residents. About two-thirds of the City's residents are white and has a relatively large share of Hispanic/Latino and Asian populations. The city is more diverse than Kitsap County, which has about 25 percent persons of color compared to 30 percent in Port Orchard. And according to ACS, about 3.5 percent of Port Orchard residents, or 351 residents, speak Spanish at home. American Ind /Alaska Nati 1% Black / Africai American 2% Chapter 3: Housing Two or More Native Hawaiian Races 69% Source: American Community Survey 2021, 5-year Estimate, 3.2.3 Households Table DP02 Overall, Port Orchard's average household size is 2.56 People, slightly higher than the county average of 2.53 Figure 5 — Race & Ethnicity in Port Orchard, 2021 and similar to the statewide average of 2.55. Port Orchard has a high share of households of married or cohabitating couples with no children (34%) and those with children (29%). Additionallv, most of the single- arent households are single mothers. (See Figure 6 Older Adults Living Aloni 9% Single Adult(s) 20% Single parents 8% Couple, No children 34% pie, with Aldren 29% Source: Washington Office of Financial Management, U.S Census Bureau, LCG Figure 6— Port Orchard Population and Growth Rate, 1960— 2020 Port Orchard's younger population and changing household dynamic suggest the current need for smaller affordable housing units and potential for larger units as younger residents age and form households in Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing the coming decades. However, as shown in Figure 7, there is a current mismatch between the need and availability of housing units for smaller household size. This could have negative implications as smaller households may not be able to find units suitable to their need and budget. r Household Size Housing Unit Size 1-Derson ?hold rson ?hold 35% 4+ Studio / 1 bed 42% Source: American Community Survey 2021 5-Year Estimates, Tables DPO4, S2501 Figure 7— Household Size and Housing Unit Size in Port Orchard, 2021 3.3 Housing Affordablflty Commented [QG4]: New section to discuss housing Lack of affordable housing has ranked as a very high community concern. In recent years, rising housing challenges and racially disparate impacts and rental costs and stagnating income has strained all households across the state, including Port Orchard. While all households are impacted, communities of color and lower -income households face greater instability as they tend to spend more of their income on housing and own fewer homes. The majority of ownership households in Port Orchard are White and Asian, and lower among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, Hispanic and Latino, and other races and ethnicities. (See Figure 7). ALL HOUSEHOLDS WHITE, NON -HISPANIC OR LATINO ASIAN BLACK HISPANIC AND LATINO OTHER / TWO OR MORE RACE NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER ■ Rent ■ Own Source: AC2 2020 5-year Estimates, Table B25003 Figure 7—Share of Household Tenure by Race/Ethnicity Current relationship between housing prices and income have become strained, as housing become more difficult to afford for the average Port Orchard resident. Households earning median income may not be able to afford, or have difficulty, in purchasing a median home sale price. This gap indicates an overall market with high demand for housing. (See Figure 8). Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing $900 ■ Household Income ($1,000s) $810 $800 House Price($1,000s) A household earning $100,000 $700 could not afford the median Port Orchard sales price of $468,000 even though they are earning $607 $600 Median Sales Price ($468) nearly $30,000 more than the median household income. $500 $400 $304 $300 Median Household $202 $200 $200 Income ($75) $150 $101 $75 $100 $100 $25 Source: American Community Survey 20215-Year Estimates, Table S2503, Zillow, Freddie Mac, LCG Figure 8 — Housing Affordability at Various Price and Income Levels in Port Orchard, 2021- In addition, 39% of Port Orchard's low- and moderate -income households are cost burdened. These households are most at risk of displacement or housing hardship and in need of housing support, such as subsidized affordable housing. Figure 9 below shows the most recent data on Port Orchard's cost - burdened households. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 80-100 % AMI C a n 50-80%AMI v E 0 V C 0 30-50%AMI L N O 2 < 30%AMI Chapter 3: Housing ■ Severely Cost Burdened ■ Cost Burdened ■ Not Cost Burdened 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Number of Households Source: 2015-2019 HUD Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) Figure 9 — Cost -Burdened Low -Income Households by Income Bracket in Port Orchard, 2019- Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing 3.4 Population Growth, Allocations, and Cap"Housing Projection Tb'^ 2 1--rffirellortoal; r,...... 9erol nt PequlatieA riFewt#a 2036 TaFgeara 4;17�9 44�88� CitV Gf BFeFAeFtGFI 9082 443 i39$3 468iT i83W 6`i" :rAta1 Qr rAprtan City of BainbFidge Island ^�RtlWS qGgq cl o ,C 2055 'tRgptl 2736 2TTfV 483 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Commented [QG5]: in -progress. Updated section to discuss housing targets instead of growth allocations Chapter 3: Housing 9222IRR9 3955� CReulsl�e 47-8 3778 4456 9709 C4 44$El$ TA*21 pa, drhe Geatxal Kitsap UGA I ;Eqqf3 5779 "�' 5 SiIuerellale -GA 2074 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing Commented IQG61: Moved from Housing and relocated to Land Use, as it more directly relates to land uses accommodating projected growth patterns. Seattle Tops Local Cities SeaHlc Belleruc �W 71007 Renton 6,717 Auburn 6, 355 Kern 5,031 Redmond /, f Marysville = 4.1 Tacoma a 3,90 Sammamish 36 Issaquah 2,6 0 10000 2%000 30 000 ad 000 63,7±0 Ruston Snogealmie Gig Harbor DuPont Part Orchard 8gnney Lake North 8and ewall Issaquah Redmond 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% E Population growth and percent increase 2010-15 excluding annexations Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing nFr rV.•ae rr !��rr�e erne. _ �str�e�nr srernr� rrx�rso - - - Port Orchard is designated as a High -Capacity Transit Community in Vision 2050 (PSRC March 2021). Using the Vision 2050 framework, the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Committee's (KRCC) adopted Countywide Planning Policies and set a regional framework for its cities to accommodate growth while providing a share of the region's housing. This means Port Orchard is required to meet housing target at all income levels as shown in (Table X belowL Target Type Target: Net Increase E XX-XX Table X Port Orchard Housing Supply and Need by Income One of the primary goals of the GMA and subsequent plans such as Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Vision 20540, Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan, and this Plan, is to manage growth effectively. To achieve that, a land capacity analysis needed to be performed to determine how many potential housing units could be developed or redeveloped on current land. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Commented [QG7]: Will be updated once the existing and projected housing needs data is published Chapter 3: Housing Port Orchard's current zoning results in a capacity for about additional 6,659 dwelling units, reaching the total housing target of XX,XXX. This means that the current plan would have the sufficient capacity to Commented IQG8]: Will be updated after the land use capacity data is released Table X Land Use Capacity 3.3 Goals and Policies The ability of the region to provide various housing opportunities for residents in and around Port Orchard is very important. Limited housing opportunities adversely impact housing choice, economic development, neighborhood/community image and pride. Creating policy language that champions housing availability and affordability across all income levels serves to foster these concepts. This section seeks to establish basic policy principles related to housing availability and affordability. Port Orchard strives to: Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Goal 1. Chapter 3: Housing desired housing types based on demographic trends and population gre.Housing stock is planned to accommodate growth targets, housing demands, and changes in the population. Policy HS-1 Ensure zoned capacity is sufficient to accommodate housing development to meet needs consistent with adopted targets. (Link Income Band figure) Policy HS-2 Encourage production of a diversity housing types throughout the City to expand housing choice and access for residents in all stages of life and all household sizes to meet the goals set under RCW 36.70A.020(4). These housing types include but are not limited to detached single-family homes, middle housing forms, multifamily dwelling units (within both single -purpose and mixed -use buildings), live -work dwelling units, accessory dwelling units, pre -fabricated homes, and clustered housing forms. Policy HS-3 Periodically evaluate City development standards and regulations to ensure it reflects Goal 2. market trends and, where appropriate, modify development regulations that unnecessarily add to housing costs and minimize the feasibility of building affordable housing. Periodically assess the amount of housing produced under these standards. (Housing Action Plan 2.3 and 2.4). Ensure that housing is affordable and available to all socioeconomic levels of Port Orchard residents. Policy HS-4 Provide opportunities through future land use and zoning districts for an economically diversified housing supply, including extremely low, very low-, low-, moderate-, and upper -income levels, to maximize housing options and serve a broad range of Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Commented [QG9]: In accordance to RCW 36.70A.070(2) (a), (b) (a) Inventory of existing and projected housing needs (b) Development of housing -single family, multifamily moderate density Commented [QG10]: Align with (RCW 36.70A.070(2) (c), (b) and (d)) (c ) Capacity for permanent supportive housing, emergency shelters multifamily, low income housing (b) Development of housing - single family, multifamily, and moderate density (d) Makes adequate provisions for existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community Chapter 3: Housing community needs. (RCW 36.7Oa.O7O(2) (d)). Policy HS-5 Support the development of housing and related services that are provided by regional housing programs and agencies for special needs populations, especially the homeless, children, the elderly, and people with mental or physical disabilities. Policy HS-6 Coordinate with other public entities, nonprofits, and religious organizations to preserve and facilitate development of permanent supportive housing, emergency shelters, and emergency housing. (RCW 36.7Oa.O7O(2) (c)) Policy HS-8 Allow an increased density bonus for affordable housing located on property owned by a religious organization. (Housing Action Plan 2.3.4) (RCW 36.7OA.545 and RCW 35A.63.3OO). Commented [QG11]: https://mrsc.org/stay- informed/mrsc-i nsi¢ht/ia n ua rv-2024/affordable-housi ng- from-su rplus-property IP^;.'rWS ;QI c*r,.amlo. *ng the pPFF..:**:^^ nra .,.,.,. fpF d^.,^i,.prAP^+ by OpApi pnti.^ amli^:^. ^A Commented [QG72]: Relocated and revised HS-22 from arpr^a„r^,. that r^a,,,.^ the i, nLxth p f tmn;^ deleted Goal 7 Policy HS-9 Ensure that City fees and permitting time are balanced between housing affordability considerations and the need for supporting City services. Policy HS-10 Provide incentives and work in partnership with not -for profit and for -profit developers land trusts, and public housing authorities, such as Housing Kitsap, to develop and preserve long-term affordable housing options. Policy HS-11 Encourage development of housing that is affordable for workers at all income levels that is located near transit, education and training opportunities and other employment centers. (Policy HS-1244 ^°^••'+''^ `'^"+'^l "esSE)F' `welling "^'*` � _. Commented [QG13]: Relocated and revised HS-15 from n.,o..--�.,�Promote development of r^`' attached and detached ADUS I and ^'^+^^hpd ;; ger ^^'+` (PAP' ` in all aggrAeFl2Ee previous Goal 5 residential to provide additional housing choices for all economic income levels, multi -generational households, and smaller households in residential neighborhoods. (RCW 36.7OA.68fe&O). W^..*. Policy HS-13 Expand capacity for middle housing in low -density residential neighborhoods that are unencumbered by critical areas or their buffers throughout the city to increase home ownership and rental housing options. (RCW 36.7OA.635). Policv HS-14 Streamline development reeulations Dermittine middle housine and multifamilv uses to accommodate family -sized units (Housing Action Plan 2.3 and 2.4). Policy HS-15- Consider the creation of zoning and other land use incentives for the private Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing construction of affordable and special needs housing as a percentage of units in multi- family development. Policy HS-168 Consider adopting incentives for development of affordable multi -family homes through property tax abatement in accordance with 84.14 RCW, focusing on designated rnmxp'mca local loc ''^�al centers with identified needs for residential infill and redevelopment. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Goal Chapter 3: Housing designated mixed use Centers where residential uses are ce located . 0th commerceal uses. Promote the efficient use of residential land in order to maximize development potential and make efficient use of municipal infrastructure. Commented [QG14]: Combined Goal 3-5 and merged policies. There are similar in topics with promoting efficient land use Pplo .,, uc PC U.i...... r .. i.dpntial .. A4h i n+...r ..F I.. ,I i ..,.+........ Policy HS-1� -Encourage housing growth within walking and bicycling distance of public schools, parks, " Commented [QG15]: Combined HS-11 and HS-16 Since transit service, and commercial centers. they have similarthemes. All of these amenities should be located in the City's centers of local importance. Policy HS-1819 Encourage the development of both vertical and horizontal forms of mixed use developments featuring a combination of multi -family housing ctmnmprrial .,i+wi.. +,,... Af'or-.I i ...+-,.,,.,..and nonresidential uses within centers. Policy HS-1914 Implement zoning and development regulations which encourage infill housing on empty and redevelopable parcels. n order to increase land and nfFaStFLIGWFe efficienc�- Polic HS-2044 Consider increasing maximum housing densities and implementing minimum - Commented [QG16]: Combined HS-9 and HS-16 housing densities in appropriate areas to increase land and infrastructure efficiency. (Housing Action Plan 2.3.3). (Policy HS-2I1 Protect critical areas, or environmentally sensitive areas, from future housing Commented [QG17]: Relocated and revised policy HS-24 development. Determine appropriate densities and uses and implement flexible from old Goal 9 development standards to balance the goals of housing targets and environmental protection. Commented [QG18]: Relocated above Commented [QG19]: Relocated above Policy HS-2244 Require that new housing developments occur concurrently with necessary infrastructure investments. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing Policy HS-2344 Establish an orderly process of annexation informed by the need for infrastructure investments that will ensure levels of service to new residential areas are not diminished. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing impacts to vulnerable communities. Policy HS-24 When plans and investments are expected to create neighborhood change, use public investment and coordinate with nonprofit housing organizations to mitigate impacts of market pressure that cause involuntarily displacement of low-income households and vulnerable communities. (Housing Action Plan 3.1.2) programs that: • facilitate home ownership for low- to moderate -income resident, • prevent, avoidable, involuntary evictions and foreclosures, and • provide assistance for repair, rehabilitation, energy efficiency, and weatherization. Policv HS-26 Encourage a variety of ownership opportunities and choices by allowing and suDoortin including but not limited land trusts, tenant opportunity to purchase programs, limited equity cooperative, and sweat equity. Policy HS-2739 Consider programs and other maintenance support, such as use of Community Development Block Grants or Housing Repair Programs to preserve or rehabilitate neighborhoods and areas that are showing signs of deterioration due to lack of maintenance or abandonment. Policy HS-28 Encourage senior and special needs housing to be integrate throughout the community and be located near services. Policy HS-29 Strengthen coordination between the City, county, and service providers to provide Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Commented [QG20]: Relocated above ' Commented [QG21]: Relocated policy to Goal 2 Commented [QG22]: Relocated above and combined with HS-9 Commented [QG23]: New goal in accordance to RCW 36.70A.070(2) (f) and (h) (f) undo disparate impacts, displacement, and exclusion in housing (h) establish anti displacement policies Commented [QG24]: Combined policy HS-23 and HS-20. Similar in theme to provide assistance for renovation and maintenance of existing homes Chapter 3: Housing homelessness support service and outreach. Adopt a Housing First approach. (Housing Action Plan 3.2) emote functional and livable forms of housing that integrates Commented [QG25]: change the focus of Goal 6 an 8 to well with its surroundings and accommodates people in all neighborhood livability and the health, safety, and we being of residents. In lieu of policies and goals that relates stages of life. to neighborhood preservation/character that may be perceived as exclusionary Policy HS-30 Encourage the development and maintenance of all housing, especially multifamily housing, that protects health and safety of residents and support healthy lifestyle and active living. POIICV HS-31 Encourage energy efficient housing types that conserve non-renewable energy and... Commented [QG26]: Relocated policy from old Goal9 help minimize impact on air quality and climate. their homes or neighborhoods. Promote awareness of Universal Design improvements to improve accessibility. Policy HS-33 Promote healthy, livable, and functional forms of housing at all scales through code provisions that provide for usable open space and/or recreational facilities, pedestrian connectivity, and safe and welcoming development frontages. Commented [QG27]: Awareness in Universal Design allow more homes to be accessible, not just for the elderly, but also for people with disabilities Cities like Bellevue are promoting this universal design approach https://bellevuewa.gov/sites/default/files/media/pdf docu ment/bnoa-Universal-Design-presentation-6-4-19. pdf Commented [QG28]: Change the focus of Goal 6 to Goal and design standards that maintain and strengthen hen 8 neighborhood livability and the health, safety, and well- being of residents. In lieu of policies and goals that relates neighborhood character. to neighborhood preservation/character that may be perceived as exclusionary Poky HS 171 The City shall identify formal neighbOlPheeds thl:eugheUt PGFt C)rGhaFd, With bE)UndaF*es Commented [QG29]: Deleted. Aligns more with Land Use based an building types and styles hiS+l..., tepegFaph., school locations ,-...... eFeial P..c,... Wr ,ol Programs +.. .._ ..Aah:I:+_+,. ..,.:R' w.._�......�.. .,..a ....,...,. +w..+ ..p@ Commented [QG30]:Relocated tOGoal 4 Commented [QG31]: Deleted. This has been accomplished Policy HS-2434 IProvidel information and assistance to property owners of historically significant Commented [AC32]:Staff -retain this policy?Does this housing to encourage preservation of these cultural resourceees. occur? Goal 7. improve the tome associated with p . — d approvin proposed development whole ensuring housing and design standards are suetable for maentagning—an efficient, attractive Commented [QG33]: Relocated policy to Goal 2, therefore Goal 7 is deleted. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing !Goal 8.1 D. eyed......_going support to homeowners t..preserve, maintain Commented [QG34]: Goal 8folded into new Goal and impreve their properties in order to enhanee the qua!*q-F and character of neighborhoods and the overall Qty. Commented [QG35]: Relocated to Goal 4 %h.e quality and a tw t:_' _ctw � .. :__ .. :. Goal 9. Ensure that future resWential development protects and maontains natural ecosystems and critical areas, including wetlands,streams, and wildlife habitats. Commented [QG36]: Relocated to Goal 3 Commented [QG37]: Relocated policy to Goal 5 help pqipimig@ al SwA4h ;A @FS o'Commented [QG38]: Relocated to Goal 3 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 3: Housing rr_�na�nrsr•=ram.. .r . Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT Update: March 2024 Chapter 9. Capital Faciliti 9-1. Introduction This periodic update to the Capital Facilities Element of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan provides information about the City's existing facilities and plans for future facilities needed to service the growing population. The Capital Facilities Element helps guide the City in providing appropriate facilities and desirable levels of service to its residents and businesses. The Capital Facilities Element first reviews the general requirements and available funding, connects planning to other functional plans, and reviews goals and policies that guide planning. It also provides an overview of the current capital facility portfolio and identifies future needs and investments for the next six years. Capital Facilities Vision Provide outstanding community facilities that serve the needs of a growing and changing city. This is achieved by maintaining existing facilities that are working well and adding facilities when needed to address I the city'sgrowth and evolving needs. i New facilities should address multiple objectives, such as creating new open space and enhancing neighborhood character, even as they serve basic The City of Port Orchard owns and manages a variety of capital facilities, including roads, parks, utility systems, police facilities, and administrative buildings. In addition to the facilities owned and managed by the City, there are publicly owned capital facilities managed by other entities. These include, but are not limited to, schools, library, sewage treatment, and public transit. Privately owned utilities (electrical, natural gas, and telecommunications) conduct their own planning processes and maintain their own system plans. The City influences private system planning through its authority to regulate land uses and its obligation to develop and maintain a Comprehensive Plan. funrtionalrequirements. The state requires the City to demonstrate comprehensive and coordinated planning for all capital facilities serving the City's residents, businesses, and community. The Public Facilities and Services Goal of the Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that the level of service ("LOS") of public facilities and services necessary to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time of occupancy and use, without decreasing current service levels below locally established minimum standards. Kitsap County's Countywide Planning Policies also require the City to have a plan that ensures adequate facilities and services are or will be available to serve the City's population allocation. If limited funding or other circumstances would prevent the city from providing adequate facilities and services, the GMA requires the city to re-evaluate the Land Use Element and make sure that plans for capital facilities and land use are consistent. Ensuring that public facilities are available when growth occurs is critical to the quality of life for Port Orchard's residents, businesses, and visitors. The implementation of the Capital Facilities Element and related plans will help realize the community's vision for community facilities, as well as the vision and Commented [13131]: Sections 9-3 is new draft text. All other sections have tracked changes to language from the current CFE. goals of the Land Use Element. This Element also functions in coordination with the Comprehensive Plan's Utilities, Parks, and Transportation Elements and functional system plans for water, wastewater, and stormwater. These are discussed in more detail in Section 9-3 Capital facilities and functional plans guide planning and budgetary decisions. A list of capital facility improvements planned in the next six years are described in Section 9-3. The functional plans provide a complete facility inventory, as well as needs, projected costs, and funding sources. Financial Overview The City strategically manages community resources and carefully balances investments in new facilities and infrastructure with costs to maintain and operate existing facilities. Identifying costs and funding for capital projects planned in the next six years supports the development of the City's annual budget and provides a path toward implementing facility projects. The Capital Facilities Element uses many revenue sources to fund the capital improvement projects, including sales tax, business and occupation tax, utility rates, state revenues, bonds, and grants. Impact fees and other specific revenues allowed under the Growth Management Act also offer potential funding sources. A partial list of capital facilities funding sources and financing tools is included below: Tax Revenue • Property Tax • Retail Sales and Use Tax • Business License Fees • Real Estate Excise Taxes • Other tax revenue may include lodging excise taxes, admission tax, liquor tax, and motor vehicle fueltaxes. Impact Fees • Transportation Impact Fees • Park Impact Fees Enterprise Activities • System Development Fees • User Fees/Rates • Water User Fees • Sewer User Fees • Stormwater Utility Fees Bonds • General Obligation Bonds • Revenue Bonds • Levy Lid Lift Grants • Federal Grants • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Highway Bridge Program (HBP) • Transportation Enhancement Program • Safe Route to School Program • Grant Funding to Address Indoor Air Pollution at Schools Program - EPA • Intersection and Corridor Safety Program • Transportation, Community, and System Preservation (TCSP) Program • Recreational Trails Program • Washington State Transportation Board • Energy Retrofits for Public Buildings — Department of Commerce • Public Works Board funding — Department of Commerce • Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Other WA State Funding Programs • The Pedestrian Bicycle Safety Program • Community Development Block Grants Planning Connections Capital improvement recommendations are drawn primarily from City leadership and the functional plans specific to each City department or facility type. Water, sewer, and stormwater have specific requirements according to state and federal law and planning for parks and recreation facilities is included in a parks focused functional plan. Each plan contains a system inventory and a forecast of demand and capacity based on population and regulatory mandates. The functional plans identify capital investments that replace or maintain existing facilities for continued service required to meet future demand for at least a twenty-year period. The plans also define the customer service level for each facility and provide system - specific operating policies. Planning for capital facilities also coordinates with other agency efforts. For example, Port Orchard's capital facilities plan considers Kitsap County's plans to redevelop the governmental campus, invest in transportation infrastructure, etc. Functional Plans The Capital Facilities Element highlights recommendations from the City's functional plans in the table below. FUNCTIONAL PLAN UPDATE FREQUENCY Water System Plan 10-year cycle, as needed Provides a basis for six -year capital improvement planning and forecasts 20-year needs General Sewer System Plan 6-10-year cycle, as needed Addresses aging infrastructure and system expansion to accommodate development; updates policies and practices, data, finances, and growth forecasts; Recommends improvements for the City's wastewater system Stormwater and Watersheds Comprehensive Plan 6-10-year cycle, as needed Establishes the city's storm and surface water policy Parks. Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Plan 6-10-year cycle, as needed Recommends 20-year capital project projects to guide growth and development of Port Orchard's parks and open space system. Transportation Improvement Program every two years Six -year plan indicates needs for maintenance and improvement of the City's transportation network Future Needs While there are unique challenges in each functional area, aging infrastructure, compliance with new laws and regulations, and increased demand for services impact all Port Orchard's capital facilities plans. Aging Infrastructure. Some of Port Orchard's capital facilities are aging or inadequate for current service needs and will require repairs and replacement over the next twenty years. The costs of replacing utility infrastructure, roads, and municipal buildings can be substantial and take years to plan and implement. To get an accurate picture of capital facility needs, Port Orchard will conduct a comprehensive facility condition assessment (FCA). The FCA will highlight current deficiencies at the systems and facility level and projected repairs needed over the long term. It could include recommendations to prioritize preventative maintenance and develop a feasible schedule to address capital facility needs. The FCA is a critical first step to improve the way Port Orchard manages, maintains, and funds its capital facilities to be more resilient and cost-effective. New Laws and Regulations. Changing state and federal mandates governing capital facilities systems require the city to monitor and review its systems to ensure compliance. For example, requirements for implementing projects, programs, and maintenance continue to evolve and are more stringent than in 2007 when the City received its first National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Stormwater Permit (NPDES), a Federal Clean Water Act mandate that affects programs citywide. The City operates in accordance with the 2019-2024 Permit (Ecology 2019), adopting a new stormwater manual and meeting new requirements for watershed planning, public education, and the business source control and inspection program. Additionally, the City anticipates new requirements from the 2024 NPDES Permit. Increased Demand. Capital facility investments will also be needed to ensure the City continues to deliver the high -quality municipal services customers expect and keep pace as the community grows and changes. Increased demand for services will also require investing in capital facilities across all functional areas. To plan to meet future service demands, the City should conduct a citywide facilities study. Building on findings from the facility condition assessment, this plan will assess current and future space needs, recommend investments to address critical near -term deficiencies, and develop an implementation strategy to provide facilities needed to serve the Port Orchard community into the future. This plan will consider facilities investments to better serve the community that could potentially include expanding the downtown civic campus, investing in appropriately sized public works and police facilities, and increasing investments in maintenance and operations of City parks and throughout the portfolio. Partner Efforts. The Port Orchard community benefits from its proximity to centers for recreation, open space, and sports fields outside City limits and/or owned and managed by other agencies or groups, such as the South Kitsap School District and Kitsap County. Creating and strengthening regional partnerships enable Port Orchard and its partners to provide greater facilities and opportunities than would be possible alone. The City should coordinate with and support these non -city service providers, such as school districts, libraries, and solid waste processors, as they plan for new or improved facilities, such as Kitsap County's campus redevelopment. The City of Port Orchard is already working with Kitsap County and other nearby jurisdiction to create and expand a regional water trail including shoreline access with launch points, rest areas, and parking facilities. I X,, IF 9-2. GOdIS and POIICI@S ' Commented [BB2]: Goals and policies are originally from previous CFE and have been updated/consolidated. DEI- related policies have been added or incorporated into The goals and policies for Port Orchard's capital facilities align with the Comprehensive Plan vision and existing policies. Policies mentioned in other Comp Plan goals and policies In each Element. elements have been removed and similar policies have been combined. Goal 1. Ensure that infrastructure, facilities, and services are adequate to meet present and future needs. Policy CF-1 Establish minimum levels of service (LOS) and regularly monitor and update standards for staffing and public facilities to reflect community preferences for quality -of -service delivery and align with functional plans. Correct LOS deficiencies through capital improvements. Policy CF-2 Require that urban level facilities and services are provided prior to or concurrent with development. These services include, but are not limited to, transportation infrastructure, parks, potable water supply, sewage disposal, stormwater and surface water management, and solid waste management. Policy CF-3 Facilitate adequate planning for services and facilities by coordinating with utility providers on annual updates of population, employment, and development projections. Encourage providers to improve accessibility to public services by making information available, convenient, and complete. Policy CF-4 Address disparities in historically underserved populations by ensuring transportation, utilities, telecommunications, and other infrastructure are equitably distributed and maintained, and that siting or expansion of essential public facilities does not unduly affect any one group of people or geographic area. Policy CF-5 Maintain an inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities. Policy CF-6 Acquire property sufficient to provide capital facilities at established levels of service, accordingto the deficiencies and needs provided in the City's functional plans. Policy CF-7 Ensure that new growth and development pay a fair, proportionate share of the cost for facilities needed to serve such growth and development. Seek to reduce the per unit cost of facilities and services by coordinating improvements such as utilities and roads and encouraging urban intensity development within the City and Urban Growth Areas. Goal 2. Leverage facilities investments to efficiently use public resources and improve quality of life. Policy CF-8 Direct growth within the community where adequate public facilities exist or can be efficiently provided when feasible. Policy CF-9 Encourage the joint use of utility corridors for open space and non -motorized pathways and trails, provided that such joint use is consistent with limitations prescribed by applicable law and prudent utility practice. Coordinate and cooperate with other jurisdictions to encourage cooperative planning of future facilities, reduce redundancy, and implement multijurisdictional utility facility expansions and improvements. Policy CF-10 Explore opportunities to acquire surface parking areas within the downtown core to serve the public and municipal purposes. Policy CF-11 Consider developing multi -use facilities that can serve more than one public need. Explore opportunities for public/private partnerships and funding sources that could provide a mix of public facilities and other uses such as commercial and residential within the same development, where appropriate. Policy CF-12 Make facilities investments that seek to reduce health disparities and improve well-being and quality of life. Policy CF-13 Design and locate capital facility improvements to reduce crime risks and optimize public safety through increased visibility at joint use facilities (e.g., streets, public buildings, etc.). Policy CF-14 Ensure that site selection, construction, operation, and maintenance of capital facilities is environmentally sensitive, safe and reliable, aesthetically compatible with surrounding land uses, economical to consumers, and does not have adverse social impacts on marginalized communities. Goal 3. Equitably engage with the community around capital facilities planning. Policy CF-15 Provide meaningful inclusive opportunities for community involvement in the planning of capital facilities, prioritizing the inclusion of historically underrepresented populations. Policy CF-16 Coordinate with local tribes in planning capital facilities, especially in areas with cultural significance. Policy CF-17 Encourage public awareness and consult public input when considering the need for and proposed locations of new public facilities. Goal 4. Develop and maintain adequate and convenient parks, recreation, and open space areas and facilities for all age groups to serve both the existing and future population of Port Orchard and surrounding areas. Policy CF-18 Encourage private property owners and developers to donate public trail access and parcels for park development in areas identified for future municipal parks and trail connections. Policy CF-19 Increase the size and number of parks and open spaces by providing input on development plans for public parks within Port Orchard's Urban Growth Boundary. Policy CF-20 Reevaluate the City's park impact fee at least every four years to ensure that the fee is appropriate based on the City's LOS for parks acquisition, improvement, and maintenance. Policy CF-21 Collaborate with Kitsap County to explore forming a Municipal Parks District to help fund and develop community and neighborhood scale parks throughout the city and Urban Growth Area. Policy CF-22 Encourage implementation of the County's Greenways Plan that outlines a citywide system of trails that will serve park, recreation, and open space needs. Link a system of trails between neighborhoods and parks, school sites, and other public property. Utilize public lands and existing rights -of -way for trail purposes whenever feasible. Policy CF-23 Place interpretive signs along trails to encourage community, historical, and environmental awareness, and place distance markers along the trail for walkers and runners. Policy CF-24 Create new parks in recently annexed areas or update existing parks within newly annexed portions of the City. Policy CF-25 In conjunction with partners, develop the Port Orchard Community Events Center as a recreational and civic amenities hub for Port Orchard and the South Kitsap region. Goal 5. Ensure that an adequate water supply is available to support the level of population growth and land development projected within the City. Policy CF-26 Maintain water system facilities and drinking water quality in accordance with State and Federal standards to ensure the high quality of drinking water and level of service is provided to all customers while maximizing the life of facilities to protect the investment of ratepayers. Policy CF-27 Provide high quality domestic and fire protection service within the retail service area. Policy CF-28 Utilize City -owned and operated sources of supply to maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness of the water system. Policy CF-29 Construct new facilities as required to serve the existing and future populations of the established water service area and South Kitsap Urban Growth Area. Policy CF-30 Interconnect the City's main water system with the independent facilities serving the City's 580 and 660 Pressure Zones (McCormick Woods System). This will allow for combining the two existing systems under one water system identification number. Policy CF-31 Encourage, implement, and maintain land use and water use efficiency and conservation programs to discourage water waste, promote the prudent use of water resources, and support protection of habitat and the environment. Policy CF-32 Work with neighboring water utilities, participate in regional water planning efforts to establish common goals of uniform water system standards, and facilitate coordination of efforts toward the adequate provision of water service throughout the region. Policy CF-33 Revise water service boundaries in cases where the designated water service provider cannot provide timely or reasonable service. Policy CF-34 Ensure that land uses permitted in aquifer recharge areas do not lead to contamination of water resources. Policy CF-35 Encourage new developments adjacent to properties with private wells or existing septic systems to connect to the City's water system or, if not feasible, ensure that adverse impacts to existing wells or septic systems from new development is avoided or mitigated. Goal 6. Provide safe, reliable, and timely sewer service to consumers at a fair and reasonable price. Policy CF-36 Coordinate construction of sewage improvements with other utilities. The City shall require all new development to connect to public sewer and water systems, unless physically or financially infeasible. Goal 7. Ensure that all utility and transportation infrastructure expansion provides an adequate level of public service to support new development and is consistent with current land use plans and development regulations. Policy CF-37 Utilize best construction methods and practices and innovative techniques in the design and construction of utilities. Policy CF-38 Evaluate, monitor, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the construction and operation of capital facilities. Policy CF-39 Whenever possible, utility construction should be scheduled to minimize disruption of access to area residences and businesses. Policy CF-40 Schedule utility construction activities to avoid sensitive times in the lifecycle of fish and wildlife, such as spawning, nesting, and migration. Goal 8. Minimize development related impacts to existing hydrologic conditions and functions and strive to correct current deficiencies resulting from past development practices such as stormwater-related flooding. Policy CF-41 Identify areas within and adjacent to the City and its UGA which are highly sensitive to changes in hydrologic conditions and functions. Within these highly sensitive areas, establish standards that provide for near zero change in hydraulic and hydrologic function on a property, such as no net increase in the peak flow or volume of runoff or erosion products leaving a site post- development. Policy CF-42 Encourage Low Impact Development (LID) strategies for stormwater management through incentives and flexibility in application of regulatory requirements. Policy CF-43 Utilize new inventories of flood hazard -prone properties in the decision -making process to prioritize stormwater system improvements. Policy CF-44 Coordinate the basin planning process with the community planning process to address surface water runoff and flooding issues. Policy CF-45 Integrate public regional stormwater detention and retention facilities into the natural environment. Policy CF-46 Recognize that regional facilities can provide aesthetics, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat in a community park -like or open space setting. Goal 9. Support provision of adequate, timely, and efficient fire protection and emergency medical service within the City. Policy CF-47 Coordinate with South Kitsap Fire and Rescue on planning for the location of new fire stations to ensure that they are dispersed throughout the City and located near areas of high population concentration. Policy CF-48 Encourage consolidation of duplicate services between fire districts to use resources more effectively. Goal 10. Coordinate land use and school district capital facilities planning. Policy CF-49 Recognize that schools provide a unifying social and physical amenity that are key foci for successful neighborhoods. Encourage elementary schools to be located in or near neighborhood centers and middle schools, junior high schools and senior high schools to be located near community centers. Policy CF-50 Support the South Kitsap School District School Board in maintaining and funding individual school levels of service as adopted, in accordance with the City's intent to provide adequate school facilities for the community. Policy CF-51 Coordinate with the South Kitsap School District to develop strategies to ensure that students are not forced to attend a school outside their neighborhood. Policy CF-52 Review annual reports and update school impact fees as needed. Policy CF-53 Explore opportunities to develop joint use facilities with the South Kitsap School District, such as recreational and community center facilities. Develop neighborhood parks adjacent to school sites whenever possible to promote facility sharing. Facilities on the neighborhood park site should supplement uses that the school does not provide such as trails, open space, picnic areas, playground equipment, and multi -purpose paved sport courts. 9-3. Capital Facilities This section addresses capital facilities in the following four categories: 1. Administration and Community Facilities 2. Public Safety Facilities 3. Public Works Facilities 4. Parks Facilities Each section contains a capital facilities inventory, summarizes key context and issues, recommends improvements, and proposes projects for the next six -year planning period, with estimated costs and potential funding sources. Administration and Community Facilities This section first covers the facilities supporting City administration and the overall community. It also briefly covers the Fire Protection and Schools, community facilities that are owned and maintained by partner agencies. Inventory Facility City Hall (includes Police Station & Municipal Court) Location 216 Prospect St Size (sq ft) 28,370 Prospect Street Facility 720 Prospect St 2,925 Library 87 Sidney Ave 8,586 Employee Parking Lot (Gravel) 213 & 215 Prospect Street 6,500 Existing Conditions City Hall City Hall has served as the primary municipal building for Port Orchard's administrative functions since it was built in 1999. The building is approximately 28,370 square feet with three stories and a partial fourth floor. The first floor is occupied by the Police Department and the second floor by the Mayor's Office, City Clerk, Public Works Administration, and Finance. The City Council Chambers and Municipal Court are located on the third floor. Public Works operations staff are located in the Public Works Shop. Refer to Public Works Facilities and Public Safety Facilities sections for more information. City Hall is in good condition for its age and was renovated in 2024 to address needed repairs, security, and ADA accessibility, and improve the first floor. Condition and improvement information for the first floor is Figure 1: City Hall Commented [BB3]: This section is a full re -write from the original section 9.2. This section should include maps of current facilities. discussed in the Public Safety Facilities section. Even with these improvements, functional issues remain, including security concerns, challenging wayfinding, and limited parking. There is also not enough work and support space; for example, breakrooms have been repurposed as workspace and the Community Development Department was relocated due to space limitations. Municipal Court is rightsized to accommodate future growth. Planning for City Hall should consider the space needed to accommodate future growth and the operational efficiency gained by co -locating all departments. In response to a need for a new community event center and aligned with Policy CF-25, the City is in the process of designing the new Port Orchard Community Event Center. This new facility would have rentable event space for community programming. Designs also include space for the library to relocate. The City's Council Chambers could also be relocated if supported by leadership, which would free up space for use in City Hall. See the Library section below for more information on existing conditions and needs. Prospect Street Facility Community Development is in two facilities, one located adjacent to City Hall at 720 Prospect Street with Building, Code Enforcement, and Parking Enforcement functions (as well as the City's IT department), and one at 600 Kitsap Street with Planning functions. The Kitsap Steet facility is leased. The Prospect Street facility is undersized for current and future operations and in fair condition, requiring maintenance to address age -related needs such as upgrades to the HVAC system. The division of staff between two buildings and separation from City Hall creates communication and operational inefficiencies. There is limited parking and City vehicles are parked at City Hall. The public interface also requires patrons to go between the Prospect Street facility and City Hall to complete applications. For pedestrians passing between these two buildings, there are no crosswalks and limited ADA compliance. Library Built in 1960, the City -owned library building houses the local branch of the Kitsap Public Library. The building is nearing the end of its useful life requiring upgrades or relocation of the library functions. Figure 2: Kitsap Regional Library's Port Orchard branch Future Needs As Port Orchard's population has grown, City staffing has increased to maintain service standards and meet basic functional requirements. The following investments are needed: In accordance with Policy CF-14, perform required maintenance at all administrative and community facilities, including upgrading the HVAC system at the Prospect Street facility. Conduct a facilities condition assessment to understand the current conditions and near- and long-term maintenance needs for all capital facilities. • Invest in the following near -term projects: o Improve wayfinding at City Hall by installing a centralized reception kiosk and improved signage. o Increase security by adding lighting and safety features around exits and limiting publicly accessible areas. o Aligned with Policy CF-10, consider paving gravel lots, acquiring property, or constructing structured parking to increase available staff and public parking. Provide ADA-accessible parking near public entrances. o As space becomes available, add staff work and support space, including workstations, break rooms, and a lactation room. As part of a citywide facilities plan, estimate future staff and operational space needs and to guide near -term improvements and property acquisition as well as longer term investments. Encourage public awareness and input as stated in Policies CF-15 and CF-19. Endeavor to accommodate future needs, consolidate staff to improve operational efficiency, address accessibility, and other functional challenges. Aligned with Policy CF-11, consider developing multi -use facilities and partnering opportunities to meet public need. Consider Police Department needs and coordinate with plans; see the Public Safety Facilities section. • As the City designs the Port Orchard Community Event Center, consider relocating the Council Chambers as an interim or long-term solution to free up space at City Hall and improve security. Relocate the library to the event center and determine the best use for the current property. Priority Investments Maintaining and strategically planning for Administration and Community capital facilities are the priorities for the next six years. Funding Source Project City Hall Renovations City 555,000 Grant Unfunded 6,240,000 5-Year Total 6,540,000 Prospect Street Facility HVAC Upgrade TBD Facility Condition Assessment TBD Citywide Facilities Plan TBD TOTAL 555,000 6,540,000 Expenditures Prior Years 2024 2025r r27 2028 2029 City Hall Renovations 555,000 2,992,500 2,992,500 Prospect Street Facility HVAC Upgrade Facility Condition Assessment Citywide Facilities Plan TOTAL 1 555,000 2,992,500 Fire and Schools Fire Protection The City of Port Orchard formerly maintained its own Municipal Fire Department. In 1998, that department was merged with Kitsap County Fire District 7, which served the greater South Kitsap area. In 2005, Kitsap County Fire District 7 was renamed South Kitsap Fire and Rescue to better represent the communities it serves. There are currently two manned fire stations located within the City of Port Orchard: Station 17, located at 7990 McCormick Woods Drive SW, and Station 31, at 200 Tremont Street. Figure 3: Tremont Fire Station More information on Fire Protection levels of service can be found in South Kitsap Fire and Rescue's Strategic Positioning Plan 2021-2023. Schools The South Kitsap School District provides public education to Kindergarten through 12th Grade for the residents of Port Orchard and the South Kitsap area. It serves 9,815 students within 135 square miles. The facilities include ten elementary (K-6) schools, three junior high (7-9) schools, one high school, one alternative high school, and an academy that encourages family involvement. One elementary school, Sidney Glen, is located within Port Orchard city limits, as is one junior high (Cedar Heights), and South Kitsap High School and Explorer Academy. The South Kitsap School District Capital Facilities Figure 4: Aerial view of South Kitsap High School Plan can provide more information on the facilities and plans to improve them. It is adopted by reference as a part of this document. Public Safety Facilities Inventory Facility Location Size City Hall Police Station 216 Prospect St 5,500 SF Police Shooting Range & Storage 11278 Lloyd Parkway 13.2 acres In addition to the facilities above, Fire Station #7 operates as the operations center in case of an emergency. This facility is owned by the City and leased and operated by South Kitsap Fire and Rescue. Existing Conditions City Hall The Police Department occupies 5,500 square feet of the first floor of City Hall. While the 2024 renovations to the Police Department will maximize space use and provide some operational improvements, they will not address many of the department's critical needs. To alleviate the severely limited space in the near term, some staff are located in a secure off -site leased space. Like the administrative department, most support space has been converted to offices or workspace. Storage space is also ,'f _�,;t;�-� •_ inadequate; many areas have been repurposed as storage, " `•' ^t' such as the sallyport. Police officers have take-home AMM 13 vehicles, but there is no secured parking area for staff Figure 5: Police offices on ground floor of City Hall vehicles and inadequate parking for department meetings. In addition to City Hall, the Police rent a 3,000 square foot warehouse for tactical training and storage. This facility is also used to process vehicles for evidence prior to moving them to long-term storage. Police Shooting Range & Storage The police shooting range provides a safe location for officers to train and practice using firearms. The range is aging, in poor condition, and in need of maintenance investments, including lane resurfacing and roof replacement. There is a Conex box on -site that offers limited storage, but the site lacks bathroom facilities. There is also concern the outdoor range may cause increased noise disturbance as the surrounding residential areas grow. Long-term storage is located in a fenced area on the same parcel adjacent to the Public Works Operations Yard. Future Needs Figure 6: Shooting range The Police department has grown a lot in recent years and expects to grow aligned with the City's population growth. Many Public Safety facilities are aging with most not sized to accommodate current staff or future growth. Continued operations to meet Port Orchard's needs rely on the following steps: Review operations and establish level of service standards, where appropriate to assess current and future needs. The plan should consider workload, geography, and Port Orchard community needs. Once current and future staffing goals are in place, space needs can be assessed in accordance with Policy CF-13, to determine the facility space needed to support the Police department into the future. • Incorporate plans to construct a Public Safety facility to accommodate future staff and operations into the citywide facilities plan. Provide secure fleet parking, co -locate large vehicle evidence storage, and determine the future use of the large evidence storage property. If possible, include tactical training space and an indoor shooting range. Consider building in a central location free from natural hazards. Purchase property when feasible or use existing City property for a new facility as outlined in Policies CF-6 and CF-14. Encourage public awareness and input as stated in Policies CF-15 and CF-17. • If unable to include in a new Public Safety facility, modernize the existing range by covering and resurfacing lanes and upgrading parking; install sanitation, water, and electric utilities; and add secure storage, classroom space, and a firearm cleaning station. Priority Investments Funding and expenditures for the needs assessment, facilities plan, and Police Station renovations are included with financing for City Hall renovations; refer to the Priority Investments chart in the Administration and Community Facilities section. There are no other major investments budgeted for Public Safety in the six -year planning period. Public Works Facilities The City of Port Orchard and the Public Works Department owns, operates, and maintains infrastructure to provide drinking water, sewer, stormwater, and surface water services to its residents and businesses. Investment in this infrastructure is necessary for continued delivery of utility services that are critical for human health and safety, economic development, as well as supporting a sustainable, healthy environment. Capital facility investment helps to ensure that the City can continue to deliver the high -quality municipal utility services customers expect. This section first covers the general facilities supporting staff and then briefly covers the individual utilities. See the Utilities Element or individual functional plans for more detailed utility information. Inventory Facility Address Size (acres) Public Works Shop 1535 Vivian Court 1.82 South Shed Storage 2051 Sidney Ave 3.77 Operations Yard 1278 Lloyd Parkway 14.46 Existing Conditions Public Works Shop The Public Works Shop houses Public Works operations crews and the City's maintenance vehicles and equipment. The main building is in fair condition and provides space for crew support, shops, and storage. Materials storage is severely limited, often forcing crews to obtain supplies from local vendors. Transportation signage is purchased as the existing shop space does not include an area for sign fabrication. Limited crew space is unable to support growth Figure 7: Public works shop in staff and operations. Staff and fleet parking space is limited and unable to accommodate growth. There are also two adjacent structures providing covered parking for fleet and equipment. Fleet requiring heated parking can be stored in the main building's shop space as well as in one bay at the South Shed. The rest of the site is significantly undersized with limited yard material storage and no room for expansion. The facility is located on the west side of Highway 16, making it well located near the McCormick Woods development, but separated from a large portion of the City, staff, and facilities, including City Hall. This location may provide operational challenges in the event of a natural hazard. South Shed The South Shed Facility is located on a 3.77-acre site located at 2035 Sidney Avenue with 2,000 square feet of warehouse for material and equipment storage. Most of the land at this location is utilized as a park. Originally a fire station, the South Shed was repurposed for Public Works storage in addition to seasonally providing heated parking for equipment such as sweeper and vactor trucks. This aging facility is in poor condition, inappropriate for staff workspace, and is too small to meet storage needs. Figure 8: South Shed Operations Yard The Operations Yard is located near the Shop and contains a decant facility and materials laydown storage. The decant is in good condition but is at capacity as it is used as a regional facility. Spoils frequently do not have adequate time to dewater, requiring the City to add wicking materials that add weight and cost when taken to the Kitsap transfer station. The site has limited materials storage but is large enough to accommodate additional crew space and materials bins. Future Needs Public Works is anticipating an estimated staffing increase in the next ten years, growing from 25 to 32-40 or more staff to meet the needs of the rapidly growing community. The City will need to expand Public Work facilities to accommodate needed staff and equipment. Major needs for this planning period as identified by Public Works leadership include: • In accordance with Policy CF-14, perform required maintenance at all public works facilities. Conduct a facilities condition assessment to understand the current conditions and near- and long- term maintenance needs for Public Works and other capital facilities. • In accordance with Policy CF-1, conduct a citywide facilities plan to review current and future level of service standards, add staff where needed, and increase operational space to accommodate current and future staff and operations. • Provide a new public works annex at the industrial center public works yard to house operations utility staff. The proposed facility should include crew support space (offices, bathroom, showers, etc.); a heated warehousing for plumbing, electrical, and other materials storage; employee parking; heated and covered storage bays for equipment and materials; and expanded yard areas for laydown and materials storage. • Upgrade the existing Public Works Shop facility to better utilize vertical storage. • Upgrade the decant facility to increase capacity and add a new composting facility. • Provide a new Operations East satellite streets facility west of SR16, preferably near the intersection of Bethel and Lund, and include a crew room and restroom facilities, heated bays for snowplow equipment, and material storage yard. • Decommission the south shed facility and determine the best use for the current property. Priority Investments Financial information to support the facility condition assessment and citywide facilities plan can be found in the Administration and Community Facilities section. Investments for the next six years have not been identified for the general Public Works capital facilities. Please see the Utilities section below for priority infrastructure investments. Funding Source Project PW Shop Upgrades City Grant Unfunded 6-Year Tota I TBD Utilities Operations Annex TBD Decant Facilities and Yard Improvements TBD PW Operations East Station TBD TOTAL TBD Expenditures PW Shop Upgrades Prior Years 2024 r Utilities Operations Annex Decant Facilities and Yard Improvements PW Operations East Station TOTAL Utilities and Transportation Port Orchard's Public Works Department operates and maintains the City's utilities and transportation systems. Some of Port Orchard's capital facilities are aging or inadequate for current service needs and will require repairs and replacement over the next twenty years. The costs of replacing utility infrastructure and roads are substantial and take years for planning and implementation. The City is working to address substandard infrastructure and comply with changing state and federal mandates governing capital facilities. In accordance with Goal 1, the City should ensure that all utility infrastructure expansion provides an adequate level of public service to support new development consistent with the City's policies, criteria, and standards. In addition, utility expansion should also be consistent with current land use plans and development regulations of the State of Washington, Kitsap County, and appropriate local planning agencies. The following sections list priority projects for Transportation, Stormwater, Sewer, and Water between 2023-2028. More information on these facilities is provided in the Transportation and Utilities Elements as well as the individual functional plans. Transportation Port Orchard is responsible for City roads and other aspects of the City's transportation system. Details on all City transportation systems can be found in the Transportation Element. Priority investments and funding assumptions targeted in the next six years are summarized below. Funding Source Annual Maintenance City Grant Unfunded 6-Year Total Projects 4,800,000 4,800,000 Citywide Street Lighting 210,000 890,000 1,100,000 Bethel Phase la: Blueberry 3,591,000 3,591,000 RAB Bethel Phase 4a: Lund RAB 4,500,000 1,000,000 Bethel Phase 4b; Vallair Ct Connector 3,500,000 1,500,000 Bethel Phase 1b: Salmonberry 11,848,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 14,848,000 Bethel Phase Sa: Bethel/Lincoln RAB 1,500,000 2,600,000 4,100,000 Old Clifton Non -Motorized Improvements 450,000 2,700,000 3,150,000 Old Clifton/Anderson Hill Intersection Improvements 2,300,000 2,300,000 Pottery Ave Non -Motorized Improvements 400,000 644,000 1,044,000 Sedgewick Rd W Study 300,000 300,000 Sidney Rd Sidewalk 500,000 1,395,000 1,895,000 Sidney Rd SW Design 500,000 500,000 SR 160/Sedgewick Phase 2a 1,550,000 1,550,000 SR 166/Bay St Reconstruction 784,000 3,000,000 3,784,000 Tremont Phase 2 & 3 732,000 2,500,000 3,232,000 TOTAL 6,552,000 8,852,000 2,700,000 18,104,0 Expenditures Annual Maintenance Projects 1,020,500 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 Citywide Street Lighting 210,000 100,000 1,000,000 Bethel Phase la: Blueberry RAB 250,000 294,000 259,000 2,788,000 Bethel Phase lb: Salmonberry 375,000 2,100,000 1,997,000 7,370,000 Bethel Phase 4a; Lund Int 500000 1,000,000 Bethel Phase 4b; Vallair Ct Intersection and Connector 500000 Bethel Phase Sa: Bethel/Lincoln RAB 800,000 3,200,000 Old Clifton Non -Motorized Improvements 150,000 450,000 2,700,000 Old Clifton/Anderson Hill Intersection Improvements 258,000 1,738,000 Pottery Ave Non -Motorized Improvements 185,000 1,044,100 Sedgewick Rd W Study 300,000 Sidney Rd Sidewalk 235,000 1,660,000 Sidney Rd SW Design 500,000 SR 160/Sedgewick Phase 2a 600,000 950,000 SR 166/Bay St Reconstruction 200,000 1,135,000 2,649,000 Tremont Phase 2 & 3 732,000 2,500,000 TOTAL 1,760,000 6,484,000 4,666,000 12,858,000 858,000 2,688,000 6,484,000 Stormwater Port Orchard owns, maintains, and manages its stormwater collection system. Goal 8 states the City should minimize development related impacts to existing hydrologic conditions and functions and strive to correct current deficiencies resulting from past development practices such as stormwater-related flooding. Details on the City's stormwater system can be found in the Utilities Element as well as the 2023 Stormwater and Watersheds Comprehensive Plan. Priority investments and funding assumptions targeted in the next six years are summarized below. Funding Sources Project City Grant Sidney Regional Storm 1,200,000 Unfunded 14,000,000 6-Year Total 15,200,000 Sidney Rd. Fish Pass Culvert 1,911,386 1,911,386 Sedgwick Balancing Culvert 450,000 450,000 Annapolis Creek Culvert 1,300,000 1,300,000 Downtown Retrofit 1,350,000 1,350,000 19,011,386 211,386 Expenditures 2028 2029 Sidney Regional Storm 1,666,667 466,667 6,766,667 6,300,000 Sidney Rd. Fish Pass Culvert 80,764 955,693 874,929 Sedgwick Balancing Culvert 22,500 225,000 202,500 Annapolis Creek Culvert 43,333 43,333 628,333 585,000 Downtown Retrofit 175,000 675,000 500,000 TOTAL 1,813,264 1,865,693 9,147,429 7,385,00 Sewer The City is tasked to provide safe, reliable, and timely sewer service to consumers at a fair and reasonable price, as seen in Goal 6. Port Orchard owns, operates, and maintains existing wastewater collection and conveyance facilities. As of 2016, the City's sewer service area was approximately 2,100 acres and was expected to grow to 5,700 acres. Details on the City's sewer system can be found in the Utilities Element as well as the 2016 General Sewer Plan Update. Priority investments and funding assumptions targeted in the next six years are summarized below. Funding Source Project Marina Lift Station City Loan Unfunded 6-Year Total $13,000,000 6,200,000 19,200,000 Bay Street LS Cap Upgrades 1,000,000 1,000,000 Lift Station Controls (6) & Generator(1) 800,000 800,000 Expenditures Marina Lift Station 7,533,333 5,833,333 5,833,333 Bay Street LS Cap Upgrades 100,000 900,000 Lift Station Controls (6) & Generator(1) 400,000 400,000 33 6,33 Water Port Orchard Public Works Department maintains and manages the City's water system. With two systems serving the City (City System) and McCormick Woods (McCormick Woods System), Port Orchard serves over 4,000 connections. Goal 5 and its related policies state the City will ensure that an adequate water supply is available to support the level of population growth and land development projected within the City. Details on the City's water system can be found in the Utilities Element as well as the 2020 Water System Plan. Priority investments and funding assumptions targeted in the next five years are summarized below. Funding Source VFW city Loan Well#13, 90% DN -> CN (#2) Unfunded 6-Year Total Well #11 (#3) $8,000,000 8,000,000 Melcher PS Rebuild (#30) 500,000 70,000 570,000 Well #7 500,000 500,000 580 to 660 Zone Booster Sta Developer funded 660 Zone Storage 9,000,000 1 70,00 Expenditures Well#13, 90% DN -> CN (#2) 150,000 2,038,000 2,038,000 Well #11 (#3) 4,500,000 3,500,000 Melcher PS Rebuild (#10) 370,000 200,000 Well #7 TBD TBD 580 to 660 Zone Booster Sta 660 Zone Storage TOTAL 1 4,870,000 3,850,000 2,038,000 2,038,000 Parks Facilities The Parks Element of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan, supplemented by the Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan, outlines the goals, expectations, and community vision for the City's Parks. This section draws from those plans with a concentration on capital facilities. Inventory Port Orchard owns 89.7 acres of parkland, with a ratio of approximately six acres per every 1,000 residents. This includes conservancies, resource parks, trails, athletic parks, community centers, special use facilities, and support facilities. Parks capital facilities are listed below; refer to the PROS Plan for a full inventory of parks. Facility Blackjack Creek Multi -Modal Bridge Address 1301 Area Bay St e Size Boat Ramp -Launch 533 Bay St 0.82 Central Park (Clayton Park/Dwight Park) 915 Dwight 1.4 Dekalb Pier 467 Bay St 4.1 Etta Turner Park/Blackjack Creek Park 1301 Arena Bay Street 0.16 Givens Field/Active Club 1025 Tacoma Ave 0.6 Marina And Observation Deck 1 707 Sidney Pkwy McCormick Village Park 3201 SW Old Clifton Rd 28.6 Van Zee Park 300 Tremont St 8.3 Existing Conditions In general, the City has adequate outdoor park and recreational facilities to serve the population during the planning period, however, playground, picnic, sports court, and field sites are not evenly distributed within a 5- or 10-minute walk of all residential areas, creating a need for more neighborhood parks. There are also deficits in indoor recreation facilities, community gardens, and multipurpose trails. Additional information on the City's parks and more detailed planning strategies can be found in the City's PROS Plan and in the Parks Element of this Comprehensive Plan. Future Needs The City is committed to providing parks that are safe and well -maintained, enhance residential neighborhoods, encourage shoreline access, and activate downtown areas. Considering existing level -of -service for Port Orchard owned parks, the City's projected population growth will create a need for an additional 61.4 acres of land and 15,661 facility units (square feet of courts, fields, etc.) by the year 2040, requiring an estimated expenditure of $32,326,076. This does not account for any maintenance, operation, or repair costs. See the PROS Plan for more information on existing -level -of - service standards. The PROS plan highlights the following investments that update and expand existing park facilities. • In accordance with Policy CF-14, perform required maintenance at all parks and recreation facilities. Conduct a facilities condition assessment to understand the current conditions and near - and long-term maintenance needs for all capital facilities. • As part of a citywide facilities plan, develop a space needs analysis to determine and justify staff growth and investments needed to achieve the Parks goals. Aligned with Policy CF-11, consider developing multi -use facilities and partnering opportunities to meet public need. • Continue plans to design and construct the Port Orchard Community Event Center. The center will be located at 619 Bay Street on the downtown waterfront and include 7,600-8,600 square feet of event space and meeting facilities, as well as a 7,000-9,500 square foot library facility with outdoor decks and an activities area. Consider also relocating the Council Chambers to consolidate community functions. • In accordance with Goal 4, perform required maintenance at all parks facilities. • Protect existing open space and conservancies and acquire and develop parks and trail systems. • Designate and conserve cultural and historic resources located within park properties; seek joint funding partnerships with local jurisdictions to create wayfinding and educational signage, artworks, streetscapes, and gateways. • Develop master plan for Givens Park and assess condition, repurposing, or removal of the Active Club. • Develop a master plan for expanding Etta Turner Park to the west side of Blackjack Creek. Install lighting on the bridge and enhance Blackjack Creek. • Develop master plans for Ruby Creek Regional Park and Sherman Ave Stormwater Park. • Create and strengthen regional partnerships to enable the City and its partners to provide greater facilities and opportunities than would be possible alone. Priority Investments Details on current and planned investments in the next 20 years can be found in the PROS Plan. Financial information to support the facility condition assessment and citywide facilities plan can be found in the Administration and Community Facilities section. Priority investments and funding assumptions targeted in the next six years are summarized below. Funding Impact Source Park Impact Unsecured 6-Year Project City Fee Credit Port Orchard Community Fees Grant Grant Unfunded Tota I Event Center 927,430 283,900 18,729,963 6,500,000 1,658,707 28,100,000 Waterfront Plaza Shoreline Restoration/Enhancement 278,920 352,300 500,000 1,376,780 2,508,000 Orchard St Plaza 792,000 500,000 3,008,000 4,300,000 Givens Park Sport Court Remodel 24,080 176,4001 100,000 300,480 McCormick Village Park Phase 3 1 1,250,000 1,250,000 Telford Way Multimodal Pathway 979,012 979,012 McCormick Village Or Multimodal Pathway 1,468,518 1,468,518 Sherman Ave Stormwater Park 862,765 1,861,039 2,723,804 63__LWLOOO 7,904,526 41,629,814 Expenditures 2024 2025 2026r Port Orchard Community Event Center 4,064,132 951,620 23,084,247 Waterfront Plaza Shoreline Restoration/Enhancement 360,194 271,006 1,876,800 Orchard St Plaza 78,822 691,378 3,529,800 Givens Park Sport Court Remodel 66,480 234,000 McCormick Village Park Phase 3 1,250,000 Telford Way Multimodal Pathway 979,012 McCormick Village Dr Multimodal Pathway 1,468,518 Sherman Ave Stormwater Park 862,765 1,861,039 TOTAL 5,365,913 1,980,485 234,000 34,049,416 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities Chapter 9. Capital Facilities 9.1. Introduction This Capital Facilities Element of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan provides information about the City's existing public facilities, and the need for future facilities to address the requirements of a growing population. The Capital Facilities Element, in conjunction with the City's Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) and Capital Improvements Program (CIP), provide guidance for the City to achieve its goals of providing the appropriate public facilities and desirable levels of public services to its residents and businesses. Capital Facilities Vision Provide outstanding community facilities that serve the needs of a growing and changing city. Maintain existing community facilities and develop additional facilities to address the city'sgrowth and evolving needs. New facilities should address multiple objectives, such as creating new open space and enhancing neighborhood Ensuring that public facilities are available when growth occurs is critical to the quality of life for Port Orchard's residents. The implementation of the Capital Facilities Element and related plans will help realize the community's vision for outstanding community facilities, as well as the vision and goals of the Land Use Element. This Element also functions in coordination with the Comprehensive Plan's Utilities, Parks and Transportation elements and functional system plans for water, wastewater and stormwater. These are discussed in more detail in Section 9.3. character, even as they serve basic The state requires the City to demonstrate that all functional requirements. capital facilities serving its population have been considered and that planning is done in a coordinated and comprehensive fashion. The Public Facilities and Services Goal of the Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that the level of service ("LOS") of public facilities and services necessary to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use, without decreasing current service levels below locally established minimum standards ("the concurrency requirement"). Kitsap County's Countywide Planning Policies also require the City to ensure that its growth plans are consistent with the CIP and that adequate public facilities and services are or will be available to serve the City's population allocation through the planning period. If limited funding or other circumstances would prevent the city from providing adequate facilities and services, the Growth Management Act requires the city to re-evaluate the Land Use Element and make sure that capital facilities plans and land use plans are consistent. The City of Port Orchard owns and manages a variety of capital facilities, including roads, parks, utility systems, police facilities, and administrative buildings. In addition to the facilities owned and managed by the City, there are publicly -owned capital facilities managed by other entities which meet some of Port Orchard's capital facility needs. These include, but are not limited to, schools, library, sewage treatment, and public transit. Privately owned utilities (electrical, natural gas, and telecommunications) conduct their own planning processes and maintain their own system plans. The City influences private system Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities planning through its authority to regulate land uses and its obligation to develop and maintain a Comprehensive Plan. The City uses its capital facilities and functional plans, with guidance from the Comprehensive Plan, to make planning and budgetary decisions about the need and timing for construction of new facilities, improvements to existing facilities, the levels of service provided by those facilities, and how to fund and maintain these needs. Planning decisions should also address the evolving and adaptive role of technology in the provision of capital facilities. The complete list of capital facility improvements planned in the next seven years is provided in the City's Capital Improvements Program (CIP), which is described in Section 9.3. The CIP and the functional plans provide a complete facility inventory, as well as needs, projected costs, and funding sources. 9.2. Inventory and Identified Needs 9.2.1 Administration and Service Facilities Facility Location Size (sq ft) City Hall (includes Police Station and Municipal Court) 216 Prospect Street 28,370 Public Works Shop 1535 Vivian Court 6,000 South Shed 2051 Sidney Avenue 3,811 Active Club 1026 Tacoma Avenue 7,500 Police Shooting Range 1278 Lloyd Parkway N/A Library 87 Sidney Avenue 8,586 Community Development Department Building 720 Prospect Street 2,925 Property Acquisition for City Administration Offices and Public and City Employee Parking Various Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities The City's Capital Facilities Plan provides a detailed description and analysis of the City's current capital facilities, as summarized below: A City Hall The primary municipal building is the City Hall, which was built in 1999. It contains all of the City's departments and staff, except for the Public Works crew. The UP established the level of service for administrative space (including police and courts) at --- 2,408 sq ft per 1,000 residents. The state's Office of Financial Management estimated the City's 2015 population at 9,950. The City's 2036 target population allocation is 20,558. City Hall also requires some maintenance and improvements, as identified in the CFP. In 2016, the City contracted with Rice Fergus Miller, Inc to prepare a facilities space analysis for the City Hall. This analysis, which has been included in Appendix B of the City's Comprehensive Plan (Plans Adopted by Reference), found that the Port Orchard City Hall's net usable area was approximately 64% of the area provided in the city halls for Gig Harbor and Poulsbo, which are smaller cities. The analysis recommended that approximately 10,592 gross square feet be added to City Hall through 2025, based on the City's projected population growth, in order to maintain and improve work space and customer service. Parking should also be provided for an expansion. The Police Department currently occupies approximately 5,500 sq ft on the ground floor of City Hall. The Police Department has indicated that it requires approximately 10,000-15,000 additional square feet of office space with 3,000-5,000 sq ft of storage to meet its needs for the next 20 years. The City should review options for providing the additional space needed to maintain an appropriate level of police services. Public Works — Shop and South Shed The Public Works shop houses this department's foreman and crew and a majority of the City's maintenance vehicles and equipment. The shop has sufficient capacity to support staff throughout the capital facilities planning period. There is a current level of service for enclosed maintenance facilities of 833 sq ft per 1,000 residents. However, there is not enough covered parking for City vehicles and equipment, and the City has identified the need for a second four -bay carport to cover and protect City vehicles and equipment from the elements. The south shed is anticipated to continue being used as a storage facility and staging area through the planning period. No construction, remodeling or expansion need is anticipated. Active Club 01— Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities The Active Club is the only community recreational building owned by the City. It provides space for a number of recreational, sports and civic organizations to conduct activities. Police Shooting Range The police shooting range provides a convenient and safe location for officers to train and practice with firearms. Library The library building is owned by the City and houses the local branch of the Kitsap Public Library. 9.2.2 Parks and Recreational Facilities The City has a number of parks and recreational facilities, listed below. Current Parks Facilities Park Name Size Facilities Van Zee 8.3 Acres Picnic Areas and shelters, trails, two baseball diamonds, playground, sports field, lighted tennis courts, horseshoe court, restroom Clayton Park 1.4 Acres Picnic tables, playground, sports field, basketball court, picnic shelter Givens Field 6.7 Acres 2 Baseball Diamonds (under lease, not available for public use), lighted tennis courts, lighted horseshoe courts, restrooms, picnic area, playground, Active Club Lundberg Park 4.8 Acres Not open to the public, no facilities Paul Powers, Jr. 3.75 Acres Field, playground, basketball court Park Boat Ramp 0.3 Acres Municipal boat ramp, restroom, parking DeKalb 4.1 Acres 169 feet of pier, 359 feet of floats, picnic tables Pedestrian Pier Etta Turner Park 0.6 Acres Gazebo, benches, view of Sinclair Inlet, trail connection McCormick 28.6 Acres Trails, restrooms Village Park Seattle Ave 1.88 Acres Trail connection Waterway *tidelands Property included Waterfront Park 1.9 Acres Sidewalks, picnic table, bench, viewing platform Westbay N/A Trail connection, beach access Easements Bethel South 5.3 Acres Not open to the public, no facilities; a portion planned for Property construction of dog park Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities In addition to the properties in the above table, which are owned and operated by the City, Port Orchard residents also have a number of non -City parks and private facilities that are available for public recreational use. The City's Parks Plan provides a comparison of current recreational facilities and services within the City against the recommended levels of service used by the state's Interagency Council for Outdoor Recreation and by Kitsap County. This comparison is used to establish the LOS for recreational needs of the City's existing and future population. City -owned, non -City publicly owned, and private recreational facilities are all considered by the City when determining levels of service. In general, the City has adequate park and recreational facilities to serve the population during the planning period, with existing deficits in bike paths, boat launches and pedestrian trails, and projected deficits in community and neighborhood parks. Additional information on the City's parks and more detailed planning strategies can be found in the City's Parks Plan and in the Parks Element of this Comprehensive Plan. 9.2.3 Utilities and Transportation The City owns, maintains and manages its water system and wastewater collection system. It is also responsible for City roads and other aspects of the City's transportation system. More information on these facilities is provided in the City's functional plans and other Elements of the Comprehensive Plan (Utilities, Transportation). 9.3. Planning and Policy Connections A complete list of capital facility improvements planned in the next seven years is included in the city's Capital Improvements Program (CIP), which is described in this section. The CIP and the functional plans listed in the following table identify facility inventories, needs, projected costs, and funding sources. Capital improvement recommendations are drawn primarily from functional plans specific to each capital facility or City department. Utilities such as water, sewer, and stormwater have specific requirements according to state and federal law. Each City department forecasts needed improvements for at least a twenty-year. Each plan contains an inventory of the system and a forecast of system demand and capacity based on population and regulatory mandates. The functional plans identify capital investments required to meet future demand and to replace or Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities maintain existing facilities for continued service. The plans also define the customer service level for each facility provide and system -specific operating policies. The CIP uses many revenue sources to fund the capital improvement projects identified in the plan, including sales tax, business and occupation tax, utility rates, state revenues, bonds, and grants. Impact feesl and other specific revenues allowed under the Growth Management Act also offer potential funding sources. Coordinating City Functional Plans and Capital Improvements Program Capital Improvements Program Funding: plan updated biennially. This is the city's seven-year financing and implementation plan in which needed capital improvements to the city's public facilities and infrastructure are identified and prioritized. Water System Plan Functional Plan: updated on a 6-10 year cycle, as This plan provides a basis for capital improvement needed. planning for six years and forecasts anticipated needs to a 20-year planning horizon. Wastewater System Plan Functional Plan: updated on a 6-10 year cycle, as This plan addresses aging infrastructure, system needed. expansion to accommodate development, revised policies and practices, data, finances, revised growth forecasting, and recommended improvements. Storm and Surface Water System Plan Functional Plan: updated on a 6-10 year cycle, as This plan establishes the city's storm and surface water needed. policy. Parks Plan Functional Plan: updated on a 6-10 year cycle, as This plan is the primary tool to guide the long-term needed. growth and development of Port Orchard's parks and open space system. The core of the plan is a set of 20- year capital project recommendations, which are reviewed and updated approximately every six years. Transportation Plan Functional Plan: updated every two years. This six -year plan indicates needs for maintenance and improvement of the City's transportation network. 9.4. Future Needs A key feature of the capital facilities planning process is asset management, which continually monitors the condition of existing facilities and infrastructure, identifies the levels of maintenance needed, and determines when facilities need to be replaced. The city's capital facilities policies ensure that the city plans in advance for maintenance and infrastructure replacement to maintain levels of service. These Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities policies also tie capital facilities planning to land use, making sure that assumptions about future growth are consistent. The City of Port Orchard owns, operates, and maintains over $3.5 billion of infrastructure to provide drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater and surface water services to its residents and businesses. Continued investment in this infrastructure is necessary for continued delivery of utility services that are critical for human health and safety, economic development, as well as supporting a sustainable, healthy environment. Capital facility investment helps to ensure that the City can continue to deliver the high quality municipal utility services customers expect. The City of Port Orchard has a rapidly growing population. To provide adequate capital facilities, the City is working to address substandard infrastructure and comply with new regulations. While there are unique challenges to specific capital facility services, several issues apply broadly to Port Orchard: Accommodating Increased Demand. Increased demand will require investment for building and maintaining facilities for services like water, wastewater, stormwater, parks, fire, police, transportation, and municipal buildings. Non -city providers, such as school districts, libraries and solid waste processors, will also experience increased demand for services and will need to plan for new or improved facilities. Aging Infrastructure. Some of Port Orchard's capital facilities are aging or inadequate for current service needs, and will require repairs and replacement over the next twenty years. The costs of replacing utility infrastructure and roads are substantial and take years for planning and implementation. Likewise, facilities such as parks and municipal buildings require ongoing maintenance, improvements, or replacement. City departments maintain plans and strategies for funding and building necessary improvements, which are scheduled and assigned funding in the city's seven-year CIP. Compliance with New Laws and Regulations. Changing state and federal mandates governing capital facilities systems require the city to monitor and review its systems to ensure compliance. For example, compliance with the city's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Stormwater Permit (NPDES), a Federal Clean Water Act mandate that affects programs citywide, will have significant long-term impacts on the way the city does business, on city expenses, and on private development costs. In February 2010, stormwater regulations were significantly expanded under the NPDES Phase II permit. These new regulations, along with associated stormwater requirements that must be incorporated into City code by 2017, places significant additional requirements on the City's planning and regulatory functions. The City of Port Orchard benefits from its proximity to centers for recreation, open space, and sports fields outside City Limits and/or held by other agencies or groups, such as the South Kitsap School District and Kitsap County. Creating and strengthening regional partnerships will enable Port Orchard and its partners to provide greater facilities and opportunities than would be possible alone. The City of Port Orchard is already working with Kitsap County and other nearby jurisdiction to create and expand a regional water trail including shoreline access with launch points, rest areas, parking facilities. 9.5. Goals and Policies Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities Goal I. Provide an efficient distribution and mixture of public facilities, including parks, parking areas, non -motorized transportation connections, and other facilities and services. Policy CF-1 The City should explore opportunities for acquisition of surface parking areas within the downtown core to serve the general public and municipal purposes. Policy CF-2 The City should consider development of multi -use facilities that can serve more than one public need. The City should coordinate with other jurisdictions and agencies that also provide public facilities, such as Kitsap County, Kitsap Transit and the Port of Bremerton, to encourage cooperative planning of future facilities and reduce redundancy. The City should also explore opportunities for public/private partnerships and funding sources that could provide a mix of public facilities and other uses such as commercial and residential within the same development, where appropriate. Policy CF-3 Encourage public awareness and consider public input when considering the need for and proposed locations of new public facilities. Develop public facilities according to the specific needs, locations and levels of service identified in the City's functional plans and capital improvements program. Policy CF-4 Encourage thejoint use of utility corridors for open space and non -motorized pathways and trails, provided that such joint use is consistent with limitations prescribed by applicable law and prudent utility practice. Policy CF-5 Encourage private property owners and developers to donate public trail access and parcels for park development in areas identified for future municipal parks and trail connections. Goal 2. The City shall establish minimum levels of service for provision of urban services (i.e. fire, police, garbage disposal, parks, library, and other appropriate services). Policy CF-6 It is the City's intent that adequate school facilities be provided for the community. Individual school levels of service should be maintained as adopted and funded by the South Kitsap School District School Board. Goal 3. Ensure that infrastructure, facilities, and services are adequate to serve new projects at the time buildings are available for occupancy and use, without decreasing service levels below locally established minimum standards. Policy CF-7 Require that urban level facilities and services are provided priorto or concurrent with development. These services include, but are not limited to, transportation Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities infrastructure, parks, potable water supply, sewage disposal, stormwater and surface water management, and solid waste management. Policy CF-8 Facilitate adequate planning for services and facilities by coordinating with utility providers on annual updates of population, employment and development projections. Policy CF-9 Regularly monitor and update LOS standards for public facilities to reflect community preferences for quality of service delivery. Policy CF-10 Encourage providers to improve accessibilityto public services by making information available, convenient and complete. Policy CF-11 Maintain an inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities Policy CF-12 The City should acquire property sufficient to provide capital facility services at established levels of service, according to the identified deficiencies and future needs for such services as provided in the City's functional plans. Goal 4. Ensure that the provision of capital facilities meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Policy CF-13 Provide public facilities and services conveniently and equitably throughout the community and do not unduly affect any one group of people or geographic area by the siting or expansion of essential public facilities. Policy CF-14 Ensure that the provision of capital facilities is environmentally sensitive, safe and reliable, aesthetically compatible with surrounding land uses, and economical to consumers. Policy CF-15 Ensure that new growth and development pay a fair, proportionate share of the cost of new facilities needed to serve such growth and development. Policy CF-16 Direct growth within the community where adequate public facilities exist or can be efficiently provided. Policy CF-17 Seek to reduce the per unit cost of public facilities and services by encouraging urban intensity development within the City and adjacent Urban Growth Areas. Policy CF-18 Coordinate the construction of public facility improvements such as utility and road improvements to help minimize project costs. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities Policy CF-19 Ensure the efficient and equitable siting of capital facilities through cooperative and coordinated planning. Policy CF-20 Coordinate and cooperate with other jurisdictions in the implementation of multijurisdictional utility facility expansions and improvements. Policy CF-21 Provide meaningful opportunities for community involvement in the planning of capital facilities. Goal 5: Support provision of adequate, timely and efficient fire protection and emergency medical service within the City. Policy CF-22 Coordinate with South Kitsap Fire and Rescue on planning for the location of new fire stations to ensure that they are dispersed throughout the City and located near areas of high population concentration. Policy CF-23 Encourage consolidation of duplicate services between Fire Districts to use resources more effectively. Goal 6: Reduce crime risks within the City. Policy CF-24 Design and locate capital facility improvements to optimize public safety through increased visibility at joint use facilities (e.g., streets, public buildings, etc.) Policy CF-25 Ensure that there are enough commissioned officers and support staff to support the established LOS in the City. Goal 7. Coordinate land use and school district capital facilities planning. Policy CF-26 Recognize that schools provide a unifying social and physical amenity that are key foci for successful neighborhoods. Encourage elementary schools to be located in or near neighborhood centers and middle schools, junior high schools and senior high schools to be located near community centers. Policy CF-27 Coordinate with the South Kitsap School District to develop strategies to ensure that students are not forced to attend a school outside their neighborhood. Policy CF-28 Coordinate with the South Kitsap School District to develop strategies to provide and enhance safe multi -modal access to the schools. Policy CF-29 Review and update school impact fees at least every 4 years. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities Policy CF-30 Explore opportunities to develop joint use facilities with the South Kitsap School District, such as recreational and community center facilities. Goal 8: Develop and maintain adequate and convenient parks, recreation, and open space areas and facilities for all age groups to serve both the existing and future population of Port Orchard and surrounding areas. Policy CF-31 Preserve open space considered scenic in value by a. enhancing and expanding park facilities. b. discouraging obstructions of scenic views. Policy CF-32 Increase the size and number of parks and open spaces by: a. establishing partnerships with other agencies to jointly utilize public facilities. b. promoting through public and private investments, the acquisition of open space facilities and assuring proper maintenance thereof. c. providing for public input when developing plans for public parks. d. providing for a mixture of active and passive open spaces within residential and commercial areas with consideration of nearby public facilities. e. providing input on development plans for public parks within Port Orchard's Urban Growth Boundary. Policy CF-33 Monitor and maintain the LOS for park facilities as established in the City's comprehensive Parks Plan. Policy CF-34 The Active Club should continue to be maintained and improved. Policy CF-35 Reevaluate the City's established park impact fee at least every four years to ensure that the fee is appropriate based on the City's LOS for parks acquisition, improvement and maintenance. Policy CF-36 Correct LOS deficiencies in park facilities through capital improvements. Policy CF-37 Collaborate with Kitsap Countyto explore formation of a Municipal Parks District to help fund and develop community and neighborhood scale parks throughout the city and the Urban Growth Area. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities Policy CF-38 Develop neighborhood parks adjacent to school sites whenever possible in order to promote facility sharing. Facilities on the neighborhood park site should supplement uses that the school does not provide such as trails, open space, picnic areas, playground equipment, and multi -purpose paved sport courts. Policy CF-39 Encourage implementation of the County's Greenways Plan that outlines a citywide system of trails that will serve park, recreation, and open space needs. Link a system of trails between neighborhoods and parks, school sites, and other public property. Utilize public lands and existing rights -of -way for trail purposes whenever feasible. Policy CF-40 Place interpretive signs along trails to encourage community, historical, and environmental awareness and place distance markers along the trail for walkers and runners. Policy CF-41 The City should maximize the use of state and federal grants for future parks improvements whenever possible. Policy CF-42 Create new parks in recently annexed areas or update existing parks within newly annexed portions of the City. Policy CF-43 In conjunction with partners, develop the South Kitsap Community Events Center as a recreational and civic amenities hub for Port Orchard and the South Kitsap region. Goal 9. Ensure that an adequate water supply is available to support the level of population growth and land development projected within the City. Policy CF-44 Maintain drinking water quality in accordance with State and Federal standards to ensure the quality of drinking water delivered to customers of the water system. Policy CF-45 Provide high quality domestic and fire protection service to all areas within the retail service area. Policy CF-46 Utilize City -owned and operated sources of supply to maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness of the water system. Policy CF-47 Maintain water system facilities to ensure a high level of service is provided to all customers and maximize the life of facilities to protect the investment of ratepayers. Policy CF-48 Construct new facilities as required to serve the existing and future populations of the established water service area and South Kitsap Urban Growth Area. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities Policy CF-49 Interconnect the City's main water system with the independent facilities serving the City's 580 and 660 Pressure Zones (McCormick Woods System). This will allow for combining the two existing systems under one water system identification number. Policy CF-50 Implement and maintain water use efficiency and conservation programs to discourage water waste, promote the prudent use of water resources and support protection of habitat and the environment. Policy CF-51 Work with neighboring water utilities, participate in regional water planning efforts to establish common goals of uniform water system standards and facilitate coordination of efforts toward the adequate provision of water service throughout the region. Policy CF-52 Conduct water system operations in a manner that insures high quality service in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations, at the lowest reasonable cost. Policy CF-53 Encourage land uses and programs that promote water conservation. Policy CF-54 Revise water service boundaries in cases where the designated water service provider cannot provide timely or reasonable service. Policy CF-55 Ensure that land uses permitted in aquifer recharge areas do not lead to contamination of water resources. Policy CF-56 Encourage new developments adjacent to properties with private wells or existing septic systems to connect to the City's water system or, if not feasible, ensure that adverse impacts to existing wells or septic systems from new development is avoided or mitigated. Goal 10. Provide safe, reliable and timely sewer service to consumers at a fair and reasonable price. Policy CF-57 Coordinate construction of sewage improvements with other utilities. The City shall require all new development to connect to public sewer and water systems, unless physically or financially infeasible. Goal I I. Ensure that all utility infrastructure expansion provides an adequate level of public service to support new development consistent with the City's policies, criteria, and standards. In addition, utility expansion should also be consistent with current land use plans and development regulations of the State of Washington, Kitsap County, and appropriate local planning agencies. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 9: Capital Facilities Policy CF-58 Utilize best construction methods and practices and innovative techniques in the design and construction of utilities. Policy CF-59 Whenever possible, utility construction should be scheduled to minimize disruption of access to area residences and businesses. Policy CF-60 Schedule utility construction activities to avoid sensitive times in the lifecycle offish and wildlife, such as spawning, nesting, and migration. Goal 12. Minimize development related impacts to existing hydrologic conditions and functions, and strive to correct current deficiencies resulting from past development practices such as stormwater-related flooding. Policy CF-61 Identify areas within and adjacent to the City and its UGA which are highly sensitive to changes in hydrologic conditions and functions. Within these highly sensitive areas, establish standards that provide for near zero change in hydraulic and hydrologic function on a property, such as no net increase in the peak flow or volume of runoff or erosion products leaving a site post- development. Policy CF-62 Ensure development regulations adequately prevent new development from increasing flooding and minimize the possibility of damage from flooding events. Policy CF-63 Encourage Low Impact Development (LID) strategies for stormwater management through incentives and flexibility in application of regulatory requirements. Policy CF-64 Utilize new inventories of flood hazard -prone properties in the decision making process to prioritize stormwater system improvements. Policy CF-65 Coordinate the basin planning process with the community planning process to address surface water runoff and flooding issues. Policy CF-66 Integrate public regional stormwater detention and retention facilities into the natural environment. Policy CF-67 Recognize that regional facilities can provide aesthetics, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat in a community park -like or open space setting. Policy CF-68 Implement planned activities and continue current activities in the 2014 Stormwater Management Plan. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: June 2016 Revised: November 2023 Chapter 10. 10.1 Introduction Climate Change Chapter 10: Climate Change The City of Port Orchard is likely to face challenges due to climate change over the next twenty years, including rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and ecological shifts that will directly affect the City's existing businesses, residents and the environment. This chapter will begin the important process of planning for climate change in the City of Port Orchard, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the City's resilience to the impacts of climate change. Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC) Vision 2050 provides a roadmap for managing growth, transportation, and economic development across our region. By 2050, the Puget Sound region population is projected to reach 5.8 million people.' Vision 2050 plays an important role in addressing climate change as the region grows by emphasizing clean energy, sustainable transportation, and resilient communities. The document serves as a guide for local jurisdictions, including Port Orchard, to prepare for growth while preserving the environment and promoting equity. In 2023, the Washington State Legislature passed House Bill 11811 enhancing the state's response to climate change. This legislation amends the Growth Management Act (GMA), requiring cities and counties fully planning under the GMA to incorporate a dedicated climate element into their comprehensive plan. Within this element, two sub -elements must be addressed: Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions: • The City of Port Orchard commits to ambitious goals for reducing emissions, promoting cleaner energy sources, and minimizing our carbon footprint, consistent with Washington State's GHG goal of net zero emissions by 2050. • The City seeks to explore innovative strategies to encourage sustainable transportation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy adoption. Climate Resiliency Planning: • The City of Port Orchard recognizes the inevitability of climate impacts and prioritizes resilience. This chapter will outline strategies to enhance community preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. • The City aims to protect vulnerable populations, critical infrastructure, and natural systems from climate -related disruptions. During the course of 2024, this chapter will be a living document and will be updated as the City's ' Puget Sound Regional Council Vision 2050 ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Commented [AC1]: PLANNING COMMISSION: Based on the Vision statement of other elements of the Comprehensive Plan, how should this one read? Chapter 10: Climate Change planning efforts progress. The development of a climate change element is anticipated to take approximately one year of study and should incorporate input from stakeholders and the public. In order to fully understand the impacts of climate change, the City must also have a baseline of current greenhouse gas emissions and other climate change indicators. Some of this information is currently available through the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group's (UW CIG) Climate Mapping for a Resilient Washington (CMRW) webtoolz. The City is awaiting baseline greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Department of Commerce for Kitsap County, which will then need to be disaggregated down to the City level for Port Orchard. The City will also be seeking grants from the Department of Commerce to complete this work. This chapter should be read as a first draft of the City's Climate Change element, with the expectation that future study and planning work will be completed in the future as funding is available. 10.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions HB 1181 identifies three minimum requirements that the GHG emissions reduction sub -element of this chapter must address. These requirements can be met through the adoption of goals and policies that identify actions to meet these requirements. • Requirement 1: Result in reductions in overall greenhouse gas emissions generated by transportation and land use within the City but without increasing emissions elsewhere in Washington. • Requirement 2: Result in reductions per capita vehicle miles traveled within the City but without increasing greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere in Washington. • Requirement 3: Prioritize reductions that benefit overburdened communities in order to maximize the co -benefits of reduced air pollution and environmental justice. The Department of Commerce in its Intermediate Planning Guidance' has outlined three pathways that the City may take to set emissions -reduction targets and goals and policies to achieve those targets. The City of Port Orchard has elected to pursue Pathway 3, which the Department of Commerce has recommended for jurisdictions that are required to create a GHG reduction sub -element. Pathway 3 requires the City of Port Orchard to utilize the GHG emissions inventory provided by the Department of Commerce to set mitigation goals and policies to satisfy the minimum requirements. The City is required to adopt goals and policies from the transportation, buildings and energy, and zoning and development sectors of the Menu of Measures provided by the Department of Commerce that support achieving net -zero emissions by 2050. The City may also adopt goals and policies from the other sectors of the Menu of Measures based on the emission inventory. 10.3 Climate Resilience HB 1181s identifies three minimum requirements that the climate resilience sub -element of this chapter must address. These requirements can be met through the adoption of goals and policies that identify actions to meet these requirements. z https://cig-wa-climate.nkn.uidaho.edu/ 3 RCW 36.70A.070(9)(e)(i) ° Department of Commerce Intermediate Planning Guidance, December 2023 s RCW 37.70A.070(9)(d)(i)(A-C) ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change • Requirement 1: Address natural hazards created or aggravated by climate change, including sea level rise, landslides, flooding, drought, heat, smoke, wildfire, and other effects of changes to temperature and precipitation patterns. • Requirement 2: Identify, protect and enhance natural areas to foster climate resilience, as well as areas of vital habitat for safe species migration. • Requirement 3: Identify, protect, and enhance community resilience to climate impacts, including social, economic, and built -environment factors, which support adaptation to climate impacts consistent with environmental justice. The Department of Commerce in its Intermediate Planning Guidance' has outlined 11 sectors of climate resiliency that the City's Comprehensive Plan should address, with potential climate -related impacts. Not all of these sectors or climate -related impacts will affect Port Orchard, and at the time of the development of this chapter, the City is currently beginning the process of studying the impacts of climate change and assessing vulnerability and risk to the City's community assets (social, economic and environmental assets). Once complete, the City will explore how changes in the climate could exacerbate natural hazards and impact these assets and develop goals and policies to address these impacts. In 2020, Kitsap County, in coordination with the City of Port Orchard, prepared the Kitsap County Climate Change Resiliency Assessment'. This assessment provides a comprehensive understanding of climate impacts and risks specific to the City. The Kitsap County Climate Change Resiliency Assessment highlights several specific risks that the City faces due to climate change: Sea Level Rise: As global temperatures increase, sea levels are rising. This poses a significant risk to coastal areas, including Port Orchard. Rising sea levels are expected to exacerbate challenges with flooding and saltwater intrusion in the City's downtown area, which the City has addressed in its Downtown Subarea Plan and Shoreline Master Program through policies that seek to address the impacts of sea level rise through the raising of the elevation of Bay Street. Extreme Heat Events: More frequent and intense heatwaves are expected. Extreme heat impacts public health, especially vulnerable populations. It strains energy systems, increases wildfire risk, and affects outdoor activities. Ocean Acidification: Acidification of marine waters due to increased carbon dioxide absorption harms shellfish, fish, and other marine life. Healthy marine ecosystems play an important role in the City's economy, ecosystems, and are critical to the cultural practices and way of life of the Suquamish Tribe who have inhabited South Kitsap County for thousands of years. Changing Precipitation Patterns: Altered rainfall patterns affect water availability, agriculture, and stormwater management. Increased precipitation intensity leads to flooding, landslides, and soil erosion. The City may expect to see impacts ' Department of Commerce Intermediate Planning Guidance, December 2023 ' Kitsap County Climate Resiliency Assessment, 2020 ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change to public infrastructure as a result of increased flooding, including disruption of transportation routes and damage to ferry terminals, as well as damage to stormwater and wastewater infrastructure from flood inundation and saltwater intrusion. Health Impacts: Climate change exacerbates respiratory illnesses, heat -related illnesses, and mental health issues. Vulnerable populations, including the elderly and low-income communities, are at higher risk. More frequent heat waves may result in increased deaths, and will require the investment in cooling centers and/or public subsidies for low income households to install air-conditioning. Increased need for air conditioning will also have an adverse impact on greenhouse gas emissions in the City. Habitat Disruption: Changing ecosystems affect wildlife migration, breeding patterns, and food availability. Protecting habitats is critical for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Warmer stream temperatures and lower summer flows will affect fish species that use these habitats. New invasive species and diseases could also emerge due to changes in the climate. Economic Disruptions: Climate impacts can disrupt local businesses, tourism, and agriculture. Planning for economic resilience is vital. The City has a large workforce employed in construction. Outdoor laborers are especially vulnerable to extreme heat events and are likely to experience lost labor hours due to extreme heat and poor air quality. Sea level rise and increased flooding may also affect property values within coastal areas or floodplains. Water Resources Challenges: The City provides drinking water within the City supplied by six active wells and from additional planned wells. Altered hydrology due to climate change will affect water supply, groundwater recharge, and streamflow. Balancing water needs for residents, agriculture, and ecosystems is a priority. Resiliency planning will address these risks, ensuring Port Orchard remains adaptable and prepared for a changing climate. 10.4 Baseline Conditions Effective decision -making requires understanding baseline conditions, including greenhouse gas emissions and climate resiliency indicators. This information will serve as a benchmark to measure the effectiveness of any strategies or initiatives implemented towards achieving these goals. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Baseline Emissions (2022) The baseline for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represents the starting point against which we measure progress. It encompasses historical emissions data, including those from energy production, transportation, industry, and land use changes. The Department of Commerce is creating emissions inventories for the 11 counties that are required to include a GHG reduction sub -element in their comprehensive plan. The inventories use 2022 as a baseline year but do not disaggregate emissions to the city level. Once the GHG emissions inventory for Kitsap County is available, the City will need to hire a consultant ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change to complete the technical analysis required to disaggregate the emissions down to the city level consistent with guidance published by the Department of Commerce. Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) (2021) Per capita VMT serves as a critical indicator of transportation -related emissions. The baseline VMT includes historical data on miles traveled by various vehicle types (cars, trucks, buses) over time. Future analysis will be necessary to establish per capita vehicle miles traveled for the City. Climate Resilience The CMRW developed by the UW CIG has identified the following climate hazards that may pose a risk to the City of Port Orchard. The following climate indicators have been identified based on the historical normal for the period of 1980-2009 and provide a baseline for addressing the risk climate change poses to the City under the high emissions scenario for the years 2020-2049 (30-year period). Sector(s) Climate Indicator Hazard Climate Impacts Notes Agriculture & Drought 29% chance any Below normal summer High emissions Food Systems given year will precipitation indicates a scenario. Increase Emergency have a total greater likelihood of in likelihood for Management summer drought. Drought can 30-year period. precipitation affect the well-being of Water below 75% of the people and water Resources historical normal availability for crops and summer ecosystems. More precipitation frequent droughts is also expected to increase need for emergency services to respond to water shortages that may occur due to voluntary or mandatory conservation requirements. ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Sector(s) Climate Indicator Hazard Climate Impacts Notes Agriculture & Extreme 3.5° increase in Warmer summers will High emissions Food Systems Heat average summer directly impact the health scenario. Increase Economic temperature and well-being of people, in likelihood for Development create stress for crops and 30-year period. reduce water availability. Ecosystems Warmer summer Human Health temperatures could also decrease opportunities for warm season recreation activities. Warmer summer temperatures are expected to reduce soil moisture and increase stress on plants and animals. Buildings and Extreme +177 degree-days An increase in cooling High emissions Energy Heat during the 30-year degree days will increase scenario. Increase period energy demand for air in likelihood for conditioning in the 30-year period. summer when regional hydropower supply is expected to decrease ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Sector(s) Climate Indicator Hazard Climate Impacts Notes Cultural Sea Level .75' Likely Sea Sea Level Rise will High emissions Resources and Rise Level Rise to 1.5' inundate culturally scenario. Increase Practices High Sea Level relevant and important in likelihood for Economic Rise sites, such as traditional the year 2050. Development fishing grounds. Sea level rise may also intensify Ecosystems coastal flooding which can Emergency disrupt business Management operations, damage property, reduce the land Transportation area suitable for Water development, impact Resources coastal transportation infrastructure, and Zoning and increase need for Development emergency services to recover from flooding. Sea level rise can also increase coastal erosion and flooding reducing habitats for some aquatic, wildlife and plant species. Sea level rise is also expected to increase salt water intrusion into groundwater and coastal aquifers, which could reduce water quality. Cultural Extreme 14.3° increase in Warmer stream High emissions Resources and Heat August stream temperatures are scenario. Increase Practices temperature expected to reduce habitat in likelihood for Ecosystems quality for salmonids, 2030-2059. reducing abundance of Zoning and and access for Northwest Development Tribes. Warmer stream temperature have the potential to reduce the ability to meet water quality standards set on wastewater treatment facilities. ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Sector(s) Climate Indicator Hazard Climate Impacts Notes Economic Flooding Return Interval of The 25-year peak High emissions Development 25-yr Peak streamflow is the scenario. Increase Ecosystems Streamflow streamflow that occurs on in likelihood for Blackjack Creek— average every 25 years, 30-year period. Emergency 9.8 years heavier precipitation is Management anticipated to cause this to Transportation occur every 9.8 years for Blackjack Creek, which Waste could leak to increased Management flooding and impacts to Zoning and homes and businesses, Development increased need for emergency services, as well as increased flood damage to roads, bridges, and railway. Increased flood zones could also reduce the suitability of some areas for development. Increased streamflows can also cause juvenile salmonids to be flushed downstream prematurely, reducing salmonid migration returns. Flooding of waste management facilities can also release contaminants and hazardous materials. ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Sector(s) Climate Indicator Hazard Climate Impacts Notes Economic Extreme 7% increase in the Heavier precipitation is High emissions Development Precipitation magnitude of 2- expected to intensify scenario. Increase Transportation year storm flooding in low-lying areas in likelihood for and require higher 30-year period. Waste capacity storm water Management drainage systems. Heavier Zoning and precipitation events may Development lead to flooding, landslides and erosion which can interrupt transportation routes, damage infrastructure and increase maintenance and repair costs. Storm damage may also generate waste and debris. Increased urban flooding could also affect zoning restrictions on new buildings and require revised building codes or increased development in frequently flooded areas. Ecosystems Drought 7.8% decrease in A decrease in summer High emissions Water late summer precipitation is expected scenario. Increase Resources precipitation to lower streamflows, in likelihood for reduce water quality and 30-year period. increase water temperatures. Less summer precipitation will also contribute to drought stress on plant growth and will contribute to summer water shortages. Water quality may also decrease with less summer precipitation and warmer water temperatures. ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Sector(s) Climate Indicator Hazard Climate Impacts Notes Emergency Extreme +14.4 days above More frequent extreme High emissions Management Heat 90' during the 30- heat event are expected to scenario. Increase Human Health year time period increase the demand for in likelihood for emergency services. They 30-year period. may also impact emergency services due to transportation disruptions such as warped and buckling pavement on roads. An increase in the number of days above 900 is also expected to increase heat -related deaths, illnesses and hospitalizations. 10.5 Goals and Policies In this Chapter the City has set forth its vision and commitment to a sustainable future. Recognizing the challenges posed by a changing climate, these goals and policies are designed to steer the City towards resilience and adaptability while also aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The goals and policies contained within this iteration of the Climate Change element represent direction to complete this Chapter as well as preliminary goals and policies adopted from the Department of Commerce's Menu of Measures' to address the sectors and climate hazards identified from the CMRW in Section 10.4 above. Goal I. Complete this Climate Change Element. Policy CC-1 Apply for funding from the Department of Commerce to complete the climate planning related activities necessary to complete this Chapter and implement House Bill 1181. Policy CC-1a. When funding is available, hire a consultant to help complete the technical analysis required to establish baseline greenhouse gas emissions and VMT. Policy CC-2 Complete a Community Assets Inventory and risk assessment of the City's social, economic and environmental assets that the community wants to protect. Policy CC-2a. Evaluate the current risk exposure and vulnerability of the city's community assets against the impacts of climate change. Policy CC-3 Complete an audit of the City's existing plans to identify gaps, opportunities and barriers to building resilience to climate change. Policy CC-4 Refine the goals and policies contained within this first iteration of the City's Climate $ Department of Commerce Intermediate Planning Guidance, December 2023, Appendix L = Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Change element, either adapting the goals and policies, developing new goals and policies, or adopting a hazard mitigation plan (see Climate Resilience Pathways in the Department of Commerce's Intermediate Planning Guidance). Policy CC-5 Conduct robust public engagement on the development of this Chapter. Policy CC-6 Set incremental emissions reduction targets that lead to achieving net zero emissions in 2050. Goal 2. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the City consistent with the Washington State target of net -zero emissions by 2050. Buildings and Energy Policy CC-7 Maximize solar access of site design, where practicable, for new solar -ready residential and commercial buildings. Policy CC-7a. Encourage solar panels on buildings with large rooftops, as well as within or over parking areas. Policy CC-8 Encourage buildings use renewable energy, conservation, and efficiency technologies and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Policy CC-8a. Encourage energy efficient housing types that conserve non-renewable energy and help minimize impact on air quality and climate. (Policy HS- 25) Policy CC-8b. Encourage the retrofit of buildings for energy efficiency. Policy CC-8c. Incentivize green building certification to improve energy and environmental performance. Policy CC-9 Encourage the adaptive reuse of buildings, recognizing the emission -reduction benefits of retaining existing buildings. Policy CC-9a. Encourage the preservation and weatherization of housing in overburdened communities, particularly at higher densities, to reduce emissions and increase resilience. Ecosystems Policy CC-10 Increase tree canopy cover to boost carbon sequestration, reduce heat islands, and improve air quality, prioritizing overburdened communities. Policy CC-1Oa. Require the retention and replacement of significant trees in the City.(Policy NS-9) Policy CC-10b. Adopt a canopy coverage target for the City and monitor progress on a regular basis to determine if policy changes are necessary to reach the City's target. (Policy NS-10) Policy CC-10c. Identify parks and open spaces in the City where tree canopy coverage could be increased. (Policy NS-11) Policy CC-10d. Use trees and vegetation to mitigate erosion potential, meet drainage ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change needs and reduce the impacts of development. (Policy NS-12) Policy CC-10e. Establish programs and policies that maintain and increase forests and vegetative cover and prioritize the connectivity of forests that provide valuable wildlife corridors within the City. (Policy NS-14) Transportation Policy CC-11 Convert public fleets to zero emission vehicles and develop supporting infrastructure and programs (e.g., charging stations and dedicated lanes for electric cars and buses). Policy CC-11a. Require electric vehicle charging infrastructure in new and retrofitted buildings. Policy CC-12 Implement multimodal transportation planning to reduce single -occupancy vehicle dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. Policy CC-12a. Emphasize moving people rather than vehicles by providing a variety of ways to commute to work. (Policy TR-45) Policy CC-12b. Provide preferential treatments for transit, such as queue bypass lanes, traffic signal modifications, and safe, convenient, transit stops. (Policy TR-20) Policy CC-12c. Create a safe, well connected, and attractive bicycle and pedestrian transportation network to encourage active transportation. Policy CC-13 Reduce vehicle miles traveled to achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals. Policy CC-13a. Implement travel demand management (TDM) programs and strategies. Prioritize, develop, and maintain mobility hubs in transportation - efficient locations — especially in overburdened communities experiencing a scarcity of transportation alternatives. Policy CC-13b. Shorten commutes by concentrating housing and employment in strategic locations, which provides residents opportunities to live and work in the same neighborhood. (Policy CN-3) Policy CC-13c. The City shall ensure that higher density development in Centers is either within walking or biking distance of jobs, schools, and parks and is well -served by public transit. (Centers Goals 1,2,3,4,5,6; Housing, Parks, Economic Development, Transportation, and Capital Facilities Elements) (Policy CN-11) Policy CC-13d. Prioritize permitting for transit -oriented development (TOD) proposals. Zoning & Development Policy CC-14 Increase housing diversity and supply within urban growth areas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support environmental justice. Policy CC-14a. Within centers, set minimum building densities that enable lively and active streets and commercial destinations. Such limits may take the form of: minimum floors or building height, floor -area -ratios, and lot coverage; and maximum street setbacks and parking spaces. (Policy LU- 11) ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Policy CC-14b. Evaluate a range of incentives to encourage compact development to preserve open space throughout the city, possibly to include density credits, incentive zoning, and transfer of development rights. (Policy LU- 15) Goal 3. Strengthen the City's resilience against the impacts of climate change. Buildings and Energy Policy CC-15 Ensure that energy infrastructure — including generation and transmission — is able to accommodate renewable energy opportunities and to withstand and recover quickly from the impacts of extreme weather and other natural hazards worsened by climate change. Policy CC-15a. Plan and build facilities, utilities, and infrastructure projects to avoid or withstand flooding from rising sea levels and associated climate impacts. Policy CC-15b. Work with energy utilities to improve the safety and reliability of infrastructure vulnerable to climate change. Policy CC-16 Ensure that buildings are designed and built sustainably to reduce environmental impacts and remain resilient to extreme weather and other hazards worsened by climate change. Policy CC-16a. Require the design and construction of commercial and residential buildings and their surrounding sites to reduce and treat stormwater runoff and pollution. Policy CC-16b. Develop or modify design standards to integrate exterior building features that reduce the impacts of climate change and increase resilience. Cultural Resources & Practices Policy CC-17 Ensure that cultural resources and practices — including significant historic sites and culturally important traditional foods and natural resources — are resilient to the impacts of extreme weather and other natural hazards worsened by climate change. Policy CC-17a. Protect, enhance, and restore ecosystems in order to meet tribal treaty rights and conserve culturally important consumptive and nonconsumptive resources including foods, medicinal plants, and materials that could be adversely impacted by climate change. Policy CC-17b. Establish and maintain government -to -government relations with Native American tribes for the preservation of archaeological sites and traditional cultural properties that are vulnerable to climate impacts. Policy CC-18 Ensure environmental justice by providing all residents an equitable opportunity to learn about climate impacts, influence policy decisions, and take actions to enhance community resilience. Policy CC-18a. Create and implement culturally contextualized outreach and education ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change initiatives and materials that will inform the community about near - term and longer -term climate change threats and build resilience. Economic Development Policy CC-19 Ensure that the local economy is resilient to climate disruptions and fosters business opportunities associated with climate mitigation and adaptation. Policy CC-19a. Support local businesses' efforts to bolster climate preparedness and continuity of operations. EcosVstems Policy CC-20 Ensure the protection and restoration of streams, riparian zones, estuaries, wetlands, and floodplains to achieve healthy watersheds that are resilient to climate change. Policy CC-2Oa. Implement actions identified in restoration and salmon recovery plans to improve the climate resilience of streams and watersheds. Policy CC-20b. Increase the climate resilience of native fish species and aquatic ecosystems by reducing the threat of aquatic invasive species (e.g., fish, plants, invertebrates). Policy CC-2Oc. Protect and restore watershed -scale processes to maximize the ecological benefits and climate resilience of riparian ecosystems. Policy CC-20d. Protect and restore riparian vegetation to reduce erosion, provide shade, and support other functions that improve the climate resilience of streams. Policy CC-2Oe. Increase aquatic habitat resilience to low summer flows by increasing water residence time, storing water on the landscape, conserving water, protecting groundwater, keeping waters cool, and protecting water quality. Policy CC-21 Protect and restore coastal ecosystems to increase the resilience of species, habitats, and communities to climate change. Policy CC-21a. Consider sea -level rise in coastal and nearshore habitat restoration projects. Policy CC-21b. Identify, protect, and restore submerged aquatic vegetation (eelgrass, kelp, etc.) that provides aquatic habitat, "blue" carbon storage, and other ecosystem services. Emergency Management Policy CC-22 Develop and maintain local government staff members' technical expertise and skills related to climate change and environmental justice so as to improve communitywide policy implementation, equity, and resilience. Policy CC-22a. Create evacuation plans and outreach materials to help residents plan and practice actions that make evacuation quicker and safer. Policy CC-23 Enhance emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts to mitigate risks and impacts associated with extreme weather and other hazards worsened by climate change. ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Policy CC-23a. Map transportation infrastructure that is vulnerable to repeated floods, landslides, and other natural hazards, and designate alternative travel routes for critical transportation corridors when roads must be closed. Policy CC-23b. Incorporate sea -level rise information, along with tsunami hazard mapping, into critical area delineation for siting critical infrastructure, land -use planning, and emergency management. Policy CC-23c. Develop resilience hubs — community -serving facilities that are designed to support residents, coordinate communication, distribute resources, and reduce carbon pollution while enhancing quality of life. Policy CC-23d. Factor climate impacts into the planning of operations and coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery activities among first - responders and partners, including public health, law enforcement, fire, school, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. Health & Well-Beins Policy CC-24 Protect community health and well-being from the impacts of climate -exacerbated hazards — prioritizing focus on overburdened communities — and ensure that the most vulnerable residents do not bear disproportionate health impacts. Policy CC-24a. Promote the use of health impact assessments and other tools to address the potential impacts of health, equity, and climate change on vulnerable communities. Policy CC-24b. Prioritize the development of anti -displacement programs in overburdened communities when increasing densities. Policy CC-24c. Review land use maps and identify opportunities or barriers to responding to rapid population growth or decline, rebuilding housing and services after disasters, and other extreme climate impact scenarios. Policy CC-24d. Provide overburdened communities subsidies to offset potential cost increases associated with conversion to non -fossil -fuel energy sources. Policy CC-24e. Develop and maintain a program to distribute cooling units and install heat pumps, prioritizing households with residents (e.g., low-income seniors) most vulnerable to extreme temperature events. Transportation Policy CC-25 Ensure that the local transportation system — including infrastructure, routes, and travel modes — is able to withstand and recover quickly from the impacts of extreme weather events and other hazards exacerbated by climate change. Policy CC-25a. Design and site new and expanded roads to have the least possible adverse effect on the shoreline, account for sea level rise projections, not result in a net loss of shoreline ecological functions, or adversely impact existing or planned water -oriented uses, public access, and habitat restoration and enhancement projects. Watpr Rpcourrpc ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024 Chapter 10: Climate Change Policy CC-26 Protect and preserve water quality and quantity from drought, extreme heat, and other hazards exacerbated by climate change. Policy CC-26a. Utilize water conservation methods and technologies in development of irrigation infrastructure within parks and recreation areas so as to foster climate resilience. Policy CC-26b. Develop and implement a comprehensive drought resilience strategy that factors in projected climate impacts and sets action levels for different drought stages. Policy CC-26c. Identify and implement strategies to prepare for and mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion into aquifers and drainage systems. Policy CC-26d. Require the use of green infrastructure and low -impact development to address increased storm intensities and stormwater runoff. Policy CC-26e. Evaluate the long-term adequacy of water delivery infrastructure to ensure that changes in hydrological patterns (e.g., increases in flooding frequency or reduction of late -summer water availability associated with climate change) can be anticipated and managed effectively. Zoning & Development Policy CC-27 Establish land use patterns that increase the resilience of the built environment, ecosystems, and communities to climate change. Policy CC-27a. Restore and maintain critical areas and open space areas to maximize the climate resilience benefits they provide. Policy CC-27b. Direct new development into areas where exposure to climate hazards is low. Policy CC-27c. Identify and implement strategies to increase the resilience of the shoreline environment to sea -level rise and other climate hazards, while also protecting shoreline ecological functions, allowing water - dependent uses, and providing public access. Policy CC-28 Ensure that development and redevelopment projects are resilient to the impacts of climate change. Policy CC-28a. Establish development regulations that incorporate best practices for reducing the risk of wildfire, extreme heat, flooding, and other climate - exacerbated hazards. Policy CC-28b. Consider future climate conditions during siting and design of capital facilities, including changes to temperature, rainfall, and sea level, to help ensure they function as intended over their planned life cycle. Policy CC-28c. Identify and plan for climate impacts to valued community assets such as parks and recreation facilities, including relocation or replacement. Policy CC-28d. Consider climate change, including sea -level rise, extreme precipitation, increased winter streamflow, and other impacts, in floodplain management planning. ® Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan Adopted: XX 2024