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1.1 Introduction
Introduction
Port Orchard is a small but growing city in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. It is near major
urban and employment centers and enjoys an outstanding natural setting. Port Orchard's residents have
a strong community spirit and value the area's important maritime history. These aspects contribute to
a high quality of life that influences people's choice to live and work in Port Orchard.
Like most cities in the Puget Sound region, rapid population growth in the last decade has contributed to
increasing demands for goods, services, housing, and infrastructure. These demands on the local
community represent some of the biggest challenges facing the City since it last undertook updating its
Comprehensive Plan in 2016. Downtown Port Orchard has continued to be a focal point with its
waterfront location and access to transit, including passenger ferry service with connections to
downtown Seattle. How Port Orchard manages its growth in the years to come is crucial to the City's
businesses and residents.
Bolstered by its rich history, active community participants, and scenic location, Port Orchard has the
opportunity to build on its many assets to create a more connected and vibrant city. There are great
opportunities to continue revitalizing the downtown area, draw more attractions to the city, and
encourage appreciation for Port Orchard's natural resources and friendly, close-knit community. The
City will take strategic steps to identify and strengthen the relationship between the built environment,
natural environment, community members, and government to further the goals of a cohesive
community based on a deep understanding of the need to balance development with the preservation
of unique and critical environmental resources.
1.1.1 Statement of Purpose and Intent
The Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan establishes a framework for addressing the challenges of today
and the future. The Plan integrates the desires of the community and best practices in contemporary
city planning, making the government more responsive to the needs of the community and
more connected with residents. Used properly, this document will guide decision -making and
development in Port Orchard by ensuring that ordinances, regulations, programs, and projects are
developed in accordance with community values and goals. The goals and policies of the Comprehensive
Plan specify measurable, achievable actions that most effectively utilize resources, retain the small-
town character of Port Orchard, and build a stronger community.
Developed with significant public input and City leaders' review, this document will guide Port Orchard's
development and growth patterns for the next 20 years through 2044. This document will update the
existing Comprehensive Plan, which was last fully updated in 2016.
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1.2 2044 Targeted Outcomes
With continued hard work that is focused and coordinated in accordance with the goals and policies in
this comprehensive plan, Port Orchard will remain one of the best small cities in Washington State. By
careful planning, Port Orchard's increasing number of residents will enjoy a sustained high quality of life
that is founded upon its supportive community, healthy economy, and pristine environment.
Using the community's vision for the future, by the year 2044 the City will have built upon these positive
attributes and will have achieved the following:
• Port Orchard has retained its small-town character and strong community spirit.
• The historic downtown is attractive and vibrant.
• Efficient patterns of development have reduced real per capita infrastructure costs.
• Housing has remained available to all members of the community, and the diversity of housing
types has expanded.
• Housing has remained available and affordable to all members of the community, and the
diversity of housing types and densities has expanded.
• Walking, biking, driving, and transit infrastructure make it easy to get around the city.
• Port Orchard's waterfront and open space resources are highly enjoyable by the community.
• Community organizations are better empowered to coordinate events and activities.
• Residents continue to enjoy a comfortable and productive relationship with City government.
• Residents have access to well -paying jobs, have short commutes, and choose to shop locally.
• Local businesses are supported by the community and government policies that promote
economic development.
• Residents are better informed and connected to the planning process.
• Port Orchard's critical areas, shorelines, and other natural resources are appropriately protected
with no net loss to critical areas and their functions, and where feasible critical areas and
shorelines are restored or enhanced.
• Native American cultural and historic resources (archeological sites) will be protected through
conditions on development approvals that require identification and preservation of designated
sites, along with notification to the State and the Suquamish Tribe.
• Impacts to natural systems are minimized while population and job growth targets are met.
• Provide equitable service and access to opportunities for people of color, people with low
incomes, and historically underserved communities.
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1.3 Visioning: Connections
Port Orchard is defined by its physical and social environments and the ways in which they are
connected. This Comprehensive Plan lays out a vision for Port Orchard that is founded on connectivity
and the idea that stronger connections will ultimately lead to a stronger community. In addition to
meeting state laws, addressing local and regional planning goals, and serving as a record of community
input, this Comprehensive Plan seeks to bridge the specific goals and policies of the different elements
to the needs and desires of the community through the established connections framework. It is
important to think of Port Orchard not just as its parts, but as a cohesive whole. The City aims to
improve the connections between land uses, housing, businesses, transportation, and the natural
environment. As well as promote a higher level of interaction between the City government and
community members. There are some key ways in which this can be achieved.
Primary Connections:
• Connect individual neighborhoods to the greater city
• Connect people to the waterfront
• Connect people to downtown
• Connect downtown and the waterfront
• Connect people via land use choices that encourage meaningful interactions (i.e. housing within
walking distance to shops and restaurants that allows people to interact with each other on the
street)
• Connect separate areas of the city with a variety of transportation options
• Connect people to the history of the city through the built environment
• Connect neighborhoods to the regional trail network
• Connect parks to housing and other parks
• Connect residents and government officials
• Connect business and government through a high level of partnership and cooperation
• Connect identified wildlife habitat areas and corridors with greenbelts and other open space
areas.
• Connect the community to the natural environment through education and voluntary
stewardship.
Elements of Connection
Within the comprehensive planning process, physical, social, and governmental influences must be
considered in how Port Orchard is connected.
Physical element: The infrastructure, housing, transportation, parks, natural amenities,
topography, critical areas, restaurants, shops, businesses, schools, and all other built and natural
aspects that make up the city.
Social element: The residents, the groups, and the interests they represent.
Government element: The professional, public services, and regulatory side of the City that must
work to maintain and foster a relationship with residents that is healthy and responsive to
community needs and desires.
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1.4 Centers
Building concentrations of activity in Port Orchard will help create a more vibrant city. Within
countywide centers, a mix of land uses will lead to higher levels of local connectivity. Centers can
connect housing, businesses, and services in a more focused way, allowing for more efficient land uses
and allocation of public resources for infrastructure. See Section 2 (Land Use) for more information on
Centers.
1.5 Port Orchard History
The Port Orchard area was historically occupied by the Suquamish people, whose ancestors have lived in
the Central Puget Sound area for approximately 10,000 years. Ethnographic and archeological evidence
shows that the Suquamish people have lived, gathered food stuffs, produced ceremonial and spiritual
items, and hunted and fished for thousands of years in the area now known as Port Orchard.
Sidney M. Stevens first purchased 88.5 acres of land in 1885 with the intention of starting the town that
would become Port Orchard. His son, Frederick Stevens, platted the land in 1886 and named the new
location Sidney, after his father. Early businesses focused on lumber and a handful of saloons. Other
industries included sawmills, shingle mills, and a pottery and terra cotta plant.
The town was incorporated on September 15, 1890, and became the first town in Kitsap County to be
both platted and incorporated. Sidney became the county seat in the general election of 1892. Shortly
after, the U.S. Navy sought a suitable location for another west coast base and found it in the Sinclair
Inlet with the assistance of Sidney's residents. This location would later become the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard. The original industries began to fade with the addition of the naval shipyard, and subsequently
many of the employees of the timber industry moved to the shipyard for work.
In December of 1892, the residents of Sidney petitioned both the state legislature and the Post Office
Department to rename the City to "Port Orchard." After much confusion with the local post office,
Sidney was finally renamed "Port Orchard" in 1903. The first school in Sidney opened in 1889 and later
the South Kitsap Union High School opened in 1922.
In 2000 the City's land area was 3.96 square miles, but after several annexations, increased to 9.63
square miles in 2012. These annexations have also increased the population of Port Orchard, growing
from 11,144 to 15,587 people between 2010 and 2020. The Washington Office of Financial Management
(OFM) estimates that Port Orchard's population as of June 28, 2024 had risen to 18,300 people.
Figure 1-1. Port Orchard Population Growth 2016-2024 OFM Estimates
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1.6 The Context of Planning in Port Orchard
1.6.1 What is a Comprehensive Plan?
A comprehensive plan is a tool that allows a City to anticipate and guide changes in a manner that is
consistent with the desires of the community. Based on extensive public input that has occurred over
the last periodic updates, this document serves as the record of the City's long-range vision, priorities,
and concerns. It translates the community's vision into goals and policies for the City to use in evaluating
and making future physical, economic, and community development decisions. When implemented, the
comprehensive plan acts as a tool for managing growth, coordinating programs and regulations and
protecting the community's quality of life and critical resources. In the face of constant and inevitable
change, it ensures that community goals are predictably, consistently, and effectively promoted and
implemented.
In Washington State, comprehensive plans cover a 20-year planning horizon and are required to be
updated every 10 years' with a 5-year mid -cycle review. These plans serve as long-range policy guides
for managing growth and development within a jurisdiction, considering both the natural environment
and available resources. In addition to being required under the Growth Management Act (GMA) to
include a 20-year outlook, this timeframe also provides enough time to accommodate and guide
population and employment growth effectively, while also providing a realistic outlook for demographic
changes, economic shifts, and workforce dynamics. This longer time frame also allows jurisdictions to
make decisions related to land use and infrastructure that can withstand short-term fluctuations, ensure
investments align with projected growth, and maintain a coherent vision for the community.
1.6.2 Population and Employment Allocations and Capacities
As population and employment continue to grow in the city, Port Orchard has been allocated a certain
amount of the region's growth and must plan to accommodate that growth through its zoning and
infrastructure capacity. In conjunction, Kitsap County has calculated how much zoned land capacity Port
Orchard has.
Port Orchard must plan for an additional 10,500 residents above its 2020 population by 2044, according
to the most recent Kitsap County Countywide Planning Policies which utilize the City's 2020 population
from the US Census2. The 2021 Kitsap County Buildable Lands Report calculates that the City has an
additional population capacity of 16,250 residents3. This is greater than the City's growth target (10,500
additional residents) as found in the Countywide Planning Policies and means that the City has surplus
capacity for an additional 5,750 residents. To achieve its population growth target, Port Orchard would
need to sustain a 3 percent annual growth rate until 2044. However, Port Orchard has seen a growth
rate exceeding 3 percent per year since 2020. While this accelerated growth rate is not expected to
continue, it is anticipated that Port Orchard will reach its growth target prior to 2044 if current trends
continue.
Similarly, Port Orchard must plan for an additional 5,400 jobs above its 2020 employment by 2044 in
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accordance with the most recent Kitsap County Countywide Planning Policies'. The 2021 Kitsap County
Buildable Lands Report identifies that Port Orchard has an additional employment capacity of 5,243
jobs, resulting in a small employment deficit of 157 jobs by the year 2044'. This deficit has been
eliminated through minor changes proposed to the land use map in Appendix A and through the
adoption of the Bethel -Lund and Sedgwick-Bethel subarea plans as discussed in the Land Use Element.
These population and employment growth allocations are used throughout the Comprehensive Plan for
internal consistency. Whether Port Orchard adds over 10,500 residents and 5,400 jobs by 2044 depends
on several factors. These include the completion of infrastructure projects in support of growth as
outlined in Chapters 7-9, the health of the local economy, and the quality of public services such as
schools. These factors influence how many people move to Port Orchard and how many jobs are
created. The main goal of this Comprehensive Plan is to ensure that this growth aligns with the City's
vision, which has been shaped by community involvement and input. This will be achieved through the
implementation of the goals and policies contained within this Comprehensive Plan to facilitate
coordinated and sustainable growth.
1.6.3 Port Orchard Urban Growth Area (UGA)
The Urban Growth Area (UGA) in unincorporated Kitsap County affiliated with Port Orchard is an area
designated for eventual annexation into Port Orchard. According to the Kitsap Countywide Planning
Policies, the UGA population in 2020 was 15,370, and the County has allocated it an increase of 3,552
people by 2044. The Buildable Lands Report shows the UGA has a capacity of 3,552 people based on
existing zoning. This means that the land capacity of the Port Orchard affiliated UGA is exactly large
enough to accommodate its population growth target.
If the City were to annex all its UGA by 2044, it would need to provide infrastructure and services to
these new residents. This has significant implications for Port Orchard's Comprehensive Plan goals and
policies and its provision of public services. Even if the City doesn't annex these areas, many of the
residents living in the UGA work, shop, recreate, and travel in Port Orchard. As such, the City must
consider the proximity of these areas and impacts to the City from this population when making
decisions.
1.6.4 Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA)
The Washington State GMA was passed by the state legislature in 1990 to protect Washington's quality
of life, economy, and environment from the threat of uncoordinated and unplanned growth. It requires
state and local governments to identify and protect critical areas and natural resource lands, designate
urban growth areas, adopt and regularly update comprehensive plans, and implement them through
capital investments and development regulations. Cities and counties planning under the GMA are
required to adopt development regulations that are consistent with, and implement, their
comprehensive plans.
The GMA also promotes coordination and consistency between cities, counties, and the state, in part by
requiring that all comprehensive plans address certain goals. The 15 goals of the GMA' are:
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• Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas where adequate public facilities and
services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner.
• Reduce sprawl. Reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling,
low -density development.
• Transportation. Encourage efficient multimodal transportation systems that will reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and per capita vehicle miles traveled and are based on regional
priorities and coordinated with county and city comprehensive plans.
• Housing. Plan for and accommodate affordable housing to all economic segments of the
population of this state, promote a variety of residential densities and housing types, and
encourage preservation of existing housing stock.
• Economic development. Encourage economic development throughout the state that is
consistent with adopted comprehensive plans, promote economic opportunity for all
citizens of this state, especially for unemployed and for disadvantaged persons, promote
the retention and expansion of existing businesses and recruitment of new businesses,
recognize regional differences impacting economic development opportunities, and
encourage growth in areas experiencing insufficient economic growth, all within the
capacities of the state's natural resources, public services, and public facilities.
• Property rights. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation
having been made. The property rights of landowners shall be protected from arbitrary and
discriminatory actions.
• Permits. Applications for both state and local government permits should be processed in a
timely and fair manner to ensure predictability.
• Natural resource industries. Maintain and enhance natural resource -based industries,
including productive timber, agricultural, and fisheries industries. Encourage the
conservation of productive forest lands and productive agricultural lands and discourage
incompatible uses.
• Open space and recreation. Retain open space, enhance recreational opportunities,
enhance fish and wildlife habitat, increase access to natural resource lands and water, and
develop parks and recreation facilities.
• Environment. Protect and enhance the environment and enhance the state's high quality of
life, including air and water quality, and the availability of water.
• Citizen participation and coordination. Encourage the involvement of citizens in the
planning process, including the participation of vulnerable populations and overburdened
communities, and ensure coordination between communities and jurisdictions to reconcile
conflicts.
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Public facilities and services. Ensure that those 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.
• Historic preservation. Identify and encourage the preservation of lands, sites, and
structures that have historical or archaeological significance.
Climate change and resiliency. Ensure that comprehensive plans, development regulations,
and regional policies, plans, and strategies under RCW 36.70A.210 and chapter 47.80 RCW
adapt to and mitigate the effects of a changing climate; support reductions in greenhouse
gas emissions and per capita vehicle miles traveled; prepare for climate impact scenarios;
foster resiliency to climate impacts and natural hazards; protect and enhance
environmental, economic, and human health and safety; and advance environmental
justice.
• Shorelines of the state. For shorelines of the state, the goals and policies of the Shoreline
Management Act as set forth in RCW 90.58.020 shall be considered an element of the
county's or city's comprehensive plan.
The GMA is codified as Revised Code of Washington (RCW) chapter 36.70A. It can be accessed
online at the following link: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=36.70A
1.6.5 Puget Sound Regional Council's VISION 2050
VISION 2050 is a regional strategy for accommodating the 5.8 million people expected to live in the
central Puget Sound region by 2050. It is administered by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), a
regional planning agency with a mission to enhance the quality of life in the region. The region is defined
as Kitsap, King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. The PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions
about regional growth, transportation, and economic development planning. It is also responsible for
selecting local projects to receive federal transportation funding.
VISION 2050 is an integrated, long-range vision for maintaining a healthy region. It promotes the well-
being of people and communities, economic vitality, and a healthy environment. VISION 2050 has been
refined from the previous VISION 2040 framework with the following primary tenets to support
comprehensive regional growth strategies:
• Retains the same core emphasis on a strong economy, healthy environment, preserving farms
and forests, and supporting growth within the urban growth area and centers
• Retains the same plan structure as VISION 2040, with a numeric Regional Growth Strategy,
multicounty planning policies, and actions
• Identifies new regional outcomes and a vision statement for the region
• Addresses equity and health in policies and actions throughout the plan
• Supports implementation of recent plans and initiatives, like the Regional Transportation Plan,
the Regional Economic Strategy, the Regional Open Space Conservation Plan, the Regional
Centers Framework, and Growing Transit Communities
The concept of people, prosperity, and planet provides a central theme for VISION 2050. This concept
signals that our regional leaders use an approach that considers social, cultural, economic, and
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environmental benefits when making decisions. Port Orchard's Comprehensive Plan proposes a
sustainable approach to growth and future development. The Plan commits to maintaining and
restoring ecosystems, through steps to conserve and enhance key fish wildlife habitats and other critical
areas, to promote restoration of degraded shorelines, to improve water quality, and to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
This Comprehensive Plan has been updated based on residential and employment targets that align with
VISION 2050. Through the targeting process we have identified the number of housing units in the City
that currently exist and that are anticipated to be developed within the planning period and have
identified needs for affordable housing. Residential and employment targets for the City's designated
local centers of importance will be identified and expanded in future subarea planning for these centers.
This Plan addresses each of the policy areas in VISION 2050. The elements of the Plan include goals and
policies that address habitat protection, water conservation, air quality, and climate change.
Environmentally friendly development techniques, such as low -impact landscaping and stormwater
runoff management, are encouraged. The Plan calls for more compact urban development and
addresses mixed -use and transit -oriented development. There are directives to prioritize funding and
infrastructure investments to our centers of local importance. The Housing element commits to
expanding housing production at all income levels to meet the diverse needs of both current and future
residents. The Economic Development element supports creating jobs, creating sustainable and livable
communities, and improving connections between housing, employment, and transportation. The
Transportation element advances cleaner and more sustainable mobility, with provisions for complete
streets, context -sensitive design, and alternatives to driving alone. The City's transportation planning is
coordinated with Kitsap County, including level of service standards and concurrency provisions. The City
also commits to conservation methods in the provision of public services.
The Implementation section of the Plan addresses local implementation actions addressed in VISION
2050, including identification of underused lands and housing targets. VISION 2050 can be accessed
online at the following link: www.psrc.org/planning-2050/vision-2050
1.6.6 Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council and Countywide Planning Policies
The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC) is an inter -local forum for local jurisdictions and the
voice on countywide transportation planning and policy issues. Its members include Kitsap County, Port
Orchard, Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo, and the Port of Bremerton. Kitsap Transit and the
Suquamish & Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes are Associate Members, and Naval Base Kitsap is an Ex
Officio member.
The Council coordinates the review and monitoring of the Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies and
related population forecasting and distribution. The Council's Executive Board is responsible for the
distribution of federal grant funds for federal transportation funding via the PSRC.
The Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies tailor the PSRC's regional growth management guidelines to
Kitsap County and is the policy framework for the County's and the Cities' comprehensive plans. The
Countywide Planning Policies address 15 separate elements, ranging from urban growth areas to
affordable housing. The Countywide Planning Policies are required by the GMA and were originally
established in 1992. The Kitsap County Planning Policies can be accessed online at the following link:
www.kitsapgov.com/dcd/Pages/Kitsap-Countywide-Planning-Policies.aspx
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1.7 Community Involvement in the 2044 Update
The Plan is ultimately written for the residents of Port Orchard and to implement their visions of the
community's future. The GMA requires actively involving the public during the development and update
of the Plan. This process began with the creation of a Public Participation Program that outlines
opportunities for community involvement, how the public can submit comments, and how the public is
notified of open meetings.
The City began soliciting public input in early 2023 at a public Kickoff and Visioning meeting held in
January. At this meeting, the City outlined the scope of this 2024 Periodic Update to the Comprehensive
Plan and solicited feedback on the City's progress toward implementing the 2036 Targeted Outcomes
contained in the City's previously adopted Comprehensive Plan (2016). This feedback was used as a
baseline to review community priorities for this Periodic Update and identify new opportunities and
challenges since the City's last Comprehensive Plan update.
A Policy Workshop held in February of 2024 provided an opportunity to review, give feedback, and
revise policy language in the City's Comprehensive Plan. This meeting identified items that must be
included in the Plan for consistency with the Washington State Growth Management Act, Puget Sound
Regional Council Vision 2050, and the Kitsap County Countywide Planning Policies. The intent of this
Workshop was to give the public an opportunity to provide input on policy updates the community felt
are needed, given the growth and change throughout the City since the last major Comprehensive Plan
Update in 2016.
A Land Use Strategies Workshop in May of
2024 summarized updates to the City's
Zoning Map, Future Land Use Map, and
introduced proposed zoning code revisions.
The public was encouraged to attend this
meeting to review and provide feedback on
the City's anticipated approach to meeting
the state, regional, and county regulatory
requirements of the 2024 Comprehensive
Plan Update process related to land use,
zoning, housing, and overall growth that the
City will be experiencing over the next 20
years.
In association with the subarea planning
efforts conducted with this Comprehensive
Plan update, the City hosted a public
workshop at the Kitsap Regional Library in
Port Orchard in July 2024. The workshop
presented detailed information related to the
specific planning efforts related to the
Sedgwick-Bethel and Bethel -Lund subarea
plans with the intention of achieving
Countywide Center designations for those
areas. The workshop prepared interactive
maps and questionnaire boards detailing
proposed changes to these specific areas of
Figure 1-2. Kickoff and Visioning Meeting
Figure 1-3. Port Orchard Farmers Market Booth
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the City to collect input on community desires for the future of these areas that have adequate
infrastructure, transit service, and developable land to focus growth. More detailed information for
these subareas is provided in the Land Use Element. The subarea plans are included as Appendix F
and Appendix G of this Comprehensive Plan.
1.8 Organization of the Plan
The Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan is designed to align with the community's vision and values. It is
built upon the concept of "connections" outlined in Section 1.3, emphasizing that the interlinking of the
physical and social environment as discussed in the elements contained within this Plan lead to a
stronger community. This leads to the centers strategy, which not only implements the Regional Growth
Strategy found in VISION 2050 but is integrated into the Land Use element. The Land Use goals, in turn,
then influence all of the other Plan elements, creating a cohesive and interconnected framework. This
comprehensive strategy ensures that every aspect of the Plan ties back to the community's vision and
overall goals, fostering a well -integrated and sustainable approach to development.
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