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02 - 20241022 Chapter 2 - Land Use _PC as approvedChapter 2. Land Use 2.1 Introduction The Land Use element represents the nexus of the Comprehensive Plan, where land use goals, policies, map designations, and decisions are created to connect and incorporate all other elements through a future -looking lens as Port Orchard continues to develop. The purpose of this section is to provide a framework to guide future land use to help Port Orchard 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 effectively planning for growth can result in lower taxes and fees to fund and maintain infrastructure and services as unplanned growth can reduce efficiency and increase the cost of utilities, roads, and other services, as well as consume valuable open space. The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires Comprehensive Plans 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 through Port Orchard's development regulations. The Land Use element must plan for the City's population and employment growth projections in accordance with GMA requirements while balancing new development needs with the community's aspirations and values. 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 2044 population and employment growth allocations, as distributed through the VISION 2050 framework and agreed upon in coordination with other Kitsap County jurisdictions in the Countywide Planning Policies. Port Orchard's land use and zoning designations currently provide sufficient land capacity within City boundaries to accommodate the targeted 10,500 additional residents who will make Port Orchard their home (during the 2020-2044 planning period). In conjunction with the findings of the Buildable Lands Report, the Future Land Use Map shows how the additional 3,552 projected and allocated residents in the adjacent Urban Growth Area can be accommodated. A common theme heard throughout the public engagement process for this Comprehensive Plan Update has been focused on how to manage growth in a way that protects the small-town character of the community while allowing for new and innovative development that responds to changing household needs and growth pressures. Figure 2-1 below shows the changes in age brackets from 2010 to 2021, with a 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 the various age groups and their unique needs and desires from a land -use perspective. Page 2 -1 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 Figure 2-1. Age Distribution Comparison 14% 18% 12% 13% 14% 2% Port Orchard (2010) Port Orchard (2021) Kitsap County Washington 65 and older 55 to 64 45 to 54 35 to 44 20 to 34 19 and younger The Land Use Element establishes the broad, general direction for the City's land use policies. These land use policies are established not only in accordance with the forward -looking population and employment growth projections allocated to the City 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 20 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 use designations to accommodate allocated population and employment growth projections. The City's development regulations and permitting processes are used to establish adequate development standards for growth, to ensure it occurs in a manner consistent with both the provisions of GMA 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 • Support a range of employment opportunities • Allow middle housing types in areas predominantly characterized by single family detached housing. Page 2 - 2 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 2.3 Land Use Designations The City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Figure 2-2. Future Land Use Designation Distribution identifies seven different land use designations, the distribution for which are shown in Figure 2-2 and do GB mapped in Figure 2-3. These land use designations are PCs 519oores r implemented through the City's zoning regulations contained in the Port Orchard Municipal Code. As shown in Table 2-1, each land use designation may correspond to one or more zoning designations for IND 138 acres implementation. As the City develops subarea plans for 2% its designated centers as described in section 2.7, new zones and standards consistent with this Plan will be created. In doing so, the City will ensure that the land capacity can accommodate the population and employment growth allocations adopted in the countywide planning policies and take reasonable measures to ensure that they are not surpassed. Figure 2-3. Port Orchard Future Land Use Map ` Land Use Designation SpvH,... Greenbelt (GB) al' Low -Density Residential (LDR) Medium -Density Residential (MDR) � - - - -' �IILIFr -oT � High -Density Residential (HDR),II-. Commercial (CDM) Urban Lndustnal (IND)' I Public and Community Spaces (PCS) I i v n -W-Br1FA7R VALLEX WD -1W - \ riN'w W SATE ""N l6 7 Ill INE DR STATE HWY A W. � it ... - � _- i 1._ • lM - _ iJ — 41-1 i � lF ji EA I I 1 L �y lI 1,274 acres 23% cor 873 ai 15, HU 61 acres 1% LDR 858 acres 15% MDR )28 acres 34% ttdRSrat v RD X B,�fIRY RD r� �I SE' ICK RD ill I II IL 73 IA LN F rl ikEe RD > { -Tit Page 2 - 3 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 Table 2-1. Port Orchard Zone and Land Use Descriptions Protection of critical areas, habitat management areas, Greenbelt greenbelts, and designated open space. Allows for low density residential development. Low Density Residential Allows for single-family detached housing. R2 allows single-family detached and attached, ADUs, - . - Medium Density duplexes, cottage courts, and Residential Residential townhouses. R3 allows all of the above plus fourplexes and apartment buildings. Allows for cottage courts, Residential 4 JHigh Density Residential fourplexes, townhouses, and apartment buildings. Residential• Use Neighborhood Mixed Use MU — Business Professional Mixed Use Allows for commercial uses, Commercial Mixed D. . -• Commercial retail, office, mixed -use commercial/residential, and Mixed professional services. Corridor H — Commercial Heavy AN — Industrial Flex Allows for manufacturing and Industrialassembly, Urban Industrial bulk storage and I — Heavy Industrial warehousing, and transfer and AMA trucking services. Allows for government � � � � IF Public and Community services, utilities, parks, . Parks Spaces schools, and other related — Public Facilities public facilities. Page 2 - 4 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 2.4 Zoning and Current Land Use Characteristics Most land in the City is devoted to housing. Figure 2-4. Zoning Designation Distribution -September 2024 Commercial areas throughout the City offer E, a range of goods and services and provide 1443%res employment for residents and those living in surrounding rural areas as well as contribute 138 alrr., additional tax revenue to help fund and maintain 13a es 2% public services and facilities. Industrial lands allow `1% 858alres for light manufacturing and warehousing it 15% 8 acres businesses, which also provide job opportunities 1% and support the area's economy. The zoning 35M es DMU designation acreage distribution is shown in Figure 1% 48 acres 2-4 and is mapped in Figure 2-5, both of which are 1% provided for reference only since zoning is a CFI R2 development regulation that may be amended 214%fey 639 acres R3 29% through a quasi-judicial rezone process as defined cc 289 acres 182 acres 5% by the City's code. The Official Zoning Map is kept 3% RPMU R4 53 acres 61 acres on file with the City of Port Orchard City Clerk. 1% 1% Figure 2-5. Port Orchard Zoning Map - September 2024 Zoning Districts OW Commercial Mixed Use (CMU) ri Greenbelt (GH) 77 Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) " y Residential l (R1) Gateway Mixed Use (GMU) � Residential 2 (R2) Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU)- Residential 3 (R3} Industrial Flex (IF) Resldentlal4 (R4} Light Industrial (LI) '�'' +; y Commercial Corridor (CC) Civic and Institutional (CI) ��KITSpp ST � -TII_ r{, 4 � Commercial Heavy (CH) Public Facilities (PF) �-z ._ w � �L,� e � ,� d Business Professional Mixed Use (BPMU) Parks and Recreation (PR) RE) Tit LE fy� Iw SE MAPLE ST o ?� - - S �a VAL� < — u z w '.'I{ebb' 1LL -\ s If _ F, �(fr r- a SE FIR 5T H_WY Sb yGIN T■� f It a z s ONE DR 1_\l� -� 11 `4 �1ffi k i' % G3' S ->\ T.,TgT - -t 8 TREMONT �` .' _ p �1 p. �/ 7y' 't �I�� ' _ � �� 7 I MAY ST W �. �� 1 £ -c / ray IN —71 j4 7+7 Jg�,�E BERCER LN? r0 7o SE SALMONSERRY RD .a IF gm Y` M SE SEDGWICK RO J. � i=^ T ry TI 1-' / 1 ��`- tf;� �✓ ern,., � h I�Ia�E CEDAR RD ✓ate _ . �ac E� SE VAN SKIVERtLt �_ — �� ✓� a r, Page 2 - I Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 2.5 Buildable Land Capacity The Kitsap County 2021 Buildable Lands Report (BLR) 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, with the BLR basing these calculations on an assumed average of 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 2-2: Table 2-2. Port Orchard Population Capacity and Demand City of Port Orchard Population Capacity and Demand 2044 Population Capacity 16,250 2020-2044 Allocated Population Growth 10,500 Net Population Capacity (+ or -) 5,750 UGA Pop. Capacity/Demand Ratio 1.55 2.5.1 Current and Projected Growth and Performance Port Orchard's population growth allocation as found in Appendix B of the Countywide Planning Policies provides a target of 10,500 people to be accommodated between 2020 and 2044. As part of the City's 2024 Comprehensive Plan 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 3.1% annually as shown in Table 2-3 below. Port Orchard experienced a housing boom beginning in 2020 that continues in 2024. Prior to 2019, growth rates averaged around 2% per year. Since 2020, growth rates have been significantly higher averaging around 5%. The City projects that the current housing boom will slow in the coming years and that growth rates will return to historic averages. Table 2-3. Port Orchard Population Growth OFM Intercensal Population Estimate (prior to 2020) and Postcensal Estimates (after 2020) OFM Forecasting Year Annual Growth Rate 14,240 2016 2.6% 14,497 2017 1.8% 14,746 2018 1.7% 15,064 2019 2.2 % 15,587 2020 3.5% 15,960 2021 2.4% 16,400 2022 2.8% 17,480 2023 6.6% 18,300 2024 4.7% The City must maintain an average annual growth rate of 1.788% over the next 20 years to meet (and not exceed) KRCC's growth allocation of an additional 10,500 population in 2044. Alternatively, the City would need to add an average of 389 residents annually over the 20-year period to reach the KRCC growth target. Page 2 - 6 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 2.5.2 Employment Capacity The 2021 Kitsap County BLR identifies that the City had an additional employment capacity of 5,243 jobs at the time of writing the BLR, which would result in a small employment deficit compared to the 5,400 allocated employment target established in association with the Kitsap County Countywide Planning Policies. In order to eliminate this deficit, the City has taken multiple regulatory steps: • Increased permitted development heights within the Ruby Creek Subarea • Increased permitted development heights within the Downtown Subarea • Developed new subarea plans for Bethel -Lund and Sedgwick-Bethel areas to apply appropriate zoning for existing/planned transit and infrastructure availability Based on the results of the Land Capacity Analysis conducted in association with this Update, the result of these regulatory steps has created an anticipated employment capacity of 14,015. This exceeds the allocated 2044 employment target of the Countywide Planning Policies by 53 jobs, demonstrating adequate employment capacity for the allocated employment target over the 20-year planning horizon. 2.6 Overlay Districts The City's development regulations include land use overlay districts which are applied in parts of the City. 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 City currently utilizes the following overlay districts: • 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) • Bethel Lund Subarea Height Overlay District • Sedgwick Bethel Subarea Height Overlay District 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: 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 low density residential neighborhoods, while encouraging that new development provides a mix 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. Maintain building and site design standards that support an attractive and functional Page 2 - 7 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 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. 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 2050 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 or accelerating/delaying projects within the City's Capital Improvement Program. Policy LU-8. 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. Policy LU-10. Allow for the siting of organic materials (OM) management facilities to meet OM reduction and diversion goals as identified in the Kitsap County Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan. Goal 3. Implement a strategy to develop centers. Policy LU-11. In consultation with stakeholders and the general public, develop a comprehensive strategy to implement centers as a means of directing and prioritizing residential and commercial growth. 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 Page 2 - 8 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 developed in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Policy LU-13. Prioritize capital facilities and transportation investment in those locations targeted for growth and higher land use densities. 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. 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. 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. Policy LU-17. Prioritize the development of new parks, open space, and passive and active recreational opportunities in underserved neighborhoods and centers, especially those that do not have a park within a 5-minute walk, as identified in the Port Orchard Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan. Policy LU-18. Incentivize infill development to preserve and protect open space, critical areas, and natural resources. PolicyLU-19. Protect the quality and quantity of groundwater usedforpublic 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. Continue to review zoning, subdivision, and street regulations for barriers to low - impact development. Encourage the minimization of impervious surface areas in development. 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. Page 2 - 9 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 Policy LU-24. Encourage the expansion of transit networks that enable both incorporated and unincorporated neighborhoods outside of the City to access job 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 on 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 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. Page 2 -10 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 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. • Encourage and promote commercial building maintenance and occupancy to enhance the downtown business core. 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 comprehensive watershed plan that incorporates land use strategies aimed at improving the health of Puget Sound. Policy LU-31. Reduce stormwater impacts from development through watershed planning, redevelopment and retrofit projects, and low -impact development. Policy LU-32. Coordinate land use planning with the County and nearby cities to identify changes that may occur to stream hydrology and water quality as a result of different land use scenarios and under a full build -out of the City's designated land use classifications. 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. Implement the 2023 Port Orchard Stormwater and Watersheds Comprehensive Plan. Page 2 -11 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 Goal 1 1. Ensure land use planning is equitable and does not worsen environmental health disparities. Policy LU-35. Integrate community health, equity, and displacement into appropriate planning practices and decision -making processes. Policy LU-36. Reduce impacts to vulnerable populations' and areas that have been disproportionately affected by noise, air pollution, or other environmental impacts. Goal 12. Establish land use patterns that increase the resilience of the built environment, ecosystems, and community to climate change. Policy LU-37. Establish development regulations that incorporate best practices for reducing the risk of wildfire, extreme heat, flooding, and other climate -exacerbated hazards. Policy LU-38. Identify and implement strategies for reducing residential development pressure in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). Policy LU-39. For areas within the Wildland Urban Interface, apply the requirements of the Washington Wildland Urban Interface Code. Policy LU-40. Develop regulations for elevating new and substantially improved structures that are at demonstrated risk of damage caused by sea level rise. Policy LU-41. 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 accommodating its share of regional growth as allocated in the Countywide Planning Policies. Policy LU-42. 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 or accelerating growth - related projects within the City's Capital Improvement Program. Policy LU-43. If the City's 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 or delaying projects within the City's Capital Improvement Program. Goal 14. Coordinate and collaborate with other cities, counties, ports, special purpose districts, agencies, tribes, and the military in furtherance of regional goals and policies. Policy LU-44. Consider the potential impacts of development to culturally significant sites and tribal 1 See RCW 36.70A.030(47) for definition of vulnerable populations Page 2 -12 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 treaty fishing, hunting, and gathering grounds. 2.8 The Centers Strategy 2.8.1 Introduction Throughout the post-war housing booms of the 1920s and 1940s, suburban residential development 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, the City designated ten "local centers" in accordance with the criteria provided in the Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC) VISION 2040. In subsequent years, VISION 2040's criteria and terminology for centers have been revised, and as such the City has revised its center terminology and boundaries for consistency. Based on the new criteria established in PSRC's VISION 2050, the City has five designated "countywide centers" and four designated "local centers". Figure 2-3. The advantages of Infrastructure and Land Use Concurrency Compact development Power Sewer enables efficiency in Q capital facilities construction and A CD service delivery Roads Water A. Least Dense 2.8.2 What are Centers? B. Moderately Dense C. Most Dense ��ouu nnn uun unn - -- ----- --- --, -i III111 noon �. nnn .... -------------- N& 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 Page 2 -13 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 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 sound 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 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. According to VISION 2050, 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 identifies the process for the designation of Centers and defines five different types of Centers: Regional Growth Centers Regional Growth Centers are major centers strategically located to accommodate significant population and employment growth. They are characterized by compact, pedestrian -oriented development, with a mix of office, commercial, civic, entertainment, and residential uses. Regional growth centers include two subtypes — Metro Growth Centers and Urban Growth Centers. Metro Growth Centers must meet a minimum existing density of 30 activity units3 per acre and a minimum planned target density of 85 activity units per acre. Urban Growth Centers must meet a minimum existing density of 18 activity units per acre and a minimum planned target density of 45 activity units per acre. 2. Manufacturing/Industrial Centers Manufacturing/Industrial Centers are areas that preserve lands for family -wage jobs in basic industries and trade and provide areas where that employment may grow in the future. They 2 https://www.psrc.org/media/3038 3 A measure of total activity that combines the number of jobs and population. (VISION 2050) Page 2 -14 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 are characterized by having industrial land uses and being located near ports, railroads or major highways. Manufacturing/Industrial Centers include two subtypes — Industrial Employment Centers and Industrial Growth Centers. Both subtypes must meet specific criteria for designation, including a minimum number of existing jobs, capacity to meet a minimum number of planned jobs, and have a regional role. 3. Countywide Centers Countywide Centers are designated in accordance with each county's countywide planning policies and serve an important role as places for concentrating jobs, housing, shopping and recreational opportunities. Countywide Centers include two subtypes — Countywide Growth Centers and Countywide Industrial centers. Countywide Growth Centers must be designated within the County's Comprehensive Plan and must also meet a minimum existing density of 10 activity units per acre and must plan for a mix of residential and employment uses and have capacity for additional growth. Countywide Industrial Centers must also be designated within the County's Comprehensive Plan and have a minimum of 1,000 existing jobs and/or 500 acres of industrial land, as well as be 75% zoned for industrial uses, and have capacity for additional growth. 4. Local Centers VISION 2050 calls for local jurisdictions to support a centers -based approach to planning and development and designate Local Centers. These centers are designated through a local planning process, not through the Regional Centers Framework process. 5. Military Installations Military installations are a vital part of the region, and while they are not subject to local, regional or state plans and regulations, recognizing the role they play in the regional economy and to regional growth patterns is important to local planning. Centers achieve "Designated" status when they are officially recognized by PSRC and approved in accordance with the Regional Centers Framework. They are then eligible for infrastructure investments and prioritized for transit access. Centers that are identified as "Candidates" are those that have been identified for future growth but are still being planned for their suitability and feasibility as a Center. Page 2 -15 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 Figure 2-4. Pedestrian -focused Town Center Concept Page 2 -16 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 2.8.3 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. Countywide Centers. The City has five 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 (ten activity units per acre). The City intends that these Countywide Centers which don't presently meet the activity unit threshold set by PSRC will undergo land use capacity analysis in association with future subarea planning efforts 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. Ruby Creek 3. Mill Hill 4. Sedgwick Bethel 5. Bethel Lund Local Centers. The City has designated the following local centers: 1. Annapolis 2. Old Clifton Industrial Park 3. Tremont Center 4. McCormick Woods Military Installations. The City has no military installations within the City Limits. Page 2 -17 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 Figure 2-5. Port Orchard Centers Map wil, � ", �a rm - ,a -CENTERS { K B sT-rL -md ANNAPOLIS'kF�'i'" �- BETHEL/LUND � DOWNTOWN rF Pi� fP�P € / ny' r ' ilFd.1 ® MCORMICK TMI�I,LJ1�'Ilm ° �! MILE HILL '��" � �'�rHtm�i OLD CLIFTON INDUSTRIAL :'I KITSAPs y �- RUBY CREEK�i _ saAvsr a — TREMONT / L �� I 4 DIVISION s`I L i TREMOSEDGWN KI BETHE KENoa �L s / a sRDUFE ST u SE FIR ST Imo. j_ TREMOM ST MAY51IT W SE LUND AVE ¢ / _j T -1 _� SE VALLAIR CT 1 s zo L fi _ Q i SE BERGEN LN a r T �,r _ > ,;Y—C f 5E SALMONeERRY RD� r T w s 1 se vnLe Roy �� . y �' SE SE3GWICK RD` L c _ rtt_1 r �V � �' ram' IN ' _ + _ zy r- Q �n 1 , /.&i-a l ,64.�5?.a�" 4 �- }\ J •l r 7.��RI -'}--' E. !f' T-�F 2.8.4 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 2050 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. Page 2 -18 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 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. Policy CN-12. The City shall create and designate zoning that allows a mix of uses to accommodate concentrations of employment and housing. 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. Policy CN-14. The City shall encourage the creation of public open space, private open space, and parks within and serving designated centers. Page 2 -19 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: October 2024 2.8.5 Specific Center Descriptions and Policies 2.8.5.1 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: Figure 2-6. Downtown Port Orchard Countywide Center Map ILVES RD A ST�- E _ t -LEA s ■;. 5 E RILZ E Page 2 - 20 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.2 Tremont Local Center Purpose The purpose of the Tremont Subarea Plan is to ensure that future development in the Tremont Corridor is guided by specific standards and land use regulations that have been generated by community wide involvement. Planning efforts prior to 2010 established a vision, goals, and policies for the neighborhood which appear in this section. Figure 2-7. Tremont Countywide Center Map il" TREMONT r • C ■ ■FJI Ftl 1 ■ Ego a _ 'r, � ■+ v� r suNser LN w l.. y •i s� MAY STw CLAY LN T V/� ■1 a w ■ :� oz 5 _ SOUTH KITSAP BLVD � � - : — `�. F- f ■ s� j-�SWOi�L,Rr'hbhRo __ °' ■ J _ 1 �-.y� � �I—L��'�—�——��\`��`��rirJ�� s-—— —� ? J FB 0.P5`+)'SI s ' _- . T I i ■. y� rr a, 41 r0 r i �� ■ H I- ♦t��. — c6LDEN • .� \ a a GAZEPC ST -- T SWMARLrA.-AY j* fw d L -'- I — � '■ \ Imo/ ��r� T. ��'=� � �-'_�■.• � l 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 State Route 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 Port Orchard has economic vitality and provides services and opportunities to its citizens and residents in the south Kitsap area. Page 2 - 21 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 Tremont Corridor and Port Orchard residents have determined that they would like to see the corridor developed in way that encourage professional businesses that support the health care facilities already in place and businesses that allow the continuing free flow of traffic from State Route 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, which improved intersections, created bicycle lanes, widened sidewalks, provided street trees in landscape strips, and a landscaped median that creates 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. Housing and Employment As of 2018, the Tremont Center measured 215 acres containing 1,092 residents and 702 jobs. This equates to eight activity units per acre under the PSRC regional centers framework. Tremont Center Goals 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 and Rescue). 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. Page 2 - 22 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 Goal 15. Encourage residential units within 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. 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 six-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. Page 2 - 23 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.3 Mile Hill Countywide Center The Mile Hill Countywide Center consists of development along the Mile Hill Road commercial corridor and adjacent multifamily development from the South Kitsap Mall to the eastern City boundary near Whittier Avenue SW. The area is served by Kitsap Transit. As of 2018, the Lower Mile Hill Countywide Center measured 70 acres containing 174 residents and 288 jobs. This equates to seven activity units per acre under the PSRC regional centers framework. The City should aim to develop a subarea plan for this center in future years. Figure 2-8. Mile Hill Countywide Center Map Page 2 - 24 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.4 Sedgwick-Bethel Countywide Center The Sedgwick-Bethel Subarea spans across a total of 235.7 acres and is situated at the intersection of SE Sedgwick Road and Bethel Road SE. Sedgwick-Bethel is bordered by Port Orchard's unincorporated area to the east and by Blackjack Creek to the west. The study area's northern boundary encompasses recent developments and other vacant and developable lands. The Subarea's existing and pipeline development meets the Countywide Centers Designation Criteria and, with additional land capacity, can accommodate up to 20.6 Activity Units per acre. For detailed information related to this Center, see Appendix F: Sedgwick-Bethel Subarea Plan. Figure 2-9. Sedgwick-Bethel Countywide Center Map 1 t-1 h Ilw , L 4 1■ �s■. I111 �.I'� I �L T SE Sh�sE%rcrRo 11- �_ � � 1 � sEStILMONBERRY#fU —� L j 'F� I, i i T� Imo. SE BELFORD LN �w ■�1 7. i o ■ i■ 1T1. SE BLUEBERRY RD f ■ t � I = ^— = --SE SYLV75iN- I�I—L 1 5E KDOA CIR i r SE PIPERBERRY WA ; — — � ^I^ � I { IT?, • I� .'III I ^i_ :: — ■ — - _ i--� —I L-i ■ SE SEDGWICK RD I ■ - � I 1 4t j r TI um - IL Page 2 - 25 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.5 Bethel -Lund Countywide Center The Bethel -Lund Subarea is centrally located at the intersection of Bethel Road SE and SE Lund Avenue and bounded on the west by Blackjack Creek and east by Port Orchard's unincorporated area. The study area covers a total of 211.2 acres and extends north and south to capture areas of recent and upcoming developments. The Subarea's existing and pipeline development meets the Countywide Centers Designation Criteria and, with additional land capacity, can accommodate up to 14.5 Activity Units per acre. For detailed information related to this Center, see Appendix G: Bethel -Lund Subarea Plan. Figure 2-10. Bethel -Lund Countywide Center Map BETHELILUN I —J . ONO ��4 -- � —I -� 3E tt1NDBERB RE, — -a I.�.. �` �a'�'■ L - - -I L ■4- ~� �� _ - - - sE LUND AVE 100 �� — II i �� Ti- f 1 ± TLF er,l1.! ■y.I3 �I -fir ;■LT,' SE VALL4IR LT - _ _ y j - y •.-'T SE]ERRYLN .',: 17 S r A�s;�r n " � � � _ j SE POLAR STAR WAY- �, I�L1.•� 16, o a Imo. ►�� -I i FAMW�D}_v SATI ISE�■ � �$� I_ <L. ■ -L-IGOLDENRODSTJ TT -`I—f�LL�l ♦I■ r PT ■ �i7�, • # AL 0. I Po� i F I r # NI !n i �I III;I . - f16i'`�'i"�_ &_IL/ ♦�#'. i ��Iw�-'ICI f■ > ��I� Ll I I ■ I L � f � i �� eRY Ra I `— � I I I A.�I I'� I ■ —T �l j !''L I f� .!i �_Ii�I l=�Ir. �I_I �J!!■I "h� !I'1��'�r.Pkl i Page 2 - 26 Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.6 Sedgwick-Sidney (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 SW Sedgwick Road that has seen 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 has developed the Ruby Creek Neighborhood Subarea Plan, which was adopted in September 2020. As detailed in the Subarea Plan, the center is planned to consist of 14.82 activity units per acre (with activity units being measured by combined capacity of jobs and housing units), with the activity units being comprised of a mix of approximately 73% residential and 27% commercial at full build -out. Figure 2-11. Sedgwick-Sidney Countywide Center Map 11 1 r '- 4 If I I i 7' i .■ I . I RUBY CREEK — ��I � _ —� —.L= rl r I - I I •yi 1 r ":?BURN WAY V I � � 4 --= r I SW HOVDE i �1 swseocw�cxao— \ qq —I I�- r �ti I i I� L� Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.7 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 State Route 16. The City should work to develop a sub area plan for this area as time and resources allow. There 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. Figure 2-12.Old Clifton Industrial Park Local Center Map JLD CLIFTON INDUSTRIAL- i ff— � } 'ECAP 6I' i �— _. _IuMSDEN ao 5-wD(Dgr, p • Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.8 McCormick Woods Local Center The McCormick Woods Local Center is located along SW Old Clifton Road near the western boundary of Port Orchard. The Subarea includes the McCormick Village commercial district which is surrounded by 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. Figure 2-13. McCormick Woods Local Center Map MCORMICK— — p�E iaR`6 SW PIEP LN i --!nft DRAL�-� � � w ♦ I ffi �?�?N Lnr� �� r a W� r — r I SW YARROW ST • SW OLD CLIFTON RD 11 LJ� 1' �/ �'• 1 FaY\' —�T i Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.5.9 Annapolis Local Center The Annapolis Local Center is located on the Sinclair Inlet shoreline east of the Port Orchard'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 several 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. 2-14. Annapolis Local Center Map ANNAPOLIS � 1 ;rk44 ;�> BEACH E -AV Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024 2.8.7 Road Map to Implementation Further planning for centers is required to implement the City's vision for the overall centers' strategy. The City 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 establish recommendations for amending 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 opportunity to help steer the direction of the planning efforts. Subarea plans for the centers will be adopted into the City's Comprehensive Plan. Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan DRAFT: September 2024