HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 Preliminary Comprehensive Plan Amendments Docket CLEAN2025 Comprehensive Plan Update — Preliminary Docket
Pursuant to Port Orchard Municipal Code Section (POMC) 20.04.050, the City's Community
Development Director has initiated the process for the 2025 annual amendments to the Port Orchard
Comprehensive Plan. The City prepared applications for a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment prior
to the January 31, 2025 deadline.
In compliance with POMC 20.04.060(3), the Director is required to compile and maintain for public
review a recommended final comprehensive plan amendment agenda (docket). The Director has based
the docket recommendations on a preliminary evaluation of the need, urgency, and appropriateness of
the suggested comprehensive plan amendments, as well as the staff and budget availability to
accommodate the public review process.
The following preliminary docket is provided for the 2025 update to the Port Orchard Comprehensive
Plan:
Comprehensive Plan Amendments for Consideration in 2025:
City -Initiated Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment
• Sherman Avenue Stormwater Park Master Plan: Adds the Sherman Avenue Stormwater Park
Master Plan to Appendix B — Plans Adopted by Reference, ensuring consistency with the
Comprehensive Plan and supporting stormwater management, park improvements, and
community development. Inclusion facilitates grant applications, impact fee eligibility, and
funding opportunities for design and construction, advancing the City's goals for water quality,
flood mitigation, and public amenities.
• Updates to the Capital Facilities Element: Updates the Capital Facilities Element to incorporate
new projects and funding sources for transportation, utilities, parks, and public facilities,
ensuring alignment with evolving infrastructure needs, community priorities, and Growth
Management Act requirements. These updates enhance financial sustainability, support impact
fee and grant funding eligibility, and guide the City's capital improvement planning and
budgeting processes.
• Updates to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Updates the TIP to incorporate
new roadway, transit, and active transportation projects, along with additional funding sources,
to enhance mobility, safety, and connectivity. These amendments align with Comprehensive
Plan goals, support sustainable growth, improve multimodal infrastructure, and ensure
compliance with the Growth Management Act.
Applicant -Initiated Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment
• Capital Facilities Element Text Amendment: Proposes revising the "Expenditures" table in
Chapter 9 to reflect updated cost estimates due to inflation and anticipated changes in project
scope and priorities. The amendment ensures alignment with current infrastructure needs and
financial planning as the City reviews relevant water system elements.
Applicant -Initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments
• Hull Avenue Rezone: A Legislative Zoning Map amendment for a parcel located approximately
.07 miles northeast of the intersection of Hull and Sherman Ave. The amendment would change
the zoning designation of Residential 2 (R2) to Residential 3 (R3).
• SW Old Clifton Industrial Properties Redesignation of Land Use Classification and Zoning
Designation: A Comprehensive Plan Map and Legislative Zoning Map amendment for thirteen
(13) parcels located approximately .22 miles southwest of the intersection of SW Old Clifton Rd
and Lloyd Pkwy. The amendment would change the Comprehensive Plan Land Use designation
from Industrial to Medium Density Residential (MDR), and the zoning designation from Light
Industrial (LI) to Residential 3 (R3).
Review Process:
The final comprehensive plan amendment agenda shall be determined by the City Council no later than
April 30, 2025. When the final agenda is approved, a public notice and comment period will be provided
in compliance with the Type V (legislative) permit process requirements in POMC 20.22.070 and
20.25.040. A public hearing will also be held per POMC 20.22.070(2), and a notice of the hearing will be
issued in compliance with POMC 20.25.050. The Planning Commission shall make its recommendations
regarding the proposed comprehensive plan amendments to the City Council no later than June 30,
2025. The City Council shall make a final decision on each proposed amendment by December 15, 2025.
Comments regarding the 2025 update to the City's Comprehensive Plan should be mailed to the City of
Port Orchard, Community Development Department, 720 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366,
planning@portorchardwa.gov. For more information, email or call 360 874-5533.
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