028-20 - Ordinance - Ruby Creek Neighborhood Subarea PlanORDINANCE NO. 028-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
ADOPTING THE RUBY CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD SUBAREA PLAN AS
APPENDIX C OF THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; ADOPTING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO RCW
36.70A.130(2)(a)(i); ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY ZONING
MAP; ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 20.31, 20.38 AND 20.127
OF THE PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND CORRECTIONS; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, with the passage of the Washington State Growth Management Act in 1990
(GMA), Chapter 36.70A RCW, local governments are required to adopt and maintain a
comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, in June 1995, the City Council adopted a Comprehensive Plan for the City of
Port Orchard and its urban growth area pursuant to the requirements set forth in the GMA;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard completed its most recent periodic update of its
comprehensive plan in June 2016, as required by the GMA; and
WHEREAS, the Ruby Creek Neighborhood is a designated Countywide Center in the
comprehensive plan, and Section 2.7.5.8 of the comprehensive plan directs the city to
develop a subarea plan for the Ruby Creek Neighborhood prior to the next periodic update,
and the City has prepared the Ruby Creek Neighborhood Subarea Plan ("Subarea Plan") to
satisfy this requirement; and
WHEREAS, the City most recently adopted annual amendments to the City's
Comprehensive Plan pursuant to RCW 36.70A.470 and 36.70A.106 on July 14, 2020; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A.130(2)(a)(i) allows the initial adoption of a subarea plan
outside of the annual amendment process if the plan clarifies, supplements or implements
jurisdiction -wide comprehensive plan policies, and the cumulative impacts of the plan are
addressed by appropriate environmental review under chapter 43.21C RCW; and
WHEREAS, an update to the City Zoning Map has been prepared to provide consistency
between the Map and the zoning changes provided in the Subarea Plan; and
WHEREAS, amendments to Chapters 20.31, 20.38 and 20.127 of the Port Orchard
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Municipal Code (POMC) have been prepared to provide appropriate development
regulations for the Ruby Creek subarea, to provide consistency between the POMC and the
Subarea Plan, and to implement the Subarea Plan, per the requirements of RCW
36.70A.040(3); and
WHEREAS, on July 6th, 2020, the City Council's Land Use Committee reviewed the
Subarea Plan and the amendments to the Zoning Map and to Chapters 20.38 and 20.127
POMC, and recommended that they be forwarded to the full City Council for review and
approval; and
WHEREAS, on July 8th, 2020, the City submitted the Subarea Plan, and the
amendments to the Zoning Map and to Chapters 20.38 and 20.127 POMC, to the Department
of Commerce along with a 60-day request for review; and
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2020, the City's SEPA official issued a determination of non -
significance for the Subarea Plan and the amendments to the Zoning Map and to Chapters
20.38 and 20.127 POMC, and there have been no appeals; and
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020 and September 1, 2020, the City's Planning Commission
held duly -noticed public hearings on the Subarea Plan and the proposed amendments to the
Zoning Map and to Chapters 20.38 and 20.127 POMC, and received and considered public
testimony and comments, and the Planning Commission recommended approval of the
proposed revisions with certain changes; and
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2020, the City Council reviewed the Subarea Plan, and
directed staff to bring an ordinance forward to approve the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after careful consideration of the recommendation from
the Planning Commission, all public comment, and the Ordinance, finds that this Ordinance
is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and development regulations, the Growth
Management Act, and Chapter 36.70A RCW, and that the amendments herein to the City's
Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map, and Chapters 20.31, 20.38 and 20.127 POMC are in the
best interests of the residents of the City; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Findings and Recitals. The recitals set forth above are hereby adopted and
incorporated as findings in support of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Adoption of the Ruby Creek Neighborhood Subarea Plan. The Ruby Creek
Neighborhood Subarea Plan is hereby adopted as Appendix C of the City of Port Orchard
Comprehensive Plan. (Exhibit 1)
SECTION 3. Adoption of Amended City of Port Orchard Zoning Map. The City of Port
Orchard Zoning Map is hereby adopted, as amended. (Exhibit 2)
SECTION 4. POMC Section 2031.010(2) is revised to read as follows:
(2) The following overlay districts are hereby established:
(a) View protection overlay district (VPOD).
(b) Downtown height overlay district (DHOD).
(c) Self -storage overlay district (SSOD).
(d) Ruby Creek Overlay District (RCOD).
SECTION 5. Adoption of Ruby Creek Overlay District and Development Regulations. The
following new sections are hereby added to Chapter 20.38 POMC (Overlay Districts):
20.38.300 Ruby Creek Overlay District Boundary.
A Ruby Creek Overlay District is hereby established with boundaries as shown below:
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Ruby Creek Neighborhood
= Ruby Creek Neighborhood Boundary
Figure 20.38.300. The Ruby Creek Overlay District Boundary.
20.38.305. Purpose.
The purpose of the Ruby Creek Overlay District (RCOD) is to implement the goals and policies of
the Ruby Creek Subarea Plan as adopted in the City's Comprehensive Plan.
20.38.310 Applicability.
The standards of the RCOD shall apply to lands within the RCOD boundary as shown on the map
in section 20.38.300.
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20.38.315. Conflicts. The RCOD utilizes the city's existing zoning and development regulations
framework except as specified in sections 20.38.320 to 20.38.330. The standards of the RCOD
shall control when there is a conflict with other code sections.
20.38.320 Land Use.
The land use table and restrictions in POW 20.39 shall control for allowed uses in the RCOD
except that the uses in the following table shall be permitted or conditionally permitted as
follows:
Specific Use R1 R3 GB
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Surface Parking: Commercial Parking, commuter -- — --
lease parking or park and ride, remote parking.
Commercial parking garage - standalone - -- -
Brewery, distillery under 5,000 square feet.
Brewery, distillery 5,001-15,000 square feet.
Drive Through Facility (principal or accessory - - --
use)
Low impact outdoor storage (accessory use) — -- --
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Building Heights in the Ruby Creek Overlay District shall not exceed 55 feet (5 stories) except
when height bonuses are granted in accordance with POW 20.41.
SECTION 6. Figure 2 in POMC 20.38.700 (Self -Storage Overlay District) is hereby amended
as follows:
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SECTION 7. Figure 20.127.130(15), a Community Design Framework map, is amended as
follows:
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SECTION 8. Corrections. Upon the approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and/or
code publisher is authorized to make any necessary technical corrections to this ordinance,
including but not limited to the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance
numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any reference thereto.
SECTION 9. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this ordinance.
SECTION 10. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be published in the official newspaper
of the city and shall take full force and effect five (5) days after the date of publication. A
summary of this ordinance in the form of the ordinance title may be published in lieu of
publishing the ordinance in its entirety.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 22"d day of September 2020.
ATTEST:
Ri earson, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charlotte A. Archer, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: September 25, 2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30.2020
EXHIBITS: 1. Ruby Creek Subarea Plan
2. Amended City Zoning Map
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Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
SPONSOR:
Scott Diener, Councilmember
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Acknowledgements
Mayor
Robert Putaansuu
City Council Members
Bek Ashby
John Clauson
Fred Chang
Cindy Lucarelli
Scott Diener
Jay Rosapepe
Shawn Cucciardi
Planning Commissioners
Trish Tierney
Stephanie Baily
Annette Stewart
Mark Trenary
David Bernstein
Phil King
Joe Morrison
Suanne Martin Smith
City Staff
Nicholas Bond, AICP, Director
Keri Sallee, Long Range Planner
Jim Fisk, Associate Planner
Stephanie Andrews, Associate Planner
Josie Rademacher, Intern
Consultant — Makers Architecture and Urban Design
(Graphics and renderings)
Bob Bengford
Scott Bonjukian
Disclaimer:
The user of this Plan should be aware that although the City has
taken great care to use the most current mapping and
environmental data available to produce the information
contained herein, the maps, illustrations and calculations of
potential critical areas, buildable areas and redevelopment
potential are based on existing data sources, not on field surveys.
This Plan and its contents are provided for planning purposes only,
and cannot substitute for field surveys to determine the locations
of critical areas or buffers, to determine critical areas typing or
classification, or the development potential of any parcel.
Chapter 1. Introduction.
In 2016, the City of Port Orchard completed its periodic update to the Comprehensive Plan. This 2016
Plan included for the first time, a "centers" approach to planning (See section 2.7 of the Port Orchard
Comprehensive Plan). The centers approach to planning is provided in Vision 2050, the regional plan
completed by the Puget Sound Regional Council, and in the Countywide Planning Policies adopted by all
jurisdictions in Kitsap County. In 2016, Port Orchard identified center locations, but did not have the
resources to complete subarea plans at that time, and instead identified goals for subarea planning to
be completed in the future. This plan is the result of that goal.
In late 2019, Port Orchard set out to complete a subarea plan for the area located near the intersection
of Sidney Road SW and SW Sedgwick Road. At the time that the planning work began, this
neighborhood did not have a name or much of an identity. The name "Ruby Creek Neighborhood" was
selected to highlight a significant environmental feature located in the neighborhood. Ruby Creek is a
major tributary to Blackjack Creek and has been the focus of significant habitat restoration projects just
outside of the City limits in Kitsap County. Highlighting the name of this stream in the neighborhood
name will have the effect of raising awareness of this sensitive environmental feature, and was chosen
as a way of ensuring that future residents, businesses, and developers are conscious of their
surroundings and can be good stewards of the environment.
This plan was also developed during the unprecedented challenges presented by the coronavirus
pandemic. Public outreach was initiated in the weeks before large parts of the nation were closed to
prevent the spread of the virus, including Kitsap County and Port Orchard. This resulted in the
cancellation of the City's plans to conduct in person workshops with neighborhood residents and
property owners. The City has instead relied on online surveys and public hearings before the Planning
Commission that were held remotely.
The City hired a consultant to help explore design alternatives for the subarea. Due to the critical area
constraints found in the neighborhood, these alternatives contained only small differences. The main
variable considered in the subarea plan was whether to locate a Kitsap Transit park and ride facility
within the neighborhood. This variable was prompted by a parallel study being conducted by
consultants hired by Kitsap Transit to identify possible sites for park and ride facilities in the South Kitsap
area. The alternatives considered are as follows:
1. Concept 1: Mixed use neighborhood with no park and ride facility.
2. Concept 2: Mixed use neighborhood with park and ride facility on the east side ofSidney.
3. Concept 3: Mixed use neighborhood with park and ride facility on the west side of Sidney.
Ultimately, the Kitsap Transit study eliminated Concept 3 early in their analysis due to critical area and
space constraints. The preferred alternative selected here was a hybrid between Concepts 1 and 2. The
preferred alternative preserved the mixed use feel of the Sidney Road SW corridor while allowing for
flexibility in areas further to the east along Sidney Road SW. This flexibility meant that under the plan
framework, either apartments, commercial uses, mixed uses, or a park and ride facility would be
permissible in areas located in the neighborhood core but off the Sidney Road SW "Main Street".
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Chapter 2. Vision and Preferred Alternative.
2.1 Vision. The Ruby Creek Neighborhood is a thriving and attractive walkable neighborhood with easy
access to goods and services, a variety of housing types, and convenient access to employment via
Kitsap Transit and its proximity to SR-16 and SR-160. Residents can walk to the neighborhood grocery
store, restaurants, and businesses providing other goods and services, as well as to Sidney Glen
Elementary School and Cedar Heights Middle School. The Ruby Creek central business district consists
of walkable shopfronts along Sidney Ave SW. Natural environmental features and park and recreation
amenities along Ruby Creek and Blackjack Creek along with this central business district form the heart
of the neighborhood. Bicycle paths run through the neighborhood and connect to other areas of the
City.
2.2 Preferred Alternative. The preferred alternative requires the development of storefronts along
Sidney Road SW but allows the development of a Kitsap Transit park and ride to the east of the
neighborhood core in lieu of apartments or commercial development. A park and ride concept is shown
in Figure 4. This park and ride facility would reduce the population capacity for the neighborhood
slightly, but would help drive economic activity in the neighborhood at certain times of the day, would
reduce the traffic impacts resulting from plan implementation, and would provide for the sharing of
parking facilities for the proposed public park and for residential units which would likely have peak
parking demands (nights and weekends) which differ from those of commuters (weekdays). In the
following sections of the plan, the subarea is broken into 3 parts for discussion: the neighborhood core
in the center of the neighborhood, the north end (north of Ruby Creek), and the Sidney/Sedgwick
crossroads (south end).
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2.3 Neighborhood Core. The preferred alternative seeks to develop a new neighborhood core along
Sidney Road SW. The center of the neighborhood is located approximately halfway between Ruby Creek
and SW Sedgwick Road, and is marked by a new intersection that provides access to properties on the
east and west of Sidney Road SW. The buildings near this intersection consist of single -story shopfront
and mixed -use shopfront building types, with storefronts that face Sidney Road SW. Off-street parking
and secondary access to ground floor shopfronts is provided to the rear of these buildings, out of sight
from Sidney Road SW. Sidney Road SW is characterized by wide pedestrian oriented sidewalks, street
trees and on -street parking. The center of the neighborhood has a small-town downtown feel. To the
west of this new intersection, access is provided to new commercial and/or residential development. To
the east of this development, flexibility is provided to allow either commercial and/or residential
development, or a park and ride facility. The center of the neighborhood is also anchored by a new
public park that has helped to enhance the natural amenities provided by Blackjack and Ruby Creeks.
This new park has provided restoration of habitat, informational and educational opportunities, and
opportunities for low impact recreation.
Figure 2: The heart of the Ruby Creek Neighborhood as seen from the southwest.
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Figure 3: Neighborhood Center Park and Ride Alternative. This alternative preserves Downtown
Mixed Use (DMU) zoned development pads along Sidney to ensure storefront development.
Figure 4: Neighborhood Center Site Plan Illustration. This illustration does not include a possible park
and ride facility located to the east of the Sidney Road SW storefronts.
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2.4 North End. To the north of the neighborhood core is a residential area characterized by landscaping
along the street, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, landscape islands in the street, and street trees. Although
mixed use commercial development is permitted along this section of Sidney Road SW, it is seen as less
viable due to the distance from SW Sedgwick Road and because it is separated from the commercial
neighborhood core by Ruby Creek and its large protective buffers. Apartment development is
permissible and anticipated in these locations. Sidewalks and bicycle lanes now connect this
neighborhood to the Sidney Glen Elementary School, the Little League baseball fields, and places of
worship located to the north of the neighborhood, as well as to the commercial core to the south which
includes the neighborhood's main grocery store. These new residents can utilize transit service in the
corridor for access to jobs throughout the region. Walking paths along Ruby Creek allow for recreation
and access to a new city park.
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Figure 5: The north end of the Ruby Creek Neighborhood as seen from the northwest.
Figure 6: North End Site Plan Illustration.
2.5 Sidney/Sedgwick Crossroads. The area near the crossroads of SW Sedgwick Road and Sidney Road
SW is already characterized by significant development. There is a large grocery store, two gas stations,
restaurants, shopping, and apartments in this area. One vacant development pad remains at this
intersection. At this location, the City seeks the development of mixed -use shopfront buildings, or live
work ground floor units in an apartment building, to help make the area feel more urban. Parking for
this pad is provided behind these buildings and out of view of the intersection. In addition, the project
has provided public amenity spaces near the prominent street corner at this intersection. Other
properties in the neighborhood may eventually develop, but redevelopment is not expected in the near
term.
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Figure 7: The south end of the Ruby Creek Neighborhood as seen from the northeast, showing the
crossroads of Sidney Road SW and SW Sedgwick Road.
Figure 8: South End (Sidney Road SW and SW Sedgwick Road) Site Plan Illustration.
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2.6 Centers. Countywide Center — PSRC Criteria
The Ruby Creek Neighborhood Center is planned as a Countywide Center as described in the Puget
Sound Regional Council Regional Centers Framework. As a designated Countywide Center, the Ruby
Creek Neighborhood:
1. Is a local priority for investment. This plan includes transportation, water, sewer, stormwater,
electrical, and park projects to support center development.
2. Is planned for more than 10 activity units (jobs + housing units) per acre. The center is planned
to include 14.82 activity units per acre.
3. Is planned for a mix of residential and employment uses. The center is planned to consist of
73% residential and 27% commercial at full buildout.
4. Has capacity for additional growth. The center has capacity for an estimated 1,352 additional
persons and 281 additional jobs at full build out.
5. The center supports multimodal transportation (including pedestrians, bicycles, transit, and
automobiles).
Chapter 3. Land Use
3.1 Introduction. The Ruby Creek Neighborhood is located near the intersection of Sidney Road SW and
SW Sedgwick Road. Its boundaries are generally SR-16/131ackjack Creek to the east, Birch Road to the
north, the City limits to the south, and a critical area complex to the west. The center is primarily
designated as Commercial on the Comprehensive Plan land use map and contains commercial heavy
(CH), Commercial Corridor (CC), Commercial Mixed Use (CMU), Downtown Mixed Use (DMU), and
Greenbelt (GB) zones. The area is also subject to overlay district regulations which aim to implement
the preferred alternative as depicted in the maps and figures in Chapter2.
Figure 9: The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designations for the Ruby Creek Center.
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Figure 10: The Zoning Designations for the Ruby Creek Center.
As of the writing of this plan, there is an abundance of vacant and underutilized land within the center.
Vacant and underutilized parcels are either zoned DMU, CMU or CC, depending on whether apartments
are permitted outright in the absence of a commercial component within future buildings, and
depending on the percentage of lot frontage along Sidney Road SW intended to be storefronts. The
CMU zone allows apartments as a building type under POMC 20.32, whereas the CC and DMU zones do
not. It is anticipated that large areas of the CMU zone will develop as apartments; however, commercial
retail type uses are allowed and if constructed would be most likely to locate along the Sidney Road SW
street frontage. The CC and DMU properties are intended for a "main street" development pattern, and
have strict build -to -zone requirements to ensure that the Sidney Road SW corridor is developed with
storefronts that are located close to the street. The DMU zone requires a higher percentage of the
Sidney Road frontage to contain buildings, as compared to the CC zone. The GB zone is only applied
along the streams, dedicated open space, and areas encumbered by flood plains.
3.2 Ruby Creek Center Land Area and Development Potential. The Ruby Creek Neighborhood measures
166.45 acres in land area. Of these 165.45 acres, critical areas (including wetlands and flood plains)
associated with Blackjack Creek and Ruby Creek occupy approximately 52 acres, leaving approximately
70 acres of developed land and 45 acres of vacant or underutilized land.
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To further illustrate development potential in the Ruby Creek Neighborhood, the map below (Figure 12)
has combined potential critical areas and zoning to illustrate how much land area is available for
redevelopment. The vacant and underutilized parcels have been assigned letter designations based on
current ownership groupings. Later in this plan, these letters as shown on this map will help to show the
land capacity within the center for both employment and population. This map is not based on site
visits or a critical areas delineation, and reporting and actual development potential may be more or less
than what is shown here. In addition, the City's critical areas code can allow buffer reductions through a
variance, provided that these reductions are mitigated. Likewise, flood plain development requires
flood elevation certificates to be prepared by a surveyor to certify that buildings are elevated to reduce
flooding risk. The true development potential for any of these sites cannot be determined without
preparing a critical areas report that meets the standards of the Port Orchard Municipal Code.
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3.3 Population and Employment.
As of June 24, 2020, the Ruby Creek Neighborhood contained 464 residents and 371 jobs. This equates
to 5 activity units per acre under the PSRC Regional Centers Framework. Current population is
accommodated in 232 existing apartments and 8 existing houses within the center. Current
employment is provided in approximately 213,638 existing square feet of commercial space. The plan
envisions adding 647 additional housing units and 100,400 additional square feet of commercial space.
The expected future level of activity units equates to 14.82 activity units per acre, above the PSRC
threshold of 10 activity units per acre.
(1,816 persons + 652 jobs) / 166.45 acres = 14.82 activity units per acre
Ruby Creek Center Population and Employment Capacity: With approximately 45 acres of vacant and
underutilized, and unencumbered (critical area free) land remaining in the neighborhood, it is estimated
that the total population and employment capacity in the center is 1,816 persons and 652 jobs. Actual
growth will vary depending on a variety of factors, including whether the DMU and CC zones develop
with single story shopfront buildings vs. mixed -use shop front buildings, and whether a park and ride
facility occupies some of the land within the center.
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Existing Population 464
Planned Population
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3.4 Land Use Goals for the Ruby Creek Neighborhood Center (these goals are in addition to existing
goals found in other sections of the Comprehensive Plan):
Goal LU-1: Accommodate enough residential development in the Ruby Creek Countywide Center to
ensure a thriving business district.
Policy LU-1: Allowed uses, building types, and height limits should accommodate at least 1,800
residents in the Ruby Creek Countywide Center.
Goal LU-2: Encourage the development of a Ruby Creek Central Business District along Sidney Ave SW,
between SW Sedgwick Road and the Ruby Creek stream buffer.
Policy LU-2: Provide storefront uses on the ground floor in the form of a "Main Street" along
Sidney Ave SW, between SW Sedgwick Road and Ruby Creek. Regulations for the Ruby Creek
District shall ensure that buildings line the street without landscape setbacks and with
pedestrian entrances oriented towards the street as shown in Figure 13 below:
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Figure 13: Block Frontage Map for Ruby Creek Neighborhood (Core and South End).
Policy LU-3 Require a build -to -zone along the storefront area shown in Figure 13 in accordance
with the DMU and CC zoning designations as shown on the Zoning Map (Figure 10), but provide
exceptions for public plazas between buildings and at significant street corners.
Goal LU-3: Provide opportunities to extend the Ruby Creek "Main Street" feel between Ruby Creek and
Hovde Road.
Policy LU-4: Provide greater flexibility in building types and land uses between Ruby Creek and
Hovde Road using a commercial mixed -use zone and varied block frontage as shown on Figures
10 and 14.
Figure 14: Block Frontage Map North End.
Goal LU-4: Ensure that development in the Ruby Creek Neighborhood is attractive and provides variety
and visual interest.
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Policy LU-5: Designate high visibility street corners as defined in the City's design guidelines in
strategic locations along the Sidney Road SW corridor and establish requirements in these
locations to accentuate building or plaza design with special design features.
Policy LU-6: Require facade articulation when any proposed building exceeds 120 feet in length
in the center.
Policy LU-7: Ensure that there is at least 60% facade transparency on the ground floor of single -
story shopfront and mixed -use shopfront buildings with a Sidney Road SW facing facade.
Goal LU-5: Allow for the development of a park and ride transit facility within the center, provided that
it be located at least 120 feet from the planned Sidney Road SW right of way (additional ROW needed
for the Sidney Road SW project) and located behind future development sites as viewed from Sidney
Road SW. See Figure 3.
Policy LU-8: Ensure that park and ride facilities are a permitted or conditional use in the CMU
zone within the Ruby Creek Center.
Chapter 4. Housing.
4.1 Introduction. Existing housing in the Ruby Creek Neighborhood consists of two large existing
apartment complexes built around 2013, and a handful of small farmstead type homes which are mostly
vacant pending redevelopment. There are 232 apartment units and 8 houses in the Ruby Creek Center
as of the writing of this plan. Dwelling units in the center contain about 1.9 residents per household
(PSRC analysis). According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, multifamily
projects containing 5 or more units in Port Orchard contain on average 2.09 persons per household,
whereas detached houses contain 2.68 persons per household. No other housing types currently exist
in the center. There is a large single-family neighborhood (Stetson Heights) under development to the
west of the Ruby Creek Center, containing 299 single-family residential lots with future phases planned.
This project is eventually projected to contain 450 to 600 housing units. It is expected that residents of
this neighborhood will regularly visit this center seeking goods and services. These single-family areas
should be considered part of the neighborhood walkshed even if they are located outside of the center
boundaries. There also exists rural large lot development just beyond the City boundary to the
northwest and south. A population of a few hundred County residents could also be characterized as
being part of this new neighborhood although rural roads make pedestrian access to the centerdifficult.
4.2 Ruby Creek Center Planned Housing. For planning purposes, most future housing expected within
the subarea would occur in the CMU zone. This plan encourages development of mixed -use shopfront
buildings in the DMU and CC zones which could contain a significant number of housing units.
Estimated housing development is provided in Table 2 below, based on parcel characteristics as shown
in Figure 12 in Section 3.2. The housing unit and population shown in table 2 is only an estimate and
actual development yields may vary.
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Table 2: Housing and Population Projections
Estimated
Projected New
Developable
Property Grouping (See figure 12) Zoning Total Acres New Population
Acreage Housing (2.09 PPH)
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Units Per OFM
2020
A CMU 18.5 13.06 235 491
B DMU/CMU 19.49 6.14 100 209
C DMU/CC 4.58 1.61 0 0
D
DMU/CC
4.79
1.81
0
0
E
CC
5.14
1.82
0
0
F
CH
0.95
0.95
0
0
G
CC
1.82
1.8
54
113
H
CC
0.86
0.86
0
0
I
DMU/CMU
9.67
3.75
45
94
J
CMU
2.68
2.68
25
52
K
CMU
4.24
4.24
108
226
L
Cl
8.97
8.97
0
0
M
PR
2.04
2.04
0
0
N
CMU
2.65
2.65
80
167
O
Cl
4.54
4.54
0
0
P
CH
1 2.79
2.79
0
0
Q
CH
5.82
5.82
0
0
Total
647
1352
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4.3 Goals and Policies. (Additional goals and policies beyond those already in the Comprehensive Plan)
Goal H-1: Provide for a mix of housing types including but not limited to apartments (apartment
buildings or apartments in a mixed -use shopfront building), townhomes, and live -work units.
Policy H-1: Ensure that the development regulations allow the development of the building
types described in Goal H-1 in the center, pursuant to the Zoning Map in Figure 10.
Goal H-2: Provide housing serving a mix of income levels that may be owner occupied or rental housing.
Policy H-2: Offer 12-year multifamily tax exemptions throughout the center in support of
affordable housing.
Chapter 5 Economic Development.
5.1 Introduction. The Ruby Creek Neighborhood Center currently contains a variety of businesses,
goods, and services. The center is currently anchored by a 60,000+ square foot grocery store. A small
strip mall, medical complex, and two gas stations also provide goods and services near the intersection
of Sidney Road SW and SW Sedgwick Road. Non-residential square footage in the center is currently
213,638 square feet and supports 371 existing jobs. This figure includes an elementary school and a
church. That equals 1 job per 575 square feet of nonresidential space in the center. The assumption for
new commercial square footage in the center is 1 job per 300 square feet, as the expected uses would
be retail, restaurant, and bars, which have a higher number of jobs per square foot of space compared
to the existing uses in the center.
The Ruby Creek Center plan envisions the establishment of a new central business district along Sidney
Road SW between the existing development at the intersection with SW Sedgwick Road and Ruby Creek.
This new central business district is intended to take the form of a "Main Street" with shopfronts on the
ground floor abutting yet to be constructed sidewalks. Parking is to be provided on -street along Sidney
Road with supplemental parking behind or below these shop fronts, or as on -street parking on new yet
to be developed public and/or private streets. It is critical to the success of a new business district to
ensure that there are a sufficient number of dwellings within walking distance to support these
businesses. This will lower parking demands and increase activity in the area. The minimum residential
threshold for the Ruby Creek Neighborhood Center should be 1,800 residents within walking distance
(1/2 mile) of the central business district. Nonmotorized improvements, transit, on- and off-street
parking, gathering spaces, and an active streetscape will all contribute to a vibrant business district.
5.2 Ruby Creek Center Planned Employment. For planning purposes, most future employment expected
within the sub area would occur in the CC, CH, and DMU zones. Some employment is expected in the
CMU zones, but this is expected to be limited to jobs that support the leasing, recreation, and
maintenance of multifamily housing. Expected employment per 1,000 square feet of future commercial
square footage is shown in Table 3 below. The letters in the property group column correspond to the
map (Figure 12) in section 3.2. The employment estimates shown in Table 3 below is only an estimate
and actual development yields may vary.
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Table 3: Square Footage and Employment Projections
Property
Grouping
Zoning
Developable
Total
Acreage Acres
(Estimated)
Acreage
Designated
CC
CH DMUSquare
Expected New Jobs
New (1 Job Per
Commercial 300
square
Footage feet)
A
CMU
18.5
13.06
0
1500
5
B
DMU/CMU
19.49
6.14
1.83
15500
52
C
DMU/CC
4.58
1.61
1.61
5800
19
D
DMU/CC
4.79
1.81
1.81
6200
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E
CC
5.14
1.82
1.82
0
0
F
CH
0.95
0.95
0.95
0
0
G
CC
1.82
1.8
1.8
5000
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H CC
ri DMU/CMU
0.86
0.86
0.86
9000
30
9.67
3.75
1.07
14900
50
J
CMU
2.68
2.68
0
0
0
K
CMU
4.24
4.24
0
1500
5
L
Cl
8.97
8.97
0
0
0
M
PR
2.04
2.04
0
0
0
N
CMU
2.65
4.54
2.79
2.65
_ 4.54
2.79 _
5.82
0
1000
3
O
Cl
0
0
0
P
CH
2.79
40000
80
Q
CH
5.82
5.82
0
0
Total
1. 99.53
65.53
20.36
100,400
281
Total employment in the Ruby Creek Neighborhood Center is projected to be 652 (371 existing + 281
new) jobs once the center is fully developed.
5.3 Goals and Policies.
Goal ED-1: Provide zoning for ground floor shopfront development and retail, service, restaurant, and
other compatible uses along Sidney Road SW.
Policy ED-1. Require ground floor shopfront development along Sidney Road SW from SW
Sedgwick Road north to Ruby Creek, through either single -story shopfront or mixed -use
shopfront building types.
Policy ED-2. Allow ground floor shopfront development along Sidney Road SW and SW
Sedgwick Road.
Policy ED-3. Allow residential uses above shopfront development where shopfront
development is required.
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Policy ED-4: Encourage mixed -use shopfronts on CC zoned properties by offering multifamily tax
exemptions for the multifamily portion of the project.
Goal ED-2: Ensure that uses which are not compatible with building a walkable neighborhood center are
prohibited.
Policy ED-5. Prohibit additional drive through businesses, gas stations, storage facilities, or
other commercial uses that don't contribute to a walkable neighborhood center.
Chapter 6 Parks.
6.1 Introduction. It is critical to consider the availability of parks and recreational amenities when
planning countywide centers. Parks provide a gathering place for neighborhood residents, and
recreational facilities contribute to public health and provide connections within the neighborhood.
Within the existing apartment complexes in the Ruby Creek Center there are private park and recreation
facilities maintained by the apartment owners. This type of private open space is required for all
development per the design standards found in the City's municipal code. No public parks currently
exist in the center, although there are school recreation facilities at Sidney Glen Elementary School
consisting of grass fields, covered basketball hoops, and playground equipment. There are also two Little
baseball fields on property located in the north end of the center along Sidney Ave SW, which is owned
by the Kitsap County Parks and Recreation Department and leased to the South Kitsap Western Little
League. The development of public parks and recreation facilities in the Ruby Creek Center is critical to
developing a successful neighborhood center.
The preferred alternative depicts a public park to be constructed to the southwest of the confluence of
Blackjack Creek and Ruby Creek. This proposed park plans to use pockets of developable land, critical
area buffers, and floodplain areas to provide recreational amenities. Amenities would include parking,
restrooms, playground equipment, walking paths along and over Ruby Creek via a pedestrian bridge,
and other public amenities. Due to the degraded nature of these critical areas and flood plains, and the
desire to provide public access (walking paths) along and across Ruby Creek, it is expected that critical
areas variances will be needed to allow for park construction. Any variance will require significant
habitat restoration and enhancement. All active recreation and parking areas will be constructed
outside of critical areas but walking paths and a pedestrian bridge would be constructed within these
buffers. Due to the significant opportunities to complete restoration work, it is expected that the park
would include a landscape that is adaptive to flooding and that significant education and interpretive
opportunities could occur in the park. For more information on this planned park, please see the City's
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan.
Goal P-1: Encourage the development of a public neighborhood park in the Ruby Creek Neighborhood
Policy P-1: The neighborhood park should incorporate natural or environmental features.
Policy P-2: Provide walking paths along Ruby and/or Blackjack Creeks and (a) pedestrian
crossing(s).
Goal P-2: Encourage the development of public plazas and other gathering spaces along Sidney Road
SW.
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Policy P-3: Designate significant street corners on the block frontage standard maps as shown on
Figures 13 and 14 to encourage the development of public gathering spaces along the central
business district corridor.
Policy P4: Provide extra sidewalk width in the central business district as part of the Sidney Road
SW road section.
Goal P-3: Provide recreational paths and trails, public and private sidewalks, and public bike lanes and
paths within the center.
Policy P-5: Provide bicycle lanes on Sidney Road SW through the center.
Policy P-6: Ensure that sidewalks are constructed along all public and private roads within the
center.
Chapter 7 Natural Systems.
7.1 Introduction. The Ruby Creek Center and the lands adjacent to the center contain critically
important habitats, especially creeks and wetlands. Blackjack Creek runs along the eastern boundary of
the center. Ruby Creek, an important tributary to Blackjack Creek, flows through the center and crosses
under Sidney Road SW. This watershed is a critical habitat to a variety of species including summer and
fall Chum Salmon, Coho and Chinook Salmon, Steelhead, and Cutthroat. Of these species, Steelhead are
currently listed under the endangered species act. Fish barriers exist along both Blackjack and Ruby
Creek. WSDOT has plans to replace the partial barrier located under SR-16. The City is seeking grant
funding to replace the Ruby Creek culvert under Sidney Road SW. Sidney Road currently lacks
pedestrian improvements and will likely need to be widened. This widening will likely require some
mitigation for impacts to the Ruby Creek corridor which could occur in conjunction with the park project
described in Chapter 7. Although the Ruby Creek Center is planned as urban development, it is critical
to take a sensitive approach to design to ensure compatibility between new development and these
natural features.
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7.2 Goals and Policies. (Additional Goals beyond those already in the Comprehensive Plan).
Goal NS-1: Encourage the protection of Ruby and Blackjack Creeks and provide educational and
interpretive opportunities to residents about the critical functions that these features serve.
Policy NS-1: Provide wildlife viewing areas and interpretive signage.
Policy NS-2: Ensure that wetland buffers and fish and wildlife habitat buffers are provided
consistent with critical areas regulations.
Policy NS-3: Ensure that minimum flood plain elevations are observed.
Goal NS-2: Ensure that all critical habitats, especially anadromous fish habitats in the Ruby Creek
Neighborhood, are protected, restored, and enhanced.
Policy NS-4: Seek opportunities to enhance and restore wetlands, streams, and buffers in the
Ruby Creek Neighborhood.
Policy NS-5: Provide for extensive use of low impact development in project and street design.
Policy NS-6: Remove City owned fish passage barriers within the subarea.
Goal NS-3: Allow for the development of low impact walking paths and trails along Ruby Creek and
Blackjack Creek to encourage protection, education, and stewardship.
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Policy NS-7: Permit walkway, trail, and pedestrian bridge construction, provided that habitat
mitigation is provided in accordance with the critical areas code.
7.3 Natural Systems Project List. The following are projects to improve natural systems that have been
identified for completion within the subarea:
Table 4: Natural Systems Project List
Project Name
Agency
Project Cost
Funding Source
SR-16 Blackjack Creek
WSDOT
11,200,000
State
Culvert Replacement
Sidney Road SW Ruby
City of Port Orchard
$1,800,000
Grant/Stormwater
Creek Culvert
Utility
Replacement
Blackjack/Ruby Creek
City of Port Orchard
$500,000 Grant/Parks
Stream and Floodplain
Impact Fees
Restoration
Chapter 8 Utilities.
8.1 Introduction. The Ruby Creek Center is served by City water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater, Puget
Sound Energy (electric and gas), Comcast, Wave, Century Link, and KPUD (cable, phone, and/or
internet). Significant utility upgrades are required to support the development and buildout of the Ruby
Creek Center. Water source and storage, sewer lift station, force main, and gravity main improvements,
stormwater improvements, and extension of underground power, gas, and telecommunication
infrastructure are all necessary to support development.
Although the City's water and sewer system plans will contain the most up to date information, several
projects are currently identified to support the level of development identified in this plan. Those
projects are listed in Table 5. Some of the projects listed in Table 5 have their locations indicated on
Figures 4, 6, or 8.Other projects may be located outside of the center boundary but are needed to
support center build out.
Water/Sewer
Water
Water
Table 5: Utilities Project List
Project Name
Well 13
390 Booster Pump
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Project Description
Well 13 increases available
water source in the 390
pressure zone.
Some areas in the 390 zone
(outside of the Ruby Creek
Area) could see pressures below
the minimum 30 PSI if
additional connections in the
390 zone are made. A booster
pump will increase pressure to
these properties.
Sewer
Albertson's Lift Station Capacity
The wet well at the Albertsons
Upgrades
lift station is undersized for
anticipated development.
Sewer
North Ruby Creek Lift Station
A sewer lift station is needed to
support growth in the sub area
to the north of Ruby Creek.
A second South Ruby Creek lift
Sewer
South Ruby Creek Lift Station
station may be needed if the
Albertson's lift station cannot
be upgraded sufficiently. This
project would support growth in
the center and west of the
center and south of Ruby Creek.
A second sewer force main will
Sewer
Sidney Road SW Second Force
Main
be needed to support the full
buildout of the Ruby Creek
Neighborhood Center running
from the Albertson's lift station
to the Cedar Heights Lift
Station.
Electric PSE
Sidney Ave undergrounding and Underground distribution and
transmission relocation service lines and move
transmission
I poles (Schedule 74).
Goal U-1: Encourage a comprehensive and collaborative approach between the City and developers to
improving utility systems in the Ruby Creek basin.
Policy U-1: The City should facilitate meetings between private developers and encourage the
use of all legally available financing mechanisms for building out utilities in the center.
Policy U-2: The City's water, sewer, and stormwater system plans should identify needed
improvements in the center and determine which projects are in support of development vs.
projects needed to correct existing deficiencies.
Policy U-3: The City should ensure the costs and benefits for system improvements are
equitable between all landowners and existing rate payers.
Goal U-2: Ensure that adequate operational water supply and fire flow are available to support
development in the Ruby Creek Center.
Policy U-4: Provide employment and population assumptions for the center as contained in this
plan to the City's water system manager for inclusion in the next water system plan update.
Goal U-3: Ensure that sanitary sewer facilities are available to support development in the Ruby Creek
Center.
Policy U-5: Secure the needed property and/or easements to expand the Albertson's lift station,
or, identify a site for a new sewer lift station in the center.
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Policy U-6: Extend gravity sewers throughout the center to support development.
Policy U-7: Ensure the sanitary sewer force main leaving the center is adequately sized for full
build out of the center.
Goal U-4: Ensure that adequate stormwater facilities exist to serve the public streets and sidewalks in
the Ruby Creek Center.
Policy U-8: Build low impact development (LID) stormwater facilities to manage stormwater
created by new public and private streets within the center.
Figure 16: Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Techniques incorporated into street
design. This sort of design is encouraged in the Ruby Creek neighborhood.
Goal U-5: Ensure that telecommunication facilities are adequate to support 215t century users.
Policy U-9: Ensure that KPUD has access to trenches as roads and utilities are installed.
Policy U-10: Provide for integration of 5G wireless facilities in the streetscape along Sidney Road
SW.
Chapter 10 Transportation.
10.1 Introduction. The Ruby Creek Center is established along the Sidney Road SW corridor near the
intersection of SW Sedgwick Road. Historically, Sidney Road SW was a primary north -south route
through Kitsap County connecting Purdy and Gig Harbor to the south with Port Orchard (Town of
Sidney). This road's role was changed with the construction of SR-16. Access to SR-16 and SR-160 is
provided at an interchange to the southeast of the Center. Kitsap Transit provides transit service to the
center and is evaluating the possibility of a park and ride in or near the center. SR-160 provides access
to the Southworth Ferry Terminal, with ferry service continuing on to Vashon Island, West Seattle, and
Downtown Seattle via WSDOT and Kitsap Transit Ferries. As part of center development, improvements
are envisioned for both Sidney Road SW and SW Sedgwick Road along with other new public or private
roads.
Sidney Road SW is classified as a Minor Arterial. Pursuant to the City's Public Works and Engineering
Standards, Sidney is planned to be improved as a complete street through the center. To achieve
Countywide Center requirements, the standard road section has been modified to ensure wider
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sidewalks, required bicycle lanes, and low impact development landscape treatments. The Sidney Road
section in the "main street" core of the center is designed to slow traffic, facilitating a safe walking and
shopping environment as well as street parking. The Sidney Road SW streetscape is a critical public
infrastructure facility required to transport this neighborhood into a Countywide Center. The Sidney
Road SW section drawings are shown in Figures 17, 18, and 19.
SW Sedgwick Road is classified as a Principal Arterial. Pursuant to the City's public works and
engineering standards, SW Sedgwick Road is planned to be improved as a complete street that provides
access to the Ruby Creek neighborhood and allows significant throughput. This road is significantly
constrained due to critical areas between Sidney Road SW and SR-16, and experiences regular backups.
Widening this road may require some sacrifices such as sidewalks on one side of the roadway to ensure
that critical environments are protected. To the west of Sidney Road SW, a developer plans to install a
non -motorized pedestrian pathway along the north side of SW Sedgwick Road west to the city boundary
to provide access to a single-family residential development to the west of the Ruby Creek
Neighborhood.
Although the City will not be making improvements to the SR-16/SR 160 interchange, it is important
encourage the state to make improvements to this facility. Improved access to these state highways
from the Ruby Creek Center will be needed as the City grows.
Sidney Road - Commercial Area South of Ruby Creek
88' Right of Way
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Figure 17: Sidney Road SW — Storefront Road Section. This road section corresponds with the section
of Sidney Road SW designated as a storefront street in Figure 13.
Sidney Road - Residential Area North of Ruby Creek
88' Right of Way — - -
4
Sidewalk
6' 6' V B' 6' 42' I I' 12' G 9 V 6' 6.
Curb Curb
Figure 18: Sidney Road SW. This road section would be used in the center to the north of the Ruby
Creek crossing.
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Figure 19: Sidney Road SW. Where Sidney Road SW crosses Ruby Creek, the road will narrow and
taper to the above standard. This will minimize impacts to Ruby Creek while providing for
nonmotorized connectivity. This section requires culvert replacement.
Goal T-1: Improve Sidney Road SW between SW Sedgwick Road and Hovde Road generally in accordance
with Figures 17, 18, and 19 above, with center medians generally placed in accordance with the site
plans in Figures 1, 4, 6, and 8.
Policy T-1: Provide pedestrian crossings across Sidney Road SW at regular intervals through the
corridor.
Policy T-2: Ensure that driveways and roads to the north and south of Ruby Creek are aligned
across Sidney Road SW to facilitate safe pedestrian crossings of Sidney Road SW.
Figure 20: Align driveways to facilitate pedestrian crossings throughout the Sidney Road SW
corridor.
Policy T-3: Provide on street parking through the center along Sidney Road SW.
Policy T-4: Minimize pedestrian crossing distances through the corridor using bulb -outs.
Policy T-5: Design Sidney Road SW in a way to reduce vehicle speed and increased pedestrian
safety.
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Policy T-6: Integrate urban low impact development stormwater management features in the
roadway design, including landscaped infiltration galleries between the on -street parking lanes
and sidewalks. Ensure that the infiltration galleries allow ample opportunities for access
between parking areas and sidewalk. (See Figure 16.)
Goal T-2: Improve SW Sedgwick Road between Sidney Road SW and SR-16 to ensure that traffic can flow
freely through this constrained road segment.
Policy: T-7: Continue to work with and lobby WSDOT to improve SR-160 and the interchange at SR-
160 and SR-16.
Policy: T-8: Improve SW Sedgwick Road as a complete street and add additional lanes if warranted.
(SW Sedgwick Road should be evaluated to determine whether widening is warranted or whether
the deficiency in this corridor is caused by WSDOT facilities.)
Goal T-3: Improve connectivity between the Ruby Creek Neighborhood and areas to the north, including
SW Berry Lake Road, Cedar Heights Middle School, and the Tremont Street corridor.
Policy T-9: Coordinate City improvements to Sidney Road SW between Tremont Street and SW
Sedgwick Road with intersection improvements at Berry Lake Road, to enhance pedestrian and bicycle
connectivity and safety throughout this north -south corridor.
Goal T-4: Discourage private surface parking lots in favor of on -street parking, under building
parking, and structured parking.
Policy T-10 Consider offering multifamily tax exemptions to projects that do not use
surface parking lots.
Policy T-11: Provide an exemption to surface parking standards for parks and park and
ride facilities.
Goal T-5: Encourage the development of storefronts along the frontage of Sidney road SW.
Policy T-12: Designate Sidney Road SW as "storefront block frontage" in the city's
design standards and require a build -to -zone along this frontage.
Goal T-6: Support expanded and more frequent transit service in the Ruby Creek Center.
Policy T-13: Adjust transit stop locations for maximum convenience as Sidney Road SW corridor
develops.
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Figures 21 and 22: Kitsap Transit map and schedule showing current Route 5 location, stops,
and frequency.
Policy T-14: Support the development of a park and ride in or near the Ruby Creek Center.
Policy T-15: Support increased transit frequency for transit service in the Ruby Creek Center.
Goal T-7: Support bicycle infrastructure and provide bicycle amenities in the Ruby Creek Center.
Policy T-16: Provide bike lanes or grade separated pathways running east/west and north/south
through the Ruby Creek Center. These may be in the SW Sedgwick Road and Sidney Road SW
right of way or running parallel to the ROW.
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Policy T-17: Ensure that bicycle parking is provided in the Ruby Creek Center.
Goal T-8: Provide pedestrian Infrastructure throughout the Ruby Creek Center.
Policy T-18: Ensure that existing and proposed streets in the Ruby Creek Center are constructed
with sidewalks on both sides of the street and landscape strips for pedestrian vehicle
separation.
Policy T-19: Provide pedestrian connectivity between and within development projects in
addition to that which is provided along public and private streets.
Goal T-9: Provide safe multimodal access to the schools located along Sidney Road SW and Pottery.
Policy T-20: Ensure that sidewalks are provided between the center and Sidney Glen
Elementary School and to Cedar Heights Elementary School.
Goal T-10: Coordinate electrical transmission and power pole relocation and undergrounding with road
projects on Sidney Rd SW.
Policy T-21: Undergrounding of powerline distribution and service should be required through
the storefront section of the Sidney Road SW corridor. Undergrounding of transmission lines in
the storefront section is encouraged if feasible.
Goal T-11: Evaluate options for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements in the vicinity of Sidney
Glen Elementary school, to ensure safe walking and bicycling conditions, safe and efficient pickup and
drop-off for students, and safe vehicle turning movements at intersections.
Policy T-22: As part of a future Sidney Road SW corridor project, ensure that pedestrian and
bicycle safety and access improvements are made at the intersection of SW Birch Road and
Sidney Road SW.
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