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Campbell ADU permit advanced with staff recommendation; applicant clarifies ownership and occupancy plans (permit 24‑00976)
Summary
County staff recommended approval of a conditional use permit to convert a cabin into a 781‑square‑foot ADU; the applicant said she will occupy the new primary residence when completed and sell the interim residence, and county staff explained current county occupancy rules and upcoming state law changes.
Emily Turrell, alternate hearing examiner, opened the Campbell ADU hearing (permit 24‑00976) to convert an existing cabin into a 781‑square‑foot accessory dwelling unit, with a proposed new primary residence of about 3,989 square feet to be built on the parcel. Planner Izzy Lotz presented the staff report, stating the parcel address as 29465 Gamble Place NE, Kingston (North Kitsap) and noting the site lies partly in the shoreline jurisdiction; staff reported the cabin will be moved outside the shoreline jurisdiction and that SEPA review used the optional DNS process.
Lot details presented by staff included an approximate ADU-to‑primary‑residence size calculation (adopting the 50 percent or 900 sq ft maximum rule), mitigation in follow‑on permits, and conditions requiring planting where the cabin is moved. An online commenter, Garron Haun, questioned whether the owner would actually occupy the proposed primary residence and pointed out nearby properties with multiple dwellings under the same owner. Applicant Patricia Campbell, sworn and speaking at the hearing, said she presently lives at 29477, sold a nearby parcel earlier, and intends to occupy 29465 once the new primary residence is completed; she said 29477 will be sold after the new house is finished.
County staff clarified that under current Kitsap County code an ADU cannot be occupied where the property owner is not living on the parcel containing the primary residence; staff also noted the state legislature passed Engrossed House Bill 1337 in 2023 that modifies ADU ownership rules statewide, but Kitsap County code had not yet been updated to reflect that change. Staff recommended approval with standard conditions; the hearing record closed with the examiner noting a 10‑business‑day timeline to issue a decision.
