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Planning commission reviews proposed unit‑lot subdivision rules and boundary‑line adjustment revisions
Summary
Staff presented draft amendments to BMC 20.12 to implement state-required unit lot subdivision for missing‑middle housing and to clarify boundary‑line adjustment procedures; public commenters generally supported unit‑lot language and requested clarifications to the proposed BMC text.
Planning staff presented draft zoning-code amendments proposing a unit-lot subdivision process and revisions to the boundary-line adjustment provisions of Bremerton Municipal Code 20.12, saying the changes would implement state requirements and support missing‑middle housing while streamlining the city’s code language.
Garrett Jackson, planning manager with the City of Bremerton, told the commission that state law (RCW 58.17.0603) requires a unit-lot subdivision process for short subdivisions (nine lots or fewer) and that the changes are intended to facilitate townhomes, duplexes, cottage housing, and accessory dwelling units by allowing development standards to apply to the parent lot rather than to individual unit lots. Jackson said the draft also proposes limited flexibility in boundary-line adjustments when existing,…
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