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Port Orchard council affirms hearing examiner, clears Sydney Road rezone

Port Orchard City Council · March 25, 2026
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Summary

The council voted to affirm the hearing examiner’s recommendation to rezone a Sydney Road property from Commercial Corridor to Commercial Mixed-Use, allowing apartment buildings; council directed staff to prepare an implementing ordinance after closed-session deliberations.

After a closed-record quasi‑judicial deliberation, the Port Orchard City Council voted to affirm the hearing examiner’s recommendation to approve a site‑specific rezone for the Sydney Road property (LU25 rezone 02). The rezone changes the zoning designation from Commercial Corridor to Commercial Mixed‑Use, a change that allows standalone apartment buildings rather than retail-with-housing configurations.

City planning staff summarized the application and…

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