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Port Orchard planners review proposed landscaping code changes to address canopy goals and invasive species
Summary
Planning staff presented draft amendments to chapter 20.128 that would expand landscaping standards to more housing types, strengthen invasive-species controls, and tie future tree planning to a city canopy inventory; adoption is tentatively targeted for early fall 2026.
Planning staff presented draft amendments to Port Orchard’s municipal code chapter 20.128 on Feb. 3, 2026, proposing broader landscaping standards, stronger invasive-species controls and measures to support the city’s tree canopy goals.
“This update emphasizes visual and pedestrian connectivity and discourages long continuous fencing unless it’s truly needed,” said Jim Biss, principal planner, as he outlined the draft’s purpose statement and the main changes staff is recommending. The amendments would apply to residential and nonresidential development, clarify open-space expectations so turf-only areas are not the default, and…
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