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Planning commission reviews draft landscaping code changes, debates turf limits and fence rules
Summary
Port Orchard planners reviewed red-line revisions to POMC 20.128 that would limit turf in passive open space, move fence standards into the landscaping chapter, and exempt detached and middle housing per council direction; commissioners pressed staff on enforcement, HOA conflicts and drainage risks in McCormack Woods.
At its March 3 meeting, the Port Orchard Planning Commission reviewed proposed updates to the city's landscaping standards in POMC 20.128, focused on clarifying open-space expectations, invasive species control and fence and retaining wall requirements. Principal planner Jim Piss presented the March red lines and said the changes reflect direction from the council's land use committee to exempt detached houses and middle housing from some landscaping requirements.
The proposed draft carries a 30% turf limit for grass in active open spaces and parking-lot landscape areas and consolidates existing residential fence standards into the landscaping chapter so they apply to multifamily and commercial development. "The red lines in your March packet reflect that…
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