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Kitsap County hearing examiner approves conditional use permit for detached ADU
Summary
Hearing Examiner Susan Drummond approved a conditional use permit March 12 for a detached 676-square-foot accessory dwelling unit on a 2.93-acre Central Kitsap parcel (assessor parcel 332601-4-016-2000). Staff had recommended approval after a SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance and no public comments were received.
Kitsap County Hearing Examiner Susan Drummond approved a conditional use permit March 12 for a detached accessory dwelling unit proposed for a 2.93-acre parcel in Central Kitsap, concluding a quasi-judicial hearing on matter 25-01920.
Jason Walsh, a planner with the Kitsap County Department of Community Development, told the hearing the application was deemed complete Aug. 8, 2025, and that staff issued a Determination of Nonsignificance under the State Environmental Policy Act on Oct. 1, 2025; the subsequent appeal period closed Oct. 15 with no appeals filed. "The proposal is to convert an existing garage into a 676 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit," Walsh said, adding the project would use the existing driveway off Levin Road NW and that off-street parking meets county standards.
Walsh said the subject parcel (assessor parcel 332601-4-016-2000) is 2.93 acres in Central Kitsap in Commissioner District 1 and is surrounded by single-family homes zoned Rural Protection. He told the examiner the primary residence measures 2,052 square feet, so the ADU falls below the county's 900-square-foot maximum for detached ADUs and is about 30 feet from the principal dwelling. Walsh also noted a mapped moderate landslide hazard and a non-fish-bearing stream lie more than 200 feet from the project area, so no geologic assessment was required under the cited county code.
"Staff finds the proposal meets the special use criteria and . . . recommends approval as conditioned," Walsh said. No members of the public attended or registered to comment, and the applicants were not present at the hearing.
After reviewing the record and staff's findings, Drummond said she found the proposal consistent with the applicable special-use and ADU criteria and approved the conditional use permit. She told participants the written decision would be issued within 10 business days and emailed to the clerk and to the department and applicant upon request.
The hearing record includes exhibit materials and a staff presentation that the examiner admitted into the record. The decision closes the administrative review at the hearing-examiner level; any further appeals or requests for reconsideration would follow the county's appeal procedures as set out in the record.
