Staff outlines 'Year of the Rural' plan, schedule and three deliverables

Sep 23, 2025

Kitsap County staff presented a 'Year of the Rural' package that would add a rural and resource lands chapter to the comprehensive plan, propose code updates (child care, equestrian, agriculture), and handle three reclassification requests; staff described outreach, a draft comment period, and a timeline leading to BOCC consideration in November/December.

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Kitsap County Department of Community Development staff told the Planning Commission Sept. 23 that the Year of the Rural package will become a distinct chapter of the comprehensive plan and includes three deliverables: a rural and resource lands chapter, a set of proposed code updates, and recommendations on three reclassification requests.

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