The definitions contained in the codes adopted by reference in Section 14.04.040, together with the definitions contained within the applicable RCW and WAC provisions shall apply to the enforcement of this chapter unless amended in this section.
Because this article contains amended definitions or terms, a full alphabetical listing of definitions is not duplicated in this chapter. Where a term or phrase is defined in this section, the definition printed in this article amends the corresponding definitions in the codes or laws adopted by reference.
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 2.0, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 10, 2004; Ord. 592 (2021) § 4, 2021)
A. 
“Administrative authority”
means the director of the department of community development or the designee of the director of the department of community development. The administrative authority is responsible for the enforcement and administration of the codes adopted by this chapter.
B. 
“Base flood elevation”
shall mean the elevation of the base flood as defined in Section 15.08.050. Base flood elevation is the same as “design flood elevation,” also referred to as the “one-hundred-year flood” or “one-hundred-year flood plain elevation.” (Designations on FIRM maps always include the letter A or V.)
C. 
“Basic plan”
means a blueprint or drawing used to obtain repetitive building permits.
D. 
“Bed and breakfast house”
means a building arranged or used for lodging for compensation with four or less guest rooms, may include a morning meal, and is an owner-occupied single-family dwelling. A bed and breakfast house is considered an R3 dwelling unit that is permitted to be constructed in accordance with the International Residential Code.
E. 
“Bed and breakfast boarding house”
means a building arranged or used for lodging for compensation with five to ten guest rooms, may include a morning meal, and is an owner-occupied single-family dwelling. A bed and breakfast boarding house has a more intense use that is commercial in nature and is considered an R3 dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the International Building Code.
F. 
“Boarding house”
means a building arranged or used for lodging for compensation, with or without meals, with any number of guest rooms and not occupied as a single-family unit; or an owner-occupied building with more than ten guest rooms. A boarding house is commercial in nature and is considered an R1 boarding house in accordance with the International Building Code.
G. 
“Building official”
means the chief building official of the department of community development or an authorized designee. The building official is the “code official” and the “authority having jurisdiction” for those codes and standards adopted in Section 14.04.040 except for the International Fire Code.
H. 
“Chief” or “fire chief”
means the fire marshal of the department of community development or an authorized designee. The fire marshal is the “code official” and the “authority having jurisdiction” over the International Fire Code.
I. 
“Chief of police” or “police department”
shall mean the Kitsap County sheriff.
J. 
“Executive body”
shall mean the Kitsap County board of commissioners.
K. 
“Fire department”
shall mean the fire prevention bureau (fire marshal division) of the department of community development.
(Ord. 224 (1998) § 2.1, 1998; Ord. 323 (2004) § 11, 2004; Ord. 592 (2021) § 5, 2021; Ord. 638 (2025) § 2, 2025)