It shall be the responsibility of the director himself/herself to interpret ambiguous and/or conflicting code and apply the provisions of this title, Kitsap County Countywide Planning Policies, Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan and applicable subarea plans.
At the request of the applicant, in writing, the director may also authorize a variation of up to ten percent of any numerical standard, except density, when unusual circumstances cause undue hardship in the strict application of this title; provided, such a variance shall be approved only when all of the following conditions and facts exist:
A. 
There are special circumstances applicable to the subject property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings, that were not created by the applicant and do not apply to other property in the same vicinity or zone;
B. 
Such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right or use of the applicant possessed by the owners of other properties in the same vicinity or zone;
C. 
The authorization of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property in the vicinity or zone in which the property is located; and
D. 
The variance is the minimum necessary to grant relief to the applicant.
E. 
An approved variance shall become void in three years if a complete application has not been received. The director’s response, including findings for granting the variation, shall be in writing and kept in the department files.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016)
Nothing herein shall require any change in the location, plans, construction, size or designated use of any residential plat, for which preliminary official approval has been granted prior to the adoption of this title.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016)
The director may approve temporary permits, with conditions to mitigate negative impacts, valid for a period of not more than one year after issuance, for temporary structures or uses which do not conform to this title.
Upon the expiration of the temporary permit, the applicant shall have thirty days within which to remove and/or discontinue such temporary use structure.
Upon approval, temporary permits may be issued for the following uses or structures:
A. 
Storage of equipment and materials during the building of roads or other developments;
B. 
Temporary storage of structures for the housing of tools and supplies used in conjunction with the building of roads or other developments;
C. 
Temporary office structures;
D. 
Temporary housing/construction living quarters for personnel such as watchmen, labor crews, engineering, and management; provided:
1. 
The building permit for the primary structure must have been issued;
2. 
The temporary dwelling must not be permanently placed on the site;
3. 
The temporary dwelling must meet the setback requirements of the zone in which it is located; and
4. 
For the purpose of constructing a single-family dwelling, temporary living quarters (for example, a recreational vehicle) may be permitted only in conjunction with a stick frame structure. This permit will remain active as long as the building permit for the single-family dwelling remains active;
E. 
Use of equipment essential to and only in conjunction with the construction or building of a road, bridge, ramp, dock, and/or jetty located in proximity to the temporary site; provided, that the applicant shall provide a construction contract or other evidence of the time period required to complete the project; and provided further, that the following equipment shall be considered essential to and in conjunction with such construction projects:
1. 
Portable asphaltic concrete-mixing plants.
2. 
Portable concrete-batching plants.
3. 
Portable rock-crushing plants.
4. 
Accessory equipment essential to the use of the aforementioned plants;
F. 
Temporary uses and structures otherwise permitted within the zone which will remain up to one hundred eighty days on an existing lot or parcel where compliance with an administrative conditional use permit and landscaping requirements are impractical;
G. 
Temporary uses and structures not specified in any zone classification subject to applicable provisions of the Kitsap County Code; provided, that such uses and structures may not be approved by the director for a period greater than ninety days;
H. 
The occupancy of a recreational vehicle (RV) for a period not to exceed three months subject to the following conditions:
1. 
The subject property must be located in the rural wooded (RW), rural protection (RP), or rural residential (RR) zones;
2. 
The RV must be occupied by the property owner or family member;
3. 
The RV must be provided with approved utilities including septic or sewer (health district approval), water, and electrical power;
4. 
The location of the RV must meet all setbacks required by the underlying zone;
5. 
The director may impose additional conditions as appropriate to ensure that the RV use is compatible with the surrounding properties;
6. 
The minimum RV size shall be two hundred square feet; and
7. 
A permit will be required each time the RV is placed on a parcel. If the RV is placed on the same parcel each year the application fee will be half of the initial fee;
I. 
Placement of a storage container on a property developed with single-family dwelling or properties with an active building permit for construction of a residential or commercial building is subject to the following conditions:
1. 
The container must meet all applicable setbacks for the zone; and
2. 
The storage container may not be placed on site for more than ninety days; however, in instances where a building permit for a single-family dwelling or commercial development is active, the container may remain on site until thirty days after the permit expires or receives final inspection/certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016)
In all zones, except as provided for elsewhere in this title, no use shall produce noise, smoke, dirt, dust, odor, vibration, heat, glare, toxic gas or radiation which is materially deleterious to surrounding people, properties or uses. Lighting is to be shielded and directed downward and away from adjoining properties in accordance with Section 17.420.030(C). Not more than one foot candle of illumination may leave the property boundaries.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016; Ord. 637 (2024) § 7(D) (App. D), 2024)