This chapter establishes permitted, conditional, and prohibited uses, by zone, for all properties within Kitsap County. All uses in a given zone are one of four types:
A. 
Permitted Use. Land uses allowed outright within a zone and subject to provisions within Kitsap County Code.
B. 
Administrative Conditional Use. Land uses which may be permitted within a zoning designation following review by the director to establish conditions mitigating impacts of the use and to ensure compatibility with other uses in the designation.
C. 
Hearing Examiner Conditional Use. Land uses with special characteristics that may not generally be appropriate within a zoning designation, but may be permitted subject to review by the hearing examiner to establish conditions to protect public health, safety and welfare.
D. 
Prohibited Use. Land uses specifically enumerated as prohibited within a zone.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016)
The tables in Sections 17.410.042 through 17.410.046[1] establish allowed uses in the various zoning designations and whether the use is allowed as “Permitted,” “Administrative Conditional Use,” or “Hearing Examiner Conditional Use.” Uses with approval processes that will be determined at a future date are identified as “Reserved.” The zone is located at the top of the table and the specific use is located on the far left of the vertical column of these tables.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016)
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Editor's Note: Said tables in Sections 17.410.042 through 17.410.46 are included as attachments to this title.
A. 
Legend. The following letters and symbols have the following meanings when they appear in the box at the intersection of the column and the row:
P
Permitted Use
ACUP
Administrative Conditional Use Permit
C
Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit
PBD
Performance Based Development
--
Prohibited Use
R
Reserved
B. 
Permit Review Requirements. Multiple letters or symbols in a cell, or a small number (subscript) in a cell, indicate a different level of permit review may be required for uses in specific zones. Those additional requirements can be found in Chapter 17.415 or in the special provisions of a zone chapter. All applicable requirements shall govern a use whether specifically identified in this chapter or not.
C. 
Additional Use-Related Conditions. The small numbers (subscript) in a cell indicate additional requirements or detailed information for uses in specific zones. Those additional requirements can be found in the table footnotes in Section 17.410.050. Additional requirements for each use can also be found in Chapter 17.415 or in the special provisions section of the zone chapter for which the use is proposed. All applicable requirements shall govern a use whether specifically identified in this chapter or not.
D. 
Unclassified Uses. Except as provided in Section 17.100.040, Allowed uses, if a use is not listed in the use column, the use is prohibited in that designation.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016; Ord. 611 (2022) § 179, 2022)
There are three separate tables addressing the following general land use categories and zones:
A. 
Section 17.410.042, Rural, Resource, and Urban Residential Zones Use Table[1].
1. 
Rural residential (RR).
2. 
Rural protection (RP).
3. 
Rural wooded (RW).
4. 
Forest resource lands (FRL).
5. 
Mineral resource overlay (MRO).
6. 
Urban restricted (UR).
7. 
Greenbelt (GB).
8. 
Urban low residential (UL).
9. 
Urban cluster residential (UCR).
10. 
Urban medium residential (UM).
11. 
Urban high residential (UH).
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Editor's Note: Rural, resource, and urban residential zones use table is included as an attachment to this title.
B. 
Section 17.410.044, Commercial, Industrial, and Parks Zones Use Table[2].
1. 
Urban village center (UVC).
2. 
Neighborhood commercial (NC).
3. 
Commercial (C).
4. 
Regional center (RC).
5. 
Low intensity commercial (LIC).
6. 
Rural commercial (RCO).
7. 
Business center (BC).
8. 
Industrial (IND).
9. 
Rural industrial (RI).
10. 
Parks (P).
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Editor's Note: Commercial, industrial, parks, and public facility zones use table is included as an attachment to this title.
C. 
Section 17.410.046, Limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development (LAMIRD) Zones Use Table[3].
1. 
Keyport village commercial (KVC).
2. 
Keyport village low residential (KVLR).
3. 
Keyport village residential (KVR).
4. 
Manchester village commercial (MVC).
5. 
Manchester village low residential (MVLR).
6. 
Manchester village residential (MVR).
7. 
Port Gamble rural historic town commercial (RHTC).
8. 
Port Gamble rural historic town residential (RHTR).
9. 
Port Gamble rural historic town waterfront (RHTW).
10. 
Suquamish village commercial (SVC).
11. 
Suquamish village low residential (SVLR).
12. 
Suquamish village residential (SVR).
13. 
Rural employment center (REC).
14. 
Twelve Trees employment center (TTEC).
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Editor's Note: Limited areas of more intensive rural development (LAMIRD) zones use table is included as an attachment to this title.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016; Ord. 536 (2016) § 2 (App. B), 2016; Ord. 538 (2016) § 2 (App. A), 2016; Ord. 541 (2017) §§ 6 – 8, 2017; Ord. 543 (2017) § 1 (App. A), 2017; Ord. 550 (2018) § 12, 2018; Ord. 637 (2024) § 7(D) (App. D), 2024)
A. 
Where noted on the preceding use tables, the following additional restrictions apply:
1. 
The use is subject to special provisions in Chapter 17.415, Allowed Use Standards, that may change to the level of permit review indicated above. All applicable requirements shall govern a use whether specifically identified in this chapter or not.
2. 
Parcels located within the boundary of the Port Gamble redevelopment plan approved pursuant to Section 17.360C.030 shall refer to Appendix F to determine allowed uses, permits required, and definitions. All development of these uses must be consistent with town development standards pursuant to Section 17.360C.020. All other chapters of Kitsap County Code or an approved development agreement not included in Appendix F shall still apply.
3. 
Pets and Exotic Animals. The keeping of pets, nontraditional pets and exotic animals is subject to the following conditions:
a. 
Pets which are kept inside of a primary structure as household pets in aquariums, terrariums, cages or similar containers shall not be limited in number by this section. Other pets, excluding cats, which are kept indoors shall be limited to five;
b. 
Pets which are kept outside of the primary structure shall be limited to three per household on lots less than twenty thousand square feet in area, only one of which may be a nontraditional pet; five per household on lots of twenty thousand to thirty-five thousand square feet, only two of which may be nontraditional pets; with an additional two pets per acre of site area over thirty-five thousand square feet up to a limit of twenty; and
c. 
No feeding area or structure used to house, confine or feed pets shall be located closer than the minimum yard setbacks for the zone in which they are located. No feeding area or structure used to house, confine or feed nontraditional pets or exotic animals shall be located closer than fifty feet from any residence on adjacent property.
4. 
Storage of junk motor vehicles on any property outside of a legally constructed building (minimum of three sides and a roof) is prohibited, except where the storage of up to six junk motor vehicles meets one of the following two conditions:
a. 
Any junk motor vehicle(s) stored outdoors must be completely screened by a sight-obscuring fence or natural vegetation to the satisfaction of the director (a covering such as a tarp over the vehicle(s) will not constitute an acceptable visual barrier). For the purposes of this section, “screened” means not visible from any portion or elevation of any neighboring or adjacent public or private property, easement or right-of-way; or
b. 
Any junk motor vehicle(s) stored outdoors must be stored more than two hundred fifty feet away from all property lines.
c. 
Environmental Mitigation Agreement. The owner of any such junk motor vehicle(s) must successfully enter into an environmental mitigation agreement with the department of community development (the “department”) regarding the property where such vehicle(s) will be located or stored.
i. 
An environmental mitigation agreement between a property owner and the department is required before the outdoor storage of up to six screened junk motor vehicles will be approved. A property owner may enter into such agreement with the department for a one-time fee of $10.00 per vehicle, the proceeds of which shall be used to assist with cleanup costs associated with the administration of Chapter 9.56.
ii. 
In order to mitigate any potential environmental impact from the storage of these junk motor vehicles, the property owner must agree to institute one of the following two preventative measures:
(a) 
Each junk motor vehicle must be drained of all oil and other fluids including, but not limited to, engine crankcase oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid and radiator coolant or antifreeze prior to placing the vehicle on site; or
(b) 
Drip pans or pads must be placed and maintained underneath the radiator, engine block, transmission and differentials of each junk motor vehicle to collect residual fluids.
(c) 
Either preventative measure shall require that the owner of such vehicle(s) clean up and properly dispose of any visible contamination resulting from the storage of junk motor vehicles. The agreement will require the property owner to select one of the two preventative measures and to allow for an initial inspection of the property by the department to assure that the preventative measure has been implemented to the satisfaction of the department. By entering into the agreement, the property owner further agrees to allow the department entry onto the property on an annual basis for reinspection to assure compliance with the approved agreement. If a property is found to be in compliance with the terms of the agreement for two consecutive inspections, the department may waive the annual inspection requirement. A property owner found to be in violation of the agreement may be issued a civil infraction pursuant to this section and could later be deemed a nuisance in accordance with Chapter 9.56.
5. 
In urban zones, all new residential subdivisions, single-family or multifamily developments are required to provide an urban level of sanitary sewer service for all proposed dwelling units unless exemptions identified in Section 17.460.020 allow for the implementation of a dry sewer.
(Ord. 534 (2016) § 7(5) (App. E) (part), 2016; Ord. 536 (2016) § 3 (App. C), 2016; Ord. 538 (2016) § 3 (App. A), 2016; Ord. 541 (2017) § 9, 2017; Ord. 543 (2017) § 2 (App. B), 2017; Ord. 550 (2018) § 16, 2018; Ord. 586 (2020) § 8, 2020; Ord. 587 (2020) § 9(1) (Att. 1) (part), 2020; Ord. 611 (2022) § 183, 2022)
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 17.410.060, “Provisions applying to special uses,” was repealed by Section 184 of Ordinance 611 (2022). Subsection 7(5) (App. E) (part) of Ordinance 534 (2016), Section 17 of Ordinance 550 (2018) and Section 7 of Ordinance 574 (2019) were formerly codified in this section.