Apply for a new Fire Sprinkler System Permit using the Permit Center’s Online Permit Guide. After you sign into the Guide, you will find the Fire Sprinkler Permit – New or Existing under the Fire section. This online application for all New Fire Sprinkler permits, or when making changes to an Existing Fire Sprinkler system...
Apply for a new Fire Alarm Permit using the Permit Center’s Online Permit Guide. After you sign into the Guide, you will find the Fire Alarm Permit Application under the Fire section. This online application for all New Fire Alarm permits. It is also for work on Existing Fire Alarms when adding, moving, or removing...
Apply for a Roofing Permit Application using the Permit Center’s Online Permit Guide. After you sign into the Guide, you will find the Reroof Permit Application under the list of options. This online application can be used for Residential reroofing projects when replacing 21 squares or more (2,100 square feet of roofing), or for any...
Information The City of Port Orchard contracts with Waste Management for commercial/residential garbage, recycling, and yard waste services. Residents have weekly collection for garbage and every other week collection for recycling. WM observes three annual holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day (Dec. 25), and New Year's Day (Jan. 1). All other holidays will not affect your...
No. The Comprehensive Plan is a framework for what land uses are allowed where. A zoning code regulates development, such as rules about height and setbacks. Per State Law, a zoning code must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The zoning code and other development regulations will be updated as a part of the process...
The Port Orchard Comprehensive Plan assigns land use and zoning designations for every parcel within the City. Land Use designations provide guidance on the use of land, whether for residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, or institutional purposes. The City must maintain a certain amount of residential and commercial growth capacity in certain areas of the City....
A Comprehensive Plan is broken up into different elements. Each element has its own goals and policies. The entire Comprehensive Plan will be reviewed and updated with review to include the following elements or chapters: Land Use Housing Parks Natural Systems Climate Economic Development Utilities Transportation Capital Facilities In addition, Port Orchard will have various...
With guidance from the Growth Management Act (GMA), Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC), and the Department of Commerce, the Plan is required to meet a variety of different requirements. City Staff will engage the community to develop a vision based on community goals and state and regional requirements. A draft...
Every community needs a vision. Historically, growth in Washington State has led to issues of urban sprawl, loss of farmland, natural resource degradation, and uncoordinated capital facilities. In 1990, the Growth Management Act was passed, which required us to plan for the future. The Plan will guide where housing and business growth should occur, how...
The Comprehensive Plan is the 20-year framework for local policy, planning, and capital facility investment through the year 2044. This plan is used as a guide for the City by establishing vision statements, goals, objectives, policies, and implementing actions. This framework is intended to guide the day-to-day decisions of elected officials and City staff. Washington...
