NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the following case(s) are scheduled for public hearing before the Kitsap County Hearing Examiner, on January 8, 2026. This public hearing will be conducted in a hybrid format. The Hearing Examiner and staff may participate in the meeting in person or remotely. The public is invited to view, listen and/or participate in the meeting by attending *remotely OR in person at the Board of County Commissioners' Chambers at 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA. Staff reports will be available for public inspection seven days prior to the hearing, online at the Department of Community Development, Hearing Examiner webpage.
Hearing Start Time - 9:00 A.M. For hearings with multiple agenda items, start times are estimates; Agenda order is subject to change.
AGENDA ITEM (A)
Permit 24-03495: MORGAN-PHELPS - Performance Based Development for 7 Units (PBD) & Permit: 25-02182 MORGAN-PHELPS - Short Plat Amendment to Change 3 Duplex Lots to Zero Lot Line Lots (2x6) (P SP AMEND)
Project Description: The project has Preliminary Short Plat approval as permit 20-00680. Construction of the Short Plat infrastructure is also approved as SDAP 21-01593. This proposed PBD application does not materially change the previous permit approvals except to change Lots A, B, & C from duplex lots to zero lot line townhomes. Splitting Lots A, B, & C results in lots that range from 3,664-sf to 3,814 SF. The original Lot D is a flag pole lot and will remain unchanged by this proposal. Density calculations result in 3-10 residential units for the property. The project will provide seven units. Each parcel will contain 2 parking spaces in the driveway, there will be at least 0.5 parking spaces per parcel by providing parallel parking along Bunker Street. A recreational lot is provided. The concept is a grassy play field with picnic table and separation landscaping. The recreational tract is 2,813-sf and equals 6% of the total parcel size. The two open space lots equal 14,031-sf and account for 30% of the total parcel size. There are no new streets proposed, public or private. Driveways will access directly to Bunker Street, which is a Kitsap County road with a "Local Access" classification. Frontage improvements are proposed for Bunker Street and include widening for additional parking, with curb, gutter, and sidewalk. Frontage improvements proposed for Vena Street consist of the addition of a sidewalk. Bunker Street meets fire code criteria for lane-width and grade in its existing condition. There is an existing fire hydrant on the west side of Bunker Street, across from the project parcel. The parcel is within the Tracyton area of Central Kitsap. The parcel size is 1.07 acres, (1.06 acres per records). Zoning is Urban Low. The parcel is within the Urban Growth Area. There are no critical areas on the parcel, or within 200'. Public water is available (City of Bremerton), public sewer is not available. All parcels will be on septic systems, the drainfields will be arranged on a separate tract. The septic system will not be a community system, each parcel will have designated areas within the drainfield tracts. Stormwater mitigation will be provided by infiltration pits and bio-retention cells.
Project Location: NO SITUS ADDRESS; Parcel Number: 352501-3-073-2001.
Applicant: Ross Morgan & Dan Phelps, Bremerton WA
Owner of Record: Ross Morgan & Dan Phelps, Bremerton WA
Engineer: Michael Wnek with WNEK ENGINEERING, Tracyton WA
The file(s) pertaining to the above project(s) are available for public viewing, by contacting the Department of Community Development at help@kitsap1.com or (360) 337-5777. If you have any questions or concerns regarding project proposals, please contact the Department of Community Development at help@kitsap1.com. If you have procedural questions, please contact the Clerk to the Hearing Examiner, Liliana Jones, at lrjones@kitsap.gov or (360) 337-5777.
*Please visit the Kitsap County Hearings Examiner website at https://www.kitsap.gov/dcd/Pages/HearingExaminer.aspx for access details, including the video conference link and/or call-in number or contact the Hearing Examiner Clerk, Liliana Jones at lrjones@kitsap.gov for the above information, as well as any procedural questions. The public may watch/listen to the hearing and provide verbal comment during the public comment portion. The Hearing Examiner may leave the record open at their discretion to accommodate submission of written comments.
DCD strongly encourages submitting any comments, in writing, using the Interested Party Comment form at https://kcowa.us/IPComments. These comments will be provided to the Hearing Examiner and DCD for consideration and included as part of the official record. Public comments may be submitted beginning December 24, 2025 until December 31, 2025 by 12:00pm for inclusion in the staff report. Comments submitted after this deadline may be presented at the hearing for inclusion in the record. The Kitsap County Hearing Examiner will be conducting all public hearings in a hybrid format, allowing for remote and/or in-person attendance. Applicant(s), the public, assigned staff and the Hearing Examiner may link into the hearing through video conference, telephonically through a call-in number, or in-person at the address listed above.
To receive further notice in reference to the above project(s), you must notify the Department, in writing, at the following email: help@kitsap1.com OR you may contact the Department of Community Development by calling (360)337-5777, and ask to become an Interested Party.
Kitsap County does not discriminate on the basis of disability. Individuals who require accommodations at the public hearing, or who require information in a different format should contact the ADA Coordinator at (360) 337- 5777 (voice) or (TDD) (360) 337-7275 or (800) 816-2782. Please provide two weeks' notice for accommodations, if possible.
CLERK OF THE KITSAP COUNTY HEARING EXAMINER
December 24 2025
LBKS0429261