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CITY COUNCIL 345 6th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337 Phone (360) 473-5280
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA
Starting at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603
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be no opportunities for input. However, public questions or comments may be submitted at any time to
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change; and no action at the Study Session is anticipated. If approved by the Council, these items will be
placed on the June 4, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda, or as indicated.
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A. INFORMATION ONLY PRESENTATION
1. Proposed 2025 Waste Management Public Education and Outreach Program
B. AGENDA BILL BRIEFINGS
1. Ordinance to approve Extension of Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Wave Division IV,
LLC/Astound Broadband
2. Contract Award to Sound Pacific Construction, LLC for the Central Bremerton Force Main
Replacement Project
3. Professional Services Agreement with CONSOR North America, Inc. for the Eastside Treatment
Plant UV Replacement Project
4. Contract with Active Construction, Inc. for the Kitsap Lake Stormwater Treatment Retrofit Project
5. Contract to Active Construction, Inc. for Decommission Beach Sewer from OF-4 to EB-2
6. Professional Services Agreement with Casey Civil, LLC for Decommission Beach Sewer from
OF-4 to EB-2
7. Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix, Inc for Decommission Beach Sewer from
OF-4 to EB-2
8. Proposed Public Hearing on Resolution to adopt the 2026 to 2030 Consolidated Plan Priorities
and the 2026 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan
9. Proposed Public Hearing on Ordinance to adopt the City of Bremerton 2024 Comprehensive Plan,
including repeal and replacement of the Downtown Subarea Plan and Puget Sound Industrial
Center Subarea Plan
Continued on next page
Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations provided upon request. Those requiring special accommodations
should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (360) 473-5323 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
10. Proposed Public Hearing on Ordinance to amend Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code
entitled “Land Use”, commonly known as the Zoning Code, including adopting the official zoning
map and various related development regulations, and to amending development regulations of
adopted Subarea Plans
11. Proposed Public Hearing on Ordinance to amend Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code
entitled “Land Use”, commonly known as the Zoning Code, to implement market-based parking
and various development regulations, and to modify adopted Subarea Plans to reflect market-
based parking standards
C. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS
1. Update on Council Goal # 3 (ii) Historic Preservation Policy – Council Members Jeff Coughlin,
Denise Frey, and Jane Rebelowski
2. Update on Council Goals # 9 through 12 Parks and Environmental Stewardship – Council
Members Anna Mockler, Jennifer Chamberlin, and Jane Rebelowski
3. Audit Committee Briefing (Last Meeting 5/19/25) – Chair Anna Mockler
4. Public Works Committee Briefing (Last Meeting 5/20/25) – Chair Jane Rebelowski
5. Parks, Finance, Investment, & Parking Committee Briefing (Last Meeting 5/27/25) – Chair Jeff
Coughlin
6. Regional and Other Committee/Board Briefings
7. Other General Council Business (As necessary and as time allows)
D. ADJOURNMENT OF STUDY SESSION
Form Updated 4.19.2024
INFORMATION ONLY ITEM
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Proposed 2025 Waste
Management Public Education and Outreach
Program
Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Presenter: Melinda Monroe
Phone: 360-473-5306
SUMMARY:
The 2025 planned Public Education and outreach campaign per section 10.5 of the current
agreement includes outreach to both general commercial customers and multi-family complexes
providing site audits and recommendations on diversion opportunities.
The WM Recycle Corps collegiate interns will join the WM public outreach coordinator(s) to provide
site visits throughout the summer of 2025.
HANDOUTS: 2025 Public Education Outreach Plan ppt
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AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: 05/28/25
Ordinance to approve Extension of Cable
Television Franchise Agreement with Wave
Division IV, LLC/Astound Broadband
COUNCIL MEETING Date: 06/04/25
Department: Finance
Presenter: Colleen Miko
Phone: (360) 473-5014
SUMMARY: The cable television franchise agreement, Ordinance No. 5100 of 2009, between the
City of Bremerton and Wave Division IV, LLC expired December 31, 2024. This proposed extension
agreement extends the franchise agreement with Wave Division IV, LLC/Astound Broadband to
expire March 31, 2026, with the same terms and conditions except for the effective and termination
dates.
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Ordinance ______ - Franchise Extension Agreement with WaveDivision
IV, LLC/Astound Broadband.
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): No fiscal impact.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☐ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to pass Ordinance No. ________ and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the
agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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Extension to Franchise Agreement with
WaveDivision IV, LLC/Astound
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, authorizing the City Council to extend a
cable television franchise agreement with WAVEDIVISION IV,
LLC/ASTOUND.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton (“the City”) entered into a cable TV franchise
agreement with WAVEDIVISION IV, LLC (the “Grantee”) as authorized by Ordinance No.
5100 on December 21, 2009 known jointly as the Franchise Agreement; and
WHEREAS, WAVEDIVISION IV, LLC is now known as ASTOUND
BROADBAND, but those names are used interchangeably throughout this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the parties mutually agreed to extend the franchise term for an
additional five (5) years, per section 2.3 of Ord. 5100 and therefore resulted in the expiration of
the Franchise Agreement on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, both the City and WAVEDIVISION IV, LLC/ASTOUND believe it
is in their mutual interest, and in the public interest, to extend the term of the Franchise for an
additional period of time in order to negotiate a longer term Franchise with mutually agreeable
terms but do not desire to interrupt cable television service in the City; and
WHEREAS, the parties mutually agree to extend the term of this Franchise
beyond the current term in order to promote and facilitate an orderly franchise renewal process;
agreeing however, that any such extension shall be in compliance with Applicable Law
(including the Cable Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 546 as currently adopted or hereinafter modified)
and continue to reserve all rights under Section 626 of Title VI of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, and do not waive any rights related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City and WAVEDIVISION IV, LLC/ASTOUND have reached a
mutual agreement for an extension of the Franchise, effective December 31, 2024, and expiring
on March 31, 2026; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Franchise Agreement with WAVEDIVISION IV,
LLC/ASTOUND referred to in Ordinance No. 5100 shall be extended, expiring March 31, 2026.
SECTION 2. That the Franchise Agreement with WAVEDIVISION IV,
LLC/ASTOUND referred to in Ordinance No. 5100, shall be extended with the same terms and
conditions except for the effective date and termination dates, which shall be as set forth in this
ordinance.
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Extension to Franchise Agreement with
WaveDivision IV, LLC/Astound
SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason by federal, state, or local law, the remaining provisions of this
ordinance and/or the provisions set forth in the Franchise Agreement with WAVEDIVISION IV,
LLC/ASTOUND referred to in Ordinance No 5100 will remain in force and affect.
SECTION 4. Upon the approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is
authorized to make any necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the
correction of scrivener’s/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection
numbers, and any reference thereto.
SECTION 5. Neither party waives any rights which it enjoys under law as a
result of agreeing to this extension.
SECTION 6. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full effect on
____________, 2025, which is more than ten (10) days after publication in the City’s newspaper
of record. A summary of this ordinance may be published in lieu of publishing the ordinance in
its entirety.
PASSED by the City Council the___________ day of ____________________, 2025.
_________________________________
ERIC YOUNGER, Council President
Approved this ________ day of ________________________, 2025.
_________________________________
GREG WHEELER, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________________ _________________________________
ANGELA HOOVER, City Clerk KYLIE J. FINNELL, City Attorney
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Extension to Franchise Agreement with
WaveDivision IV, LLC/Astound
PUBLISHED the ________ day of ______________________, 2025.
EFFECTIVE the ________ day of ______________________, 2025.
ORDINANCE NO. ________.
Franchise Extension Acceptance
This acceptance of the Franchise Extension is unconditionally made without reservation.
Grantee (WAVEDIVISION IV, LLC/ASTOUND) accepts this Ordinance passed by the City
extending the term of the Franchise Agreement referred to in Ordinance No. 5100.
Accepted and approved, _______________.
WAVEDIVISION IV, LLC/ASTOUND
____________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: ______________________________
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Contract Award to Sound Pacific
Construction, LLC for the Central Bremerton
Force Main Replacement Project
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: Public Works & Utilities
Presenter: David Powell
Phone: (360) 473-5268
SUMMARY:
The Central Bremerton Force Main conveys wastewater from downtown Bremerton and the U.S.
Navy base to the City’s wastewater treatment plant. Failures along the main were discovered in
December 2023. The project includes replacing approximately 3100 feet of the existing 14-inch
ductile iron main along Gregory Way, Naval Avenue, and 1st Street with 14-inch and 18-inch PVC
pipe.
The City received 4 bids, which were opened on May 7, 2025 and ranged in cost from $3.69M to
$4.04M. Sound Pacific Construction, LLC is the lowest responsive, responsible bidder at
$3,699,974.46, which includes sales tax.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Contract; 2. Location Map; 3. Bid Tabulation
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): This project is included in the Wastewater CIP as
with a $8.0M budget. The construction is fully funded by a federal grant through the Office of Local
Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC).
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☐ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to award the contract for the Central Bremerton Force Main Replacement Project to Sound
Pacific Construction, LLC in the amount of $3,699,974.46, including sales tax, and authorize the
Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as
presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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City of Bremerton March 2025
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Contract Documents
CONTRACT
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated the day of _________________________________
in the year 2025 by and between City of Bremerton (hereinafter called CITY) and
(hereinafter called CONTRACTOR).
CITY and CONTRACTOR, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1. WORK.
CONTRACTOR shall complete the WORK as specified or indicated in the CITY's Contract
Documents entitled Central Bremerton Force Main Replacement.
ARTICLE 2. CONTRACT TIMES.
Substantial Completion for the WORK must be achieved not later than 180 calendar days from
the date of Notice to Proceed. Final Completion and Acceptance of the Work must be achieved no
later than 30 calendar days after Substantial Completion.
ARTICLE 3. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
CITY and the CONTRACTOR recognize that time is of the essence for this Agreement and that
the CITY will suffer financial loss if the WORK is not completed within the time specified in
Article 2 herein, plus any extensions thereof allowed in accordance with Section 1-08.9 of the
Standard Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions. They also recognize
the delays, expense, and difficulties involved in proving in a legal proceeding the actual loss
suffered by the CITY if the WORK is not completed on time. Accordingly, instead of requiring any
such proof, the CONTRACTOR shall pay the CITY liquidated damages in the amount of $2,000
per Working Day. Liquidated damages will begin to accrue on the workday immediately following
the Substantial or Contractual Completion Date.
ARTICLE 4. CONTRACT PRICE.
CITY shall pay CONTRACTOR for completion of the WORK in accordance with the Contract
Documents in the amount set forth in the Bid Proposal, which shall include sales tax as provided
in Section 1-07.2(2) of the Special Provisions.
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Contractor Initials
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Contract Documents
CONTRACT
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ARTICLE 5. PAYMENT PROCEDURES.
CONTRACTOR shall submit Applications for Payment in accordance with Section 1-09.9 of the
Standard Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions. Applications for
Payment will be processed by ENGINEER as provided in the Special Provisions
ARTICLE 6. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
The Contract Documents which comprise the entire agreement between CITY and
CONTRACTOR concerning the WORK consist of this Contract and the following which are either
attached or incorporated herein by reference:
Notice Inviting Bids,
Bidders Checklist,
Bid Proposal including the Proposal Forms, Information Required of Bidder, Bid Bond, and
all required certificates and affidavits,
Performance Bond,
Payment Bond,
Standard Specifications,
Appendices,
Special Provisions,
Contract Plans,
Addenda numbers _____ to _____, inclusive.
Change Orders which may be delivered or issued after Effective Date of the Agreement
and are not attached hereto.
There are no Contract Documents other than those listed in this Article 6. The Contract
Documents may only be amended by Change Order as provided in Section 1-04.4 of the
Standard Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions.
ARTICLE 7. INDEMNIFICATION.
The CONTRACTOR and CITY acknowledge and agree that they have negotiated the following in
accordance with the requirements of RCW 4.24.115 and the CONTRACTOR specifically waives
his immunity under industrial insurance under Title 51 RCW. To the fullest extent permitted by
Laws and Regulations, the CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the CITY,
ENGINEER, their consultants, sub consultants, and the officers, directors, employees, and agents
of each and any of them, against and from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits,
including all legal costs and attorney fees, all claims and liability arising under, by reason of,
related, or incidental to the Contract Documents or any performance of the WORK, but not from
the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY and/or the ENGINEER as further defined in
the Contract Documents. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of the
contract.
_____________________
Contractor Initial
City of Bremerton March 2025
Central Bremerton Force Main Replacement CF-3
Contract Documents
CONTRACT
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ARTICLE 8. ASSIGNMENT
No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under or interests in the Contract Documents will be
binding on another party hereto without the written consent of the party sought to be bound; and
specifically but without limitation monies that may become due and monies that are due may not
be assigned without such consent (except to the extent that the effect of this restriction may be
limited by law), and unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an
assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility
under the Contract Documents. The CITY, in its sole discretion, may refuse to allow the
CONTRACTOR to assign any or all of its duties, rights and/or responsibilities under the
Agreement, except with regards to an assignment of funds for security purposes. In the case of
an assignment for security purposes the CITY may condition its approval to the extent it deems
necessary to assure that there will be adequate funds to complete the WORK and to pay a
subcontractors and suppliers.
CITY and CONTRACTOR each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns and legal
representatives to the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns and legal
representatives in respect of all covenants, agreements and obligations contained in the Contract
Documents.
Third-Party Beneficiary: All parties agree that the State of Washington shall be, and is hereby,
named as an express third-party beneficiary of this contract, with full rights as such.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CITY and CONTRACTOR have caused this Agreement to be executed
the day and year first above written.
CITY : City of Bremerton CONTRACTOR
(Signature) (Signature)
By Greg Wheeler, Mayor By
(Printed name) (Printed name) [CORPORATE SEAL]
Attest Attest
Address for giving notices Address for giving notices
License No.
Approved as to Form:
Agent for service of process:
(Signature)
City Attorney
(Title)
Attachment 2
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Professional Services Agreement with
CONSOR North America, Inc. for the Eastside
Treatment Plant UV Replacement Project
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: Public Works & Utilities
Presenter: David Powell
Phone: (360) 473-5268
SUMMARY:
The sewer conveyance system in East Bremerton is a combined system. During heavy rainfall
events, the system can surcharge, potentially leading to a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event.
The Eastside Treatment Plant (East Plant) is designed to provide disinfection of sewage during these
heavy rainfall events using ultraviolet (UV) light before discharging to the Port Washington Narrows.
The East Plant was constructed in 2001 and the UV disinfection equipment has become obsolete
since replacement parts are no longer manufactured. This project replaces the old equipment and
controls with modern and reliable equipment. CONSOR was selected as the design engineer. A
scope of work and fee to provide detailed design and engineering services during construction were
negotiated for $637,239.
Attachments: 1) Professional Services Agreement; 2) Location Map
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): The Eastside Treatment Plant UV Replacement
Project is identified in the Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), with a total budget of $4.97M.
The project is partially funded by a $3.84M CWSRF loan.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☐ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement for Eastside Treatment Plant UV
Replacement Project with CONSOR North America, Inc.in the amount of $637,239, and authorize the
Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as
presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Final Design Contract for
Eastside Treatment Plant UV Replacement Project / Proj. #: 5882
The City of Bremerton (“City”) and Consor North America, Inc (“Consultant”), referred to
collectively as the “Parties,” enter into the following Agreement for professional services:
I. Scope: The Consultant agrees to perform the services more specifically described in the Scope of
Work, dated May 2025, including any attachments thereto, attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is
incorporated by reference herein. The Scope of Work may be modified only pursuant to Section VII.H of
this Agreement. If the Scope of Work provides for unspecified additional services such services shall
only be performed upon the express written request of the City. Consultant further represents that the
services furnished under this Agreement will be performed in accordance with generally accepted
professional practices in effect at the time such services are performed.
II. Term: The City and the Consultant agree that work will begin on the tasks described in Exhibit
A immediately upon execution of this Agreement. The parties agree that the work described in Exhibit A
is to be completed as provided for in the work schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B; provided however,
that additional time shall be granted by the City for excusable delays or extra work as provided for in
Section X.A of this agreement.
III. Compensation: In consideration of the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, the City
shall pay Consultant in an amount not to exceed $637,239. Consultant’s charges and bills shall conform
to the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this reference.
The Consultant shall submit regular billing statements detailing work performed and amount
charged on each task or portion thereof. The descriptions shall conform to and fall within the categories
set out in the Scope of Work and/or Fee Schedule. Upon receipt of a conforming billing statement, the
City shall promptly process payment. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the City reserves the right to prioritize
scoped work and accelerate and/or delay work tasks under the time frame set forth in Section II herein.
The Consultant's labor rates and billing fees shall be as delineated in Exhibit C.
Consultant shall not perform work beyond the Scope of Work, nor shall be compensated for such
work, unless the Scope of Work or amount of compensation is modified pursuant to this Agreement.
Consultant shall only be compensated for additional services if requested pursuant to Section I and, if not
otherwise provided, such compensation shall be in accordance with Exhibit C.
If a billing statement does not conform to this Agreement, the City may withhold payment until
the statement is brought into compliance. Such withholding does not relieve Consultant of its obligations
under this Agreement.
IV. Relationship of Parties: Consultant represents that it is skilled in the matters addressed in the
Scope of Work and is performing independent functions and responsibilities within its field of expertise.
Consultant and its personnel are independent Consultants and not employees of the City. Consultant and
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its personnel have no authority to bind the City or to control the City’s employees and other Consultants.
None of the benefits provided by the City to its employees, including, but not limited to, compensation,
insurance, and unemployment insurance are available from the City to the employees, agents,
representatives, or sub-consultants of the Consultant. Consultant will be solely and entirely responsible
for its acts and for the acts of Consultant's agents, employees, representatives and sub-consultants during
the performance of this Agreement. The City may, during the term of this Agreement, engage other
independent Consultants to perform the same or similar work.
As an independent Consultant, Consultant is responsible for its own management. The City’s
administration and enforcement of this Agreement shall not be deemed an exercise of managerial control
over Consultant or its personnel.
As an independent Consultant, Consultant is responsible for payment of all taxes and licensing
fees necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. These taxes and fees include but are not
limited to State industrial insurance, Business & Occupation, State professional licensing, and City
business licensing. If any taxes or fees due the City have been declared delinquent, the City may withhold
the delinquent amount, plus any additional charges arising from the delinquency, from any payments due
Consultant.
V. Indemnification:
A. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officers, officials, employees,
agents and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits, including all
legal costs and attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with the performance of this Agreement except
for that portion of the injuries and damages caused by the City’s sole negligence, unless Consultant is
conducting work pursuant to Subsection B below.
The City's review or acceptance of any of the work when completed shall not be grounds to avoid
any of these covenants of indemnification.
B. Architects, Engineers and Any Other Professional Listed In and Performing Services
Defined in RCW 4.24.115. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that Consultant’s services
provided pursuant to this Agreement is subject to RCW 4.24.115, then, in the event of liability for damages
arising out of bodily injury to persons or damages to property caused by or resulting from the concurrent
negligence of the Consultant and the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers, the
Consultant's liability hereunder shall be only to the extent of the Consultant's negligence.
IT IS FURTHER SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED HEREIN CONSTITUTES THE CONSULTANT'S WAIVER OF
IMMUNITY UNDER INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE, TITLE 51 RCW, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THIS INDEMNIFICATION. THE PARTIES FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE
MUTUALLY NEGOTIATED THIS WAIVER.
The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
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VI. Insurance: The Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement,
insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in
connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Consultant, its agents, representatives,
employees, sub-consultants or sub-Consultants.
Before beginning work on the project described in this Agreement, the Consultant shall provide a
Certificate of Insurance evidencing:
1. Automobile Liability insurance with limits no less than $1,000,000 combined single limit
per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and
2. Commercial General Liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with limits no
less than $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence and general aggregate for
personal injury, bodily injury and property damage. Coverage shall include but not be
limited to: blanket contractual; products/completed operations/broad form property
damage; explosion, collapse and underground (XCU) if applicable; and
3. Excess Liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 limit per occurrence and
aggregate; and
4. Professional Liability insurance with limits no less than $1,000,000 limit per
occurrence/claim; and
5. Workers Compensation insurance as statutorily required by the Industrial Insurance Act
of the State of Washington, Title 51, Revised Code of Washington and employer's liability
with limits not less than $1,000,000.
Any payment of deductible or self-insured retention shall be the sole responsibility of the
Consultant.
All required policies shall be provided on an “occurrence” basis except professional liability
insurance (if required), which may be provided on a “claims-made” basis.
The City shall be named as an additional insured on the Commercial General Liability insurance
policy, as respects work performed by or on behalf of the Consultant and a copy of an endorsement that
is acceptable to the City, which names the City as an additional insured shall be attached to the Certificate
of Insurance. The City reserves the right to receive a certified copy of all the required insurance policies
and endorsements. The City further reserves the right to reject any unacceptable policies and/or
endorsements.
The Consultant's Commercial General Liability insurance shall contain a clause stating that
coverage shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with
respects to the limits of the insurer's liability.
The Consultant's insurance shall be primary and non-contributory insurance as respects the City
and shall contain a waiver of subrogation against the City for claims arising out of any operations,
liabilities and obligations to which coverage applies. It shall be an affirmative obligation upon Consultant
to advise the City’s Risk Manager by fax at (360) 473-5161, or by certified mail, return receipt requested
to City of Bremerton, Attn: Risk Management, 345 6 th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337 within
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two days of the cancellation, suspension or substantive change of any insurance policy set out herein, and
failure to do so shall be construed to be a breach of this Agreement.
The City also reserves its unqualified right to require at any time and for any reason, proof of
coverage in the form of a duplicate of the insurance policy with all endorsements as evidence of coverage.
In the event that the Consultant employs other consultants or Consultants (sub-consultants or sub-
Consultants) as part of the work covered by this Agreement, it shall be the Consultant’s responsibility to
require and confirm that each sub-consultant or sub-Consultant meets the minimum insurance
requirements specified above. The Consultant shall, upon demand of the City, deliver to the City copies
of such policy or policies of insurance and the receipts for payment of premiums thereon.
VII. General Conditions:
A. Reports and Information: When requested by the City, Consultant shall furnish periodic
reports and documents on matters covered by this Agreement. The reports and documents shall be
furnished in the time and form requested. Consultant shall maintain accounting records in accordance
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to substantiate all billed amounts.
B. Ownership and Use of Records and Documents: Original documents, drawings, designs
and reports, including those in electronic format, developed under this Agreement are the property of the
City. All written information submitted by the City to the Consultant in connection with the services
performed by the Consultant under this Agreement will be safeguarded by the Consultant to at least the
same extent as the Consultant safeguards like information relating to its own business. If such information
is publicly available or is already in Consultant's possession or known to it, or is rightfully obtained by
the Consultant from third parties, Consultant shall bear no responsibility for its disclosure, inadvertent or
otherwise.
All data, documents and files created by Consultant under this Agreement may be stored at
Consultant's office in Tacoma, Washington. Consultant shall make such data, documents, and files
available to the City upon its request at all reasonable times for the purpose of editing, modifying and
updating as necessary until such time as the City is capable of storing such information in the City's offices.
Duplicate copies of this information shall be provided to the City upon its request, and at reasonable cost.
All documents, including all reports, drawings, specifications, computer software or other items
prepared or furnished by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, are instruments of service with respect
to the project and are the property of the City. Any reuse by the City for other than the specific purpose
intended will be at City’s sole risk.
C. Use of Photographs and Images. Consultant shall not use or distribute photographs or
images depicting City officials, personnel, property, or equipment whether prepared by Consultant or
provided by City without prior written consent of the City. The City will not unreasonably withhold its
consent.
D. Work Performed at Consultant's Risk: Consultant shall take all precautions necessary and
shall be responsible for the safety of its employees, agents, and sub-consultants in the performance of the
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work hereunder and shall utilize all protection necessary for that purpose. All work shall be done at
Consultant's own risk, and Consultant shall be responsible for any loss of or damage to materials, tools,
or other articles used or held for use in connection with the work.
E. Place of Work: The Consultant shall perform the work authorized under this Agreement
at its offices in Tacoma, Washington. Meetings with the City staff as described in Exhibit A, Scope of
Work, shall take place at the City's offices, or at locations mutually agreed upon by the parties.
F. Entire Agreement: This Agreement and its Exhibits constitutes the entire agreement
between the Parties, and the Parties acknowledge that there are no other agreements, written or oral, that
have not been set forth in the text of this Agreement.
G. Severability: Should any part of this Agreement be found void, the balance of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
H. Modification: This Agreement may only be modified by written instrument signed by both
Parties.
I. Written Notices: All communications regarding this Agreement shall be sent to the parties
at the addresses listed below by registered or 1st class mail, or by personal service, and shall be deemed
sufficiently given if sent to the addressee at the address stated in this Agreement or such other address as
may be hereafter specified in writing.
Notices to be sent to: Notices to be sent to:
CITY: CONSULTANT:
Attn: David Powell, PE Attn: Erika Schuyler, PE
City of Bremerton CONSOR North America, Inc
345 6th Street, Suite 100 1102 Broadway Plaza, Suite 401
Bremerton, WA 98337-1891 Tacoma, WA 98402
J. Waiver: Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver
of that provision. Waiver of any right or power arising out of this Agreement shall not be deemed waiver
of any other right or power.
K. Non-Waiver of Breach: The failure of the City to insist upon strict performance of any of
the covenants and agreements contained herein, or to exercise any option herein conferred in one or more
instances shall not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of said covenants, agreements or options,
and the same shall be and remain in full force and effect.
L. Compliance with Laws: Consultant shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and
local laws in performing its obligations under this Agreement.
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M. Choice of Law and Venue: This Agreement shall be interpreted according to the laws of
the State of Washington. Any judicial action to resolve disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be
brought in Kitsap County Superior Court.
N. Attorneys’ Fees: In the event of litigation to enforce any of the terms or provisions herein,
each party shall pay all its own costs and attorney’s fees.
O. Assignment: Any assignment of this agreement by the Consultant without the written
consent of the City shall be void.
VIII. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: In the hiring of employees for the performance of
work under this Agreement, the Consultant, its subconsultants, or any person acting on behalf of
Consultant shall not discriminate in any employment practice on the basis of age (40+), sex, race, creed,
color, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, marital status, military status, or the presence of
any physical, mental or sensory disability.
IX. ADA Statement: The City of Bremerton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in
programs and activities, which it operates pursuant to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, and ADA Amendments Act. This policy extends to both employment and admission to
participation in the programs, services and activities of the City of Bremerton. Reasonable
accommodation for employees or applicants for employment will be provided.
X. Termination: This Agreement shall remain in force until completion and acceptance of the
services, terminated by written instrument upon mutual consent, or by the City of Bremerton for
convenience. This Agreement may be immediately terminated for cause by a Party if the other Party
substantially fails to perform through no fault of the terminating Party, and the non-performing Party does
not commence correction of the failure of performance within thirty (30) days of the terminating Party’s
sending notice to the non-performing Party. Any Notice by Consultant shall include a report showing the
status of all items listed in the Scope of Work current through the termination date.
If the City receives reimbursement by any federal, state, or other source for work described in
Section I herein, and that funding is withdrawn, reduced or limited in any way, or the project is cancelled
or substantially reduced after the execution date of this Agreement and prior to the completion of the work,
the City may summarily terminate this Agreement.
A. Excusable Delays: The right of Consultant to proceed shall not be terminated nor shall
Consultant be charged with liquidated damages for any delays in the completion of the work due to: 1)
any acts of the federal government in controlling, restricting, or requisitioning materials, equipment, tools,
or labor by reason of war, national defense, or other national emergency; 2) any acts of the City, its
consultants, or other public agencies causing such delay; and 3) causes not reasonably foreseeable by the
parties at the time of the execution of the Agreement that are beyond the control and without the fault or
negligence of the Consultant, including, but not restricted to, acts of God, fires, floods, strikes, or weather
of unusual severity. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Consultant must promptly notify the City within
ten (10) calendar days in writing of the cause of the delay. If, on the basis of the facts and the terms of
this Agreement, the delay is properly excusable, the City shall, in writing, extend the time for completing
the work for a period of time commensurate with the period of excusable delay.
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B. Rights Upon Termination: In the event of termination, the City shall pay for all services
performed by the Consultant to the effective date of termination, as described on a final invoice submitted
to the City. After termination, the City may take possession of all records and data within the Consultant's
possession pertaining to this project which may be used by the City without restriction. Any such use not
related to the project which Consultant was contracted to perform shall be without liability or legal
exposure to the Consultant.
XI. Suspension & Debarment. For contracts involving Washington State and Federal funding,
Consultant hereby certifies, by signing this agreement, that neither it nor its principals are presently
debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
participation in this transaction by any State or Federal department or agency. Consultant shall provide
immediate written notice to the City if at any time it learns that it is or has become ineligible for
certification. Should Consultant enter into a covered transaction with another firm, Consultant agrees by
signing this agreement that it will verify that the firm with whom it intends to do business is not
debarred, suspended, ineligible, excluded or disqualified.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties below have executed this Agreement.
CITY: CONSULTANT:
CITY OF BREMERTON CONSOR North America, Inc
By: By:
Print Name: Greg Wheeler Print Name: Erika Schuyler
Its: Mayor Its: Principal Engineer
Date: Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
By: By:
Kylie J. Finnell, Bremerton City Attorney Angela Hoover, City Clerk
Attachments:
EXHIBIT A – Scope of Services
EXHIBIT B – Work Schedule
EXHIBIT C – Fee Schedule
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
EASTSIDE TREATMENT PLANT ULTRAVIOLET
DISINFECTION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROJECT
CITY OF BREMERTON, WA
Introduction
Consor North America, Inc. (Consor) has developed this Scope of Services (scope) and accompanying fee
estimate to provide final design engineering services for the Eastside Treatment Plant (ETP) Ultraviolet (UV)
Disinfection System Replacement project (Project). The scope and fee have been developed based on
discussions with City of Bremerton (City) staff and Consor's understanding of the project. Consor worked
with the City previously to determine upgrades for the 20 million gallons per day (mgd) ETP to im prove
treatment performance and energy efficiency.
The City owns, operates, and maintains the ETP that is used for treating excess combined sewer flows
during extreme wet weather conditions to meet Puget Sound water quality standards. The primary
treatment processes are high-rate Actiflo clarification (HRC) and a Trojan 4000 UV disinfection system. The
ETP has experienced operational challenges including sand carryover from the clarification basin, significant
foaming in the upstream channel of the UV system, issues with the turbidity monitoring based control
system, and communication problems within the UV control system.
Consor provided preliminary engineering services that included developing 30% design level drawings,
preparing an Engineering Report, and assisting in the review process for State Revolving Fund (SRF)
assistance to address the operational challenges and meet funding requirements.
The consultant team is led by Consor as the prime consultant and includes sub-consultants CG Engineering
(CG) for structural engineering services and Industrial Systems Inc. (IS) for electrical, instrumentation, and
controls services.
Project Understanding
The 30% design identified the following project components:
➢Demolition of portions of the existing HRC/UV Building structures and add louvers around the
building to avoid classification of the HRC/UV space
➢Demolition of the existing Trojan UV system including all the panels in the UV Building and the main
control panel (UVCP) in the Control Room, Actiflo control panel (HRCCP) in the Control Room, EPCP
(Main) Panel, Turbidity Metering System in the lab area, and the UV Transmission monitoring
system in the lab area
➢New UV system and modifications to the UV Channel to accommodate the new UV system
➢Channel sprayers upstream of the UV to control foaming
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➢Associated electrical, instrumentation, and controls including:
o Replacement of the entire back panels and touch control (HMI) panels for:
▪Actiflo PLC system (HRCCP)
▪Trojan UV system
▪EPCP control systems
▪Variable frequency drives (VFD) for motor & mixer Controls
▪Power monitors
o Replace:
▪A-B 5069 PLC’s
▪Relays
▪Terminal blocks
▪Circuit Breakers/Fuse holders
o Actiflo scope includes adapting the current Actiflo program to the new PLC or new program
from Actiflo if other components need to be replaced
o Chemical control system upgrades to allow the chemical pumps to be started and
controlled automatically based on the influent flow, instead of turbidity
Final design services will include 60%, 90%, and 100% design documents, specifications, and Opinion of
Probable Construction Costs (OPCC). Also included in this Scope of Services are Engineering Services During
Construction, including construction observation and document review.
Scope of Services
The Scope of Services includes the final design bid period services, and construction period services project
phases. All tasks include the following elements:
▪Objective: Summary of the goals that will be achieved by the task
▪Activities: Project elements and efforts that will be completed by the Consor project team
▪Client Responsibilities: City staff responsibilities to complete the task
▪Assumptions: Assumptions used to develop each task
▪Deliverables: The finished product that will be delivered to the City
City staff will be actively engaged throughout the project, utilizing a series of meetings, workshops, and
presentations to solicit City input and develop consensus at key points in the design process. Tasks in this
Scope of Services include:
▪Task 1 – Project Management
▪Task 2 – Final Design & Permitting
▪Task 3 – SERP Documentation and Support
▪Task 4 – Pre-Purchasing UV and E&IC Equipment
▪Task 5 – Bid Period Services
▪Task 6 – Engineering Services During Construction
▪Task 7 – Unanticipated Services
A detailed breakdown of the tasks and subtasks that comprise the Scope of Services follows and aligns with
the tasks included in the Fee Estimate included as Exhibit B.
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Task 1 - Project Management
Objective
Provide overall leadership and team strategic guidance aligned with City staff objectives. Coordinate,
monitor, and control the project resources to meet the technical, communication, and contractual
obligations required for implementing the project scope.
Activities
1.1 Invoices/Status Reports
Prepare monthly invoices, including expenditures by task, hours worked by project personnel, and other
direct expenses with the associated backup documentation. Monthly status reports to accompany each
invoice and include comparisons of monthly expenditures and cumulative charges to budget by task,
including cost-to-complete, earned value, cash flow, and sub-consultant participation. Monthly status
reports to include schedule updates if the schedule shifts.
1.2 Project Kickoff Meeting
Prepare for and attend project kickoff meeting with staff and key team members. Prepare a detailed
meeting agenda and distribute before the kickoff meeting for City review. Prepare and distribute notes
after the meeting.
1.3 Coordination with City Staff
Coordinate with City staff by regular status reports, monthly status meetings, weekly telephone
communication, and e-mail during the project. City PM to be copied on all email communications with City
staff.
1.4 Coordination of Subconsultants
Coordinate with and manage subconsultants on specific tasks, scope, and budget to facilitate execution of
the Scope of Services.
1.5 Development of Project Management Plan
Develop Project Management Plan (PMP) that includes the signed contract, work assignments, project work
plans, communication protocol, quality control plan, schedule, health and safety plan (HASP), and invoicing
procedures.
1.6 Decision Log
Develop, maintain, and monitor a decision log to document major project decisions.
1.7 Meetings
Prepare for and attend meetings with City staff.
1.8 Quality Management
General quality review throughout the project.
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1.9 Coordination with Ecology
Coordination with Ecology, including pre-purchasing schedule options.
Task Deliverables
▪Monthly invoice and status report covering:
o Work on the project performed during the previous month
o Meetings attended
o Problems encountered and actions taken for their resolution
o Potential impacts to submittal dates, budget shortfalls or optional services
o Budget Analysis
o Updated monthly schedule, when applicable
o Issues requiring project team action
▪Draft and Final PMP in PDF format
▪Kickoff meeting agenda and notes
▪Decision log form
Assumptions
▪Notice to Proceed date by June 15, 2025.
▪Project duration is anticipated to be 16 months, therefore it is assumed that there will be up to 16
progress payments/status reports
▪Meeting agendas will be submitted to the City in advance of meetings and workshops for City
review and input
▪Kickoff meeting will be held virtually and will be attended by four (4) members of the Consor team.
▪Up to sixteen (16) half-hour meetings with the Consultant’s Project Manager and City Project
Manager are assumed. The Consultant Principal-in-Charge assumes attendance at eight (8) of the
16 half-hour meetings. Meetings can occur in person or virtually via telephone or Teams
▪City reviews:
o Review period for deliverables is 10 working days
o Review comments will be compiled into a single document before submitting them to
Consor
▪Ecology coordination includes pre-purchase schedule as well as not pre-purchasing Trojan UV
equipment.
▪Ecology coordination includes up to two (2) one-hour meetings with Ecology, attended by two (2)
Consor staff.
Client Responsibilities
▪Provide notice to proceed
▪Timely review and processing of invoices
▪Participate in meetings
▪Provide timely, consolidated review, and comments on deliverables
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Task 2 – Final Design & Permitting
Objective
Develop the Project preliminary design to 60%, 90%, and 100% levels of completion. Provide services to
assist the City in obtaining permits and approvals necessary to construct the Project.
Activities
2.1 60% Design
Develop the Project preliminary design from 30% level to approximately 60% completion. Provide
approximately 48 construction drawings in the 60% Design Submittal for the General, Civil, Structural,
Mechanical, and Electrical and Instrumentation and Controls (E&IC) design disciplines. The 60% Design
Submittal will include construction drawings, major equipment specifications, 60% Engineer’s OPCC and
estimated construction duration.
The 60% design specification will include a draft of both a description of, and requirement for the
contractor to submit procedures for testing, startup and commissioning of the WWTP including
requirements for operating the treatment plant with dilute sewage, chemical feed controls observations
and adjustments, UV Disinfection system monitoring and testing of the influent, effluent and air quality to
demonstrate and confirm the operational design of the plant.
2.2 90% Design
Develop the Project 60% design to approximately 90% completion. Provide approximately 48 of 48
construction drawings in the 90% Design Submittal for the General, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and E&IC
design disciplines. The 90% Design Submittal to include construction drawings, full specifications, 90%
Engineer’s OPCC and updated project schedule.
The 90% design specification will include a final description, and requirements for the contractor
submittal, based on City comments, of the procedures for testing, startup and commissioning of the
WWTP including requirements for operating the treatment plant with dilute sewage, chemical feed
controls observations and adjustments, UV Disinfection system monitoring and testing of the influent,
effluent and air quality to demonstrate and confirm the operational design of the plant. Submittal of an
after-action report will be required of the contractor.
2.3 100% Design
Develop the Project 90% design to 100% completion. Provide 48 of 48 construction drawings in the 100%
Design Submittal for the General, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and E&IC design disciplines. The 100%
Design Submittal to include construction drawings, complete design specifications, 100% Engineer’s OPCC
and updated project schedule.
2.4 Review Meetings
Conduct review meetings following 60% and 90% deliverables with City staff in a workshop setting virtually
via telephone or Microsoft Teams.
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2.5 Permitting
Prepare the required local, state, and federal permit applications and supporting documents. The following
permit applications are anticipated to be prepared:
▪City of Bremerton Building Permit application, including permit-review ready structural
calculations sealed by a Washington licensed Structural Engineer
Submit an electronic copy of the draft permit applications for review. Incorporate comments into final
permit applications.
Attend one (1) permit meeting with up to two (2) members of the Project team.
Deliverables
▪Meeting agendas, notes, and supporting materials, draft and final in PDF format
▪The 60% design submittals include design plans at half size (11x17), technical specifications for
major equipment, OPCC and construction schedule in PDF format
▪The 90% and 100% design submittals include design plans at half size (11x17), technical
specifications, OPCC and construction schedule in PDF format
▪Draft and final permit applications
▪Testing, Startup and Commissioning Plan
Assumptions
▪Incorporate standard front end contract documents, provided by City, into complete Contract
Documents
▪Provide Washington Professional Engineer’s Stamp with signature and date on final bid ready
edition of the contract documents
▪City distributes all design review packages and bid documents for the project
▪Specifications will be per the preliminary design Specification Table of Contents provided with
the Ecology Engineering Report
▪The current CSI MasterFormat specifications to be used
▪City comments on the 90% design submittal will not impact the basis of the design , nor will
they change direction received earlier in the design process
▪Materials developed for design will be sufficient for use in public engagement
▪Review meetings will be attended by up to four (4) members of the Consor team, will be held
virtually, and will be one (1) hour in length
▪There will be no new comments from the City from the 100% review, only confirmation that
the 90% review comments were adequately addressed
▪The Engineering Report previously developed for DOE states that plant will not be online during
the construction of the project. Therefore, a design for temporarily bypassing of the plant
during construction is not included in this scope of work
▪Two (2) rounds of revisions from the project team will be required prior to finalization of the
permit applications
▪There is no archaeologically sensitive area on or near the site. Therefore, a Cultural Resources
investigation, study, monitoring, Archaeological Inadvertent Discovery Plan, Archaeological
site/isolate form, and consultation with the tribes are not required
▪No earth disturbance will be involved with the project
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▪The project is categorically exempt from SEPA per WAC 197-11-800(3)
▪Permits are submitted electronically
▪The site is not in a floodplain
▪Electrical, plumping, mechanical, and over the counter permits will be obtained by the
contractor after award of the construction contract or be deferred submittals
▪Application for permits does not ensure that permits can be obtained
▪Effort for the permitting subtask is an allowance and is limited to the budget established in the
level of effort. Additional effort, if required, will be provided by shifting budget from
underutilized tasks. If the budget is exhausted, then a contract amendment will be developed
if approved by the City.
Task 3 – SERP Documentation and Support
Objective
Provide documentation and support to City staff for State Environmental Review Process (SERP) funding
documentation within the budget included in the fee estimate.
Activities
3.1 Coordination with City and Ecology
Coordinate with City and Ecology on SERP documentation, including public outreach activities associated
with SERP. Meet with Ecology and City Staff to determine Environmental Information Document (EID)
requirements. Document requirements in a brief Technical Memorandum (TM) detailing Project EID
requirements.
Deliverables
▪One (1) electronic (PDF) copy of draft and final EID Requirements TM
▪One (1) electronic (PDF) copy of draft and final SERP EID
Assumptions
▪City comments will be provided in a single document
▪City review period is 10 days
▪No Cultural Resources activities are included due to the nature of the Project and minimal
ground disturbance
▪No Environmental Justice activities have been included in this scope due to the nature of the
Project being a retrofit on existing buildings and properties
▪Effort for this task is an allowance and is limited to the budget established in the level of effort.
Additional effort, if required, will be provided by shifting budget from underutilized tasks. If
the budget is exhausted, then a contract amendment will be developed if approved by the City.
▪Consor staff will not attend public meetings
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Task 4 - Pre-Purchasing UV and E&IC Equipment
Objective
Provide support to City staff during pre-purchase of long lead process equipment including UV and E&IC
components. Design documents developed as part of Task 2 to refer to pre-purchased equipment for
Contractor knowledge and coordination.
Activities
4.1 Owner-Furnished Equipment Specification
Provide technical specification documentation for the owner-furnished equipment.
Deliverables
▪One (1) electronic (PDF) copy of draft and final Owner-furnished equipment specification
Assumptions
▪City comments will be provided in a single document
▪City review period is 10 days
▪City will lead pre-purchasing efforts
▪TM produced during the preliminary design efforts and included in the Engineering Report
details the owner-furnished equipment which the specification will be written around.
▪No additional TM or documentation justifying sole source purchase of Trojan UV Sigma
equipment will be provided
Task 5 – Bid Period Services
Objective
Provide support to City staff during bidding to select the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. The City
will lead the bidding process including advertisements for bids and distribution of documents, with
technical support provided by the project team.
Activities
5.1 Pre-Bid Meeting
One (1) member of the Consor team to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting.
5.2 Responses to Bidder Inquiries
Assist the City with responses to Bidder inquiries and questions. Questions and inquiries that require
clarification to all Bidders will be issued via addenda.
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5.3 Addenda
Prepare addenda for the City’s review and distribution to respond to Bidder questions and inquiries and
provide clarification of Contract Documents.
Deliverables
▪One (1) electronic (PDF) copy of each addendum
▪One (1) electronic (PDF) copy of the Conformed Contract Documents, including Project Manual
and 11x17 construction drawings
Assumptions
▪The bidding process will be led by the City with support from Consor for responding to Bidder
inquiries and preparing addenda
▪The Pre-Bid Meeting will be attended by one (1) Consor team member and one (1) IS team
member
▪The Pre-Bid Meeting will be conducted at the Project site
▪Responses to Bidder inquiries will be documented in the addenda issued during the bidding
process for full disclosure and maintaining a fair bidding process
▪For budgetary purposes, responses to 20 bidder questions and two (2) addenda are estimated
▪Support services for a Bidder protest or higher-level evaluation of Bidder qualifications is not
included in this task
▪Conformed Contract Documents will not be produced
▪Electronic copies, AutoCAD or similar format, will be provided to the Contractor for reference
only and to use at their own risk
Task 6 – Engineering Services During Construction
Objective
Work under this task includes engineering services during construction.
Activities
6.1 Shop Drawings and Submittals Review
Review and respond to up to fifteen (15) Contractor submittals and ten (10) re-submittals.
6.2 Respond to Requests for Information (RFIs)
Provide responses to up to twenty (20) Contractor RFIs.
6.3 Change Orders
Review for merit and provide recommendations for up to two (2) change orders.
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6.4 Construction Observations and Site Visits
Provide general observation of the contractors’ work by up to six (6) visits to the project site, observe the
progress and quality of the work to determine, in general, if the work is proceeding in accordance with the
intent of the Contract Documents. Notify the City of defects, deficiencies, deviations, omissions, or
violations observed by the Consultant in the construction of the project and make recommendations on
how to proceed.
6.5 Commissioning Support
Assist during the commissioning efforts up to the subtask budget amount. Observe the testing by the
contractor and work with the City to verify water quality goals are being met. Provide three (3) days of
on-site support. Review the contractor’s after-action report.
6.6 Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Manual Update
Prepare an update for the plant’s O&M Manual for the completed facility. The update will include the
following information:
➢Standard Operating Procedures for UV facility start-up, shutdown, and emergency shutdown
➢Summary of UV controls, settings, and set points
➢Summary of chemical feed controls, settings, and set points
The update will reflect O&M requirement for the completed, newly constructed facility. The update will be
up to ten (10I) pages in length excluding appendices and figures.
6.7 Record Drawings
Upon substantial completion of the work, provide the City a set of record drawings. Complete record
drawings based on contractor provided red-lined (as-built) mark-ups. Discipline leads will complete record
drawings for their disciplines.
6.8 Programming
Programming to include PLC and OIT for the High Rate Clarification Control Panel (HRCCP) and the EPCP
Panel. The PLC program code to be written based on the ladder logic for the existing SLC 500 PLC
maintaining the same functionality for the HRCCP. The PLC program code will be written based on the
ladder logic for the existing PLC maintaining the same functionality for the EPCP . Attend up to two (2) site
visits for startup and testing of the panels.
Receivables
➢Construction contract documents
➢Electronic copy of as-built drawings
➢Current facility O&M Manual
➢Consolidated review comments
Task Deliverables
➢Submittal responses in PDF format
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➢RFI responses in PDF format
➢Change Orders in PDF format
➢Design clarifications, stamped by a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Washington
➢Site visit observation report documenting conditions, activities, and summary of discussions and
issues noted
➢O&M Manual Update, draft and final
➢Draft record drawings in PDF format
➢Final set of record drawings consisting of electronic CAD file and PDF file stamped by a Washington
Professional Engineer
Assumptions
➢No hard copies of deliverables are included. All deliverables will be provided in electronic format
(native file version and PDF)
➢The Contractor is responsible for organizing manufacturer or representatives providing training of
individual systems as required by the technical specifications.
➢Excludes one-year warrantee meetings or site visits
➢The City will provide day-to-day construction management
➢Consor shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of the contractor or other parties on the
project. Consor shall be entitled to review all construction contract documents and to require that
no provisions extend the duties or liabilities of Consor beyond those set forth in this Scope of
Services
➢Not all submittals will require Consor review; submittals will be sent to Consor by the City when
design engineer input is desired. Consor will review shop drawing submissions solely for their
conformance with consultant’s design intent and conformance with the requirements of the
construction documents
➢Consor shall not be responsible for any aspects of a shop drawing submission that affect or are
affected by the means, methods, techniques, sequences and operations of construction, safety
precautions and programs incidental thereto, all of which are the Contractor’s responsibility
➢The Contractor shall review shop drawings before submitting them to Consor and adhere to the
shop drawing submission schedule furnished to it by the City. Contractor to call any variations to
Consor’s attention, and such other requirements and responsibilities as may be identified in
construction documents prepared by Consor
➢Design clarifications are not included in this Scope of Services
➢Not all RFIs will require Consor input; RFIs will be sent to Consor by the City when design engineer
input is desired. An average of two (2) hours will be required to respond to each RFI
➢Not all change orders will require Consor input; change orders will be sent to Consor by the City
when design engineer input is desired. An average of four (4) hours will be required per change
order review. Change order comments will be submitted to the City
➢The Contractor will provide supporting drawings, photographs, and schematics as part of the O&M
Manual Update
➢References to final contractor provided O&M manuals will be included as an appendix to the O&M
Manual Update
➢Visits to the construction site and observations made by Consor shall not relieve the Contractor of
its obligation to conduct comprehensive inspections of the work sufficient to insure conformance
with the intent of the contract documents, and shall not relieve the Contractor of its full
responsibility for all construction means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures
City of Bremerton / CONSOR North America, Inc May 2025
Final Design Contract Eastside Treatment Plant UV Replacement Project
necessary for coordinating and completing all portions of the work under the construction contract
and for all safety precautions incidental thereto
➢Two (2) Consor staff will be onsite for up to two (2) days during commissioning
➢Contractor will maintain and supply red-lined plan sheet markups of any field changes for record
drawings. The record drawings will be based on information provided by the contractor which
illustrate the reported location of work and reported materials and equipment installed If those
record drawings are based on information provided by others, Consor cannot and does not warrant
their accuracy
➢Construction observations and site visits will coincide with weekly construction meetings on site.
No additional site visits are included
➢HRCCP Panel OIT graphics will be closely based on the existing PanelView but upgraded look and
feel.
➢PLC Programming to integrate the UV System signals, likely to be programmed into the EPCP Panel.
➢PLC communication updates between the HRCCP, EPCP and Westside Control Panel are not
included, as most of the communications in the existing programs is obsolete and the majority of
communications is now over ethernet.
➢PLC and OIT programming will not use any conversion software.
➢This scope does not include HMI programming, other than the OIT on the HRCCP panel.
Task 7 – Unanticipated Services
Objective
Unanticipated services authorized under this task are at the City’s discretion. Consor will provide scope and
fee estimate for additional services when requested by the City and will commence work only when written
authorization is provided by the City.
Estimated Schedule
The estimated schedule is based on City desires for design to be completed in fall 2025, pre-purchased
equipment delivered to the project site following 100% review by Ecology and before start of construction
in summer of 2026, and construction beginning during the non-rainy season (May – September) of 2026.
A more detailed project schedule will be developed after Notice to Proceed is provided by the City.
Budget
Work will be performed on a time and expense basis with a total not to exceed amount as shown on the
attached Fee Estimate (Exhibit C).
Bremerton/ CONSOR North America, Inc May 2025
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City of Bremerton
City Project No. 5882
Final Design Contract Eastside Treatment Plant UV Replacement Project
Schedule
Activity Approximate Date
Notice to Proceed June, 2025
Construction May, 2026
Construction Completion September, 2026
Completion of Services October, 2026
EXHIBIT B
EASTSIDE TREATMENT PLANT ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROJECT
CITY OF BREMERTON
PROPOSED FEE ESTIMATE
LABOR CLASSIFICATION (HOURS)
Principal
Engineer IV
Principal
Engineer III
Professional
Engineer VII
Professional
Engineer IV
Engineering
Designer V
Cost Estimator
III
Engineering
Designer VII
Administrative
III
Project
Coordinator I
Construction
Manager VI
Principal
Engineer VI Hours Labor Structural E&IC
Subconsultant
Multiplier
% Markup
Subconsultant Total
with Markup Expenses
CADD Units
$18/hr
GIS Units
$10/hr Total
CG Engineering IS
$333.85 $303.02 $224.09 $147.10 $174.16 $277.25 $199.07 $141.27 $98.28 $240.98 $315.02
Task 1 - Project Management
Task 1.1 - Invoices/Status Reports 16 16 32 7,792$ 3,680$ 1.1 4,048$ -$ -$ -$ 11,840$
Task 1.2 - Project Kickoff Meeting 2 2 3 7 1,596$ 3,136$ 1.1 3,450$ -$ -$ -$ 5,046$
Task 1.3 - Coordination with City Staff 40 8 48 15,526$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 15,526$
Task 1.4 - Coordination of Subconsultants 40 8 48 15,526$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 15,526$
Task 1.5 - Development of Project Management Plan 1 2 4 7 1,405$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 1,405$
Task 1.6 - Decision Log 2 8 10 2,522$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 2,522$
Task 1.7 - Meetings 4 4 4 12 3,530$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 3,530$
Task 1.8 - Quality Management 16 16 4,970$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 4,970$
Task 1.9 - Coordination with Ecology 4 8 12 3,206$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 3,206$
Task 1 Subtotal 109 20 40 7 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 192 56,072$ 3,680$ 3,136$ 7,498$ -$ -$ -$ 63,569$
Task 2 - Final Design & Permitting
Task 2.1 - 60% Design 26 2 44 112 39 4 144 16 8 8 404 80,327$ 19,130$ 43,180$ 1.1 68,541$ -$ 2,596$ -$ 151,464$
Task 2.2 - 90% Design 15 2 24 42 22 4 82 8 4 6 210 43,280$ 10,510$ 22,860$ 1.1 36,707$ -$ 1,483$ -$ 81,470$
Task 2.3 - 100% Design 11 2 20 32 17 2 62 6 2 4 158 32,457$ 4,320$ 11,360$ 1.1 17,248$ -$ 1,112$ -$ 50,818$
Task 2.4 - Review Meetings 2 2 2 6 1,445$ 6,272$ 1.1 6,899$ -$ -$ -$ 8,345$
Task 2.5 - Permitting 1 1 2 4 873$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 873$
Task 2 Subtotal 56 6 91 190 78 10 288 0 30 14 18 781 158,383$ 33,960$ 83,672$ 129,395$ -$ 5,191$ -$ 292,969$
Task 3 - SERP Documentation and Support
Task 3.1 - Coordination with City and Ecology 4 8 16 2 30 6,264$ 1.1 -$ -$ -$ -$ 6,264$
Task 3 Subtotal 4 0 8 0 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 6,264$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 6,264$
Task 4 - Pre-Purchasing UV and E&IC Equipment
Task 4.1 - Owner-Furnished Equipment 8 8 2 2 20 3,891$ 5,528$ 1.1 6,081$ -$ -$ -$ 9,972$
Task 4 Subtotal 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 20 3,891$ -$ 5,528$ 6,081$ -$ -$ -$ 9,972$
Task 5 - Bid Period Services
Task 5.1 - Pre-Bid Meeting 4 4 919$ 1.1 -$ 294$ -$ -$ 1,213$
Task 5.2 - Response to Bidder Inquiries 2 1 8 8 2 21 4,685$ 860$ 854$ 1.1 1,885$ -$ -$ -$ 6,570$
Task 5.3 - Addenda 2 1 8 8 19 4,039$ 1,740$ 1.1 1,914$ -$ -$ -$ 5,953$
Task 5 Subtotal 4 2 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 44 9,642$ 2,600$ 854$ 3,799$ 294$ -$ -$ 13,735$
Task 6 - Engineering Services During Construction
Task 6.1 - Shop Drawings and Submittals Review 4 20 40 50 12 2 128 24,529$ 4,560$ 12,080$ 1.1 18,304$ -$ -$ -$ 42,833$
Task 6.2 - Respond to Requests for Information (RFIs)4 10 20 10 2 46 9,112$ 3,640$ 3,456$ 1.1 7,806$ -$ -$ -$ 16,918$
Task 6.3 - Change Orders 4 4 1 9 1,845$ 3,456$ 1.1 3,802$ -$ -$ -$ 5,646$
Task 6.4 - Construction Observations and Site Visits 12 12 24 4,566$ 2,410$ 13,320$ 1.1 17,303$ 588$ -$ -$ 22,457$
Task 6.5 - Commissioning Support 12 40 4 56 10,079$ 13,140$ 1.1 14,454$ -$ -$ -$ 24,533$
Task 6.6 - Operation & Maintenace (O&M) Manual Update 4 12 32 8 56 9,246$ 5,712$ 1.1 6,283$ -$ -$ -$ 15,530$
Task 6.7 - Record Drawings 4 40 45 89 17,241$ 2,540$ 2,184$ 1.1 5,196$ -$ -$ -$ 22,438$
Task 6.8 - Programming 1 4 5 1,261$ 66,640$ 1.1 73,304$ -$ 810$ -$ 75,375$
Task 6 Subtotal 9 0 70 128 132 0 45 0 8 12 9 413 77,880$ 13,150$ 119,988$ 146,452$ 588$ 810$ -$ 225,729$
Task 7 - Unanticipated Services
Task 7.1 - Unanticipated Services 0 -$ 1.1 -$ 25,000$ -$ -$ 25,000$
Task 7 Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -$ -$ -$ -$ 25,000$ -$ -$ 25,000$
TOTAL - ALL TASKS 182 28 237 349 226 10 333 16 42 26 31 1480 312,131$ 53,390$ 213,178$ 293,225$ 25,882$ 6,001$ -$ 637,239$
Subconsultants
City of Bremerton
May 2025
A:\_V-W\Opportunities\WA\Bremerton\W243548WA - ETP UV Disinfection System Replacement\Scope_Fee\Fee Estimate Bremerton ETP UV 5-2025
Consor
Eastside Treatment Plant Ultraviolet Disinfection System Replacement Project
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EXHIBIT C
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Contract with Active Construction, Inc.
for the Kitsap Lake Stormwater Treatment
Retrofit Project
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: Public Works & Utilities
Presenter: D. Dinkuhn
Phone: (360) 473-5331
SUMMARY: The project will install stormwater treatment vaults at four stormwater outfalls to Kitsap
Lake. The vaults will treat stormwater discharging from the outfalls to a level that meets Washington
State Department of Ecology (Ecology) standards for new development. Seven bids were received
and were opened on May 13, 2025, Active Construction, Inc. was the lowest responsive bidder with a
total bid in the amount of $1,969,969. The project is funded by an Ecology grant for $2,415,646 and
$647,408 from the stormwater fund, for a project total of $3,063,054.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Contract
2) Vicinity Map
3) Bid Tabulation
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): Project is included in the 2025 stormwater budget.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☐ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to approve the contract with Active Construction, Inc. in the amount of $1,969,969 for the
Kitsap Lake Stormwater Treatment Retrofit Project; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute
the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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CONTRACT
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated the day of in the year 20___, by
and between the City of Bremerton (hereinafter called CITY) and
(hereinafter called CONTRACTOR).
CITY and CONTRACTOR, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1. WORK.
CONTRACTOR shall complete the WORK as specified or indicated in the CITY’s Contract
Documents entitled Kitsap Lake Stormwater Treatment Retrofit.
ARTICLE 2. CONTRACT TIMES.
The WORK shall obtain Physical Completion within 100 working days after the commencement
date stated in the Notice to Proceed. Time is of the essence as to each and every deadline set
forth in this agreement. This provision has been specifically negotiated.
ARTICLE 3. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
CITY and the CONTRACTOR recognize that time is of the essence for this Agreement and that the
CITY will suffer financial loss if the WORK is not completed within the time specified in Article 2
herein, plus any extensions thereof allowed in accordance with Section 1-08.9 of the Standard
Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions. They also recognize the delays,
expense, and difficulties involved in proving in a legal proceeding the actual loss suffered by the
CITY if the WORK is not completed on time. Accordingly, instead of requiring any such proof, the
CONTRACTOR shall pay the CITY liquidated damages in the amount of $1,650 per day after the
date of Physical Completion for each phase.
ARTICLE 4. CONTRACT PRICE.
CITY shall pay CONTRACTOR for completion of the WORK in accordance with the Contract
Documents in the amount set forth in the Bid Proposal.
ARTICLE 5. PAYMENT PROCEDURES.
CONTRACTOR shall submit Applications for Payment in accordance with Section 1-09.9 of the
Standard Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions. Applications for Payment
will be processed by ENGINEER as provided in the Special Provisions
_____________
Contractor Initials
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ARTICLE 6. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
The Contract Documents which comprise the entire agreement between CITY and CONTRACTOR
concerning the WORK consist of this Contract and the following attachments to this Contract:
• Notice Inviting Bids,
• Bidders Checklist,
• Bid Proposal including the Proposal Forms, Information Required of Bidder, Bid
Bond, and all required certificates and affidavits,
• Performance Bond,
• Payment Bond,
• Standard Specifications,
• Department of Ecology Specifications,
• Special Provisions,
• Appendices
• Contract Plans,
• Addenda numbers _____ to _____, inclusive,
• Change Orders which may be delivered or issued after Effective Date of the
Agreement and are not attached hereto.
There are no Contract Documents other than those listed in this Article 6. The Contract Documents
may only be amended by Change Order as provided in Section 1-04.4 of the Standard
Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions.
ARTICLE 7. INDEMNIFICATION.
The CONTRACTOR and CITY acknowledge and agree that they have negotiated the following in
accordance with the requirements of RCW 4.24.115 and the CONTRACTOR specifically waives his
immunity under industrial insurance under Title 51 RCW. To the fullest extent permitted by Laws
and Regulations, the CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the CITY,
ENGINEER, their consultants, subconsultants, and the officers, directors, employees, and agents
of each and any of them, against and from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits,
including all legal costs and attorney fees, all claims and liability arising under, by reason of, related,
or incidental to the Contract Documents or any performance of the WORK, but not from the sole
negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY and/or the ENGINEER as further defined in the
Contract Documents. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of the contract.
_____________
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ARTICLE 8. ASSIGNMENT
No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under or interests in the Contract Documents will
be binding on another party hereto without the written consent of the party sought to be bound;
and specifically but without limitation monies that may become due and monies that are due may
not be assigned without such consent (except to the extent that the effect of this restriction may
be limited by law), and unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an
assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility
under the Contract Documents. The CITY, in its sole discretion, may refuse to allow the
CONTRACTOR to assign any or all of its duties, rights and/or responsibilities under the
Agreement, except with regards to an assignment of funds for security purposes. In the case of
an assignment for security purposes the CITY may condition its approval to the extent it deems
necessary to assure that there will be adequate funds to complete the WORK and to pay a
subcontractors and suppliers.
ARTICLE 9. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY
All parties agree that the State of Washington shall be, and is hereby, named as an express third-
party beneficiary of the contract, with full rights as such.
ARTICLE 10. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
In the hiring of employees for the performance of work under this Contract, the Contractor, its
subcontractors, or any person acting on behalf of the Contractor shall not discriminate in any
employment practice on the basis of age (40+), sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
orientation/gender identity, marital status, military status, or the presence of any physical, mental,
or sensory disability.
ARTICLE 11. ADA STATEMENT
The City of Bremerton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in programs and activities,
which it operates pursuant to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and
ADA Amendments Act. This policy extends to both employment and admission to participation in
the programs, services, and activities of the City of Bremerton. Reasonable accommodation for
employees or applicants for employment will be provided.
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CONTRACT
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CITY and CONTRACTOR each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns and legal
representatives to the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives
in respect of all covenants, agreements and obligations contained in the Contract Documents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CITY and CONTRACTOR have caused this Agreement to be executed
the day and year first above written.
CITY: City of Bremerton CONTRACTOR:
By By
[CORPORATE SEAL]
Attest Attest
Address for giving notices Address for giving notices
License No.
Approved as to Form:
Agent for service of process:
(Signature)
(Title)
345 6th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337 P.O. Box 430, Puyallup, WA 98371
Active Construction, Inc.
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CONTRACT CERTIFICATE
(if Corporation)
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the ___________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
a corporation existing under the laws of the State of ____________________________, held on
__________________, 20___, the following resolution was duly passed and adopted:
“RESOLVED, that _________________________________________________, as
______________________ President of the Corporation, be and is hereby authorized
to execute the Agreement dated _________________, 20___, by and between this
Corporation and the City of Bremerton and that his/her execution thereof, attested
by the Secretary of this Corporation, and with the Corporate Seal affixed, shall be the
official act and deed of this Corporation.”
I further certify that said resolution is now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
corporation this _____, day of ___________________, 20___.
(Secretary)
(SEAL)
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CONTRACT CERTIFICATE
(if Limited Liability Company)
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a meeting of the Members of the __________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
a Limited Liability Company existing under the laws of the State of _______________________,
held on __________________, 20___, the following resolution was duly passed and adopted:
“RESOLVED, that ____________________________ and ___________________, as
Members of this Limited Liability Company, be and are hereby authorized to execute the
Agreement dated _________________, 20___, to the City of Bremerton by this Limited
Liability Company and that their execution thereof shall be the official act and deed of this
Limited Liability Company.”
I further certify that said resolution is now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ___, day of ____________, 20___.
A Limited Liability Company
By:
Member
By:
Member
(SEAL)
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(if Partnership)
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a meeting of the Partners of the ___________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
a partnership existing under the laws of the State of _______________________, held on
__________________, 20___, the following resolution was duly passed and adopted:
“RESOLVED, that ____________________________ , as ______________________ of
the Partnership, be and is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement dated
_________________, 20___, by and between this Partnership and the City of Bremerton
and that his/her execution thereof attested by the _____________________ shall be the
official act and deed of this Partnership.”
I further certify that said resolution is now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ___, day of ____________, 20___.
Partner
(SEAL)
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(if Joint Venture)
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a meeting of the Principals of the __________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
a joint venture existing under the laws of the State of _______________________, held on
__________________, 20___, the following resolution was duly passed and adopted:
“RESOLVED, that ____________________________ , as ______________________ of
the Joint Venture, be and is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement dated
_________________, 20___, by and between this joint venture and the City of
Bremerton and that his/her execution thereof attested by the _____________________
shall be the official act and deed of this Joint Venture.”
I further certify that said resolution is now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ___, day of ____________, 20___.
Managing Partner
(SEAL)
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PERFORMANCE BOND
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That as CONTRACTOR,
and as Surety,
are held and firmly bound unto City of Bremerton hereinafter called "OWNER," in the sum of
dollars,
for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION ARE SUCH, that said CONTRACTOR has been
awarded and is about to enter into the annexed Agreement with said OWNER to perform the
WORK as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents entitled “Kitsap Lake Stormwater
Treatment Retrofit”; now, therefore,
In the event CONTRACTOR fails to timely or properly perform any of the requirements of the
Contract Documents at the times and in the manner contained therein, the Surety shall be liable
under this bond up to the amount of the bond for the full amount of the OWNER’S expenses to
construct or repair all work as well as all loss, cost, expense or damage suffered by the OWNER
in excess of the Contract amount due to the CONTRACTOR’S failure to comply with any contract
or permit conditions or other applicable laws and regulations.
The Surety agrees that within 30 calendar days of receiving notice that the OWNER has declared
a CONTRACTOR default and formally terminated the CONTRACTOR’S right to complete the
Contract pursuant to its terms and conditions and that the CONTRACTOR has defaulted on all or
part of the terms guaranteed by this bond, the Surety shall either:
1. Notify the OWNER in writing of its intent to cure the default itself within a reasonable period
of time acceptable to the OWNER. The OWNER agrees to pay the balance of the Contract
price to the Surety in accordance with the terms of the Contract, or
2. Tender to the OWNER the demanded sum, up to the amount of the bond. However, if the
amount necessary for the OWNER to cure the default is less than the amount tendered,
the OWNER will return, without interest, any overpayment to the Surety.
PROVIDED, that any alterations in the WORK to be done or the materials to be furnished, or
changes in the time of completion, which may be made pursuant to the terms of said Contract
Documents, shall not in any way release said CONTRACTOR or said Surety hereunder, nor shall
any extensions of time granted under the provisions of said Contract Documents, release either
said CONTRACTOR or said Surety, and notice of such alterations or extensions of the Agreement
is hereby waived by said Surety.
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PERFORMANCE BOND
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The obligation of the Surety shall include reimbursing the City for all costs and expenses,
(including, but not limited to fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other
professionals, and court costs if litigation is commenced) incurred by the OWNER in enforcing
the provisions of this Bond.
The CONTRACTOR hereby agrees that the CONTRACTOR’S obligation to perform the required
work is not limited to the amount of funds held by the Surety. This bond is irrevocable and cannot
be canceled by the Surety or the CONTRACTOR.
This bond shall remain in full force and effect for a period of one (1) year following final acceptance
of the project by the City, and until the bond is released in writing by the OWNER at the written
request of the Surety or CONTRACTOR.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunder set our hands and seals this _________ day
of_________________, 2025.
(SEAL)
(SEAL)
(CONTRACTOR) (Surety)
By: By:
(Signature and SEAL) (Signature and SEAL)
(SEAL AND NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SURETY)
Address of Surety to which all notices shall be sent: _____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
Address of Surety for service of process: _____________________________
(must be a physical address) _____________________________
_____________________________
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PAYMENT BOND
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That as CONTRACTOR,
and as Surety,
are held and firmly bound unto City of Bremerton hereinafter called "OWNER," in the sum of
dollars,
for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION ARE SUCH, that said CONTRACTOR has been
awarded and is about to enter into the annexed CONTRACT with said OWNER to perform the
WORK as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents entitled “Kitsap Lake Stormwater
Treatment Retrofit”; now, therefore,
If said CONTRACTOR, or subcontractor, fails to pay for any materials, equipment, or other
supplies, or for rental of same, used in connection with the performance of work contracted to be
done, or for amounts due under applicable State law for any work or labor thereon, said Surety
will pay for the same in an amount not exceeding the sum specified above, and, in the event suit
is brought upon this bond, reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court. This bond shall
inure to the benefit of any persons, companies, or corporations entitled to file claims under
applicable State law so as to give a right of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought
upon this bond.
PROVIDED, that any alterations in the WORK to be done or the materials to be furnished, or
changes in the time of completion, which may be made pursuant to the terms of said Contract
Documents, shall not in any way release said CONTRACTOR or said Surety thereunder, nor shall
any extensions of time granted under the provisions of said Contract Documents release either
said CONTRACTOR or said Surety, and notice of such alterations or extensions of the
CONTRACT is hereby waived by said Surety.
The obligation of the Surety shall include reimbursing the City of all costs and expenses,
(including, but not limited to fee and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other
professionals, and court costs if litigation is commenced) incurred by the OWNER in enforcing
the provisions of this Bond.
City of Bremerton 233-1896-193
Kitsap Lake Stormwater Treatment Retrofit I-52 April 2025
Contract Documents Payment Bond
PAYMENT BOND
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunder set our hands and seals this ________ day
of______________________, 2025.
(CONTRACTOR) (Surety)
By: By:
(Signature and SEAL) (Signature and SEAL)
(SEAL AND NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SURETY)
Address of Surety to which all notices shall be sent: _____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
Address of Surety for service of process: _____________________________
(must be a physical address) _____________________________
____________________________
END OF CONTRACT FORMS
KITSAP LAKE STORMWATER
TREATMENT PROJECT
DETAILS:
•TREAT STORMWATER
BEFORE IT ENTERS THE
LAKE
•TOTAL OF 4 SITES
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Contract to Active Construction, Inc.
for Decommission Beach Sewer from
OF-4 to EB-2
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: PW&U – Engineering
Presenter: Bill Davis
Phone: (360) 473-2312
SUMMARY: This project will construct an upland sewer system and eliminate approximately 1500
feet of beach sewer and connections for properties between E. 16th Street and the Manette Bridge in
East Bremerton. The new upland sewer system will consist of a City municipal pump station at the
end of E. 16th Street and low pressure sewers and grinder pumps to serve the properties along
Marlow Avenue and Wheaton Way that currently discharge to the beach sewer.
The City received two (2) bids, which were opened on May 13, 2025. Active Construction was the
lowest responsible, responsive bidder for $4,085,085 (which includes sales tax).
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Contract; 2. Location Map; 3. Bid Tabulation
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): This project is included in the Wastewater CIP as
Project ID# WW00004 with a $6.35M budget.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☐ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to award the contract for Decommission Beach Sewer from OF-4
to EB-2 to Active Construction, Inc. in the amount of $4,085,085, and authorize the Mayor to finalize
and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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CONTRACT
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated the day of _________________________________
in the year 2025 by and between City of Bremerton (hereinafter called CITY) and
(hereinafter called CONTRACTOR).
CITY and CONTRACTOR, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1. WORK.
CONTRACTOR shall complete the WORK as specified or indicated in the CITY's Contract
Documents entitled Decommission Beach Sewer from OF-4 to EB-2.
ARTICLE 2. CONTRACT TIMES.
Substantial Completion for the WORK must be achieved not later than 365 calendar days from
the date of Notice to Proceed. Final Completion and Acceptance of the Work must be achieved no
later than 30 calendar days after Substantial Completion.
ARTICLE 3. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
CITY and the CONTRACTOR recognize that time is of the essence for this Agreement and that
the CITY will suffer financial loss if the WORK is not completed within the time specified in Article
2 herein, plus any extensions thereof allowed in accordance with Section 1-08.8 of the Standard
Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions. They also recognize the delays,
expense, and difficulties involved in proving in a legal proceeding the actual loss suffered by the
CITY if the WORK is not completed on time. Accordingly, instead of requiring any such proof, the
CONTRACTOR shall pay the CITY liquidated damages in the amount of $2,222 per Working Day.
Liquidated damages will begin to accrue on the workday immediately following the Substantial or
Contractual Completion Date.
ARTICLE 4. CONTRACT PRICE.
CITY shall pay CONTRACTOR for completion of the WORK in accordance with the Contract
Documents in the amount set forth in the Bid Proposal, which shall include sales tax as provided
in Section 1-07.2(2) of the Special Provisions.
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ARTICLE 5. PAYMENT PROCEDURES.
CONTRACTOR shall submit Applications for Payment in accordance with Section 1-09.9 of the
Standard Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions. Applications for
Payment will be processed by ENGINEER as provided in the Special Provisions
ARTICLE 6. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
The Contract Documents which comprise the entire agreement between CITY and
CONTRACTOR concerning the WORK consist of this Contract and the following which are either
attached or incorporated herein by reference:
Notice Inviting Bids,
Bidders Checklist,
Bid Proposal including the Proposal Forms, Information Required of Bidder, Bid Bond, and all
required certificates and affidavits,
Performance Bond,
Payment Bond,
Standard Specifications,
Appendices,
Special Provisions,
CSI Technical Specifications,
Contract Plans,
Addenda numbers _____ to _____, inclusive.
Change Orders which may be delivered or issued after Effective Date of the Agreement and
are not attached hereto.
There are no Contract Documents other than those listed in this Article 6. The Contract
Documents may only be amended by Change Order as provided in Section 1-04.4 of the
Standard Specifications which may be modified by the Special Provisions.
ARTICLE 7. INDEMNIFICATION.
The CONTRACTOR and CITY acknowledge and agree that they have negotiated the following in
accordance with the requirements of RCW 4.24.115 and the CONTRACTOR specifically waives
his immunity under industrial insurance under Title 51 RCW. To the fullest extent permitted by
Laws and Regulations, the CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the CITY,
ENGINEER, their consultants, sub consultants, and the officers, directors, employees, and agents
of each and any of them, against and from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits,
including all legal costs and attorney fees, all claims and liability arising under, by reason of,
related, or incidental to the Contract Documents or any performance of the WORK, but not from
the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY and/or the ENGINEER as further defined in
the Contract Documents. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of the
contract.
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ARTICLE 8. ASSIGNMENT
No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under or interests in the Contract Documents will be
binding on another party hereto without the written consent of the party sought to be bound; and
specifically but without limitation monies that may become due and monies that are due may not
be assigned without such consent (except to the extent that the effect of this restriction may be
limited by law), and unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an
assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility
under the Contract Documents. The CITY, in its sole discretion, may refuse to allow the
CONTRACTOR to assign any or all of its duties, rights and/or responsibilities under the
Agreement, except with regards to an assignment of funds for security purposes. In the case of
an assignment for security purposes the CITY may condition its approval to the extent it deems
necessary to assure that there will be adequate funds to complete the WORK and to pay a
subcontractors and suppliers.
CITY and CONTRACTOR each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns and legal
representatives to the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns and legal
representatives in respect of all covenants, agreements and obligations contained in the Contract
Documents.
Third-Party Beneficiary: All parties agree that the State of Washington shall be, and is hereby,
named as an express third-party beneficiary of this contract, with full rights as such.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CITY and CONTRACTOR have caused this Agreement to be executed
the day and year first above written.
CITY : City of Bremerton CONTRACTOR
(Signature) (Signature)
By Greg Wheeler, Mayor By
(Printed name) (Printed name) [CORPORATE SEAL]
Attest Attest
Address for giving notices Address for giving notices
License No.
Approved as to Form:
Agent for service of process:
(Signature)
City Attorney
(Title)
LOCATION MAP
DECOMMISSION BEACH SEWER OF-4 TO EB-2
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Professional Services Agreement with
Casey Civil, LLC for Decommission Beach
Sewer from OF-4 to EB-2
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: PW&U - Engineering
Presenter: William Davis
Phone: (360) 473-2312
SUMMARY: Construction management (CM) of the project Decommission Beach Sewer from OF-4
to EB-2 will require close coordination and communication with the contractor, City inspector, design
engineer, residents, regulatory agencies, cultural resources consultant, franchise utilities, and tribes.
City staff do not have the capacity to perform these services, therefore an outside firm has been
selected to provide CM services. The City requested proposals from five firms on the Small Works
Roster and received a proposal from Casey Civil. The City selected Casey Civil and a scope of work
and fee were negotiated for $343,917.
ATTACHMENTS: Professional Services Agreement
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): This project is included in the Wastewater CIP as
Project ID# WW00004 with a $6.35M budget.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☐ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with Casey Civil,
LLC for Decommission Beach Sewer from OF-4 to EB-2 in the amount of $343,917, and authorize
the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as
presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Construction Management Services for
Decommission Beach Sewer from OF-4 to EB-2 / Proj #: 5848
The City of Bremerton (“City”) and Casey Civil, LLC (“Consultant”), referred to
collectively as the “Parties,” enter into the following Agreement for professional services:
I. Scope: The Consultant agrees to perform the services more specifically described in the
Scope of Work, dated April 11th, 2025, including any attachments thereto , attached hereto as
Exhibit A, which is incorporated by reference herein. The Scope of Work may be modified only
pursuant to Section VII.H of this Agreement. If the Scope of Work provides for unspecified
additional services such services shall only be performed upon the express written request of the
City. Consultant further represents that the services furnished under this Agreement will be
performed in accordance with generally accepted professional practices in effect at the time such
services are performed.
II. Term: The City and the Consultant agree that work will begin on the tasks described in
Exhibit A immediately upon execution of this Agreement. The parties agree that the work
described in Exhibit A is to be completed as provided for in the work schedule attached hereto as
Exhibit B; provided however, that additional time shall be granted by the City for excusable delays
or extra work as provided for in Section X.A of this agreement.
III. Compensation: In consideration of the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, the
City shall pay Consultant in an amount not to exceed $343,917.00 Consultant’s charges and bills
shall conform to the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this
reference.
The Consultant shall submit regular billing statements detailing work performed and
amount charged on each task or portion thereof. The descriptions shall conform to and fall within
the categories set out in the Scope of Work and/or Fee Schedule. Upon re ceipt of a conforming
billing statement, the City shall promptly process payment. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the City
reserves the right to prioritize scoped work and accelerate and/or delay work tasks under the time
frame set forth in Section II herein. The Consultant's labor rates and billing fees shall be as
delineated in Exhibit C.
Consultant shall not perform work beyond the Scope of Work, nor shall be compensated
for such work, unless the Scope of Work or amount of compensation is modified pursuant to this
Agreement. Consultant shall only be compensated for additional services if requested pursuant to
Section I and, if not otherwise provided, such compensation shall be in accordance with Exhibit
C.
If a billing statement does not conform to this Agreement, the City may withhold payment
until the statement is brought into compliance. Such withholding does not relieve Consultant of
its obligations under this Agreement.
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IV. Relationship of Parties: Consultant represents that it is skilled in the matters addressed
in the Scope of Work and is performing independent functions and responsibilities within its field
of expertise. Consultant and its personnel are independent Consultants and not employees of the
City. Consultant and its personnel have no authority to bind the City or to control the City’s
employees and other Consultants. None of the benefits provided by the City to its employees,
including, but not limited to, compensation, insurance, and unemployment insurance are available
from the City to the employees, agents, representatives, or sub-consultants of the Consultant.
Consultant will be solely and entirely responsible for its acts and for the acts of Consultant's agents,
employees, representatives and sub-consultants during the performance of this Agreement. The
City may, during the term of this Agreement, engage other independent Consultants to perform
the same or similar work.
As an independent Consultant, Consultant is responsible for its own management. The
City’s administration and enforcement of this Agreement shall not be deemed an exercise of
managerial control over Consultant or its personnel.
As an independent Consultant, Consultant is responsible for payment of all taxes and
licensing fees necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. These taxes and fees
include but are not limited to State industrial insurance, Business & Occupation, State professional
licensing, and City business licensing. If any taxes or fees due the City have been declared
delinquent, the City may withhold the delinquent amount, plus any additional charges arising from
the delinquency, from any payments due Consultant.
V. Indemnification:
A. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officers, officials,
employees, agents and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or
suits, including all legal costs and attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with the
performance of this Agreement except for that portion of the injuries and damages caused by the
City’s sole negligence, unless Consultant is conducting work pursuant to Subsection B below.
The City's review or acceptance of any of the work when completed shall not be grounds
to avoid any of these covenants of indemnification.
B. Architects, Engineers and Any Other Professional Listed In and Performing
Services Defined in RCW 4.24.115. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that
Consultant’s services provided pursuant to this Agreement is subject to RCW 4.24.115, then, in
the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damages to property
caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the Consultant and the City, its officers,
officials, employees, agents and volunteers, the Consultant's liability hereunder shall be only to
the extent of the Consultant's negligence.
IT IS FURTHER SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED HEREIN CONSTITUTES THE CONSULTANT'S WAIVER
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OF IMMUNITY UNDER INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE, TITLE 51 RCW, SOLELY FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS INDEMNIFICATION. THE PARTIES FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THEY HAVE MUTUALLY NEGOTIATED THIS WAIVER.
The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
VI. Insurance: The Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement,
insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in
connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Consultant, its agents,
representatives, employees, sub-consultants or sub-Consultants.
Before beginning work on the project described in this Agreement, the Consultant shall
provide a Certificate of Insurance evidencing:
1. Automobile Liability insurance with limits no less than $1,000,000 combined
single limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and
2. Commercial General Liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with
limits no less than $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence and general
aggregate for personal injury, bodily injury and property damage. Coverage shall
include but not be limited to: blanket contractual; products/completed
operations/broad form property damage; explosion, collapse and underground
(XCU) if applicable; and
3. Excess Liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 limit per
occurrence and aggregate; and
4. Professional Liability insurance with limits no less than $1,000,000 limit per
occurrence/claim; and
5. Workers Compensation insurance as statutorily required by the Industrial
Insurance Act of the State of Washington, Title 51, Revised Code of Washington
and employer's liability with limits not less than $1,000,000.
Any payment of deductible or self-insured retention shall be the sole responsibility of the
Consultant.
All required policies shall be provided on an “occurrence” basis except professional
liability insurance (if required), which may be provided on a “claims-made” basis.
The City shall be named as an additional insured on the Commercial General Liability
insurance policy, as respects work performed by or on behalf of the Consultant and a copy of an
endorsement that is acceptable to the City, which names the City as an additional insured shall be
attached to the Certificate of Insurance. The City reserves the right to receive a certified copy of
all the required insurance policies and endorsements. The City further reserves the right to reject
any unacceptable policies and/or endorsements.
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The Consultant's Commercial General Liability insurance shall contain a clause stating that
coverage shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought,
except with respects to the limits of the insurer's liability.
The Consultant's insurance shall be primary and non-contributory insurance as respects the
City and shall contain a waiver of subrogation against the City for claims arising out of any
operations, liabilities and obligations to which coverage applies. It shall be an affirmative
obligation upon Consultant to advise the City’s Risk Manager by fax at (360) 473-5161, or by
certified mail, return receipt requested to City of Bremerton, Attn: Risk Management, 345 6th
Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337 within two days of the cancellation, suspension or
substantive change of any insurance policy set out herein, and failure to do so shall be construed
to be a breach of this Agreement.
The City also reserves its unqualified right to require at any time and for any reason, proof
of coverage in the form of a duplicate of the insurance policy with all endorsements as evidence
of coverage.
In the event that the Consultant employs other consultants or Consultants (sub-consultants
or sub-Consultants) as part of the work covered by this Agreement, it shall be the Consultant’s
responsibility to require and confirm that each sub-consultant or sub-Consultant meets the
minimum insurance requirements specified above. The Consultant shall, upon demand of the City,
deliver to the City copies of such policy or policies of insurance and the receipts for payment of
premiums thereon.
VII. General Conditions:
A. Reports and Information: When requested by the City, Consultant shall furnish
periodic reports and documents on matters covered by this Agreement. The reports and documents
shall be furnished in the time and form requested. Consultant shall maintain accounting records
in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to substantiate all billed
amounts.
B. Ownership and Use of Records and Documents: Original documents, drawings,
designs and reports, including those in electronic format, developed under this Agreement are the
property of the City. All written information submitted by the City to the Consultant in connection
with the services performed by the Consultant under this Agreement will be safeguarded by the
Consultant to at least the same extent as the Consultant safeguards like information relating to its
own business. If such information is publicly available or is already in Consultant's possession or
known to it, or is rightfully obtained by the Consultant from third parties, Consultant shall bear no
responsibility for its disclosure, inadvertent or otherwise.
All data, documents and files created by Consultant under this Agreement may be stored
at Consultant's office in University Place, Washington. Consultant shall make such data,
documents, and files available to the City upon its request at all reasonable times for the purpose
of editing, modifying and updating as necessary until such time as the City is capable of storing
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such information in the City's offices. Duplicate copies of this information shall be provided to
the City upon its request, and at reasonable cost.
All documents, including all reports, drawings, specifications, computer software or other
items prepared or furnished by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, are instruments of service
with respect to the project and are the property of the City. Any reuse by the City for other than
the specific purpose intended will be at City’s sole risk.
C. Use of Photographs and Images. Consultant shall not use or distribute photographs
or images depicting City officials, personnel, property, or equipment whether prepared by
Consultant or provided by City without prior written consent of the City. The City will not
unreasonably withhold its consent.
D. Work Performed at Consultant's Risk: Consultant shall take all precautions
necessary and shall be responsible for the safety of its employees, agents, and sub -consultants in
the performance of the work hereunder and shall utilize all protection necessary for that purpose.
All work shall be done at Consultant's own risk, and Consultant shall be responsible for any loss
of or damage to materials, tools, or other articles used or held for use in connection with the work.
E. Place of Work: The Consultant shall perform the work authorized under this
Agreement at its offices in University Place, Washington. Meetings with the City staff as
described in Exhibit A, Scope of Work, shall take place at the City's offices, or at locations
mutually agreed upon by the parties.
F. Entire Agreement: This Agreement and its Exhibits constitutes the entire
agreement between the Parties, and the Parties acknowledge that there are no other agreements,
written or oral, that have not been set forth in the text of this Agreement.
G. Severability: Should any part of this Agreement be found void, the balance of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
H. Modification: This Agreement may only be modified by written instrument signed
by both Parties.
I. Written Notices: All communications regarding this Agreement shall be sent to the
parties at the addresses listed below by registered or 1st class mail, or by personal service, and
shall be deemed sufficiently given if sent to the addressee at the address stated in this Ag reement
or such other address as may be hereafter specified in writing.
Notices to be sent to: Notices to be sent to:
CITY: CONSULTANT:
Attn: Angela Hoover Attn:
City of Bremerton
345 6th Street, Suite 100
Bremerton, WA 98337-1891
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J. Waiver: Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a
waiver of that provision. Waiver of any right or power arising out of this Agreement shall not be
deemed waiver of any other right or power.
K. Non-Waiver of Breach: The failure of the City to insist upon strict performance of
any of the covenants and agreements contained herein, or to exercise any option herein conferred
in one or more instances shall not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of said covenants,
agreements or options, and the same shall be and remain in full force and effect.
L. Compliance with Laws: Consultant shall comply with all applicable Federal, State,
and local laws in performing its obligations under this Agreement.
M. Choice of Law and Venue: This Agreement shall be interpreted according to the
laws of the State of Washington. Any judicial action to resolve disputes arising out of this
Agreement shall be brought in Kitsap County Superior Court.
N. Attorneys’ Fees: In the event of litigation to enforce any of the terms or provisions
herein, each party shall pay all its own costs and attorney’s fees.
O. Assignment: Any assignment of this agreement by the Consultant without the
written consent of the City shall be void.
VIII. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: In the hiring of employees for the
performance of work under this Agreement, the Consultant, its subConsultants, or any person
acting on behalf of Consultant shall not discriminate in any employment practice on the basis of
age (40+), sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, marital status,
military status, or the presence of any physical, mental or sensory disability.
IX. ADA Statement: The City of Bremerton does not discriminate on the basis of disability
in programs and activities, which it operates pursuant to the requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, and ADA Amendments Act. This policy extends to both employment
and admission to participation in the programs, services and activities of the City of
Bremerton. Reasonable accommodation for employees or applicants for employment will be
provided.
X. Termination: This Agreement shall remain in force until completion and acceptance of
the services, terminated by written instrument upon mutual consent, or by the City of Bremerton
for convenience. This Agreement may be immediately terminated for cause by a Party if the other
Party substantially fails to perform through no fault of the terminating Party, and the non -
performing Party does not commence correction of the failure of performance within thirty (30)
days of the terminating Party’s sending notice to the non-performing Party. Any Notice by
Consultant shall include a report showing the status of all items listed in the Scope of Work current
through the termination date.
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If the City receives reimbursement by any federal, state, or other source for work described
in Section I herein, and that funding is withdrawn, reduced or limited in any way, or the project is
cancelled or substantially reduced after the execution date of this Agreement and prior to the
completion of the work, the City may summarily terminate this Agreement.
A. Excusable Delays: The right of Consultant to proceed shall not be terminated nor
shall Consultant be charged with liquidated damages for any delays in the completion of the work
due to: 1) any acts of the federal government in controlling, restricting, or requisitioning materials,
equipment, tools, or labor by reason of war, national defense, or other national emergency; 2) any
acts of the City, its consultants, or other public agencies causing such delay; and 3) causes not
reasonably foreseeable by the parties at the time of the execution of the Agreement that are beyond
the control and without the fault or negligence of the Consultant, including, but not restricted to,
acts of God, fires, floods, strikes, or weather of unusual severity. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Consultant must promptly notify the City within ten (10) calendar days in writing of the cause
of the delay. If, on the basis of the facts and the terms of this Agreement, the delay is properly
excusable, the City shall, in writing, extend the time for completing the work for a period of time
commensurate with the period of excusable delay.
B. Rights Upon Termination: In the event of termination, the City shall pay for all
services performed by the Consultant to the effective date of termination, as described on a final
invoice submitted to the City. After termination, the City may take possession of all records and
data within the Consultant's possession pertaining to this project which may be used by the City
without restriction. Any such use not related to the project which Consultant was contracted to
perform shall be without liability or legal exposure to the Consultant.
XI. Suspension & Debarment. For contracts involving Washington State and Federal
funding, Consultant hereby certifies, by signing this agreement, that neither it nor its principals
are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this transaction by any State or Federal department or
agency. Consultant shall provide immediate written notice to the City if at any time it learns that
it is or has become ineligible for certification. Should Consultant enter into a covered transaction
with another firm, Consultant agrees by signing this agreement that it will verify that the firm
with whom it intends to do business is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, excluded or
disqualified.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties below have executed this Agreement.
CITY: CONSULTANT:
CITY OF BREMERTON
By: By:
Print Name: Print Name:
Its: Its:
Date: Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
By: By:
Kylie J. Finnell, Bremerton City Attorney Angela Hoover, City Clerk
Attachments:
EXHIBIT A – Scope of Services
EXHIBIT B – Work Schedule
EXHIBIT C – Fee Schedule
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SCOPE OF SERVICES
City of Bremerton
Client Project No. 5848
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Construction Management Services
Project Overview and Understanding:
The City of Bremerton (City) has selected Casey Civil, PLLC (Consultant) to provide construction
management services for the Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2 Project (Project). Consultant will
work as an extension of City staff to provide construction management services, using a dedicated City
employee (Consultant CM Lead) for routine, on-site inspection services. City has an existing contract
with the design engineer, Parametrix (Designer), who will review and respond to requested design
changes, review critical equipment and component submittals, and support startup and commissioning.
The scope of services is based on the anticipated project schedule below:
Activity Duration Approximate Date
Bidding and Award 3 months Apr 2025 – Jun 2025
Construction 11 months Jun 2025 – May 2026
Testing, Startup, Commissioning 1 month Jun 2026
Abandon Beach Sewer 1 month Jul 2026
Scope Outline:
The scope of services is generally separated into the following tasks:
Task 1 – Contract Management
Task 2 – Pre-Construction Efforts
Task 3 – Construction Management
A detailed description of the work included with these tasks is provided below.
EXHIBIT A
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Task 1 – Contract Management
This Task is limited to invoicing and project reporting. Client coordination and coordination with team
members is included as part of other tasks. No project management plan (PMP) will be prepared, nor
will any project schedules be prepared or updated other than what is included in this scope of work.
Subtask 1.1 – Invoicing and Project Reporting
Prepare project report and invoice to briefly communicate the work that occurred during the invoicing
period.
Task Deliverables:
Monthly invoices and project status reports
Assumptions:
Project will include work over the course of no more than sixteen (16) months, resulting in a
maximum of sixteen (16) invoices/project reports.
Task 2 – Pre-Construction Efforts
This Task includes efforts associated with reviewing and becoming familiar with the plans and
specifications.
Subtask 2.1 – Contract Documents Review
Review and become familiar with plans and specifications.
Subtask 2.2 – Pre-Bid Walk-Through
Attend City-led pre-bid walk-through with potential bidders.
Subtask 2.3 – Pre-Construction Conference
Attend pre-construction conference with selected Contractor, City stakeholders, and Designer.
Task Deliverables:
Pre-construction conference notes
Assumptions:
City will take the lead in facilitating both the pre-bid walk-through and the pre-construction
conference.
Task 3 – Construction Management
This Task includes efforts associated with proactively managing the progress of the Project.
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Subtask 3.1 – Virtual Project Manager (VPM) Training
City to provide CM team training using City’s Virtual Project Manager (VPM) software.
Subtask 3.2 – Site Visits and Construction Observations
Consultant CM Lead will visit the construction site(s), as requested by city staff, to supplement the City’s
Field Inspector daily visits and to maintain an understanding of the progress and any issues. Site visits
will be documented using the City’s construction observation form.
Subtask 3.3 – Coordination with City Field Inspector and Other City Staff
Consultant CM Lead will support and regularly coordinate with City Field Inspector to remain apprised of
construction activities and potential issues as well as review daily inspection reports. CM team will also
communicate with the City’s Project Manager and other City staff, if requested.
Subtask 3.4 – Contractor Coordination and Meetings
Consultant CM Lead will facilitate weekly construction meetings and produce and circulate meeting
agenda and produce meeting notes within two (2) days of the meeting. Coordination with Resource
Agencies, compliance with the Inadvertent Discovery Plan (IDP) will be a standing meeting agenda item.
Communications will also occur outside of the construction meetings, as needed. Specific to this effort is
reviewing the Contractor’s overall schedule updates monthly to consider allowable work windows.
Review and discuss Contractor’s 3-week look ahead schedule at each meeting.
Subtask 3.5 – Submittals, RFIs, Work Change Directives, Change Orders & Pay Requests
Consultant CM Lead will serve as the primary point of contact for the Contractor for contract or office
related matters such as logging the submission and response of all construction-related documents,
including submittals, requests for information (RFIs), change orders, work change directives, force
account items and payment requests. CM Lead will respond to general material submittals and will
distribute submittals and RFIs that require design input to the Designer for review and response. City
field inspector will be the primary contact for field related matters and contractor field staff. Change
orders will be reviewed and discussed with the City’s Project Manager and the Designer, if necessary.
Payment requests will be reviewed for completeness and accuracy with the City Field Inspector, and an
overall contract cost will be projected prior to recommending payment by City.
Subtask 3.6 – Public Involvement and Coordination
Consultant CM team will attend the public preconstruction meeting (evening event) and support the
City Inspector with coordinating with private property owners and support community outreach
sponsored by the City when needed or requested by the City. As questions or complaints arise during
construction, Consultant CM team will take the lead in documenting the questions/complaints of
property owners and the public and providing written responses as required. All communications will
be logged and tracked for status and need for additional follow-up. There are roughly 12 properties,
with condominiums and apartments directly impacted by the construction. Additionally, Consultant CM
team will support and attend one public meeting led by City staff.
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Subtask 3.7 – Coordinate Contractor/Archaeologist Activities
Consultant CM Lead will proactively communicate with Contractor/Archaeologist to ensure the
Archaeological Work Plan is followed and that activities comply with the Inadvertent Discovery Plan
(IDP).
Subtask 3.8 – Coordinate with External Utility, Regulatory, and Tribal Stakeholders
Consultant CM team will lead the proactive communication with local franchise utilities including:
Cascade Natural Gas, Puget Sound Energy, and Comcast for utility connections. All communications will
be logged and tracked for status and need for additional field related follow-up. Further, CM Team will
coordinate with resource and tribal agencies include WDFW, USACE, DNR, Ecology, and EPA. Tribal
stakeholders include the Suquamish and Puyallup Tribes.
Subtask 3.9 – Startup and Commissioning
City field inspection team will coordinate the startup and commissioning of each of the 13 grinder pump
stations with “Correct Equipment”. Consultant CM team will coordinate startup and commissioning of
EB-7 pump station and all generators and ensure operation of the entire project. CM Team will develop
and complete a checklist and coordinate with the Contractor. Consultant CM team will coordinate final
inspection and development and final completion of punch list with the contractor. Consultant CM Team
is responsible for contacting vendors and coordinating the training of City staff.
Subtask 3.10 – As-Built Drawings
Coordinate with and review Contractor field set of as-built drawings for completeness on a monthly
basis.
Task Deliverables:
Construction observation reports, one for each site visit.
Construction meeting agendas and notes
Submittal/RFI/Change Order/Work Change Directive/Force Account logs
Submittal/RFI/Change Order/Work Change Directive responses
Contractor Pay Request review and recommendations
Private Residence communication log
Franchise Agency / Resource Agency stakeholder / tribal communication log
Assumptions:
Consultant will not be required to purchase City VPM software or hardware necessary to run the
program.
VPM training is assumed at a maximum of four (4) hours for each of two Consultant staff
members.
Consultant CM Lead site visits are assumed to occur two days each week, on average, through
the active project construction (12 months). Visits are assumed at eight (8) hours per visit,
including travel and completion of construction observation reports. Days for site visits will be
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scheduled in advance to allow coordination of schedules but are assumed to occur on the same
days each week.
Coordination between Consultant CM Lead and City Field Inspector on days when the
Consultant CM Lead is not on-site is assumed at two (2) hours per week throughout the duration
of construction (12 months). An additional two (2) hours per month is allocated for
communication with other City staff throughout the project duration (16 months).
Of the anticipated 12 months of construction, it is assumed that weekly construction meetings
will only be required for roughly 10 of the 12 months of construction, or about 40 construction
meetings. Each meeting is estimated at two (2) hours including preparation, facilitation, and
documentation of meeting notes. An additional eight (8) hours per month is estimated for
contractor coordination, for the 12 months of construction.
Material and equipment submittals are assumed to not exceed 40 total submittals/resubmittals,
with up to 20 reviewed by the Consultant CM team, estimated at three (3) hours per
submittal/resubmittal, and the other 20 reviewed by the Designer and only tracking and
coordination required by the CM team, estimated at one (1) hour per submittal.
Up to twenty (20) RFIs are estimated for this project, assuming four (4) hours per RFI, on
average. This estimated effort includes coordination with the contractor, the Designer, and the
City, as required.
Up to five (5) change orders are estimated for this project, assuming eight (8) hours each, on
average.
Up to 35 Work Change Directives (WCDs) are estimated, assuming four (4) hours each, on
average. The Change Orders will be an accumulation summary of multiple WCDs.
Up to twelve (12) payment requests are estimated for this project, assuming two (2) hours per
payment request, on average.
City Field Inspector will track all force account work and document in City form.
Public outreach is estimated at two (2) hours for each of the approximately 12 residences along
the project route plus another two (2) hours per month throughout the 12 months of
construction to cover miscellaneous public outreach and support plus another 8 hours for one
public outreach event.
City Field Inspector will serve as primary point of contact for the public through the construction
project. Consultant CM Lead will serve as the secondary point of contact.
City Project Archaeologist, or approved designee, will lead all observation efforts during
excavation of areas within the Area of Potential Effects (APE), in alignment with the
Archaeological Work Plan, and will serve as the primary point of contact in the event that
anything is found during excavation outside of the APE.
Consultant CM Lead coordination with Archaeological Work Plan and IDP is assumed to be
limited to schedule reviews and leading discussion associated with weekly construction
meetings. This effort is assumed to not exceed four (4) hours per month through the duration of
construction.
Coordination with franchise utilities, regulatory agencies and tribal stakeholders will be by the
Consultant CM team in coordination with City Field inspector, estimated at 16 hours per month
for the estimated 12 months of active construction. If questions or conflicts arise, CM team will
bring in City PM for resolution.
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Startup efforts for the grinder pump generators is assumed to require eight (8) hours for each of
the four (4) generators, on average. Startup effort for EB-7 is assumed to require 24 hours due
to greater complexity. CM Team will serve in a support role to the City and Designer during the
startup and testing effort.
City staff will coordinate and witness startup of individual grinder pump stations and will
request support as needed from the Consultant CM Lead.
Contract documents will require the review of current as-built markups as a condition of
payment application approval.
As-built drawings will be updated by the Designer at the end of the Project.
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May 2025
City of Bremerton
City Project No. 5848
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Schedule
Activity Approximate Date
Notice to Proceed July 2025
Construction 12 Months
Construction Completion July 2026
Completion of Services October 2026
EXHIBIT B
City of Bremerton
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Construction Management
% of work per year
2025 50%
2026 50%
5%Annual Labor Escalation
Current Billing Rate $240.00 $165.00 $115.00 $90.00
Average Billing Rate (multiple year projects)$246.00 $169.13 $117.88 $92.25
Senior Engineer Project Eng I Eng. Designer I Administrative Hours Labor Expenses Total
Task 1 - Contract Management
Task 1.1 - Invoicing and Project Reporting 16 16 16 48 8,118$ 8,118$ Task 1 Subtotal 16 160 16 48 8,118$ -$ 8,118.00$ Task 2 - Pre-Construction Efforts
Task 2.1 - Contract Documents Review28 10 1,845$ 1,845$ Task 2.2 - Pre-Bid Walk-Through66 1,015$ 1,015$ Task 2.3 - Pre-Construction Conference268 1,507$ 1,507$ Task 2 Subtotal4 2000 24 4,367$ -$ 4,366.50$ Task 3 - Construction Management
Task 3.1 - Virtual Project Manager (VPM) Training448 1,661$ 1,661$ Task 3.2 - Site Visits and Construction Observations 20 832 852 145,632$ 3,524.70$ 149,157$ Task 3.3 - Coordination with City Field Inspector and Other City Staff 24 112 136 24,846$ 24,846$ Task 3.4 - Contractor Coordination and Meetings 16 176 192 33,702$ 33,702$ Task 3.5 - Submittals, RFIs, Work Change Directives, Change Orders, & Pay Requests 16 273 91 380 60,834$ 60,834$ Task 3.6 - Public Involvement and Coordination8 56 64 11,439$ 11,439$ Task 3.7 - Coordinate Contractor/Archaeologist Activities8 48 56 10,086$ 10,086$ Task 3.8 - Coordinate with External Utility, Regulatory, and Tribal Stakeholders 12 120 40 172 27,962$ 27,962$ Task 3.9 - Startup and Commissioning 12 40 52 9,717$ 9,717$ Task 3.10 - As-Built Drawings 12 12 2,030$ 2,030$ Task 3 Subtotal 120 1673 1310 1924 327,907.75$ 3,524.70$ 331,432.45$ GRAND TOTAL 140 1709 131 16 1996 340,392$ 3,525$ 343,917$ Casey Civil, LLC
April 11, 2025
EXHIBIT C
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Professional Services Agreement with
Parametrix, Inc for Decommission Beach
Sewer from OF-4 to EB-2
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: PW&U - Engineering
Presenter: William Davis
Phone: (360) 473-2312
SUMMARY: Parametrix was the lead design engineer for the project Decommission Beach Sewer
from OF-4 to EB-2 and will provide engineering services during construction (ESDC). Tasks include
submittal review, responding to contractor inquiries, developing change orders, visiting the site to
ensure design conformance, fish forage surveys, and coordinating subconsultants. Subconsultants
HWA Geosciences and Willamette Cultural Resources Associates will provide geotechnical and
cultural resources services. A significant portion of the cost of this contract is for cultural resources
monitoring, screening and reporting due to work in a registered archaeological site. The contract is
for $517,337.49.
ATTACHMENTS: Professional Services Agreement
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): This project is included in the Wastewater CIP as
Project ID# WW00004 with a $6.35M budget.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☐ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix,
Inc. for the Decommission Beach Sewer (OF-4 to EB-2) in the amount of $517,337.49, and authorize
the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as
presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Engineering Services During Construction for
Decommission Beach Sewer from OF-4 to EB-2 / Proj. #: 5848
The City of Bremerton (“City”) and Parametrix, Inc (“Consultant”), referred to collectively
as the “Parties,” enter into the following Agreement for professional services:
I. Scope: The Consultant agrees to perform the services more specifically described in the
Scope of Work, dated March 21, 2025, including any attachments thereto, attached hereto as
Exhibit A, which is incorporated by reference herein. The Scope of Work may be modified only
pursuant to Section VII.H of this Agreement. If the Scope of Work provides for unspecified
additional services such services shall only be performed upon the express written request of the
City. Consultant further represents that the services furnished under this Agreement will be
performed in accordance with generally accepted professional practices in effect at the time such
services are performed.
II. Term: The City and the Consultant agree that work will begin on the tasks described in
Exhibit A immediately upon execution of this Agreement. The parties agree that the work
described in Exhibit A is to be completed as provided for in the work schedule attached hereto as
Exhibit B; provided however, that additional time shall be granted by the City for excusable delays
or extra work as provided for in Section X.A of this agreement.
III. Compensation: In consideration of the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, the
City shall pay Consultant in an amount not to exceed $517,337.49. Consultant’s charges and bills
shall conform to the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this
reference.
The Consultant shall submit regular billing statements detailing work performed and
amount charged on each task or portion thereof. The descriptions shall conform to and fall within
the categories set out in the Scope of Work and/or Fee Schedule. Upon re ceipt of a conforming
billing statement, the City shall promptly process payment. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the City
reserves the right to prioritize scoped work and accelerate and/or delay work tasks under the time
frame set forth in Section II herein. The Consultant's labor rates and billing fees shall be as
delineated in Exhibit C.
Consultant shall not perform work beyond the Scope of Work, nor shall be compensated
for such work, unless the Scope of Work or amount of compensation is modified pursuant to this
Agreement. Consultant shall only be compensated for additional services if requested pursuant to
Section I and, if not otherwise provided, such compensation shall be in accordance with Exhibit
C.
If a billing statement does not conform to this Agreement, the City may withhold payment
until the statement is brought into compliance. Such withholding does not relieve Consultant of
its obligations under this Agreement.
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IV. Relationship of Parties: Consultant represents that it is skilled in the matters addressed
in the Scope of Work and is performing independent functions and responsibilities within its field
of expertise. Consultant and its personnel are independent Consultants and not employees o f the
City. Consultant and its personnel have no authority to bind the City or to control the City’s
employees and other Consultants. None of the benefits provided by the City to its employees,
including, but not limited to, compensation, insurance, and unemployment insurance are available
from the City to the employees, agents, representatives, or sub-consultants of the Consultant.
Consultant will be solely and entirely responsible for its acts and for the acts of Consultant's agents,
employees, representatives and sub-consultants during the performance of this Agreement. The
City may, during the term of this Agreement, engage other independent Consultants to perform
the same or similar work.
As an independent Consultant, Consultant is responsible for its own management. The
City’s administration and enforcement of this Agreement shall not be deemed an exercise of
managerial control over Consultant or its personnel.
As an independent Consultant, Consultant is responsible for payment of all taxes and
licensing fees necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. These taxes and fees
include but are not limited to State industrial insurance, Business & Occupation, State professional
licensing, and City business licensing. If any taxes or fees due the City have been declared
delinquent, the City may withhold the delinquent amount, plus any additional charges arising from
the delinquency, from any payments due Consultant.
V. Indemnification:
A. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officers, officials,
employees, agents and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or
suits, including all legal costs and attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with the
performance of this Agreement except for that portion of the injuries and damages caused by the
City’s sole negligence, unless Consultant is conducting work pursuant to Subsection B below.
The City's review or acceptance of any of the work when completed shall not be grounds
to avoid any of these covenants of indemnification.
B. Architects, Engineers and Any Other Professional Listed In and Performing
Services Defined in RCW 4.24.115. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that
Consultant’s services provided pursuant to this Agreement is subject to RCW 4.24.115, then, in
the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damages to property
caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the Consultant and the City, its officers,
officials, employees, agents and volunteers, the Consultant's liability hereunder shall be only to
the extent of the Consultant's negligence.
IT IS FURTHER SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED HEREIN CONSTITUTES THE CONSULTANT'S WAIVER
OF IMMUNITY UNDER INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE, TITLE 51 RCW, SOLELY FOR THE
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PURPOSES OF THIS INDEMNIFICATION. THE PARTIES FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THEY HAVE MUTUALLY NEGOTIATED THIS WAIVER.
The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
VI. Insurance: The Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement,
insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in
connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Consultant, its agents,
representatives, employees, sub-consultants or sub-Consultants.
Before beginning work on the project described in this Agreement, the Consultant shall
provide a Certificate of Insurance evidencing:
1. Automobile Liability insurance with limits no less than $1,000,000 combined
single limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and
2. Commercial General Liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with
limits no less than $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence and general
aggregate for personal injury, bodily injury and property damage. Coverage shall
include but not be limited to: blanket contractual; products/completed
operations/broad form property damage; explosion, collapse and underground
(XCU) if applicable; and
3. Excess Liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 limit per
occurrence and aggregate; and
4. Professional Liability insurance with limits no less than $1,000,000 limit per
occurrence/claim; and
5. Workers Compensation insurance as statutorily required by the Industrial
Insurance Act of the State of Washington, Title 51, Revised Code of Washington
and employer's liability with limits not less than $1,000,000.
Any payment of deductible or self-insured retention shall be the sole responsibility of the
Consultant.
All required policies shall be provided on an “occurrence” basis except professional
liability insurance (if required), which may be provided on a “claims-made” basis.
The City shall be named as an additional insured on the Commercial General Liability
insurance policy, as respects work performed by or on behalf of the Consultant and a copy of an
endorsement that is acceptable to the City, which names the City as an additional insured shall be
attached to the Certificate of Insurance. The City reserves the right to receive a certified copy of
all the required insurance policies and endorsements. The City further reserves the right to reject
any unacceptable policies and/or endorsements.
The Consultant's Commercial General Liability insurance shall contain a clause stating that
coverage shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought,
except with respects to the limits of the insurer's liability.
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The Consultant's insurance shall be primary and non-contributory insurance as respects the
City and shall contain a waiver of subrogation against the City for claims arising out of any
operations, liabilities and obligations to which coverage applies. It shall be an affirmative
obligation upon Consultant to advise the City’s Risk Manager by fax at (360) 473-5161, or by
certified mail, return receipt requested to City of Bremerton, Attn: Risk Management, 345 6th
Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337 within two days of the cancellation, suspension or
substantive change of any insurance policy set out herein, and failure to do so shall be construed
to be a breach of this Agreement.
The City also reserves its unqualified right to require at any time and for any reason, proof
of coverage in the form of a duplicate of the insurance policy with all endorsements as evidence
of coverage.
In the event that the Consultant employs other consultants or Consultants (sub-consultants
or sub-Consultants) as part of the work covered by this Agreement, it shall be the Consultant’s
responsibility to require and confirm that each sub-consultant or sub-Consultant meets the
minimum insurance requirements specified above. The Consultant shall, upon demand of the City,
deliver to the City copies of such policy or policies of insurance and the receipts for payment of
premiums thereon.
VII. General Conditions:
A. Reports and Information: When requested by the City, Consultant shall furnish
periodic reports and documents on matters covered by this Agreement. The reports and documents
shall be furnished in the time and form requested. Consultant shall maintain accounting records
in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to substantiate all billed
amounts.
B. Ownership and Use of Records and Documents: Original documents, drawings,
designs and reports, including those in electronic format, developed under this Agreement are the
property of the City. All written information submitted by the City to the Consultant in connection
with the services performed by the Consultant under this Agreement will be safeguarded by the
Consultant to at least the same extent as the Consultant safeguards like information relating to its
own business. If such information is publicly available or is already in Consultant's possession or
known to it, or is rightfully obtained by the Consultant from third parties, Consultant shall bear no
responsibility for its disclosure, inadvertent or otherwise.
All data, documents and files created by Consultant under this Agreement may be stored
at Consultant's office in Puyallup, Seattle, and Bremerton, Washington. Consultant shall make
such data, documents, and files available to the City upon its request at all reasonable times for the
purpose of editing, modifying and updating as necessary until such time as the City is capable of
storing such information in the City's offices. Duplicate copies of this information shall be
provided to the City upon its request, and at reasonable cost.
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All documents, including all reports, drawings, specifications, computer software or other
items prepared or furnished by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, are instruments of service
with respect to the project and are the property of the City. Any reuse by the City for other than
the specific purpose intended will be at City’s sole risk.
C. Use of Photographs and Images. Consultant shall not use or distribute photographs
or images depicting City officials, personnel, property, or equipment whether prepared by
Consultant or provided by City without prior written consent of the City. The City will not
unreasonably withhold its consent.
D. Work Performed at Consultant's Risk: Consultant shall take all precautions
necessary and shall be responsible for the safety of its employees, agents, and sub -consultants in
the performance of the work hereunder and shall utilize all protection necessary for that purpose.
All work shall be done at Consultant's own risk, and Consultant shall be responsible for any loss
of or damage to materials, tools, or other articles used or held for use in connection with the work.
E. Place of Work: The Consultant shall perform the work authorized under this
Agreement at its offices in Puyallup, Seattle, and Bremerton, Washington. Meetings with the City
staff as described in Exhibit A, Scope of Work, shall take place at the City's offices, or at locations
mutually agreed upon by the parties.
F. Entire Agreement: This Agreement and its Exhibits constitutes the entire
agreement between the Parties, and the Parties acknowledge that there are no other agreements,
written or oral, that have not been set forth in the text of this Agreement.
G. Severability: Should any part of this Agreement be found void, the balance of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
H. Modification: This Agreement may only be modified by written instrument signed
by both Parties.
I. Written Notices: All communications regarding this Agreement shall be sent to the
parties at the addresses listed below by registered or 1st class mail, or by personal service, and
shall be deemed sufficiently given if sent to the addressee at the address stated in this Ag reement
or such other address as may be hereafter specified in writing.
Notices to be sent to: Notices to be sent to:
CITY: CONSULTANT:
Attn: Angela Hoover Attn:
City of Bremerton
345 6th Street, Suite 100
Bremerton, WA 98337-1891
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J. Waiver: Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a
waiver of that provision. Waiver of any right or power arising out of this Agreement shall not be
deemed waiver of any other right or power.
K. Non-Waiver of Breach: The failure of the City to insist upon strict performance of
any of the covenants and agreements contained herein, or to exercise any option herein conferred
in one or more instances shall not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of said covenants,
agreements or options, and the same shall be and remain in full force and effect.
L. Compliance with Laws: Consultant shall comply with all applicable Federal, State,
and local laws in performing its obligations under this Agreement.
M. Choice of Law and Venue: This Agreement shall be interpreted according to the
laws of the State of Washington. Any judicial action to resolve disputes arising out of this
Agreement shall be brought in Kitsap County Superior Court.
N. Attorneys’ Fees: In the event of litigation to enforce any of the terms or provisions
herein, each party shall pay all its own costs and attorney’s fees.
O. Assignment: Any assignment of this agreement by the Consultant without the
written consent of the City shall be void.
VIII. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: In the hiring of employees for the
performance of work under this Agreement, the Consultant, its subConsultants, or any person
acting on behalf of Consultant shall not discriminate in any employment practice on the basis of
age (40+), sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, marital status,
military status, or the presence of any physical, mental or sensory disability.
IX. ADA Statement: The City of Bremerton does not discriminate on the basis of disability
in programs and activities, which it operates pursuant to the requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, and ADA Amendments Act. This policy extends to both employment
and admission to participation in the programs, services and activities of the City of
Bremerton. Reasonable accommodation for employees or applicants for employment will be
provided.
X. Termination: This Agreement shall remain in force until completion and acceptance of
the services, terminated by written instrument upon mutual consent, or by the City of Bremerton
for convenience. This Agreement may be immediately terminated for cause by a Party if the other
Party substantially fails to perform through no fault of the terminating Party, and the non -
performing Party does not commence correction of the failure of performance within thirty (30)
days of the terminating Party’s sending notice to the non-performing Party. Any Notice by
Consultant shall include a report showing the status of all items listed in the Scope of Work current
through the termination date.
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If the City receives reimbursement by any federal, state, or other source for work described
in Section I herein, and that funding is withdrawn, reduced or limited in any way, or the project is
cancelled or substantially reduced after the execution date of this Agreement and prior to the
completion of the work, the City may summarily terminate this Agreement.
A. Excusable Delays: The right of Consultant to proceed shall not be terminated nor
shall Consultant be charged with liquidated damages for any delays in the completion of the work
due to: 1) any acts of the federal government in controlling, restricting, or requisitioning materials,
equipment, tools, or labor by reason of war, national defense, or other national emergency; 2) any
acts of the City, its consultants, or other public agencies causing such delay; and 3) causes not
reasonably foreseeable by the parties at the time of the execution of the Agreement that are beyond
the control and without the fault or negligence of the Consultant, including, but not restricted to,
acts of God, fires, floods, strikes, or weather of unusual severity. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Consultant must promptly notify the City within ten (10) calendar days in writing of the cause
of the delay. If, on the basis of the facts and the terms of this Agreement, the delay is properly
excusable, the City shall, in writing, extend the time for completing the work for a period of time
commensurate with the period of excusable delay.
B. Rights Upon Termination: In the event of termination, the City shall pay for all
services performed by the Consultant to the effective date of termination, as described on a final
invoice submitted to the City. After termination, the City may take possession of all records and
data within the Consultant's possession pertaining to this project which may be used by the City
without restriction. Any such use not related to the project which Consultant was contracted to
perform shall be without liability or legal exposure to the Consultant.
XI. Suspension & Debarment. For contracts involving Washington State and Federal
funding, Consultant hereby certifies, by signing this agreement, that neither it nor its principals
are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this transaction by any State or Federal department or
agency. Consultant shall provide immediate written notice to the City if at any time it learns that
it is or has become ineligible for certification. Should Consultant enter into a covered transaction
with another firm, Consultant agrees by signing this agreement that it will verify that the firm
with whom it intends to do business is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, excluded or
disqualified.
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Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties below have executed this Agreement.
CITY: CONSULTANT:
CITY OF BREMERTON
By: By:
Print Name: Print Name:
Its: Its:
Date: Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
By: By:
Kylie J. Finnell, Bremerton City Attorney Angela Hoover, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A – Scope of Work
EXHIBIT B – Work Schedule
EXHIBIT C – Fee Schedule
R:\Legal\Legal\Forms\FORMS ON COBWEB\Professional Services Agreement Rev. 04 2023.docx
Scope of Work
Bremerton/Parametrix May 2025
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
City of Bremerton
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Construction Services
Introduction
The City of Bremerton (City) Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2 Project will protect
Sinclair Inlet and the Port Washington Narrows by decommissioning an existing gravity beach sewer
located within the tidelands of the Port Washington Narrows. This project also includes the
installation of small municipal pump stations, individual grinder pump systems, and the low-pressure
sewer mains and force mains required to redirect flow from individual waterfront properties away
from the beach sewer to an existing upland sewer system. The proposed project will eliminate
approximately 1,900 feet of gravity sewer, 13 side sewers (laterals), and five manholes, all buried
along the beach.
The section of sewer main to be decommissioned is located along the shoreline immediately north of
the Manette Bridge, starting at Sewage Pump Station EB-2 and ending at a new City Pump Station to
be constructed near the current location of Combined Sewer Overflow Structure No. 4 (OF-4). The
primary goal of the project is to eliminate gravity sewer infrastructure in marine tidelands, which is
difficult to maintain and poses potential risks to the marine environment.
This project is funded by a Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Loan from the Washington
State Department of Ecology (Ecology).
Parametrix understands that Casey Civil, PLLC will be performing the construction management of
this project such that the scope of work for Parametrix during construction is to provide project
support on an as-needed basis.
Work Breakdown Summary
This Contract is requested by the City because Ecology is required to close out the previous contract.
The Work Breakdown Summary is provided below.
Task 1: Services During Construction
Task 2: Project Management
Task 3: Management Reserve
Task 01 – Services During Construction
Subtask 1.1 – Parametrix Support
Objective/Goal
Provide support to the City’s Project Manager and staff during the construction phase of the project.
Activities
Attend Preconstruction Conference (in-person for up to 2 Parametrix staff for 4 hours,
including travel time).
Review and responses for up to 20 submittals, including resubmittals.
EXHIBIT A
Scope of Work
Bremerton/Parametrix May 2025
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Review and responses for up to 15 Requests for Information (RFIs).
Provide support for developing up to two change orders.
Perform up to four site visits on an as-needed basis (budget assumes 2 Parametrix staff
for 4 hours per visit, including travel time).
Perform up to 5 forage fish surveys and associated report documentation (budget
includes 5 hours per survey including travel and documentation).
Deliverables
Submittal review response sheets.
RFI response sheets.
Responses to support the development of change orders.
Forage fish survey report documentation.
Assumptions
City will lead the Preconstruction Conference and provide any documents needed for
presentation at the Conference.
Written observation and/or site visit reports are excluded.
Change orders will be developed by others.
Forage fish surveys will be requested a minimum of 3 business days prior to the survey
needing to be completed.
The deliverables outlined in the City’s Ecology Agreement for the Construction Management
task will be provided by others at no cost to Parametrix.
The deliverables outlined in the City’s Ecology Agreement for the Construction task will be
provided by others at no cost to Parametrix.
The deliverables outlined in the City’s Ecology Agreement for the Change Order Allowance
task will be provided by others at no cost to Parametrix.
Subtask 1.2 – Geotechnical Support
Objective
Provide geotechnical review of submittals and questions during construction related to geotechnical
issues and observe subgrade conditions for pump station installations.
Activities
Specific activities are included in the subconsultant’s scope of work (attached).
Deliverables
Specific deliverables are included in the subconsultant’s scope of work (attached).
Assumptions
Geotechnical services will be conducted by a subconsultant.
Scope of Work
Bremerton/Parametrix May 2025
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Subtask 1.3 – Cultural Resources Support
Objective
Provide cultural resource services during construction that comply with the project’s Cultural Work Plan.
Activities
Specific activities are included in the subconsultant’s scope of work (attached).
Deliverables
Specific deliverables are included in the subconsultant’s scope of work (attached).
Assumptions
Cultural resource services will be conducted by a subconsultant.
Subtask 1.4 – Record Documents Preparation
Objective
Provide project record drawings to conform with the Contractor’s construction records.
Activities
Revise CADD drawings to conform with markups kept by the Contractor during construction.
Deliverables
CADD files for the project, including sheets and base files (x references), submitted via
cloud-based file transfer site of City’s choice.
PDF copies of the Record Drawings submitted via cloud-based file transfer site of City’s choice.
Assumptions
Parametrix will not verify the completeness and accuracy of the Contractor’s markup
drawing set.
This task will be started after Contractor has provided a complete markup drawing set.
No other record documents besides the Record Drawings will be provided.
Assumes 53 sheets maximum.
Task 2: Project Management
Objective
Provide oversight, communications, and management of the contract and scope of work. Work
includes administrative project support, including project setup, contracting, schedule management,
and general project management services.
Scope of Work
Bremerton/Parametrix May 2025
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Activities
Prepare monthly billing review and invoices.
Conduct subconsultant management and contracting.
Provide monthly administrative project support (task set-up, filing, communications).
Deliverables
Monthly invoices with progress report.
Assumptions
Provides up to 12 months of project management services.
Subconsultant contracting is limited to two firms (geotechnical services and cultural resources).
Oversight and review of subconsultant products is included in task-specific budgets.
Task management and construction support services are included within each task.
Task 3 – Management Reserve
Management Reserve will consist of a specified amount withheld for management control purposes
to address unknowns during the construction of the project. The amount in Management Reserve is
higher than typical to account for the unknown number of and potentially extensive forage fish
surveys beyond what the current budget accounts for.
Task 3: Management Reserve will only be used upon written authorization of the Owner.
Bremerton/ Parametrix, Inc May 2025
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
City of Bremerton
City Project No. 5848
Decommission Beach Sewer OF-4 to EB-2
Schedule
Activity Approximate Date
Notice to Proceed July 2025
Construction 12 Months
Construction Completion July 2026
Completion of Services October 2026
EXHIBIT B
EXHIBIT C
Parametrix - Engineering Services During Construction (ESDC)
MAY 2025
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Proposed Public Hearing on Resolution to
adopt the 2026 to 2030 Consolidated Plan
Priorities and the 2026 CDBG/HOME
Policy Plan
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: DCD-Block Grant
Presenter: Sarah Lynam
Phone: (360) 473-5375
SUMMARY: The action before Council is adoption of the Consolidated Plan Priorities for 2026-2030
& 2026 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan. Funding priorities were determined via consultation and outreach
to agencies and the greater community. The Policy Plan is a document which is updated yearly
which sets parameters for the management of our HUD entitlement grant awards and provides
specific information about the policies and regulations for the use of HUD CDBG and HOME funds.
This plan was released on May 1st for public comment and is open through May 17th.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Staff Memo; 2. Proposed Resolution and Exhibit A-2026 Policy Plan; 3) Power
Point Presentation Added 5/27/25 12:00 PM
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): No fiscal impacts to the City.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☒ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve Resolution No. ____ adopting the Consolidated Plan
Funding Priorities for 2026-2030 and the 2026 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan.
-COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 01/02/2018
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DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MEMORANDUM
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To: Bremerton City Council
From: Sarah Lynam
Date: May 28th Study Session / June 4th – Public Hearing
Re: Public Hearing to adopt the Consolidated Plan Priorities for 2026-2030 & the 2026 CDBG/HOME
Policy Plan
What is the Policy Plan?
The Policy plan is a document which is updated yearly which sets parameters for the management of our
HUD entitlement grant awards, provides specific information about the policies and regulations for the use of
HUD Block grant and HOME funds. A 15-day public comment period commenced May 1st and will end May
17th.
Funding Priorities Established in 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan
CDBG The City will continue to prioritize the following:
1. Capital projects which preserve and/or rehabilitation affordable housing including: acquisition of
housing to create or preserve units of affordable housing and weatherization/repair of existing housing
units.
2. Infrastructure and public facilities projects including: street and sidewalk improvements in low-income
neighborhoods and parks projects/facilities in low-income areas.
3. Economic development projects including microenterprise assistance programs.
HOME The City will continue to prioritize the following:
1. Construction or acquisition of new rental housing units and
2. Acquisition of homeowner housing through down-payment assistance
Important Updates
Consolidated Plan 2026-2030 Timing: 2026 will be the first year of our new 5 year consolidated plan. The
Consolidate Plan which includes the Needs Assessment, Market Analysis, and Strategic Plan is submitted in
November along with our Year 1 (2026) Action Plan.
Policy Plan Changes for 2026
1. Language added on page 11 (in red) to reflect forthcoming federal guidance regarding contracting
and the possibility of funding cuts to the CDBG and HOME programs.
2. CDBG Public Services will not be funded in at least year 1 (2026) of the 2026-2030 Consolidated
Plan. Evaluation of public services needs will be evaluated on an annual basis beginning year 2
(2027).
3. New applicants must submit an Applicant Intent Form. Capital projects will be asked to meet with
Block Grant Staff to discuss project eligibility and federal requirements prior to applying.
Technical assistance is available for all applicants by appointment. Information has been posted to
the City’s website in addition to the Coordinated Grant Application website and included in the
CDBG NOFA.
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2026 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan
RESOLUTION NO. ____
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, adopting the 2026 City of Bremerton
CDBG/HOME Policy Plan.
WHEREAS, the City of 2026 Bremerton (City) is an entitlement community
which receives a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) each year from the Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and also receives funding from HUD's Home
Investment Partnerships (HOME) fund via an inter-local agreement with Kitsap County; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development Block Grant staff
estimates a 2026 CDBG allocation of $300,000 with 20% set-aside for administration; and
WHEREAS, the City’s estimated 2026 HOME allocation will be included in
Kitsap County’s Community Development Block Grant RFP, 10% of which will be set-aside for
administration, and 15% for Community Housing Development Organization projects; and
WHEREAS, all projects must meet both a Consolidated Plan Funding Priority as
well as a Council Priority, both of which are detailed in the Policy Plan; and
WHEREAS, all funding will be allocated competitively to eligible applicants for
projects that fit the requirements set forth in the CDBG regulations at 24 CFR part 570 and
HOME regulations at 24 CFR part 92; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development Block Grant staff
advertised in the Kitsap Sun and posted on the City's website on Wednesday May 1st a 15-day
written public comment period commencing May 1st ending May 17th, 2025, and open for public
comment in a public hearing on June 4th; and
WHEREAS, comments received will be shared with the City Council; NOW
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The recitals and findings of fact set forth in this resolution are
hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The 2026 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A
is hereby adopted.
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SECTION 3. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences
of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this _____
day of _____________, 2025.
____________________________________
ERIC YOUNGER, Council President
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
__________________________________ ____________________________________
KYLIE FINNEL, City Attorney ANGELA HOOVER, City Clerk
City of Bremerton
Community Development Block Grant
kit
2026 CDBG/HOME
POLICY PLAN
CDBG/HOME POLICY PLAN
Contents
Executive Summary .......................................................................................... 1
Community Development Block Grant Program ............................................ 2
CDBG Funding .................................................................................................. 3
HOME Funding .................................................................................................. 7
Allocation Process ........................................................................................... 9
Policies & Regulations for Use of Funds ...................................................... 10
Citizen Participation Plan ................................................................................17
Consolidated Plan ...........................................................................................17
Appendix A – Citizen Participation Plan
Appendix B- Funding Process
Appendix C – CDBG Eligibility Requirements & Program Rules
Appendix D - HOME Eligibility Requirements & Program Rules
Appendix E – Conflict of Interest Policy
Appendix F – Glossary
CDBG/HOME Policy Plan 2026
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The 2026 City of Bremerton CDBG/HOME Policy Plan provides guidance for applicants
applying for 2026 funds on things such as eligibility, overview of the funding allocation
process, regulatory requirements, and local policy decisions.
The allocation of CDBG and HOME funds are guided by the Strategic Plan which is a part of
the Consolidated Plan. Kitsap County and the City of Bremerton have prepared a Consolidated
Plan for 2026-2030 in order to implement our community’s federal program funds. The purpose
of the plan is to evaluate community needs and set goals for the five year plan period. Through
a Community Needs Assessment, Housing Market Analysis and with community and
stakeholder input, the City of Bremerton has developed a Strategic Plan. The City of
Bremerton’s Strategic Plan outlines the priorities and goals which guide the allocation of funds
over the five year period. The funds allocated for the 2026 grant application cycle will be
included in the Year 1, Action Plan associated with the 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan.
Funding amounts will be determined by strength of the application, project readiness, location and
need for the type of housing being proposed: The priorities identified for the five-year period are as
follows:
Priorities
The City will continue to fund CDBG Capital/Economic Development projects**:
• Preservation and/or rehabilitation of affordable housing including
o Acquisition of housing to create or preserve units of affordable housing
o Weatherization/repair of existing housing units
• Infrastructure and public facilities projects including:
o Street and Sidewalk improvements in low-income neighborhoods
o Parks projects/facilities in low-income areas
• Microenterprise Assistance Programs
**CDBG Public Services will not be funded in at least year 1 (2026) of the 2026-2030 Consolidated
Plan. Evaluation of public services needs will be evaluated on an annual basis beginning year 2
(2027). – public services in consolidated plan
HOME Housing priorities are of equal importance.
• Construction or acquisition of new rental housing units
• Acquisition of homeowner housing through down-payment assistance
Executive Summary
CDBG/HOME Policy Plan 2026
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Policy Changes for 2026:
1. The City of Bremerton HOME Funding priority is to increase affordable housing stock.
2. The CDBG NOFA will be for, housing rehabilitation, economic development
microenterprise assistance, and public facilities and infrastructure that meet the
priorities outlined above and contained in the Consolidated Plan.
3. Public Services projects will not be funded in 2026 and evaluation of future public
services needs will be evaluated on an annual basis beginning in 2027.
4. New applicants must submit an Applicant Intent Form. Capital projects will be asked to
meet with Block Grant Staff to discuss project eligibility and federal requirements prior to
applying. Technical assistance is available for all applicants by appointment. Information
has been posted to the City’s website in addition to the Coordinated Grant Application
website and included in the CDBG NOFA.
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WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM?
The Community Development Block Grant Program is a source of funds used in the local
community to provide decent housing, suitable living environments and economic
opportunities primarily for low and moderate income households.
The City of Bremerton is designated as an Entitlement Community by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and receives federal funds in the form of
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Kitsap County and the City of Bremerton
together form a consortium and receive an allocation of HOME Investment Partnership
Program (HOME) funds. Through an interlocal agreement between the County and the
City a percentage (as determined by HUD) of the annual allocation of HOME funds is
designated for the City and the remaining designated for the County. As the City of
Bremerton is designated as a separate Entitlement Community and therefore the City
receives its own CDBG funds directly.
CDBG funds are allocated annually through the City in Requests for Funding Proposals.
HOME funds are allocated annually through a competitive grant process coordinated by Kitsap
County. Projects funded are included in the annual Action Plan submitted to HUD. Projects funded
must address needs identified in the Consolidated Plan, which is updated every five years.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
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WHAT ARE CDBG FUNDS?
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides
communities with funding to address a wide range of unique community development needs.
The program is authorized by Title I of the Community Development Act of 1974. Funds are
used to assist in the development of decent housing, create suitable living environments, and
expand economic opportunities primarily for persons of low and moderate income. All projects
funded with CDBG must meet one of the three national objectives:
1. Principally benefit low and very low income households;
2. Reduce or prevent slum and blight; or,
3. Meet an urgent need (emergency or natural disaster)
See Appendix C for more details.
WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT/RECIPIENT?
Eligible applicant/recipients include:
• City or County governments
• Public and private nonprofit organizations (501(c)3)
• Section 301(d) small business investment companies
• Local development corporations
• Private for-profit organizations may implement certain capital, economic development
and microenterprise activities (please contact the Block Grant Administrator to confirm if
your activity is eligible).
• Faith based organizations (restrictions may apply to ensure equal employment
opportunity)
• Additionally, applicants must:
• Demonstrate an active governing body or board of directors or other applicable
leadership within your organization with skills and experience to provide leadership and
direction to the agency.
• Demonstrate the legal, financial, and programmatic ability to administer the proposed
program/project; and,
• Meet the City requirements for contracting agencies such as insurance requirements,
audit and financial requirements.
CDBG FUNDS
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WHAT ARE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES?
Eligible activities are defined in the CDBG program regulations at 24 CFR 570.201 and 570.207
and included in the list below. For the 2026-2030 plan period funds are prioritized for certain
activities so not all eligible activities will be funded. Please see the Executive Summary of this
document for priorities and specific eligible activities for 2026 funding:
• Acquisition of real property by purchase, lease, or donation
• Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation of public facilities and
improvements
• Housing Rehabilitation
• Code enforcement in deteriorated or deteriorating areas
• Clearance, demolition and removal and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements
• Removal of material and architectural barriers
• Public services
• Planning activities
• Assistance to Community Based Development Organizations (CBDO) to carry out projects
• Assistance to microenterprise businesses and economic development projects as defined
under 24 CFR Part 570, Subpart C
• Housing services such as housing counseling and energy auditing
• Assistance to facilitate and expand homeownership opportunities for low and very low-
income people
• Lead based paint hazard evaluation and reduction
The following activities are generally not eligible for CDBG funding:
• New residential housing construction, except in special circumstances
• Regular government operations
• Buildings such as city halls, police stations, or other buildings primarily for the general
conduct of government (except for the removal of architectural barriers)
• Income payments such as payments to individuals or families for food, clothing, or rent,
except in certain circumstances
• Political activities
• Vehicles and Equipment
Appendix B provides additional information designed to assist you in defining the eligibility and
national objective that your activity meets and the type of information you will need to provide in your
application.
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FUNDING PRIORITIES
All Projects MUST meet one of the following Consolidated Plan funding priorities:
• Preservation and/or rehabilitation of affordable housing including
o Acquisition of housing to create or preserve units of affordable housing
o Weatherization/repair of existing housing units
• Infrastructure and public facilities projects including:
o Street and Sidewalk improvements in low-income neighborhoods
o Parks projects/facilities in low-income areas
• Microenterprise Assistance Programs
HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE?
CDBG programs are federally funded through the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Funding levels are determined by HUD after the Federal Budget is finalized,
which often occurs after the program year has begun. The City of Bremerton estimates funding
levels in order to start the grant application process; therefore, funding amounts shown in the
table below are estimates. If HUD allocates a different amount to these programs than what
was estimated, actual funding awards will be increased or decreased to accommodate the
discrepancy. The estimated funds below are based on 2024** allocations and historic funding
trends.
The following table (on next page) shows an overall view of the total estimated amount of funds
available in this application cycle by the application type and funding sources. Please note that
the City of Bremerton is basing this estimate on an amount of $300,000. There is no designated
amount for application type, applicants are encouraged to apply for the amount of funding they
need to complete a project. Please note that projects with multiple sources of funding will be
more competitive than projects that are utilizing CDBG as their only funding source.
**As of 05/01: due to delays in passing the federal budget, HUD has not issued 2026 CPD formula
allocations
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WHAT IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF CDBG FUNDS?
The CDBG program allows certain set-asides to further specific program goals. The City has set
additional funding targets to help meet local objectives. The following is the distribution for the
City of Bremerton:
CDBG
• Planning & Administration – 20% max
• City-Wide Economic Development and Capital projects consistent with the 5 year funding
priorities
Appendix C provides additional information designed to assist you in defining the eligibility and
national objective that your activity meets and the type of information you will need to provide in
your application.
*Review Executive Summary above for details on
funding priorities for capital projects
Estimated Entitlement $ (300,000.00)
Estimated Program Income $ (5,000.00)
Estimated Prior Year Funding (capital projects) $ (23,000.00)
TOTAL $ (328,000.00)
Funding Available for Grant Administration $ 65,600.00
(20% of Entitlement + Program Income) =
Estimated Funding Available for Grant Applications $ (262,400.00)
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WHAT ARE HOME FUNDS?
The HOME Program was created by the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (NAHA).
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 and the Multifamily Property
Disposition Act of 1994 made important changes to the Program. The intent of the HOME
Program is to: Expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing;
• Strengthen the abilities of state and local governments to provide housing;
• Expand the capacity of nonprofit community based housing development organizations;
and,
• Leverage private sector participation in financing affordable housing.
Beneficiaries of HOME funds – homebuyers, homeowners, or tenants – must have incomes
below 80% of the area median income. The HOME program also requires a match of 25% or
greater in other non-federal funds for projects.
WHAT ARE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES?
The Eligible activities are defined in the HOME program regulations at 24 CFR 92.205. A list of
some of the activities follows:
• Rehabilitation of residential property where property is fully repaired
• New construction of residential property
• Acquisition of residential property
• Rental assistance payments to tenants
• Relocation associated with an eligible HOME project
• A small part (up to 5%) of the annual HOME allocation may be used to help pay the
operating expenses of designated Community Housing Development Organizations
(CHDOs) within the guidelines established by HUD
The following activities are generally not eligible for HOME funding:
• Project reserve accounts, except for the initial 18 months of a HOME assisted new
construction project
• Emergency home repair programs
• Public housing units
• Commercial properties
• Shelters, unless they meet Section 8 Housing Quality Standards and otherwise can be
considered rental housing
• Project based tenant assistance
Note: The above lists are not comprehensive. For a complete list of eligible or ineligible
activities refer to HOME regulations in 24 CFR 92.205
HOME FUNDS
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What are the HOME priorities for the City of Bremerton?
• Construction or acquisition of new rental housing units
• Acquisition of homeowner housing through down-payment assistance
•
HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE?
Priorities: Projects which create or support affordable housing
Rental projects must serve households at or below 80% AMI. HOME assisted units must serve
households at or below 60% AMI, with 20% serving at or below 50% AMI.
HOME funds will be allocated via a separate process than CDBG funds. This process will be in
coordination with Kitsap County of whom the City of Bremerton participates as a part of the
Kitsap County HOME Consortium, however, the City will determine any prioritization of its own
percentage of HOME funds.
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HOW ARE FUNDS ALLOCATED?
The City of Bremerton, as a member of the Kitsap County HOME consortium will issue a joint
RFP for use of City HOME funds. The RFP, issued jointly with the City of Bremerton, will be for
HOME funded affordable housing and include both County and City HOME funds. Homebuyer
assistance will be a lower priority and funding for new construction of homeowner housing will
not be available. City of Bremerton HOME funds will be prioritized for rental and homeowner
projects including acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation and homebuyer assistance.
The City independent from the County will create a Competitive Funding Application for CDBG
funds based on its priorities for use of funds which is separate from the process used for HOME
funds. Funding proposal will be made available for public review and comment in late August/
early September.. This process is detailed in the Citizen Participation Plan (Appendix A). The
public is encouraged to participate in the process and its end product: the submission of an
annual Action Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Additional policies and procedures for HOME funds can be found in the Kitsap County
Community Development Block Grant and Kitsap HOME Consortium 2026 CDBG/HOME Policy
Plan.
HOW CAN MY ORGANIZATION APPLY?
The annual application cycle begins in early spring with the posting of the City CDBG Calendar on
the City’s Federal Grants web site and publication of the CDBG/Home Policy Plan. The Policy Plan
is released for a 15 day public comment period on May 1st. The 2026 Policy Plan will go before
City Council for a public hearing June 4th.
New applicants must submit an Applicant Intent Form. Capital projects will be asked to meet with
Block Grant Staff to discuss project eligibility and federal requirements prior to applying. Technical
assistance is available for all applicants by appointment.
Interested organizations can find the funding application and all associated information on
the City web site at https://www.bremertonwa.gov/198/Federal-Grants---CDBG. The schedule for the
annual application cycle, including the due date for applications, is also available on the
web site. Interested organizations may also contact Block Grant staff to request to be
placed on the City interested parties list to receive automatic notices about these
programs.
WHEN WILL FUNDS BE AVAILABLE?
Funds for the programs taking place in the January 1 – December 31 program year are
generally not available until mid-summer of the program year. Timing is dependent on federal
budget approval—which is often delayed—and how quickly HUD is then able to allocate funds
to local jurisdictions. The City will not execute contracts with subrecipients until we have a
contract from HUD. Once contracts are executed CDBG and HOME funds can only be
disbursed on a reimbursement basis.
ALLOCATION PROCESS
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CDBG and HOME funds are Federal funds. Use of Federal funds may affect the way your
agency does business. If you are applying for Federal funds for the first time, you are
strongly encouraged to familiarize yourself with the requirements. A Guidebook for recipients
of CDBG and HOME funds can be found on the City web site at:
http://www.bremertonwa.gov/213/Subrecipient-CDBG-HOME-Guidebook. You may also
contact the City Block Grant Staff for additional assistance.
A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Consistency with applicable City, County, and/or State Codes and Policies To be
considered for funding, projects must be consistent with adopted codes and other
applicable policies, plans and standards.
Agencies that are currently receiving County or City CDBG or HOME funds, who are
applying for funds, must be in compliance with all terms of their current agreement(s)
and must not have outstanding audit findings, monitoring findings or concerns related to
prior year’s funding.
2. Contract Retainage for Federal Compliance
City will withhold up to 10% of the award amount included in the written subrecipient
agreement until all federal compliance requirements are met.
All construction contracts between a subrecipient (i.e.: your agency) and contractor
shall have 10% of payment retained until fulfillment of federal compliance is
documented.
3. Definition of Income
Most CDBG and HOME funded projects use income to determine who is eligible for
services or housing. Per HUD, income must be defined in one of two ways under the
CDBG and HOME programs; subrecipients must select one method which it will use for
the duration of each program/project (rental housing projects must use the Part 5
definition):
a. Annual income as defined in 24 CFR 5.609, referred to as “Part 5 annual
income”, or;
b. Adjusted gross income as defined for reporting purposes under the IRS Form
1040 long form (not IRS Forms 1040A or 1040EZ).
For more information on determining income see the Technical Guide for Determining
Income and Allowances for these programs. This guide and can be downloaded from:
http://archives.hud.gov/offices/cpd/affordablehousing/modelguides/1780.pdf
4. Project/Activity Delivery Costs
The City does not currently take project/activity delivery costs. 100% of funds will go to
each project that is awarded funds.
5. Commitment and Timely Expenditure of Funds
In order to meet regulatory requirements the City and County have established the
following policies for CDBG and HOME funded projects:
POLICIES & REGULATIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS
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a. CDBG:
o Public Service Contracts: Organizations awarded CDBG funds for public
service or micro enterprise programs must be ready to enter into a written
agreement with the City during the award year and funds must be fully
disbursed by Dec. 31st of that same year.
o Capital Awards:
i. Organizations with an award of CDBG funds for a capital project
must enter into written agreement (contract) in the award year.
If there are extenuating circumstances beyond the
organizations control and adequate progress is being
made to resolve the issues, an additional year for
execution of the written agreement will be granted to the
organization.
ii. The project must begin drawing grant funds within one year of
the contract execution date.
iii. The project must be completed within 2 years of the contract
execution date and meet milestones included in the written
agreement, including the schedule for completion.
iv. The Agreement will not be amended to extend the term.
Organizations unable to meet these requirements will lose their
funding; funds will be reallocated to another eligible project.
The contract term may be considered for extension if
there are extenuating circumstances beyond the
organizations control and adequate progress is being
made.
v. In no circumstance can a project take more than 5 years to
complete.
b. HOME:
o HOME regulations require commitment of funds within 24 months. Due
to this requirement City of Bremerton and Kitsap County (who is the
contracting agency) requires the project HOME funds be ready to
commit no later than 18 months from HUD’s Funding Agreement
execution date. If after 18 months all project funding has not been
secured, the conditional commitment will be canceled and the funds will
be reallocated. Staff will work with agencies during this time period to
ensure the project is moving forward and can meet the timeline.
o Organizations awarded HOME funds must have all other funding
sources committed (documented with letters of commitment) and all
HOME requirements for environmental review and project underwriting
completed before funds can be committed. Commitment is defined as
having a fully executed written agreement with Kitsap County (the
contracting agency for City HOME funds) and funds committed in
HUD’s Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS).
o A conditional commitment of funds will be made for projects that do not
have all project funds committed at the time of the funding
recommendation.
o HOME funds require project completion no later than four years from
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HUD’s Funding Agreement execution date. Projects using HOME funds
to acquire vacant land must be under construction within 12 months of
the commitment date.
o Organizations must begin drawing funds within one year of the contract
execution date (date the contract was executed) and at least annually
thereafter.
o Organizations unable to meet these requirements will lose their funding;
funds will be reallocated to another eligible project.
o Rental properties will be required to be leased up within six (6) months
of project completion. Homeowner properties will be required to be sold
within nine (9) months of project completion.
For additional expenditure criteria and deadlines for use of 2026 (And any prior years
CHDO’s will be found in the Affordable Housing RFP for use of City of Bremerton HOME
funds).
6. On-going Restrictions for CDBG & HOME Funded Capital Projects
Recipient of CDBG funds must agree to restrict the use of the property, which was
acquired and/or improved using CDBG funds, to the intended purpose for which the
funds were awarded. Projects awarded HOME funds are subject to an affordability
period which places certain restrictions on occupancy, resale, and rent for rental
properties. The City may require a recorded document to be attached to the property to
ensure the appropriate provisions are secured. See Appendix C for CDBG eligibility
requirements.
B. HOME FUNDING - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. For more information on specific rules and requirements of the HOME program,
including determining whether your project is eligible, please see Appendix D.
C. CDBG FUNDING - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. For more information on specific rules and requirements of CDBG, including meeting a
National Objective, please see Appendix C CDBG Eligibility & Program
Requirements.
D. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. Uniform Administrative Requirements
Agencies must comply with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
Agencies that do not meet the audit threshold for mandatory audits are encouraged to
obtain an annual audit if their operating budget is $100,000 or greater. Smaller agencies
are encouraged to obtain at least a third-party annual financial review. Block Grant Staff
will review financial information closely for all agencies submitting application.
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2. Audit Requirements
Private non-profit agencies expending $750,000 or more in federal funds annually
(whether CDBG / HOME alone or CDBG / HOME in conjunction with other federal
funds) must have an annual audit conducted by an independent auditor in accordance
with OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. Agencies are responsible to meet
this audit requirement.
Agencies that do not meet the $750,000 threshold mandatory A-133 audit are
encouraged to obtain an annual audit if their operating budget is $100,000 or greater.
Smaller agencies are encouraged to obtain at least a third-party annual financial review.
Block Grant staff will review financial information closely for all agencies submitting
application.
E. PROCUREMENT
Any subrecipient using CDBG or HOME funds to purchase goods or services must have a
formalized written procurement procedure in place prior to contracting for any goods or
services. Procurement requirements are contained in 2 CFR Part 200.
Additional information on procurement requirements can be found in Section E of the
CDBG/HOME Guidebook on the City of Bremerton Block Grant Program Website.
Build America Buy America Act
Organizations awarded CDBG funds that include rehabilitation or construction work will be
subject to the requirements of the Build America Buy America Act (BABA) if the following
conditions are met:
• Project contains iron and steel, and
• The total federal (CDBG & any other federal funds) is $250,000 or greater.
The Act requires all iron and steel used in the project be produced in the United States. This
means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of
coatings, occurred in the United States.
F. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
1. Environmental Review (24 CFR Part 58)
All CDBG/HOME projects must have a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
compliant environmental review process completed before any funds, including funds
committed from other sources, can be spent on the project. Additional information on
environmental review requirements can be found in Section F of the CDBG/HOME
Guidebook on the City of Bremerton Block Grant Program web sites.
The costs associated with conducting a NEPA compliant environmental review for
Capital CDBG and HOME funded projects may be charged to the grant award as project
costs (HOME) or activity delivery costs (CDBG). Cost will vary depending on the level of
review and complexity of the project and include staff time, cost of publishing required
legal ads and printing costs.
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The cost of any studies required to complete the environmental review (i.e. Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment, Geotechnical.
Report, Cultural Site Assessment, etc.) will be in addition to the costs associated with
preparation of the NEPA environmental review and will be the responsibility of the
subrecipient.
G. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & ACCESSIBILITY
1. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
All CDBG/HOME projects must comply with all of the following Federal laws, executive
orders and regulations pertaining to fair housing and equal opportunity:
a. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: No person may be excluded from participation
in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving Federal assistance on the basis of race, color or national origin (24
CFR Part 1).
b. The Fair Housing Act: Prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing, the
financing of housing or the provision of brokerage services against any person on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or familial status (24
CFR Part 100-115).
c. Equal Opportunity in Housing: Prohibits discrimination against individuals on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in the sale, rental, leasing or other
disposition of residential property, or in the use or occupancy of housing assisted
with Federal funds (24 CFR Part 107).
d. Age Discrimination Act of 1975: Prohibits age discrimination in programs receiving
Federal financial assistance (24 CFR Part 146).
e. For more information on eliminating discrimination visit
www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/progdesc/title8.cfm
2. Handicapped Accessibility
CDBG and HOME funded projects are subject to the following regulations governing the
accessibility of Federally-assisted buildings, facilities and programs.
a. Americans with Disabilities Act: Provides comprehensive civil rights to individuals
with disabilities in the areas of employment, public accommodations, state and local
government services and telecommunications. The Act requires certain buildings or
other facilities that receive Federal funds to be designed, constructed or altered in
accordance with standards that insure accessibility to and use by physically
handicapped people.
b. Section 504: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination in
federally assisted programs on the basis of handicap.
Additional information on equal opportunity and accessibility can be found in Section G
of the CDBG/HOME Guidebook on the City of Bremerton Block Grant Program web
sites.
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H. LABOR STANDARDS & CONSTRUCTION
1. Equal Opportunity for Employment and Contracting
CDBG and HOME funded projects are subject to the following regulations governing
employment and contracting opportunities.
a. Equal Employment Opportunity: Prohibits discrimination against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Provisions to effectuate this prohibition must be included in all construction contracts
exceeding $10,000 (41 CFR Part 60).
b. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Requires that, to the
greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment arising from
CDBG or HOME funded projects will be provided to low-income persons residing in
the program service area.
c. Minority/Women’s Business Enterprise: Outreach to minorities and women in
contracting for services (24 CFR 85.36(e)).
2. Labor Requirements
CDBG and HOME projects must comply with certain regulations on wage and labor
standards. Pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, federal wage rates apply to most (but
not all) construction projects over $2,000. Applications that involve construction must
consider Davis-Bacon wage rates in the budget. The costs associated with the review of
Certified Payrolls and compliance with DBRA requirements may be charged to the grant
award as project costs (HOME) or activity delivery costs (CDBG). Cost will vary
depending on the complexity of the project.
a. Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: Ensures that mechanics and laborers employed in
construction work under federally assisted contracts are paid the Federal prevailing
wage for the locality.
b. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act: Provides that mechanics and
laborers employed on federally assisted construction jobs are paid time and one-half
for work in excess of 40 hours per week.
c. Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act: Governs the deductions from paychecks that are
allowable.
More information on Davis Bacon requirements can be found in Section I of the
CDBG/HOME Guidebook City of Bremerton Block Grant Program web site.
3. Lead-Based Paint Hazard (24 CFR Part 35)
Housing built before 1978, assisted with HOME or CDBG funds, is subject to the Lead
Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act. The law imposes requirements related to:
• Disclosure of known hazards and what has been done to reduce them;
• Treatment, relocation during treatment, and ongoing inspection of units.
Project feasibility is an important consideration for housing with lead-based paint.
Recipients of CDBG or HOME funds will need to be aware of the potential for additional
time and cost associated with lead-based paint hazards. Information on Lead-Based
Paint requirements can be found in Section I of the CDBG/HOME Guidebook on the City
of Bremerton Block Grant Program web site.
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4. Compliance with Codes & Standards for Rehabilitation and New Construction
a. All capital projects funded with CDBG or HOME must comply with local building and
fire codes.
b. All HOME funded Rehabilitation projects must comply with the Rehabilitation
Standards adopted by the City of Bremerton Block Grant Program.
c. All rental housing units purchased and/or rehabilitated with CDBG or HOME must
pass a Uniform Physical Conditions Standards inspection.
d. All housing must comply with the applicable accessibility requirements for persons
with disabilities.
I. REPORTING & MONITORING
All programs and projects funded with CDBG or HOME funds will be required to submit
quarterly reports. Reports will be provided by the Block Grant Program and may be
submitted electronically. Annual on-site monitoring is conducted by staff for all open
contracts. A monitoring checklist is used by staff to review compliance with the requirements
of the written agreement and federal regulations. Agencies will be contacted at the end of
the program year to schedule the monitoring visit.
J. ACQUISITION & RELOCATION
1. Uniform Relocation Assistance & Real Property Acquisition (49 CFR Part 24)
These regulations apply to any federally-assisted project involving acquisition, demolition
or rehabilitation. Proposals for CDBG and HOME funded projects that are likely to cause
displacement of people or businesses are discouraged. Any project that is likely to cause
displacement must include relocation assistance payments in the budget and be
consistent with the Federal Uniform Relocation Act. Projects which trigger this regulation
must follow the Anti-displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan which can be
provided to you by request. If your project includes acquisition, rehabilitation or
demolition you are strongly urged to discuss the requirements with Block Grant staff
before entering into any legally binding agreements.
2. Minimizing the Loss of Low and Very Low Income Dwelling Units (24 CFR Part 42)
Any CDBG/HOME proposal that would directly result in any occupied or vacant
occupiable low and very low income dwelling units being (1) demolished, or (2)
converted to a use other than as low and very low income housing must include a
realistic plan to provide replacement housing within three years of the commencement of
the demolition or rehabilitation relating to conversion. Projects which trigger this
regulation must follow the Anti-displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan which
can be accessed by making a request to City Block Grant staff.
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HUD requires a Citizen Participation Plan be adopted by jurisdictions receiving CDBG and
HOME funds. The plan details the process used by the City in development of the Consolidated
Plan and annual application cycle which results in the Action Plan submission to HUD. The City
of Bremerton Block Grant Program Citizen Participation Plan can be found in Appendix A.
WHAT IS THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN?
The Consolidated Plan rolls the planning, application and performance reporting requirements
of several programs run by HUD into one process and one document. In our community the
Consolidated Plan covers CDBG (Community Development Block Grants) and HOME (grant for
affordable housing) programs jointly for the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County. The plan
covers a 5-year period submittal of the 2026 action plan will be for year one.
The Consolidated Plan requires a jurisdiction to identify all of its housing and community
development needs, and then develop a long-term strategy for meeting those needs. A key part
of the strategy is setting priorities. The Plan identifies priority housing needs, non-homeless
special needs, homeless needs, economic development and community development needs.
The Consolidated Plan also indicates what programs and resources will be used over the 5-year
planning period. The plan contains objectives and strategies to address the identified needs
and estimates the resources needed to fund activities to address the different needs.
WHAT ARE THE KEY PARTS OF THE PLAN?
A. Housing & Community Development Needs Assessment
This is the part of the Plan that has U.S. Census Bureau information and other
information which presents a picture of the jurisdiction. People are the focus of the
“Needs” section of the plan. The emphasis is on the human side of housing and
community development including the needs of homeless people, people with special
needs and those who are low-income.
B. The Housing Market Analysis
This part of the Plan describes the physical “bricks and mortar,” side of housing – the
supply side of housing. It looks at what housing exists. When the housing conditions in
this part of the plan are lined up with human needs in the previous part of the plan, a
clear picture of what must be done should emerge.
C. The Strategic Plan
The Strategy is the part of the Consolidated Plan where the County and City sets out
how it intends to use its CDBG and HOME funds from HUD’s Department of Community
Planning and Development over the next five years. The strategy must declare what
priority the local government will give to the various housing and community
development needs identified earlier in the Consolidated Plan; the activities designed to
respond to those needs; and the different geographic areas where needs exist.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
CONSOLIDATED PLAN
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D. Annual Action Plan
The Action Plan is the one-year plan a jurisdiction must have to show how it is carrying
out its long-term Strategic Plan. It shows how the jurisdiction will spend its CDBG and
HOME money in the upcoming year. The City of Bremerton use an annual application
process through which funds are competitively awarded.
Note: The full text of the Consolidated Plan is available on the City of Bremerton web sites and
also available upon request.
A Glossary of terms has been included in Appendix F.
GLOSSARY
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Appendix A
Citizen Participation Plan
(Updated 5/1/25)
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CITY OF BREMERTON
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
PLAN
Introduction
The City of Bremerton receives both Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and
HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds. The City receives its own CDBG funds
as an entitlement, and HOME funds through its membership in a Consortium with
Kitsap County. The City of Bremerton is committed to assuring opportunities for citizen
involvement in decisions concerning activities taking place within the community.
Each year the City of Bremerton is eligible to receive CDBG and HOME funds.
There are specific rules and regulations governing the allocation and use of the
funds, including provisions for citizen involvement in decision making. In order to
facilitate citizen involvement, the City has adopted a Citizen Participation Plan.
Purpose
The purpose of the Citizen Participation Plan is to provide an on-going mechanism to
ensure widespread citizen participation whereby all citizens have an opportunity to
fully express their needs and wishes for community improvement. Special efforts will
be made to encourage participation by:
• Low- and moderate-income persons
• Residents of predominately low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
• Minorities and non-English speaking persons, as well as persons
with disabilities.
This plan provides opportunities for representation of all of the citizens of the City of
Bremerton by allowing them to have a voice in the decision-making process and
giving them greater power and control over activities taking place within their
community.
Annual Allocation Process / Action Plan Submission
The City of Bremerton as an entitlement jurisdiction will conduct a competitive annual
process to determine allocation of CDBG and HOME funds. The public is encouraged
to participate in the process and its end product—the submission of an annual Action
Plan to HUD.
A. Notice of Funding Availability & Application
Annually generally in the spring or early summer a legal ad will be published in the
newspaper of record to announce funding availability and provide an opportunity for
comment on the CDBG/HOME Policy Plan. This notice will begin a 15-day
comment period on the Policy Plan (including the Citizen Participation Plan) and
include the date and time of public hearings to take citizen comments.
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Notifications will also be sent to any agency or organization who requests to be
placed on our interested parties email list.
Upon approval of the Policy Plan by the Bremerton City Council, information about
the Request for Funding Proposals and mandatory technical assistance session for
first time applicants will be available by request in writing to:
City of Bremerton, Community Development Block Grant
345 6th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337-1873
http://www.bremertonwa.gov/209/Consolidated-Planning
or by contacting CDBG Staff by email at: CDBG@bremertonwa.gov or by phone
at: 360-473-5375
B. Pre-Application Procedures Prospective applicants are asked to submit an Applicant Intent Form. Even if your
organization is not certain they will apply in this funding round, you are encouraged to
submit the form for your proposed project. Staff will contact organizations who have
submitted a form and may schedule a meeting to discuss the project proposal in
greater detail.
To request an appointment, applicants please reach out to Block Grant Staff. Staff is
also available by appointment for one-on-one technical assistance to provide
guidance to citizens and organizations regarding specific project considerations.
C. Technical Assistance
Technical assistance information for potential applicants for funding will be found in
Appendix B.
At any time, any citizen may contact the City Block Grant staff for technical
assistance, help with an application or general information in relation to programs
described in this Plan. The Department will help citizens understand CDBG and
HOME funded programs, the procedures for submitting proposals, the Citizen
Participation Plan and other program requirements so they can effectively participate
in CDBG and/or HOME programs and the funding process.
D. Funding Recommendations & Action Plan
Organizations submitting applications will be notified whether or not the Project
Review Committee (PRC) has recommended their proposal for funding. The City
Council will consider the staff recommendation, will hold a public hearing on the
proposal, will take public testimony and will adopt the funding package.
Notifications will include the date, time and place of the public hearings.
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All projects approved for funding will be included in the City’s Action Plan. A
summary of each Action Plan will be published in the newspaper of record and on
the City’s website. The summaries will describe the contents and purpose of the
Action Plans, and include a list of locations where copies of the entire proposed
plans may be examined. Citizens will be provided a period of 30 days to review and
comment on the plans. Comments or views of citizens will be considered, and a
summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons therefore, will be
attached to the final Action Plan which will be submitted to HUD.
The City of Bremerton will submit the Action Plan, including the projects proposed to
be funded, to HUD no later than November 15th of each calendar year, unless HUD
instructs the City not to submit until an appropriations bill has been enacted and
HUD has notified the City of Bremerton of our actual allocation amounts.
Five Year Consolidated Plan
The Consolidated Plan is the result of a process set forth by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to provide a planning and application process for the
CDBG and HOME programs within a single document. The Kitsap County HOME
Consortium is required to submit the Consolidated Plan for the HOME participating
jurisdiction (which consists of Kitsap County and the City of Bremerton). The
Consolidated Plan is available online at:
http://www.bremertonwa.gov/209/Consolidated-Planning (scroll down for a link to the
documents)
A printed copy may be requested from the City of Bremerton Block Grant Divisions
There are a number of specific elements in the 5-Year Consolidated Plan, including:
• Needs Assessment: an assessment of housing needs (primarily of low and
moderate income people) and needs of homeless people;
• Housing Market Analysis: an analysis of the City of Bremerton’s and Kitsap
County's housing market;
• Strategic Plan: a discussion of the City of Bremerton’s and Kitsap County's
priority needs to establish goals and objectives for implementing strategies
which address housing and community development activities;
• Citizen Participation Plan (Updated within the annually updated Policy Plan)
• Annual Action Plan: describes the activities that will be undertaken to address
priority needs utilizing HOME and CDBG grant funds during the upcoming
program year (Submitted Annually); and
• Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER):
describes how funds were used in activities that provided benefits to low and
moderate income individuals and families during the previous program year.
(Submitted Annually)
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Governments, service providers, citizens, and non-profit/for-profit agencies are
encouraged to identify needs and priorities, assist in the development of strategies, and
to participate in the annual allocation process. The following are specific opportunities
for citizens to participate in the development of the information to be incorporated in the
Consolidated Plan, which is updated every five years:
1. At least one community meeting will be held to obtain the views of citizens, public
agencies, and other interested parties concerning housing and community
development needs, including non-housing community development needs and
priorities during development of the plan.
2. The City of Bremerton will coordinate with the Bremerton Housing Authority (BHA) to
encourage participation of residents of public and assisted housing and other low
income residents of targeted revitalization areas, in the process of developing and
implementing the Consolidated Plan.
3. Agencies working with low- and moderate-income persons, particularly those living in
blighted areas and residents of predominately low- and moderate-income
neighborhoods, minorities, non-English speaking persons, and persons with
disabilities will be contacted to encourage participation in the development of the
Consolidated Plan.
Amendments to the Annual Action Plan
Citizens will be notified and have an opportunity to comment on any substantial
amendments proposed to the Annual Action Plan.
Substantial Amendments will be published in the City’s newspaper of record and be
subject to a 30-day public comment period to allow for comment prior to
implementation of the proposed amendment. For any amendments made as a result
of the COVID-19 Pandemic and as a response to use of any CDBG-CV funding the
City will utilize a 5 day public comment period as outlined by HUD. Substantial
Amendments may be forwarded for review by the appropriate PRC prior to submission
to the Bremerton City Council for final approval. Comments or views of citizens will be
considered at the public hearing, and a summary of any comments or views not
accepted and the reasons therefore, will be attached to the substantial amendment of
the final Action Plan which will be submitted to HUD.
Substantial amendments include:
• Changes in the use of CDBG or HOME funds from one eligible activity to
another
• Adding a new activity
• A substantial change to the purpose, scope, location or beneficiaries of the
project as defined in the application for funds and approved by the PRC.
CDBG or HOME activities awarded funds which have a substantial change in the
purpose, scope, beneficiaries, location or budget will be evaluated by Block Grant Staff
and may be required to submit a new application for funding in the next application
cycle.
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Projects not expending their full CDBG or HOME award will not trigger a substantial
amendment. These funds will be re-obligated to new projects during the following
year’s regular application cycle.
Minor Changes: Any request for a change in the amount to be expended on a
program or project budget line item, or a minor change to the purpose, scope,
location or beneficiaries of the project as defined in the application for funds, shall
not be considered a Substantial Change requiring citizen notification and Annual
Action Plan amendment; however, prior written approval of these changes must be
obtained from the appropriate Block Grant Administrator.
Minor project changes may need to be formalized as an amendment to the
subrecipient Agency’s contract with the City. The Agency will submit a written request
for change to the Block Grant Administrator stating the specific reasons for the
requested increase or decrease in funding, or change in purpose, scope, location or
beneficiaries. All requests will be reviewed, and approved or denied by the Block Grant
Administrator.
Performance Reports
1. The City of Bremerton Block Grant Division will prepare and submit a Consolidated
Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to HUD no later than March
31st of each year for the previous calendar year.
2. The CAPER will be made available for public review. Notice will be published in the
newspaper of record and copies will be available on the City’s website:
• City of Bremerton: http://www.bremertonwa.gov/198/Federal-Grants---CDBG scroll
down to the year and CAPER file desired.
3. Citizens will be provided a period of at least 15 days to review and comment on the
CAPER. Comments or views of citizens will be considered in the report, and a
summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons therefore, will be
attached to the CAPER and submitted to HUD.
Public Hearings
By law, public hearings are required in order to obtain the public’s view and to provide the
public with the City’s responses to public questions and proposals. Annually a public
hearing will be held in spring for the approval of the next year’s Policy Plan. A second
hearing is held in November to review the proposed use of funds and adopt the Annual
Action Plan.
Notification of the public hearings and of comment periods will be published in the
newspaper of record and will afford citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties
a reasonable opportunity to examine the proposed plans and to submit comments.
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City of Bremerton public hearings will be held during Bremerton City Council meetings,
which are held every first and third Wednesday of the month, at 5:30 pm in the meeting
chambers of the Norm Dicks Government Center. Bremerton City Council agenda may
be obtained at http://www.ci.bremerton.wa.us/155/City-Council.
Public Comments
Interested persons may submit comments in writing during the public comment periods,
or orally at the public hearings. Written comments should be directed to:
Sarah Lynam
Community Development Block Grant Administrator
City of Bremerton
345 6th Street, Suite 100
Bremerton, WA 98337
Complaints
All written citizen complaints will be referred to the appropriate person(s) or agencies for
action. Under normal circumstances, the Block Grant Division will respond to the person
making the complaint within 15 days. All complaints and responses will be kept on file.
Resources
Newspaper of Record: Notification will be placed in the following newspaper under
Legal Notices at least ten days before a public meeting is held concerning a program
described in this plan:
City of Bremerton Block Grant – The Kitsap Sun
Notices may also be published on City website:
City of Bremerton Block Grant Program: http://www.bremertonwa.gov/198/Federal-
Grants---CDBG
The notice will indicate when and where the public meeting will be held. Meetings are
often held at the following location:
Norm Dicks Government Center, 1st Floor Meeting Chambers
345 6th Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
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Appendix B
Funding Process
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Introduction
The City of Bremerton is an entitlement community, and uses a competitive application
process to find the best subrecipients to implement programs and activities around the
City.
The City has an independent funding process for its CDBG funds based on the
prioritization of the City Council and utilizes a Project Review Committee to assist in
making funding determinations. For application submission an review the City has a
joint application process with other Kitsap County grant programs including HOME,
CIAH, Housing and Homelessness Program (which administers Homeless Housing
(HHGP), Affordable Housing (AHGP), and Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG)
Program).
The Kitsap County Grant Recommendation Committee (GRC) process funding
recommendations for use of HOME, CIAH, and Homeless Housing Grant Programs.
Funding recommendations are approved by the Kitsap Board of Commissioners for
County CDBG/HOME funds and by the Bremerton City Council for City CDBG/HOME
funds.
For the 2026 application process the City of Bremerton will use the Survey Monkey Apply
system. Applications will be made available in a format accessible to persons with
disabilities upon request.
Application submittal instructions and due date are included in the Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA). The NOFA will be published on May 23, 2025. Applications must
be submitted online and require access to the internet.
2026 Program Year Funding Specifics:
The 2026 Program Year will have competitive funding applications for:
• Capital - Rental Housing
• Capital – Homeowner Housing
• Capital - Public Facility, Infrastructure, Shelter
• CDBG Public Services
*Please review the Executive Summary for funding priorities included in these applications.
**CDBG Public Services will not be funded in at least year 1 (2026) of the 2026-2030
Consolidated Plan. Evaluation of public services needs will be evaluated on an annual basis
beginning year 2 (2027).
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Application Review & Project Review Committee Recommendation
Process
On May 23, 2025 the City will publish a Notice of Funding Availability. Within
this document will be information about the funding applications which have the
following priorities:
CDBG Capital/Economic Development projects:
• Preservation and/or rehabilitation of affordable housing including
o Acquisition of housing to create or preserve units of affordable housing
o Weatherization/repair of existing housing units
• Infrastructure and public facilities projects including:
o Street and Sidewalk improvements in low-income neighborhoods
o Parks projects/facilities in low-income areas
• Microenterprise Assistance Programs
HOME Housing priorities are of equal importance.
• Construction or acquisition of new rental housing units
• Acquisition of homeowner housing through down-payment assistance
The Grant Recommendation Committee (GRC) will be used to review applications for
HOME funds through the coordinated grant process. The City of Bremerton uses a
separate Project Review Committee to review applications for CDBG funds.
The Project Review Committee must adhere to the Conflict of Interest Policy in
Appendix C.
Applications will be initially reviewed by Block Grant Staff to determine compliance with
technical requirements including eligibility for CDBG and/or HOME funds. Applications
which are found not eligible for CDBG, HOME, Homeless Grant Program or Affordable
Housing funds, will be disqualified and the applicant will be notified. Eligible applications
will be reviewed and evaluated by staff for organizational and financial capacity, will be
interviewed by the Project Review Committee, and a recommendation will be provided
by the Project Review Committee and forwarded to City Council. The Council will review
all recommendations, and select the projects for funding based how they address needs
& objectives identified in the 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan.
The details of the multi-level review process are listed below:
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Stage 1: Completeness & Qualification Review
Submitted applications are reviewed for potential disqualification using the following
process:
1. Applications are reviewed for completeness, soundness, and eligibility against the
following criteria. Applications meeting one or more will be disqualified. At least two
different staff members must agree that an application should be disqualified.
a. Amount requested is not consistent among narrative questions, Sources of
Financing form, budget form, and/or applicant information;
b. Missing or blank attachments or forms or using old versions of forms;
c. Project or applicant organization is not eligible for any of the funding sources;
d. Project does not meet a priority identified in the City of Bremerton Consolidated
Plan (2026-2030) or does not meet a Bremerton City Council funding priority.
e. Project does not meet a National Objective as defined by HUD.
f. Wrong application type is submitted for project.
2. Applicants will be notified of the results of the Stage 1 Review via email, either:
a. Application is moving to Stage 2 and the applicant will be contacted to schedule
an interview; or
b. Application is disqualified and the basis for disqualification is provided.
Stage 2: Review and Scoring
Applications are reviewed and scored for organizational capacity, financial
soundness, and project priority.
1. Staff members review and score all areas of the application utilizing scoring
criteria specific to each application type.
2. Project Review Committee (PRC) members make funding recommendations
using the following process:
a. Review, evaluate, and score each application using review and scoring guides
specific to each application type;
b. Conduct interview with each applicant and score applicant interviews;
interview length will depend on application type.
o CDBG Economic Development will have interviews
consisting of the following:
i. 20 minutes in length which includes 10 minute
agency presentation and 10 minute
question/answer.
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o Capital applications will have interviews consisting of the following:
i. 35 minutes in length which includes 15 minute agency
presentation and 20 minute question/answer.
** Joint interviews may be held for organizations that submit a project
application for both City and County CDBG funding.
c. Assign a priority ranking and recommend funding awards to applications.
Stage 3: Funding Awards
The funding recommendations go through a multi-step process, prior to finalizing
the award amount.
1. Project Review Committee (PRC) – All Stage 2 applications will have a final
score comprised of the staff application review score, PRC application review score,
and PRC interview score. The PRC will use the finalized score of applications to
assist in making the funding recommendations and contingencies.
2. City of Bremerton City Council- The City Council receives the
recommendations from the Project Review Committee, holds a public comment
period and a public hearing, and makes awards and contingencies.
3. Federal CDBG and HOME funds- Applications awarded CDBG and HOME
funds must be included in an Action Plan associated with the 2026-2030
Consolidated
Plan and submitted to HUD for approval. The Action Plan cannot be finalized until
the City of Bremerton receives the federal award amounts from HUD.
4. Final Awards – Funding recommendations were made based on estimated
funds. Once the actual amounts are known awards will be adjusted based on the
contingency set by the PRC’s and approved by the Bremerton City Council.
Project Review Committee
The Project Review Committee (PRC) will be formed consisting of three City of
Bremerton staff members (Director-Department of Community Development,
Finance Director, Community Development Project Assistant), one member from
City Council, one representative from the Planning Commission and two citizens at
large. (If a representative from the Planning Commission is unavailable, another
citizen representative will serve in their place). The role of this committee is to read
all applications and complete independent, scored reviews, review projects for
community need and benefit, review evaluations, conduct interviews, and discuss,
rank and recommend projects for funding. The appointees to this committee are
appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by Bremerton City Council.
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The PRC will provide recommendations to City Council and the Council will have the
opportunity to approve all the final recommendations.
Applicant interviews will be conducted with the PRC. Applicants will have the
opportunity to present their project and the PRC will have an opportunity to ask
questions. At the conclusion of the interviews the PRC will formulate a funding
recommendation for approval by the City of Bremerton City Council.
Appointments for PRC members are made annually. PRC members are appointed to
serve a two year term and can be re-appointed to serve successive terms and/or
additional terms.
Conflict of Interest
1. No member of the Project Review Committee (PRC) shall be beneficially
interested, directly or indirectly, in any grant applications which may be made by,
through or under the recommendation of the PRC, in whole or in part, or which may
be made for the benefit of his or her office, or accept, directly or indirectly, any
compensation, gratuity or reward in connection with such contract from any other
person beneficially interested therein (from RCW 42.23.030).
2. No member of the PRC shall engage in any activity, including participation in the
selection, award, or administration of a grant award or contract if a conflict of
interest, real or apparent, exists.
3. Additional information on Remote Interest can be found in the full Conflict of
Interest Policy under Appendix D.
Technical Assistance
All applicants for funding who have never received City CDBG funding before, or
have never used the SM Apply system will be required to attend the technical
assistance session.
During the session, staff will provide information to citizens concerning who can
apply for funds, funds expected to be available, the range of activities that may
be undertaken, priorities for funding, application submission requirements
including technical assistance in filling out the application, the application
deadline, and how decisions concerning funding will be made. There will also be
a workshop on how to use the Survey Monkey Apply system if an applicant has
not utilized the system before.
In addition to the mandatory Technical Assistance described above, City Block
Grant staff is also available by appointment for one-on-one Technical Assistance
to provide guidance to citizens and organizations regarding specific project
considerations. Please contact Block Grant staff to set up an appointment.
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At any time, any citizen may contact the City Block Grant staff for technical
assistance, help with an application or general information in relation to
programs described in this Plan. The Department will help citizens understand
CDBG and HOME funded programs, the procedures for submitting proposals,
the Citizen Participation Plan and other program requirements so they can
effectively participate in CDBG and/or HOME programs and the funding process.
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Appendix C
CDBG Eligibility Requirements & Program Rules
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CDBG NATIONAL
OBJECTIVES AND ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Every CDBG activity must meet a national objective and must be eligible in order to be funded,
and each CDBG applicant must be able to demonstrate eligibility based on data collected. The
following information is provided to assist you in defining the eligibility and national objective that
your activity meets and the type of information you will need to gather from the population you
serve to provide to the City Block Grant office. Specific regulations that govern the CDBG program
are available the Block Grant office.
What are the National Objectives? (Benefit Criteria)
An eligible CDBG activity must either
I. Principally benefit low and very low income
A. Area Benefit –
a. Activity which is available to benefit all the residents of an area which is
primarily residential.
b. At least 51% of beneficiaries are low or very low income
persons/households.
c. Applicants will be responsible for defining the service area and City staff
will checkto ensure that it meets the Low Moderate Income (LMI) criteria.
B. Limited Clientele
1. At least 51% of beneficiaries are low or very low income persons/households
a. Presumed Benefit
b. Agency Requires Client Information
c. Income Eligibility Requirement (Direct Benefit)
d. Nature/location
2. Removal of Architectural Barriers
3. Assistance to Owners of Microenterprises
4. Employment Support Services
C. Housing Activities (Residential)
a. 51% of units must be occupied by low-and moderate-income households.
b. Affordable rents must be maintained for 5 years
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D. Job Creation or Retention - Economic Development
a. Must be located in a predominantly Low/Moderate (L/M) income neighborhood and
serve the L/M income residents; or
b. Involve facilities designed for use predominantly by L/M income persons; or
c. Involve the employment of persons, the majority of whom are L/M income persons.
II. Reduce or Eliminate Blight
III. Meet an Urgent Need
A. Urgent Need would be a natural disaster or federally declared disaster.
NOTE: The vast majority of CDBG activities funded are designed to benefit low and very low
income persons and households.
How Does A Project Meet a National Objective?
I. Principally benefit low and very low income
To meet this national objective, an applicant must document that the proposed project will benefit
predominantly low and very low income persons or households. A low income person/household
is one whose annual income does not exceed 80% of area median income -- a very low income
person/household is one whose annual income does not exceed 50% of the area median
income. HUD Income Limits for Bremerton are included in the Application each year. There are
several different ways that CDBG activities can benefit low and very low income persons:
A. AREA BENEFIT
This criteria allows a project located in principally residential area to meet a National
Objective by demonstrating that, based on the demographics of a project’s defined
service area, at least 51% of the residents are low or very low income. Certain activities
are a natural fit for area benefit, as they serve a geographic area, such as parks,
neighborhood facilities, community centers and streets/sidewalks.
Please contact the City Block Grant office for maps and more information on documenting
your service area and determining eligibility under Area Benefit.
Applicants must:
Attach a map with the boundaries of the project's service area delineated (the
surrounding geographic area in which all or most of the people benefiting from the
project reside).
Explain why that particular geographic area is the service area for the project;
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Indicate on the map residential and commercial areas within the service area
boundary; and
Provide documentation that 51%(City) or more of the residents within the service
area are low and very low income persons/households utilizing the most recent
census data as provided by HUD. Please contact the City or Block Grant office for
maps and more information on documenting your service area.
B. LIMITED CLIENTELE
An activity which benefits a limited clientele, at least 51% of whom are low or very low
income persons/households. There are four types of activities in this category:
1. Presumed Benefit -- An activity may benefit one of the following groups who are
presumed by HUD to be principally low and very low income: abused children,
battered spouses, elderly persons, handicapped persons, homeless persons,
illiterate persons, migrant farm workers and persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Applicants must:
Demonstrate that the facility or service is designed for and used predominantly
by one of the groups identified above.
Demonstrate that your clientele meets HUD’s definition for the presumed group
you serve, for example, homeless individuals must meet HUD’s definition and
documentation requirements at
https://www.onecpd.info/resources/documents/HomelessDefinition_Re
cordkeepingRequirementsandCriteria.pdf
2. Require documentation on family size and income in order to show that at
least 51 percent of the clientele are low income – This means your program
can serve low and moderate income clientele if at least 51% of your clientele are
low income. Agencies must keep information on client income and family size
which can document whether or not 51% or more of the clientele are persons
whose family income does not exceed low and moderate income limits for Kitsap
County. Note: Income qualification criteria from other programs (such as state
poverty guidelines) may be substituted provided those criteria are at least as
restrictive as the HUD income limits.
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Applicants must:
Provide documentation of the total number of clients/households served in
2026 (if this is an existing service);
State what percent of the clients/households served in 2026 were low or very
low income (or met criteria that are stricter);
Provide a copy of the income qualification criteria that were used to screen
clients and to determine the percent that were low and very low income;
Provide a copy of the client intake form highlighting the questions regarding
family size and income levels; and
Agree to maintain documentation of the client's incomes for the CDBG contract
period.
3. Income Eligibility Requirements (Direct Benefit) -- This means that the agency
uses income screening to limit the benefits of the CDBG funded activity to only
those persons who are low and very low income. For example, a housing
counseling program would screen potential clients and use the CDBG funds to pay
for the counseling only of those who are income eligible.
Applicants must:
Screen clients by family size and income;
Provide a copy of the income qualification criteria that were used to screen
clients to determine low and very low income status;
Provide a copy of the client intake form highlighting the questions regarding
family size and income levels; and
Describe how the program/project would limit the benefits of the CDBG funded
activity exclusively to low and very low income persons/households.
4. Nature/Location of Activity Allows Conclusion of Primarily Low and Very
Low Income Benefit -- This means that the activity is of such a nature and in such
a location that it may be concluded that the clientele will be primarily low and very
low income; for example, free childcare in an assisted housing project.
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Applicants must:
Explain how the nature, and if applicable, the location of the proposed project,
establishes that it is used primarily for low and very low income persons.
• Removal of Architectural Barriers
A project which removes material or architectural barriers which restrict the mobility and
accessibility of elderly or handicapped persons to publicly owned and privately owned
non-residential buildings, facilities and improvements, and the common areas of
residential structures containing more than one dwelling unit is considered a limited
clientele activity. Note: This refers to the removal of existing barriers. It does not apply to
new construction.
• Assistance to Owners of Microenterprises
When assistance is to be provided to a microenterprise (a commercial enterprise that has
five or fewer employees, one or more of whom owns the enterprise) the owner must
qualify as low or moderate income. Note: for microenterprise projects under the limited
clientele national objective justification, the low income threshold applies only to the
owner, there are no income requirements for the workers the owner employs.
• Employment Support Services.
If CDBG assistance is only provided for training or supportive services (peer support
programs, counseling, child care, transportation, and other similar services) to assist
business(es), the percentage of low and moderate income persons assisted may be less
than 51% if the proportion of the total cost borne by CDBG funds is no greater than the
proportion of the total number of persons assisted who are low or moderate income. For
example: A new business moves into town and begins an on-site day care program for
workers. The total cost of the day care is $10,000. There are 40 children, 3 of which meet
qualifications as low and moderate income. The maximum amount chargeable to the
CDBG program is $750.00. ($10,000/40 =$250 X 3 = $750).
Applicants must:
Maintain data documenting the total cost of the service, Screen clients by family size
and income; and provide a copy of the client intake form highlighting the questions
regarding family size and income levels;
In addition to the four activities described above, the following activities may
qualify under the limited clientele national objective.
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C. Housing Activities
These are activities providing or improving permanent residential structures which
are or will be occupied by low and very low income households. It does not
include group homes or shelters for the homeless, which are considered limited
clientele activities.
Applicants must:
Maintain a copy of the written agreement with each landlord or developer
receiving CDBG assistance indicating the total number of dwelling units in each
multi-unit structure assisted and the number of those units which will be
occupied by low and moderate income households after assistance.
51% of these units must be available to low/moderate income.
Maintain records on the total cost of the activity, including both CDBG and
non-CDBG funds.
Screen households for family size and income eligibility.
For rental housing, maintain records on rent charged (or to be charged) after
assistance for each dwelling unit in each structure assisted.
Affordable rents must be maintained for a period of five years after CDBG
assistance.
D. Job Creation or Retention Activities
These are economic development activities which are designed to create or retain
permanent jobs, where at least 51% of the jobs, computed on a full-time equivalent
basis, can be documented to employ low and very low income persons for the
geographic area where it is located. There are very specific elements of this
national objective. Please contact the Community Development staff to discuss
your project prior to submitting an application.
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CDBG FUNDING - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. Reversion of Assets / Change-of-Use of CDBG Assisted Property All
recipients must agree to restrict the use of the property, which was
acquired and/or improved using CDBG funds, to the intended purpose for
which the funds were awarded.
The restriction will be based on the dollars invested and follow the
guidelines in the chart below. This is to ensure compliance with HUD
requirements and to ensure continued public benefit.
Activity
Dollar Threshold*
Minimum Years
Restricted
Rehabilitation or Acquisition of
existing facilities or housing
(including homeownership
assistance)
Less than $15,000
$15,000 - $40,000
Greater than $40,000
5 Years
10 Years
15 Years
New Construction or
Acquisition of land for new
construction
Any $ amount
20 Years
* Dollar threshold is per facility, or if housing, per unit for single family housing
Reversion of assets provisions require agency to transfer to the City any CDBG funds
on hand at the time of expiration of the subrecipient agreement, any accounts
receivable attributable to the use of CDBG funds, and any nonexpendable personal
property that was purchased with CDBG funds
2. Restriction on Assessments
CDBG funds may not be used for public improvement projects where a portion of the
projects is to be financed by assessments to area property owners, unless the project is
structured such that CDBG funds are used to pay the assessments of all low and very
low income property owners. The analysis of incomes of affected persons must be done
ahead of time and submitted as part of the application for CDBG funds.
3. Guidelines for Economic Development Projects (24 CFR 570.209) City will
utilize the guidelines provided at 24 CFR 570.209 relative to project costs and
financial requirements and standards for evaluating public benefit.
4. Supplanting (24 CFR 570.207)
Federal regulations prohibit using CDBG funds to supplant (replace or substitute for)
local funds for public services or ongoing responsibilities of general local government.
The intent of this federal regulation is to prevent local government from using the
availability of federal CDBG dollars as an excuse to reduce local funding commitments.
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Appendix D
Conflict of Interest Policy
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Conflict of Interest
Policy
City of Bremerton Project Review Committee
From time to time, community volunteers who are appointed to the Project
Review Committee (PRC) have prior experience with one of the applicants or
programs requesting grant funding. The following guidelines are intended to
clarify what should happen in these cases to avoid real or perceived conflict of
interest.
1) Conflict of Interest:
a. No member of the PRC shall be beneficially interested, directly or indirectly, in
any grant applications which may be made by, through, or under the
recommendation of the PRC, in whole or in part, or which may be made for the
benefit of his or her office, or accept directly or indirectly, any compensation,
gratuity or reward in connection with such contract from any other person
beneficially interested therein (from RCW 42.23.030)
b. No member of the PRC shall engage in any activity, including participation in
the selection, award, or administration of a grant award or contract if a conflict
of interest, real or apparent, exists.
2) Remote Interest
a. A PRC member is not interested in a contract, within the meaning of 1.a.
above, if the member only has a “remote interest” in the contract and the extent
of the interest is disclosed to the PRC and Staff at the beginning of the review
process and is noted in the official minutes prior to the recommendation of the
contract. (from RCW 42.23.040).
i. As used in this section “remote interest” means:
1. That of a non-salaried officer of a non-profit corporation;
2. That of an employee or agent of a contracting party where the
compensation of such employee or agent consists entirely of fixed
wages or salary;
3. That of a landlord or tenant of a contracting party;
4. That of a holder of less than one percent of the shares of a corporation
or cooperative which is a contracting party.
ii. Even if the PRC member’s interest is only remote, the member cannot
influence or attempt to influence any other PRC member in the award of a
contract they are remotely interested in. For purposes of this provision,
influence or attempt to influence includes any of the following:
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1. Scoring the grant application;
2. Discussing the grant application with other PRC members;
3. Joining the audience, acting on behalf of the applicant or interacting in
any manner with members of the PRC.
4. PRC members should physically leave the room when the remaining
PRC members discuss the matter. This removes any potential claim
that the PRC member has attempted to exert undue influence over the
other PRC members.
3) Potential Bias by Prior Association
a. A PRC Member may have a “potential bias by prior association” if they have
had an interest in the past, but do not meet these definitions during the time
they are serving on the PRC, or who have personal prior experience with an
applicant including serving as a board member in the past, being employed
in the past, or being a current or past volunteer. In the event of a potential
bias by prior association:
i) The PRC member should disclose to the PRC and staff the nature of their
prior association at the beginning of the application review process.
4) Conflicts Disclosed
The staff should advise PRC members before the process begins that
members need to disclose, in advance, any remote interest, potential bias
by prior association that they have, or relatives serving as staff to any
applicants. It is recommended that the disclosures be done in writing.
5) Voting and Recommendations
a. The PRC member should recuse themselves from voting on any
recommendation that would include applications in which they have a remote
interest in or with whom they have a potential bias by prior association.
b. If the final recommendations of the PRC are consolidated into a single
motion, then the PRC member may participate in the vote so long as their
participation in the discussion does not influence or attempt to influence the
outcome with respect to the applicant in which they have a remote interest
in or with whom they have a potential bias by prior association.
c. Occasionally members of the City Council will sit on the Board of Directors
of organizations which are proposed to receive funding. In this instance, the
Council member with the conflict of interest will state their conflict, leave the
Dias, and return when voting has been completed. Because the votes are
passed as one resolution, the Council member with the conflict will not be
allowed to vote on the resolution as a whole.
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6) Alternate PRC
If there are two or more PRCs in a funding cycle or process, and a
member has a conflict of interest, remote interest, or potential bias by
prior association with an application that one of the PRCs is reviewing,
that member may serve on a different PRC without reservation or
restriction.
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Appendix F
Glossary
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GLOSSARY
Administrative Expenses. Those expenses directly associated with the recipient’s
general administration of the CDBG or HOME programs, such as salaries, supplies,
equipment, accounting, phones, audits, benefits, travel and indirect costs.
Affordability. Affordability is achieved when a household’s rent or mortgage payment,
plus utilities, does not exceed 30% of the monthly income for the targeted income group
as adjusted for household size.
Annual Action Plan: This document allocates one year’s funding to specific projects
and activities for the CDBG and HOME programs. It is submitted annually to HUD, 45
days prior to the start of the City’s and County’s fiscal year or no later than November
15 and is developed in accordance with federal regulations (24 CFR Part 91).
Architectural Barriers. Restrict mobility and accessibility of elderly or individuals with
disabilities.
Benefit Criteria. A CDBG activity must either principally benefit low or very low income
persons, reduce or prevent slums and blight or meet a recent urgent need. These three
objectives are the Benefit Criteria.
Cash Flow. Gross income minus vacancy rate, operating expenses, reserves, debt
service and taxes.
Grant Recommendation Committee (GRC). A group of eight citizens meeting specific
qualifications, who develop funding recommendations for City of Bremerton HOME
funds.
Citizen Participation Plan: This plan is prepared to facilitate and encourage public
participation and involvement in the Consolidated Plan process and the City’s CDBG
and HOME program, especially by low- and moderate-income persons. The plan
identifies the public participation requirements as identified by federal regulations (24
CFR Part 91).
Committed Funds. Funds committed to a project by a project funding source. The
award amount, terms and uses of the committed funds are documented in a letter to the
applicant. A copy of this award letter is included with the application for CDBG/HOME
funds.
Conditional Funds. Funds committed, with conditions, to a project by a project funding
source. The conditions of the commitment, amount, terms, and uses are documented
in a letter to the applicant. A copy of the letter is included with the application for
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CDBG/HOME funds.
Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER): This document
reports on the progress in carrying out the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
The report is prepared annually by both the City and County in accordance with federal
regulations (24 CFR Part 91). It is due to HUD no later than 90 days after the end of the
program year or March 31.
Consolidated Plan: This document serves as the City’s and County’s application for
CDBG and HOME funds. It sets forth the priorities and strategies to address the needs
of primarily low- and moderate-income persons and areas in the county. It typically
covers a five-year time period. It is submitted to HUD 45 days prior to the start of the
program year or no later than November 15 and is developed in accordance with
federal regulations (24 CFR Part 91).
Consultant Fees. Fees paid to a third party developer consultant for costs associated
with implementation of a project.
Entitlement Community. A local jurisdiction that receives an allocation of Community
Development Block Grant funds directly from HUD. All participating jurisdictions are
entitlement communities; however, not all entitlement communities are participating
jurisdictions.
Household: all persons occupying a housing unit. The occupants may be a family, as
defined in 24 CFR 5.403; two or more families living together; or any other group of
related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements, regardless of actual or
perceived, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status.
Housing. Housing includes permanent housing units for sale or rent including;
manufactured housing, permanent housing for disabled homeless persons, transitional
housing, single-room occupancy housing, and group homes. Housing does not include
emergency shelters or facilities such as nursing homes, convalescent homes, hospitals,
residential treatment facilities, correctional facilities, halfway houses, housing for
students or dormitories.
Interlocal Agreement. Agreements made to ensure the cooperation of units of local
government which form consortiums for the purpose of obtaining funding.
Low- and Moderate-Income Households (LMI): These are households earning less
than 80% of the area median income (AMI). They are broken down into the following
income designations:
• Extremely Low-Income: households with incomes less than 30% of the area
median family income adjusted for household size.
• Low-Income: households with incomes between 31% and 50% of the area
median income, adjusted for household size.
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• Moderate-Income: households with incomes between 51% and 80% of the area
median income, adjusted for household size.
Low- and Moderate-Income Area Neighborhood (LMA): In general, this is defined as
census tracts or block groups where a minimum of 51% of the residents have low or
moderate incomes (i.e. not exceeding 80% of the area median income).
Median Family Income: HUD releases income limits annually for its programs. Income
limits are calculated using American Community Survey and Census data. Data for
Kitsap County is based on the Bremerton-Silverdale Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA). Incomes are indexed by household size.
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area: A specific neighborhood targeted by the
City and approved by HUD. Communities with approved NRSA’s receive enhanced
flexibility in undertaking economic development, housing, and public service activities
with their CDBG funds. The City currently does not have an approved NRSA at this
time.
Operating Support. Financial assistance used to supplement the day-to-day
operations of a project.
Participating Jurisdiction. This term refers to cities, counties and consortia which
receive an allocation of federal HOME funds directly from HUD.
Persons with Disabilities. This term means a household composed of one or more
persons, at least one of whom is an adult, who has a disability. A person is considered
to have a disability if the person has a physical, mental, emotional or developmental
impairment that is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration and
substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently.
Program Year: The program year for the City CDBG and HOME programs is January 1
through December 31, which is the same as the City’s fiscal year.
Project Delivery Costs: Costs directly related to managing the project to the point of
completion normally paid to a third party.
Project Review Committee. This committee, made up of City of Bremerton staff, a
member of the City of Bremerton City Council, Planning Commissioner and two citizen
volunteers, evaluate, rank, and make funding recommendations to the Bremerton City
Council for use of CDBG funds.
Project Soundness. The feasibility, sensibility, and effectiveness of the project to meet
a defined community need and the organizational strength and capacity to bring the
project to completion.
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Proposed Funds. Funds which have been or will be requested from a potential project
funding source.
Relocation Expenses. Those costs paid to households or businesses when temporary
or permanent relocation becomes necessary.
Single family housing: one to four-family residence, condominium unit, cooperative
unit, combination of manufactured housing and lot, or manufactured housing lot.
Single room occupancy (SRO) housing: housing (consisting of single- room dwelling
units) that is the primary residence of its occupant or occupants. The unit must contain
either food preparation or sanitary facilities (and may contain both).
Special Needs Housing. Housing for special needs populations who require special
housing-related services. This is also referred to as supportive housing.
Special Needs Population. This population of people includes elderly and frail elderly;
persons with mental, physical or developmental disabilities; persons with HIV/AIDS;
persons with alcohol or drug addiction; victims of domestic violence; persons
discharged from institutions (prison, jail, mental hospital, foster care).
Transitional housing: housing that is designed to provide housing and appropriate
supportive services to person, including (but not limited to) deinstitutionalized
individuals with disabilities, homeless individuals with disabilities, and homeless families
with children. It has as its purpose facilitating the movement of individuals and families
to independent living within a time period that is set.
Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS): Uniform national standards
established by HUD pursuant to 24 CFR 5.703 for housing that is decent, safe, sanitary,
and in good repair. Standards are established for inspectable items for each of the
following areas: site, building exterior, building systems, dwelling units, and common
areas.
Community
Development
Block
Grant Programs
5 Year Funding Priorities & 2026 Policy Plan
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CDBG Develop viable urban communities by providing decent
housing and a suitable living environment, and by
expanding economic opportunities, principally for low-
and moderate -income persons.
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HOME Provide decent affordable housing to lower-income
households, expand the capacity of nonprofit housing
providers, strengthen the ability of state and local
governments to provide housing, and leverage private -
sector participation.
Policy Plan - 2026
Plan provides guidance for applying for
2026 CDBG/HOME
•Eligibility
•Overview of the funding allocation process
•Regulatory requirements
•Local Policy Decisions
•Funding Availability
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Process + Timeline
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Draft Policy Plan and funding priorities were released for 15-day comment period on May 1st – no comments received.
Hold public hearing - June 5 Council Meeting
Applications will open June 18th - reviewed in July/August
Funding Recommendations determined by the Project Review Committee - submitted via the annual Action Plan.
Action Plan – Council public hearing – November 2025
Action Plan and 5 Year Consolidated Plan submitted to HUD in November.
How Much?
ESTIMATES ONLY $
Entitlement 300,000
Program Income 5,000
Prior Year Funding (2022,2023,2024)50,000
20% Admin - 61,000
TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS $294,000
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Funding Priorities 2026-2030
•CDBG - $300,000 (estimated)
•Preservation and/or rehabilitation of
affordable housing including
• Acquisition of housing to create or
preserve units of affordable housing
•Weatherization/repair of existing housing
units
•Infrastructure and public facilities projects
including:
•Street and Sidewalk improvements in low-
income neighborhoods
•Parks projects/facilities in low-income areas
•Economic Development projects including:
•Microenterprise assistance programs
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•HOME - $134,850 (estimated)
•Projects which increase affordable housing
stock including:
• Acquisition, rehabilitation or construction
of affordable rental housing
•Down payment assistance to income
eligible home buyers.
Priorities Cont.
Projects must meet a HUD
national objective and be an
eligible activity.
Projects annually must meet a
Consolidated Plan Priority.
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2026 Updates
•Policy Plan Changes for 2026
•Language added on page 11 (in red) to reflect forthcoming
federal guidance regarding contracting and the possibility of
funding cuts to the CDBG and HOME programs.
•CDBG Public Services will not be funded in at least year 1
(2026) of the 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan. Evaluation of
public services needs will be evaluated on an annual basis
beginning year 2 (2027).
•New applicants must submit an Applicant Intent Form.
Capital projects will be asked to meet with Block Grant Staff
to discuss project eligibility and federal requirements prior to
applying.
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2026
Program
Year
Important
Dates
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May 23 Notice of funding availability (NOFA)
posted on the City's website
May 16 All applicant intent forms due for new
projects
June 17-July 15 Technical Assistance / Pre -app
appointments available
June 17 Application goes live - link posted on City’s
website
July 15 Funding applications due
July 16-31 Staff Review Eligibility – Phase I
August 1 –29 PRC Review/Score – Phase II
August 28 PRC Orientation
September
8-12
Agency Interviews / Deliberation
September 19 Funding recommendations published for
30-day comment period
November 5 Council meeting to adopt funding
recommendations
January 1, 2025 Program Year Begins
What’s Next?:
Take public comment on the 5-year
funding priorities and the 2026 Policy Plan
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Questions ?
Sarah Lynam, CDBG Admin
CDBG@bremertonwa.gov
360.473.5375
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AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Proposed Public Hearing on Ordinance to
adopt the City of Bremerton 2024
Comprehensive Plan, including repeal and
replacement of the Downtown Subarea Plan
and Puget Sound Industrial Center Subarea
Plan
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: DCD
Presenter: Garrett Jackson
Phone: (360) 473-5289
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Growth Management Act (GMA) RCW 36.70A.130, the City of
Bremerton is required to do periodic major updates to our Comprehensive Plan. The Planning
Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt the 2024 Comprehensive Plan
Update and the associated development regulations that implement the updated Comprehensive
plan following a Public Hearing on April 21, 2025. City Council held a public hearing on May 7, 2025,
and held Study Sessions on May 14 & May 28, 2025 for deliberation to shape the final
Comprehensive Plan Document for adoption. It is expected that the City Council will adopt the major
update of the Comprehensive Plan following a public hearing that is scheduled for June 4, 2025.
ATTACHMENTS:
Council Requested Alterations Matrix
Ordinance
Exhibit A: Findings and Conclusion of the Planning Commission
Exhibit B: 2024 Comprehensive Plan
Exhibit B.1: Land Use Appendix
Exhibit B.2: Housing Element Appendix
Exhibit B.3: Economic Development Element Appendix
Exhibit B.4: Transportation Element Appendix
Exhibit B.5: City Services Element Appendix
Exhibit B.6: Environmental Element Appendix
Exhibit B.7: Public Participation Appendix
Exhibit C: Downtown Subarea Plan
Exhibit D: Puget Sound Industrial Center Subarea Plan
Power Point Presentation Added 5/28/25 12:36 PM
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): Failure to maintain Growth Management Act
compliance may jeopardize various funding eligibility for grants and loans.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☒ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to pass Ordinance No. ______ to adopt the City of Bremerton 2024 Comprehensive Plan,
including the repeal and replacement of the Downtown Regional Center Subarea Plan and the Puget
Sound Industrial Center Subarea Plan.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVISIONS MATRIX
as directed by City Council at the 5/14/25 Study Session
PG # Changes to sections of the Comprehensive Plan or Appendix are noted in legislative
markup, with deletions in strikethrough and added language underlined.
REMOVE REFERENCE TO “CITIZEN”
The term “Citizen” was removed, and replaced with either “resident” or “community member” as
appropriate for the context of the specific section.
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RESIDENTS CITIZENRY
Thank you to the many community members citizens who attended meetings and
hearings, completed surveys, spoke to us at community events, and submitted
comments. We appreciate the engagement, and your input helped shape this plan and
the future of Bremerton.
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The citizens of Bremerton community embraces their city, with pride in its assets and
accomplishments, and with optimism about the opportunities it affords. Bremerton is a
progressive, active city with diversity in its residents, and with its economic, residential
and recreational opportunities.
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A comprehensive plan is a broad statement of community goals and policies that direct
the orderly and coordinated physical development of a city into the future. A
comprehensive plan anticipates change and provides specific guidance for future
legislative and administrative actions. It reflects the results of community citizen
involvement, technical analysis, and the judgment of decision makers. The maps, goals,
and policies of the plan provide the basis for the adoption of regulations, programs, and
services which implement the plan. The plan serves as a guide for zoning, infrastructure
development, and developing community services.
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Community Citizen Participation
The Act requires "early and continuous" community citizen participation throughout the
planning process. The first Comprehensive Plan developed in response to the Act in
April1995, and the required periodic updates in 2004 and 2016 were adopted with
intensive community member participation citizen committee processes. The
preparation of 2024 Plan Update was again guided by community participation,
following a City Council-approved Public Participation Program for the process, and is
included as an Appendix. Numerous outreach efforts including surveys, community
events, special events, and open houses were held throughout the update process to
facilitate community engagement and provide opportunities to ensure that every
interested person who wishes to express an opinion had the ability to do so.
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LU1-LDR(A): Promote neighborhoods that foster interaction among residents,
contribute to public well-being of citizenry, and create and sustain a sense of community
and personal safety.
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LU4-MDR(A): Promote neighborhoods that foster interaction among residents,
contribute to public well-being of citizenry, and create and sustain a sense of community
and personal safety.
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LU4-HDR(A): Promote neighborhoods that foster interaction among residents,
contribute to public well-being of citizenry, and create and sustain a sense of community
and personal safety.
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While this Chapter focuses on public facilities and utilities provision to Bremerton’s
residents citizens and businesses, the Transportation Element should also be
considered in conjunction with this chapter as an important public facility.
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CS4. Provide safe and reliable utility service to the community citizens, while balancing
economic, aesthetics and environmental factors.
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CS1(B): Educate residents the citizenry about City services and community citizen
responsibilities.
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CS1(C): Provide meaningful opportunities for community involvement. Provide regular
volunteer opportunities to the general public and enlist residents for their talents (work
to identify specific community assets and invite identified groups and residents citizens)
to participate in governance.
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CS1(I): Provide trash receptacles and waste conveniences in public places, especially
in City parks and encourage community citizen responsibility regarding proper waste
disposal, including pet waste disposal.
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CS2(A): Prepare emergency preparedness plans including instruction for public staff
and for community members citizens regarding services and support locations available
immediately following an incident.
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CS2(D): Improve community citizen safety after dusk by enhancing lighting for
pedestrians, especially around and leading to places of activity.
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CS2(E): Collaborate with residents citizens, public organizations, and non-profit
agencies towards a proactive approach to social needs.
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CS3(L): Provide street infrastructure that is well maintained, has sufficient capacity,
meets all compliance requirements for accessibility.
· Identify dedicated revenue to adequately maintain the existing investment in
street infrastructure;
· Develop revenue sources to allow full implementation of the Capital
Improvement Plan. Consider new revenue such as transportation impact fees,
or re-direct existing revenue; and
· Eliminate barriers to accessibility with sidewalks and city facilities. Prioritize
implementation using resident citizen groups and focus improvements in the
areas with the most use.
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Goal CS4. Provide safe and reliable utility service to the community citizens, while
balancing economic, aesthetics and environmental factors.
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E1(V): Educate citizens community members about sources of pollution.
Provide information to the public regarding the negative impact to water quality from the
use of pesticides and herbicides. Encourage a reduction in the use of pesticides and
herbicides.
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
Emphasis on Multimodal Level of Services (MMLOS) and nonvehicular traffic were added to
sections of the Comprehensive Plans. A revised Transportation Appendix, Attachment F was
produced which emphasizes MMLOS criteria stipulated by Council. Additional portions of the
Comprehensive Plan mentioning Multimodal transportation (without need of revision) are also
provided following the revised Attachment F.
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Introduction
This Transportation Element aims to provide a 20-year vision for Bremerton’s
transportation system, which respects the community’s history and character, supports
anticipated growth in the region, and builds on Bremerton’s momentum as an attractive
community in which to live, work, and play by supporting safe and comfortable travel by
all modes of transportation.
Bremerton’s Transportation Element is to promote, manage, and maintain a safe,
efficient, and integrated multimodal transportation system that is consistent with the
City’s overall vision and adequately serves anticipated growth. Guidance from City staff,
the Planning Commission, stakeholders, and residents helped identify several priorities:
· Improve safety for all users through updated facilities; and street designs that
accommodate all modes streets are to provide safe access and travel for all
users, especially pedestrians, bicyclists, transit vehicles and riders
· Create an interconnected multimodal and active transportation network that
connects all users to City Centers, major destinations within Bremerton, and
Kitsap County
· Support high-capacity transit services and opportunities within and between the
City’s Centers
· Coordinate with local and regional partners to ensure that travel patterns do not
disproportionately impact Bremerton residents’ quality of life
· Adopt a policy for bicycle and pedestrian travel to address measures of facility
quality such as level of traffic stress (an indicator used to quantify the stress
experienced by a cyclist or pedestrian on the segments of a road network),
facility types, route directness, and network completeness
· Increase transportation spending on maintaining, preserving, and operating the
existing transportation system
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Capital Improvement Planning
Through the planning process, with transportation stakeholder groups and the public,
City transportation professionals identify capital improvements to improve our local
multimodal system. The finished product for any given transportation project is
determined through a number of factors arrived at through the planning process,
including MMLOS. Specific improvements are often based on the classification
assigned to each roadway section; classifications help determine the expected
intensity of roadway use and how the street is intended to interface with surrounding
private property. For instance, a street intended for heavy-truck freight will be
constructed to different standards than a residential street.
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Vision:
Bremerton strives to promote, manage, and maintain a safe, efficient, and integrated
multimodal transportation system to support a healthy and vibrant community, while
minimizing auto-dominance on city roadways through the development of a complete
streets vision focused on multimodal functions and level of service.
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TR2(A): Require new development and redevelopment to incorporate transit,
pedestrian, and non- motorized (MMLOS) transportation measures during the
development review process, including measures such as:
· Providing bus and transportation shelters and/or pullouts;
· Providing adequate sidewalks, pathways and crosswalks for access by all
persons;
· Minimizing walking distance between buildings, streets, sidewalks, and transit
stops;
· Extending the connectivity of the pedestrian, bicycle, and grid street system;
· Minimizing auto-dominance on streets by working towards further developing
complete streets with nonvehicular multimodal functions and MMLOS;
· Incorporating open space, and/or green space in streetscapes to enhance the
pedestrian Environment.
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PARKS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS
This policy was revised to clarify future parks should be sited in underserved areas.
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CS2(C): Provide community gathering points within neighborhoods, supported by
Programming like City Parks and Recreation and crime prevention education,
particularly in underserved areas.
WRIGHT CREEK WETLAND SYSTEM
The Comprehensive Plan was updated to include requested language related to the Wright
Creek Wetland system.
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E3(A): Preserve and protect fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas through
regulation, acquisitions, incentives, partnerships with conservation organizations
such as the Great Peninsula Conservancy, and other techniques,. The City should
identify the Wright Creek wetland system as a high priority for
preservation, including considering support regional initiatives such as the Chico
Creek basin project, and other salmon recovery plans, and additional
opportunities for environmental protection and enhancement.
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Bremerton’s western portion contains forested areas and undeveloped lands,
including watersheds (Union River, Gorst Creek, Anderson Creek, Wright Creek),
which support a high diversity of species. These forests, typically second-growth
mixed conifer and deciduous, are home to amphibian species like the tailed
frog and Pacific giant salamander, as well as various small mammals (e.g., otters,
beavers, shrews, moles, flying squirrels, tree voles). Bird species in forested areas
include the chestnut-backed chickadee, varied thrush, Steller’s jay, winter wren,
and golden-crowned kinglet. Forests also provide critical nesting and refuge habitats
for many animals. Owls, woodpeckers, and waterfowl often use tree cavities for
nesting, and there are reports of higher black bear populations in Gorst Creek
compared to other Kitsap Peninsula areas.
CLIMATE “CONSIDER” TO “DEVELOP”
The Comprehensive Plan was updated to include Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council
(KRCC), Countywide Planning Policy language to “Develop policies and actions to address
climate change”.
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Climate Change
PSRC’s Vision 2050 and recent state legislative actions stresses the need for agencies at all
levels of government to seek ways to both mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
Climate change is influenced by all aspects of our daily lives – from the products we buy, to the
places we live, to how we transport ourselves, among other things – and also has the potential
to impact all aspects of our daily lives – from our health to our infrastructure, to the food we
consume and the water we drink.
In 2023, the State Legislature added a climate change and resiliency element to the list of
elements that must be included within comprehensive plans. HB 1181 requires jurisdictions to
address the adverse impacts of climate change on people, property, and ecological systems,
and identify actions the jurisdiction will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and
vehicle miles traveled (VMT) under this new element, which is required to be adopted in 2029.
VISION 2050 identifies multicounty policies and actions for the region and local governments to
implement to address climate change — to both reduce emissions and to increase resilience to
impacts – spanning all sectors throughout the document. Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies
similarly identifies policies and actions to address climate change, such as:
● Focusing growth in urban areas, centers, and high-capacity transit areas.
● Support programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to increase energy
conservation and alternative/clean energy.
● Establish programs and policies that maintain and increase forests and vegetative cover.
● Develop policies and actions to address climate change.
● Recognize state and regional targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
MAPPING REFERENCES
References were added to maps located in the Environmental Element Appendix.
Added reference to Washington State Department of Natural Resource
Added reference to Kitsap County Open Data GIS
Added reference to Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife
Added reference to Kitsap County Open Data GIS
Added reference to Kitsap County Open Data GIS
Added reference to Kitsap County Open Data GIS
EXISTING POLICIES RELATED TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
(NOTE: Council requested information related to Emergency Management in the Comprehensive Plan. The
following existing policies provide that information.)
TR3(J): Increase the resilience of the City’s transportation system and support strategies for security
and emergency management responses.
CS2(A): Prepare emergency preparedness plans including instruction for public staff and for
community members regarding services and support locations available immediately following an
incident.
EXISTING POLICIES RELATED TO MULTIMODAL LEVEL TRANSPORTATION
(NOTE: Alterations to the Comprehensive Plan are not included here, please see Comprehensive Plan
Revisions Matrix for changes responding to the 5/14 Study Session)
LAND USE ELEMENT
LU4(B): Provide multimodal options and standards that have connectivity throughout the City,
especially linking centers and neighborhoods for all modes of transportation.
LU4-NB(A): Support multimodal transportation options, including pedestrian and bicycling
options, to this designation through supportive development regulations.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
ED4. Recognize the relationship between transportation and economic development by working
collaboratively with other governmental agencies to improve multimodal transportation options
and routes.
ED4(A): Pursue alternative transportation monies, including federal dollars typically spent on
the interstate system, for fast-ferry research and other multimodal investments and
improvements.
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
Puget Sound Regional Council Consistency
PSRC coordinates transportation and other planning efforts between King, Kitsap, Pierce, and
Snohomish counties to ensure, “The region has a sustainable, equitable, affordable, safe, and
efficient multimodal transportation system, with specific emphasis on an integrated regional transit
network that supports the Regional Growth Strategy and promotes vitality of the economy,
environment, and health.”
The framework for this shared multimodal transportation system is published in Vision 2050.
Multimodal transportation includes walking, biking, transit, rail, cars and trucks. Vision 2050 calls
for growth near current and future high- capacity transit facilities, with a goal for 65% of the
region’s population growth and 75% of the region’s employment growth to be located in regional
growth centers and areas within walking distance of high-capacity transit. Vision 2050 also
supports the transition to a cleaner transportation system through investments in zero emission
vehicles, low carbon fuels and other clean energy options.
“[. . .]”
Investing in Growing Communities - The Regional Transportation Plan is closely integrated
with the VISION 2050 Regional Growth Strategy and its goals of 65%of population and 75% of
employment growth near high-capacity transit. It lays out a vision for a multimodal transportation
system that serves both existing communities and areas where we expect significant population
and employment growth.
“[. . .]”
Kitsap Regional Coordination Council
All jurisdictions within Kitsap County coordinate on shared transportation systems and agree to
abide by shared policies called Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs). KRCC also supports
multimodal transportation options for member jurisdictions while reducing the rate of growth in
auto traffic, including the number of vehicle trips, the number of miles traveled, and the length of
vehicle trips taken, for both commute and non-commute trips. The CPPs call for a transportation
system that promotes human health and reduced green-house gas emissions, by investing in
high-occupancy vehicle lanes, public transit, vanpool/ carpool facilities, electric and other low
emission vehicles including buses, charging stations for all types of electric vehicles, bicycle and
shared mobility options, and partnerships with the private sector.
TR1(A): Support and participate in cooperative regional transportation planning processes to
ensure a multimodal transportation system that supports the Regional Growth Strategy and
consistency and connectivity throughout the region.
TR1(D): Evaluate and establish appropriate multimodal Level of Service (LOS) standards for all
City streets and identified in City’s Transportation Functional Plan.
TR1(H): Inventory and assess parking capacity needs in the Downtown area.
· Work with the Naval Base Kitsap, Washington State Ferries, the City of Bremerton, and
other major employers in the Downtown Core to address parking demands and their
impacts on urban development.
· Encourage major employers to address and plan for increased parking demands.
Encourage efforts to address increased parking demands through parking structures,
transportation facilities, and other multimodal solutions rather than promoting or
expanding surface parking.
· Acknowledge the negative impacts surface parking has on urban renewal, economic
growth, and the environment, and avoid increased surface parking.
TR3(C): Further develop the Complete Streets ordinance, with a context-sensitive design focus
to ensure multimodal improvements fit the community in which they are located, to better be
utilized within the City.
TR5(G): Work with Washington State Ferries, Kitsap Transit and other possible service
providers to coordinate transit schedules of multiple modes of transportation, and to further
transportation conveniences including multimodal options.
TR5(L): Provide a prioritized list of transportation projects that supports the Comprehensive
Plan vision. That prioritized list should include projects that support the regional Downtown
Center and Puget Sound Industrial Center-Bremerton that furthers the City’s Centers Concept
or approved by a functional plan. Prioritize multimodal investments in centers and high-capacity
station areas.
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2024 Comprehensive Plan and affiliate subarea plans adoption
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, adopting the City of Bremerton
Comprehensive Plan and affiliated subarea plans (Downtown, and
Puget Sound Industrial Center-Bremerton Subarea Plans) pursuant
to the State of Washington’s Growth Management Act, Chapter
36.70A RCW, and repealing ordinances relating to the
Comprehensive Plan.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton adopted a revised Comprehensive Plan in
2016; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act of 1990 (GMA) established statewide
goals, guidelines, and procedural requirements to guide the development, coordination,
implementation and financing of long-range comprehensive plans; and
WHEREAS, in 2022 the City initiated a public process to update the 2016
Comprehensive Plan to continue to pursue a more effective growth strategy as identified in 2022;
and
WHEREAS, the updated plan process was based on a land use inventory, a build-
out analysis, and the City’s capacity to deliver urban services to support desired growth; and
WHEREAS, the Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies point to Growth Centers as
geographic areas with the capacity to accommodate growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the updated plan process was guided by the GMA as well as Centers
growth strategies adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council (Vision 2050) and in updated
Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council Countywide Planning Policies; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public workshop and public hearing
on September 19, 2022, regarding the Council District Profiles, potential Work Program and
Public Participation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the updated process was guided by the Work Program and the Public
Participation plan that was adopted on November 2, 2022, by City Council as Resolution No.
3354; and
WHEREAS, City staff attended and participated in over 100 public events (local
business association meetings, special events, farmers market etc.) from 2022 through April 21,
2025 to increase awareness and encourage public participation in the Comprehensive Plan
Update process; and
WHEREAS, in fall 2023, City staff and the City Council representative walked
through each Council district to identify assets and develop a characterization for each district;
and
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WHEREAS, the identification of assets and development of a characterization for
each district led to creation of the individual District Profiles that were released for public
comment and input for the Comprehensive Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, in late 2024 Town Hall meetings were held for each City Council
District, using the District Digests as guidance, resulting in feedback from the Councilmembers
and their constituents regarding potential updates to the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 43.21(c) and WAC 197-11, a
Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of Environmental Imp act
Statement (EIS) was issued on December 28, 2022, with a comment period through January 27,
2023; and
WHEREAS, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was issued on
October 18, 2024, with a comment period beginning October 18, 2024, and extending through
December 2, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission unanimously selected a Preferred
Alternative on December 16, 2024, from three options provided in the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS); and
WHEREAS a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was issued on April 7,
2025; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Subarea Plan/Downtown Regional Growth Center
was adopted in 2007 with Ordinance Number 5034 and amended with Ordinances 5202 (2012),
5299 (2016), and 5363 (2018), and continues to remain applicable; amendments with this
Comprehensive Plan Update (Exhibit C) include consolidation of several land use zones into a
mixed-use zone with an 80-foot height limit and no maximum density; and removal of parking
minimums throughout the Subarea; and
WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Industrial Center-Bremerton (PSIC-B) Subarea
Plan was adopted in 2012 with Ordinance No. 5188, amended in 2016 under Ordinance No. 5299
and 2018 under Ordinance No. 5363, and continues to remain applicable; amendments with this
Comprehensive Plan Update (Exhibit D) include additional flexibility in zoning criteria, and
removal of redundant information related to stormwater and transportation; and
WHEREAS, the following functioning plans adopted prior to the 2024
Comprehensive Plan update will remain applicable: Water Systems Plan (Resolution No. 3360),
Wastewater Comprehensive Plan (Ordinance 5268), Stormwater Management Plan (Ordinance
3364), Nonmotorized Transportation Plan (Ordinance 5037) and related transportation studies,
and the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan (Ordinance No. 5395); and
WHEREAS, copies of the Draft Comprehensive Plan, affiliate subarea plans and
the environmental determination were made available to citizens and organizations and were
distributed to local jurisdictions, libraries, and state agencies for the mandatory sixty-day review
period; and
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WHEREAS, as identified in Exhibit A, Planning Commission’s Findings and
Conclusions, the Bremerton Planning Commission held numerous public workshops and a public
hearing on the Draft Comprehensive Plan and affiliate subarea plans which concluded on April
21, 2025, at which time, after consideration of public input and the presentations by Staff, the
Commission recommended approval of the Draft Comprehensive Plan including affiliate subarea
plans to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council held numerous public presentations at
City Council meetings between November 2, 2022 and May 21, 2025 to present the separate
Comprehensive Plan elements; these presentations were televised and posted on the City website
for further public outreach; and
WHEREAS, On May 23, 2025 the public was notified by a legal advertisement in
the Kitsap Sun of the opportunity to make comment and participate in the City Council public
hearing; and
WHEREAS, at a public hearing that concluded on June 4, 2025, City Council
considered public input, the presentation from staff on the Draft Comprehensive Plan affiliate
subarea plans, the hearings records and the Planning Commission recommendation on the 2024
Comprehensive Plan as set forth in Exhibit B and the affiliated subarea plans as set forth in
Exhibit C and D; and
WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council finds that the 2024 Comprehensive Plan
and affiliated subarea plans as recommended by the Planning Commission presented in Exhibits
B, C, and D, meets the goals and intents of the Growth Management Act; are consistent with the
Puget Sound Regional Council’s regional growth strategy based on Centers; are fully consistent
with Kitsap County Countywide Planning Policies; reflects the early, open and continuous input
of Bremerton citizens through the Council-approved Public Participation Program; are supported
by environmental analyses; furthers the City’s interests in efficient delivery of urban
governmental services; and offers expanded choices for housing, transportation, and economic
growth, consistent with the quality of life values of the community; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Recitals Incorporated. The findings and
recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated by reference.
SECTION 2. Planning Commission Findings. The findings and
conclusions of the Bremerton Planning Commission as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby adopted.
SECTION 3. 2016 Comprehensive Plan Repealed. The 2016
Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance No. 5299 adopting and amending the 2016
Comprehensive Plan are hereby repealed and replaced in their entirety by the adoption of this
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ordinance. The repealing of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan and the ordinances adopting and
amending the plan herein does not repeal or affect any vested rights established by said plan
and ordinances.
SECTION 4. 2024 Bremerton Comprehensive Plan adopted. The 2024
Comprehensive Plan and appendices, as set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby adopted as the new Bremerton Comprehensive
Plan.
SECTION 5. Downtown Subarea Plan. The Downtown Regional
Growth Center Subarea Plan (DSAP) as adopted by Ordinance No. 5034 and most recently
amended by Ordinance No. 5363, is hereby repealed and replaced as set forth in Exhibit C,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 6. Puget Sound Industrial Center-Bremerton Subarea Plan.
The Puget Sound Industrial Center-Bremerton Subarea Plan (PSIC-B) as adopted by Ordinance
No. 5188 and most recently amended by Ordinance No. 5363, is hereby repealed and replaced
as set forth in Exhibit D, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
APPROVED by the City Council the________ day of ____________________, 2025
PASSED by the City Council the___________ day of ____________________, 2025
_________________________________
ERIC YOUNGER, Council President
Approved this ________ day of ________________________, 2025
_________________________________
GREG WHEELER, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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__________________________________ ________________________________
ANGELA HOOVER, City Clerk KYLIE FINNELL, City Attorney
PUBLISHED the________ day of ______________________, 2025
EFFECTIVE the_________day of ______________________, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. ____________
Comprehensive Plan
Ord 5511
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Comprehensive Plan, Final Documents
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City Council Packet Bremerton2044.com
Comprehensive Plan Revisions Matrix
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Revisions requested by Council 5/14 Study Session
Remove reference to “citizen”
Multimodal transportation (including updated TTA Attachment F MMLOS)
Parks in underserved areas
Wright Creek wetland system
Climate Change “consider” to “develop”
Mapping references
Additional information requested by Council 5/14 Study Session
Policies related to emergency management
Policies related to multimodal transportation
Questions about
Comprehensive
Plan Ord 5511?
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Development Regulations
Ord 5512
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Development Regulations Ord 5512
Discussed April 23rd Study Session, Public Hearing May 7th, May 14th Study Session:
Downtown Subarea Plan (Mapping changes, market-based parking, no max density,
increased height)
Puget Sound Industrial Center Subarea Plan -with updated CFP section (Development
Regulations consistent with Market Study)
Bay Vista Subarea Plan (Mapping changes, mixed use in Village Commercial)
East Park Subarea Plan (Mapping changes, including Madrona Forest)
Zoning Code: Unit Lot Subdivision, Middle & Multifamily Housing, Lighting Regulations,
Height Increases (GC, R-40, and R-18 zones), density, and design standards
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Questions about
Development
Regulations
Ord 5512?
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Development Regulations
Ord 5513
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Development Regulations Ord 5513
Planning Commission Public Hearing/Recommendation May 19th:
Boundary Line Adjustment
Family Daycare Providers
Co-living Housing
New Housing in Nonconforming Buildings
Residential Cluster Development
Market-based parking (BMC and all Subarea Plans)
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Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA)
Flexibility. Update allows minor deviations
from dimensional standards of the zone.
Documentation. Additional options for
submitted final documents.
Clarification. Revised for clarity throughout.
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Family Daycare Provider (RCW 36.70A.450)
Intensity. Business with up to 12 children permitted in any residential or
mixed-use zone.
Loading. Must conform with State standards for safe loading areas.
Notification. Must provide notice to adjoining property owners.
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Co-living Housing (RCW 36.70A.535)
Meaning. Residential development with sleeping units that are
independently rented sleeping space, in which residents share
kitchen facilities with residents of other units in the building.
Minimum Lot Size. The minimum density of the underlying zone
allows at least six multifamily residential units.
Density. Sleeping units count as one-quarter of a dwelling unit.
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New Housing In Nonconforming Buildings
(RCW 35.21.990)
Use Conversion. Allows the conversion of existing commercial
buildings to multifamily uses (must have received an occupancy
permit at least 3-years).
Existing Nonconformity. City cannot deny a permit based on
nonconforming height, setbacks, modulation, etc.
Bonus Density. State required 50% density bonus (except when
life/safety standards cannot be met, or within critical areas or their
buffers).
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Residential Cluster Development
Parking. Removed minimum parking standards.
Open Space. Updated open space requirement to 15% to match
Kitsap County.
Lot Size. Removed lot size requirements.
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Market-based Parking
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Recent State Mandate: SB 5184
“The legislature finds that predetermined on-site parking
requirements needlessly drive up the cost of development,
particularly housing; discourage walking and multimodal transit
usage; and encourage excessive reliance of automobiles with
attendant impacts on human health and greenhouse gas emissions.
The legislature further finds that the amount of parking that a project
actually needs should be determined on a case-by-case basis by
permit applicants sensitive to actual market conditions rather than a
one size-fits-all regulation.”
SB 5290 Legislation 17
State Required Parking Regulation:
Maximum of .5 parking spaces per
multifamily unit
Maximum of 1 parking space per
single-family unit
Maximum of 1 space per 500 sqft
nonresidential use
Exempt from parking: affordable
housing, residences under 1,200
square feet, senior housing, etc.
Market-based Parking
Market-based parking, what is it?
After considering different recommendation options
that include:
Reduce parking minimums
Consider a temporary moratorium on parking
Or completely transition to market-base parking
The Planning Commission unanimously
recommended the City Council transition to market-
based parking following the May 19th Public Hearing.
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“Few people are interested in
parking itself, but parking strongly
affects issues people do care
strongly about, such as affordable
housing, climate change,
economic development, public
transportation, traffic congestion,
and urban design.”
Donald Shoup
American Planning Association
Market-based Parking: Urban Design
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“Parking minimums increase the
distance between destinations,
making cities and towns less
walkable, thereby perpetuating a
cycle of less viable transit and
mobility options, the need for more
driving and consequently even more
parking.”
Mary Smith PE
Shared Parking
Urban Land Institute
Market-based Parking: Housing
“It’s not about parking. It’s about housing. We’re in a housing crisis. We’re not in a parking crisis.”
Representative Strom Peterson21stlegislative district
Cost of Developing Parking
•17% of a unit's rent can be attributed to parking
•New parking in a development can cost as much as $40,000 a stall
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Sightline Report
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1 in 4 homeowner households in Washington have
one or no cars, but 91% of parking codes require
two or more off-street parking spaces for every
detached home.
58% of all Washington renter households own one
or no cars.
Across the state, 59% of localities require additional
parking for larger apartments, increasing barriers
for family-sized units.
Market-based Parking:
Other PSRC Metro Cities
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“Although bus transit is important, it is commuter rail
transit that significantly reduces suburban to center
city single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) commuting.”
Shared Parking, Urban Land Institute
1.Obstruct public facilities (sidewalk/bike lanes)
2.Areas in the City without sidewalks and bike lanes
3.Transit options not as developed as other PSRC cities
4.Parking in landscape areas (stormwater/city streets)
5.Increased emissions when looking for parking
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Market-based Parking:
Potential Unintended Consequences
Questions about
Development
Regulations
Ord 5513?
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June 4th: 3 Public Hearings, 3 Ordinances
Recommended Motions for each Ordinance are found in Study
Session packet:
Comprehensive Plan (Ord 5511)
Development Regulations (Ord 5512)
Development Regulations (Ord 5513)
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AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Proposed Public Hearing on Ordinance to
amend Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal
Code entitled “Land Use”, commonly known
as the Zoning Code, including adopting the
official zoning map and various related
development regulations, and to amending
development regulations of adopted
Subarea Plans
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: DCD
Presenter: Garrett Jackson
Phone: (360) 473-5289
SUMMARY: The Comprehensive Plan is being updated (under separate ordinance) pursuant to the
Growth Management Act’s requirements for periodic update. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 Land
Use development regulations must be updated to be consistent with the newly updated
Comprehensive Plan. The Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) Title 20 contains the City’s
development regulations, as does our adopted subarea plans, and these regulations are proposed to
be updated with this ordinance.
The Planning Commission unanimously made a recommendation to the City Council to adopt
modifications to Title 20 and subarea plans following a Public Hearing on April 21, 2025. City
Council held a public hearing May 7, 2025, and held Study Sessions on May 14 & May 28, 2025 for
deliberation to shape the Planning Commission’s recommendations for final adoption. It is expected
that the City Council will adopt the changes to the City’s development regulations, subarea plans and
adoption of the City’s official zoning map following a public hearing that is scheduled June 4, 2025.
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance
Exhibit A: Findings and Conclusion of the Planning Commission
Exhibit B: Bremerton Municipal Code Title 20 (Zoning Code) amendments
Unit Lot Subdivision
Lighting Regulations
Middle & Multifamily Housing
Various development regulations such as density, structure height, design standards, etc.
Exhibit C: East Park Subarea Plan
Exhibit D: Bay Vista Subarea Plan
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): None.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☒ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to pass Ordinance No. ______ to amend the Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
“Land Use” commonly known as the zoning code, adopting the official zoning map, and amending
development regulations of adopted Subarea Plans.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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2025 Zoning Code Update
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending Title 20 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code entitled “Land Use,” commonly known as the
zoning code, adopting the official zoning map, and amending
development regulations of adopted Subarea Plans.
WHEREAS, the proposed updates to Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code
entitled “Land Use” meets the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act
(GMA) and is intended to satisfy the requirement for consistency between development
regulations and the Comprehensive Plan as required pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040; and
WHEREAS, the City is concurrently updating its Comprehensive Plan (under a
separate ordinance) pursuant to the Growth Management Act of 1990 (GMA); and
WHEREAS, in passing Engrossed Substitute House Bill (E2SHB) 1110 (chapter
332, Laws of 2023), the Washington State legislature found that Washington is facing an
unprecedented housing crisis for its current population and a lack of housing choices, and is not
likely to meet affordability goals for future populations, and
WHEREAS, the State legislature further found that in order to meet the goal of
1,000,000 new homes statewide by 2044, and enhanced quality of life and environmental
protection, innovative housing policies will need to be adopted and that increasing housing
options that are more affordable to various income levels is critical to achieving the state’s
housing goals, including those established by the legislature; and
WHEREAS, the State legislature further found that homes developed at higher
densities are more affordable by design for Washington residents; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Title 20 (“zoning code amendments”)
represent development regulations that are consistent with the 2024 City of Bremerton
Comprehensive Plan, implement a wide range of goals and policies from the Plan, and move the
City forward toward achieving the State’s housing goals; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will amend the regulations for
land division to add a category of Unit Lot Subdivision, which applies zoning development
standards to the parent lot versus individual unit lots; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will revise Middle Housing
regulations to exempt critical areas from the increased densities required per HB 1110, and
amend allowed uses within the residential zones to include Middle Housing and Multifamily
uses, and amend Zoning Code definitions to include terms related to Middle Housing; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will revise minimum
densities within the high density land use zones to create consistency; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments include revision of the
lighting regulations language to address potential light pollution of the night sky; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will revise the Zoning Code
Definitions to reflect Middle Housing regulations required by HB 1110; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Subarea Plan is updated to consolidate zoning
districts, revise regulations for individual zones, and update the definitions and procedures, as
well as removal of the minimum parking requirements for development, and a prohibition of new
commercial parking uses; and
WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Industrial Center (PSIC-B) Subarea Plan is updated
to revise the introduction, definitions, development standards and incentives, right of ways, and
sustainable guidelines; and
WHEREAS, minor updates are proposed to the Bay Vista Subarea Plan, adding
Mixed Use and density requirements to the Village Commercial zone; and
WHEREAS, minor updates are proposed to the East Park Subarea Plan, limited to
mapping updates to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Preferred Alternative; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments contain the official zoning
map that implements the official land use map illustrated in the 2024 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 43.21(c) and WAC 197-11, a
Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) was issued on December 28, 2022, with a comment period through January 27,
2023; and
WHEREAS a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was issued on
October 18, 2024, with a comment period from October 18 through December 2, 2024; and
WHEREAS a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was issued on April 7,
2025; and
WHEREAS, the zoning code amendments incorporated continuous and open
public involvement and adequate public notice, and underwent numerous public hearings and
workshops at both the Planning Commission and City Council levels; and
WHEREAS, public comment was received throughout the duration of the zoning
code amendment process and the comments were considered as part of the development of the
regulations; and
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WHEREAS, On May 23, 2025 the public was notified by a legal advertisement in
the Kitsap Sun of the opportunity to make comment and participate in the City Council public
hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council considered public input and the
Planning Commission findings and recommendation on the zoning code amendments and
affiliated subarea plan updates; and
WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council finds that Title 20 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code as amended meets the requirements of the Growth Management Act and fully
implements the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Recitals Incorporated. The findings and
recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated by reference.
SECTION 2. Planning Commission Findings. The findings and
conclusions of the Bremerton Planning Commission, as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby adopted.
SECTION 3. Land Use Code Amended. Title 20 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code entitled “Land Use,” commonly known as the zoning code, is hereby amended
as set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 4. Subarea Plans. The East Park Subarea Plan and Bay Vista
Subarea plan are hereby repealed and replaced as set forth in Exhibits C and D.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
APPROVED by the City Council the________ day of ____________________, 2025
PASSED by the City Council the___________ day of ____________________, 2025
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_________________________________
ERIC YOUNGER, Council President
Approved this ________ day of ________________________, 2025
_________________________________
GREG WHEELER, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________________ ________________________________
ANGELA HOOVER, City Clerk KYLIE FINNELL, City Attorney
PUBLISHED the________ day of ______________________, 2025
EFFECTIVE the_________day of ______________________, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. ____________
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Ord 5512, Exhibit B
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Ord 5512, Exhibit B
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Ord 5512, Exhibit B
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20.12.040 DEFINITIONS.
The following definitions apply to this chapter and they should be used in conjunction with other
definitions found in BMC Title 20. However, these definitions are not intended to replace or alter
similar definitions found elsewhere within the Bremerton Municipal Code except when
specifically applied to the provisions of this chapter.
"Auditor, County" means the person defined in Chapter 36.22 RCW or the office of the person
assigned such duties under the Kitsap County Charter.
"Binding site plan" means a drawing to a scale specified by this chapter which: (a) identifies and
shows the areas and locations of all streets, roads, improvements, utilities, open spaces, and any
other matters specified by local regulations; (b) contains inscriptions or attachments setting forth
such appropriate limitations and conditions for the use of the land as are established by the local
government body having authority to approve the site plan; and (c) contains provisions making
any development be in conformity with the site plan.
"Block" means a group of lots, tracts, or parcels within well-defined and fixed boundaries.
"Bond" means a satisfactory security to insure performance and/or warranty.
"Buildable lot" means a tract or parcel of land, legally created, which is intended for use for the
placement of structures separate from other parcels.
"City" means the City of Bremerton.
"Comprehensive Plan" means the City of Bremerton Comprehensive Plan as adopted and
amended.
"Concurrency" means the requirement that development applications demonstrate that adequate
public facilities be available at prescribed levels of service concurrent with the impact or
occupancy of development as defined in the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
"Day(s)" means calendar days and includes Monday through Sunday and all holidays.
"Dedication" means the deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any general and public
uses, reserving to himself or herself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full
exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted.
"Department" means the City of Bremerton Community Development Department.
"Director" means the City of Bremerton Director of Community Development and/or his/her
designee.
"Division of land" means any segregation of land that creates lots, tracts, parcels, or sites not
otherwise exempted by this title that alters or affects the shape, size or legal description of any
part of the owner’s land.
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"Electric utility facilities" means unstaffed facilities except for the presence of security personnel
that are used for or in connection with, or to facilitate the transmission, distribution, sale, or
furnishing of, electricity including, but not limited to, electric power substations.
"Hearing Examiner" means the person appointed by the Mayor, with the powers and duties
prescribed in Chapter 2.13 BMC.
"Lot" means a fractional part of divided lands having fixed boundaries being of sufficient area
and dimension to meet the minimum and maximum underlying zoning district requirements for
width, area and street frontage. The term shall include tracts or parcels.
“Lot, parent” means a lot which is subdivided into unit lots through the unit lot subdivision
process.
“Lot, unit” means a lot created from a parent lot and approved through the unit lot subdivision
process.
"Personal wireless services" means any federally licensed personal wireless service. "Facilities"
means unstaffed facilities that are used for the transmission or reception, or both, of wireless
communication services including, but not necessarily limited to, antenna arrays, transmission
cables, equipment shelters, and support structures.
"Plat" means a map or representation of a subdivision, showing thereon the division of a tract or
parcel of land into lots, blocks, streets and alleys, or other divisions and dedications.
"Plat certificate" means a title report or subdivision guarantee that is prepared by a title company
for the property contained in a proposed short subdivision, subdivision or binding site plan, to
include, as a minimum, all owners of record, easements and encumbrances affecting said
property.
"Plat, final" means the final drawing of the subdivision and dedication prepared for filing for
record with the County Auditor and containing all elements and requirements set forth in this
chapter and Chapter 58.17 RCW.
"Plat, formal" means the map or representation of a formal subdivision.
"Plat, preliminary" means a neat and approximate drawing of a proposed subdivision showing
the general layout of streets and alleys, lots, blocks, and other elements consistent with the
requirements of this chapter. The preliminary plat shall be the basis for the approval or
disapproval of the general layout of a subdivision or short subdivision.
"Plat, short" means the map or representation of a short subdivision.
"State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)" means environmental review procedures required
under Chapter 43.21C RCW, Chapter 197-11 WAC and Chapter 20.04 BMC.
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"Subdivision" means the division or redivision of land through short subdivision, formal
subdivision, or binding site plan.
"Subdivision, formal" means the division or redivision of land into ten (10) or more lots, tracts,
parcels, sites, or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership.
"Subdivision, short" means the division or redivision of land into nine (9) or fewer lots, tracts,
parcels, sites, or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership.
"Title notice" means a written notice attached to the title of a parcel of land by the property
owner at the request of the City of Bremerton with a recording of said notice at the Kitsap
County Auditor’s Office per a legal description of said parcel for the purpose of notifying the
property owner or future property owner of particular circumstances related to said parcel such
as warning statement(s), limitation(s), restriction(s) or other.
"Title report" means the written analysis of the status of title to real property, including a
property description, names of titleholders and how title is held (joint tenancy, etc.),
encumbrances (mortgages, liens, deeds of trusts, recorded judgments), and real property taxes
due.
"Tract" means land reserved for special uses such as open space, surface water retention, utilities,
or access. Tracts are not counted as lots nor considered as building sites. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B)
(part), 2016: Ord. 4980 §1 (part), 2006)
“Unit lot subdivision” means the division of a parent lot into two or more unit lots within a
development and approved through the unit lot subdivision process.
20.12.080 SUBDIVISION CATEGORIES.
When reference to "subdivision" is made in this code, it is intended to refer to "short
subdivision," "formal subdivision," “unit lot subdivision,” and "binding site plan" unless one is
specified.
(a) Short subdivision: a subdivision of nine (9) or fewer lots. Land within a short
subdivision may not be further divided in any manner within a period of five (5)
years without filing of a final plat, except the original owner may file an alteration
within five (5) years to create up to a total of nine (9) lots within the original plat
boundaries.
(b) Formal subdivision: a subdivision of ten (10) or more lots.
(c) Binding site plan: a land division for commercial and/or industrial developments.
(Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4980 §1 (part), 2006)
(d) Unit lot subdivisions. A subdivision of nine (9) or fewer lots, with separate zoning
development considerations made for the parent lot and unit lots.
20.12.090 REVIEW PROCEDURES AND APPROVALS.
Each subdivision type is processed as a different action "type" as described in Chapter 20.02
BMC, Table 040, Project Permit Processing Procedures, and summarized as follows:
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(a) Subdivision. Approval of all subdivisions requires a four (4) step process: approval
of a preliminary subdivision, installation or bonding of required improvements,
approval of the final subdivision, and recording of the subdivision with the Kitsap
County Auditor.
(1) Short Subdivision.
(i) A preliminary short subdivision: Type II Director decision.
(ii) A final short subdivision: Type I Director decision.
a. The final short subdivision shall be submitted to the Director
within five (5) years of the date that the preliminary approval
became final or the short subdivision shall become null and
void.
(2) Formal Subdivision.
(i) A preliminary formal subdivision: Type III Hearing Examiner
decision.
(ii) A final formal subdivision: Type I Director decision.
a. The final formal subdivision shall be submitted to the Director
within five (5) years of the date that the preliminary approval
became final or as approved through phasing and/or timeline
extensions per BMC 20.12.060, General Provisions. Should
the project fail to comply with these timelines, the formal
subdivision shall become null and void.
b. The following signatures on the final plat are required:
i. Director. Whose signature approves compliance with all
terms of the preliminary plat approval of the proposed
plat subdivision or dedication.
ii. City Engineer. Whose signature approves the layout of
streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of
bridges, sewage and water systems and other
structures. Additionally, the City Engineer’s signature
approves the adequacy of the proposed means of
sewage disposal and water supply if City services are
provided.
iii. Kitsap County Health District. Whose signature
approves the adequacy of the proposed means of
sewage disposal and water supply if City services are
not provided.
iv. Kitsap County Treasurer. Whose signature confirms a
statement that all taxes and delinquent assessments for
which the property may be liable as of the date of
certification have been duly paid, satisfied or
discharged.
v. Property Owner. Whose signature confirms a statement
that the subdivision has been made with the free
consent and in accordance with the desires of the
owner(s).
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(3) Binding Site Plan.
(i) A preliminary binding site plan - Type II Director decision.
(ii) A final binding site plan - Type I Director decision.
a. The final binding site plan shall be submitted to the Director
within two (2) years of the date that the preliminary approval
became final or the binding site plan shall become null and
void.
b. The following signatures on the binding site plan are required
before the Director can approve the final binding site plan:
i. City Engineer. Whose signature approves the layout of
streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of
bridges, sewage and water systems and other
structures. Additionally, the City Engineer’s signature
approves the adequacy of the proposed means of
sewage disposal and water supply if City services are
provided.
ii. Kitsap County Health District. Whose signature
approves the adequacy of the proposed means of
sewage disposal and water supply if City services are
not provided.
iii. Kitsap County Treasurer. Whose signature confirms a
statement that all taxes and delinquent assessments for
which the property may be liable as of the date of
certification have been duly paid, satisfied or
discharged.
iv. Property Owner. Whose signature confirms a
statement that the division of land has been made with
the free consent and in accordance with the desires of
the owner(s). (Ord. 5345 §3, 2018: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh.
B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5261 §2 (part), 2014; Ord. 4980
§1 (part), 2006)
(4) Unit lot subdivisions.
(i) A preliminary Unit Lot Subdivision: Type II Director decision.
a. Development as a whole on the parent lot, rather than
individual unit lots, shall comply with applicable design and
development standards of the zone.
b. Subsequent platting actions and additions or modifications to
structure(s) may not create or increase any nonconformity of
the parent lot.
c. Access easements, joint use and maintenance agreements, and
covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) identifying
the rights and responsibilities of property owners and/or the
homeowners’ association shall be executed for use and
maintenance of common garage, parking, and vehicle access
areas; bike parking; solid waste collection areas; underground
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utilities; common open space; shared interior walls; exterior
building facades and roofs; and other similar features shall be
recorded with the county auditor.
d. Portions of the parent lot not subdivided for individual unit
lots shall be owned in common by the owners of the individual
unit lots, or by a homeowners’ association comprised of the
owners of the individual unit lots.
e. Effect of Preliminary Approval. Preliminary approval
constitutes authorization for the applicant to develop the
required facilities and improvements, upon review and
approval of construction drawings by the public works
department. All development shall be subject to any conditions
imposed by the city on the preliminary approval.
(ii) A final unit lot subdivision: Type I Director decision.
a. The final unit lot subdivision shall be submitted to the
Director within five (5) years of the date that the preliminary
approval became final or the unit lot subdivision shall become
null and void.
b. Notes shall be placed on the face of the plat or short plat as
recorded with the county auditor to state the following:
The title of the plat shall include the phrase “Unit Lot
Subdivision.” Approval of the development on each unit lot
was granted by the review of the development, as a whole, on
the parent lot.
20.42.040 DEFINITIONS
(a) Definitions "A":
"Abandoned sign" means any sign, including its structure and other components, which is
located on vacant property or an unoccupied building for a period of one (1) year or more and
which, during that time, is not used for legal sign purposes; or which relates to a time, event or
purpose which no longer applies; and/or which has been allowed to deteriorate to become a
public hazard or eyesore.
"Abandonment" or "abandoned" means to cease operation for a period of ninety (90) or more
consecutive days unless documentation is provided to the City that negotiations are underway
potentially leading to the sale, lease, or resumption of operations, in which case a wireless
communications facility may not be considered abandoned for an additional period not to exceed
ninety (90) days.
"Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)" means a second dwelling unit on a lot with an existing
principal unit added to or created for use as a complete, independent or semi-independent living
unit with provisions for cooking, eating, sanitation and sleeping, and which complies with the
development and design standards contained in this code for ADUs (BMC 20.46.010).
"Accessory use, activity or structure" means a use, activity, structure or part of a structure which
is subordinate and incidental to the permitted principal use or building, located on the same lot or
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parcel with such principal use or building, and erected or established only after or in conjunction
with the establishment of the principal use or building.
"Acre, gross" means a measurement of land equal to forty-three thousand five hundred sixty
(43,560) square feet with no deductions or subtractions for elements such as public or private
streets or nondevelopable areas. (See also "Acre, net.")
"Acre, net" means a measurement of land after subtracting public and private streets, rights-of-
way, and other unusable or nondevelopable areas of land from a gross acre of land (forty-three
thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet). (See also "Acre, gross.")
"Adjoining" or "adjacent" means property that touches or is directly across a public or private
right-of-way. This does not include property across from limited access highways or arterials
with four (4) lanes of traffic or more.
“Administrative Design Review” means a development permit process whereby an application is
reviewed, approved, or denied by the Director of Community Development or designee based
solely on objective design and development standards without a public predecision hearing,
unless such review is otherwise required by state or federal law, or the structure is a designated
landmark or historic district established under a local preservation ordinance. A city may utilize
public meetings, hearings, or voluntary review boards to consider, recommend, or approved
requests for variances from locally established design review standards.
"Administrative Hearing Examiner" means a person appointed with the powers set forth in
Chapter 2.13 BMC. The term "Administrative Hearing Examiner" shall likewise include the
Examiner Pro Tem. As used in this chapter, "Administrative Hearing Examiner" shall not mean
the Municipal Court Hearing Examiner established pursuant to Chapter 2.62 BMC.
"Adult entertainment business." See BMC 20.46.110.
"Adult family home" means a residential home in which a person or persons provide personal
care, special care, room, and board to more than one (1) but not more than six (6) adults who are
not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services; provided,
however, any limitation on the number of residents resulting from this definition shall not be
applied if it prohibits the City from making reasonable accommodations to disabled persons in
order to afford such persons equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling as required by the Fair
Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(b).
"Alley" means any public right-of-way or thoroughfare having a typical width of at least ten (10)
feet, but generally not more than thirty (30) feet, which has been dedicated or deeded to the
public for public use and which affords only secondary means of access to abutting properties,
primarily for service purposes.
"Alteration" means any change in the size, shape, method of illumination, position, location,
construction or the supporting structure of a sign.
"Alteration, structural" means any changes or repairs to the supporting members of a structure, or
to the configurations of the roof or exterior walls, that would prolong the life of the supporting
members of a building or structure. This does not include minor actions such as adding a
doorway or window, or attaching architectural features, appurtenances, or adornments.
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"Antenna tower" means any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose
of supporting one (1) or more antennas, including but not limited to self-supporting lattice
towers, guy towers or monopole towers.
(1) "Type I tower" means a tower up to, but not exceeding, sixty (60) feet in height.
(2) "Type II tower" means a tower greater than sixty (60) feet in height.
"Antenna, wireless" means any exterior equipment attached or mounted to a building or tower in
the form of one or more rods, panels, discs or similar devices used for the transmission or
reception of radio or electromagnetic frequency signals.
(1) An "omnidirectional antenna" transmits and receives radio frequency signals in a three
hundred sixty (360) degree radial pattern. For the purpose of the provisions set forth in BMC
20.46.140, an omnidirectional antenna is up to fifteen (15) feet in height and up to seven (7)
inches in diameter. If otherwise meeting the definition, a whip antenna is considered an
omnidirectional antenna.
(2) A "directional antenna" transmits and receives radio frequency signals in a specific
directional pattern of less than three hundred sixty (360) degrees.
(3) A "parabolic antenna" is a device of generally parabolic shape for the reception and
transmission of radio frequency signals in a specific directional pattern. Also referred to as a
satellite dish.
"Applicant" means a person who applies for any permit or approval to do anything governed by
this title and who has legal standing to apply for a permit or approval on the specific property.
"Appurtenance" or "appendage" means a supplemental component, architectural feature, or
decoration that has been added to or extends outward from the exterior of a building wall and is
not a primary component of the structure itself. This includes bay windows, low decks, open
porches, awnings, chimneys, and other similar features.
"Area of a sign" means the total space within the frame or outer dimensions of a sign and
including any logos or other artistic or architectural features that are directly related to or an
integral part of the sign. (See also BMC 20.52.060, Sign measurements.)
"Art gallery" means a room or series of rooms where art such as paintings, sculptures or other
works are exhibited.
"Art studio" means a loft, room, group of rooms or building in which an artist works. This
includes facilities for the production of photographic works (still or motion), painting, sculpture,
dance, music or similar activities. A studio is often found in combination with a gallery or may
be an accessory use to a retail business or other use. This does not include incidental artist work
areas within a residence, which produce no odors or noise that negatively impact adjacent
properties.
"Assisted living facility" means a residential facility for elderly persons (age fifty-five (55) or
older) who require moderate to extensive assistance with daily tasks such as cooking, eating,
bathing, housekeeping, dispensing of medicines, shopping, appointments and other tasks.
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"Automobile sales" means an establishment primarily engaged in the sale or rental of personal or
commercial vehicles such as cars, trucks, vans, recreational vehicles, boats, motorcycles, etc. See
"Retail, general" for clarification of automobile sales that are wholly indoors.
"Automobile service and repair" means an establishment primarily engaged in repairing,
maintaining, or servicing automobiles, including battery exchange station. Servicing and
repairing of automobiles on a residential lot for automobiles that are not registered to the
property owners or tenants on the site shall be considered automobile service and repair.
"Awning/canopy" means a temporary or movable shelter (awning), or a fixed rigid shelter
(canopy) supported entirely by the exterior wall of the building and generally extending over a
pedestrian walkway. When used in conjunction with signs, only that portion of the awning or
canopy that is actually used as a sign shall be included in sign area calculations. Lighting of the
awning or canopy, whether directly, indirectly, or by backlighting, shall have no effect on the
sign requirements, unless lighted signs are specifically prohibited in that area or zone.
(c) Definitions "C":
"Car wash" means a business engaged in washing, waxing, polishing, and general cleaning of
automobiles, small trucks, light utility vehicles and small recreational vehicles, but that is not
designed to handle larger commercial trucks and buses. It includes self-service, full-service, and
automated car washes and auto detailing services.
"Caretaker" means a person who maintains or watches over someone else’s land or property on a
part-time or full-time schedule. The caretaker may live on the property or elsewhere.
"Caretaker’s residence" means an accessory dwelling unit provided by the owner of a property to
be used exclusively as living quarters for the caretaker(s) of that property.
"Carport" means an attached or detached partially enclosed accessory structure intended
primarily for the storage of private vehicles such as automobiles, light trucks, or recreational
vehicles which is open to the weather on at least two (2) sides.
"Change of use" means a change in the utilization or occupancy of a property or building from
one use to another.
"Changeable copy/readerboard sign" means a sign structure that may be internally or externally
illuminated and intended to accommodate changeable lettering, numbering, graphic displays, or
other short-term messages. Generally used for commercial advertising or for public service
announcements of current or coming events. (Also see "Public information/identification sign.")
"City" means the City of Bremerton, Washington.
"Collective garden" means gardens established and/or maintained for the growing, production,
transportation, and delivery of cannabis, by qualifying patients, for medical use, as defined in
RCW 69.51A.085, as currently enacted and hereinafter amended.
"Community facility" means a facility operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization for
social gatherings, meetings, learning, recreation, programs to promote economic independence,
or similar functions.
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"Construction sign" means a sign that relates directly to a construction project taking place on
the premises and may include such information as the name of the project and contractors, phone
numbers, completion dates, and similar information about the project.
“Cottage housing" means residential units on a lot with a common open space that either: (a) Is
owned in common; or (b) has units owned as condominium units with property owned in
common and a minimum of 20 percent of the lot size as open space. Units shall not be greater
than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, and shall not share any common walls,
ceilings, or floors with other residential units.
"Cottage housing development" means a lot containing more than one (1) principal conventional
dwelling unit. Units shall not be greater than one thousand two hundred (1,200) gross square
feet, and shall not share any common walls, ceilings, or floors with other principal conventional
dwelling units.
"Courtyard apartments" means attached dwelling units arranged on two or three sides of an open
space area, with a minimum open space dimension of 15 feet along any side.
(d) Definitions "D":
"Day care facility" means a facility licensed by the state of Washington and approved by the City
to provide regular care for adults or children for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours.
"Deck" means an open platform wider than eighteen (18) inches. A deck may be freestanding,
cantilevered from a building, or connected to the ground with steps or ramps. A deck that is
higher than thirty (30) inches above finish grade may be referred to as a raised deck, a rooftop
deck, a balcony, or other suitable term.
"Density" means a measure of residential concentration, usually expressed as the number of
dwellings per acre of land. For the purposes of calculating allowable densities within this code,
density shall be measured on a "net" basis, whereby unusable areas such as rights-of-way and
lands in public or shared ownership shall be deducted from the overall area in the calculation.
For example, a one hundred and twenty (120) acre area containing twenty (20) acres of rights-of-
way and public lands and three hundred (300) dwellings has a (net) density of three (3) dwellings
per acre (three hundred (300) dwellings/one hundred (100) usable acres). (See also "Acre, net"
and "Acre, gross.")
"Density, maximum" means the maximum number of dwellings allowed per the gross buildable
acreage as stated for each zone. Where not specified in a zone chapter, no maximum density shall
apply.
"Density, minimum" means the minimum number of required dwellings per net buildable acre as
stated for each zone. Where not specified in a zone chapter, the associated Comprehensive Plan
land use density applies.
"Detached" means any residential structures on the same lot that are not connected and have a
fire separation of no less than six (6) feet as defined in Section R302 of the IRC. For commercial
structures see the International Building Code.
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"Detoxification center" means a facility providing for the care and treatment of an intoxicated
person during the period in which the person recovers from the transitory effects of acute
intoxication.
"Development coverage" means that portion of a lot covered by the impervious surface areas of
all structures, and impervious paved areas, such as driveways and walkways.
“Development regulations” or “regulation” means the controls placed on development or land
use activities by a county or city, including, but not limited to, zoning ordinances, critical areas
ordinances, shoreline master programs, official controls, planned unit development ordinances,
subdivision ordinances, and binding site plan ordinances together with any amendments thereto.
A development regulation does not include a decision to approve a project permit application, as
defined in RCW 36.70B.020, even though the decision may be expressed in a resolution or
ordinance of the legislative body of the county or city.
“Development standards” means controls placed by the city on building or site design and
development including parking requirements, floor area allowances, density allowances,
minimum lot coverage, and other dimensional standards.
"Directional sign" means a permanent sign which is designed solely for the purpose of directing
motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, or other traffic, or individuals toward a specific destination or
route.
"Director" means Bremerton’s Director of Community Development and his/her designee.
"Drinking place" means an establishment selling intoxicating beverages for consumption on the
premises.
"Drive-through facility" means an automobile-oriented component of a permitted use that
includes both service window(s) and a stacking lane designed primarily for drive-through trade,
and which provides service and caters to patrons while in their motor vehicles. (See BMC
20.44.120.)
"Driveway" means a private roadway providing access for vehicles to a parking space, garage,
dwelling, or other structure.
"Duplex" means a structure containing two (2) dwelling units on a single lot.
"Dwelling, conventional" means any building or structure that is built or assembled (in the case
of a modular structure) on the site and in conformance with the provisions of the International
Building Code (IBC).
"Dwelling, duplex" means a building designed and arranged exclusively for occupancy by two
(2) families living independently of each other in separate dwelling units.
"Dwelling, modular or factory-built" means buildings or structures that are constructed primarily
in a factory and transported to the site for assembly or installation. All temporary wheels, axles,
and other appliances used in the transport are removed at the destination and the structure is
permanently placed, unless approved as a temporary placement by the City. Such structures are
constructed to the standards of either the International Building Code (IBC) or the HUD Code.
(See also "Manufactured home.")
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"Dwelling, multi-unit structure" means a structure containing three (3) or more dwelling units.
(Also referred to as a "multifamily structure.") Multi-unit structures also include:
(1) "Dormitories" means a structure intended principally for sleeping accommodations,
where no individual kitchen facilities are provided, and which is related to an educational
institution or maintained by a nonprofit welfare organization.
"Dwelling, single-unit attached" means two (2) single-unit dwellings (houses) that are attached at
a common side lot line with each dwelling located entirely on its own lot. This does not include
row houses or other housing types having more than two (2) attached units. (See also "Zero lot
line.")
"Dwelling, single-unit structure" means a structure containing one (1) dwelling unit. (Also
referred to as a "single-family dwelling," or a "house.")
"Dwelling, townhouse," for purposes of this code, means a single-unit structure in a row of at
least three (3) or more such units in which each unit has its own access to the outside, no unit is
located over another, and each is separated from any other unit by one (1) or more common fire-
resistant walls.
"Dwelling unit" means a living space or combination of rooms designed to provide independent
year-round living facilities for one (1) family or household, constructed to the minimum
standards of the IBC or HUD Code, and with provisions for sleeping, eating and sanitation.
(f) Definitions "F":
"Fence" means a structure built to prevent escape or intrusion, or to provide privacy, screening,
or buffering from noise or other undesirable impacts or activities beyond the property line. Also
includes freestanding walls.
"Finance," "insurance" and "real estate" means an establishment primarily involved in finance,
such as depository and nondepository institutions, holding companies, investment companies,
and brokers; insurance, such as carriers of all types, agents and brokers; and real estate, such as
leasers, buyers, sellers, agents and developers.
“Fiveplex” means a residential building with five attached dwelling units.
“Fourplex” means a residential building with four attached dwelling units.
"Foster home" means a dwelling unit in which a full-time resident provides temporary care and
supervision on a full-time basis to not more than six (6) foster children, three (3) expectant
mothers, or three (3) other adults requiring full-time care.
"Franchise business" means a business granted authorization by a manufacturer or parent
company to sell or distribute goods or services at a certain location.
"Freestanding sign" means a sign which is designed solely for the purpose of directing motor
vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, or other traffic, or individuals, toward a specific destination or route,
which is not affixed to a building.
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"Frontage" means the actual length of the front property line abutting a street or alley (if no street
frontage), or length of the property line of a flag lot that most closely parallels the street it most
directly relates to.
(m) Definitions "M":
"Maintain" means to allow to exist or continue to exist. Also, where the context indicates, to
keep in a safe, neat and clean condition.
“Major transit stop” means either a stop on a high capacity transportation system funded or
expanded under the provisions of chapter 81.104 RCW; or commuter rail stops; or stops on rail
or fixed guideway systems; or stops on bus rapid transit routes, including those stops that are
under construction.
"Manufactured home" means a single-family dwelling required to be built in accordance with
regulations adopted under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.). The unit shall bear an insignia issued by a state
or federal regulatory agency indicating that the manufactured home complies with all applicable
construction standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Commercial coaches, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, and motor homes are neither
manufactured homes nor dwelling units. (See "Mobile home.")
"Marina" means a facility which provides moorage or wet or dry storage for watercraft or float
planes, and which may offer marine-related sales and services.
"Medical office" and "clinic" means an establishment primarily engaged in providing medical,
dental or other health care services to patients on the premises, but which excludes facilities for
overnight patient care. Medical clinics that do not have facilities for overnight patient care are
included.
“Middle housing” means buildings that are compatible in scale, form, and character with single-
family houses and contain two or more attached, stacked, or clustered homes including duplexes,
triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, sixplexes, townhouses, stacked flats, courtyard apartments, and
cottage housing.
"Mini-storage," for the intent of this title, means an accessory business that may contain office
and individual compartmentalized self-storage units, stalls, or lockers which are rented or leased
for the storage of household or business goods, supplies or materials. Mini-storage shall be an
accessory use that is subordinate and incidental to the permitted principal use. (See "Light
industrial/manufacturing" for further clarification of "mini-storage" when it is a primary use).
"Mobile home" means a factory-built dwelling built before June 15, 1976, to standards other than
the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5401 et seq.), and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or
introduction of the home into this state. Mobile homes are accommodated within some existing
mobile home parks, but are not allowed on individual lots. (See "Manufactured home.")
"Monument sign" means a freestanding sign placed on a base of solid appearance, wherein the
width of the base is equal to at least forty (40) percent of the width of the sign face.
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"Motion picture theater" means any premises in which motion pictures are shown as the principal
use of the premises, and wherein fees of any kind are charged, and wherein such movies are
shown on a regular basis.
"Multiple-building complex" means a group of structures housing a combination of business,
office, residential, or other uses, and which shares a common area, access, parking and/or other
facilities.
"Multiple-occupancy building" means a single building housing more than one (1) retail
business, office, commercial venture or other allowed land use.
"Museum" and "gallery" means a building, room, vessel (boat or ship), or site intended for the
preservation and exhibition of artistic, historical, or scientific objects.
(s) Definitions "S":
"Senior citizen" means an individual of fifty-five (55) years of age or older.
"Senior housing complex" means a planned residential community, intended and operated for
occupancy by senior citizens, which consists of any mix of detached single-family or duplex
dwellings and/or retirement apartments, wherein at least eighty (80) percent of the occupied units
are occupied by at least one (1) senior citizen.
"Setback, maximum" means a required maximum horizontal distance between the finished
exterior wall of a structure and the lot line of the lot on which it is located. Where maximum
setbacks are stipulated, zone districts specify what portion of the structure’s finished front facade
width must be located a distance equal to or lesser than the maximum setback from the property
line. A maximum setback shall apply to the height of a structure up to fifteen (15) feet above
grade, or the height of the building, whichever is less. Where not specified, no maximum setback
shall apply.
"Setback, minimum" means the required horizontal distance between the finished exterior wall of
a structure and the lot line of the lot on which it is located. All portions of a structure must be
located away from the property line a distance equal to or greater than the minimum setback.
"Shop." Refer to the definition of "storage building."
"Shopping center" means a contiguous collection of retail businesses under one (1) ownership or
common management located in a building or set of buildings.
"Sidewalk vendor" means a person(s) who sells edible or nonedible merchandise from a stand,
booth, cart, basket, tray, table or other device on any sidewalk, street, highway or public place.
They are not categorized as a land use.
"Sign" means any communication device, structure, or fixture which is intended to identify a
building, use, business, or event; or to promote the sale of products, goods or services; using
graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademarks or written copy. Painted wall designs or patterns
which do not represent a product, service or registered trademark, and which do not identify the
user, are not considered signs. (See sign provisions of this code.)
"Sign structure" means any structure specifically intended to support a sign, and which may
include supports, uprights, braces, framework, or other members needed for support.
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“Sixplex” means a residential building with six attached dwelling units.
"Social services" means establishments primarily engaged in providing social and rehabilitation
services to improve life skills and increase socioeconomic opportunities for neighborhood or
community residents of all ages. Establishments primarily engaged in providing welfare and
charitable functions are included.
“Stacked flat” means dwelling units in a residential building of no more than three stories on a
residential zoned lot in which each floor may be separately rented or owned.
"Stacking lane" means a designated driving lane provided for vehicles waiting for, receiving, and
exiting after receiving a service at a drive-up window from a permitted use. The lane is
physically separated from other traffic and pedestrian circulation on the property and includes
adequate area for cars to wait for service.
"Stadium and sports complex" means a large structure for open-air sports and entertainment
generally consisting of tiered seating where people can sit and watch games or events. Sports
complexes may also include recreational motor vehicle tracks such as go-cart tracks. Associated
field houses and facilities for serving food are often included.
"Storage building" and "shop" mean an attached or detached accessory structure which is used
for noncommercial storage of household goods or noncommercial recreational and hobby uses in
association with the principal use.
"Storage yard, outdoor storage" means an outdoor area where vehicles, equipment, merchandise,
raw materials, cargo containers, railroad cars, semi-truck trailers or other items are accumulated
and stored for an indefinite period until needed. Storage yards are often used in conjunction with
a warehouse, storage buildings, sheds or other structures and may be public or private. Unless a
function of a government agency or public utility, storage yards are considered accessory to a
business or other principal use.
"Story" means that portion of a building that extends from the floor surface to the surface of the
floor above or, in the case of a top floor, to the ceiling or roof above. If a finished floor level is
more than six (6) feet above the finished grade for more than fifty (50) percent of the total
perimeter, the area beneath that floor shall be considered a story.
"Street" means the improved section of any public or private right-of-way intended primarily for
motor vehicle travel and which affords the principal means of access to abutting property,
together with bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and related improvements.
"Street, private" means a parcel at least twenty (20) feet in width, created specifically to provide
motor vehicle access to abutting properties, the owners of which share in its ownership and
maintenance responsibilities.
"Structure" means that which is built or constructed.
"Structure, accessory" means a structure that is incidental and subordinate to a principal structure
and which is customarily found in connection with the principal structure and located on the
same lot or parcel.
"Structure, principal" means a structure containing one or more principal uses, as permitted by
the zone in which the property is located.
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"Support structure" means any existing or proposed building, utility pole, or tower capable of
supporting a wireless communications antenna. Support structures include, but are not limited to,
existing buildings, water towers, and utility poles and/or towers.
(t) Definitions "T":
"Temporary sign" means a sign that is not permanently affixed, and which is intended for short-
term use, such as to advertise a specific activity such as a special promotion, sale, or fundraising
event. For the purposes of this code, temporary signs are those displayed for between seven (7)
and sixty (60) days.
"Townhouse." See "Dwelling, townhouse."
"Transient person" means a temporary lodger who stays no longer than thirty (30) days per visit.
"Transportation facility" or "multi-modal station" means a dedicated transit facility where several
transit routes converge, including transit stations, transit stops, taxicab stands, transportation
services, bicycle facilities, battery changing stations, electric vehicle charging stations, and
similar. The transportation facility shall be owned, leased, or endorsed by a public transit
authority for the purpose of providing public transportation services. A transportation facility is
designed to accommodate several buses or multiple modes of transit that allows users to easily
transfer between transit routes or modes. A transportation facility may provide transit passenger
covered shelters and waiting areas, restrooms, and access for transit modes including buses, taxis
and drop-off, and park and rides.
“Triplex” means a residential building with three attached dwelling units.
“Townhouses” means buildings that contain three or more attached single-family dwelling units
that extend from foundation to roof and that have a yard or public way on not less than two sides.
(u) Definitions "U":
“Unit density” means the number of dwelling units allowed on a lot, regardless of lot size.
"Use" means the purpose or activity for which land or improvements are intended, occupied or
maintained.
"Use, accessory" means a use that is incidental and subordinate to a principal use, which
customarily is found in connection with the principal use, and which is located on the same lot or
parcel such as a private garage, hobby shop, workshop, personal greenhouse, and required off-
street parking.
"Use, conditional" means a use that is not permitted outright, but may be approved through a
conditional use permit process. "Conditional use" shall have the same meaning as "special use,"
as employed in Bremerton Municipal Code.
"Use, principal" means the primary or main use conducted or allowed on a lot or parcel.
"Use, temporary" means a use that may occur on a lot on a short-term or seasonal basis for a
prescribed period of time, which usually does not exceed a six (6) month duration during a
twelve (12) month period.
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(z) Definitions "Z":
"Zero lot line" means the location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one (1) of its sides
rests directly on a side lot line with no setback. (Ord. 5458 §§3,4, 2022; Ord. 5369 §3, 2019;
Ord. 5351 §2, 2018; Ord. 5345 §§5-9, 2018; Ord. 5326 §4, 2017; Ord. 5319 §§3, 4, 2017; Ord.
5312 §3, 2016; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5249 §4, 2014: Ord. 5222 §3, 2013;
Ord. 5205 §5, 2013; Ord. 5177 §3, 2012; Ord. 5063 §2, 2008; Ord. 5046 §2, 2008; Ord. 5008 §3
(part), 2007; Ord. 4977 §5, 2006; Ord. 4971 §4 (part), 2006; Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
“Zoned Predominantly for Residential Use” means all zoning districts in which residential
dwellings are the predominant use. This excludes lands zoned primarily for commercial,
industrial, and/or public uses, even if those zones allow for the development of detached single-
family residences. This also excludes lands zoned primarily for mixed uses, even if those zones
allow for the development of detached single-family residences, if the zones permit by-right
multifamily use and a variety of commercial uses, including but not limited to retail, services,
eating and drinking establishments, entertainment, recreation, and office uses.
20.44.110 LIGHTING REGULATIONS.
The following requirements shall apply concerning exterior lighting:
(a) Light sources, both direct and nondirect, shall be selected and placed so that glare
produced by any light source does not extend beyond the property lines shall be
designed to prevent light trespass into the sky and adjacent properties through
methods that may include, but are not limited to, light shielding, downward
directional lighting, or specialized fixture optics. Illumination shall not cast beyond
the premises it is intended to illuminate., except onto adjacent sidewalks.
(b) A photometric plan shall be submitted for all nonresidential development and
multiple-family developments to confirm compliance with light requirements. The
plan shall include the following items:
(1) Location of all lighting fixtures;
(2) Manufacturer’s model identification of each lighting fixture;
(3) Manufacturer’s performance specifications of each fixture; and
(4) Photometric plan of the installed fixtures which demonstrates that all
illumination is confined within the boundaries of the site. (Ord. 5301 §3
(Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.46.210 MIDDLE HOUSING.
(a) Intent. The purpose of this section is to provide land use, development, design, and
other standards for Middle Housing as defined in BMC 20.42.
(b) Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to all lots Zoned
Predominantly for Residential Use, unless otherwise noted. This section does not
apply to lot that was created through the splitting of a single residential lot. In the
event of a conflict between this section and other development regulations applicable
to middle housing, the standards of this ordinance control except that, this subsection
shall not apply to shoreline regulations under Chapter 90.58.RCW.
(c) Allowable Density. BMC 20.46.210(c) does not apply to portions of a lot, parcel, or
tract designated with critical areas designated under RCW 36.70A.170 or their buffers
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as required by RCW 36.70A.170 or the Shoreline Jurisdiction. The following density
and lot area standards are applicable to Middle Housing development:
(1) The permitted unit density on all lots Zoned Predominantly for Residential
Use is:
(i) Two units per lot, unless zoning permitting higher densities or
intensities applies.
(ii) Four units per lot on all lots within one-quarter mile walking
distance of a Major Transit Stop, unless zoning permitting higher
densities or intensities applies.
(iii) Four units per lot if at least one unit on the lot is affordable
housing meeting the requirements of subsection (4) below, unless
zoning permitting higher densities or intensities applies.
(2) The standards of subsection d(1) do not apply to lots after subdivision
below 1,000 square feet unless the city has enacted an allowable lot size
below 1,000 square feet in the zone.
(3) To qualify for additional units under the affordable housing provisions of
subsection d(1), an applicant shall commit to renting or selling the
required number of units as affordable housing and meeting the standards
of subsections (i) through (v) below.
(i) Dwelling units that qualify as affordable housing shall have costs,
including utilities other than telephone, that do not exceed 30
percent of the monthly income of a household whose income does
not exceed the following percentages of median household income
adjusted for household size, for the county where the household is
located, as reported by the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development: (a) Rental housing: 60 percent, (b) owner
occupied housing: 80 percent.
(ii) The units shall be maintained as affordable for a term of at least
50 years, and the property shall satisfy that commitment and all
required affordability and income eligibility conditions.
(iii) The applicant shall record a covenant or deed restriction that
ensures the continuing rental or ownership of units subject to these
affordability requirements consistent with the conditions in chapter
84.14 RCW for a period of no less than 50 years.
(iv) The units dedicated as affordable housing shall be comparable to
other units in the development in terms of range of sizes, number
of bedrooms, distribution throughout the development, and
functionality.
(d) (d). Development Standards. Middle Housing shall comply with the development and
design standards of the underlying zone, except that in all cases maximum structure
height is 35 feet.
(e) (e). Parking Standards. Middle Housing shall comply with the parking standards of
the underlying zone.
20.60.010 INTENT.
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The intent of the low density residential (R-10) zoning district is to accommodate single-family
housing, duplexes, townhouses, multifamily and low intensity compatible uses by infilling at a
range of lot sizes consistent with urban growth patterns. Some attached single-family housing,
duplexes and townhouses may be appropriate when responding to sensitive areas or with
innovative design. Residential development at higher densities is encouraged at the edge of
designated centers. (Ord. 5364 §12, 2018: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8
(Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.60.020 PERMITTED USES.
Only one (1) principal use shall be allowed on each residentially zoned lot unless allowed for
otherwise by law. This limitation shall not include permitted accessory uses associated with a
permitted principal use.
The following uses are permitted outright:
(a) Cemetery;
(b) Colocation of wireless communications per BMC 20.46.140;
(c) Community facilities of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet gross floor area or less;
(d) Day care facility of twelve (12) or fewer persons receiving care;
(e) Education and schools (K-12) of twelve (12) or fewer students;
(f) Foster home;
(g) Group residential home;
(h) Manufactured home per BMC 20.46.040;
(i) Parks, playgrounds and open space equal or less than one-half (0.5) acre (twenty-one
thousand seven hundred eighty (21,780) square feet);
(j) Residential Uses.
(1) Single-unit dwelling unit, detached;
(2) Single-unit dwelling unit, attached (zero (0) lot lines) per
BMC 20.60.060(b);
(3) Duplex;
(4) Townhouse;
(5) Cottage housing development per BMC 20.46.170;
(6) Group residential facilities – Class I, per BMC 20.46.180;
(7) Middle Housing per BMC 20.46.210;
(8) Multi-unit Structure Dwelling;
(9)(7) Senior housing complex, per BMC 20.46.190;
(10)(8) Manufactured home park or expansion of existing parks, per
BMC 20.46.200.
(k) Worship and religious facilities of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet gross floor
area or less;
(l) Incubator for business associated with a worship and religious facility or community
facility, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) The incubated business is a use that is permitted outright in the
neighborhood business zone, BMC 20.82.020;
(2) Landscaping and signage requirements of the neighborhood business
zone, Chapter 20.82 BMC, shall be met; and
(3) The parcel upon which the incubated business is situated shall have
frontage on an arterial street. (Ord. 5506 §17, 2024; Ord. 5458 §6, 2022;
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Ord. 5364 §13, 2018: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4977 §9,
2006: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.60.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) Lot Standards. Lot development requirements shall be in accordance with this section
and the following standards unless allowed for by law otherwise:
(1) Setbacks.
(i) Minimum front yard setback is fifteen (15) feet;
(ii) Minimum side yard setback is five (5) feet;
(iii) Minimum rear yard setback is fifteen (15) feet.
(2) Maximum structure height is thirty-five (35) feet.
(3) Maximum structure height in (R-10) areas within the downtown regional
center shall be pursuant to Figure 20.74(a) and shall supersede subsection
(a)(2) of this section.
(34) Minimum lot width is thirty (30) feet.
(45) Maximum development coverage is sixty (60) percent.
(b) Zero (0) Lot Line (ZLL) Development. An attached single-family dwelling and/or
garage structure may have a single shared side or rear lot line, and a setback reduced
to zero (0), provided the structure complies with building code fire separation
requirements.
(c) Accessory Structures. The following standards shall apply but are not limited to:
garages, carports, shops, barns, covered patios, cabanas, gazebos, and incidental
household storage buildings, excluding accessory dwelling units per BMC 20.46.010
and structures not requiring a building permit:
(1) The maximum area for all accessory structures shall be eighty (80) percent
of the principal residential use not to exceed one thousand two hundred
(1,200) square feet.
(2) Setbacks of detached accessory structures are pursuant to BMC 20.44.060.
(d) Garages, Storage Buildings and Shops.
(1) Any garage, storage building or shop structure shall be designed so that
the appearance of the building remains that of a single-family residence
including the following:
(i) Constructed of similar materials as the principal unit;
(ii) A roof of equal or greater pitch as the principal unit;
(iii) A height no more than twenty-five (25) percent greater than the
principal unit not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
(2) Any garage, storage building, or shop may be exempt from the accessory
structure size requirements provided it is contained within the principal
unit.
(3) Garage, Carport, and Shop Vehicle Entrance Setbacks. When the vehicle
entrance faces the street, the garage, carport, or shop shall have a front
yard setback of at least twenty (20) feet, except as provided in BMC
20.44.020 (Traditional front yard).
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(e) Multi-unit Structure Dwelling. In addition to the standards of this chapter, Multi-unit
Structure Dwellings of 5 or more units shall be in accordance with the following
standards:
(1) Open Space. Provide fifteen (15) percent of the gross acreage of the
subject property as Open Space.
(2) Design Standards. Structures shall conform to design standards consistent
with BMC 20.79.070.
(e) Lot Area for Parks and Schools. Parks and schools may exceed maximum lot area
requirements if approved by a conditional use permit. (Ord. 5458 §8, 2022; Ord. 5364 §14, 2018:
Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5008 §7, 2007: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.60.065 ALLOWABLE DENSITY AND LOT AREA.
The purpose of this section is to establish compatible levels of density within existing
neighborhoods. The intent is to allow infill residential development. The following density and
lot area standards are applicable to development within the zone:
(a) Minimum Density. The minimum required density is six (6) dwellings per acre.
(b) Maximum Density. The maximum allowed density is ten (10) dwellings per acre.
(c) Maximum Lot Area. The maximum lot area is seven thousand two hundred sixty
(7,260) square feet, with the following exceptions:
(1) The lot area may be modified through the approval of a residential cluster
development pursuant to BMC 20.58.060;
(2) One (1) lot within a proposal for a division of land may exceed seven
thousand two hundred sixty (7,260) square feet, provided the remaining
lots do not exceed the seven thousand two hundred sixty (7,260) square
foot maximum lot size; and
(3) A flag lot that complies with the requirements in BMC 20.44.100 may
exceed seven thousand two hundred sixty (7,260) square feet, provided the
total area of the flag lot does not exceed ten thousand eight hundred ninety
(10,890) square feet.
(d) Minimum Lot Area. The minimum allowed lot area is four thousand three hundred
(4,300) square feet.
(e) Exception to Minimum Lot Areas.
(1) The minimum lot area may be modified through the approval of a
residential cluster development pursuant to BMC 20.58.060, provided the
development complies with the maximum density requirement set forth in
subsection (b) of this section.
(2) When a new subdivision is proposed, the size of lots in land division may
be reduced below the minimum lot size provided all the following are met:
(i) The overall average of the proposed lots does not exceed the
permissible maximum density.
(ii) All lots that are smaller than the minimum lot size shall demonstrate
that they are developable by showing code compliance with such items as
required parking, lot coverage, setbacks, stormwater compliance, etc.
(iii) The platting documents shall include documentation of allowed uses
and language that ensures maximum density is not exceeded.
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(iv) If the land division is submitted in phases of development, each
phase submitted for approval shall meet these provisions. (Ord. 5422 §4,
2021; Ord. 5404 §2, 2020: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5008
§8, 2007: Ord. 4972 §1, 2006; Ord. 4971 §16, 2006: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh.
A) (part), 2005)
20.62.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) Lot development shall be in accordance with the following standards, unless allowed
for otherwise by law:
(1) Maximum front yard setback: ten (10) feet. At least sixty-five (65) percent
of the building’s front facade must meet the maximum front yard setback.
The setback may be increased if the Director finds that such increase is the
minimum necessary to facilitate a superior site design. In order to obtain
approval for an increased setback, the applicant shall submit a written
analysis establishing how the project facilitates superior site design, is the
minimum necessary, is consistent with specific goals and policies within
the Comprehensive Plan, and is compliant with all applicable sections of
the BMC. The following list identifies examples of circumstances where
increased setbacks may be found to be appropriate:
(i) When the site includes more than one (1) street frontage;
(ii) To accommodate existing topography, utilities, or other physical
site constraints that make compliance with the setback infeasible;
(iii) To accommodate phasing of infill development;
(iv) On sites that are significantly developed with existing legally
established nonconforming uses or structures whereby strict code
compliance will not facilitate effective circulation; or
(v) For projects that in the opinion of the Director provide enhanced
public amenities within the setback area which include, but are not
limited to, the following: public plazas, increased landscaping,
architectural features, improved pedestrian connections.
(2) Minimum side yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to the low or
medium density residential zones where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot
visual screen is required pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b).
(3) Minimum rear yard setback: zero (0), except when adjacent to the low or
medium density residential zones where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot
visual screen is required pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b).
(4) There is no maximum density for residential use, minimum density is 15
dwelling units per acre. No residential density requirements; provided,
that:
(i) Site design provides for internal circulation connections for both
pedestrians and vehicles between all portions of the site;
(ii) Landscaping and/or screening adjacent to residential zones shall be
provided per BMC 20.50.040(c).
(5) Maximum building coverage: fifty (50) percent unless increased per
subsection (b) of this section. In no case shall maximum lot coverage
exceed seventy-five (75) percent.
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(6) Maximum development coverage is seventy-five (75) percent unless
increased per subsection (b) of this section. In no case shall maximum lot
coverage exceed ninety-five (95) percent.
(7) Maximum height: fortysixty-five (45 65) feet, except that structures within
one hundred (100) feet of the low or medium density residential zones
shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.
(8) Maximum building heights within the downtown regional center are
pursuant to the Downtown Subarea Plan and shall supersede subsection
(a)(7) of this section.
(b) A development that provides the following may have its maximum development and
lot coverage increased by adding bonus percentages to the maximum base area
percentage, provided the total does not exceed the maximum allowed above:
(1) Commercial/residential mixed use development: twenty (20) percent
bonus;
(2) Development containing seventy-five (75) percent of the building
footprint with three (3) and four (4) story buildings: ten (10) percent
bonus;
(3) Ten (10) percent bonus if a sidewalk ten (10) feet in width or greater is
installed extending to the front of the building and continuing along the
entire arterial frontage of the parcel;
(4) Pedestrian through-corridor that provides pedestrian access to a location
approved by the Director: five (5) percent bonus;
(5) Fifty (50) percent of off-street parking is provided underground or within
a building designed for occupancy: twenty (20) percent bonus. (Ord. 5364
§15, 2018: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5222 §6, 2013; Ord.
5046 §7, 2008; Ord. 5008 §11, 2007: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.62.070 DESIGN STANDARDS.
The following design standards shall be applied to all new structures and redeveloped structures.
Residential development of three (3) units or fewer are exempt from this section. When
development involves the remodel or expansion of existing structures, the Director may modify
these requirements to reasonably fit the scope and scale of the remodel or expansion.
(a) Primary Design Features. The following criteria shall be applied to all primary
building facades and facades facing public streets:
(1) Top and Base. Buildings shall convey a visually distinct base and top. A
"base" can be emphasized by a different masonry pattern, more
architectural detail, visible plinth above which the wall rises, storefront,
canopies, or a combination. The top edge is highlighted by a prominent
cornice, projecting parapet or other architectural element that creates a
shadow line.
(2) Orientation. All properties adjacent to a public right-of-way shall orient
structures toward the primary street. Properties located at intersections
should orient their structures toward the intersecting corner.
(3) Minimum Transparency. At least sixty (60) percent of all facades facing
the public sidewalk, or sidewalks providing circulation within a site,
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measured to eight (8) feet above the sidewalk or surface grade, shall be
comprised of transparent windows or doors.
(4) Blank Facades. Building facades shall not present a blank facade to view
from public rights-of-way, common parking areas, or residential
properties. Such facades may be broken by windows, trellises, columns,
variations in plane, or other devices that add variation and interest to the
facade.
(5) Mechanical Equipment Screening. Rooftop and ground-level mechanical
equipment shall be screened from view from public streets. Screening
materials shall be architecturally similar to the primary structure.
(6) Ground-Floor. Ground-floor frontage of a structure facing a public right-
of-way must conform to either subsection (a)(6)(i) or (ii) of this section,
except as provided in subsection (a)(6)(iii) of this section:
(i) Constructed for Pedestrian-Oriented Uses. At least fifty (50)
percent of the floor area abutting the linear sidewalk level shall be
designed and constructed for "pedestrian-oriented" uses.
(ii) Constructed for Future Pedestrian-Oriented Uses. At least fifty
(50) percent of the floor area abutting the linear sidewalk level
shall be designed and constructed to accommodate potential future
conversion to "pedestrian-oriented" uses and may be occupied by
any use permitted in BMC 20.62.020. The areas designed and
constructed to accommodate future conversion shall meet the
following standard, in addition to any other required design
standards: The sidewalk level facade must include an entrance or
entrances to accommodate a single or multiple tenants or be
structurally designed so entrances can be added when converted to
the building uses listed in BMC 20.62.020.
(iii) Exception. For structures that abut two (2) or more public rights-
of-way and contain topography or other site constraints that would
make the placement of the pedestrian-oriented use on the ground
floor difficult for the public to utilize, the pedestrian-oriented
requirement in subsections (a)(6)(i) and (ii) of this section may be
reduced to one (1) street frontage.
(b) Secondary Design Features. Three (3) secondary design features are required from the
following list:
(1) Multiple Roof Lines. Structures shall have at least three (3) horizontal roof
lines, as viewed from the front facade.
(2) Modulation. The horizontal plane of a structure shall not extend for more
than thirty (30) feet, as measured from any one (1) point of the structure,
without a significant architectural variation of at least two (2) feet in
depth.
(3) Facade Materials. At least three (3) different facade materials shall be
incorporated into the exterior appearance of the structure (wood, brick,
stucco, tile, shingles, other).
(4) Additional Transparency. An additional fifteen (15) percent transparency
to what is required per subsection (a)(3) of this section.
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(5) Weather Protection. Recessed or protruding building features, of no less
than four (4) feet in depth, which extend along at least fifty (50) percent of
the front facade.
(6) Main Entry. Pedestrian entrances are preferred from buildings facing the
street. Entries shall be easily identifiable from the street or sidewalk; this
can be accomplished through architectural or ornamental features.
(7) Public Amenity. Outdoor eating area, artwork, street furniture, plantings in
window boxes, public trash receptacles, or other alternative public
amenity approved by the Director. Any proposed amenity shall be
architecturally compatible with the principal structure. Any approved
amenity shall be maintained for the life of the project. (Ord. 5319 §11,
2017: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §8, 2008: Ord. 4950
§8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.70.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Lot development shall be in accordance with the following unless allowed for otherwise by law:
(a) Maximum front yard setback: ten (10) feet. At least sixty-five (65) percent of a
building’s front facade shall meet the maximum front yard setback. The setback may
be increased if the Director finds that such increase is the minimum necessary to
facilitate a superior site design. In order to obtain approval for an increased setback,
the applicant shall submit a written analysis establishing how the project facilitates
superior site design, is the minimum necessary, is consistent with specific goals and
policies within the Comprehensive Plan, and is compliant with all applicable sections
of the BMC. The following list identifies examples of circumstances where increased
setbacks may be found to be appropriate:
(1) When the site includes more than one (1) street frontage;
(2) To accommodate existing topography, utilities, or other physical site
constraints that make compliance with the setback infeasible;
(3) To accommodate phasing of infill development;
(4) On sites that are significantly developed with existing legally established
nonconforming uses or structures whereby strict code compliance will not
facilitate effective circulation; or
(5) For projects that in the opinion of the Director provide enhanced public
amenities within the setback area which include, but are not limited to, the
following: public plazas, increased landscaping, architectural features,
improved pedestrian connections.
(b) Side yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to the low or medium density
residential zones where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required
pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b).
(c) Rear yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to the low or medium density
residential zones where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required
pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b).
(d) There is no maximum density for residential use, minimum density is 30 dwelling
units per acre.
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(e) Maximum building coverage: sixty (60) percent base maximum; provided, that
through the use of any combination of the following, building coverage may be
increased up to eighty-five (85) percent maximum:
(1) Projects containing mixed uses: ten (10) percent bonus.
(2) Projects with a three (3) or four (4) story building: ten (10) percent bonus;
projects with five (5) or more story building: fifteen (15) percent bonus.
(3) Projects providing a pedestrian-oriented plaza or area of at least one
hundred fifty (150) square feet along a pedestrian walkway at an
intersection corner, bus stop or other key pedestrian area approved by the
City. Such areas shall contain seating for at least four (4) people, a trash
receptacle and three (3) or more of the following: a pedestrian shelter, a
drinking fountain, a bike rack, pedestrian-scale lights, pavers on the
walkway surfaces, a kiosk, a street vendor station providing food or
beverages, trees, an appropriately sized statue or sculpture, or a public
restroom. Interior courtyards with these amenities qualify if they would be
readily apparent and accessible to pedestrians on adjoining sidewalks:
twenty (20) percent bonus.
(4) Projects providing a through-block corridor that facilitates pedestrian
access in a location approved by the City: five (5) percent bonus.
(5) Projects providing at least fifty (50) percent of their required parking
underground or within the building: twenty (20) percent bonus.
(f) Maximum development coverage: maximum development coverage by impervious
surfaces, seventy-five (75) percent; provided, that through the use of any combination
of the mechanisms listed in subsections (e)(1) through (5) of this section, up to
ninety-five (95) percent maximum development coverage may be allowed.
(g) Maximum building height: eighty (80) feet except:
(1) Structures within fifty (50) linear feet of parcels zoned for low density
residential shall not exceed four (4) stories in height; and
(2) Structures within fifty (50) and one hundred (100) linear feet of parcels
zoned for low density residential shall include architectural features to
gradually transition the building height from four (4) stories to a
maximum height of eighty (80) feet at the one hundred (100) foot distance
from the low density residential zoned parcel.
(h) Mixed-Use Requirement. All structures that include residential uses located adjacent
to, are oriented towards, or are viewable from a public right-of-way (not required on
private streets) shall provide retail/commercial uses along a minimum of fifty (50)
percent of the ground floor building facade. Exceptions to this requirement will be
made for projects that comply with BMC 20.70.070(a)(6). (Ord. 5364 §7, 2018: Ord.
5351 §3, 2018: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5251 §6, 2014: Ord. 5222
§14, 2013; Ord. 5046 §15, 2008; Ord. 5008 §16, 2007: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part),
2005)
CHAPTER 20.74 BUSINESS CORE (BC)
Chapter 20.74
BUSINESS CORE (BC)
Sections:
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20.74.010 INTENT.
20.74.020 OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USES.
20.74.080 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
20.74.090 LANDSCAPING STANDARDS.
20.74.100 SIGN STANDARDS.
20.74.010 INTENT.
The intent of this zone is detailed in the adopted Downtown Regional Center Subarea Plan. This
chapter supplements the adopted plan. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §17 (part),
2008)
20.74.020 OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted:
(a) Bed and breakfast;
(b) Co-location of wireless communications facility per BMC 20.46.140;
(c) Communication/broadcasting facility;
(d) Community facility;
(e) Day care facility;
(f) Detoxification center;
(g) Finance, insurance and real estate;
(h) General office and business services;
(i) General retail;
(j) Group residential facilities - Class I;
(k) Hotel and lodging place;
(l) Indoor automobile sales, service, repair, or car wash;
(m) Indoor entertainment use;
(n) Indoor recreational facility;
(o) Hospital, medical office and clinic;
(p) Motion picture theater;
(q) Museum and gallery;
(r) Parking structure;
(s) Personal services business;
(t) Physical fitness and health club;
(u) Park, playground or open space;
(v) Public administration;
(w) Public facility;
(x) Residential use of all types;
(y) Restaurant and drinking place;
(z) School and education use;
(aa) Social services facility;
(bb) Transportation facility;
(cc) Veterinary clinic;
(dd) Welfare and charitable services and facility;
(ee) Worship and religious facility. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §17 (part),
2008)
20.74.080 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
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In addition to the off-street parking requirements set forth in Chapter 20.48 BMC, the automobile
off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the Downtown Subarea Plan.
(Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §17 (part), 2008)
20.74.090 LANDSCAPING STANDARDS.
Landscaping shall meet the standards of Chapter 20.50 BMC. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part),
2016: Ord. 5046 §17 (part), 2008)
20.74.100 SIGN STANDARDS.
Signage shall meet the standards of Chapter 20.52 BMC. For freestanding signs, the maximum
size and height standards of Figure 20.52(a) shall apply. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016:
Ord. 5046 §17 (part), 2008)
20.75.110 CHANGE OF USE OR REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDING.
When an existing building or structure is remodeled, improved or a change in use or tenancy
occurs, it shall be exempt from off-street parking and landscaping requirements; provided, that:
(a) The structure is not enlarged, extended or structurally altered outside the existing
building envelope in a manner that would require additional parking pursuant to
Chapter 20.48 BMC. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016)
20.78.020 OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted outright:
(a) Cemetery;
(b) Co-location of wireless communications per BMC 20.46.140;
(c) Community facilities of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet gross floor area or less;
(d) Day care facility of twelve (12) or fewer persons receiving care;
(e) Education and schools (K-12) of twelve (12) or fewer students;
(f) Foster home;
(g) Group residential home;
(h) Manufactured home per BMC 20.46.040;
(i) Parks, playgrounds and open space equal or less than one-half (1/2) acre (twenty-one
thousand seven hundred eighty (21,780) square feet);
(j) Residential Uses.
(1) Single-unit dwelling unit, detached;
(2) Single-unit dwelling unit, attached (zero (0) lot lines) per
BMC 20.78.060(b);
(3) Duplexes (meeting underlying zoning density);
(4) Townhouse (meeting underlying zoning density);
(5) Cottage housing meeting the provisions of BMC 20.46.170;
(6) Group residential facilities Class I per BMC 20.46.180;
(7) Middle Housing per BMC 20.46.210
(8) Multi-unit Structure Dwelling;
(9)(7) Senior housing complex per BMC 20.46.190;
(10)(8) Manufactured home park per BMC 20.46.200;
(k) Worship and religious facilities of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet gross floor
area or less;
(l) Incubator for business associated with a worship and religious facility or community
facility, provided the following conditions are met:
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(1) The incubated business is a use that is permitted outright in the
neighborhood business zone, BMC 20.82.020;
(2) Landscaping and signage requirements of the neighborhood business zone,
Chapter 20.82 BMC, shall be met; and
(3) The parcel upon which the incubated business is situated shall have
frontage on an arterial street. (Ord. 5508 §7, 2025; Ord. 5506 §19, 2024;
Ord. 5458 §9, 2022; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016)
20.78.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) Lot Standards. Lot development requirements shall be in accordance with this section
and the following standards unless allowed for by law otherwise:
(1) Setbacks.
(i) Minimum front yard setback is fifteen (15) feet;
(ii) Minimum side yard setback is five (5) feet;
(iii) Minimum rear yard setback is fifteen (15) feet.
(2) Maximum structure height is thirty forty-five (3545) feet.
(3) Maximum structure height in R-10 areas within the downtown regional
center shall be pursuant to Figure 20.74(a) and shall supersede subsection
(a)(2) of this section.
(4) Minimum lot width is twenty-five (25) feet.
(5) Maximum development coverage is sixty (60) percent.
(b) Zero (0) Lot Line (ZLL) Development. An attached single-family dwelling and/or
garage structure may have a single shared side or rear lot line, and a setback reduced
to zero (0), provided the structure complies with building code fire separation
requirements.
(c) Accessory Structures. The following standards shall apply but are not limited to:
garages, carports, shops, barns, covered patios, cabanas, gazebos, and incidental
household storage buildings, excluding accessory dwelling units per BMC 20.46.010
and structures not requiring a building permit:
(1) The maximum area for all accessory structures shall be eighty (80) percent
of the principal residential use not to exceed one thousand two hundred
(1,200) square feet.
(2) Setbacks of detached accessory structures are pursuant to BMC 20.44.060.
(d) Garages, Storage Buildings and Shops.
(1) Any garage, storage building or shop structure shall be designed so that the
appearance of the building remains that of a single-family residence including
the following:
(i) Constructed of similar materials as the principal unit;
(ii) A roof of equal or greater pitch as the principal unit;
(iii) A height no more than twenty-five (25) percent greater than the
principal unit not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
(2) Any garage, storage building, or shop may be exempt from the accessory
structure size requirements provided it is contained within the principal
unit.
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(3) Garage, Carport, and Shop Vehicle Entrance Setbacks. When the vehicle
entrance faces the street, the garage, carport, or shop shall have a front
yard setback of at least twenty (20) feet, except as provided in BMC
20.44.020 (Traditional front yard).
(e) Lot Area for Parks and Schools. Parks and schools may exceed maximum lot area
requirements if approved by a conditional use permit. (Ord. 5364 §2, 2018: Ord.
5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016)
(e) Multi-unit Structure Dwellings. In addition to the standards of this chapter, Multi-unit
Structure Dwellings of 5 or more units shall be in accordance with the following
standards:
(1) Open Space. Provide fifteen (15) percent of the gross acreage of the
subject property as Open Space.
(2) Design Standards. Structures shall conform to design standards consistent
with BMC 20.79.070.
20.78.065 ALLOWABLE DENSITY AND LOT AREA.
The purpose of this section is to establish compatible levels of density within existing
neighborhoods. The intent is to allow infill residential development. The following density and
lot area standards are applicable to development within the zone:
(a) Minimum Density. The minimum required density is six (6) dwellings per acre.
(b) Maximum Density. The maximum allowed density is eighteen (18) dwellings per
acre.
(c) Maximum Lot Area. The maximum lot area is seven thousand two hundred sixty
(7,260) square feet, with the following exceptions:
(1) The lot area may be modified through the approval of a residential cluster
development pursuant to BMC 20.58.060;
(2) One (1) lot within a proposal for a division of land may exceed seven thousand two
hundred sixty (7,260) square feet, provided the remaining lots do not exceed the seven
thousand two hundred sixty (7,260) square foot maximum lot size; and
(3) A flag lot that complies with the requirements in BMC 20.44.100 may exceed seven
thousand two hundred sixty (7,260) square feet, provided the total area of the flag lot
does not exceed ten thousand eight hundred ninety (10,890) square feet.
(d) Minimum Lot Area. The minimum allowed lot area is two thousand five hundred
(2,500) square feet.
(e) Exception to Minimum Lot Areas.
(1) The minimum lot area may be modified through the approval of a residential cluster
development pursuant to BMC 20.58.060, provided the development complies with the
maximum density requirement set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) When a new subdivision is proposed, the size of lots in land division may be
reduced below the minimum lot size provided all the following are met:
(i) The overall average of the proposed lots do not exceed the permissible
maximum density.
(ii) All lots that are smaller than the minimum lot size shall demonstrate that
they are developable by showing code compliance with such items as required
parking, lot coverage, setbacks, stormwater compliance, etc.
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(iii) The platting documents shall include documentation of allowed uses and
language that ensures maximum density is not exceeded.
(iv) If the land division is submitted in phases of development, each phase
submitted for approval shall meet these provisions. (Ord. 5422 §5, 2021; Ord.
5404 §3, 2020: Ord. 5364 §3, 2018: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016)
20.79.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) For properties located within the downtown regional center, the Downtown Subarea
Plan will regulate development standards. The following development standards
listed are for all other locations where the R-40 zone is located.
(ab) Lot Standards. Lot development requirements shall be in accordance with this section
and the following standards unless allowed for by law otherwise:
(1) Setbacks.
(i) Minimum front yard setback is fifteen (15) feet;
(ii) Minimum side yard setback is five (5) feet;
(iii) Minimum rear yard setback is fifteen (15) feet.
(2) The maximum height of the structure shall meet the following:
(i) Maximum structure height is fortysixty-five (45 65) feet, except
that conditionally allowed uses per BMC 20.79.040 may be sixty
(60) feet unless otherwise noted; and
(ii) For properties that are adjacent to low density residential (R-10)
zone, buildings taller than thirty-five (35) feet shall increase the
setback by one (1) foot from the R-10 zone property line for every
one (1) foot building height increase over thirty-five (35) feet.
(3) Maximum development coverage is seventy-five (75) percent.
(bc) Zero (0) Lot Line (ZLL) Development. An attached dwelling and/or garage structure may
have shared side or rear lot line, and setback reduced to zero (0), provided the structure complies
with building code fire separation requirements.
(cd) Garages, Storage Buildings and Shops.
(1) Garage, Carport, and Shop Vehicle Entrance Setbacks. When the vehicle
entrance faces the street, the garage, carport, or shop shall have a front yard
setback of at least twenty (20) feet, except as provided in BMC 20.44.020
(Traditional front yard).
(de) Minimum density: eighteen (18) fifteen (15) dwelling units per acre.
(ef) Maximum density: forty (40) dwelling units per acre.
(fg) Open Space. For projects of twenty-five (25) units or more, a minimum of fifteen (15)
percent of the net site area shall be set aside and utilized as open space for use and
enjoyment of future residents either as passive and/or active space. Designated critical
areas pursuant to Chapter 20.14 BMC shall not be used for the open space. Such open
spaces shall at a minimum meet the following standards:
(1) Passive and Active Open Spaces. All open spaces must include facilities
for active and/or passive recreation. Passive spaces could include facilities
such as trails, benches, shelters, public plazas, and year-round water
features. Active spaces can include children’s play equipment, paved hard
court (basketball or tennis court), flat, open lawn for ballfield and other
such facilities.
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(2) Open Space Plan. For all designated open space areas the proposal shall
include an open space plan. This plan is to ensure the open space is
maintained and preserved in perpetuity. All open space areas shall comply
with the following:
(i) Identify all proposed improvements such as public facilities,
proposed vegetation, and existing vegetation to remain; and
(ii) The plan must comply with the requirements of the landscaping
chapter, found in Chapter 20.50 BMC; and
(iii) The plan shall outline maintenance responsibilities; and
(iv) The plan shall include a notice to title approved by the City and
recorded with the County Auditor. This notice shall include
provisions for the designation and retention of open space, and
provisions for permanent maintenance of the open space and/or
commonly owned facilities. (Ord. 5390 §8, 2019: Ord. 5301 §3
(Exh. B) (part), 2016)
20.82.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Lot development requirements shall be in accordance with the following standards unless
allowed for by law otherwise:
(a) Maximum front yard setback: ten (10) feet. At least sixty-five (65) percent of a
building’s front facade must meet the maximum front yard setback. The setback may
be increased if the Director finds that such increase is the minimum necessary to
facilitate a superior site design. In order to obtain approval for an increased setback,
the applicant shall submit a written analysis establishing how the project facilitates
superior site design, is the minimum necessary, is consistent with specific goals and
policies within the Comprehensive Plan, and is compliant with all applicable sections
of the BMC. The following list identifies examples of circumstances where increased
setbacks may be found to be appropriate:
(1) When the site includes more than one (1) street frontage;
(2) To accommodate existing topography, utilities, or other physical site
constraints that make compliance with the setback infeasible;
(3) To accommodate phasing of infill development;
(4) On sites that are significantly developed with existing legally established
nonconforming uses or structures whereby strict code compliance will not
facilitate effective circulation; or
(5) For projects that in the opinion of the Director provide enhanced public
amenities within the setback area which include, but are not limited to, the
following: public plazas, increased landscaping, architectural features, and
improved pedestrian connections;
(b) Side yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to a residential zone where a ten
(10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b);
(c) Rear yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to a residential zone where a ten
(10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b);
(d) Maximum building size: nonresidential uses may not exceed a footprint of fifteen
thousand (15,000) gross square feet;
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(e) Maximum building coverage: sixty (60) percent base maximum; provided, that
through the use of any combination of the following, building coverage may be
increased up to eighty-five (85) percent maximum:
(1) Projects containing mixed uses: twenty (20) percent bonus;
(2) Projects within a two (2) or three (3) story building: ten (10) percent
bonus;
(3) Projects providing a pedestrian-oriented plaza or area of at least one
hundred fifty (150) square feet along a pedestrian walkway at an
intersection corner, bus stop or other key pedestrian area approved by the
City. Such areas shall contain seating for at least four (4) people, a trash
receptacle and three (3) or more of the following: a pedestrian shelter, a
drinking fountain, a bike rack, pedestrian-scale lights, pavers on the
walkway surfaces, a kiosk, a street vendor station providing food or
beverages, trees, a statue or sculpture, or a public restroom. Interior
courtyards with these amenities qualify if they would be readily apparent
and accessible to pedestrians on adjoining sidewalks: ten (10) percent
bonus;
(4) Projects providing a through-block corridor that facilitates pedestrian
access in a location approved by the City: five (5) percent bonus;
(5) Projects providing at least fifty (50) percent of their required parking
underground or within the building: twenty (20) percent bonus;
(f) Maximum development coverage: maximum coverage by impervious surfaces
seventy-five (75) percent; provided, that through the use of any combination of the
mechanisms listed in subsections (e)(1) through (5) of this section, up to ninety-five
(95) percent maximum development coverage may be allowed;
(g) Maximum building height: thirty-five (35) feet;
(h) There is no maximum density for residential as a secondary use, minimum density is
15 dwelling units per acre. (Ord. 5319 §14, 2017: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016:
Ord. 5222 §17, 2013; Ord. 5046 §22, 2008; Ord. 4977 §13, 2006; Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh.
A) (part), 2005)
20.98.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Development shall be in accord with the following standards:
(a) Minimum front yard setback: zero (0), except ten (10) feet where adjacent to any lot
not within the institutional zone;
(b) Minimum side yard setback: zero (0), except when adjacent to a residential zone
where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to BMC
20.50.050(b);
(c) Minimum rear yard setback: zero (0), except when adjacent to a residential zone
where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to BMC
20.50.050(b);
(d) Maximum height: eighty-five (85) feet, provided all upper level setback requirements
are met;
(e) Upper level setbacks: where adjacent to any lot not within the institutional (INST)
zone, structures shall be set back one (1) additional foot for each additional foot of
height above thirty-five (35) feet.
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(f) Density: There is no maximum density for residential use, minimum density is 15
dwelling units per acre.
(Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §36, 2008; Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
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AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Study Session Date: May 28, 2025
Proposed Public Hearing on Ordinance to
amend Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal
Code entitled “Land Use”, commonly known
as the Zoning Code, to implement market-
based parking and various development
regulations, and to modify adopted Subarea
Plans to reflect market-based parking
standards
COUNCIL MEETING Date: June 4, 2025
Department: DCD
Presenter: Garrett Jackson
Phone: (360) 473-5289
SUMMARY: The Comprehensive Plan is being updated (under separate ordinance) due to the
Growth Management Act’s requirements for periodic update. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 Land
Use development regulations need to be updated to be consistent with the newly updated
Comprehensive Plan. The Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) Title 20 contains the City’s
development regulations.
The Planning Commission unanimously made a recommendation to the City Council to adopt
modifications to BMC Title 20, related to Market-based Parking, Boundary Line Adjustments, Family
Daycare Providers (RCW 36.70A.450), Co-Living Housing (RCW 36.70A.535), and New Housing In
Nonconforming Buildings (RCW 35.21.990) following a public hearing held on May 19, 2025.
City Council is scheduled to discuss the Planning Commission’s recommendation at their May 28,
2025 study session, a public hearing is scheduled for June 4, 2025, and it is anticipated that the
Council will act on the recommendation following the hearing.
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance
Exhibit A: Findings and Conclusion of the Planning Commission
Exhibit B: Bremerton Municipal Code Title 20 (Zoning Code) amendments
Market-based parking
Boundary Line Adjustment
Family Daycare Providers
Co-Living Housing
New Housing In Nonconforming Buildings
Residential Cluster Development
Exhibit C: Puget Sound Industrial Center Subarea Plan (market-based parking)
Exhibit D: Harrison Heights Subarea Plan (market-based parking)
Exhibit E: East Park Subarea Plan (market-based parking)
Exhibit F: Bay Vista Subarea Plan amendments (market-based parking)
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): None.
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ☐ Consent Agenda ☐ General Business ☒ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to pass Ordinance No. ______ to amend the Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
“Land Use”, commonly known as the zoning code, and amending development regulations of
adopted Subarea Plans.
COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue No Action
Form Updated 04/19/2024
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ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending Title 20 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code entitled “Land Use,” commonly known as the
zoning code, various sections intended to support implementation of
the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, related to Parking Standards
and Implementation of State Requirements for Family Day Cares,
Co-Living, Conversion of Nonconforming Buildings for Housing,
and Updates to Regulations for Residential Cluster Development
and Boundary Line Adjustments.
WHEREAS, the proposed updates to Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code
entitled “Land Use” meets the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act
(GMA) and is intended to satisfy the requirement for consistency between development
regulations and the Comprehensive Plan as required pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040; and
WHEREAS, through practical use and application of the Zoning Code the need
for modification has been identified; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has established a procedure for amending the
Zoning Code in Title 20.18.020(d) of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC), which requires
amendments to the Zoning Code to be both consistent with the goals and policies of the
Comprehensive Plan and to be consistent with other applicable rules and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Title 20 (“zoning code amendments”)
represent development regulations that are consistent with the 2024 City of Bremerton
Comprehensive Plan, implement a wide range of goals and policies from the Plan, and move the
City forward toward achieving the State’s housing goals; and
WHEREAS, in October 2024, the Sightline Institute published an article: ‘The
State of Parking Mandates in Washington,’ which demonstrates how parking mandates are
counterproductive to development of housing and commercial development; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2025 the Governor signed SB 5184 into law, which
approves a sweeping parking reform reducing minimum parking requirements on new housing
and commercial development; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will amend the regulations
for Off Street Parking provisions throughout the City, including the Subarea Plans removing all
minimum parking requirements; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will amend the regulations
for Boundary Line Adjustments for clarification of the code process, and remove unnecessary
barriers; and
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WHEREAS, per RCW 36.70A.450, cities may not prohibit in-home family day-
cares in residential or commercial areas; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will amend the regulations
for family day cares up to 12 children, to permit them in all residential and mixed-use zones,
consistent with RCW 36.70A.450; and
WHEREAS, per HB 1998, co-living is defined as a residential development with
sleeping units that are independently rented, with residents sharing kitchen facilities with the
other units; and that cities and counties must adopt development regulations to allow co-living
facilities within any zone that allows for at least six multifamily residential units (including those
zoned for mixed use) by December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning code amendments will provide criteria for co-
living housing, to be consistent with guidance in HB 1998; and
WHEREAS, per RCW 35.21.990, cities must allow for conversion of certain
existing nonconforming buildings into housing no later than six months after adoption of the
Comprehensive Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, the zoning code amendments provide criteria for new housing in
nonconforming buildings, permitting the conversion of certain existing commercial buildings,
and providing an opportunity for a 50 percent density bonus, consistent with RCW 35.21.990;
and
WHEREAS, the Residential Cluster Development regulations will be amended to
adjust the open space requirements to be consistent with Kitsap County regulations, and to
remove certain lot requirements related to single-family development, and removed listed
minimum parking requirements; and
WHEREAS, minor updates to the Puget Sound Industrial Center, Harrison
Heights, East Park and Bay Vista Subarea Plans are proposed, consistent with implementing
market-based parking standards; and
WHEREAS, On May 9, 2025 the public was notified by a legal advertisement in
the Kitsap Sun of the opportunity to make comment and participate in the Planning Commission
public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2025 the Planning Commission conducted a public
hearing on the Zoning Code amendments and formulated a recommendation to forward the
amendments for City Council consideration; and
WHEREAS, On May 23, 2025 the public was notified by a legal advertisement in
the Kitsap Sun of the opportunity to make comment and participate in the City Council public
hearing; and
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WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council considered public input and the
Planning Commission findings and recommendations on the zoning code amendments and
affiliated subarea plan updates; and
WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council finds that Title 20 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code Title 20 as amended meets the requirements of the Growth Management Act
and fully implements the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Recitals Incorporated. The findings and
recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated by reference.
SECTION 2. Planning Commission Findings. The findings and
conclusions of the Bremerton Planning Commission, as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby adopted.
SECTION 3. Land Use Code Amended. Title 20 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code entitled “Land Use,” commonly known as the zoning code, is hereby amended
as set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 4. Subarea Plans. The Puget Sound Industrial Center,
Harrison Heights, East Park and Bay Vista Subarea plans are hereby amended as set forth in
Exhibits C, D, E, and F.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
APPROVED by the City Council the________ day of ____________________, 2025
PASSED by the City Council the___________ day of ____________________, 2025
_________________________________
ERIC YOUNGER, Council President
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Approved this ________ day of ________________________, 2025
_________________________________
GREG WHEELER, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________________ ________________________________
ANGELA HOOVER, City Clerk KYLIE FINNELL, City Attorney
PUBLISHED the________ day of ______________________, 2025
EFFECTIVE the_________day of ______________________, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. ____________
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20.12.175 BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide procedures and criteria for the
review and approval of adjustments to boundary lines of existing lots of record which
do legal lots or tracts in order to rectify defects in legal descriptions, to allow the
enlargement of lots to improve or qualify as a building site, to achieve increased
setbacks from property lines or sensitive areas, to correct situations wherein an
established use is located across a lot line, or for other similar purposes. A boundary
line adjustment shall not be used to subdivide land, i.e., it shall not create any new or
additional lot, tract or parcel, consistent with the provisions of RCW 58.17.040, RCW
58.04.007 and WAC 458-61A The boundary line adjustment is not for the purpose of
avoiding public improvement requirements that would be associated with a replat or
other new land division approval.
(b) Procedure.
(1) A request for a boundary line adjustment is processed as a Type I
Director’s decision pursuant to Chapter 20.02 BMC.
(2) Boundary line adjustments may also be accomplished as part of a plat or
short plat.
(3) At the Director’s discretion, a site plan review or separate permit may be
required prior to the submittal of a BLA or concurrently with the BLA
permit.
(c) Application Submittal Requirements. An applicant shall submit a complete boundary
line adjustment application to the City. The following shall constitute accompany a
complete application for the purposes of this chapter:
(1) A Boundary Line Adjustment Application form. The signatures of all
affected property owners, or their authorized representatives, are required
on the application indicating consent to apply for the proposal. Evidence
of ownership or authorization from the property owner to apply.
(2) A scaled site plan of both the existing and proposed property line
configuration that contains the following:
(i) A vicinity map that clearly marks the site in relation to the nearest
major streets, roads, and waterways in the area;
(ii) A map at a scale of not less than one (1) inch to fifty (50) feet
which depicts the existing proposed property configuration,
including all lot lines, dimensions, and lot area existing roads,
easements, and structures within 10-feet of any proposed property
line, with the distance between structures and the existing and
proposed boundary lines.
(iii) The location and dimensions of all structures/improvements
existing upon the affected lots and the distance between such
structures/improvements and the existing and proposed boundary
lines.
(iv) The location and dimensions of any easements within or adjacent
to the affected lot(s).
(iiv) The location, dimensions and names of all existing or platted street
rights-of-way, whether public or private, within or adjacent to the
affected lots.
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(iiivi) The location of all existing and proposed water, sewer and storm
drainage facilities, on-site wastewater disposal systems,
drainfields, and wells.
(ivii) The location of access to all affected lots.
(viii) A north arrow and bar scale.
(3) A vicinity map that clearly marks the site in relation to the nearest major
streets, roads, and waterways in the area.
(34) The original legal descriptions of all affected properties, together with new
separate legal descriptions for each parcel resulting from the adjustment.
(45) All drawings and legal descriptions are required to be prepared, stamped
and dated by a licensed land surveyor as set forth in BMC 20.12.070. The
surveyor shall confirm the following:
(i) That the boundary line adjustment does not violate any covenants,
conditions and restrictions (CCRs), deed restrictions, common
spaces, easements, or development agreements pertaining to the
affected properties; and
(ii) All persons with interest in the properties are represented in the
request.
(56) A title report prepared not more than sixty (60) calendar days prior to
application submittal and prepared by a title company licensed in the State
of Washington, may be required.
(67) If an existing on-site sewage (septic tank) disposal system and/or well will
continue to be used on an affected property after the boundary line
adjustment, and/or if a new on-site sewage disposal system or well is
proposed for an affected property where City code does not require
connection to the City’s municipal sewer and/or water system, the
applicant shall provide written verification from the Kitsap Public Health
District that the proposed lot is adequate to accommodate an on-site
sewage disposal system and/or well.
(d) Decision Criteria. The following criteria shall be used to review and approve
boundary line adjustments:
(1) The boundary line adjustment shall not result in the creation of any
additional lot, tract, parcel, site, or division.
(2) The boundary line adjustment shall not be approved if it avoids public
improvement requirements, such as utility or right-of-way improvements,
that would be associated with a land division approval.
(3) The lots or parcels resulting after the boundary line adjustment shall meet
all dimensional requirements specified for the applicable zone as set forth
in this title, and other applicable regulations.
(4) No lot, use, or structure is made nonconforming or more nonconforming
than that which existed at the time of application and is subject to the
provisions of Chapter 20.54 BMC.
(3) The lots or parcels resulting from the boundary line adjustment shall be in
conformance with all dimensional requirements specified for the
applicable zone, or similar regulations.
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(i) In the case of minor property line corrections, the Director may
grant relief from dimensional requirements specified by the
applicable zone, if the alteration is the minimum necessary to
allow the subject property the same general rights enjoyed by other
property in the same area and zone; and the applicant demonstrates
that other solutions or design options have been evaluated and
rejected.
(54) Will not diminish or impair existing or future drainage, water supply,
sanitary sewage disposal (including on-site sewage disposal) or legal.
(65) Shall not be reconfigured or adjusted which would render access for
vehicles, utilities, fire protection, or existing easements impractical to
serve their purpose or to allow maintenance/access.
(i) When an adjustment of boundary lines requires a modification of
access, those modifications shall be approved by the City Engineer
through a separate permit.
(76) Shall not violate or be inconsistent with any conditions of approval for a
previously filed land use action, subdivision, short plat, or binding site
plan deemed relevant by the Director.
(87) Shall not result in a lot having more than one land use designation and/or
zoning; or result in being bisected by any special overlay.
(98) Shall not result in a lot, or lots, not wholly located within the City limits.
(109) Shall not involve lots that do not have a common boundary.
(1110) Shall not result in a lot which would be so constrained by topography,
critical areas or buffers, unusual shape, or other site conditions that a
reasonable building site cannot be obtained except through a variance,
reasonable use exemption from a critical areas permit, or other special
exemption from the City’s zoning, land use or critical area regulations.
(1211) Shall not affect the boundaries of any lot, tract, parcel or division that is
the subject of a current, unresolved City code enforcement action, code
violation notice, or stop work notice; except as provided under
circumstances where the Director, Hearing Examiner or judge deems a
boundary line adjustment provides an appropriate resolution.
(1312) Any adjustment of boundary lines must be approved by the Department
prior to the transfer of property ownership between adjacent legal lots.
(14) When an adjustment of boundary lines requires a modification of access,
those modifications shall be approved by the City Engineer through a
separate permit. Any adjusted lot shall contain no more than six (6)
separate lot lines, which are straight lines except when an irregular line is
caused by an existing right-of-way or existing lot line.
(e) Final Approval and Recording.
(1) Prior to recording, the applicant shall submit boundary line adjustment
drawing(s) documents for approval by the City. All drawings and legal
descriptions are required to be prepared, stamped and dated by a licensed
land surveyor as set forth in BMC 20.12.070. The City will provide a
decision in writing, to be provided to the Kitsap County Auditor’s office.
The following documents are required:
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(i) Declaration of Boundary Line Adjustment. This document shall
provide the grantor, grantee, existing legal description(s), resulting
legal description(s), and all assessor tax account numbers.
Declaration of Boundary Line Adjustment shall include Kitsap
County Auditor reference file to record-of-survey, and Kitsap
County Auditor reference file to applicable deed of conveyance.
(ii) Record of Survey. Graphical depiction of the boundary line
adjustment consistent with requirements of BMC 20.12.175(c)(2).
Record of survey shall include Kitsap County Auditor reference
file to Declaration of Boundary Line Adjustment, and Kitsap
County Auditor reference file to applicable Deed of Conveyance.
(iii) Deed of Conveyance. For boundary line adjustments that involve
multiply property owners, a Deed of Conveyance is required. Deed
of Conveyance shall include Kitsap County Auditor reference file
to Declaration of Boundary Line Adjustment, and Kitsap County
Auditor reference file to Record of Survey.
(2) Prior to final approval, documentation authorizing the transfer of property
ownership shall be placed on the original boundary line map along with
the legal descriptions of those portions of land being transferred when lots
are under separate ownership. Lot lines within lots under the same
ownership will be adjusted upon the recording of the boundary line
adjustment.
(32) A boundary line adjustment does not become effective until all documents
are recorded with the Kitsap County Auditor. The boundary line
adjustment shall be recorded within one hundred eighty (180) days of the
notice of decision date or be null and void. The applicant shall be
responsible for submitting all final documents for recording. The applicant
shall provide the City the Auditor file number within seven (7) days of
recording, and a copy of the recorded boundary line adjustment within
thirty (30) days of recording. (Ord. 5422 §3, 2021)
20.46.010 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) may be permitted anywhere a new or existing single-family
dwelling unit (hereafter, "principal unit") is allowed. Accessory dwelling units are exempt from
the density requirements of the underlying zone and shall be subject to the following
requirements:
(a) An ADU shall comply with the development standards of the underlying zone for the
principal unit including setbacks, height, and lot coverage or BMC 20.44.060, accessory
structures setbacks for detached ADUs.
(b) An ADU may be attached or detached from the principal unit.
(c) Two (2) ADUs may be created per lot. The lot shall only contain one (1) single-family
dwelling unit and a maximum of two (2) ADUs.
(d) Manufactured homes may be allowed as an accessory dwelling unit provided it complies
with the design criteria of ADUs and must comply with BMC 20.46.040, manufactured
home provisions, excluding BMC 20.46.040(a)(2) and (6) regarding size and roof pitch.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(e) The ADU shall be limited to one thousand (1,000) square feet or not more than sixty (60)
percent of the principal unit’s total habitable floor area, whichever is greater, with the
following exception:
(1) To encourage the compact infill development and use of existing single-
family homes, if a residence that was constructed or remodeled prior to
December 31, 2020, is proposed to be divided into a principal unit and an
ADU, the Director may allow equal square footage for the principal unit
and the ADU if the ADU is located completely on a single floor of the
existing residence. This does not apply to detached ADUs.
(f) Any ADU shall be designed so that the appearance of the building remains that of a
single-family residence and should architecturally blend into the existing neighborhoods
through careful design. The exterior of an ADU shall have siding and roofing which in
color, material and appearance are comparable to the predominant materials of the
primary dwelling unit and/or characteristics of the neighborhood.
(g) One ADU is not required to provide an additional off-street parking space. The second
ADU shall provide one (1) off-street parking space in addition to that which is required
for the principal unit. The site must comply with Chapter 20.48 BMC Off-street Parking
Requirements., specifically that the required parking spaces for the principal unit shall be
provided and that all driveways and areas used for loading, parking, and maneuvering
vehicles on the parcel shall have a paved surface.
(h) When development of an ADU is for people with disabilities, the Director may allow
reasonable deviation from the stated requirements to install features that facilitate
accessibility such as those required by the International Building Code.
(i) An ADU shall be required to be served by City water and sewer or an approved septic
system.
(j) The property owner, which shall include titleholders and contract purchasers, must abide
by the following:
(1) International Property Maintenance Code Chapter 3, Section 302,
concerning exterior property areas, as adopted at BMC 17.04.020(f),
except those not adopted as enumerated in BMC 17.04.110, or as hereby
amended; and
(2) All applicable provisions in BMC Title 6 regarding health and sanitation
including maintaining nuisance vegetation, proper garbage and refuse
containment, and maintaining the buildings to not qualify as an unfit
dwelling, building, structure and/or premises.
(k) Conversion of Existing Detached Structures. To encourage the compact infill
development of existing structures throughout the City, a detached ADU that does not
comply with certain development standards of this chapter may be permitted provided the
requirements of this section are met. The following shall apply to all development
seeking to utilize this provision:
(1) The structure must have been constructed prior to December 31, 2020.
The structure must either have received a City or County permit, not
needed a permit at the time of construction, or be recognized as a structure
per the Kitsap County Assessor records.
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(2) The structure must meet, either currently or through permitted remodeling,
the requirements of the building (BMC Title 17) and fire (BMC Title 18)
code for habitable structures.
(3) The conversion of an existing structure to an ADU, with no expansions,
may be exempt from:
(i) Compliance with the development standards for setbacks, height,
and lot coverage of the underlying zone.
(ii) Compliance with the ADU provisions of this section related to size
and design, except as provided at subsection (k)(4) of this section.
(4) An existing structure may be enlarged or extended, provided the following
provisions are met:
(i) The enlargements do not violate underlying zone requirements.
Structures that do not conform to the setback requirements may
expand up to twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area, and to the
building line, provided these enlargements do not further violate
setback requirements.
(ii) The enlargements do not cause the entire structure to exceed the
ADU size requirements of subsection (e) of this section.
(iii) Any altered or new facades shall have siding and roofing which in
color, material, and appearance match or complement the
predominant materials of the existing structure.
(5) A conversion of the structure to an ADU will not be approved if it
conflicts with the City’s plans, Capital Improvement Plan or other capital
projects related to nearby expansion of utilities or infrastructure including
the need for additional right-of-way. (Ord. 5416 §3, 2021; Ord. 5410 §3,
2020; Ord. 5330 §3, 2017: Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5008
§4, 2007: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.46.030 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
Home occupations are permitted in a residential dwelling unit subject to the following
limitations:
(a) The business shall clearly be subordinate to the use of the dwelling unit for residential
purposes.
(b) The business shall be wholly situated indoors.
(c) No person shall be employed in the home occupation unless a resident of the dwelling
unit.
(d) There shall be no exterior display, storage or other exterior indication of the existence of
the home occupation, except as allowed by the underlying zone.
(e) One (1) additional off-street parking space shall be provided in addition to the number of
off-street parking spaces already required for the dwelling. The Director may waive this
requirement if the home occupation involves internet services that do not require
customers or deliveries at the residence.
(ef) Any sales of product shall be limited to those produced on the premises, except products
produced elsewhere may be allowed, provided the business is primarily involved in the
product’s distribution and does not attract buyers to the property for retail or wholesale
sales.
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(fg) Sales and services to patrons shall be arranged through appointment so that only one (1)
patron vehicle is on the premises at any given time.
(gh) Not more than fifty (50) percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling may be devoted to
the home occupation use.
(hi) The garage shall not be used in the business unless the required off-street and customer
parking can be adequately accommodated elsewhere on the site.
(ij) An independent taxi driver may operate as a home occupation; provided, that the business
has only one (1) single driver and one (1) taxi vehicle.
(jk) Automotive painting, body, and engine repair, small engine repair services and any activity
likely to produce excessive noise are prohibited as home occupations.
(kl) The home occupation business must acquire and maintain a general business license issued
under Chapter 5.02 BMC.
(lm) Persons engaged in legal home occupations on the effective date of the ordinance codified
in this chapter shall be considered legal, provided the operation is consistent with all of
the above-listed performance standards. Any home occupation which was legally
established but does not currently conform to all those standards may not expand or
enlarge and shall terminate that use upon:
(1) Change of use or ownership of the property; or
(2) Written complaint of adjacent or nearby property owners after due notice
and hearing is provided and if the Director determines that the home
occupation is interfering with the use and enjoyment of the neighboring
premises and is not compatible with the residential environment in which
it is located. (Ord. 5421 §10, 2021; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016:
Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.46.070 ADAPTIVE REUSE OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
(a) Approval of an administrative Type II conditional use permit (CUP) pursuant to BMC
20.58.020 is required when an adaptive reuse is for a legally established commercial
building located within a residential zone. However, the notice of application shall follow
BMC 20.02.100(c)(1)(iv) with notification of property owners within three hundred (300)
feet. The adaptive reuse shall meet the following criteria in order to be granted approval:
(1) New traffic shall be accommodated within the existing levels of service on
the surrounding neighborhood streets.
(2) Provision for off-street parking must be evaluated and, to the greatest
extent possible, meet the parking demand for change of uses. The Director
or Hearing Examiner may reduce the number of off-street parking spaces
if commute trip reduction methods are employed and the adaptive reuse
does not generate an increase in on-street parking demand.
(23) The new use does not generate noise that exceeds City standards for
residential zones.
(34) Adequate street trees and landscaping are incorporated in a manner that
buffers the adaptive reuse from adjacent residential uses and makes it
more compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.
(45) Additional conditions may be applied including, but not limited to,
limiting hours of operations, density, restrictions for noise attenuation and
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other conditions deemed necessary to ensure compatibility with
surrounding residential uses.
(b) The following uses may be approved for adaptive reuse:
(1) Foster homes;
(2) Day care facilities;
(3) Group residential facilities, Class I (assisted living);
(4) Youth, teen, senior, or community centers;
(5) Medical and dental clinic and related services (not hospitals);
(6) Religious worship facilities;
(7) Libraries;
(8) Museums and art galleries;
(9) Consultants (architectural, engineering, planning, design and similar);
(10) Computer assistance and training (but not repair);
(11) Office/business assistance services, call centers, and general offices;
(12) Social services/facilities;
(13) Welfare and charitable services/facilities;
(14) Public services;
(15) Hotels and lodging places;
(16) General retail; and
(17) Restaurants. (Ord. 5508 §6, 2025; Ord. 5506 §4, 2024; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh.
B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4971 §7, 2006: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.46.090 TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENT PERMIT.
(a) Intent. The City of Bremerton desires to establish reasonable development standards for
sponsors of outdoor temporary encampments. These facilities do not represent a
permanent solution to homelessness but rather can provide vitally needed shelter and a
first step to more permanent forms of housing. This section provides an equitable
process, with reasonable conditions and an associated permit, to meet the need for
temporary shelter for local homeless persons while ensuring public health, safety and
welfare. Consistent with BMC 20.40.110, RCW 35.21.915 supersedes any standards
found to be in conflict with this section.
(b) Definitions.
(1) "Applicant" shall mean a group or individual(s) that host, sponsor and/or
manage a temporary encampment.
(2) "Property owner" shall mean the owner of the property or legal
representative of the real property proposed for use as a temporary
encampment.
(3) "Shelter(s)" shall mean tents, sheds, huts, cabins, tiny homes, trailers or
other enclosures which are not permanently attached to the ground, may
be easily erected and dismantled, and are intended for temporary
occupancy.
(4) "Temporary encampment(s)" shall mean an area of a parcel(s) that hosts
shelters, security, and other facilities, for housing the homeless for
humanitarian purposes. Temporary encampment facilities that are
established for this use shall be easily erected and dismantled and shall
only be temporary.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(5) "Temporary" shall mean, for the purposes of this section, one hundred
eighty-three (183) days.
(c) Siting Criteria. A temporary encampment may be placed on a property in the City that
complies with the following:
(1) Location. Temporary encampments can be permitted in all zoning districts.
(2) Site Size and Encampment Size Requirements.
(i) Site Size. The minimum site size shall be one (1) acre. The one (1)
acre site can include one (1) or more contiguous parcels but in no
case may the parcels be separated by a right-of-way (streets,
alleyways, etc.), critical area, or other means. All property owners
shall jointly apply for the temporary encampment permit and shall
be equally responsible for compliance with all conditions of the
permit.
(ii) Encampment Size. The area of the parcel(s) dedicated to the
encampment must equal one hundred fifty (150) square feet or
more for each resident (not including the required setback area).
This size requirement is to ensure that there is sufficient land area
to support the activities of the temporary encampment without
overcrowding of occupants, degradation of vegetation, eroding
soils or otherwise overtaxing the land.
(3) Perimeter Setback. A temporary encampment shall be set back no less
than twenty (20) feet from all exterior boundary lines, with an additional
twenty (20) foot setback when adjacent to residential uses (for a total of
forty (40) foot setback when adjacent to a residential use). This setback is
intended to ensure all activities of the temporary encampment are set back
from adjacent properties a sufficient distance so as not to impinge upon or
otherwise unduly influence activities on said adjacent properties. The
required exterior setback may be reduced or waived if the owners of such
adjacent property consent in writing to support a reduction or waiver of
such setback.
(4) Screening of Activities. All activities (shelters, the temporary encampment
shall be obscured from view from adjacent properties and public right-of-
way to the maximum extent feasible. This can be accomplished by a
minimum six (6) foot high sight-obscuring temporary fence, existing
dense vegetation, an existing topographic difference, distance from
exterior property lines, or other means.
(5) Critical Areas. A temporary encampment may not be located within
critical areas or their associated buffers. All proposed temporary
encampments shall comply with the City’s critical areas regulations as set
forth in Chapter 20.14 BMC and the Shoreline Master Program.
(6) Limit of Encampments. No more than one (1) temporary encampment
shall be permitted and operating at any one time in the City, or as
otherwise allowed per RCW 35.21.915.
(d) Preapplication Work. Prior to application submittal, the applicant and property owners
must address community and neighborhood impacts from the proposed temporary
encampment by developing the following:
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(1) Impact Mitigation Plan. The applicant shall identify potential adverse
effects of the proposed temporary encampment on neighboring properties
and the community and shall develop measures to mitigate such effects.
The applicant shall develop a temporary encampment impact mitigation
plan. The plan shall contain a narrative and drawing(s) that describe the
measures the applicant will use to mitigate the effects of the temporary
encampment. At a minimum, the plan shall specifically describe the
measures that will be implemented to satisfy the approval criteria provided
in this section. The impact mitigation plan shall be updated to address the
comments and suggestions received at the required neighborhood meeting
and review as identified in subsections (d)(3) and (4) of this section
(discussions with police, fire, school, childcare, and health district). The
implementation and enforcement of the plan shall be a condition of permit
approval.
(2) Security Management Plan. The applicant shall develop a plan
demonstrating security measures, site specific or otherwise, necessary to
ensure the safety of the residents of the temporary encampment and the
public. At a minimum, the plan shall specify the following:
(i) The person or entity responsible for providing security;
(ii) The type of security to be used, e.g., private security firm,
volunteers, or other means; and
(iii) Recommendations and/or requirements provided by the Police
Department.
(3) Discussions with Police, Schools, and Child Care Services. A
representative of the applicant or property owner shall meet and confer
with the following entities regarding the proposal and any proposed
security measures for the temporary encampment: (i) the Bremerton Police
Department; (ii) the administration of any public or private preschool,
elementary, middle, junior high, or high school if within five hundred
(500) feet of the boundaries of the proposed site; and (iii) the operators of
any properly licensed child care service(s) within five hundred (500) feet
of the boundaries of the proposed site.
(4) Discussions with Kitsap Public Health District. A representative of the
applicant or property owner shall meet and confer with the Kitsap Public
Health District regarding the proposal and the proposed plan for providing
adequate drinking water, solid waste management, and the waste
management (trash removal) plan for the temporary encampment.
(5) Parking Plan. The applicant shall develop a parking plan. The parking plan
shall address the following:
(i) Adequate parking for the temporary encampment shall be provided
so as not to reduce parking utilized by existing site uses;
(ii) The temporary encampment shall not displace the site’s parking lot
in such a way that the site no longer meets the minimum or
required parking of the principal use as required by code or
previous approvals;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(iii) An alternative parking plan may be approved by the Director if the
parking plan can demonstrate how the existing use on the site and
the encampment can provide off-site parking sufficient to have no
off-site impact to the surrounding neighborhoods. This alternative
parking plan will be not valid after the expiration of the temporary
encampment;
(iiv) Parking vehicles shall only be allowed in existing approved
parking areas and shall not be located in unapproved areas such as
the grass or field; and
(iiv) A temporary encampment permit cannot permit new site
development such as paving, gravel laydown, and structure
installation. This work requires a separate process through the
approval of a site development permit as outlined in BMC
20.58.090.
(e) Neighborhood Meeting. The applicant shall conduct a neighborhood meeting to inform
nearby residents and the public about the proposed temporary encampment prior to
submittal of an application. The following process shall be used:
(1) Notification. The applicant shall provide notice of the neighborhood
meeting by mail, first class and postage prepaid, to all owners of property
within five hundred (500) feet of the lot(s) containing the proposed
temporary encampment, provided such area shall be expanded as
necessary to send mailed notices to at least twenty (20) different property
owners. The notice of the neighborhood meeting shall be mailed at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the neighborhood meeting.
(2) Neighborhood Meeting. At the neighborhood meeting, a representative of
the applicant or property owner shall present in writing and verbally the
proposed temporary encampment location, timing, site plan, code of
conduct, impact mitigation plan, accommodations concerns, and a security
management plan. The presentation shall also include copies of all
previously submitted comments received on the proposed temporary
encampment, including comments from the Bremerton Police Department,
school(s), and child care services. Copies of the agenda and the other
specified comments and materials shall be provided by the applicant at the
meeting. The meeting shall be conducted on the proposed temporary
encampment site whenever feasible; this meeting shall be held in a
location that is ADA (Americans with Disabilities) accessible.
(f) Performance Criteria. Temporary encampments shall be operated in such a manner as to
ensure the health and safety of occupants of the encampment and surrounding properties.
Accordingly, all temporary encampments shall comply with the list below.
Demonstration of compliance with this section is a requirement of the temporary
encampment permit. Any proposed mitigation or actions from this section shall be
identified in the impact mitigation plan.
(1) Health Regulations. All applicable City, county and state regulations
pertaining to public health shall be met.
(2) Fire Safety. Inspections of the site by the City for fire safety purposes may
be conducted at any time and without prior notice. Adequate access, as
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
determined by the Fire Marshal, shall be maintained within and around the
temporary encampment at all times to ensure that emergency vehicles can
ingress/egress the site.
(3) Building Code Inspections. Inspections of the temporary encampment by
the City to ensure the public health and safety may be conducted at any
time and without prior notice.
(4) Drinking Water and Solid Waste. An adequate supply of potable water and
adequate toilet facilities shall be available on site at all times. All City,
county and state regulations pertaining to drinking water connections and
solid waste disposal shall be met.
(5) Trash. Adequate facilities for dealing with trash shall be provided on site.
A regular trash patrol or other method of regular maintenance in the
immediate vicinity of the site shall be provided.
(6) Noise. Any temporary encampment shall comply with City noise
regulations as set forth in Chapter 6.32 BMC.
(7) Light and Glare. Any temporary encampment shall comply with City light
and glare regulations as set forth in BMC 20.44.110.
(8) Security. Any temporary encampment shall provide all required legal
access to public areas of the site by the City of Bremerton Police
Department and any other relevant law enforcement agency at all times.
(9) Codes of Conduct. The applicant shall enforce a written code of conduct
which mitigates impacts to neighbors and the community. Said code shall
be incorporated into the conditions of approval. The code shall contain the
following as a minimum:
(i) Prohibit possession or use of firearms and/or illegal drugs;
(ii) No violence;
(iii) No open flames;
(iv) No loitering in the surrounding neighborhood; and
(v) Quiet hours (at a minimum between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
7:00 a.m.).
(g) Process and Permit. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Bremerton Municipal
Code, the following procedures shall apply in accepting, noticing, reviewing, and
otherwise processing temporary encampment permit applications. A City-issued
temporary encampment permit is required prior to the commencement of such a use.
(1) A temporary encampment permit is a Type I action and shall be processed
accordingly, as set forth in Chapter 20.02 BMC, Project Permits. The
prospective temporary encampment applicant and property owner(s) shall
jointly apply for the temporary encampment permit and shall be equally
responsible for compliance with all conditions of the permit. A complete
application for a temporary encampment permit shall be submitted a
minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the anticipated start of the
encampment.
(2) The following documentation is required for a complete application:
(i) Application;
(ii) The date that the temporary encampments will commence;
(iii) The maximum duration requested of said temporary encampment;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(iv) The number of residents to be accommodated on the site;
(v) The host location;
(vi) The names of the managing agency and host, with contact
information;
(vii) Impact mitigation plan;
(viii) Security management plan;
(ix) Code of conduct;
(x) Documentation of Actions Taken Prior to Application Submittal.
This document shall include a summary of the neighborhood
meeting, including who was notified of the meeting (mailing list
and map of mailed property owners), who attended the meeting,
summary of the items discussed at the neighborhood meeting, and
summary of discussion and any request for mitigations of the
temporary encampment from the health district, police, fire, school
district(s) and child care services;
(xi) Vicinity map including buildings and uses on properties
surrounding the proposed temporary encampment, and the distance
the proposed accommodations would be set back from the property
lines; and
(xii) Site plan showing at least the following:
(A) Existing buildings and parking and vehicle maneuvering
area;
(B) Location of where encampment will be located including
overall dimensions;
(C) Location of on-site parking for primary use of the site and
number of vehicles associated with the encampment
(parking plan); and
(D) Access routes for emergency vehicles.
(xiii) Encampment layout showing at least the following:
(A) Layout of all encampment facilities, including, but not
limited to, food and security facilities, arrangement of
shelters, etc.;
(B) Method and location of potable water;
(C) Method and location of waste receptacles;
(D) Method and location of required screening; and
(E) Location of required sanitary stations including toilets and
hand washing facility; and
(xiv) Application fee.
(3) Decisions May Be Appealed. Appeals of a Type I decision shall be heard
and decided by the Hearing Examiner in accordance with the procedures
set forth in BMC 20.02.140.
(4) Emergencies. The Director may waive the requirements of this section
when a natural or manmade disaster necessitates the immediate
establishment of temporary encampments.
(h) Duration and Site Restoration.
(1) Duration.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(i) A proposed temporary encampment may be allowed as a Type I
Director’s approval at one (1) property for up to one hundred
eighty-three (183) days, either consecutively or cumulatively,
during any twenty-four (24) month period, except that where the
one-hundred-eighty-third day falls on Friday through Sunday, an
additional two (2) days shall be allowed to dismantle and remove
the accommodation over the immediately following weekend. The
applicant and/or property owner shall store, out of sight from
adjacent properties, the residents’ personal belongings that are left
on site after the dismantling of the site.
(ii) A proposed temporary encampment may be allowed as a Type II
conditional use permit for a period of three (3) years if the
following additional approval criteria are met:
(A) The site is located within the district center core, general
commercial, freeway corridor, industrial zone, and Puget
Sound Industrial Center; and
(B) Social services are provided, such as access to healthcare,
counseling, substance abuse treatment, and job training
programs; and
(C) On-site temporary shelters shall be composed of
durable/rigid materials; and
(D) All other criteria per this section are met, except that parcel
size limitations per subsection (c)(2)(i) of this section may
be reduced to no less than one-half (0.5) acre.
(E) Applications for a three (3) year extension may be applied
for after the first two (2) years of active permit approval are
complete. Applications for extension must be received six
(6) months prior to permit expiration. Only one (1)
extension may be approved at a time.
(2) Restoration of Site. Upon cessation of the temporary encampment, the site
shall be restored, as near as possible, to its original condition. The
applicant shall replant areas in which vegetation had been removed or
destroyed.
(i) Revocation and Indemnification.
(1) Failure to Comply. If a temporary encampment permit has been issued,
and the Director determines that the applicant has violated any condition
of that permit, the Director shall issue a notice of violation and require
compliance in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 1.04
BMC, Code Enforcement. The City may revoke a temporary encampment
permit for any violation of this section or the temporary encampment
permit where such a violation is:
(i) Not cured following notice from the City and an opportunity to
cure such violations;
(ii) Intentionally or knowingly committed by the applicant or property
owner; or
(iii) So severe as to substantially threaten public health and safety.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(2) Upon revocation of the temporary encampment permit, all residents of the
encampment must vacate the premises within seventy-two (72) hours of
revocation. The applicant or property owner shall be required to remove
all physical evidence of the use and to restore or replant any required
vegetation within one (1) week of revocation. The applicant and/or
property owner shall store, out of sight from adjacent properties, the
residents’ personal belongings that are left on site after the seventy-two
(72) hours.
(3) Indemnification. The applicant, except for religious facilities per RCW
35.21.915, shall defend, indemnify, and hold the City, its officers,
officials, employees and volunteers harmless from any and all claims,
injuries, damages, losses or suits of any nature, including attorney fees,
due to the acts or omissions of the applicant in connection with the
operation of the temporary encampment.
(4) Liability Insurance. Except for religious facilities, the applicant shall
procure and maintain in full force, through the duration of the temporary
encampment, comprehensive general liability insurance with a minimum
coverage of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence/aggregate for
personal injury and property damage. (Ord. 5506 §6, 2024; Ord. 5494 §3,
2024; Ord. 5393 § 3, 2019)
20.46.170 COTTAGE HOUSING.
(a) Cottage housing developments may be approved in accordance with the following:
(1) Orientation. Lot orientation shall be in accordance with the following
standards:
(i) All units with primary street frontage shall first be oriented
towards the street, otherwise the common open space shall act as
the street front and all units shall be oriented towards the common
open space.
(ii) Dwellings within a cottage housing development should be broken
up into groups of no more than twelve (12) dwellings arranged
around a common open space. The applicant shall demonstrate all
efforts have been made to link housing clusters by ADA accessible
paths and shared parking.
(2) Open Space. The following open space requirements apply to all proposals
regardless of number of units:
(i) A minimum of four hundred (400) square feet of common open
space is required per dwelling unit.
(ii) Parking areas, setbacks, spaces between buildings of ten (10) feet
or less in width and driveways shall not count as common open
space.
(3) Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the
requirements set forth in Chapter 20.48 BMC, and the following criteria:
(i) One and one-half (1.5) parking spaces are required for each
dwelling unit.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(iii) All parking areas and vehicle circulation shall be consolidated to
the degree feasible.
(iiiii) Parking areas serving more than one (1) dwelling unit shall not be
located on a primary street frontage and should be located off an
alley or a secondary street.
(iiiiv) Garages and carports shall be oriented so that vehicle entrances are
located off an alley or private parking area. All efforts shall be
made to not orient vehicle entrances toward a primary frontage.
(4) Design Standards.
(i) Nonresidential Structures. Accessory structures and attached
garages shall meet design standards per BMC 20.60.060(d), and
the combined gross square feet of all accessory structures shall not
exceed eighty (80) percent of the combined footprint of all on-site
residential structures.
(ii) All dwellings shall include a covered front porch that is integrated
with the structure’s architecture. The minimum porch depth shall
be six (6) feet, with a minimum width of ten (10) feet. This area
shall not be included in dwelling gross square feet, but may be
included in required open space area.
(5) Nonconformities. An existing detached single-family residential structure,
which may be nonconforming with respect to the standards of this section,
shall be permitted to remain, but the extent of the nonconformity may not
be increased. Such nonconforming dwelling units shall be included in the
maximum permitted cottage density. (Ord. 5506 §8, 2024)
20.46.180 GROUP RESIDENTIAL CLASS I.
(a) Group Residential Class I is permitted in any zone that permits residential uses, provided
the following criteria are met:
(1) All state licensing requirements are satisfied;
(2) Minimum setbacks, height and lot coverage of the underlying zone shall
apply;
(3) Off-street parking shall be at a minimum of one (1) space per each
employee during the peak shift, plus one (1) space per two (2) residents
the facility will provide service to;
(4) If counseling services are provided to nonresidents, additional parking
spaces are required at one (1) per three hundred (300) square feet of gross
floor area used for counseling services;
(5) The number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced,
provided the applicant can demonstrate that parking will not spill over into
nearby residential properties and any streets; and
(36) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties. (Ord.
5506 §9, 2024)
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
20.46.190 SENIOR HOUSING COMPLEX.
(a) Senior housing complex is permitted in any zone that permits residential uses, provided
the following criteria are met:
(1) Minimum site area shall be no less than two (2) acres;
(2) Minimum setbacks, density, height and lot coverage of the underlying
zone shall apply;
(3) Off-street parking shall be a minimum one (1) space per dwelling;
(34) Except for a community building/clubhouse for the exclusive use of
complex residents, all accessory uses shall be located within a structure
containing residential units;
(45) Attached or detached structure types are permitted and dwelling units may
be owned by individuals or occupied as rentals;
(56) Access to alternative transportation such as public transit or on-site shuttle
services to access daily goods or services shall be provided; and
(67) A management agreement or covenants on individual properties to
maintain the complex as a senior citizen complex shall be recorded with
the Kitsap County Auditor’s office. (Ord. 5506 §10, 2024)
20.46.200 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK.
(a) A manufactured home park is permitted in any zone that permits residential uses,
provided the following criteria are met:
(1) It is exempt pursuant to RCW 58.17.040 from requirements for property
segregation;
(2) The minimum site size shall be five (5) acres;
(3) Density shall meet the underlying zone;
(4) Adequate water, sewer, and utility services are available to all building
sites;
(5) A fire protection system meeting the requirements of the City Fire
Marshal is provided;
(6) Interior circulation shall meet the City Engineer road standards plus the
following standards:
(i) All interior circulation routes shall be constructed within a tract or
easement;
(ii) Roads and driveways shall be paved;
(iii) The City Fire Marshal and City Engineer shall approve all fire
turnarounds;
(7) The following setbacks shall apply to manufactured homes or mobile
homes, together with their additions and appurtenant structures, accessory
structures, and other structures on the site (excluding fences), excluding
any hitch or towing fixture:
(i) From interior roads, at least fifteen (15) feet from centerline of the
tract or easement, but in no case shall the setback be less than five
(5) feet from the paved surfaced edge;
(ii) Structures near the perimeter lot lines of the property shall comply
with the setbacks of the underlying zone;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(iii) A minimum of ten (10) foot separation between all manufactured
homes;
(8) Off-street parking spaces shall comply with BMC 20.48. be provided in
the following manner:
(i) One (1) parking space per home site; plus
(ii) One (1) parking space for each five (5) home sites for guest
parking; plus
(iii) Additional parking spaces to provide for the parking needs of
offices, community buildings, recreational facilities, or other uses
within the park that may be used by park residents or others;
(9) Outside storage of vessels (boats), household items and equipment is
prohibited, except a common central storage area may be provided for
residents of the park. The storage area shall be screened by a minimum
five (5) foot high by five (5) foot wide sight-obscuring barrier consisting
of landscaping and fencing or wall, and shall meet minimum setbacks of
the underlying zone;
(10) Ten (10) percent of the site shall be maintained as common recreational
open space for the use of residents and:
(i) May include community areas and facilities such as playgrounds,
swimming pools, and hobby and craft shops;
(ii) However, it shall not include required landscaping areas, perimeter
setback areas, parking areas, storage areas, building separation
areas or other areas deemed impractical by the Director for the
recreational enjoyment of the residents;
(11) Trees meeting the standards set forth in Chapter 20.50 BMC shall be
provided along all property lines abutting a residential zone and public
streets. Exceptions for trees may be allowed when a property line abuts an
alley or is obstructed by a building or other structure;
(12) Adequate lighting to illuminate streets, driveways, and walkways for the
safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles is required; and
(13) All water, sewer, electrical, and communication service lines shall be
underground. (Ord. 5506 §11, 2024)
20.46.220 FAMILY DAY CARE PROVIDER.
Consistent with RCW 36.70A.450, a Family Day Care Provider is a permitted use in all
residential and mixed use zones. A Family Day Care Provider means a child care provider who
regularly provides early childhood education and early learning services for not more than 12
children at any given time in the provider's home in the family living quarters except as provided
in RCW 43.216.692. A Family Day Care Provider shall be processed as a Type I Permit. A
Family Day Care Provider shall meet the following criteria:
(a) Conforms with all applicable landscaping, development, design, and signage standards of
the underlying zone;
(b) Is certified by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families licensor as providing a
safe passenger loading area;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(c) Evidence is submitted demonstrating that written notification has been provided to
immediately adjoining property owners, stating the intent to locate and maintain such a
facility.
20.46.220 CO-LIVING HOUSING.
Co-living housing is a residential development with sleeping units that are independently rented
and provide living and sleeping space, in which residents share kitchen facilities with residents
of other units in the building. Co-living Housing shall be processed as a Type I Permit.
Consistent with RCW 36.70A, Co-living Housing shall meet the following criteria:
(a) Use. Co-living Housing meeting the following criteria shall be considered a permitted
use:
(1) Lot Size. The maximum density of the underlying zone allows at least six
multifamily residential units;
(2) Zone. The site is located in a residential or mixed-use zone;
(b) Conforms with all applicable landscaping, development, design, and signage standards of
the underlying zone;
(c) Developed Density. Density requirements of the underlying zone shall apply, except that
a sleeping unit in co-living housing shall count as one-quarter of a dwelling unit. This is a
separate calculation than that used to determine a permitted use per BMC 20.46.220(a).
20.46.230 NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE COMMERCIAL.
This code section relates to allowing small business establishments in residential zones.
Neighborhood-Scale Commercial shall be processed as a Type II Permit. In all residential zones,
Neighborhood-Scale Commercial may be permitted when conforming to the following criteria:
(a) Use. The following uses are permitted per this section.
(1) Restaurant
(2) Drinking Place, only when also offering food
(3) Market/grocery store, only when limited to sale of food, beverages, and
household items.
(4) Personal services
(b) Zone. Conforms with all applicable development, design, and signage standards of the
underlying zone;
(c) Size. Area of the commercial use shall not exceed the following:
(1) 1,200 square feet of new construction.
(2) 2,500 square feet for existing buildings.
(3) Size limitations of this section do not apply to the High Density
Residential zone or Adaptive Reuse Of Commercial Buildings per BMC
20.46.070.
(d) Landscaping. Landscaping is provided consistent with the underlying zone and BMC
20.50.050.
(e) Access. Site shall front on a public right-of-way and not be located on a dead-end street
or cul-de-sac.
20.48.010 INTENT.
The intent of this chapter is to require off-street parking and loading facilities in proportion to the
parking and loading demand of land uses while minimizing the amount of impervious surface
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
where possible. The purpose of the regulations and design standards are this chapter is to ensure
the usefulness of parking and loading facilities, to protect the public safety, to mitigate adverse
land use impacts and to protect the visual, water and air quality of the community. (Ord. 5301 §3
(Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.020 APPLICABILITY.
(a) General. The provisions of this chapter shall be applied at the time of erection of any
building or structure, or at the time any principal building or structure is enlarged or
increased in capacity unless provided for otherwise by law. Off-street parking refers to
any parking, loading, motorcycle, bicycle, or other required by this chapter. This chapter
shall be used in conjunction with specific off-street parking requirements set forth in this
title. In cases of conflict, the most stringent requirement shall apply.
(b) Remodeled, Improved, or a Change of Use. When an existing structure is remodeled,
improved, or a change of use or tenancy occurs on a legally established site, it shall be
exempt from providing additional off-street parking conformance with this chapter;
provided, that:
(1) The structure is not enlarged, extended, or structurally altered outside the
existing building envelope in a manner that would require additional
parking pursuant to this chapter. In the case of a structure expanding, the
number of additional spaces shall be computed only to the extent of the
enlargement, regardless of whether or not the number of previous existing
spaces satisfies the requirements of this chapter.
(2) In residential structures, aAlterations do not increase the number of
dwelling units.
(3) Re-striping of existing parking may be required as a condition of permit
approval. The number of off street parking spaces is not decreased, except
in cases where the resulting decrease in parking conforms to the minimum
number required by this chapter.
(4) This does not apply to adaptive reuses per BMC 20.46.070.
(c) Movement of Building. If a building is moved to a new lot, off-street parking spaces shall
be provided in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B)
(part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.030 NONCONFORMITIES.
Any use which, on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter or any amendments
hereto, is nonconforming in terms of required off-street parking facilities may continue in the
same manner as if they were conforming unless any of the provisions set forth in
BMC 20.48.020 would apply. When new development occurs, a maximum of six legally
established nonconforming gravel surfacing parking spaces shall be permitted to remain in place;
new development is not exempt from driveway standards per this Chapter or provisions per
BMC 11.12. However, in no case shall nonconforming parking have its existing number of off-
street parking spaces reduced. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part),
2005)
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
20.48.040 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
The following requirements are applicable to all zoning districts:
(a) Occupancy. No building or structure shall be approved for occupancy unless adequate
off-street parking facilities are provided consistent with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Availability. All required off-street parking spaces shall be made available and
continuously maintained for the parking of residents, customers, patrons and employees
of the related land uses and shall not be rented, leased or otherwise assigned to any
person or organization not related to the principal or accessory land use.
(c) Plans Required. No building permit shall be issued until the applicant has submitted
satisfactory plans to the City showing how the off-street parking and loading facilities
required by this chapter will be provided and maintained. Development of a parking lot
without a building or other structure does not require a building permit, but does require
site plan review a Site Development Permit in accordance with BMC 20.58.0890.
(d) Maintenance. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that parking
areas and driveways are continually maintained in good condition and free of refuse and
debris. All required landscaping shall be kept in a healthy condition and properly
maintained.
(e) Nonparking Activities. No business, temporary or permanent display, or other
nonparking activity shall occur on any required off-street parking area space unless
otherwise approved by the Department of Community Development.
(f) Parking Prohibited. Parking is prohibited on landscaped or other areas not designed and
approved for parking.
(g) Unobstructed Access and Circulation.
(1) Unobstructed vehicular access to and from public or private streets shall
be provided for all off-street parking spaces. Vehicular access drives shall
be designed to ensure the safety of persons using such access or traveling
on the public street.
(2) Required parking and all maneuver areas shall remain free of all
obstructions.
(3) No parking space may block access to another parking space unless the
City has approved a tandem parking design and valet parking with a tenant
is made available during hours of operation.
(4) Except for single-family and duplex structures on individual lots, parking
spaces shall be designed to prevent the backing of vehicles onto a public
right-of-way, or a private street other than an alley.
(h) Shared Driveways. Shared driveways are encouraged for abutting lots whenever
practical. Approval shall include easements granting access to all property owners using
the shared driveway. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part),
2005)
20.48.050 MODIFICATIONS TO PARKING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
The parking development standards included in BMC 20.48.060 and 20.48.080 are base
standards. Individual zone chapters may provide additional parking standards, or departures from
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
these base standards. In cases of conflict, parking development standards in individual zone
chapters shall supersede. Further reductions from base parking standards may be allowable per
BMC 20.48.100. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.060 RESIDENTIAL PARKING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
The following provisions apply to off-street parking spaces for all single-family, duplex, and
accessory dwelling unit residential development:
(a) Surface. Driveways and areas used for loading, parking and maneuvering motorized
vehicles shall have a paved surface.
(b) Gravel Surface Driveway. A gravel surface driveway may be allowed for a single-family
residence for that portion of the driveway that is more than one hundred (100) feet from
the lot line where access is provided. Any driveway approved for a gravel surface shall
include a paved apron in front of the garage automobile door entrance extending a
minimum depth of eighteen (18) feet and at least the width of the garage door.
(c) Side Yard Setback. Minimum three (3) feet. When parking is located in an approved
driveway, the setback for parking may be reduced to zero (0) feet.
(d) Rear Yard Setback. Minimum three (3) feet. When parking is located in an approved
driveway, the setback for parking may be reduced to zero (0) feet.
(e) Alley Setback. Zero (0) feet.
(f) Front Yard Setback. No parking shall be located within the front yard setback area of the
zone, except within paved driveways, unless allowed otherwise by law.
(g) Stall Dimensions.
(1) Parking stalls for a single-family dwelling development subject to BMC
20.48.060 shall have a minimum width of eight (8) feet and depth of
eighteen (18) feet.
(2) Structures containing Parking facilities for two (2) three (3) or more
dwellings shall comply with the design standards prescribed in
BMC 20.48.080. These design standards may be modified to allow
stacked parking spaces for a residential structure containing up to four (4)
dwellings, provided the parking spaces comply with setbacks.
(h) Driveways.
(1) A driveway may be located within any setback area for a residential use,
provided it complies with all applicable city street and engineering
standards established in BMC Title 11.
(2) The driveway shall not be less than eight (8) feet in width and not more
than twenty (20) feet in width within the front yard setback. The Director
may approve exceptions to the maximum driveway width when necessary
for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
(i) Required Parking Spaces. Development is exempt from providing automobile off-street
parking spaces, except as otherwise required for conformance with the Federal
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the State of Washington, and section BMC
20.48.060(i)(1). The number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance
with the use and the following corresponding standards, except as modified per
BMC 20.48.050:
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(1) Single-family homes, located in the Low Density Residential zone shall
provide 1 parking spaces per residential unit, except for the following
exempted housing types:
(i) Residences under 1,200 square feet;
(ii) Affordable housing as defined per RCW 36.70A.030;
(iii) Senior housing for Eligible Persons as defined per RCW
74.38.020(5);
(iv) A building undergoing a change of use from a nonresidential to a
residential use.
Type of Use
Number of
Bedrooms Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
(1) ADU See BMC 20.46.010
(2) Single-unit
residential
All 2.0 per dwelling
(3) Two-unit residential All 2.0 per dwelling
(4) Multi-unit
residential
1 or less 1.5 per dwelling
(5) Multi-unit
residential
2 1.75 per dwelling
(6) Multi-unit
residential
3 or more 2.0 per dwelling
(7) Multi-unit
residential located
within a center
All 1.0 per dwelling
(8) Group residential
facility, Class I
2.0 plus 1.0 for each bedroom beyond the first 4 plus 1.0
for each 300 square feet of gross floor area used for
counseling Group residential
home
Adult family home
(9) Senior housing
complex
3 or more 1.0 per dwelling, plus access to alternative transportation
such as public transit or on-site shuttle services to access
daily goods and services shall be provided
(Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5118 §2, 2010: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.080 NONRESIDENTIAL PARKING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
The following provisions apply to off-street parking spaces for all nonresidential developments,
other uses not addressed per BMC 20.48.060, and parking lots:
(a) Surface. Driveways and areas used for loading, parking and maneuvering motorized
vehicles shall have a paved surface.
(b) Side and Rear Yard Setbacks. Parking spaces shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet
from the side and rear lot lines unless adjacent to the low density residential zone in
which case a minimum of ten (10) feet of visual screening is required pursuant to
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
BMC 20.50.050. Projects which are not adjacent to low density residential may reduce
setbacks to zero (0) if the following are incorporated into the design of the parking area:
(1) A solid fence or wall is provided; and
(2) Landscaped islands at least forty-five (45) square feet of area are provided
in a manner that breaks up parking spaces adjacent to the lot line into
groups of not more than six (6) spaces each.
(c) Front Yard Setbacks. Surface Pparking spaces shall be set back a minimum of ten (10)
feet from the front lot line, or the front yard setback depth established in the zone,
whichever is greater.
(d) Parking Setbacks in Structures. When parking is incorporated within a structure, the
parking shall comply with the setbacks of the zone applicable to the structure.
(e) Stall and Aisle Requirements. Parking facilities for required parking shall meet the
minimum stall and aisle dimensions set forth in Figure 20.48(a).
(f) Modifications to Parking Stall Requirements. The standards set forth in subsection (e) of
this section may be modified to allow for a vehicle overhang of up to two and one-half
(2.5) feet, provided:
(1) Wheel stops are attached to the ground or pavement if curbs are not
provided;
(2) The vehicle overhang would not extend beyond the lot line or into front
yard setback areas;
(3) Walkways maintain a minimum three (3) foot wide (four (4) feet for
handicap access routes) unimpeded passage for pedestrian passage beyond
the two and one-half (2.5) foot overhang.
(g) Driveways. The width of nonresidential driveways shall be based on the location,
intended usage, and other factors and shall be in accordance with state and City
engineering standards.
(h) Internal Parking Lot Design. Parking facilities shall incorporate the following features to
provide safe and efficient circulation for vehicles and pedestrians:
(1) Standard traffic control signs and devices to direct traffic;
(2) Signs, crosswalks, raised pedestrian walkways and night lighting to
provide for safe pedestrian movement;
(3) Landscaped islands, raised curbs, and striping to define parking lot
entrances, end of parking aisles and the patterns of internal circulation;
and
(4) Overall design coordination and adherence to all applicable design
standards.
(i) Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the requirements
prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC.
(j) Lighting. Parking areas shall be lighted for the safety of pedestrians and vehicle
circulation on the site in the following manner:
(1) Lights are hooded or beamed, consistent with BMC 20.44.110, so that
there is no undesirable glare directed onto any adjacent streets or property;
and
(2) Lighting shall be designed adequately to illuminate the parking area while
preventing the direct illumination of adjacent properties.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(k) Signage and Striping. Directional signs and pavement markings shall be used to control
vehicular movement within parking areas and to mark spaces.
(1) The locations of parking spaces shall be clearly indicated by curb
markings, wheel stops, bollards, or other means.
(2) Incidental signs within parking lots shall be limited to two (2) square feet
in size.
(3) No signs other than those indicating entrances, exits, name of the lot or the
establishment to which the lot is accessory, conditions of use, or
identification of disabled parking spaces shall be erected.
(4) Signage for handicap spaces shall comply with the requirements
prescribed in RCW 70.92.120.
(l) Required Parking Spaces. Development is exempt from providing automobile off-street
parking spaces, except as otherwise required for conformance with the Federal
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the State of Washington. The number of off-
street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the use and following
corresponding standards except as modified per BMC 20.48.050:
Category of Land Use Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL:
(1) Barber shop/beauty salon 1 per 75 sq. ft. gross floor area (g.f.a.)
(2) Bank/financial 1 per 350 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(3) Laundry (self-service) 1 per 4 washing machines, with a minimum of 5
required
(4) Office 1 per 300 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(5) Retail store less than 15,000 sq. ft. 1 per 300 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(6) Retail store 15,000 sq. ft. or larger 1 per 250 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(7) Personal service shop (tanning,
shoe repair, dry cleaner)
1 per 250 sq. ft. g.f.a., with a minimum of 2 required
(8) Plumbing, heating, electrical and
building supplies
1 per 600 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(9) Convenience market/food store
(retail)/market and supermarket
1 per 250 sq. ft. g.f.a., with a minimum of 6 required
(10) Shopping center* 4.0 per 1,000 square feet of leaseable g.f.a.
* A shopping center is a contiguous collection of retail businesses under one ownership or
common management located in a building or set of buildings.
EATING/DRINKING
ESTABLISHMENTS:
(1) Restaurant/cocktail lounge/tavern
less than 4,000 sq. ft.
1 per 150 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(2) Restaurant/cocktail lounge/tavern
4,000 sq. ft. or greater
20 plus 1 per 100 sq. ft. g.f.a. greater than 4,000 sq. ft.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
Category of Land Use Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
ENTERTAINMENT:
(1) Bowling alley 5 per lane
(2) Club, lodge 1 per 4 fixed seats, plus 1 per 50 sq. ft. gross floor area
of assembly area without fixed seating
(3) Dance hall 1 per 100 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(4) Pool hall 1 per 100 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(5) Theater 1 per 4 fixed seats
(6) Video game arcade 15 per 1,000 sq. ft. g.f.a.
INDUSTRIAL:
(1) Industrial establishment/research
and development
1 per 600 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(2) Mini-warehouse 1 per 3,000 sq. ft. g.f.a., plus 1 loading space per
10,000 sq. ft. g.f.a., plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. g.f.a. for
office area
(3) Wholesale
establishment/warehouse, trucking
and freight terminal
1 per 2,000 sq. ft. g.f.a. up to 20,000 sq. ft. (3 space
minimum), plus 1 per 2,500 sq. ft. g.f.a. 20,001 to
100,000 sq. ft. (10 space minimum), plus 1 per 3,000
sq. ft. greater than 100,000 sq. ft. (40 spaces
minimum)
LODGING:
(1) Bed and breakfast 1 per guest room plus 1 for the resident household
(2) Hotel 1 per 2 guest rooms, plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. g.f.a. of
common areas
(3) Motel 1 per 2 guest rooms, plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. g.f.a. of
common area plus 1 for manager
(4) Travel trailer park/tourist court 1 per trailer site, plus 1 per 10 sites located in a secure
storage area, plus 1 per 5 sites for guest parking, plus
other parking for office or community buildings
MEDICAL/DENTAL:
(1) Medical/dental office 1 per 150 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(2) Hospital/medical centers 1.8 per overnight bed based on state license
(3) Nursing home/health
institution/convalescent home
1 per 600 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(4) Veterinarian/animal hospital 1 per 200 sq. ft. g.f.a.
RECREATIONAL:
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
Category of Land Use Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
(1) Health club/figure salon/physical
fitness center
10 per 1,000 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(2) Parks/playground Based on anticipated parking demand
(3) Racquet/handball 2 per each court
(4) Swimming facility 5, plus 1 per 75 sq. ft. of gross surface water area
PUBLIC:
(1) Library/museum 1 per 400 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(2) Places of assembly (arenas,
churches, auditoriums, stadiums,
sports arenas, etc.)
1 per 4 fixed seats (20 inches of a bench or pew = 1
seat), plus 1 per 50 sq. ft. g.f.a. of assembly without
seats
EDUCATIONAL:
(1) Nursery school/day care 1 per 5 children, plus 2 loading/unloading spaces (12
or fewer children are exempt from the
loading/unloading)
(2) School, business and trade 6 per classroom, and/or 1 per 200 sq. ft. g.f.a. of
administrative office, and/or teaching lab or shop
(3) School, college or university 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. g.f.a. used for academics, plus 1 per
each 4 student rooming units, plus additional space as
required for nonacademics
(4) School, K through 9th grade 2 per classroom, plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. g.f.a. of
administrative office
(5) School, 10th through 12th grade 1 per each 10 students for which building is designed,
plus 1 per classroom, plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. g.f.a. of
administrative office
AUTOMOBILE:
(1) Automobile service 1 per 200 sq. ft. g.f.a., plus 1 per service bay (bay
itself is not a space), with a minimum of 5 required
(2) Motor vehicle/vessel sales lots 1 per 3,000 square feet of retail indoor or outdoor
sales area in addition to parking requirements for the
building or structure
(3) Motorcycle/small engine repair 1 per 400 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(4) Shop/store for sales and service of
machinery
1 per 600 sq. ft. g.f.a.
OTHERS:
(1) Garden nursery 1 per 400 sq. ft. g.f.a. of retail area, plus 1 per 500 sq.
ft. g.f.a. of building and outside display area
(wholesale)
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
Category of Land Use Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
(2) Marina and moorage facility 1 per 600 sq. ft. g.f.a.
(3) Mortuary/funeral home 1 per 75 sq. ft. of assembly area
(4) Uncovered storage area 1 per 2,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each vehicle anticipated
to be parked overnight on a regular basis, plus 1 per
300 sq. ft. g.f.a. for office
(Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5046 §3, 2008; Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.100 PARKING REDUCTION REPEALED.
Modifications to the requirements of this chapter may be granted for the following:
(a) For a modification to the number of off-street parking spaces required by this title, a
decrease in the required number of spaces may be granted if the number of spaces proposed is
documented by an adequate and thorough parking-demand-and-utilization-study to sufficiently
serve the use with appropriate off-street parking. The study shall be prepared by a licensed
transportation engineer or other qualified professional with parking demand expertise, and shall
analyze the operational characteristics of the proposed use which justify a parking reduction.
Approval of a parking reduction shall be solely at the discretion of the City. The following
reductions do not require the above mentioned report:
(1) Covered Bicycle Storage. If covered and secured bicycle storage is provided on site, a
credit towards parking requirements at a ratio of one (1) less parking stall per six (6) bicycle
spaces will be granted. The Director may increase credits according to size of development
and anticipated pedestrian and bicycle activity and proximity to transit facilities. A maximum
reduction of five (5) percent of required parking stalls may be granted. If a reduction of five
(5) or more stalls is granted, then changing facilities including showers and lockers shall be
required.
(2) Transit Improvements. For new residential development consisting of ten (10) or more
dwelling units, or commercial projects consisting of fifty (50) or more employees, and
located within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of an existing or planned transit
facility, a reduction in parking may be requested for up to fifteen (15) percent of required
spaces if improvements to the local transit system are made by the applicant. Any such plan
requires the approval of Kitsap Transit and the City.
(3) Designated Land Use Centers. If a change of use occurs on a property within a center
zone designation, resulting in a significant increase in the parking requirement, the Director
may reduce the minimum number of required parking spaces by up to ten (10), provided:
(i) Sites containing multiple buildings and/or uses shall have the reduction applied to
the entire site and not to individual uses;
(ii) The number of existing off-street parking spaces is not reduced.
(4) Group Residential Facility - Class I, Adult Family Home, and Group Residential Home.
The Director may authorize a reduction in the number of required parking spaces for a group
residential facility - Class I, adult family home, or group residential home if there is a clear
indication that the requirements of this chapter are excessive due to such factors as the
resident’s age, ability to drive, or mental or physical abilities and disabilities. (Ord. 5301 §3
(Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.120 UNLISTED USES REPEALED.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
Land uses not specifically listed in BMC 20.48.060(i) and 20.48.080(l) shall have their off-street
parking requirements determined in the following manner:
(a) A comparison is made of the unlisted use to a listed use and the Director determines that the
parking demand between the two (2) uses is similar. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord.
4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.140 ACCESSIBLE PARKING.
Where parking is provided, accessible parking spaces shall be provided that comply with the
requirements in Chapter 17.04 BMC, City Building Code (IBC Chapter 11). Accessible parking
spaces shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an
accessible building entrance. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part),
2005)
20.48.150 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.
For uses in allowed zones and where parking is provided, electric vehicle charging stations are
encouraged and shall comply with the City Building Code and Washington State Electrical Code
(Chapter 296-46B WAC). (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5249 §5, 2014)
20.48.160 LOADING/UNLOADING SPACES REPEALED.
(a) Standards. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following
standards for all new nonresidential construction or additions having a floor area greater than one
thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area that is engaged in retail, manufacturing,
wholesale or storage activities, but excluding self-service storage facilities, which requires the
delivery of merchandise or materials by trucks:
Total Gross Floor Area
Number of
Loading
Spaces
Required
(1) 1,000 to 20,000 square feet 1
(2) 20,001 to 50,000 square
feet
2
(3) 50,001 to 100,000 square
feet
3
(4) Greater than 100,000
square feet
4
(b) Standards. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following
standards for all new nonresidential construction or additions having a floor area greater than ten
thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area that is engaged in hotel, office, restaurant or
similar use in accordance, which requires the delivery of merchandise or materials by trucks:
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
Total Gross Floor Area
Number of
Loading
Spaces
Required
(1) 10,000 to 50,000 square
feet
1
(2) 50,001 to 100,000 square
feet
2
(3) Greater than 100,000
square feet
3
(c) Loading/Unloading Zone Development Standards.
(1) Design. Off-street loading spaces shall be at least ten (10) feet in width and have a total
area of not less than two hundred fifty (250) square feet.
(2) Accessibility. With the exception of gates and security fencing, loading spaces shall be
accessible at all times from a street, alley, or driveway and shall not be obstructed by other
loading spaces, trash receptacles, outdoor storage, or other obstacles.
(3) Obstructions. Loading functions shall not interfere with any emergency access, fire exit, or
required vehicle parking spaces.
(d) Modifications.
(1) If the applicant can demonstrate that deliveries are only made during nighttime or other
hours when customers are not present, the loading function may be accommodated in
combination with required customer/employee parking.
(2) If the applicant can demonstrate that all deliveries are made by trucks with a gross weight
of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds or less, the number of required loading/unloading spaces
may be reduced by one (1) if a load/unload zone located within the public right-of-way fronting
the property is approved by the Public Works Department. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016:
Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.180 BICYCLE FACILITIES OTHER REQUIRED PARKING SPACES.
All uses subject to BMC 20.48.080 nonresidential uses and residential developments of six (6) or
more dwellings shall provide parking spaces for the following:
(a) Residential uses shall provide 1 bicycle parking space for each residential unit. All
residential bicycle parking required by this section shall be provided within a secured
building. Bicycle parking may be located within a shared bicycle storage room, indoor
secured bike cage, within individual residential units, or other configuration approved by
the Director.
(b) Nonresidential uses shall provide 1 bicycle parking space per 4,000 square feet of gross
floor area. Bicycle parking for nonresidential uses may be located exterior to the
building.
(c) Bicycle parking stalls shall provide adequate space for maneuvering and storage.
Examples of dimensional standards are below:
(1) The standard required bicycle space is 2-feet wide, 6-feet long, and 3-feet
4-inches tall.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(2) There must be at least 5-feet space adjacent to all bicycle parking spaces
to allow room for bicycle maneuvering.
(3) A wall clearance of 2-feet 6-inches must be provided.
(4) Alternative bicycle parking configurations may be approved by the
Director approval, provided the applicant demonstrates dimensions listed
in this section are not feasible.
(a) Motorcycle Spaces. Motorcycle spaces shall be provided at one (1) per twenty-five (25) of
the required automobile spaces with at least one (1) motorcycle space provided.
(1) Automobile parking requirements may be reduced one (1) space for every
three (3) motorcycle spaces provided, up to a maximum five (5) percent of
the total required automobile spaces.
(2) Each motorcycle space shall be no smaller than four (4) feet in width and
eight (8) feet in depth.
(3) Motorcycle spaces shall be located according to the same criteria and
standards that are applicable to automobile parking spaces.
(4) The Director may exempt those nonresidential uses that would not normally
have motorcycle-riding clientele (such as warehouses, storage facilities,
automobile services, etc.) from motorcycle parking requirements.
(b) Bicycle Facilities. Bicycle parking spaces shall be provided at ten (10) percent of the
required automobile spaces.
(1) The minimum number of required bicycle spaces for schools of all types
except higher education institutions shall be calculated at the rate of one
(1) space per twenty (20) students, based on the facility’s designed
capacity.
(2) The Director may exempt those nonresidential uses that would not normally
have bicycle-riding clientele (such as self-service businesses, automobile
services, gas stations, etc.) from the bicycle parking requirements.
(3) Bicycle facilities shall be firmly attached to the ground, located near the
building entrance, and designed to allow both the frame and wheels to be
securely locked to the structure. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord.
4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.200 RENT OF RESIDENTIAL PARKING.
(a) The rental, lease or other use of automobile parking spaces for commercial parking
purposes within a residential zone is prohibited.
(b) The rental, lease or other use of parking spaces associated with a residential use for
commercial parking, whether they are required spaces or not, is prohibited. (Ord. 5301 §3
(Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.220 SATELLITE PARKING REPEALED.
Off-street parking requirements may be partially or completely satisfied with the approval of a
satellite parking facility. A satellite parking facility is approved by site plan review as prescribed
in BMC 20.58.080. A satellite parking facility may be approved, provided:
(a) The bicycle parking facility is located within four hundred (400) feet of the property
containing the associated use or building.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(b) The parking facility is not located on property zoned for low density residential. The
Director may waive the zone restriction for a religious worship facility, public school or
public use if:
(1) The parking facility is located on a lot abutting the principal use; or
(2) The parking facility is located within one hundred (100) feet on a lot where a
street (public or private) or alley would separate it from the principal use.
(c) A notice to title, approved by the City Attorney and executed by affected parties to set
forth clearly the terms of the parking agreement, shall be recorded with the County
Auditor. A copy of the recorded agreement shall be submitted to the Department.
(d) The satellite parking facility shall meet the requirements of this chapter.
(e) A limit on the time of day that the satellite parking facility is used may be placed as a
condition of its approval if deemed necessary by the Director for the protection of
adjoining areas.
20.48.240 JOINT USE OF PARKING FACILITIES REPEALED.
Joint use parking facilities provide for the sharing of parking facilities between different uses
may be granted under the following conditions:
(a) The principal building or use shall be located within a radius of eight hundred (800) feet
of the joint parking facilities.
(b) The principal building or use shall not be separated from its parking by an arterial street
unless it is within one (1) block of a signalized intersection.
(c) The applicant shall demonstrate there will be no substantial conflict between the two (2)
uses regarding hours of operation for which joint use of parking facilities is proposed.
(d) A notice to title, approved by the City Attorney and executed by affected parties to set
forth clearly the terms of the parking agreement, shall be recorded with the County
Auditor. A copy of the recorded agreement shall be submitted to the Department.
(e) The right to occupy the primary premises shall terminate if the joint use parking facilities
that are necessary and were approved cease to be available. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B)
(part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.48.260 DRIVE-THROUGH STACKING REQUIREMENTS.
Drive-through stacking requirements can be found in BMC 20.44.120. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B)
(part), 2016: Ord. 5222 §5, 2013: Ord. 4971 §10, 2006: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
Figure 20.48(a)
Parking Minimum Design Requirements
Parking
Angle
Standards
Minimum Stall
Width
Minimum Stall
Depth
Minimum Aisle Width
One-way Two-way
0° 22'0" 8'0" 10'0" 18'0"
30° 8'6" 17'0" 12'0" 20'0"
45° 8'6" 17'4" 12'3" 20'0"
50° 8'6" 18'0" 12'9" 20'0"
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
Parking Minimum Design Requirements
Parking
Angle
Standards
Minimum Stall
Width
Minimum Stall
Depth
Minimum Aisle Width
One-way Two-way
55° 8'6" 18'6" 13'3" 20'0"
60° 8'6" 18'10" 14'4" 20'0"
65° 8'6" 19'0" 15'2" 21'0"
70° 8'6" 19'2" 16'0" 21'6"
75° 8'6" 19'0" 17'6" 22'0"
90° 8'6" 17'11" 22'6" 22'6"
A B C D D
(Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.54.060 NONCONFORMING USES.
(a) Continuation. Any legally established nonconforming use may be continued until such
time that it is discontinued as prescribed in subsection (d) or (e) of this section.
(b) Change of Use. A structure or property containing a nonconforming use may be changed
to the following:
(1) A use that conforms to the requirements of the zone; or
(2) Another nonconforming use; provided, that:
(i) A conditional use permit is approved pursuant to BMC 20.58.020;
(ii) The existing nonconforming use was not discontinued as
prescribed in subsection (d) or (e) of this section;
(iii) The new use is clearly a reduction in the nonconformity and
intensity of the existing nonconforming use; and
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(iv) The applicant demonstrates that there is a demand for the use in the
neighborhood that provides a public benefit.
(c) Expansion. A nonconforming use may not be expanded or enlarged, except under one (1)
of following circumstances:
(1) Alterations are permitted, provided it is within the existing physical space
of the building or use.
(2) Residential dwellings may have the building area expanded if the number
of dwelling units is not increased above or below the requirements of the
zone in which it is located, there is no decrease in the number of off-street
parking spaces below the minimum requirements and the addition
complies with all zoning requirements.
(3) The acquisition of additional accessory off-street parking is not an
expansion of a nonconforming use.
(d) Discontinuation. A nonconforming use that is discontinued shall have its legal
nonconforming status terminated and any subsequent use of the property or building shall
be that of a use that conforms to the requirements of the zone. A nonconforming use is
determined to be discontinued if any of the following circumstances apply:
(1) The nonconforming use is changed to a conforming use;
(2) Another nonconforming use is approved pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of
this section; or
(3) The nonconforming use has ceased for a period of more than one (1) year.
(e) Damage or Destruction. If a structure containing a nonconforming use experiences
substantial destruction, it shall constitute a discontinuation of the nonconforming use,
except the nonconforming use may be allowed to continue under any of the following
circumstances:
(1) The structure has suffered substantial destruction as a result of fire or other
casualty not intentionally caused by the owner or tenant and a complete
building permit application is filed within one (1) year of such fire or other
casualty.
(f) Repair and Maintenance. A building or structure containing a nonconforming use may be
repaired and maintained if the work does not restore it from substantial destruction.
(Amended during 6/17 update; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh.
A) (part), 2005)
20.54.080 NONCONFORMING LANDSCAPING.
Uses which were lawfully established which do not conform to landscaping requirements need
not provide additional landscaping, except:
(a) Expansion of a Structure. If an existing structure or use is expanded, additional
landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 20.50
BMC. The amount of additional landscaping shall be computed only to the extent of the
expansion regardless of whether existing landscaping complies with the requirements.
(b) Change of Use. A change to a use that requires greater amounts of landscaping than the
former use shall provide landscaping in accordance with the requirements of Chapter
20.50 BMC. The Director may modify the amount of landscaping required if providing
the required landscaping would result in a reduction of the parking below the minimum
required by Chapter 20.48 BMC.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(c) Parking Lot. When an existing unpaved parking area is paved, it shall be landscaped in
accordance with the requirements of Chapter 20.50 BMC. The Director may modify the
amount of landscaping required if the landscaping would result in a reduction of the
parking below the minimum required by Chapter 20.48 BMC. (Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B)
(part), 2016: Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.54.120 NEW HOUSING IN NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS.
The following provisions are intended to comply with State of Washington requirements per
RCW 35.21.990, to allow additional housing units within existing buildings. For the purpose of
this section, "existing building" means a building that received a certificate of occupancy at least
three years prior to the permit application to add housing units. Nothing in this section requires a
city to approve a building permit application in cases in which the building cannot satisfy life
safety standards. Consistent with RCW 35.21.990, the following shall apply:
(a) Nonconformities. Development shall comply with all City regulatory criteria, except as
otherwise exempt from Building Code requirements per RCW 35.21.990(g), existing
nonconformities per RCW 35.21.990(h), and transportation concurrency studies RCW
35.21.990(i).
(b) Density. When constructed entirely within an existing building envelope, in a building
located within a zone that permits multifamily housing, a 50 percent density increase is
permitted above that designated in the underlying zone. To ensure community health and
safety, densities per BMC 20.54.120(b) do not apply in any of the following instances:
(1) When Building Code standards, Fire Code standards, or other life safety
standards cannot be met;
(2) When a building is located on portions of a lot, parcel, or tract designated
with critical areas under RCW 36.70A.170, or their buffers as required by
RCW 36.70A.170, or within the Shoreline Jurisdiction.
(c) Ground Floor Commercial. In zones requiring mixed uses, housing units shall not occupy
the ground floor area, except as otherwise permitted by the underlying zone.
20.58.060 RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Intent. The intent of the residential cluster development (RCD) is to accommodate urban
densities of the underlying zoning district while allowing residential development to
utilize less land area. These provisions aim to allow greater flexibility in the design of
subdivisions to ensure development is in harmony with the natural characteristics onsite
and to preserve features such as critical areas, open space, recreation areas, or scenic
vistas.
(b) Applicability. A RCD may be applied to all subdivisions as permitted in Chapter 20.12
BMC, Land Division.
(c) Procedures.
(1) A RCD shall be processed in coordination with a subdivision application
and will follow the permitting procedures established in Chapter 20.12
BMC, Land Division.
(2) In addition to the notification requirements prescribed in BMC 20.02.100,
the notice of application shall be mailed to all property owners within
three hundred (300) feet of the property.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(d) Development Standards. Modification may be allowed to the underlying zone for which a
RCD applies as follows:
(1) Density. The minimum and maximum density of the underlying zone shall
apply, however, unbuildable critical areas as defined in Chapter 20.14
BMC may be included in the area for calculating density; however, land
used for right-of-way may not.
(2) Minimum Lot Size. Lot size may be reduced to two thousand five hundred
(2,500) square feet, provided all lots are buildable.
(i) Reductions below two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet
will only be permitted if the applicant provides an additional ten
(10) percent of permanently protected open space as required by
subsection (d)(8) of this section.
(23) Setbacks.
(i) For the purposes of this section perimeter setbacks shall be defined
as the exterior boundary of the entire property to be subdivided.
Structures and parking areas shall be set back a minimum of ten
(10) feet from all perimeter property lines.
(ii) All other setbacks may be modified to encourage innovative site
design.
(34) Lot Width. Deviations are permitted.
(45) Development Coverage. The development coverage is limited to fifty (50)
percent of the total site area including open space.
(56) Parking. Two parking spaces are required for each primary residence. All
deviations from the standard parking requirements shall be accompanied
by a detailed analysis showing how alternative parking will provide better
site design and will provide clear benefits to the residents. Deviations are
permitted as follows:
(i) Setbacks may be modified;
(ii) Parking may be applied to the entire site rather than to individual
lots;
(iii) Parking tracts shall be placed in easily accessible locations;
(iv) Designated parking spaces should be clearly marked.
(67) Housing Type. Attached and detached single-family homes and
townhomes are allowed as primary residential structures. Accessory
dwelling units are permitted pursuant to BMC 20.46.010.
(78) Open Space Designation and Preservation.
(i) Each RCD shall provide not less than fifteen twenty (1520) percent
of the gross site area for common open space which shall be
primarily concentrated in large areas. When these areas are
designated as critical areas they should be designed to provide
connectivity for habitat functions;
(ii) Open space areas shall be located on separate tract(s), and shall be
developed for passive or active recreational uses or set aside to
preserve critical areas as defined in the critical area regulations in
Chapter 20.14 BMC;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(iii) Parking areas, rights-of-way, driveways, and yards within
individual lots shall not be included in common open space;
(iv) Facilities and other improvements that enhance recreational use(s)
may be located in an open space area (provided they are not
prohibited by other sections of the BMC). Such facilities can
include, but are not limited to, fields, picnic areas, playgrounds,
and athletic courts.
(v) Open space areas shall be restricted in perpetuity from further
subdivision and/or land development. This restriction shall be
noted on the face of the plat.
(vi) Open Space Plan. For all designated open space areas the proposal
shall include an open space plan. This plan is to ensure the open
space is maintained and preserved in perpetuity. Open space
requirements established in the critical areas regulations (Chapter
20.14 BMC) shall be met for all designated critical areas. All open
space areas excluding critical areas shall comply with the
following:
(A) Identify all proposed improvements such as public
facilities, proposed vegetation, and existing vegetation to
remain; and
(B) The plan must comply with the requirements of the
landscaping chapter, found in Chapter 20.50 BMC; and
(C) The plan shall outline maintenance responsibilities in a
format acceptable to the Director; and
(D) The plan shall include a notice to title approved by the City
and recorded with the County Auditor. This notice shall
include provisions for the designation and retention of open
space, and provisions for permanent maintenance of the
open space and/or commonly owned facilities.
(e) Criteria for Approval. The decision-making authority may grant a RCD only if it is found
that:
(1) A RCD shall be approved with the approval of a subdivision. The RCD
shall follow the same approvals and timelines as the concurrent
subdivision application pursuant to Chapter 20.12 BMC, Land Division.
(Ord. 5506 §14, 2024; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5063 §3,
2008: Ord. 4977 §8, 2006; Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.60.040 CONDITIONAL USES.
The following uses may be permitted, provided a conditional use permit is approved pursuant to
BMC 20.58.020 subject to the corresponding conditions:
(a) Bed and breakfast, provided:
(1) The operators of the business shall occupy the house as their primary
residence;
(2) No more than one (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) employee who is not a
resident of the dwelling may be employed;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(3) No more than six (6) bedrooms are made available for rent to guests and
all guest rooms are contained within the principal structure;
(4) Two (2) off-street parking spaces, plus one (1) off-street parking space per
each guest bedroom, are required;
(5) Off-street parking spaces may be reduced, provided the applicant can
demonstrate parking will not spill over into nearby residential properties
and any streets;
(46) Rooms shall not be made available to guests for more than fourteen (14)
days during any thirty (30) day period;
(57) No commercial receptions, parties, or other public gatherings, or serving
of meals to nonresident guests for compensation, are allowed; and
(68) Any remodeling of the residential structure shall maintain the residential
nature of the structure and not alter the structure in such a manner that
would prevent it from being used as a residence in the future.
(b) Nursing/convalescent homes, provided:
(1) All state licensing requirements are satisfied;
(2) Minimum site area shall be no less than one (1) acre;
(3) Minimum setbacks, height and lot coverage of the underlying zone shall
apply;
(4) Off-street parking shall be a minimum of one (1) space per six hundred
(600) square feet of gross floor area;
(5) The number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced,
provided the applicant can demonstrate that parking will not spill over into
nearby residential properties and any streets; and
(46) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties.
(c) Day care facilities (thirteen (13) or more persons receiving care), provided:
(1) All state licensing requirements are satisfied;
(2) Off-street parking shall be a minimum one (1) space per each five (5)
children based on the state license maximum occupancy load;
(3) One (1) loading/unloading space without backup is required for the first
twenty (20) children and one (1) additional space for up to each additional
twenty (20) children;
(4) The number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced,
provided the applicant can demonstrate that parking will not spill over into
nearby residential properties and any streets;
(25) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties; and
(36) The maximum height of a fence or wall within a front yard setback may be
increased up to six (6) feet, provided it enhances safety and security of an
outdoor play area.
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(d) Adaptive reuse of commercial buildings, provided the conditions set forth in BMC
20.46.070 are satisfied.
(e) Worship, religious, and community facilities greater than twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet, provided:
(1) The site area shall be one (1) acre or more; and
(2) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties.
(f) Golf course, provided:
(1) A site plan review and a site development permit are approved pursuant to
Chapter 20.58 BMC;
(2) Through the conditional use permit, modifications to parking and
landscaping may be allowed in order to facilitate good design;
(3) Other conditions are applied as deemed necessary to mitigate impacts to
nearby residential properties and ensure compatibility with the
neighborhood.
(g) Schools, parks and associated uses may be approved in accordance with the following:
(1) The following uses are permitted through approval of a conditional use
permit:
(i) All public schools and associated gymnasiums and auditoriums;
(ii) Private schools (K-12) with thirteen (13) or more students;
(iii) Parks and playgrounds greater than one-half (1/2) acre;
(iv) Outdoor athletic fields;
(v) Boat launching and related facilities;
(vi) Maintenance and service yards;
(vii) Bus and other vehicle and equipment maintenance and storage
facilities;
(viii) Administrative office related to the facilities greater than two
thousand (2,000) square feet gross floor area;
(ix) Buildings and structures for nonprofit groups on public lands;
(2) Uses permitted pursuant to subsection (gj)(1) of this section shall be
subject to complying with the following conditions:
(i) Front, side and rear yard setbacks of structures and outdoor storage
areas shall be at least thirty (30) feet;
(ii) Setbacks may be reduced for those portions of a structure fronting
interior streets;
(iii) The maximum height for any new construction may be increased
to match the architecture of existing buildings; provided, that it is
set back an additional foot from any property line for each
additional foot of allowed height, and in no case shall the new
construction exceed forty-five (45) feet;
(iv) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential
properties;
(v) Additional measures may be required if deemed necessary to
mitigate any noise impacts to adjacent residential uses; and
(vi) The maximum height of a fence or wall within a front yard setback
may be increased to six (6) feet, provided it enhances safety and
security around an outdoor play area.
(h) Public utility facilities located above ground, provided:
(1) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties;
(2) The maximum height of a fence or wall may be increased within a front
yard setback that will provide screening from adjacent uses and enhance
safety and security around the facility; and
(3) Exceptions to setbacks may be allowed if the applicant can demonstrate
that the public interest is better served by allowing the modification.
(i) Law enforcement and fire facilities, provided:
(1) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties.
(2) The maximum height of a fence or wall may be increased within a front
yard setback that will provide screening from adjacent uses and enhance
safety and security around the facility.
(j) Mineral resource extraction per BMC 20.46.080, provided:
(1) The site is located within a mineral resource overlay. (Ord. 5506 §18,
2024; Ord. 5458 §7, 2022; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5111
§3, 2010: Ord. 4977 §10, 2006: Ord. 4971 §15, 2006; Ord. 4950 §8 (Exh.
A) (part), 2005)
20.70.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Lot development shall be in accordance with the following unless allowed for otherwise by law:
(a) Maximum front yard setback: ten (10) feet. At least sixty-five (65) percent of a building’s
front facade shall meet the maximum front yard setback. The setback may be increased if
the Director finds that such increase is the minimum necessary to facilitate a superior site
design. In order to obtain approval for an increased setback, the applicant shall submit a
written analysis establishing how the project facilitates superior site design, is the
minimum necessary, is consistent with specific goals and policies within the
Comprehensive Plan, and is compliant with all applicable sections of the BMC. The
following list identifies examples of circumstances where increased setbacks may be
found to be appropriate:
(1) When the site includes more than one (1) street frontage;
(2) To accommodate existing topography, utilities, or other physical site
constraints that make compliance with the setback infeasible;
(3) To accommodate phasing of infill development;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(4) On sites that are significantly developed with existing legally established
nonconforming uses or structures whereby strict code compliance will not
facilitate effective circulation; or
(5) For projects that in the opinion of the Director provide enhanced public
amenities within the setback area which include, but are not limited to, the
following: public plazas, increased landscaping, architectural features,
improved pedestrian connections.
(b) Side yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to the low or medium density residential
zones where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to BMC
20.50.050(b).
(c) Rear yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to the low or medium density
residential zones where a ten (10) to twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to
BMC 20.50.050(b).
(d) There is no maximum density for residential use.
(e) Maximum building coverage: sixty (60) percent base maximum; provided, that through
the use of any combination of the following, building coverage may be increased up to
eighty-five (85) percent maximum:
(1) Projects containing mixed uses: ten (10) percent bonus.
(2) Projects with a three (3) or four (4) story building: ten (10) percent bonus;
projects with five (5) or more story building: fifteen (15) percent bonus.
(3) Projects providing a pedestrian-oriented plaza or area of at least one
hundred fifty (150) square feet along a pedestrian walkway at an
intersection corner, bus stop or other key pedestrian area approved by the
City. Such areas shall contain seating for at least four (4) people, a trash
receptacle and three (3) or more of the following: a pedestrian shelter, a
drinking fountain, a bike rack, pedestrian-scale lights, pavers on the
walkway surfaces, a kiosk, a street vendor station providing food or
beverages, trees, an appropriately sized statue or sculpture, or a public
restroom. Interior courtyards with these amenities qualify if they would be
readily apparent and accessible to pedestrians on adjoining sidewalks:
twenty (20) percent bonus.
(4) Projects providing a through-block corridor that facilitates pedestrian
access in a location approved by the City: five (5) percent bonus.
(5) Projects providing at least fifty (50) percent of their required parking
underground or within the building: twenty (20) percent bonus.
(f) Maximum development coverage: maximum development coverage by impervious
surfaces, seventy-five (75) percent; provided, that through the use of any combination of
the mechanisms listed in subsections (e)(1) through (5) of this section, up to ninety-five
(95) percent maximum development coverage may be allowed.
(g) Maximum building height: eighty (80) feet except:
(1) Structures within fifty (50) linear feet of parcels zoned for low density
residential shall not exceed four (4) stories in height; and
(2) Structures within fifty (50) and one hundred (100) linear feet of parcels
zoned for low density residential shall include architectural features to
gradually transition the building height from four (4) stories to a
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
maximum height of eighty (80) feet at the one hundred (100) foot distance
from the low density residential zoned parcel.
(h) Mixed-Use Requirement. All structures that include residential uses located adjacent to,
are oriented towards, or are viewable from a public right-of-way (not required on private
streets) shall provide retail/commercial uses along a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the
ground floor building facade. Exceptions to this requirement will be made for projects
that comply with BMC 20.70.070(a)(6).
20.70.080 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Parking shall meet the standards of Chapter 20.48 BMC and the following requirements. For
legally established existing buildings that comply with BMC 20.48.020(b) the parking will be
exempt from the following requirements:
(a) For nonresidential uses, the minimum parking requirement is one (1) space per employee.
(b) On-site parking for nonresidential uses shall not exceed four (4) spaces per one thousand
(1,000) square feet of floor area.
(ac) On-site parking shall be to the rear or side of buildings and shall not occupy more than
fifty (50) percent of the site frontage facing the arterial street(s). The site frontage
includes the area between the right-of-way and front building wall which applies to the
entire length of the property regardless of building width. Corner lots have two (2) site
frontages as they are positioned on two (2) street frontages.
(bd) All efforts shall be taken to avoid placing parking on street corners. Parking located
between the building frontage and street corners shall be fully screened as follows:
(1) A four (4) foot tall decorative wall within the front yard landscaping area
that fully screens the parking areas. The wall shall be located such that it
blocks views of the parking from the right-of-way. For long spans of
frontage (one hundred (100) feet or more), the wall shall include modular
articulation to add architectural variety.
(i) Alternate architectural features or shrubs may be substituted for the
wall, provided it is demonstrated that the shrubs/alternative will
provide equal to or better visual screening than the wall. Shrubs
shall be a minimum of three (3) feet tall at time of installation and
shall be additional to the landscaping required in Chapter 20.50
BMC.
(ii) Openings and architectural features may be required within a wall
section in order to tie the wall feature into the architecture of the
building and to provide pedestrian access. The entry shall be the
minimum necessary to accommodate a sidewalk that is a minimum
of five (5) feet in width, clearly marked, and distinguished from
driving surfaces by using decorative paving, stamped/stained
concrete, or raised walkways with alternative materials (such as
brick, cobblestone, decorative pavers). Paint striping does not meet
this requirement.
(ce) Access to parking shall be provided per the following priority:
(1) First, from an alley if available; if an alley is not available, then from local
street;
(2) If neither is available, then from a nonprincipal arterial street;
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(3) If none of the above are available then from a principal arterial street.
(df) Driveways providing access to parking shall be well marked.
(g) Existing nonresidential structures adding no more than ten (10) residential units, and/or
existing nonresidential structures expanding up to twenty-five (25) percent of the gross
square footage of the building for any permitted use, shall be exempt from providing
additional off-street parking, and exempt from substantial destruction requirements per
BMC 20.54.070, provided:
(1) Projects shall be located within the Charleston district center;
(2) Mixed-use requirements per BMC 20.70.060(h) are maintained;
(3) No existing on-site parking or required landscaping is removed.
(Ord. 5435 §3, 2021; Ord. 5301 §3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016: Ord. 5222 §16, 2013: Ord. 4950 §8
(Exh. A) (part), 2005)
20.78.040 CONDITIONAL USES.
The following uses may be permitted, provided a conditional use permit is approved pursuant to
BMC 20.58.020 subject to the corresponding conditions:
(a) Bed and breakfast, provided:
(1) The operators of the business shall occupy the house as their primary
residence;
(2) No more than one (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) employee who is not a
resident of the dwelling may be employed;
(3) No more than six (6) bedrooms are made available for rent to guests and
all guest rooms are contained within the principal structure;
(4) Two (2) off-street parking spaces, plus one (1) off-street parking space per
each guest bedroom, are required;
(5) Off-street parking spaces may be reduced, provided the applicant can
demonstrate parking will not spill over into nearby residential properties
and any streets;
(46) Rooms shall not be made available to guests for more than fourteen (14)
days during any thirty (30) day period;
(57) No commercial receptions, parties, or other public gatherings, or serving
of meals to nonresident guests for compensation, are allowed; and
(68) Any remodeling of the residential structure shall maintain the residential
nature of the structure and not alter the structure in such a manner that
would prevent it from being used as a residence in the future.
(b) Nursing/convalescent homes, provided:
(1) All state licensing requirements are satisfied;
(2) Minimum site area shall be no less than one (1) acre;
(3) Minimum setbacks, height and lot coverage of the underlying zone shall
apply;
(4) Off-street parking shall be a minimum of one (1) space per six hundred
(600) square feet of gross floor area;
(5) The number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced,
provided the applicant can demonstrate that parking will not spill over into
nearby residential properties and any streets; and
Ord 5513, Exhibit B
(46) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties.
(c) Day care facilities (thirteen (13) or more persons receiving care), provided:
(1) All state licensing requirements are satisfied;
(2) Off-street parking shall be a minimum one (1) space per each five (5)
children based on the state license maximum occupancy load;
(3) One (1) loading/unloading space without backup is required for the first
twenty (20) children and one (1) additional space for up to each additional
twenty (20) children;
(4) The number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced,
provided the applicant can demonstrate that parking will not spill over into
nearby residential properties and any streets;
(25) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties; and
(36) The maximum height of a fence or wall within a front yard setback may be
increased up to six (6) feet, provided it enhances safety and security of an
outdoor play area.
(d) Adaptive reuse of commercial buildings, provided the conditions set forth in BMC
20.46.070 are satisfied.
(e) Worship, religious, and community facilities greater than twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet, provided:
(1) The site area shall be one (1) acre or more; and
(2) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties.
(f) Golf course, provided:
(1) A site plan review and a site development permit are approved pursuant to
Chapter 20.58 BMC;
(2) Through the conditional use permit, modifications to parking and
landscaping may be allowed in order to facilitate good design;
(3) Other conditions are applied as deemed necessary to mitigate impacts to
nearby residential properties and ensure compatibility with the
neighborhood.
(g) Schools, parks and associated uses may be approved in accordance with the following:
(1) The following uses are permitted through approval of a conditional use
permit:
(i) All public schools and associated gymnasiums and auditoriums;
(ii) Private schools (K-12) with thirteen (13) or more students;
(iii) Parks and playgrounds greater than one-half (1/2) acre;
(iv) Outdoor athletic fields;
(v) Boat launching and related facilities;
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(vi) Maintenance and service yards;
(vii) Bus and other vehicle and equipment maintenance and storage
facilities;
(viii) Administrative office related to the facilities greater than two
thousand (2,000) square feet gross floor area;
(ix) Buildings and structures for nonprofit groups on public lands;
(2) Uses permitted pursuant to subsection (j)(1) of this section shall be subject
to complying with the following conditions:
(i) Front, side and rear yard setbacks of structures and outdoor storage
areas shall be at least thirty (30) feet;
(ii) Setbacks may be reduced for those portions of a structure fronting
interior streets;
(iii) The maximum height for any new construction may be increased
to match the architecture of existing buildings; provided, that it is
set back an additional foot from any property line for each
additional foot of allowed height, and in no case shall the new
construction exceed forty-five (45) feet;
(iv) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential
properties;
(v) Additional measures may be required if deemed necessary to
mitigate any noise impacts to adjacent residential uses; and
(vi) The maximum height of a fence or wall within a front yard setback
may be increased to six (6) feet, provided it enhances safety and
security around an outdoor play area.
(h) Public utility facilities located above ground, provided:
(1) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties;
(2) The maximum height of a fence or wall may be increased within a front
yard setback that will provide screening from adjacent uses and enhance
safety and security around the facility; and
(3) Exceptions to setbacks may be allowed if the applicant can demonstrate
that the public interest is better served by allowing the modification.
(i) Law enforcement and fire facilities, provided:
(1) Landscaping is provided meeting the minimum requirements for
nonresidential uses prescribed in Chapter 20.50 BMC. Additional
landscaping for screening purposes may be required if it is found
necessary to mitigate any impacts to adjoining residential properties.
(2) The maximum height of a fence or wall may be increased within a front
yard setback that will provide screening from adjacent uses and enhance
safety and security around the facility. (Ord. 5506 §20, 2024; Ord. 5301
§3 (Exh. B) (part), 2016)
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20.79.080 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter
20.48 BMC. In addition to the off-street parking requirements set forth in Chapter 20.48 BMC,
the automobile off-street parking spaces located within the downtown regional center shall be
provided in accordance to the Downtown Subarea Plan.
20.82.060 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Lot development requirements shall be in accordance with the following standards unless
allowed for by law otherwise:
(a) Maximum front yard setback: ten (10) feet. At least sixty-five (65) percent of a building’s
front facade must meet the maximum front yard setback. The setback may be increased if
the Director finds that such increase is the minimum necessary to facilitate a superior site
design. In order to obtain approval for an increased setback, the applicant shall submit a
written analysis establishing how the project facilitates superior site design, is the
minimum necessary, is consistent with specific goals and policies within the
Comprehensive Plan, and is compliant with all applicable sections of the BMC. The
following list identifies examples of circumstances where increased setbacks may be
found to be appropriate:
(1) When the site includes more than one (1) street frontage;
(2) To accommodate existing topography, utilities, or other physical site
constraints that make compliance with the setback infeasible;
(3) To accommodate phasing of infill development;
(4) On sites that are significantly developed with existing legally established
nonconforming uses or structures whereby strict code compliance will not
facilitate effective circulation; or
(5) For projects that in the opinion of the Director provide enhanced public
amenities within the setback area which include, but are not limited to, the
following: public plazas, increased landscaping, architectural features, and
improved pedestrian connections;
(b) Side yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to a residential zone where a ten (10) to
twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b);
(c) Rear yard setback: zero (0) except when adjacent to a residential zone where a ten (10) to
twenty (20) foot visual screen is required pursuant to BMC 20.50.050(b);
(d) Maximum building size: nonresidential uses may not exceed a footprint of fifteen
thousand (15,000) gross square feet;
(e) Maximum building coverage: sixty (60) percent base maximum; provided, that through
the use of any combination of the following, building coverage may be increased up to
eighty-five (85) percent maximum:
(1) Projects containing mixed uses: twenty (20) percent bonus;
(2) Projects within a two (2) or three (3) story building: ten (10) percent
bonus;
(3) Projects providing a pedestrian-oriented plaza or area of at least one
hundred fifty (150) square feet along a pedestrian walkway at an
intersection corner, bus stop or other key pedestrian area approved by the
City. Such areas shall contain seating for at least four (4) people, a trash
receptacle and three (3) or more of the following: a pedestrian shelter, a
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drinking fountain, a bike rack, pedestrian-scale lights, pavers on the
walkway surfaces, a kiosk, a street vendor station providing food or
beverages, trees, a statue or sculpture, or a public restroom. Interior
courtyards with these amenities qualify if they would be readily apparent
and accessible to pedestrians on adjoining sidewalks: ten (10) percent
bonus;
(4) Projects providing a through-block corridor that facilitates pedestrian
access in a location approved by the City: five (5) percent bonus;
(5) Projects providing at least fifty (50) percent of their required parking
underground or within the building: twenty (20) percent bonus;
(f) Maximum development coverage: maximum coverage by impervious surfaces seventy-
five (75) percent; provided, that through the use of any combination of the mechanisms
listed in subsections (e)(1) through (5) of this section, up to ninety-five (95) percent
maximum development coverage may be allowed;
(g) Maximum building height: thirty-five (35) feet;
(h) There is no maximum density for residential as a secondary use.
20.96.080 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Parking shall meet the standards of Chapter 20.48 BMC. and the following requirements:
(a) Parking may not exceed two (2) stalls per residential dwelling unit;
(b) On-site parking requirements for a permitted or a conditional use may be reduced by up to
forty (40) percent, provided it can be demonstrated through a parking analysis that the reduction
would decrease impervious surface area, and the reduction would not cause parking to spill over
into adjacent areas.
20.97.080 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Parking shall meet the standards of Chapter 20.48 BMC, except required parking may be reduced
or waived by the Director in the watershed (WS) zone in order to reduce impervious surface
area.
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Published for
May 28
Study Session
Comments
Item B11
From: Travis Merrigan <bikebremerton@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 6:16 PM
To: City Council <City.Council@ci.bremerton.wa.us>
Cc: Garrett Jackson <Garrett.Jackson@ci.bremerton.wa.us>
Subject: Parking for the Comp Plan: Support the plan approved unanimously by Planning Commission
Greetings City Council,
I encourage you to support the parking plan that was unanimously approved by the
Planning Commission, which you'll discuss at the May 28 Study Session.
The new parking rules are a step towards addressing one of Bremerton's primary
opportunities/problems: we need more housing in the city. Removing the onerous parking
requirements make low-cost housing easier and less expensive to build. Bremerton's new
regulations will go a little bit further than the new state law requires, and that's good.
To be clear, the new rules do NOT limit landowners or developers from making new parking
- they can build as much parking as they want. But it eliminates the government mandate
the if you build housing or a new business, you must build a minimum amount of parking.
Creating parking isn't free, and current parking minimums increase the cost for
entrepreneurs and housing developers.
Prior to this action, City Council has moved to open our city to new development. You
increased height limits in many parts of the city, and already tentatively removed parking
minimums from businesses. Congratulations for saying YES to development of all kinds!
Tomorrow, you'll discuss the parking plan that is one of the final pieces of an excellent
2044 Comprehensive Plan. I urge you to approve the recommendations of the Planning
Commissions.
Kudos to both Planning Manager Garrett Jackson, who skillfully guided the process. And to
Planning Commissioner Erik Pedersen, who has pushed for reductions for his entire time
on the Planning Commission.
Thank you,
Travis Merrigan
Bremerton
2025 – 2026 City Council Goals & Priorities
As established by input at the Joint Planning Session on February 8, 2025
Community & Employee Engagement
1.Increase public engagement
i.Develop Community Outreach Policy
ii.Public outreach pre-budget season
iii.Re-establish outreach program with High Schools within Bremerton City Limits
Economic Development
2.Continue work with the Greater Kitsap Chamber, Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, Downtown
Bremerton Association, etc. to promote economic development initiatives
3.Promote economic development initiatives
i.Main Street Certification
ii.Historic preservation policy
iii.Chronically vacant building policy development
iv.Incentives & funding to include but not limited to commercial areas
a.Wheaton Way Corridor
b.Charleston District
c.Harrison Heights
4.Develop Annexation Strategy in collaboration with Kitsap County
5.Update Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Policies and Procedures
Housing Equity
6.Ensure rental housing standards are met
7.Set Policy for surplussing excess city-owned parcels for affordable housing projects
8.Support creative humane housing solutions for wide variety of housing types
i.Support community partners in development of low-barrier hybrid shelter and low-income housing
ii.Continue to evaluate and adopt regulations that foster the development of housing for low income
and support creation of “missing middle” housing
iii.Review Multi-Family Tax Exemption Policy
iv.Develop policies and ordinances that address displacement impacts to low-income
residents in all housing types, including manufactured homes and mobile home parks
Parks and Environmental Stewardship
9.Develop policies that encourage environmental stewardship
10.Continue support of Kitsap Lake Water Quality Program
11.Support sustainable funding for Parks operation
12.Manage the watershed for water quality
i.Update Utility Lands Management Plan
Public Safety and Support
13.Increase public safety funding
14.Communicate impact of current public safety policies and programs
C1
Transportation and Multimodal Support
15. Increase residential street maintenance funding
16. Establish ranking system for scoring transportation projects in collaboration with Public Works
17. Prioritize multimodal connectivity
i. Trail network throughout Bremerton
ii. Development of Jarstad Park to Kitsap Lake Trail
iii. Warren Ave bridge
iv. Develop data-based traffic-calming policy prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists
18. Prioritize Council-initiated Public Works Policies
19. Update the Complete Streets Ordinance including a resident-led commission
2025 – 2026 City Council Goals & Priorities
As established by input at the Joint Planning Session on February 8, 2025
Community & Employee Engagement
1.Increase public engagement
i.Develop Community Outreach Policy
ii.Public outreach pre-budget season
iii.Re-establish outreach program with High Schools within Bremerton City Limits
Economic Development
2.Continue work with the Greater Kitsap Chamber, Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, Downtown
Bremerton Association, etc. to promote economic development initiatives
3.Promote economic development initiatives
i.Main Street Certification
ii.Historic preservation policy
iii.Chronically vacant building policy development
iv.Incentives & funding to include but not limited to commercial areas
a.Wheaton Way Corridor
b.Charleston District
c.Harrison Heights
4.Develop Annexation Strategy in collaboration with Kitsap County
5.Update Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Policies and Procedures
Housing Equity
6.Ensure rental housing standards are met
7.Set Policy for surplussing excess city-owned parcels for affordable housing projects
8.Support creative humane housing solutions for wide variety of housing types
i.Support community partners in development of low-barrier hybrid shelter and low-income housing
ii.Continue to evaluate and adopt regulations that foster the development of housing for low income
and support creation of “missing middle” housing
iii.Review Multi-Family Tax Exemption Policy
iv.Develop policies and ordinances that address displacement impacts to low-income
residents in all housing types, including manufactured homes and mobile home parks
Parks and Environmental Stewardship
9.Develop policies that encourage environmental stewardship
10.Continue support of Kitsap Lake Water Quality Program
11.Support sustainable funding for Parks operation
12.Manage the watershed for water quality
i.Update Utility Lands Management Plan
Public Safety and Support
13.Increase public safety funding
14.Communicate impact of current public safety policies and programs
C2
Transportation and Multimodal Support
15. Increase residential street maintenance funding
16. Establish ranking system for scoring transportation projects in collaboration with Public Works
17. Prioritize multimodal connectivity
i. Trail network throughout Bremerton
ii. Development of Jarstad Park to Kitsap Lake Trail
iii. Warren Ave bridge
iv. Develop data-based traffic-calming policy prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists
18. Prioritize Council-initiated Public Works Policies
19. Update the Complete Streets Ordinance including a resident-led commission