After public concern that the county ordinance lacks a definition for “site‑built residence,” the board directed staff and the county attorney to draft comprehensive ordinance revisions; the directive follows a contested modular‑home approval and is expected to take several months with CMPDD assistance.

At a June 2 work study, Kitsap County planners proposed 2026 administrative code edits including adding co‑living to the group‑living definition, clarifying multifamily to include side‑by‑side units, correcting tree‑canopy math, and codifying two director's interpretations; commissioners asked staff to remove the proposed deletion of the seldom‑used master‑planning chapter from this package for further review.

Council revises codes to clarify housing definitions and exempt certain projects from reviews.

Planning board member critiques current classification of residential structures in Boulder.

Board questions clarity on open space definitions and public access within private properties.

Council introduced for first reading zoning code amendments to clarify what counts as a kitchen, efficiency kitchen and wet bar for ADU/JADU/SB9 compliance and adopted objective design standards for infill residential projects to ensure consistent, enforceable design outcomes.