December 2009 Comprehensive Plan

On December 2, 2009, the Poulsbo City Council adopted the 2009 Comprehensive Plan by approving an adopting ordinance and exhibits (see 2009-14).  Upon this adoption, the December 2009 Comprehensive Plan became effective December 16, 2009. 

Poulsbo’s Comprehensive Plan is a policy and legal document that reflects the community’s desires, goals and needs for the future, within the context of the requirements of the Growth Management Act.  The City Council’s action came at the end of an 11 month intensive public review process which included hearings before both the Poulsbo Planning Commission and City Council.  Visit the meeting information page under Quick Links for all meeting and hearing minutes related to the draft comprehensive plan’s public process.

Any person or party with standing may appeal the adopted December 2009 Comprehensive Plan per the procedures and requirements of the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board.  The 60-day appeal period began December 12, 2009.

The December 2009 Comprehensive Plan can be downloaded and reviewed by selecting from the links below.  This document is rather large so it has been broken down into smaller documents for ease of downloading.  You will need to download all of the following links to get the document in its entirety.

A hard copy of the adopted plan is also available at the Poulsbo Library and the Poulsbo Planning Department.  CDs of the December 2009 Comprehensive Plan are available for purchase at the Poulsbo Planning Department.

To view these documents you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.0 or greater.

If you have any questions concerning the adopted December 2009 City of Poulsbo Comprehensive Plan, please contact the Poulsbo Planning Department at (360) 779-3006 or planninginfo@cityofpoulsbo.com.
DECEMBER 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONTENTS

	Title Pages
	Chapter 1 - Introduction

	Chapter 2 - Land Use (1.45 MB)
	Chapter 3 - Community Character
	Chapter 4 - Transportation (2.5 MB)
	Chapter 5 - Natural Environment (3.5 MB)
	Chapter 6 - Capital Facilities
	Chapter 7 - Housing
	Chapter 8 - Parks, Recreation and Open Space (1.9 MB)
	Chapter 9 - Economic Development
	Chapter 10 - Utilities (1.3 MB)
	Chapter 11 - Participation, Implementation and Evaluation

Section 2: CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN (PDF)
Section 3: LAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND EVALUATION
(2.7 MB PDF)
Section 4: APPENDICES AND REFERENCES (PDF)

	Appendix A - Technical and Background Data   • Appendix A-1 Population, Housing and Employment Trends   • Appendix A-2 Existing Land Use Inventory
	Appendix B - City of Poulsbo Functional Plans   • Appendix B-1 2007 Water System Plan (12.5 MB)   • Appendix B-1 MOU between the City of Poulsbo and Kitsap PUD#1   • Appendix B-2 2008 Sanitary Sewer System Plan (40 MB)   • Appendix B-3 2008 Storm Water Management Plan (22 MB)   • Appendix B-4 2006 Transportation Plan Update (1.1 MB)   • Appendix B-5 2006 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan (2 MB)
	Appendix C - Land Development Review and Evaluation   • Appendix C-1 Residential Density Calculations from 2002 - 2008   • Appendix C-2 Poulsbo 2008 Land Capacity Analysis Tables   • Appendix C-3 KRCC Countywide Planning Policies and Reasonable Measures (6 MB)