PRELIMINARY DRAFT – Comments no longer accepted.
from Part IV Implementation Plan:
Environment Vision Statement DRAFT
The communities in the Greater Hansville Area coexist with abundant natural resources, providing residents maximum opportunities to access and view a healthy natural environment and the native plants and animals living here. New development is constructed and maintained using techniques and practices that protect healthy, functioning ecosystems and are planned to ensure fish and wildlife habitats are maintained and wildlife corridors are preserved. Similarly, forest practices are encouraged and supported in an environmentally sensitive manner that maintains ecosystem health and the natural beauty of the area. Programs and services, such as educational programs and expanded waste disposal services, exist which support local residents in continuing stewardship of the area’s environmental health, beauty and abundance.
Goals and Policies DRAFT
GOAL A: Preserve and Enhance Forests, Streams, and
Shorelines
POLICY 1:
Minimize negative impact of forest practices in order to preserve wildlife
habitat and eliminate clear-cutting.
POLICY 2:
Explore options for limiting light pollution.
POLICY 3:
Improve Finn Creek function and reduce negative impacts of flooding.
ACTION 1:
Improve Finn Creek tidal gates and/or allow stream to meander on County
park property. (Coordination: KC Parks, Public Works)
GOAL B: Reduce Nuisances and Environmental
Contamination
POLICY 1:
Provide options for recycling yard waste and limiting debris burning.
POLICY 2:
Streamline process for nuisance and contamination issues.
POLICY 3:
Require stormwater to be retained on site or conveyed appropriately.
ACTION 1:
Coordinate code enforcement and prosecutor’s office.
(Coordination: Prosecutor, DCD)
GOAL C: Improve Stewardship of Privately Owned
Resource and Agricultural Lands
POLICY 1:
Educate property owners on on-site septic maintenance, living with wildlife,
living near shorelines.
Comments are no longer being accepted on this preliminary Draft.
Questions:
Pete Sullivan
Associate Planner
EMAIL: psulliva@co.kitsap.wa.us
MAIL: Kitsap County Dept. of Community Development
619 Division St. MS-36
Port Orchard, WA 98366
