Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

I'm calling to order the August 17th, 2026 Bremerton Regular Planning Commission meeting. The first item on the agenda is a roll call to confirm we have a quorum.

Next up is approval of the agenda as presented.

All right, next up is approval of the July minutes. Do we have a motion to approve the minutes of the July 20th, 2026 meeting?

This commission will offer a vote to approve the meetings of July 26th.

Okay, the public hearing tonight reviews a zoning code amendment application by the Bremerton Housing Authority. requesting to amend BMC twenty point four six point zero nine zero temporary encampment permits the Planning Commission will review the staff presentation and receive public testimony before providing a formal recommendation to the City Council on the pending zoning code amendment presenting is Garrett Jackson planning manager with the city of Bremerton

Thank you, Mr. Jackson. It's my understanding from the materials presented that the applicant does not wish to provide a statement at this time. I will now open this portion of the hearing to public testimony. We ask that you state your name for the record and please limit your comments to three minutes or less. A timer will be used. Please come up to the podium and wait to be recognized if you're on zoom Please raise your hand and wait to be recognized Please direct your comments to the Planning Commission. This is not a question and answer period Audience members, please be respectful of the

Pause the time. Just a second. There's a lot of people talking over the person at the podium. Please stop that. I'll stop the time next time. That's not fair to Mr. Simpson. Thank you.

Is there anybody on Zoom with their hands up? We can go back to you, sir.

Is there anyone else for public comment? Okay, I now close public testimony. and I'll open the floor for planning commissioners to deliberate on the proposed zoning code amendments, including any clarifying questions on the material from city staff or the applicant.

Mr. Garrett, we're here for a zoning change. Did the Housing Authority approached the Department of Community Development prior to purchasing that property, talking about the zoning, et cetera.

regardless of how we vote here and recommend the city council will most likely also consider this and i think it might help it would help my understanding of this issue and it might move us forward as a community uh I was wondering, I would like to know more about Brevard and Housing Authority's criteria for, so back in 2024, we voted on zoning change to allow these pallet shelters across like 40 percent of the city and the applicant has said that that none of that area there was no sites in that area that met their criteria for for what they were trying to do I think it would help my understa

Mr. Chairman, I'm moved to recommend that the City Council not adapt the proposed amendments to the Bremerton Miss Municipal Code chapter 20.46 based on the staff report in the findings and conclusions presented in Appendix E.

Excuse me. Can everybody please sit down? Please sit down. Okay, excuse me. The public portion of this meeting is now closed. Let's move on to our business meeting. Do we have a chair report? Chair report? No? Oh, yeah, thank you. I'm the vice chair. I don't have a report tonight. Do any other commissioners have a report?

DIRECTOR? NO REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR. OLD BUSINESS?

okay the next regular meeting of the planning commission will be held on september 21st 2026. uh thank you this meeting is adjourned