Port Orchard considers raising fees on developers to build new parks

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The city of Port Orchard is looking to dramatically increase the impact fees it charges homebuilders and developers to help pay for existing parks and develop new parks in the city.

The city currently charges builders $811 per single-family home and $584 per multi-family unit. The city is proposing raising fees to $6,658 per single-family home and $4,689 per multifamily unit in a building with five or more units.

The fees have not been adjusted since 2011, said Nick Bond, community development director. Any changes would have to be approved by a vote of the Port Orchard City Council.

City leaders say Port Orchard is facing a historic level of residential building. A recent presentation to school district leaders by Bond projects 2,103 new housing units between April 2021 and March 2025. Projected growth for 2026 and beyond is nearly 3,000 housing units.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/port-orchard-considers-raising-fees-on-developers-to-build-new-parks/ar-AAYnpp1

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1. Port Orchard and the unincorporated Kitsap county has been expanding faster than infrastructure.

This has been going on for the last fifteen years. Traffic out here is bad and getting worse. The roads need addressed. There is only one high school and it is outdated. This is the county seat.

I moved out here fifteen years ago, into a place in uncorporated Kitsap county right next to the city proper. It was rural and quiet. Since then there have been three housing developments (100+ houses) and two huge apartment complexes built. Currently, two more huge housing developments are being built, one to the east of us and the other to the west.

It is not quiet here anymore. I am afraid to even go for a walk on the road in front of my house. The cars and truck now travel way faster than the 25mph posted speed limit.

And that's just this little section of the county, not including what has and is being built in Port Orchard proper.