We realize that our customers are not always familiar with the terminology used within the land use and development industry. If you encounter an unfamiliar term, we are hopeful that you will find this abridged Good-To-Know list helpful.
When you click on a term below you will be directed to the Kitsap County Code's (KCC) definition for that term. If a definition is not listed within KCC, you will be directed to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary's definition.
To search, please scroll through the terms, or use the "Click To Search" below to select the first letter of the word. The page will open to that alphabetical section.
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A
Abutting
Access
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)
Accessory living quarters
Adjacent
Adjoining
Adult family home
Alley
Alluvial soil
Applicant
Appurtenances
Aquifer recharge areas
Arterial
Awning
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B
Baffle
Bed and breakfast house
Berm
Best management practice (BMP)
Bioretention facilities
Bioswale
BMP
Boarding house
Breezeway
BSBL (building setback line)
Buffer or buffering
Building
Building coverage
Building height
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C
Carport
Channel
Clearing
Compensation
Complete Application
Compost
Comprehensive plan
Conditional use
Contractor’s storage yard
Conversion option harvest plan
Covenant
Critical Areas
Culvert
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D
Danger Trees
Density
Density, maximum
Density, minimum
Detention facility
Development
Discharge
Diversion
Drainage plan
Dwelling unit
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E
Easement
Enhancement
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F
Feasible
Fence, sight-obscuring, or sight-obscuring fence
Fill or Filling
Footprint
Forestry
Frontage
Functional soils
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G
Garage, private
Geologically Hazardous Areas
Grade or grading
Gross floor area
Grubbing
Guesthouse
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H
Habitable area
Hardscaping
Hard surface
Hearing examiner
Heavy equipment
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I
Immediate vicinity
Impervious surface
Infill development
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J
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K
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L
Land Disturbing Activity
Landscaping
Large on-site sewage system (LOSS)
Livestock
Lot
Lot area
Lot coverage
Lot line
Lot line, front or front lot line
Lot line, rear or rear lot line
Lot line, side or side lot line
Lot of record
Low impact development (LID)
Low impact development best management practices (LID BMPs)
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M
Maintain
Manufactured home
Manufacturing and fabrication
Master plan
Mitigation
Mixed-use development
Mobile home
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N
Native growth protection easement
Native vegetation
Net developable area
Nuisance
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O
Open space
Ordinary high water mark
Owner
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P
Parcel
Parking space
Parking space, compact or compact parking space
Pedestrian-friendly street
Pedestrian walkways
Performance-based development (PBD)
Permeable pavement
Permitted use
Pier
Porch
Premises
Prohibited use
Project permit or project permit application
Public facilities
Public sewer system
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Riparian Area
