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Permit comparison

Fence permits on the Kitsap Peninsula, office by office

Same project, different office. Each row is what that office's own page says, with the rule quoted on its guide.

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What each office says

Fence permits by authority. Each rule is quoted on that authority's guide, with the date we read its page.
AuthorityWhat its page says
City of PoulsboDepends on the project

The City of Poulsbo does not require a building permit for a fence 7 feet and under, and does require one for a fence over 7 feet high.

Read the quoted ruleRead

City of Bainbridge IslandDepends on the project

The City of Bainbridge Island lists "Fences not over 7 feet high" as work that does not need a building permit.

Read the quoted ruleRead

City of Bremerton

See City of Bremerton: its permit page publishes this.

City of Port Orchard

See City of Port Orchard: its permit page publishes this.

Kitsap County Department of Community DevelopmentDepends on the project

On Kitsap County DCD's "Do I Need a Building Permit?" tool, a fence over 7 feet needs a permit, and over 6 feet near a critical area or buffer.

Read the quoted ruleRead

The offices publish their own lists, and the wording and thresholds are not the same. Read the quoted rule on the guide for your office, and do not carry a number from one office to another.

Sources

Where this comes from

City of Poulsbo

  1. City of Poulsbo: Do I Need a Building Permit? (handout)poulsbo.gov · read
  2. City of Poulsbo: Fences in Residential Zones (handout)poulsbo.gov · read
  3. City of Poulsbo: Building Departmentpoulsbo.gov · read

City of Bainbridge Island

  1. City of Bainbridge Island: Work Exempt from Permitting (bulletin)bainbridgewa.gov · read
  2. City of Bainbridge Island: When Do I Need a Building Permit? (handout)bainbridgewa.gov · read
  3. City of Bainbridge Island: Building Divisionbainbridgewa.gov · read
  4. City of Bainbridge Island: Permittingbainbridgewa.gov · read

Kitsap County Department of Community Development

  1. Kitsap County DCD: Do I Need a Building Permit? (online tool)kitsap.gov · read
  2. Kitsap County DCD: Permit Serviceskitsap.gov · read
  3. Kitsap County DCD: Start Herekitsap.gov · read

Compiled from the published rules of the offices above; oldest source checked

Next steps

Plan the project, then the permit

JKM pulls the permit as part of the job

Call Ian Laughlin at (206) 226-1988, or send the address and the scope. We find the right office and take it from there.

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