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Tree Protection in Kitsap County, WA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Kitsap County, Washington.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kitsap County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Parkway Planting

Kitsap County requires street trees along all public and private streets classified as principal or minor arterial, collector, sub-collector or local access roads for new land segregations processed in unincorporated county areas. Trees go in the road right-of-way, access tract, or front yard, spaced at least one per twenty-five feet of frontage and no more than thirty-five feet apart, installed before final plat approval or certificate of occupancy.

Kitsap County Street Tree Planting Standards

Some Restrictions

Kitsap County Code ยง 16.24.040(G)(3)

Street trees, landscaping and stormwater consistent with Titles 12 and 17 shall be provided along all public and private streets that meet the criteria for classification as a principal or minor arterial, collector or local sub-collector and local access roads as determined by the Kitsap County Road Standards. Street trees shall be located in the road right-of-way or access tract, or the front ...

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