Tree Protection in Kitsap County, WA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Kitsap County, Washington.
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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 RestrictionsKitsap County Code § 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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