Kitsap County, WA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

010 as the occupant of a single-family residence or duplex, or the owner of a multifamily residence, office, commercial building, vacant building or unimproved land whose property touches the sidewalk. "Sidewalk" is limited to a walk that has been accepted into the county road system, meaning the county carries no maintenance obligation for it until acceptance. 020 shifts day-to-day upkeep to the abutter: the sidewalk must be kept free of snow, ice, structures, obstructions, grease, oil and vegetation. 030 declares any breach of the chapter a public nuisance, enforceable either by a mandatory injunction brought by a neighboring landowner or by the Kitsap County prosecuting attorney, who may commence abatement, removal and enjoinment proceedings directly in court.

This chapter applies only within unincorporated Kitsap County; Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island enforce their own sidewalk codes. The rule traces to Ordinance 102, adopted in 1985, and has not been substantively amended since.