Workshop on development rights Oct. 23


October 5, 2012 · Updated 12:44 PM 

PORT ORCHARD — The Kitsap County Planning Commission hosts a workshop, “Transfer of Development Rights,” Oct. 23, 10 a.m., in the Kitsap County Commissioners Chambers, 619 Division St., Port Orchard.

For more information, contact Katrina Knutson, senior planner, kknutson@co.kitsap.wa.us, (360) 337−5777.

According to planners, the workshop is suited for real estate agents, developers, and property owners.

Four presentations will be given regarding different areas and perspectives of Transfer of Development Rights:
— TDRs on a State Level and why they are Important for Washington State, by the state Department of Commerce.
— Market Basics of TDRs, by King County’s TDR program manager.
— TDRs from the Conservation Perspective, by Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy).
— Kitsap County’s TDR Sending Site Proposal, by the Department of Community Development.

 

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