2021 Building Code Implementation

Port Orchard – The State Building Code Council voted on September 15, 2023, to delay the effective date of the 2021 building codes until March 15, 2024.

Kitsap County Department of Community Development (DCD) will continue to accept applications based on the existing 2018 codes until 11:59 PM on March 14, 2024. To be vested under the 2018 building code a complete application must be submitted by this date, with all necessary documentation to complete the review.

For more information regarding the delay, please visit the Washington State Building Code Council website at https://www.sbcc.wa.gov.

September 25, 2023
CONTACT: David Kinley, Chief Building Official, Kitsap County Community Development