Fix The Code Bainbridge Island
Working together to fix the city code and maintain the quality of life for Islands residents.
Crematories Need To Be Regulated
The current Bainbridge Island City Code lacks regulations for the construction and operation of crematoria, including setbacks from residential areas, environmental protection measures, and necessary safety requirements.
What Should City Council Do?
At a minimum, adopt Kitsap County Code 17.415.105B: No mortuary or crematorium in conjunction with a cemetery is permitted within two hundred feet of a lot in a residential zone.
Why Does This Matter?
Plans are being pursued to construct a crematory at Hillcrest Cemetery on Old Mill Road on Bainbridge Island.
This is a residential area. The proposed crematory construciton site is within 30 feet of a designated wetland, 200 feet of eight residential properties with occupied homes and one commercial farm.
The Proposed Hillcrest Crematorium Is Within:
Feet of a designated wetland
Eight residential properties and one commercial produce farm
Of twenty residential properties and the Cougar Creek Watershed
Blakely Harbor Elementary School
How Should The Code Be Fixed?
At minimum, the Bainbridge Island City Code should reflect the same requirements detailed in the Kitsap County Code.
Kitsap County Code 17.415.105 States:
No mortuary or crematorium in conjunction with a cemetery is permitted within two hundred feet of a lot in a residential zone.
Why doesn’t the Kitsap County Code Apply on Bainbridge Island?
In 1991 the City of Bainbridge Island and an all-island government was established, incorporating all areas of the island into the City of Bainbridge Island. At that time, the City Code came into effect and the Kitsap County Code was no longer valid on the island.
Get Involved
Attend The Public Hearing
May 28, 2024 at 6 pm.
Location: Council Chambers, 280 Madison Ave., Bainbridge Island, WA
If you are unable to attend, comments can be submitted to the council e-mail, council@bainbridgewa.gov or to the city clerk at cityclerk@bainbridgewa.gov
Contact Your City Manager
Contact Your City Council Members
Joe Deets, jdeets@bainbridgewa.gov
Jon Quitslund, quitslund@bainbridgewa.gov
Ashley Matthews, amathews@bainbridgewa.gov
Brenda Fantroy-Johnson, fantroy-johnson@bainbridgewa.gov
Kirsten Hytopoulos, khytopoulos@bainbridgewa.gov
Clarence Moriwaki, cmoriwaki@bainbridgewa.gov
Leslie Schneider, lschneider@bainbridgewa.gov