On Tuesday, October 29th, a users group meeting was held to discuss water access at Ancich Waterfront Park. You can listen to the meeting recording here.
The Gig Harbor Civic Center is now open to the general public for all services. All persons who enter City facilities are required to wear facial coverings if they are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Visitors who are not vaccinated will be offered a disposable facial covering upon entering the facilities and/or have the option to conduct their business in a virtual setting, through email, or over the phone. City staff will not be verifying the vaccina...
Responding to growing plastic bag pollution, the Washington State Legislature in 2020 passed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags that is scheduled to take effect on October 1. This new law supersedes the City's "Bring Your Own Bag" Ordinance.
The new State law was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2021, but was delayed due to COVID-19 precautions. Once the new law goes into effect, Washington state will:
With campaign season heating up for the August Primary and November General Elections, it's important to remember that the City's Sign Code needs to be observed for all temporary signs on public and private property.
There are regulations which govern the allowable sign area, the number of temporary signs allowed and the maximum duration a temporary sign may be displayed. Signs installed without a permit are subject to civil penalty charges.
Permits to place ...
The City Celebrates the Return of Summer Series in Skansie Park: Join us for Tuesday Night Concerts and Friday Night Movies
The City of Gig Harbor Tourism Department is pleased to announce the return of the much-loved summer series of concerts and movies at Skansie Brothers Park for 2021. Due to state guidelines, both series were unable to occur in 2020, and both are well-love...
The City of Gig Harbor issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11-WAC) for the following project:
Applications PL-REZ-21-0001/PL-SEPA-21-0007 – Smith Rezone
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The applicant is proposing to expand the Haven of Rest Cemetery to the parcel immediately north of the existing cemetery site. The subject site is a 10.07 acre site located in the R-2 Medium-Density Residential zoning district. A “cemetery” use of land is...
The proposal is to install a public art project honoring the first peoples at this location. The piece is titled “Our fisherman, Our guardian”. The artwork which is proposed to be mounted to a concrete base and will consist of a carved house post not exce...
The applicant proposes to divide an existing vacant 5.84-acre parcel into eight (8) lots for single-family residential development. The subdivision will also include a public access road, one storm tract, two access tracts, and two open space tracts to ac...
The City of Gig Harbor, Washington, is requesting proposals from well qualified attorneys interested in serving as the Presiding Judge for the City of Gig Harbor Municipal Court. The deadline for submittals is September 1, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
Please review the Request for Proposals for more details.
The Ben B. Cheney Foundation has withdrawn its application for a development agreement for the One Harbor Point project. No additional City review or processing will occur on this application. This project page will be deactivated in 30 days.