PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend has seen a barrage of public comments opposing changes to zoning, likely to result in increased density, during its final stages of deliberating on the adoption of its 2025 comprehensive plan.

The primary issues of concern stem from proposed amendments to Port Townsend Municipal Code Chapter 17, on land use.

Specifically, changes would increase the minimum and maximum number of housing units per 40,000 square feet in R-II zones, the most common residential zones in Port Townsend.

Staff presented the council with proposed maximums of 32 or 48 units per 40,000 square feet, up from the current maximum of eight units.

“The push for density is based on the idea that more market-rate housing will address our housing needs and that we get there by eff

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