Pritchard Park will be open to off-leash dogs under voice command all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as well as Saturdays before noon. The ordinance was approved by a City Council vote Tuesday night.

The off-leash ordinance will go into effect as soon as the city can post signs. The city also plans to add mutt mitt locations and additional trash cans to the park.

Pritchard Park is owned by the city, but is planned to transfer to the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Parks District later this year. The parks district does not allow off-leash dogs except in designated off-leash areas, including the Strawberry Hill Dog Park.

The off-leash amendment will end two weeks before the park is transferred to the park district.