HomeMy WebLinkAbout2797ORDINANCE NO. 2 7 9 7
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington,
bifurcating the commercial residential and community
shopping district zoning regulations, and amending
Ordinance No. 1709, as amended, and amending Title
17 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES ORDAIN as
follows:
Section 1. Article IV, Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1709, as amended, and Chapter
17.24 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Article I of Ordinance No. 1709, as most recently amended by Section 1
of Ordinance No. 2715, and Section 17.01.010 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are
amended to read as follows:
17.01.010 Purpose. This comprehensive Ordinance is adopted for the following
purposes:
A. To divide the City into zones and districts restricting and regulating therein the
location, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures and land for
residential, business, commercial, manufacturing, public, and other specified uses.
B. To protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, commercial,
and manufacturing areas within the City, and to promote the orderly development of such
areas.
C. To regulate the intensity of use of lots and parcels of land, and to determine
the area of open spaces surrounding buildings necessary to provide adequate light, air,
privacy, and access to property.
D. To limit congestion in the public streets and to protect the public health, safety,
convenience, and general welfare by providing for off - street parking of motor vehicles and
for the loading and unloading of commercial vehicles.
E. To establish building lines and the location of buildings designed for
residential, commercial, manufacturing, or other uses within such lines.
F. To prevent the overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures so
far as is possible and is appropriate in each district, by regulating the use and the bulk of
buildings in relation to the land surrounding them.
G. To provide protection from fire, explosion, noxious fumes, and other hazards
in the interest of public health, safety, comfort, and general welfare.
H. To prevent such additions to, and alteration or remodeling of, existing
buildings or structures as would not comply with the restrictions and limitations imposed
hereunder.
I. To prohibit uses, buildings, or structures which are incompatible with the
character of development or the permitted uses within specified zoning districts.
J. To conserve the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the City.
K. To define and to limit the powers and duties of the administrative officers and
bodies as provided herein.
L. Zoning Intentions:
1. RS -7 Zone - The purpose of the RS -7 District is to create and preserve
urban single - family residential neighborhoods consisting of predominantly single - family
homes on standard Townsite -size lots. Uses which are compatible with and functionally
related to a single - family residential environment may also be located in this district.
2. RS -9 Zone - The purpose of the RS -9 District is to create and preserve
suburban single- family residential neighborhoods consisting of predominantly single- family
homes on larger than standard Townsite -size lots. Uses that are compatible with and
functionally related to a single - family residential environment may be located in this District.
3. RMD Zone - This zone is the designated area for a medium zoning
district, which allows a mix of single - family, duplexes and apartments at a density greater
than single- family neighborhoods but less than the RHD District. The permitted uses in the
RMD Zone are also intended to be more restrictive than the RHD Zone. Commercial uses
are not considered to be compatible.
4. RHD Zone - This zone is the designated area for multi - family
residential structures. Compatible uses may be allowed on Conditional Use Permits, but the
zone is still regarded as a residential area, where commercial enterprises are not generally
felt to be compatible.
5. PRD District - This District is to provide alternative zoning regulations
which permit and encourage design flexibility, conservation of natural amenities, and
innovation in residential developments. It is intended that a Planned Residential Development
will result in a residential environment of higher quality than traditional lot -by -lot
development by use of a design process which includes within the site design all the
components of a residential neighborhood, such as open space, circulation, building types,
and natural features, in a manner consonant with the public health, safety, and welfare. It
is also intended that a Planned Residential Development may combine a number of land use
decisions such as conditional use permits, rezones, and subdivisions into a single project
review process to encourage timely public hearings and decisions and to provide for more
open space and transitional housing densities than is required or may be permitted between
single - family and multi- family zoning districts. The consolidation of permit reviews does not
exempt applicant(s) from meeting the regulations and submitting the fees and applications
normally required for the underlying permit processes.
6. RTP Zone - This zone is intended for mobile home occupancies only.
Conventional dwellings are excluded, but the area is regarded as essentially residential in
character.
7. OC Zone - It is for those business, office, administrative, or
professional uses which do not involve the retail sale of goods, but rather provide a service
to clients, the provision of which does not create high traffic volumes, involve extended hours
of operation, or contain impacts that would be detrimental to adjacent residential areas.
8. CN Zone - The purpose of the Neighborhood Commercial District,
which shall also be known as CN, is to create and preserve areas for business that provide
the goods and services for the day -to -day needs of the surrounding residential areas. Such
a District shall be located and designed to encourage both pedestrian and vehicular access and
to be compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods.
9. CSD C 1 CR Zone - This zoning is essentially the same as the CN
District with the difference being lack of planned development as a single project. It
represents those areas where businesses occur on small sites and are of the type providing
goods and services required daily by the surrounding residential zones.
10. CSD C2 CSD Zone - This zone is also oriented primarily to those
businesses serving the immediate needs of the surrounding residential zones but is slightly
less restrictive than the CSD C 1 CR zone and as such provides a transition area from the
most restrictive commercial zones to those of lesser restrictions.
11. CBD Zone - To strengthen and preserve the area commonly known as
the Downtown for major retail, service, financial, and commercial operations that serve the
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entire community, the regional market, and tourists. It is further the purpose of this District
to establish standards to improve pedestrian access and amenities and to increase public
enjoyment of the shoreline.
12. ACD Zone - To create and preserve areas for business serving the
entire City that need an arterial location because of the nature of the business or intensity of
traffic generated.
13. LI Zone - To create and preserve areas for industrial uses in a planned,
park -like setting, in close proximity to airports and highways.
14. M -2 Zone - The least restrictive industrial area intended to be the area
in which heavy industry could develop causing the least friction with other land uses.
15. PBP Zone - A zoning designation for publicly -owned property, or
property not suitable for development by reason of its topography, geology, or some unusual
condition or situation. Much of the land so designated may best be left as "green belts ".
16. Bed and Breakfast Conditional Use - The purpose of the bed and
breakfast conditional use is to ensure the bed and breakfast is compatible with its surrounding
properties, and when located in a residential neighborhood, to preserve the residential
character of the neighborhood and the surrounding residences.
17. Home Occupation Conditional Use - The purpose of the Home
Occupation Conditional Use is to ensure that an occupation or business undertaken within a
dwelling unit located in a residential use district is incidental to the primary use and is
compatible with the residential character of the neighborhood.
18. Retail Stand Conditional Use - The purpose of this Chapter is to ensure
that retail stands are appropriately located in the commercial and public building areas, are
compatible with the uses allowed in such areas, are conducive to the public health, safety,
and welfare, and promote the diversity of retail stand activity.
19. Adult Entertainment Conditional Use - The purpose of this Chapter is
to ensure that adult entertainment businesses are appropriately located and operated within
the City of Port Angeles, are compatible with uses allowed within the City, and are
conducive to the public health, safety, and welfare.
20. Elderly Housing Conditional Use - In order to provide adequate
facilities and environment for elderly persons in the City of Port Angeles, special provisions
are needed and shall be established and maintained.
Section 3. There is hereby created Chapter 17.21 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code
to read as follows:
Chapter 17.21
CR - COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
17.21.010 Purpose.
17.21.040 Permitted Uses.
17.21.160 Conditional Uses.
17.21.200 Development Standards.
17.21.210 Off - street Parking.
17.21.220 Signs Permitted.
17.21.230 Design and Landscaping.
17.21.010 Purpose.
A. CR Zone - This zoning is essentially the same as the CN District with the
differences being lack of planned development as a single project. It represents those areas
where businesses occur on small sites and are of the type providing goods and services
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required daily by the surrounding residential zones.
17.21.040 Permitted Uses.
1. Adult family home and supported living arrangements.
2. Apartments.
3. Bakery shops.
4. Banks, financial institutions.
5. Barber shops, beauty shops.
6. Business and professional offices.
7. Child day care centers and preschools.
8. Delicatessens, grocery stores, supermarkets.
9. Drug stores, pharmacies.
10. Frozen food or cold storage lockers.
11. Hardware stores.
12. Medical, dental offices and clinics.
13. Multi- family dwellings, apartments, duplexes, dormitories.
14. Repair services, such as appliance repair, shoe repair, and TV and stereo
repair services.
15. Residential care facilities.
16. Restaurants, cafeterias.
17. Self- service laundries.
18. Single - family residences.
19. Specialty shops: gift, florist, hobby, antique.
17.21.160 Conditional Uses.
1. Gasoline service islands, accessory to convenience or grocery stores.
2. Bed and breakfast establishments, provided that at least one -half of the
bedrooms are devoted solely for transient business.
3. Churches.
4. Fire Stations.
5. Group homes and hospices.
6. Off - street parking lots.
7. Utility buildings and structures.
8. Social clubs and fraternal organizations.
9. Self- service car washes.
10. Other uses compatible with the intent of this Chapter.
17.21.200 Development Standards.
A. Area and Dimensional Requirements:
1. Minimum Lot Area 7,000 square feet.
2. Minimum Lot Width 50 feet.
3. Minimum Yard Requirements
No structure shall be built within 15 feet of an alley or any property
that has a residential zoning classification. Setbacks shall conform to
the requirements of Ordinance No. 1635 for arterial streets.
4. Maximum Lot Coverage - 50% of the total site area.
5. Maximum Height - 30 feet.
17.21.210 Off - street Parking. (See Chapter 14.40 PAMC).
17.21.220 Signs Permitted. Signs, lighted but not intermittent or flashing type, not
exceeding 100 square feet total area. All signs over 10 square feet in area shall be restricted
to territory no closer than 100 feet to all property in a Residential District. Maximum height
30 feet. No billboards shall be permitted within the Community Residential District.
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17.21.230 - Design and Landscaping.
A. All outdoor storage areas, except City mechanized refuse collection system
containers, shall be screened from view from public rights -of -way and abutting property by
a sight- obscuring fence 6 feet in height.
B. All lighting on the site shall be so directed as to reflect away from adjoining
non - commercial property and public rights -of -way.
C. The side yard abutting a residentially zoned lot shall be landscaped in a manner
that is complementary or similar to residential landscaping. In other words, such landscaping
shall be complementary or similar to shrubs of 3 foot to 6 foot mature height interspersed
with evergreen, deciduous and /or ornamental trees. Five feet of the rear yard setback area
butting a residentially zoned lot shall be landscaped in a similar manner.
D. Unused space which is over 24 square feet and which results from the design
of parking space arrangements or accessory structures shall be landscaped.
E. One tree shall be provided for each 10 parking spaces, exclusive of any
perimeter landscaping. Trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches and shall have a
height of at least 20 feet at maturity.
F. All parking lots shall be screened by 3 -foot to 6 -foot vision - obscuring fence
or vegetation on all sides adjacent to residentially zoned property.
Section 4. There is hereby created Chapter 17.22 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code
to read as follows:
Chapter 17.22
CSD - COMMUNITY SHOPPING DISTRICT
Sections:
17.22.010 Purpose.
17.22.040 Permitted Uses.
17.22.160 Conditional Uses.
17.22.200 Development Standards.
17.22.210 Off - street Parking.
17.22.220 Signs Permitted.
17.22.230 Design and Landscaping.
17.22.010 Purpose.
A. CSD Zone - This zone is also oriented primarily to those businesses serving
the immediate needs of the surrounding residential zones but is slightly less restrictive than
the CR zone and as such provides a transition area from the most restrictive commercial
zones to those of lesser restrictions.
17.22.040 Permitted Uses.
1. Apartments
2. Bakery shops.
3. Banks, financial institutions.
4. Barber shops, beauty shops.
5. Business and professional offices.
6. Child day care centers and preschools.
7. Creameries.
8. Delicatessens, grocery stores, supermarkets.
9. Drug stores, pharmacies.
10. Frozen food or cold storage lockers.
11. Hardware stores, shoe repair shops.
12. Medical, dental offices and clinics.
13. Restaurants, cafeterias.
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14. Self- service laundries.
15. Service Stations.
16. Specialty shops: gift, florist, hobby, antique.
17. Taverns and cocktail lounges.
17.22.160 Conditional Uses.
1. Churches.
2. Fire Stations.
3. Off - street parking lots.
4. Utility buildings and structures.
5. Social clubs and fraternal organizations.
6. Self - service car washes.
7. Other uses compatible with the intent of this Chapter.
17.22.200 Development Standards.
A. Area and Dimensional Requirements:
1. Minimum Lot Area 7,000 square feet.
2. Minimum Lot Width 50 feet.
3. Minimum Yard Requirements
No structure shall be built within 15 feet of an alley or any property
that has a residential zoning classification. Setbacks shall conform to
the requirements of Ordinance No. 1635 for arterial streets.
4. Maximum Lot Coverage - 50% of the total site area.
5. Maximum Height - 30 feet.
17.22.210 Off - street Parking. (See Chapter 14.40 PAMC).
17.22.220 Signs Permitted. Signs, lighted but not intermittent or flashing type, not
exceeding 100 square feet total area. All signs over 10 square feet in area shall be restricted
to territory no closer than 100 feet to all property in a Residential District. No billboards
shall be permitted within a Community Shopping District. Maximum height 30 feet.
17.22.230 - Design and Landscaping.
A. All outdoor storage areas, except City mechanized refuse collection system
containers, shall be screened from view from public rights -of -way and abutting property by
a sight- obscuring fence 6 feet in height.
B. All lighting on the site shall be so directed as to reflect away from adjoining
non - commercial property and public rights -of -way.
C. The side yard abutting a residentially zoned lot shall be landscaped in a manner
that is complementary or similar to residential landscaping. In other words, such landscaping
shall be complementary or similar to shrubs of 3 foot to 6 foot mature height interspersed
with evergreen, deciduous and /or ornamental trees. Five feet of the rear yard setback area
butting a residentially zoned lot shall be landscaped in a similar manner.
D. Unused space which is over 24 square feet and which results from the design
of parking space arrangements or accessory structures shall be landscaped.
E. One tree shall be provided for each 10 parking spaces, exclusive of any
perimeter landscaping. Trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches and shall have a
height of at least 20 feet at maturity.
F. All parking lots shall be screened by 3 -foot to 6 -foot vision - obscuring fence
or vegetation on all sides adjacent to residentially zoned property.
Section 5. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance should be held
to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
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unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 1 s t day of February , 1994.
ATTEST:
Becky J.
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D. utson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: February 6, 1994
(By Summary)
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Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on February 1, 1994
Ordinance No. 2793
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles exempts from short subdivision requirements the
division of parcels of land traversed by public ways, such as streets, roads, highways, and alleys,
and amends Ordinance No. 2222 and Chapter 16.04 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2794
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles provides for review of the Planning Director's zoning
code interpretations and amends Ordinance No. 1796 and Section 2.52.070 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2795
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises the width and depth requirements for
subdivision lots and amends Ordinance No. 1631 and Section 16.08.050 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2796
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles makes numerous minor wording and clarification
amendments to the Zoning Code, Ordinance No. 1709, as amended, and Title 17 of the Port
Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2797
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles bifurcates the commercial residential and community
shopping district zoning regulations, and amends Ordinance No. 1709, as amended, and amends
Title 17 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be mailed upon request.
Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
These Ordinances shall take effect five days after the date of publication of these summaries.
Publish: February 6, 1994
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
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