HomeMy WebLinkAbout2865ORDINANCE NO. 2865
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, creating an exception from short
plat right -of -way access requirements in limited
circumstances and amending Ordinance 2222 and
Chapter 16.04 PAMC.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 7 of Ordinance 2222, as amended by
Section 1 of Ordinance 2631 and PAMC 16.04.070 are hereby amended
to read as follows:
16.04.070 Preliminary Short Plat - Design Standards. All
preliminary short plats shall conform to the following design
standards:
A. Right -of -Way Access.
1. Each lot shall abut on a dedicated, improved and
maintained City street. Such street shall connect directly to an
existing improved street.
2. If the abutting right -of -way does not meet
minimum width standards, additional right -of -way shall be required
in accordance with the requirements of the Public Works Department.
3. An exception from the right -of -way access
requirements in this section shall be allowed for a single lot
within a proposed short plat, provided that the following condi-
tions are met:
(a) the single lot already abuts and is
accessible by emergency vehicles over a 20- foot -wide all - weather
street that does not meet City standards and already contains a
habitable dwelling, and
(b) all other lots in the short subdivision shall
meet the right -of -way access standards of this section.
B. Lot Design.
1. The minimum area shall be equal to or greater
than that required by Ordinance 1709 as now enacted or hereafter
amended.
2. The minimum depth shall be the total distance
between the required front and rear yard setbacks plus fifteen
feet.
3. The minimum width, measured at the mid -point
between the front and rear yard setback lines, shall be as required
by Ordinance 1709 as now enacted or hereafter amended.
4. a. Panhandle or dogleg lots may be permitted if
the original parcel has insufficient width to reasonably provide
each lot with a dedicated right -of -way occurring within the
interior of the plat, or if there is no reasonable likelihood that
standard rights -of -way could be provided in cooperation with
abutting properties.
b. Each such panhandle or dogleg lot shall meet
the following criteria:
i. The panhandle shall have a minimum
width of twenty feet and shall serve no more than one lot.
ii. The required lot area shall not include
any portion of the panhandle.
iii. Dead -end access streets and /or
driveways in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with a
turn - around which has a minimum 90 -foot diameter asphaltic concrete
street (see Exhibit "A "1, page 16 -11) or approved alternative,
except that an all - weather gravel surface section may be approved
for turnarounds which are anticipated to be temporary due to the
future extension of the roadway.
C. Natural Features. The lots and lot arrangement shall
be such that no foreseeable difficulties will be created, due to
topography and other natural conditions, for the securing of
building permits to build on all lots in compliance with Ordinance
1709, as now enacted or hereafter amended, and all other applicable
regulations.
D. Large Lots. Where property is subdivided into lots
which are of sufficient size to be resubdivided, the lots and
streets shall be arranged so as to permit later resubdivision in
conformance with Ordinance 1709, as now enacted or hereafter
amended, Ordinance 1631, as now enacted or hereafter amended, and
this Chapter.
Section 2 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect five days after the date of publication.
Section 3 - Severability. If any provisions of this
Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is
not affected.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council .eld on the 2nd day of May
1995.
ATTEST:
Becky J. U
, C ty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D Knutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: May 7, 1995
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(By Summary)
Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on May 2. 1995
Ordinance No. 2864
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles rezones property located in the 800
Block of Georgiana Street from RS -7, Residential Single Family, to OC, Office
Commercial, and amends the Official Zoning Map.
Ordinance No. 2865
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles creates an exception from short plat
right -of -way access requirements in limited circumstances and amends Ordinance
2222 and Chapter 16.04 PAMC.
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: May 7. 1995
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
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