HomeMy WebLinkAbout2920ORDINANCE NO. 2920
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, relating to improvement exceptions
for short plats in commercially zoned areas and
amending Ordinance 2222, as amended, and Chapter
16.04 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 14 of Ordinance 2222, as most recently
amended by Section 1 of Ordinance 2909, and Section 16.04.140 of
the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as
follows:
16.04.140 Final Short Plat - Improvements - Required.
The following minimum improvements shall be made or installed for
each lot created by the short subdivision, before final short plat
approval:
A. Watermains and other appurtenances necessary to
provide adequate potable water supply and fire protection as set
forth in the Comprehensive Plan and Urban Services Ordinance
development standards;
B. Sanitary sewer or approved septic tank and drain field
site;
C. Power, telephone, and all other necessary utilities.
D. Appropriate dedications or easements if required;
E. Minimum street improvement cross - section standard as
set forth in the Comprehensive Plan and Urban Services Ordinance
development standards:
1. Improvements to Principal Frontage Street: A
principal frontage street within City right -of -way furnishing
access from the nearest fully improved City street to newly created
lots shall be improved to a minimum of 20 -foot wide asphaltic
concrete street with one 3 -foot wide shoulder and one 6 -foot wide
shoulder for pedestrian traffic. All dead -end City streets in
excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with a turn - around
which has a minimum 100 -foot diameter right -of -way and 90 -foot
diameter asphaltic concrete street, or an alternative approved by
the City consistent with the Urban Services Ordinance and the
Uniform Fire Code. The minimum structural section shall consist of
2 -inch top rock on roadway and shoulders, with a minimum 8 -inch
compacted ballast subgrade.
2. EXCEPTION. The Public Works Department shall
require the minimum standard to be increased to match the
immediately adjoining City street when the immediately adjoining
City street is more fully developed than the minimum standard.
This exception shall not apply to short plats when the City finds
that there will be an economic and physical hardship in relocating
public utilities and there will be no increase in the number of
lots within a subject short plat.
F. Roadway ditches and /or culverts shall be provided to
address existing and anticipated storm water run -off occurring on
the site and /or in the principal frontage right -of -way as set forth
in the Urban Services Ordinance and Clearing and Grading Ordinance
development standards.
G. The subdivider shall provide a street profile
acceptable to the Public Works Department for the principal
frontage street if the final street grade has not been previously
established or accepted by the City.
H. The subdivider shall execute an L.I.D. consent and
non - protest agreement or other agreement acceptable to the City for
street and utilities improvements on the principal frontage street
whenever required improvements are less than the City's full
development standard, as established by the City Engineer.
I. The subdivider shall provide all other public
improvements as may be required as set forth in the Comprehensive
Plan and the Urban Services Ordinance.
J. When commercially zoned property is being short
platted without any increase in the number of lots, the minimum
improvements required by this Section may be made or installed
after final short plat approval without the necessity of being
bonded, provided that the final short plat shall be conditioned to
provide that such improvements shall be made or installed as part
of the building permit process, that vertical construction of the
building shall not begin unless or until the Uniform Fire Code's
fire hydrant requirement has been met, and that the property or
development shall not be occupied until such improvements have been
completed, and provided further that said conditions shall be noted
on the final plat.
Section 2 - Effective Date. 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 5th day of June
1996.
ATTEST:
Becky J
C ty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D. I iutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: June 9, 1996
(By Summary)
96.09
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Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on June 4, 1996
Ordinance No. 2917
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles amends the Comprehensive Plan Land
Use Map and amends Ordinance 2818.
Ordinance No. 2918
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles allows more flexibility in determining
buffer requirements and creates a "minor construction" exemption in the
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Protection Ordinance and amends Ordinance
2656 and Chapter 15.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2919
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises the requirements for final
approval of planned residential developments so that each phase of a phased PRD
shall have an additional one -year period for final approval, and the applicant may
apply to the Planning Commission, and the Commission may approve, one or
more one -year extensions as the Commission may deem appropriate. This
Ordinance amends Ordinance 2038 and Chapter 17.19 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2920
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles relates to improvement exceptions for
short plats in commercially zoned areas and amends Ordinance 2222, as amended,
and Chapter 16.04 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: June 9. 1996
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk