HomeMy WebLinkAbout2944ORDINANCE NO. 2944
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, establishing a Money Back Guarantee
Program to assure processing of development
permit applications within established time
frames and amending Ordinance 2789 as amended
and Chapter 3.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
}ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 2789 as amended and Chapter 3.70 of
the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by adding a new
section to read as follows:
3.70.905 Money Back Guarantee Program. In order to assure
that specified development permit applications are processed within
a reasonable amount of time, the City hereby adopts the Money Back
Guarantee Program. Under this program, applications for building
permits, other construction permits, subdivisions, short plats,
boundary line adjustments, conditional uses, unclassified uses,
shoreline substantial development permits, approvals required by
the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinance and Wetlands
Ordinance,
site specific rezones, variances, right -of -way use
permits, street vacations, and clearing and grading permits shall
be processed in accordance with the time frames set forth in this
section, provided that the following development permit applica-
tions shall be specifically excluded from the Money Back Guarantee
Program: planned residential developments, projects for which a
EPA determination of significance has been made, and building
permits for projects with fees calculated on construction valuation
costs greater than $300,000.
1. Once the City determines a development permit
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1. Once the City determines a development permit
application to be complete, the City has sixty days to review an
application that does not require a public hearing.
2. Once the City determines a development permit
application to be complete, the City has 120 days to review an
application that does require a public hearing.
3. The sixty and 120 -day review periods shall not include
any period for which the City has asked the applicant in writing to
provide additional information, beginning with the date of the
written request until the date the City receives the information.
The review time shall also be tolled or held in abeyance whenever
the City asks in writing for additional information or whenever the
City is waiting for a required determination or other action by an
agency with jurisdiction.
4. If the City fails to complete its permit application
review within the time limits identified in subsections 1 -3 above,
then the applicant shall be entitled to a full refund of applica-
tion fees paid to the City. In the event a refund is required, the
City must still complete its review of the application.
5. The permit applicant may waive the time limits set
forth in this section.
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 17th day of Dec.
1996.
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Becky J. ton' City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D.
nutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: December 22, 1996
96.27
(By Summary)
Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on December 17, 1996
Ordinance No. 2939
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles orders certain local improvements and creates a local
improvement district; provides for the payment of the cost of such improvements by special
assessments; creates a local improvement district fund; and provides for the issuance and sale of
local improvement district bonds and interim financing warrants or notes. This Ordinance shall
take effect five days after the date of publication of this summary.
Ordinance No. 2940
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises the Budget for the fiscal year ending December
31, 1996, adopts the budget for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1997, and amends Ordinance
No. 2901. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication of this
summary.
Ordinance No. 2941
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises to eight percent the tax upon the City's solid
waste and water /wastewater utilities and amends Ordinance No. 2183, as amended, and Section
5.80.040 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 1997.
Ordinance No. 2942
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles amends the Parking Ordinance to reflect changes in
State law, to increase parking fines and to provide for collection of unpaid parking fines, amends
Ordinance No. 2451, as amended, and Chapter 10.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. This
Ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 1997.
Ordinance No. 2943
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles provides for prosecution, adjudication, sentencing and
incarceration of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses pursuant to Laws of 1976, Chapter
308, Section o and RCW 39.34.180, adopting by reference the misdemeanor and gross
misdemeanor provisions of the Revised Code of Washington, and amends Ordinance No. 2129,
as amended, and Title 9 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. This Ordinance shall take effect
on January 1, 1997.
Ordinance No. 2944
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles establishes a Money Back Guarantee Program to
assure processing of development permit applications within established time frames and amends
Ordinance No. 2789, as amended, and Chapter 3.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. This
Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication of this summary.
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.
Publish: December 22, 1996
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk