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Home My WebLink About3389• • ORDINANCE NO. 3 3 8 9 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising Title 14 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Building and Construction. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Ordinance 2552, as amended, and Chapter 14.03, Building Code, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.03.020 as follows: 14.03.020 Amendments to International Codes. Pursuant to RCW 19.27.040, RCW 19.27.060(3) and (4), and PAMC 14.04.020, the following amendments to the International Building Code, International Residential Code, and Uniform Sign Code are adopted: A. International Building Codes, Chapter 5, Table 503 is amended by adding the following footnote: (9) Type V -B construction prohibited in CBD - Central Business District. B. International Building Code, Section 903.2.10 is amended by adding the following: 903.2.10.4 Automatic Sprinklers shall be provided: (a) In all buildings where the floor area exceeds 67,250 square feet on all floors; (b) In any adult family home, boarding home, or group care facility that is licensed by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for more than five persons; However, the height and area increases specified in Section 504 and 506 (for sprinklers) shall be permitted. For the purpose of the subsection, portions of buildings separated from the rest of the building, in accordance with Section 705, with openings allowed by the International Building Code protected by the installation of approved magnetic hold -open devices which are activated by smoke detection devices installed on both sides of said openings, may be considered as separate buildings. C. International Residential Code, Section R 105.2.1, is amended by restricting work exem • t from a • ermit to one sto detached accesso structures • rovided that the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet. ED. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 3, Section 301, is amended by adding the following: Provided that presently existing signs not in conformity with this code, as amended, may be maintained in their present condition unless hazardous, but may not be altered or reconstructed unless in conformity with this code. • • BE. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 3, Section 303: Delete #3, signs less than 6 feet above grade. E. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 4, delete Table 4 -B. In lieu thereof, Chapter 32, Section 3205.1 of the Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition, shall apply to projection of signs. Section 2. Ordinance 2152, as amended, and Chapter 14.36, Sign Code, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.36.090 to read as follows: 14.36.090 Removal of Prohibited and Nonconforming Signs. A. The Building Division shall notify the business owner and the sign owner or lessee and the owner of the property of each sign that is either a prohibited or nonconforming sign under the terms of this Chapter. B. . Signs advertising a business no longer operating must be removed upon closure of the business. Signs advertising a product no longer being sold on the . remises must be removed u on cessation of the sale of the . roduct. A free standin su .. ort structure supporting a sign that advertises a business no longer doing business shall be removed within 365 days of closure of the business. An extension of this time period may be requested by appeal to the Community and Economic Development Director. Such extension shall onl be considered for conforming sign structures when use of the structure is imminent and/or retention is deemed to be valuable to the integrity of the site. Failure to remove a sign or free- standing support as required by this section is a violation of this chapter. In the event of such violation, the City shall have all rights and remedies available at law. In addition, and not in limitation of its rights and remedies otherwise available at law, the City, in its discretion If tlIL, sign • net renraved within the thirty (30) day p,..riod, the City may remove the sign or cause it to be removed and place a lien against the property for the cost of such removal. C. Any sign which is of a type of sign permitted under PAMC 14.36.070, but which does not conform to the specific requirements for that type of sign, and which was legally erected before November 15, 2002, shall be classified as legal nonconforming and may remain in use. Section 3. Ordinance 2228 and 3161, as amended, and Chapter 14.40, Off - Street Parking, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.40.140 and PAMC 14.40.160 to read as follows: 14.40.140 Building Permits. Before the granting of a building or occupancy permit for any new building or structure, or for any enlargement or change of use in any existing building or structure, where the proposed use is subject to the requirements of this Chapter, the applicant for such building permit shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter. Compliance shall consist of either of the following: -2- • • A. Proof of the existence of, . .: the off - street parking spaces required by this Chapter, including a site plan showing such off - street parking, which has been submitted to and approved by the Community Development Director and City Engineer. The site plan shall be prepared at a reasonable scale, showing property lines, dimensions of the property, size and arrangement of all parking spaces, the means of ingress and egress to such parking spaces and interior circulation within the parking area, the extend of any change required in existing site conditions to provide required parking, and such other information as may be necessary to permit review and approval of the proposed parking; or B. Proof that the applicant is a participant subject to assessment in a City approved Parking and Business Improvement Area (PBIA) which that provides the off - street parking spaces .. .. ' . ' • ' ... .: .: ' within the PBIA. 14.40.160 Parking Lot Activity Standards. All parking lot activities shall comply with the following standards: A. No such activity shall occur in parking spaces directly in front of entrances or windows of a building. B. Such activities shall not occupy more than 10% of the total number of spaces in the parking lot. C. Such activities shall not block entrances and exits to the parking lot or fire exit doors of any buildings. D. Such activities shall not occur in parking lots containing fewer than 20 spaces. E. All such activities shall comply with all other applicable City Ordinances and State Statutes. F. Each parking lot activity shall only be for a period not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive days for private businesses and sixty (60) consecutive days for private non - profit and charitable organizations within a one calendar year period. G. The location and activity shall not endanger the public health, morals, safety and welfare. Section 4 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. -3- • • Section 5 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, are held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. Section 6 - Effective Date. This Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five days after its publication by summary. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19 t h day of January, 20 1 MAYOR ATTEST: APP ° OVED AS TO F `IiliAl a Hurd, City Clerk William E. Bloor, ity Attorney PUBLISHED: January 2 5 , 2010 By Summary G \Legal_ Backup\ ORDINANCES &RESOLUTIONS \ORDINANCES 2009 \44 - Chapter 14-Bulldog Code 121509 wpd -4-