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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION Vern Burton Community Meeting Rooms 321 East 5th Street May 23, 2018 6:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular meeting of May 9, 2018
V. ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS/OTHER BUSINESS
1. 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Public Hearing
VI. STAFF UPDATES
VII. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION
Port Angeles, Washington 98362 May 9, 2018 5:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING IN VERN BURTON (SPECIAL START TIME)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice-Chair Hopkins opened the regular meeting at 6:08 p.m. (Chair Schwab was initially absent)
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Pamela Hastings, Andrew Schwab (Chair), Stephen Hopkins (Vice-Chair), Amy Powell, Benjamin Stanley
Commissioners Absent: David Amoroso, Duane Morris,
City Staff Present: Allyson Brekke (Planning Manager), Ben Braudrick (Assistant Planner), Heidi Greenwood (Senior Assistant City Attorney)
Public Present: Lisa McCoy, Randall McCoy, John Ralston, Eric Evans
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
John Ralston, PO Box 898
Mr. Ralston mentioned that he had attended the recent Think Tank Session with City Council. He
felt that the annual Comprehensive Plan amendments are taking away valuable time and resources from the Planning Division Staff He stated that there were other ways to go about the process and
to do it this often is unnecessary. He also felt that the temporary housing discussion should go before the Planning Commission before the City Council.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Commissioner Hastings moved to approve the April 25, 2018 minutes. Commissioner Powell seconded the motion. All were in favor.
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS/OTHER BUSINESS
1. Comprehensive Plan Review and Discussion
Community and Economic Development Department Director Nathan West introduced the Staff Report for the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
The regular Comprehensive Plan Update process takes place every 7-10 years, and the last update
was performed in 2016.City Council has asked Staff to revisit the document and has asked the Planning Commission to put it under scrutiny. They have also asked for a review of the Plan’s accuracy and determine if the number of policies within the document is justified. Staff will be
accepting written comment from the Planning Commission until May 14th. Revisions provided by the Commission will be inputted into the document for the May 23rd Public Meeting. Director West then asked the Commission if they had any thoughts after a cursory review of the document.
(Chair Schwab arrived to the meeting – Vice-Chair Hopkins returned meeting responsibilities to Chair Schwab)
Chair Schwab asked about several specific selected policies in the document:
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Chapter 1.14 on Tree City USA status: Was this something that could be left in the plan? Director West responded that the City is doing everything capable to reinstate its Tree City USA status and
expects to be reinstated in the Fall.
Chapter 2.3 on private property rights: A redundancy in private property rights and takings law. Isn’t this taken care of by decisions made by the United States Supreme Court?
Chapter 3.10 policies E.02 and E.10on cluster development and non-strip development seem redundant.
Chapter 3.10 policy F.01 should be provided more emphasis
Director West suggested that considering the time remaining for this discussion item (before the bike open house session of the meeting begins) Commissioners should comment on larger ideas
within the Comprehensive Plan that causes them concern. Otherwise, Staff invites the Planning
Commission to submit details comments or edits by the end of the day of Monday, May 14th and Staff will incorporate those in the redlined copy of the Comprehensive Plan that is considered at
the May 23rd Planning Commission public hearing. Director West invited any other
Commissioners to speak bring up larger issues in the remaining time.
Commissioner Hastings thought that planning for Climate Change should have more emphasis in
the Plan. Also, there should be more in the Plan concerning elderly populations, such as residential development that includes destinations for recreation and commerce in close proximity for elderly to enjoy, such as mixed use development. She also suggested development should include
sidewalks so there is a safe path for walkers.
Commissioner Hopkins stated that he was a relatively new resident of the community. He felt that the neighborhood map being in the Appendix may not be helpful and/or appropriate. The City has
a need for more neighborhood-centric development and wondered how the Comprehensive Plan can help with that effort. There is no neighborhood identity within the community.
Commissioner Stanley mentioned that the included neighborhood map did not seem to match what
exists or is commonly known in reality, both by boundary and name. Director West responded that neighborhood planning could be the focus in between the larger State mandated
Comprehensive Plan updates. Currently, the City is not at that stage of focus.
Commissioner Hopkins asked Staff what the City Council saw as implied problems with the Plan’s current policies. Director West responded that the Council was concerned with the number
of policies in the document. They felt the document should have a more concise vision ensuring measurability that could convert objectives into an implementation matrix.
Commissioner Stanley felt that generally, the Plan could have a more exact correspondence
between itself and the day-to-day regulations in the Port Angeles Municipal Code. Perhaps there
could be hyperlinks to Municipal Code included. He gave the example of building height policies, but no examples of where or how this is implemented in the City. Overall, he felt positive about
the Plan’s resilience. He has read several Comprehensive Plans from across the United States and Port Angeles is much further ahead than many other communities, even ones that are larger than Port Angeles. He disagreed that there are too many policies included in the Plan.
STAFF UPDATES
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None.
REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. after the scheduled Community Bicycle Meeting
Ben Braudrick, Secretary Steve Hopkins, Vice-Chair
PREPARED BY: Ben Braudrick, Secretary
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TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Nathan West, Director
MEETING DATE: May 23, 2018
RE: 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application No. 18-23
APPLICANT: City of Port Angeles Department of Community and Economic Development
LOCATION: Citywide
REQUEST: Annual amendment process to the City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan
to meet the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND
The City of Port Angeles performs an annual amendment cycle for the Comprehensive Plan. All
proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are considered concurrently on an annual basis
from July 1st through June 30th and shall be adopted no more than once during said period, except
that amendments conforming to the GMA may also be adopted whenever an emergency exists.
Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals shall be submitted no later than March 31st.
The City didn’t receive any amendment proposals from the public. The City Council requested Staff
perform a review and amendment proposal for the Comprehensive Plan as a part of the 2018
workplan. The purpose of this review is to integrate the 2009 American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Study into the Plan’s vision, improve accuracy, fix
errors, and review the plan’s policies to ensure the city’s vision is being successfully met,
prioritized, and implementation.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
The proposed amendments can be summarized below. Edits to the document labeled as
“Appendix A” are as follows:
Strikethrough: Removed Text
Blue Underline: Staff inclusions
Red Underline: Planning Commission suggested inclusions
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Amendment 1. Inclusion of the AIA SDAT study into the Comprehensive Plan’s vision.
The AIA SDAT study provided an alternative approach to prioritize the City’s Capital Facilities Plan
to improve the vitality of downtown and gateway corridor from the eastern city limit along
Highway 101. The study reviewed Port Angeles’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
to operationalize local economic development and investment and provide a higher quality of life
for all Port Angeles residents. City Council has tasked Staff to include the SDAT plan as an integral
part of the Comprehensive Plan’s guiding vision.
Amendment 2. Staff edits for document accuracy and clarity.
This work includes review of the plan for grammatical accuracy; the accuracy of place names,
organizations, and other titles; removal or revision of policies for accuracy and prioritization; and
revision of Implementation Matrix to update project dates and completion.
Amendment 3. Inclusion of Performance Measure Metrics for each City Department
Each City Department has been tasked with creating metrics to measure performance based on
Comprehensive Plan policies and the Implementation Matrix.
Amendment 4. Suggested edits to the Plan’s Policies by the Planning Commission
The Planning Commission was asked by the Director to provide constructive and detailed feedback
on the Comprehensive Plan. This included a thorough review of the Plan’s vision to ensure it is
clearly articulated through the policies; measuring progress towards meeting the Plan’s vision; and
a review of policies to ensure policies are well articulated, in the correct element of the Plan, and
which should be a matter of priority.
PROCEDURE:
ON April 20, 2018 the Planning Division submitted its 60 day notice of intent to amend the City’s
Comprehensive Plan to the Washington State Department of Commerce (WSDOC). In accordance
Port Angeles Municipal Code Chapter 18.04.040 states that Planning Commission will conduct a
public hearing on the Amendment prior to or during May and City Council public hearings will be
conducted prior to or during June. City Council’s decision shall be rendered no later than June 30.
This meets the requirements of the Washington State Department of Commerce. Notice of the
application was provided on the following dates and in the following manner:
1. 04/20/18: Notice to WSDOC of Intent to Amend the Comprehensive Plan
2. 05/10/18: City of Port Angeles Website
3. 5/11/18: City Hall, Notice Board
4. 5/16/18: Peninsula Daily News, Circulation
COMMENTS:
The public comment period is 14 days, closing on May 31, 2018. No public comment has yet been
submitted associated with this public comment period. The Director requested that Planning
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Commission review and provide feedback and suggested changes to policies within the plan. Those
suggestions are provided as “Attachment B” of this Staff Report.
FINDINGS OF FACT & STAFF ANALYSIS
Analysis and findings of fact from Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
Staff are based on the entirety on the application materials, Port Angeles Municipal Code (PAMC),
standards, plans, public comment, and all other materials available during the review period.
Collectively the information contained in the staff report is the record of the review. The findings
and analysis section this report are a summary of the DCED Staff completed review.
Port Angeles Municipal Code
Section 18.04.040 - Annual amendment cycle.
All proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan shall be considered concurrently on an
annual basis from July 1st through June 30th and shall be adopted no more than once during said
period, except that amendments conforming to the GMA may also be adopted whenever an
emergency exists. Amendment proposals should be submitted, public hearings will be conducted,
and action shall be taken, in accordance with the following schedule:
A. Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals shall be submitted no later than March 31st;
Staff Analysis: The Comprehensive Plan amendment proposal was submitted as a part of the 2018
City of Port Angeles work plan.
B. The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
(CTED) shall be notified of Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals no later than May
1st;
Staff Analysis: The Planning Commission provided notice to CTED on April 20, 2018.
C. Planning Commission hearings will be conducted prior to or during May;
Staff Analysis: A Planning Commission public hearing is scheduled for May 23, 2018.
D. City Council hearings will be conducted prior to or during June;
Staff Analysis: A City Council public hearing is scheduled for June 5, 2018
E. The City Council's decision shall be rendered no later than June 30th and shall be
transmitted to CTED within ten days after final adoption. The proposed amendments meet
the requirements of the Washington State Department of Commerce for periodic updating
of the Comprehensive Plan. The requirements of the Washington State Department of
Ecology to modify the City's approach to stormwater management have been incorporated
into the Comprehensive Plan.
Staff Analysis: A City Council Decision is scheduled for June 19, 2018.
Section 18.04.060 - Comprehensive Plan amendment elements.
Comprehensive Plan amendments shall address the following elements:
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A. Demonstration of why existing Comprehensive Plan provision(s) should not continue in
effect;
Staff Analysis: Provisions have been removed at the direction of City Council to ensure the accuracy
and priority of the current plan.
B. Demonstration of how the amendment complies with the Growth Management Act's goals
and specific requirements;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes are not in conflict with the Plan’s current compliance with the
Growth Management Act.
C. Demonstration of how the amendment complies with the County-wide planning policies;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes are not in conflict with the Plan’s current compliance with the
Clallam County-Wide Planning Policies.
D. Demonstration of how the amendment is consistent with the Capital Facilities Plan and the
comprehensive services and facilities plans;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes are not in conflict with the Plan’s current compliance with the
Growth Management Act.
E. Demonstration of how the amendment is in the public interest and is consistent with the
public health, safety and welfare;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes continue support of the public interest and seek to improve public
health, safety, and welfare.
F. Consideration of the cumulative effect of all proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments.
Staff Analysis: The cumulative effect of the proposed amendment is a Plan that better prioritizes
City development and better directs the City Council in its efforts to improve the City of Port Angeles
for the benefit of all its residents.
18.04.080 - Comprehensive Plan amendment public hearings and notice.
A. Public hearings on Comprehensive Plan amendments shall be conducted by the Planning
Commission and the City Council in accordance with the schedule set forth in PAMC
18.04.040v
Staff Analysis: Public Hearings will be held on May 23, 2018 for the Planning Commission and June
5, 2018 for the City Council.
B. Notice of public hearings on Comprehensive Plan amendments shall be provided in the
same manner as set forth in PAMC 17.96.140 for public hearings required pursuant to the
Zoning Code.
Staff Analysis: Notice has been provided via the City Website on May 11, City Notice board on May
14, and Peninsula Daily News legal advertisement on May 16.
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18.04.090 - Comprehensive Plan amendment decisions.
A. The Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council on all
Comprehensive Plan amendments.
Staff Analysis: Staff has incorporated suggested edits from the Planning Commission and has
recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the 2018 Comprehensive
Plan Amendments on May 23, 2018.
B. The City Council shall make the final decision on all Comprehensive Plan amendments. The
Council's decision shall be supported by written findings and conclusions, which shall
address the elements set forth in PAMC 18.04.060.
Staff Analysis: Per the submitted budget, the applicant is providing above and beyond the required
50 percent match. The applicant is ready to begin work as soon as possible.
Environmental Review
The City is anticipating to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this proposed action on
May 31, 2018, per WAC 197-11-355.
Consistency
In preparation and submission of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment application, City Staff has
demonstrated that all standards will be met in accordance with the Port Angeles Municipal Code
and RCW 36.70a.
Recommendation
The Planning Division recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the
2018 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Application No. 18-23) citing 3.conclusions in
support of that action as listed in Appendix A.
DECISION, CONSLUSIONS, & CONDITIONS
Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, and all
the information presented, the Planning Division is providing the following recommendations to
the Planning Commission:
1. Continue the public hearing to the regular June 13, 2018 Planning Commission meeting to
incorporate further suggested changes to the 2018 Annual Comprehensive Plan
Amendment (Application No. 18-23);
2. Provide suggested changes to incorporate into the 2018 Annual Comprehensive Plan
Amendment (Application No. 18-23) and recommend approval to the City Council citing
the following 3 conclusions in support of that action; or
3. Approval of the 2018 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Application No. 18-23) to
City Council citing the following 3 conclusions in support of that action:
1. The proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are in compliance with the
State’s requirements for updating the Comprehensive Plan under the Growth
Management Act and with Section 18.04.040 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
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2. The Comprehensive Plan amendments are not in conflict with the City’s development
regulations or Capital Facilities Plan and will not reduce the level of service required by
the Comprehensive Plan for those urban services necessary to serve development
projects.
3. The Comprehensive Plan was last thoroughly reviewed and updated in 2017. This
annual update is a part of a City recognized annual amendment cycle.
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Acknowledgements
2017 Amendment
The following citizen volunteers, past and present elected officials and staff are acknowledged for
their various contributions to the 2017 amendment of this Comprehensive Plan. These individuals
contributed hundreds of hours to a citizen participation process, striving to reflect the wishes of the
community in this long-range plan. Everyone's efforts have made this planning effort a success and are
greatly appreciated.
2016 City Council Members
Patrick Downie, Mayor Michael Merideth
Cherie Kidd, Deputy Mayor Lee Whetham
Brad Collins Sissi Bruch
Dan Gase
2016 Planning Commission Members
Andrew Schwab Elwyn Gee
Brian Hunter John Mathews
Chad Aubin Matt Bailey
Duane Morris
2016 Staff
Dan McKeen, City Manager
Nathan West, Community and Economic Development Director
Allyson Brekke, Planning Manager
Ben Braudrick, Assistant Planner Craig Fulton, Public Works Director
Byron Olson, Finance Director Scott Johns, Associate Planner
Consultants: Studio Cascade Inc., Spokane WA
Minor amendments are made to the Comprehensive Plan on an annual basis.
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Adopting Ordinance
Adopting Ordinance Page 1 of 3
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Adopting Ordinance Page 2 of 3
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Adopting Ordinance Page 3 of 3
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Amendments
Date of Amendment
June 20, 1995 #2873
June 4, 1996 #2917
June 17, 1997 #2960
June 2, 1998 #2992 (Map change only)
June 1, 1999 #3021 (Map change only)
June 19, 2000 #3056 (Map change only)
June 18, 2001 #3082
June 17, 2002 #3118
June 25, 2003 #3142
June 14, 2004 #3163
June 7, 2005 #3204
June 6, 2006 #3246
June 6, 2006 #3247 (Map change only)
June 5, 2007 #3284
May 25, 2008 #3334
June 16, 2009 #3368
June 24, 2010 #3401
June 21, 2016 #3555
June 20, 2017 #3583
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Foundation of City Policy ......................................................................................................... 1•1
GMA Compliance ..................................................................................................................... 1•1
Purpose of the Comprehensive Plan ........................................................................................ 1•2
Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan .............................................................................. 1•3
Plan Development & Public Participation ................................................................................ 1•4
Organization & Requirements of the Comprehensive Plan ...................................................... 1•4
Use of the Comprehensive Plan ............................................................................................... 1•7
Community Vision ................................................................................................................... 1•8
City Actions Since the 2004 Update ......................................................................................... 1•11
Chapter 2 - Growth Management
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 2•1
GMA Goals & Policies .............................................................................................................. 2•3
Chapter 3 - Land Use
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 3•1
Land Use Categories ................................................................................................................ 3•2
Future Land Use Map (Figure 3.01) ...................................................................................................3•5
Land Use Map Goals & Policies ................................................................................................ 3•7
Residential Goals & Policies ..................................................................................................... 3•7
Commercial Goals & Policies ................................................................................................... 3•9
Industrial Goals & Policies ........................................................................................................ 3•11
Open Space Goals & Policies .................................................................................................... 3•13
Chapter 4 - Transportation
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 4•1
Transportation Goals & Policies ............................................................................................... 4•3
Chapter 5 - Utilities & Public Services
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 5•1
Utilities Goals & Policies .......................................................................................................... 5•3
Chapter 6 - Housing
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 6•1
Housing Goals & Policies .......................................................................................................... 6•3
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Chapter 7 - Conservation
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 7•1
Conservation Goals & Policies ................................................................................................. 7•3
Chapter 8 - Capital Facilities
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 8•1
Capital Facilities Goals & Policies ............................................................................................. 8•3
Chapter 9 - Economic Development
General Comments .................................................................................................................. 9•1
Economic Development Goals & Policies ................................................................................ 9•3
Chapter 10 - Parks & Recreation
General Comments ................................................................................................................ 10•1
Parks & Recreation Goals & Policies ...................................................................................... 10•3
Chapter 11 - Implementation
General Comments ................................................................................................................ 11•1
Objectives Table (Table 11.01) ........................................................................................................11•3
Appendix A - Community Profile
(See Appendix Table of Contents for listing)
Appendix B - Definitions
(See Appendix Table of Contents for listing)
Appendix C - GMA Requirements
(See Appendix Table of Contents for listing)
Appendix D - Transportation Analysis
(See Appendix Table of Contents for listing)
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Introduction 1
Foundation of City Policy
The comprehensive plan is the policy foundation
for the City, it sets fundamental goals, policies,
and objectives that are the basis for all action. The
City budget, capital facilities plan, City work plan,
transportation plan, and departmental level of
service standards are all based on and are consistent
with comprehensive plan policy. The City's strategic
plan also ties back to the comprehensive plan,
specifically addressing how the City will implement
comprehensive plan objectives over the next two
years, establishing priorities for action.
GMA Compliance
In 1990 the Washington State Legislature enacted
the State Growth Management Act (GMA), which
requires all cities and counties subject to the
Act to develop and adopt comprehensive plans
and implementing ordinances that will regulate
and guide future growth and development. In
accordance with the Act, each county must also
establish independent urban growth areas capable
of containing future growth projected for cities, and
other urban areas, for the next 20 years. To ensure
compatibility between various comprehensive
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plans, the cities, county, and other affected agencies cooperatively
developed a set of county-wide planning policies to guide this
process. It is anticipated that the county-wide planning policies will be
completed in the fall of 2018
To ensure orderly development, the City of Port Angeles agreed to
work with the County in the development of comprehensive plan
goals and policies for the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (UGA).
The Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan has been developed and
periodically updated to meet the requirements of the GMA and is
consistent with the Clallam County-Wide Planning Policy.
This 2016 update was undertaken to meet the State's GMA
requirements and included a process intended to capture comments
and suggestions from the broadest range of the public. The public
participation process was led by Studio Cascade Inc., Community
Planning and Design.
Purpose of the Comprehensive Plan
A City's Comprehensive Plan serves as the core of the land use
controls which all other city plans, ordinances, and regulations must
be in compliance with and support.A City's Comprehensive Plan acts
as the guiding document for land use controls. All other city plans,
ordinances, and regulations must be consistent with the goals,
policies, and intent of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
Prior to the passage of the State GMA, such compliance was
considered desirable but actual consistency was not required. The
GMA now makes such compliance a requirement.
If subordinate planning or regulations, such as the City's Zoning
Ordinance or Capital Facility Plan, are not consistent with the goals
and policies of the Comprehensive Plan, then those documents may
be determined to be illegal and rendered invalid.
The Comprehensive Plan is the basis upon which local governmental
decisions are to be made. It sets forth the City's goals and policies
and visualizes directions the City will take over the next two
decades. The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map illustrates the
desired development pattern for the city.
It is, therefore, important that the Comprehensive Plan truly reflect
the goals and desires of the community. In order for that to take
place, it is vital that citizens take an active role in determining the
quality, context, and vision incorporated within this Comprehensive
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Plan.
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Figure 1.01 – The 2016 update process reviewed and updated this plan's vision, as well as many of its
implementing policies and objectives. (Image: Studio Cascade, Inc.)
Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan is the foundation upon which the City’s
development regulations (zoning, Environmentally Sensitive Areas
protection, parking and sign codes, and subdivision ordinances) and
Urban Services Standards and Guidelines Manual, Capital Facilities
Plan and Urban Services and Utilities Plans are based, and from which
the City’s future land use pattern will come.
A community is a diverse and heterogeneous grouping of people.
Individually, each of us has a set of treasured values. Together, we
give the community a set of shared values.
In a community, individual values often clash and indeed must
confront each other if the shared values of the community are
to develop. Good planning uncovers the values we share as a
community and uses the shared values to guide development of the
Comprehensive Plan.
No plan can be expected to last for all time. Times change,
conditions change, and what we value in our community changes.
Even though this Comprehensive Plan is intended to cover a 20-
year period, it must be reviewed at least every seven years and
can be amended every yearon an annual basis as necessary. This
allows the City to adjust the Comprehensive Plan as conditions,
needs, and desires of the community change.
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Through the ongoing development of this Comprehensive Plan,
the City of Port Angeles reaffirms that it is the rightful goal of the
people of our community to take an active role, sharing the work
and responsibility involved in determining the character, quality, and
destiny of this community.
Plan Development & Public Participation
The Comprehensive Plan was initially updated from its 1976 version
under the GMA in June of 1994. The City's last major update to
the Comprehensive Plan was in 2004. Several minor amendments
have been approved since that time. The 2016 updates reflected a
citywide approach with an ambitious public participation program.
The current version (2016) of the Comprehensive Plan was updated
to meet the requirements of the GMA. Areas of the plan that have
been expanded include handling of archaeological discoveries and
sites, the inclusion of low-impact stormwater management methods
that more closely mimic natural processes, increased emphasis
on urban forestry and landscaping and consideration of issues
surrounding climatic change.
The City of Port Angeles allows amendments to the Comprehensive
Plan to occur on an annual basis, within limited time periods.
Individual citizens or groups may propose Comprehensive Plan
amendments during the three month period between January
1 and March 31 of each year. Proposed amendments require
environmental review and a public hearing prior adoption by the City
Council.
Organization & Requirements of the
Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan is organized with an introduction, a
community profile, a definition section, a series of elements, and
various appendixes including the Capital Facilities Plan, Housing
Needs Assessment, and Environmental Impact Statement. Each
element addresses a particular topic and contains a general
comment section and multiple goals with various related policies and
objectives. Some of the elements have an associated map or plan.
The Comprehensive Plan goals are expressed as broad statements of
intent that will fulfill the vision of what the city intends to become
or how the city should look or feel in the future. The goals in the
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Figure 1.02 – Comprehensive plans are organized as tiered systems, expressing community desires from
broad-brush ideals (vision) through specific action items the City can lead (objectives). Other types of
plans are sometimes prepared to identify or help implement objectives, taking vision, goal and policy
cues from the comprehensive plan. (Image: Studio Cascade, Inc.)
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Comprehensive Plan are supported by policy statements that usually
include the word should. The policy statements are directive, and
provide a basis for decision-making and establish a principal of
wise management leading to achievement of a goal. Objectives are
statements of specific actions that when taken will result in the
realization of a goal.
The GMA requires that a comprehensive plan consist of a map
or maps and descriptive text covering objectives, principles, and
standards used to develop the comprehensive plan. The plan must
also be an internally consistent document, with all elements made
consistent with the Land Use Map.
The Land Use Map is provided to show general uses to be located
in generalized areas of the City. The plan shows six general land
use categories: Low, Medium and High-Density Residential; and
Commercial, Industrial, and Open Space. These general land use
areas are not specifically bounded by streets, parcel lines, or other
political boundaries. For purposes of this plan, they are separated by
what is referred to as "imprecise margins." These, together with the
land use categories, provide a framework and direction for desired
development patterns, while at the same time, allow for flexibility in
applying zoning designations.
The GMA requires that comprehensive plans include a plan, scheme,
or design for each of the following:
▪ Land Use Element
▪ Transportation Element
▪ Utilities Element
▪ Housing Element
▪ Capital Facilities Plan Element.
Additionally, comprehensive plans must contain a process for
identifying and siting Essential Public Facilities.
This plan contains each of the required elements as well as four
additional optional elements: A Conservation Element, an Economic
Development Element, a Growth Management Element and a Parks
& Recreation Element. Each of the elements have been developed
to be consistent with the GMA and to reflect the needs and desires
of the City of Port Angeles and its citizens. Detailed minimum
requirements for GMA-required elements are provided in Appendix
C.
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Use of the Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan is designed to be used by the public as a
way for citizens to learn the long-range goals and policies of the
City as a base upon which City officials make land use and other
decisions, and as a tool which City staff uses to iensure desirable
development of the City. This document provides a sense of
predictability to citizens of the city or potential residents considering
relocating to Port Angeles.
The pPlan's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS, Appendix A) is
designed as a programmatic EIS and may be used as a phased
reviewed environmental document for any plans, ordinances,
programs, or development projects that are consistent with the
goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The EIS has been
updated through addenda and regular State Environmental Policy
Act (SEPA) review as amendments to the Comprehensive Plan have
been periodically approved. Any project proposed in the City will
have to show that it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. If
it is not, it cannot be approved unless the Comprehensive Plan is
amended and additional environmental review is completed.
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Community Vision
In 2009, the City of Port Angeles was inspired by the concept of bringing in individuals with
an outside eye to review development trends and community issues. The City prepared a
grant application to the American Institute of Architect’s Center for Communities by Design focused on tourism and community development. The application sought a Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) to travel to Port Angeles. In March of that year five (5)
team members engaged the community to learn more about local challenges and to present
a series of resolutions to those issues. An intense three day planning exercise ended with
thirty new recommendations for the community to pursue. Allured by the quality and respect given to the American Institute of Architects organization participation was widespread resulting in a high level of interest far beyond that of a typical planning process.
Community members filled Council chambers and anxiously sought follow up to the
recommendations. The City made a commitment to move forward with recommendations. Specifically the City Council sub-committee known as the Port Angeles Forward Committee assisted in getting the low hanging fruit of the plan implemented. Instead of waiting for the
final report, the Committee dissected the power point presentation from the final evening
meeting of the SDAT process and developed a detailed list of each specified project.
Within two weeks, 10 items were moved forward to City Council for implementation. Next the City promoted an additional public meeting for members of the public to publicly rank each of the SDAT team recommendations.
Immediate items included comprehensive plan changes and policy oriented issues which
shifted focus towards specific capital projects and code changes. The first ten implementation items included the introduction of 5 new items in the City Capital Facilities
Plan and 5 new policy items for insertion in the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
Since this initial year new items from the plan have been implemented annually. The
American Institute of Architects (AIA) report has become the Council endorsed vision for the City of Port Angeles. This vision complemented by the continued public input received at public meetings and engagement sessions over the last nine (9) years.
The vision focusinges on improving: the gateways to our community, our downtown, our
primary transportation corridors and sustaining and enhancing the quality of our local environment and economy. The visions approach is:
integrative, holistic, and visual,
central to achieving a sustainable relationship between humans, the natural environment, and the place
it gives three-dimensional form to a culture and a place
it achieves balance between culture, environment, and economic systems
Today the comprehensive plan acts as one of the primary implementing instruments of the
AIA report.
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Community Vision
The public process resulted in the following vision statements for a variety of specific
areas of interest to citizens, Vision statements are based on the anticipated conditions of
Port Angeles in 2036.
The City of Port Angeles is vibrant and prospering, nurturing a balance of
innovation and tradition to create an environmentally, economically, and
fiscally sustainable community, accepting and cherishing its social diversity,
small-town character and natural setting.
In achieving this vision, Port Angeles recognizes the important roles each of the following
plays:
Environment
Port Angeles’ natural setting – with the Strait to the north
and the Olympics to the south – is unique and special, with
creeks, wetlands, steep slopes and a weather pattern that can
be demanding. The town balances the community’s need for
economic stability, its potential for growth and the preservation
of the areas’ natural systems.
Economic Development
Keeping the community employed, prosperous, educated, and
well-served are key economic development objectives. The City
of Port Angeles facilitates sustained economic growth, directing
investment to revitalize activity downtown, support local
employment, and keep public services affordable and of high
quality.
Neighborhoods
Slightly more than 25,000 people call Port Angeles home in
2036, residing in neighborhoods that are safe, attractive and rich
in character.
Airport
Fairchild International Airport is an important aviation resource
for local residents and businesses, operating as an important
economic development and community safety priority and with
regular commercial service to SeaTac International Airport.
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Downtown
Port Angeles’ central business district is vital and prominent.
The central commercial district is one of Port Angeles’ major
assets, intimately connected to the waterfront and featuring
a variety of retail, civic, residential and professional office
uses.
Small Commercial Centers
Small-scale commercial centers are located in areas convenient
for nearby residents and workers, offering a modest array of
goods and services within an easy, enjoyable walk from nearby
homes and employment centers.
Waterfront
The central waterfront is an active and successful civic and social
space, equally welcoming to residents and visitors.
Transportation
Port Angeles’ transportation network moves people and
goods to, through and within the community, harmoniously
accommodating cars, bikes, trucks, public transportation, planes,
boats, ferries, and travel by foot.
Community Services
The community’s systems of housing, transportation, economic
development and parks and recreation coordinate to serve all
of Port Angeles’ residents, ensuring public safety, economic
opportunity, public health and overall community wellness.
Trails
Port Angeles’ trail system builds on the Olympic Discovery Trail
and miles of local trails, contributing to the local quality of life by
inviting community residents and visitors of all ages to wander
and explore.
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Parks and Recreation
Leisure is an important contributor to quality of life, and Port
Angeles is committed to provide a robust parks and recreation
system in response. Open spaces, both constructed and natural,
function to enliven the human spirit. Whether it’s a small pocket
park near downtown, a waterfront esplanade, a sculpture garden
on the hill, or a vast sports complex, the system serves multiple
community needs.
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Figure 1.03 – Phase II of efforts identified in the 2013 Waterfront
& Transportation Improvement Plan (a subarea plan) designed,
permitted and re-established a beach just west of Oak Street. The
site had formerly been graded and utilized for mill operations.
(Images: City of Port Angeles, Studio Cascade, Inc.)
City Actions Since the 2004 Update
Since the last major update of the Comprehensive Plan,
several objectives have been accomplished. Those
accomplishments include the replacement of both century-
old trestle bridges spanning Valley Creek and Tumwater
Creek on 8th Street. The bridge spanning Peabody Creek at
Lauridsen Boulevard was replaced with a structure that will
allow truck traffic to make the turn and follow Lauridsen as intended
for the a cross-town alternative to Highway 101.
The City's landfill has been closed and converted into a regional
transfer station, and work to remove waste materials that remain
in the marine bluff and stabilize the bluff to prevent further adverse
impacts to the shoreline is underway, and will be completed in
2016is now complete. A major project to resolve long-standing issues with
combined sewer/stormwater systems overflowing into the Strait of Juan de
Fuca has been completed and the second project phase is underway and
nearing completion.
The City has followed through with the creation of new zone
designations in anticipation of future annexations, especially the
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eastern UGA. The Commercial Regional zone was created to be
applied to areas along Highway 101 where existing large commercial
uses such as car dealerships and large-volume stores currently exist
or where land is available for such uses. A major infrastructure goal
was achieved with the extension of a sewer main line to the eastern
UGA.
A second new zone was created for large suburban-scale residential
lots. The Residential Single Family zone (RS-11), restricting residential
lots to a minimum of 11,000 square feet or larger has been applied
to areas within existing city limits.
An Industrial Marine (IM) zone was also created to be applied to
shoreline areas focusing primarily on marine trades that may need
the support of commercial uses to provide a framework for mixed
uses in a campus-like environment.
In 2009 the City received a grant from the American Institute of
Architects (AIA). The grant resulted community planning effort
known as the Sustainable Design Assessment. The AIA Sustainable
Design Assessment Team Report has been adopted and incorporated
as an extension of the Comprehensive Plan. Implementation of the
document can be found throughout the implementation chapter of
this document as well as in the City’s Strategic Plan.
Industrial zoning was modified to include the potential for work/live
situations, where working artists requiring large work studios with
industrial types of activities, are permitted to live at their studios by
conditional use permit.
A major planning effort was completed in 2014. The Shoreline
Master Program (SMP) was approved and accepted by the
Department of Ecology, completing a five-year effort that included
the writing of a new Harbor Resource Management Plan, Shoreline
Inventory/Characterization/Analysis Document, a Cumulative
Impacts Analysis and a Shoreline Restoration Plan. The shoreline
planning effort took place concurrently with several restoration
projects occurring on the south shoreline of Ediz Hook. The last
phase of shoreline restoration was completed during the summer
months of 2016, and will result in a continuous restored shoreline
from Harbor View Park on the east to Sail and Paddle Park on the
west. As a result of the new environmental designations applied
to Ediz Hook by the SMP and restoration work that has been
accomplished, the objective to develop an Ediz Hook Master Plan
has been made unnecessary.
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Figure 1.04 – Phase I of efforts identified in the 2013 Waterfront & Transportation Improvement Plan
designed and created a new esplanade along Railroad Avenue between Laurel and Oak streets. (Image:
LMN Architects)
A 358-acre area was annexed into the City in 2005. The area is
located along the south side of Highway 101, west of the city limits
at that time. The area is primarily consists of the Eclipse an
Iindustrial Parksite, accommodating several large operations, and
much of the area is zoned Industrial Heavy. Portions of the annexed
area along Highway 101 also include commercial and residential
uses.
Another major accomplishment is the construction of a Waterfront
Promenade located between Oak Street and Laurel Street in the
city's downtown. The promenade was the first phase of a multi-
phase project planned for the downtown waterfront. The second
phase, also completed, included creation of two small beach areas
where hard-armored shoreline once existed west of Oak Street to
the Valley Creek Estuary Park. Enhancements to the Waterfront Trail
are also an integral portion of the project. Subsequent phases will
improve the portion of Railroad Avenue east of Laurel Street to City
Pier Park.
An associated downtown project that had been anticipated for
several years was also completed. This "Gateway Project" resulted
in a downtown transit center and covered pavilion area for public
activities. The pavilion is now used regularly for the local Farmers
Market, and as a venue for various festivals.
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A portion of downtown's sidewalks and water lines were replaced
beginning in 2006. As part of that project, the west side of Laurel
Street between First and Front was developed to preserve the last
remaining portion of the "Port Angeles Underground."
Regionally, a major effort involved the removal of the two dams
placed on the Elwha River a century ago. This project included
reconstruction of the City's water collection system and the intake
for the industrial water supply. In addition, a new bridge was built
spanning the river. The new bridge includes a suspended pedestrian/
bicycle segment of the Olympic Discovery Trail.
The Olympic Discovery Trail between the western city limits and
18th Street was improved as the trail right-of-way and was also
used for a sewer line extension to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's
reservation lands. The sewer extension outside of the city was
made necessary by the removal of the dams upstream from the
reservation. The removal of the dams resulted in a higher ground
water table, making on-site sewer drainfields unusable. The
reservation is now served by City sewer facilities.
In 2007, the City added a Parks & Recreation Element to the
Comprehensive Plan.
In 2009, the City implemented a Façade and Sign Improvement Grant
program to help small businesses enhance the appearance of
buildings in the city.
Another effort at citywide beautification was accomplished in 2014
with the passage of a Street Tree Ordinance. The passage of the
ordinance resulted in the City being awarded the "Tree City USA"
designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
All of the above-mentioned projects were included in the earlier
version of the Comprehensive Plan as goals, policies, or objectives.
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Growth
Management
This Comprehensive Plan has been developed in
accordance with the requirements of the State
Growth Management Act (GMA). The City met all
of the Act's required deadlines for compliance and
participated with Clallam County (The County), the
City of Forks, the City of Sequim, area Tribes and
other agencies in the development of a County-
Wide Planning Policy (Anticipated Completion: Fall
2018).
Early in the planning process, the City agreed with
the County to address only areas within the current
City Limits in the Comprehensive Plan and to work
with the County on a joint Comprehensive Plan for
the Urban Growth Area (UGA). On April 13, 1993,
the Board of Clallam County Commissioners adopted
an Interim Port Angeles UGA. In 2005, the City
and County entered into an interlocal agreement
on a phased annexation plan for the Eastern UGA.
A similar agreement was reached regarding the
western UGA. At that time, the City established
the intended zones that would be applied to areas
annexed to the City from the Eastern UGA.
The following goals and policies are included to
insure continued compliance with the GMA, and
compatibility with the County's Comprehensive
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Plan outside of the Port Angeles UGA (PAUGA). Objectives
related to GMA goals and policies are included in Chapter 11,
Implementation.
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Goals & Policies
■ GMA Goals & Policies
Goal
G-2A To manage growth in a responsible manner that is beneficial to
the community as a whole, is sensitive to the rights and needs of
individuals and is consistent with the State of Washington's Growth
Management Act.
Policies
P- 2A.01 In all its actions and to the extent consistent with the provisions
of this comprehensive plan, the City should strive to implement the
following goals of the State Growth Management Act:
a) Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas where adequate
public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an efficient
manner.
b) Reduce sprawl. Reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land
into sprawling, low-density development.
c) Transportation. Encourage efficient multi-modal transportation systems
that are based on regional priorities and coordinated with county and
city comprehensive plans.
d) Housing. Encourage the availability of affordable housing to all economic
segments of the population. Promote a variety of residential densities
and housing types and sizes, and encourage preservation and expansion
of existing housing stock.
e) Economic development. Encourage economic development throughout
the region that is consistent with adopted comprehensive plans, promote
economic opportunity, especially for unemployed and for disadvantaged
persons, and encourage growth in areas experiencing insufficient
economic growth, all within the capacities of the region's natural
resources, public services and public facilities.
f) Property rights. Private property should not be taken for public use
without just compensation having been made. The property rights of
landowners should be protected from arbitrary and discriminatory
actions.
g) Permits. Applications for both state and local government permits should
be processed in a timely and fair manner to ensure predictability.
h) Natural resource industries. Maintain and enhance regional natural
resource-based industries, including productive timber management,
agricultural, and fisheries industries.
i) Open space and recreation. Encourage the retention of open space and
development of recreational opportunities, conserve fish and wildlife
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habitat areas, increase access to natural resource lands and water, and
develop parks.
j) Environment. Protect the environment and enhance the state's high
quality of life, including air and water quality, and the availability of
water.
k) Citizen participation and coordination. Encourage the involvement
of citizens in the planning process and ensure coordination between
communities and jurisdictions to reconcile conflicts.
l) Public facilities and services. Ensure that those public facilities and
services necessary to support development should be adequate to serve
the development at the time the development is available for occupancy
and use without decreasing current service levels below locally
established minimum standards.
m) Historic preservation. Identify and encourage the preservation of lands,
sites and structures that have historical or archaeological significance.
P-2A.02 The Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (PAUGA) should be established based
at a minimum upon land use demand as determined by the Clallam County
20-year population forecast for Clallam County and specified sub-areas, so
long as the county-wide forecast is not less than the most recent forecasts
available from the State Office of Financial Management.
P-2A.03 The City should work with the County to develop an annexation plan
which allows the annexation of land characterized by urban development
and which is consistent with the extension of services and the land
development policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan and Capital
Facilities Plan[JG1].
P-2A.04 The City should work with the County to ensure appropriate techniques
for managing future growth consistent with the urban density, such as
a minimum density within the PAUGA and a maximum density outside
the PAUGA. A range of densities should be provided by the City for lands
within the PAUGA, including some lands for relatively low density single-
family development and some lands at a range of densities both allowing
and encouraging multi-family development.
P-2A.05 Urban services/facilities should be provided consistent with the Capital
Facilities Element.
P-2A.06 The City should work with the County and other service providers to
determine the appropriate levels of service for such facilities and services
and to ensure consistency between service provision within the City, the
PAUGA, and the County.
P-2A.07 The City's preferred policy is to recognize a density of one unit per acre
as urban/suburban and to use this density as the demarcation between
urban and rural for purposes of establishing or amending the PAUGA;
however, the City will continue to discuss this issue with the County with
the goal of arriving at a consistent City/County policy prior to finalization
of the UGA.
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P-2A.08 The PAUGA should include areas characterized by urban growth adjacent
to the existing City boundaries and should take into account the area's
physical features.
P-2A.09 Land designated for commercial or industrial uses, which encourage
adjacent urban development, should be located within the PAUGA.
P-2A.10 The amount of acreage designated for commercial, industrial, or other
non-residential uses within the PAUGA should be based upon the Land Use
Element and Economic Development Element in the City's Comprehensive
Plan.
P-2A.11 The PAUGA should be established to avoid critical areas, unless addressed
as part of the City's Comprehensive Plan, and to exclude resource lands.
P-2A.12 Urban services to be provided within the PAUGA should include, at a
minimum, sanitary sewer systems, solid waste collection/disposal systems,
water systems, urban roads and pedestrian facilities, street cleaning
services, transit systems, stormwater systems, police, fire and emergency
services systems, electrical and communication systems, school and health
care facilities, and neighborhood and/or community parks.
P-2A.13 The City should be the ultimate provider of urban services within the City
limits and the PAUGA for those services the City provides except to the
extent otherwise provided in a UGA Urban Services and Development
Agreement that is reached pursuant to the County-Wide Planning Policy.
P-2A.14 Urban services/facilities for which the City is the ultimate provider
should be provided and constructed to meet the design and construction
standards of the City.
P-2A.15 The City or service provider should demonstrate the financial capability
for continued operation of the facility following construction.
P-2A.16 Regulations to protect critical areas, which occur within the PAUGA, should
be developed to ensure protection of such areas.
P-2A.17 All development regulations should be promulgated with due regard for
private property rights in order to avoid regulatory takings or violation of
due process and to protect property rights of landowners from arbitrary
and discriminatory actions.
P-2A.18 The City and County should together designate and set aside additional
lands on the west side of the City for industrial and commercial purposes,
both inside the City limits and in the UGA.
P-2A.19 The City should establish performance measures to review progress
toward accommodating growth and to ensure appropriate actions are
taken to achieve the goals of our community.
Goal
G-2B To ensure the orderly transition of land within the PAUGA into the
City of Port Angeles.
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Policies
P-2B.01 Annexation of land, which is outside the established boundaries of the
PAUGA, shall not be allowed.
P-2B.02 Annexation of land from within the established boundaries of the PAUGA
shall be in accordance with the adopted annexation laws.
P-2B.03 Annexation of land, which is not adjacent to and/or contiguous with the
established City Limits boundary-line, should not be allowed.
P-2B.04 At the time of annexation, the City should appropriately classify and zone
such land, based upon the City Comprehensive Land Use Map and the
City Comprehensive Plan. Thereafter, the provisions, restrictions, and
requirements of The Port Angeles Zoning Code, shall apply to development
of the annexed area.
P-2B.05 Annexation and development of land should be consistent with the orderly
extension of urban services/facilities and be in accordance with the City's
Comprehensive Plan and capital facility planning.
P-2B.06 No annexation of land should be allowed in which existing development
cannot meet the established concurrency requirements of the City within
six years from the time of annexation.
P-2B.07 No annexation of land should be allowed which results in decreased
minimum standards for City streets, water service, sewer service, and/or
electrical service provided to existing residents of the City.
P-2B.08 No annexation of land should be allowed which results in decreased
minimum standards for City solid waste collection, stormwater
management programs, emergency services and/or telecommunication
services provided to existing residents of the City.
P-2B.09 Annexation boundaries should be drawn to eliminate boundary,
interjurisdictional, and service problems.
P-2B.10 Necessary rights-of-way and easements should be obtained prior to or at
the time of annexation.
P-2B.11 The City should facilitate any annexation in a manner that will minimize
financial impact to all residents and businesses.
P-2B.12 The City should annex its urban growth areas (UGAs) in accordance with
State statutes as facilities are extended into those areas and as new urban
development takes place.
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Land Use 3
The Land Use Element establishes City policy
regarding how land may be developed. This
element and its Future Land Use Map (Figure 3.01)
establishes the following six comprehensive plan
land use categories:
▪ Low Density Residential
▪ Medium Density Residential
▪ High Density Residential
▪ Commercial
▪ Industrial
▪ Open Space.
These categories and their associated areas are
configured in coordination with a wide range
of planning considerations including population
projections and a developable lands inventory, per
GMA requirements. Details on these factors may be
found in Appendices A and C.
Together, the goal and policy framework presented
in this element provides direction in realizing Port
Angeles' long-range vision regarding land use -
including optimizing the city's relationship with its
setting; supporting safe, attractive and character-
rich neighborhoods; creating a more dynamic,
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successful downtown; and supporting a wide range of recreational
opportunities available to the entire community. Objectives
related to Land Use goals and policies are included in Chapter 11,
Implementation.
Land Use Categories
These land use categories are described below and located on the
Future Land Use Map.
Low Density Residential (Up to seven six units
per acre)
The Land Use Map identifies three separate categories of residential
development. The first is Low Density Residential, which allows an
overall residential density of a project or property to range up to 67
units per acre. The high majority of residentially designated property in
the City will be of this designation. It is intended for the development
of single family homes. It also allows for the development of accessory
residential units and duplexes in accordance with the underlying zoning
regulations.
Medium Density Residential (Up to 143 units
per acre)
The primary intent of this designation is for the development of
multiple residential unit projects including but not limited to duplexes,
townhouses, condominiums, and apartments at a density no less than
4 units per acre and up to 143 units per acre.
High Density Residential (Up to 40 units per
acre)
High Density Residential (Up to 39 Units per Acre, except that existing
motel or hotel units may be converted to residential units at a density
greater than 39 Units per Acre).
The primary intent of this designation is for development at a density
no less than 10 units per acre and up to 4039 units per acre and is
intended for areas where a higher concentration of residents is
compatible with the surrounding area and uses. Condominiums and
apartments, are the types of building designs appropriate for this
category. An exception is made for existing motel or hotel units to be
converted to residential units at a density greater than 40 Units per
Acre).
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Commercial
The Land Use Map contains one commercial category, thus providing
maximum flexibility to the City's Zoning Ordinance in regulating the
types of commercial uses and their permitted locations.
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Industrial
The Land Use Map also designates only one industrial category, thus
again providing maximum flexibility to the City's Zoning Ordinance in
regulating the types of industrial uses and their permitted locations.
Open Space
The Open Space category includes areas of the City that contain
unique or major physical features, such as marine shorelines, bluffs,
ravines, major streams, wetlands, critical wildlife habitat, and other
natural areas deemed of significant importance to the community.
This category also includes developed parks and recreational uses. The
development of natural open space areas should be limited to only that
which is necessary and does not degrade the significance of the area.
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Goals & Policies
■ Land Use Map Goals & Policies
Goal
G-3A To guide current and future development within the City in a
manner that provides certainty to its citizens about future land
use and the flexibility necessary to meet the challenges and
opportunities of the future.
Policies
P-3A.01 The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map should be used as a conceptual
guide for determining current and long-range zoning and other land use
decisions. The map's land use designations are intended to show areas
where general land use types are allowed. The area between land use
designations should be considered an imprecise margin in order to provide
flexibility in determining the boundary of such areas. When determining
appropriate zoning designations for an area near a margin, the goals,
policies and objectives of the Land Use Element should take precedence.
P-3A.02 All land use decisions and approvals made by the City Council and/or any
of its appointed Commissions, Boards or Committees should be consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan and its land use map.
P-3A.03 The City should investigate the value and utility of form-based codes,
either as applied to the entire City or to specific areas within the City.
P-3A.04 All development within the City should be encouraged to utilize low
impact development techniques and BMPs, where feasible.
P-3A.05 The City should consider the projected climatic change impacts and
adaptation strategies contained in the Climatic Change Preparedness Plan
for the North Olympic Peninsula, September 2015.
■ Residential Goals & Policies
Goal
G-3B To have a community where residential development and use
of the land are done in a manner that is compatible with the
environment, the characteristics of the use and the users, and the
desired urban design of the City.
Policies
P-3B.01 Urban services should be available for all residential areas as required by
the Capital Facilities Element concurrency policy.
P-3B.02 Single family lots should be of reasonable shape and should have access
provided by a collector arterial, local access street or an alley.
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P-3B.03 Large lots should allow for future subdivisions at the densities permitted
for the zone in which they are located.
P-3B.04 All residential developments should be designed with the provisions of fire
protection and service vehicle access as key factors in street design and
circulation pattern.
P-3B.05 For efficient circulation, rights-of-way should be obtained and
improvements made to further the grid street pattern in the central
Townsite area of the City. Cul-de-sacs and curvilinear streets may be
permitted when designed as an integral part of the major grid street
pattern in the outlying areas of the City, where low impact development
standards apply.
P-3B.06 All residential developments should be encouraged to preserve and
capitalize on existing unusual, unique, and interesting natural, historic,
archaeological, and/or cultural features, should preserve and utilize native
and drought tolerant vegetation, should utilize and preserve scenic views,
should maximize southern exposures and solar efficiency, should offer
protection from prevailing winds, and should be designed to minimize
energy use.
P-3B.07 Planned Residential Development techniques should emphasize the overall
density of the development rather than minimum lot sizes.
Goal
G-3C To have a community of viable districts and neighborhoods with
a variety of residential opportunities for personal interaction,
fulfillment, and enjoyment, that are attractive to people of all ages,
characteristics and interests.
Policies
P-3C.01 Residential land should be developed on the district and neighborhood
concept. Although such districts may be composed primarily of residential
uses of a uniform density, a healthy, viable district should be composed
of residential uses of varying densities, which may be augmented, by
subordinate and compatible uses. Single family and multi-family homes,
parks and open-spaces, schools, churches, day care and residential
services, home occupations, and district shopping areas are all legitimate
components of district development and enhancement. A neighborhood
should be primarily composed of low, medium, or high density housing.
P-3C.02 Medium and high density housing should be located in areas of the
community most suitable for such uses, based on existing services, public
facilities, and transportation.
P-3C.03 Medium and high density housing should be served by arterial streets
of sufficient size in order to satisfy traffic demand and to lessen
neighborhood traffic congestion.
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P-3C.04 Medium and high density housing could be a transitional use between
different land uses, provided such other uses would not adversely impact
the residential nature of the housing.
P-3C.05 Medium and high density housing policies should apply to mobile home
parks.
P-3C.06 Manufactured homes that meet current state regulations should be
treated as site constructed housing for zoning purposes.
P-3C.07 The City should expand housing opportunities in the Central Business
District for all income levels, with an emphasis on providing additional
moderately priced owner-occupied units.
■ Commercial Goals & Policies
Goal
G-3D To create and maintain a healthy and diverse commercial sector
for a balanced and stable local economy.
Policies
P-3D.01 The City should encourage the recruitment of new and the retention of
existing commercial developments and businesses, which are consistent
with the goals and policies of this Comprehensive Plan.
P-3D.02 Public uses such as government offices, public service buildings, and
other public and quasi-public facilities and services should be allowed in
commercially designated areas.
P-3D.03 The City should vacate rights-of-way to facilitate retention of existing
businesses and location of new businesses where land assembly is
necessary to achieve the desired urban design of the City.
P-3D.04 The City should consider potential environmental consequences, such as
greenhouse-gas emissions and carbon footprints, when encouraging new
commercial developments and businesses.
Goal
G-3E To provide shopping opportunities which meet the needs of all
City residents and visitors in safe, usable shopping areas that are
compatible with the surrounding area and uses, the environment,
and the desired urban design of the City.
Policies
P-3E.01 Urban services should be available for all commercial areas as required by
the Capital Facilities Element concurrency policy.
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P-3E.02 New commercial developments should follow a cluster configuration
rather than a strip pattern.
P-3E.03 Commercial development should buffer its impacts on adjacent residential
uses. Where commercial development is adjacent to residential uses, the
commercial development should incorporate elements in the site design
to soften the impacts on the residential uses.
P-3E.04 Service access may overlap with parking areas to minimize impervious
area. Service areas should be separated from pedestrian areas wherever
and whenever possible to accommodate vehicular traffic and pedestrian
safety.
P-3E.05 Commercial development outside the US 101 corridor should not be in a
strip pattern.
P-3E.0605 New Comprehensive Plan commercial area designations should not be
located along the alternate local cross-town route or the cross-town truck
route.
P-3E.0706 District shopping areas should be located at the intersections of arterial
streets of sufficient size to satisfy traffic demand and at the boundaries of
neighborhoods so that more than one neighborhood may be served.
P-3E.0807 The City should allow neighborhood shopping nodes in residentially
designated areas as long as they are in accordance with the planning
area/district/neighborhood land use concept and as long as they do
not encourage traffic from outside the neighborhood or increase traffic
congestion within residential neighborhoods.
P-3E.0908 The City should identify neighborhoods lacking nearby accessible services.
P-3E.1009 The City should identify locations to develop small commercial
opportunities in neighborhoods.
Goal
G-3F To provide a pleasant, safe, and attractive shopping environment
in the traditional downtown waterfront area which provides a
wide variety of shopping, dining, entertainment, arts, culture, and
housing opportunities for visitors and residents alike.
Policies
P-3F.01 Commercial development in the traditional downtown should reemphasize
its waterfront location and historic heritage, should be oriented to
pedestrians and tourists, and should provide maximum enjoyment of the
environment and public amenities as well as protection from adverse
weather conditions.
P-3F.02 The City should continue to promote improvements to the traditional
downtown area, through beautification projects and in cooperation with
downtown business merchants.
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P-3F.03 Residential uses should be encouraged for the downtown area as part
of a mixed-use development concept. The City should encourage the
development of live/work spaces in the downtown area while ensuring
that the physical environment of downtown residential development is
compatible with housing uses by minimizing traffic impacts, maintaining
security, and providing and maintaining amenities.
P-3F.04 The City should work with the Port Angeles Downtown Association and all
interested parties to develop urban design review guidelines that facilitate
architectural elements/features, which should encourage complimentary
and aesthetically pleasing new development in the Central Business
District (CBD).
■ Industrial Goals & Policies
Goal
G-3G To create and maintain a healthy and diverse industrial sector for a
balanced and stable local economy.
Policies
P-3G.01 The City should promote a cooperative intergovernmental plan for
comprehensive development of industrial infrastructure and amenities to
attract and support light and heavy industry.
P-3G.02 Office, commercial, and limited work/live uses should be allowed in
specifically designated industrial areas.
P-3G.03 The William R. Fairchild International Airport should be considered an
essential public facility as referenced in Appendix B (Clallam County-Wide
Planning Process).
Goal
G-3H To provide opportunities for industrial development in a manner,
which efficiently uses the community's various attributes and
natural resources, has minimal impact on the environment,
contributes to the City's quality of life, and is compatible with the
desired development pattern of the City.
Policies
P-3H.01 Urban services should be available for all industrial areas as required by
the Capital Facilities Element concurrency policy.
P-3H.02 Infrastructure, which makes sites attractive and ready to develop,
including transportation facilities and utilities, should be available at
industrial parks. Industrial development should be encouraged to follow
industrial park design concepts.
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P-3H.03 Industrial areas should buffer their impact to mitigate nuisance and
hazardous characteristics such as noise, particulate matter in the air, water
or odor pollution, or objectionable visual material.
P-3H.04 Industrial activity should be located in three major areas: adjacent to the
harbor, around the airport, and along Highway 101 west of Benson Road.
P-3H.05 Because they are hazardous to the community and detrimental to the
general environment of the area petroleum refineries, liquefied natural
gas and liquefied petroleum gas facilities, energy facilities, energy plants
and their associated facilities and associated transmission facilities, as
defined in Chapter 80.50 RCW, should not be permitted outside the heavy
industrial use area and without conditional use review.
P-3H.06 The City should discourage the siting of incompatible uses adjacent to
the William R. Fairchild International Airport recognizing the need to
coordinate airport related uses and other existing land uses that are
already established in the vicinity.
P-3H.07 Limited work/live environments in industrial zones should be encouraged
for art or cultural activities that engage in media that are consistent with
industrial use. Circumstances should facilitate art opportunities without
impacting the industrial integrity of the underlying zone.
P-3H.08 The City should consider the siting of clean-energy facilities (e.g., solar,
wind, geothermal, wave, tidal) outside of industrial areas, as a conditional
use.
P-3H.09 The City should consider the climatic change impacts of any proposed new
industrial activity or expansion.
Goal
G-3I To facilitate and encourage redevelopment and reuse of large
closed or isolated industrial areas within the City in a manner that
fosters the local economy and a stable job base.
Policies
P-3I.01 The City should consider a wider range of uses for redevelopment of large
closed or isolated industrial areas than would otherwise be permitted
under industrial zoning, including mixed-use development, commercial
development and/or residential development as well as industrial uses.
P-3I.02 The City should consider proposals for any needed amendment of the
Comprehensive Plan and zoning concurrently with an application for a
binding site plan for some or all of the site of a large closed or isolated
industrial property, provided that any change to the comprehensive
plan will be acted on as part of the City’s annual Comprehensive Plan
amendment cycle.
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Goals & Policies
P-3I.03 The City should approve mixed-use or nonindustrial development of
large closed or isolated industrial sites, where it is shown that permitting
a wider range of uses on the site will not contribute to or encourage the
conversion of other industrial areas to nonindustrial use.
P-3I.04 The City should create a planned industrial development overlay zone
for the purpose of allowing mixed-use development for large closed or
isolated industrial sites.
■ Open Space Goals & Policies
Goal
G-3J To create open space for relief within the urban landscape, to
retain natural landscapes, to preserve fish and wildlife habitat, and
to provide natural corridors, which connect wildlife habitats.
Policies
P-3J.01 The City should further public interest by designating open spaces
to preserve unique or major physical features, such as marine
shorelines, bluffs, ravines, streams, wetlands, wildlife habitat and other
environmentally sensitive areas deemed of significant importance to the
community.
P-3J.02 The City should continue to acquire property that provide opportunities to
preserve major physical features providing wildlife habitat and open space
corridors between the waterfront and the Olympic National Park.
P-3J.03 The City should limit the use of and access to such natural areas to only
that which does not degrade the significance of the area and which
protects the rights of property owners.
P-3J.04 Wooded areas, vegetation, and individual trees serve a functional purpose
in climate, noise, light, habitat, and pollution control and should be
preserved as part of the urban landscape.
P-3J.05 The City should discourage intensive recreational uses and impervious
surfaces in sensitive open space areas. Permeable materials should be
used for walkways and trails in open space areas where feasible.
P-3J.06 The City should consider separating the Public Buildings and Parks zone
to an Open Space zone and a PBP zone to differentiate environmentally
sensitive areas or natural features and spaces from sites containing public
facilities and buildings.
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Goals & Policies
Goal
G-3K To encourage the development of parks and recreational
opportunities for all residents of the City and to increase access to
natural areas in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts, and to
achieve the desired urban design of the City.
Policies
P-3K.01 The City should include all City-owned parks in its designated open spaces
and establish development standards that discourage conversion of open
spaces to other uses.
P-3K.02 Development and planning of parks and recreational facilities should
follow a comprehensive service and facility plan consistent with the
Capital Facilities Element.
P-3K.03 Public parks and recreational facilities should be equitably distributed
throughout the City to afford access to all residents.
P-3K.04 Every effort should be made to consolidate and utilize land donated for
public use to provide common open space, public buildings, parks, and
recreational opportunities, while incorporating LID techniques and BMPs
in all projects where feasible.
P-3K.05 The City should preserve and maintain unique or major physical features
contained within the boundaries of City parks and recreational areas for
access and enjoyment by residents of the community.
P-3K.06 The City should cooperate with the County and other jurisdictions in
planning, funding, constructing, and managing multi-purpose recreation
and transportation trails which link together various areas of the City, the
Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (PAUGA), and other areas of the County
and region.
P-3K.07 The City should develop neighborhood parks for the developing areas on
the west, south and east sides of the City to support new subdivisions
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Transportation 4
The intent of the Transportation Element is to
define in a comprehensive manner how vehicular
traffic and non-motorized modes of travel are to
be routed from one portion of the community
to another in the most efficient, economical,
and compatible manner. The City's Circulation
Plan in accordance with the Statewide National
Functional Classification System identifies the City's
principal arterial streets, minor arterial streets,
and collectors with the remaining streets classified
as local streets (See Figure A•14). The City’s
Circulation Plan acknowledges that such a regional
system serves many functions. It is a means of
intercity commuting, a way to promote economic
development, a means to promote a healthy
lifestyle, and a way to provide future utility right-of-
way.
Together, the goal and policy framework presented
in this element (and the analysis in Appendix D)
provides direction in realizing the City's long-range
vision regarding transportation - including support
for a strong economy; creating walkable, people-
friendly environments; and improving the health
and quality of life for all residents of Port Angeles.
Objectives related to Transportation are included in
Chapter 11, Implementation.
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Goals & Policies
■ Transportation Goals & Policies
Goal
G-4A To develop a coordinated, multimodal transportation system,
which serves all areas of the city and all types of users in a safe,
economical, and efficient manner.
Policies
P-4A.01 Pedestrian, bicycle, and other non-motorized paths, bike racks, storage
facilities, drinking fountains, and benches should be an integral part of the
circulation system.
P-4A.02 The safety of non-motorized modes of transportation shall be a primary
consideration in the circulation system. Adequate sidewalks, crosswalks,
and handicapped access shall be provided in relation to all new
subdivisions, and required for all development projects where sidewalks
do not exist.
P-4A.03 The collector arterial streets and local access streets should serve
primarily local traffic with special emphasis on safety for pedestrian,
bicycle, and non-motorized traffic.
P-4A.04 Planning for transportation services and facilities (including public streets,
bikeways, pedestrian walkways, and public and private air, marine and
land transit services and facilities) shall be performed consistent with the
goals and policies of the Capital Facilities Element.
P-4A.05 The City should update the Transportation Element to be consistent with
Bill 1487 and the Regional Transportation Plan.
P-4A.06 The City should encourage development of low-carbon-impact
transportation infrastructure.
P-4A.07 The City should improve amenities for walking and biking, connecting
neighborhoods to downtown, commercial centers and the regional trail
system.
P-4A.08 The City should consider converting alleyways into attractive pedestrian
zones for access to local businesses. Encourage alleyways for use as
pedestrian zones.
P-4A.09 The City should improve trails, sidewalks, streets, and public facilities to
encourage walkability and non-motorized transportation.
P-4A.10 The City should work to aid development of the Olympic Discovery Trail
which passes through and along key parts of its park, street, pedestrian,
and non-motorized transportation systems and facilities.
P-4A.11 The City should develop and employ a variety of equitable, proportional
funding techniques that provide mitigation for transportation impacts
resulting from new development or redevelopment.
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Goals & Policies
Goal
G-4B To improve circulation patterns across and within the community,
and to achieve the desired urban design of the City.
Policies
P-4B.01 Traffic flow modifications such as signalization, signing, parking
restrictions, channelization, and one-way couplets should be made before
physical alterations are made to existing streets.
P-4B.02 The City should divert cross-town truck traffic around the downtown area.
P-4B.03 The City should facilitate an additional route for local cross-town traffic
across White's Creek ultimately connecting with US 101.
P-4B.04 The City should facilitate the development of an alternate local cross- town
route with improvements, which provide full access at US 101 and SR 117
(the Tumwater Truck Route). Improvements should be made to the
intersections of Lauridsen Boulevard at Lincoln and Peabody Streets.
Improvements should be made to the Lauridsen Boulevard Bridge over
Peabody Creek. Improvement should be made for the development of a
crossing over White's Creek. The City should revise its development
regulations as necessary to preserve the right-of-way within an identified
US 101 corridor.In association with these two proposed cross-town
routes the City should require adequate mitigation measures to reduce
any negative impacts
on existing land uses, including buffer areas, pedestrian sidewalks and crossings,
bikeways, and reduced speeds.
P-4B.05 The City should facilitate the development of an alternate local cross-
town route with improvements, which provide full access at US 101 and
SR 117 (the Tumwater Truck Route). Improvements should be made to
the intersections of Lauridsen Boulevard at Lincoln and Peabody Streets.
Improvements should be made to the Lauridsen Boulevard Bridge over
Peabody Creek. Improvement should be made for the development of
a crossing over White's Creek. The City should revise its development regulations as
necessary to preserve the right-of-way within an identified US 101
corridor. In association with these two proposed cross-town routes the
City should require adequate mitigation measures to reduce any negative
impacts on existing land uses, including buffer areas, pedestrian sidewalks
and crossings, bikeways, and reduced speeds.
P-4B.06 Alternate local cross-town route improvements should be given a high
priority in capital facility planning.
P-4B.07 The City should coordinate with the State Department of
Transportation, Clallam County, Clallam Transit System, and the
Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization
transportation planning efforts. This includes recognition of US 101
and SR 117, along with connecting roadways of Front, Lincoln,
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Goals & Policies Railroad, Oak, and First Streets to and from the ferry landings, and
along Front Street and Marine Drive and First Street between US
101 and SR 117, as transportation facilities of state- wide
significance which are declared essential public facilities under the
Growth management Act. Review of potential impacts to these
facilities and LOS standards will be incorporated with future
updates to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, as required by the Act.
P-4B.08 Traffic circulation to and from the airport and around associated industrial
areas should be improved.
P-4B.09 The City should encourage and participate in the completion of the traffic
circulation system for west side development.
P-4B.10 New arterial streets, local access streets, and alleys should be designed
and constructed to conform to the most current editions of the Statewide
National Functional Classification System for Federal Aid Systems, WSDOT,
and Transportation Improvement Board minimum design standards and
standards as adopted by the City. Permeable pavement is preferred for
local access streets and alleys where feasible.
P-4B.11 Arterial street rights-of-way should be acquired by the City in advance of
the time of development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan's
Circulation Plan Map.
P-4B.12 Principal, minor, and collector arterial streets should be located on the
edge of district boundaries wherever possible.
P-4B.13 Off-street parking should be sufficient and accessible within business
and residential areas to ensure that the traffic flow of the street is not
impaired.
P-4B.14 Road improvements should provide for alternate modes of transportation,
and new roads should be evaluated for the ability to accommodate
alternate modes of transportation.
P-4B.15 Parking requirements should make allowances for shared parking facilities.
P-4B.16 The City should assist the public transit system by providing convenient
access between neighborhoods, residential, commercial, and industrial
areas and between major community facilities.
P-4B.17 Police and fire protection should be a key factor in residential subdivision
street designs and circulation patterns.
P-4B.18 The development of the City's comprehensive service and facilities plan
for streets, bikeways, pedestrian walkways, and the overall transportation
system, and regional transportation plans should all be consistent. These
plans, as adopted and hereafter amended, are incorporated herein.
P-4B.19 The City should work with other jurisdictions to identify and protect a
right-of-way for a second street accessing the City from the east.
P-4B.20 The City should consider undertaking traffic studies, discussions with
Washington State Department of Transportation, local stakeholders, and
businesses to investigate the potential impacts and benefits of returning
the First and Front Street corridor to two-way traffic on both streets.
P-4B.21 The City should encourage public and private transportation providers to
provide greater access and opportunities to residents, including Sunday
and holiday service.
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Goals & Policies P-4B.22 The City should support reduced speed limits on portions of Highway 101
through the City.
P-4B.23 The City should include the development of Race Street intersections with
Front and First Streets as architecturally significant National Park gateway
in its plans for improvements to the Race Street corridor.
P-4B.24 The City should assist public transit providers to develop transportation options
for local residents and tourists that showcase regional attractions without cars.
P-4B.25 The City should consider potential environmental consequences, such as
greenhouse-gas emissions and carbon footprints, when encouraging new
commercial developments and businesses.
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5
Utilities & Public
Services
The Utilities and Public Services Element identifies
and addresses the various services that make a
community a safe and desirable place to live. It also
establishes policies that define which services are
the responsibility of the City to provide and which
should be provided by the community as a whole.
Taken together, the policy framework presented
in this element will help Port Angeles realize many
of its long-range goals - including sustaining the
natural environment; supporting economic growth
and opportunity; and helping keep services efficient
and cost-effective. Objectives related to Utilities
and Public Services are included in Chapter 11,
Implementation.
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Goals & Policies
■ Utilities Goals & Policies
Goal
G-5A To provide or allow the opportunity for services and facilities
which enhance the quality of life for Port Angeles citizens of all
ages, characteristics, needs, and interests and to achieve the
desired urban design of the City.
Policies
P-5A.01 Public facilities should be equitably distributed across the City's planning
areas including designated Urban Growth Areas.
P-5A.02 Public facilities should contain provisions for citizens with disabilities and
should be constructed according to accepted standards.
P-5A.03 Social services providing home care should be located in residential
neighborhoods in a manner that maintains the character of the immediate
neighborhood.
P-5A.04 Comprehensive service and facility plans should be consistent with the
City's Comprehensive Plan and should be implemented through applicable
land use approvals and construction permits.
P-5A.05 The City should plan and seek funding to expand its existing infrastructure,
to ensure economic vitality, and to improve the quality of life in Port
Angeles.
P-5A.06 The City should encourage age-appropriate services for all-age groups,
including youth and seniors.
P-5A.07 The City should promote access to information by investing in a high
quality ICT (Information Communication Technology).
P-5A.08 The City should incorporate tribal issues and interests into city projects.
Goal
G-5B To support services and facilities through different levels of
participation in cooperation with other public or private agencies.
Policies
P- 5B.01 The City should be the "primary responsible agency" and should take the
lead in cooperation with other governmental entities to provide:
▪ Utility and emergency services (water, sewer, electrical, stormwater,
police, fire and emergency medical response services)
▪ Transportation infrastructure, including trails and sidewalks and
▪ Parks and recreation
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P- 5B.02 The City should participate as a "financial partner" to support essential
programs and services including:
▪ Youth recreation programs and facilities
▪ Library facilities
▪ Senior programs
▪ Low and moderate income housing programs
▪ Facilities for senior programs
▪ Utility assistance for low income households, and
▪ Social and public health services.
P- 5B.03 As a "supporter," the City should promote and cooperate in providing
programs and services including:
▪ Library programs such as information and assistance
▪ Affordable housing information and referral
▪ Economic and business development services
▪ Tourism information and services
▪ Schools and community learning
▪ Fine arts
▪ Community recreation
▪ Public and private youth, family and senior services
▪ Telecommunications and
▪ Crime prevention programs
▪ Health Care programs.
P-5B.04 The City should develop and use public facilities cooperatively, in the
promotion of social and community services.
Goal
G-5C To provide safe, clean, usable, and attractive public facilities which
enhance the cultural, educational, economic, recreational, and
environmental attributes of the City.
Policies
P-5C.01 Industrial diversification should be supported by the development of
urban services.
P-5C.02 The City should place a high priority on installing new utility lines
underground and in the existing rights-of-way to increase safety and
reliability, and to improve neighborhood appearance.
P-5C.03 Where possible, new utilities should be located in alleys or in the existing
right-of-way.
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Goals & Policies
P-5C.04 Major parks and large open spaces should provide for a variety of
outdoor activities and be located to take advantage of natural processes
(such as wetlands and tidal actions) and unusual landscape features
(such as cliffs and bluffs), and to integrate stormwater facilities into the
natural landscape where feasible (such as LID techniques and BMPs and
stormwater treatment wetlands).
P-5C.05 The City’s park and recreation system should provide a variety of settings
and activities suitable to people of all ages, characteristics, and interests.
P-5C.06 The City should place special emphasis on the recreational needs of the
youth of the community, including bicycle safety education programs.
P-5C.07 The City should encourage more active involvement and communication
between education (professional and student), business, community, art
and cultural communities to help integrate key people into the startup
community.
Goal
G-5D To provide utility services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Policies
P-5D.01 Urban services should be designed for the maximum planned density and/
or land use intensity of a given area as designated on the Comprehensive
Plan Land Use Map.
P-5D.02 The City should provide urban services only in areas that are logical
extensions of areas, which are currently served by such services or needed
to implement a specific goal or policy of the Comprehensive Plan.
P-5D.03 The City, at its sole discretion, should extend urban services outside the
City without annexation.
P-5D.04 The City should promote and encourage energy conservation, renewable
energy, distributed energy generation, improved distribution efficiencies,
and recycling efforts throughout the community. The City's own practices
should serve as a model.
P-5D.05 The City should promote the joint use of transportation rights-of-way and
utility corridors for all forms of transportation, including non-motorized.
P-5D.06 The City should promote coordination between road construction and
utility installation.
P-5D.07 The City should allow for simultaneous processing of all development
permits.
P-5D.08 The City should promote coordination among adjacent planning
jurisdictions to encourage consistency between each jurisdiction's utility
plans and standards and the development of a coordinated process for
siting utility facilities.
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P-5D.09 The City should identify lands useful for public purposes, such as utility
corridors, landfills, sewage treatment facilities, transportation (including
non-motorized), recreation, schools, and other public uses.
P-5D.10 Planning for utility services should be consistent with the goals and
policies of the Capital Facilities Element.
P-5D.11 New development should be served by sanitary sewers.
P-5D.12 The City, at its sole discretion, should provide sanitary sewer service to
urban development, outlying areas within the City limits and in the urban
growth areas, to selected areas of intensive rural development to protect
basic public health and safety, and the environment, and to the area of the
Lower Elwha Valley where the Clallam County Board of Health determines
that the rise in the water table from dam removal will cause on-site
septic systems to contaminate the aquifer and create an unacceptable
risk of human disease, while prohibiting service to other areas of rural
development. No provision of sanitary sewer service to a rural area shall
permit urban development in that or another rural area.
P-5D.13 Urban services provided in areas outside the City limits and not designated
for future rural land uses on the Comprehensive Land Use Map should be
sized for potential urban growth in those areas, while generally prohibiting
service to areas of rural development.
P-5D.14 The City should consider the policies adopted in the Water Resources
Inventory Area 18 Watershed Management Plan, including the provision
of water supply to the urban areas in and between the Elwha River and
Morse Creek drainage basins.
P-5D.15 The City should provide infrastructure to all industrial lands to encourage
development.
P-5D.16 As water and sewer is extended into Urban Growth Areas (UGAs), those
hooking up should be required to sign a no-protest annexation agreement.
P-5D.1716 The City should extend sewer into the eastern Urban Growth Area (UGA).
P-5D.1817 The City should extend sewer into the southwestern Urban Growth Area
(UGA).
P-5D.18 As water and sewer is extended into Urban Growth Areas (UGAs), those
hooking up should be required to sign a no-protest annexation agreement.
P-5D.19 The City should encourage the use of renewable energy in both the private
and public sectors, providing all reasonable support and advocacy at the
State level for regulations and incentives that encourage such installations.
Goal
G-5E To provide quality customer service with honesty, integrity and
flexibility.
Policies
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P-5E.01 The City should promote efforts to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of customer service.
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Goals & Policies
P-5E.02 The City should promote responsibility and fiscal accountability in the
provision of customer service.
P-5E.03 The City should encourage a positive attitude, trust, initiative, and
compassion with a high standard of professionalism and open
communication among its employees and with the public.
P-5E.04 The City should respect diversity and foster a safe environment.
P-5E.05 The City should work in partnership with the community as stewards of
the area’s unique environment and quality of life.
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Housing 6
The City recognizes the extreme importance of
available clean, safe, and affordable housing in the
community. A housing needs assessment, titled
Measuring Housing Needs: A Data Toolkit for Clallam
County, was prepared in 2006 for the Housing
Authority of Clallam County. This report is included
with the Comprehensive Plan as Appendix D.
The results of the 2006 study and public input
provided during the 2016 update process influenced
the development of the following goals, policies
and objectives, which strive to achieve Port
Angeles' long-range vision for housing. Beyond
improving the quality, affordability, and availability
of housing for residents, this element is seen to
support community objectives related to economic
development, downtown growth, neighborhood
character, and service-efficient, more cost-effective
development patterns. Objectives related to Housing
are included in Chapter 11, Implementation.
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Chapter 6 - Housing Element 6•3
Goals & Policies
■ Housing Goals & Policies
Goal
G-6A To improve the variety, quality, availability, and attainability of
housing opportunities in the City of Port Angeles.
Policies
P-6A.01 The City should expand the residential land use options in the Zoning Code
by classifying residential zones by allowed density rather than by housing
types.
P-6A.02 Residential uses should be allowed in all non-industrial zones. In situations
where a limited work/live environment is found to be compatible with
an underlying industrial zoning, limited work/live environments may be
deemed suitable when the living space is subordinate in nature to the
industrial use component and the integrity and intent of the industrial
zone is maintained.
P-6A.03 The retention and development of safe and attractive mobile home parks
should be encouraged.
P-6A.04 The City should develop a program to improve substandard housing in the
City of Port Angeles.
P-6A.05 The City should plan for sufficient urban services to support future housing
in a variety of allowable densities.
P-6A.06 Accessory residential units should be allowed in single family residential
zones, upon approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
P-6A.07 The City should promote acceptance of low and moderate income housing
through public information programs.
P-6A.08 The City should consider the effect of impact fees on the affordability of
housing prior to establishing such impact fees.
P-6A.09 In State and Federal publicly assisted housing under current contracts,
the City should require property owners who demolish, substantially
rehabilitate, change the use of residential property, or remove use
restrictions developments to provide relocation assistance to those
tenants displaced as provided for in sections 49 and 50 of the Growth
Management Act (See RCW 59.18.440 and .450).
P-6A.10 The City and the County should work together to increase densities in
some areas of the sparsely developed southwestern UGA along Lauridsen
Boulevard from low density to medium density, consistent with the
recently developed airport safety zones and FAA use recommendations.
P-6A.11 The City should investigate the appropriate siting of additional land to be
designated medium density and high density.
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P-6A.12 The City should strive to achieve an appropriate balance between
attainable market-rate housing and affordable housing and ensure that
affordable housing is provided in a way that contributes to the physical
appearance and economic and social health of the neighborhoods and the
City.
P-6A.13 The City should encourage the use of Green Building techniques for
new developments and support Green Built certification for new
developments.
P-6A.14 The City should encourage the use of Low Impact Development
stormwater management techniques (such as vegetated roofs, permeable
pavement, and bio-retention) for all new developments.
P-6A.15 The City should allow for mixed-use opportunities in neighborhoods,
including commercial development and mix of housing densities.
P-6A.16 The City should identify opportunities for housing revitalization in targeted
areas including the downtown core.
P-6A.17 The City should promote and increase the number of downtown
residential living units.
P-6A.18 The City should develop strategies to combat homelessness and housing
insecurity amongst residents.
P-6A.19 The City should develop and implement tools to support a range of
housing types including affordable housing options.
Goal
G-6B To participate with Clallam County and other entities in programs
to increase the availability and affordability of public assisted
housing and rental units as well as other affordable housing
opportunities.
Policies
P-6B.01 The City should participate in a county-wide housing task force comprised
of representatives from government, financial institutions, business,
construction, real estate, non-profit housing entities, and other citizens
interested in housing issues. A major goal of the task force should be
coordinating efforts to provide affordable housing, encouraging rapid
review of low and moderate income housing projects throughout the
County, and promoting public education and awareness regarding the
need for and nature of affordable housing.
P-6B.02 The City should cooperate with the county-wide housing task force and
other agencies in assembling packages of publicly owned land, which
could be used for low and moderate income housing and for shelter or
transitional housing.
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P-6B.03 The City, in cooperation with the County, should promote innovative
housing techniques and should explore creative regulatory programs
for the purpose of creating and preserving existing affordable housing
opportunities. Such programs may include the transfer of development
rights into high density receiving zones, density bonuses for inclusion of
affordable housing in residential development projects, floor area ratios,
regulation allowances for guaranteed low and moderate income housing
projects, revisions to the existing planned residential developments
regulations, increased height limits in medium and high density zones,
and high density detached single family residential developments, such as
cottage colonies or housing clusters.
P-6B.04 The City should invite the Clallam CountyPeninsula Housing Authority to
participate in a variety of affordable housing opportunities.
P-6B.05 The City should seek representation on the Clallam County Housing
AuthorityPeninsula Housing Authority and non-profit housing
organizations.
P-6B.06 Adequate low and moderate income housing opportunities should be
provided within the Port Angeles Planning Area.
P-6B.07 A scattered site housing construction program should be promoted.
P-6B.087 The City should support affordable housing by developing utility cost
savings programs.
P-6B.098 The City should help support the provision of transitional and temporary
housing for the homeless and/or displaced families.
P-6B.109 The City should designate specific medium and high density zones where
increased building height limitations could be increased.
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Conservation 7
The Conservation Element establishes the
importance of quality of life to the people of Port
Angeles. A clean, healthy, and diverse natural
environment along with a variety of historical and
cultural amenities are critical elements of a high
quality community.
As with other elements, this chapter provides a
goal, policy and objective framework to support
Port Angeles' long-range vision related to
conservation. This includes efforts to optimizing
the city's relationship with its setting; supporting
safe, attractive and character-rich neighborhoods;
creating a more dynamic, successful downtown;
and supporting a wide range of recreational
opportunities available to the entire community.
Objectives related to conservation goals and policies
are included in Chapter 11, Implementation.
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■ Conservation Goals & Policies
Goal
G-7A To create and maintain a community with a high quality of
life where the land is used in a manner that is compatible
with the area's unique physical features, its natural, historical,
archaeological, and cultural amenities, and the overall
environment.
Policies
P-7A.01 The City should require all development, including the location and design
of all structures and open space areas, to be compatible with the unique
physical features and natural amenities of the land and complement the
environment in which it is placed, while recognizing the rights of private
ownership.
P-7A.02 The City should promote compatibility between the land and its use by
regulating the intensity of the land use.
P-7A.03 The City should adopt development criteria, which promote the use
of innovative design techniques to provide for the use of the land in a
manner compatible with any unique physical features or valuable natural,
historical, and/or cultural amenities.
P-7A.04 The City should promote and highlight Port Angeles' plentiful natural
beauty, amenities and cultural history.
Goal
G-7B To protect and enhance the area's unique physical features, its
natural, historical, archaeological, and cultural amenities, and the
overall environment.
Policies
P-7B.01 The City should further the public interest by protecting and enhancing the
area's unique physical features, valuable natural historical, archaeological,
and cultural amenities, and the overall environment, while recognizing the
rights of private ownership.
P-7B.02 The City should maintain and preserve its unique physical features and
natural amenities, such as creeks, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, ravines,
bluffs, shorelines, and fish and wildlife habitats.
P-7B.03 The City should protect and enhance the characteristics of its unique
residential neighborhoods.
P-7B.04 Building density should decrease as natural constraints increase.
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P-7B.05 The City should establish minimum standards for development of
properties, which contain or adjoin critical areas for the purpose of
protecting such areas and enhancing their natural functions.
P-7B.06 The City should regulate site design, preparation, and development
to avoid or minimize damage to wetlands and other environmentally
sensitive areas.
P-7B.07 Recognizing the functions and values of wetlands, the City should strive to
achieve no net loss of wetlands.
P-7B.08 The City should preserve uniquely featured lands, which still exist in their
natural states and which are notable for their aesthetic, scenic, historic, or
ecological features and should prohibit any private or public development,
which would destroy such qualities, or are subject to damage from climatic
change, while recognizing the rights of private ownership.
P-7B.09 The City should promote public access to the shoreline, while preserving a
healthy shoreline environment.
P-7B.10 The City should enhance and preserve the quality of its air and water as
two of its unique physical features.
P-7B.11 The City should protect its air and water quality by minimizing potential
new pollution from new and existing sources including climatic change
impacts.
P-7B.12 The City should develop and implement a plan to improve water quality,
which includes measures to reduce and minimize stormwater pollutants
and combined sewer overflow pollutant discharges.
P-7B.13 The City should use regionally consistent requirements for industrial
and commercial sewer discharge pretreatment and require new indirect
dischargers to locate where appropriate sewer service can be made
available.
P-7B.14 The City should maintain and enhance the quality of water resources
through the regulation of clearing, grading, dumping, discharging, and
draining and the provision of flood and erosion control measures and
regulations to protect wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas.
P-7B.15 Through the retention of existing vegetation, the City should protect water
quality and prevent erosion.
P-7B.16 The City should designate open space areas to preserve major or unique
physical features, to serve as natural greenbelts and wildlife corridors, and
to establish an urban edge to the PAUGA.
P-7B.17 The City should identify and preserve significant public scenic view
corridors.
P-7B.18 The City should encourage identification, preservation, and restoration of
sites and structures that have historical or cultural significance.
P-7B.19 The City should give precedence to long-term environmental impacts and
benefits over short-term environmental impacts and benefits.
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P-7B.20 The City should promote and utilize environment enhancing conservation
practices. Those practices may include waste reduction, use of energy
efficient and conserving materials, and energy conservation techniques
and should also encourage the development and use of alternative forms
of energy and transportation.
P-7B.21 The City should coordinate its environmental regulations with County,
State, and Federal regulations to simplify the permitting process and to
reduce associated costs to the land user.
P-7B.22 The City should reference the 2004 Washington State Citations of
Recommended Sources of Best Available Science for Designating and
Protecting Critical Areas (as currently adopted) and other research
identified as more locally appropriate and applicable (when it is available)
as Best Available Science in the Critical Areas Ordinance.
P-7B.23 The City should avoid adverse impacts to archaeological sites by following
and requiring best management practices for archaeological preservation.
P-7B.24 The City should publicly recognize the many values provided by trees in
an urban setting, identify opportunities to plant trees, and establish a tree
management plan.
P-7B.25 The city should implement an urban tree management program intended
to retain and/or restore the overall tree canopy in the city by using plant
materials as a unifying element and tool to protect the health, safety and
welfare of the public, using the environmental services provided by trees
to mitigate the negative effects of impervious surfaces and vehicular
traffic such as increased temperatures, airborne particulates, carbon
dioxide, nose, and stormwater runoff.
P-7B.26 Trees should be planted along residential streets, in parking lots, and in
other areas as opportunities arise. Trees should be retained whenever
possible and maintained using Best Management Practices as appropriate
for each tree type.
P-7B.27 The City should seek strategies and technologies which reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions by city facilities and operations.
P-7B.28 The City should promote the use of alternative energy, energy
conservation technology, and smart energy grid.
P-7B.29 The City should review all new development for impacts on climate change
and adaptation to sea level rise.
P-7B.30 The City should implement site-specific requirements for individual
development proposals to mitigate any negative impacts created by the
development, particularly to an area identified as an environmentally
sensitive area.
Goal
G-7C To promote community awareness of the importance of
environmental, historical and cultural amenities, the responsible
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Policies
use of such resources, and the use of the land with minimal impact
on its unique physical features, its natural, historical and cultural
amenities, and the overall environment.
P-7C.01 The City should inform the public concerning the long-term benefits of
protecting and improving the quality of the region's air, land, and water.
P-7C.02 The City should encourage the development and implementation of
environmental, historical, and cultural awareness programs which focus
on local and regional issues, including climate change impacts and
preparedness.
Goal
G-7D To preserve and enhance the City's shoreline, its natural landscape,
and flora and fauna and to minimize conflicts with present and
planned uses in a manner consistent with the State Shoreline
Management Act and the City's Shoreline Master Program.
Policies
P-7D.01 Shoreline areas should be preserved for future generations by restricting
or prohibiting development that would interfere with the shoreline
ecology or irretrievably damage shoreline resources.
P-7D.02 Where possible, riparian vegetation in shoreline areas and on tributary
streams, which affect shoreline resources, should be maintained and
restored.
P-7D.03 Where possible, techniques to rehabilitate degraded shorelines for the
purpose of shoreline stabilization and habitat enhancement should be
employed.
P-7D.04 Where possible, aquatic habitats including shellfish habitat, and important
marine vegetation should be preserved and protected.
P-7D.05 Development patterns and densities on lands adjacent to shorelines
should be compatible with shoreline uses and resources and reinforce the
policies of the Shoreline Management Act and the City's Shoreline Master
Program.
P-7D.06 Where possible, urban service facilities located in shoreline areas should
utilize common utility corridors.
P-7D.07 Adequate shoreline area for water-oriented commercial and industrial
development should be designated based on the Land Use Element.
P-7D.08 Shoreline uses and activities should be located to avoid environmentally
sensitive and ecologically valuable areas and to insure the preservation
and protection of shoreline natural areas and resources.
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P-7D.09 Where possible, utility facilities and rights-of-way should be located
outside of the shoreline area.
P-7D.10 Shoreline ecology and resources should be protected when locating
utilities in shoreline areas.
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Capital Facilities 8
The Capital Facilities Element consists of two parts.
The first part is the listing of goals and policies
regarding the City's provision of urban services and
its planning of capital improvements. The second
part is the Annual Capital Facilities Plan which is
adopted separately from the Comprehensive Plan
but is included as part of the plan as an attachment.
The Comprehensive Plan defines urban services in
its definition section, which includes a listing of the
following services and facilities, which should be
available in an urban environment:
▪ Surface transportation facilities
▪ Water facilities
▪ Sewer facilities
▪ Stormwater facilities
▪ Solid waste facilities
▪ Parks and recreational facilities
▪ Emergency services (police, fire and medical
response)
▪ Public service buildings
▪ Public schools facilities
▪ Regional facilities (libraries, corrections, and
mass transit).
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The following goals and policies provide guidance on how these
services and facilities should be provided. This includes the
establishment of minimum levels of service standards for each
service. The policies also call for the development of individual
comprehensive service and facility plans which take an in-depth
look at the current status of each service and the projected future
demand for each service and which include a financial feasibility
analysis on the costs of providing each service.
The Capital Facilities Plan is a six-year plan, which establishes how,
where, and when the City will develop the facilities necessary to
provide its various services.
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■ Capital Facilities Goals & Policies
Goal
G-8A To provide and maintain safe and financially feasible urban services
and capital facilities at or above stated levels of service to all City
residents and the general public.
Policies
P-8A.01 The Comprehensive Plan should establish general level of service
standards for each urban utility and service. Such standards should be
used to determine the impacts of development.
P-8A.02 The City should, at a minimum, ensure the continuation of established
level of service standards for all urban utilities and services to the extent
and in the manner provided herein.
P- 8A.03 The City should develop individual comprehensive service and facility
plans for the following capital facilities and/or services:
▪ Transportation, including streets, and non-motorized (bikeways and
pedestrian walkways),
▪ Water system,
▪ Sanitary sewer system,
▪ Electrical system,
▪ Parks and recreation services, and
▪ Emergency services (police, fire, and medical response).
P- 8A.04 The City should cooperate with the appropriate private and/or public
agencies to develop individual comprehensive service and facility plans for
each of the following utilities and/or services:
▪ Telecommunications,
▪ Schools,
▪ Transportation (air, marine and public transit), and
▪ Solid waste collection and disposal.
P-8A.05 Comprehensive service and facility plans should be consistent with the
general level of service standards established in the Comprehensive
Plan and should establish detailed level of service standards which, at a
minimum, meet all local, state and federal health and safety requirements.
Each plan may also establish desired level of service standards and
should include an inventory of current facilities, measurements of current
and future service capacities, the determination of future service and
facility improvements necessary to serve the twenty-year vision of the
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map, and a financial feasibility analysis.
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P-8A.06 The comprehensive service and facility plan for streets and non-
motorized facilities (bikeways, trails, and pedestrian walkways) should
include specific actions and requirements for bringing into compliance
any street facilities that fall below the required level of service, including
demand management strategies which encourage reduced reliance on
single occupant vehicle trips and encourage use of alternate modes of
transportation such as the bicycles, walkways, and transit riding with
incentive programs for and from local businesses.
P-8A.07 The comprehensive service and facilities plan for streets, bikeways, and
pedestrian walkways should include a future US 101 corridor to meet long-
term local and regional transportation needs.
P-8A.08 Each comprehensive service and facility plan should be consistent with
the Comprehensive Plan, the County-Wide Planning Policy, and the State
Growth Management Act.
P- 8A.09 The City should require concurrency at the time of development for the
following utilities and services:
▪ Paved streets, curbs, and sidewalks
▪ Water service,
▪ Sanitary sewer service,
▪ Electrical service,
▪ Solid waste collection,
▪ Stormwater management,
▪ Telecommunications services, and
▪ Emergency services (police, fire and emergency medical response).
P- 8A.10 The City should require the following services and facilities within six years
from the time of development:
▪ Parks and recreation services and facilities, and
▪ Transit system.
P-8A.11 The City should adopt an annual Capital Facilities Plan consistent with
the Comprehensive Plan and State Growth Management Act. The Capital
Facilities Plan's financing schedule may be corrected, updated, or modified
without being considered as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan,
following a public hearing before the City Council.
P- 8A.12 If projected funding fails for a capital project listed as funded in the City's
approved Capital Facilities Plan and development permits have been
issued reliant upon that capital project for concurrency, the City should
take necessary actions to minimize further degradation of the impacted
service or facility. This may include one or any combination of the
following actions:
▪ Reduce the level of service standard
▪ Increase funding by increasing revenues
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▪ Reduce demand by revising the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and/
or Zoning Map
▪ Reduce demand by reducing consumption (i.e., conservation).
P-8A.13 Where existing capital facilities are deficient, the City should remove
obstacles to economic development in an area with City participation
through a New Improvements for Community Enhancement (N.I.C.E.)
Neighborhoods Program.
P-8A.14 The City should adopt a Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Growth Management Act
as an Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
P-8A.15 The City should require sidewalks be included in all development and
redevelopment proposals where sidewalks do not exist at the time of
application for development. Permeable materials are preferred for
sidewalk construction where feasible.
P-8A.16 The City should develop and implement an Urban Forestry Program to
properly manage street trees, park trees, and forested environmentally
sensitive areas located within the City.
P-8A.17 The City should create a unified, coherent design element for signage,
street lighting, traffic control devices, and similar structures to be used
throughout the City and specifically in the downtown area as a method
for improved way finding and place identification for visitors and residents
alike.
P-8A.18 The City should consider climatic change impacts and adaptation
strategies in planning and designing capital facilities.
P-8A.19 The City should improve aesthetics of the community by removing
abandoned infrastructure.
Goal
G-8B To provide urban streets and utilities at minimum levels of service
for all city residents and the general public.
Policies
P-8B.01 All arterial streets shall function at an average daily Level of Service (LOS)
of D or better.
P-8B.02 Development on all arterial streets and any other streets identified as
school walking routes should include pedestrian sidewalks on both sides of
the street.
P- 8B.03 The City shall not approve any development that is not served with water
service at or greater than the following level of service standards at the
time of development:
▪ Single family units: 2 gallons per minute @ 30 psi
(Fire - 1000 gallons per minute @ 20 psi for single family residential >
3,600 square feet)
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(Fire - 500 gallons per minute @ 20 psi for single family residential <
3,600 square feet)
▪ Multi-family units: 1 gallon per minute @ 30 psi
(fire per Uniform Fire Code)
▪ Commercial: per Uniform Fire Code
▪ Industrial: per Uniform Fire Code
P-8B.04 The City shall not approve any development that is not served with sewer
service at or greater than a level of service standard of 300 gallons per day
per person at the time of development.
P-8B.05 The City shall not approve any development that is not served with
electrical service at or greater than a level of service standard of 118 volts
(120 volt base) at the time of development.
P-8B.06 The City should not approve any development that increases a site's post-
development stormwater run-off beyond that allowed by the Department
of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington
(SWMMWW 2014) as adopted by the City.
P-8B.07 The City should not approve any development that cannot be served
with telecommunications service at or greater than the following level of
service standards at the time of development:
Telephone
Residential 1 service per unit
Commercial 1 service per business
Industrial 1 service per business
Cable Television
Residential 1 service per unit
Commercial 0 service per business
Industrial 0 service per business
Internet
Residential 1 service per unit
Commercial 0 service per business
Industrial 0 service per business
P-8B.08 Highways of Statewide Significance (HSS) should function at Level of
Service (LOS) D or better, consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP).
P-8B.09 The City should develop a Capital Facilities Plan list, with public input, for
prioritizing pedestrian walkway needs.
P-8B.10 The City should seek funding to increase the provision of sidewalks in
already developed areas where sidewalks do not occur.
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Goal
G-8C To provide urban services at minimum levels of service for all city
residents and the general public.
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Policies
P-8C.01 The Port Angeles School District should develop a capital facilities plan,
which the City will consider for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. The
capital facilities plan should contain at least a six-year plan for public
financing of such facilities as may be necessary to provide adequate
public schools at or greater than the following level of service standards
in order to meet anticipated increases in student enrollment, which may
be anticipated based on the School District's projected enrollment figures
and residential growth as provided for in the Land Use Element of the
Comprehensive Plan:
High School 125 square feet of permanent, appropriate educational
space per student
Middle School 104 square feet of permanent, appropriate educational
space per student
Elementary
School
100 square feet of permanent, appropriate educational
space per student
If capacity is inadequate to house students at the established level of
service standards (LOS) and adequate school funding is not available, then
the demand for new facilities will be reduced (e.g. through year round use
of schools or by matching grade and enrollment to facility capacities) or
the level of service standards will be reduced to keep both schools and
housing development affordable to the majority of Port Angeles School
District residents. Imposition of Growth Management Act impact fees on
or denial of new development will not be used as a measure to prevent
further degradation of school services, unless the reduced level of service
standards are deemed unacceptable to Port Angeles School District No.
121, Clallam County, and the City of Port Angeles.
P-8C.02 The City should not approve any development that will not be served
with adequate transit service as determined in the comprehensive service
and facilities plan for transportation within six years from the time of
development.
P-8C.03 The City should not approve any development that will not be served at or
greater than a citywide level of service standard of 10 acres of parks per
1,000 population within six years from the time of development.
P-8C.04 The City should not approve any development that will not be served
at or less than the following level of service standards at the time of
development.
Police 677 persons per one officer
Fire Four-minute response time or residential sprinkler
system installation
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P-8C.05 The City should not approve any development that will not be served with
solid waste collection service at or less than a city-wide level of service
standard of 400 pick-up accounts per 1000 population within six years
from the time of development.
P-8C.06 The City should participate with the County in the development,
maintenance, and implementation of a regional solid waste plan, which
addresses collection, disposal, and recycling of solid waste.
P-8C.07 The City should consider the cumulative effect of development on the
City's need for adequate public service buildings.
P-8C.08 The City should consider projected climatic change impacts and adaptation
strategies to determine whether adequate services can be provided into
the future, prior to approving any development.
P-8C.09 The City should prioritize and support public education and Peninsula
College, including initiatives for rebuilding schools.
Goal
G-8D To participate with the County, State, and Federal governments as
well as other public agencies to provide adequate regional public
services.
Policies
P-8D.01 The City should cooperate with the County and the community's health
care providers to ensure quality health care facilities within the City that
serve the region as a whole.
P-8D.02 The City should cooperate with the County in planning regional library
facilities within the City.
P-8D.03 The City should cooperate with the County in planning for adequate
correctional facilities.
P-8D.04 Essential public facilities of a county-wide or statewide nature must meet
existing state laws and regulations requiring specific siting and permit
requirements consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Goal
G-8E To reduce the amount of impervious surface created by new
developments and thereby reduce stormwater management costs
and environmental impacts to the City and its natural resources,
reduce development costs to private property owners, and provide
safe and more attractive streets through traffic calming, safe
pedestrian amenities, and improved street edge landscaping.
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P-8E.01 The City should further revise its existing urban development standards
in low density residential areas to include low impact development
standards for street, pedestrian and non-motorized access, sewer, and fire
suppression to more nearly reflect the needs of suburban densities and
conditions in outlying undeveloped areas of the City and PAUGA.
P-8E.02 The City should invest in Green Infrastructure, Low Impact Development
(LID), and similar technologies to maintain and enhance environmental
quality.
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Economic
Development
The intent of the Economic Development Element
is to guide decision-making and investments that
diversifiydiversify and strengthen the local
economy.
The policies in this element address a variety of
subjects - some stand on their own, while others
require coordination with other elements of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Together, the framework presented in this element
provides direction in realizing Port Angeles' long-
range vision regarding economic development -
including:
▪ Optimizing the city's relationship with its
natural setting
▪ Supporting safe, attractive and character-rich
neighborhoods
▪ Creating a more dynamic, successful
downtown
▪ Improving Port Angeles' standing as a
regional hub for business and Port-related
enterprises.
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Goals & Policies
■ Economic Development Goals & Policies
Goal
G-9A To create and maintain a balanced and stable local economy with
full employment and emphasis on strengthening the community's
traditional natural resource related industries as well as
diversifying the overall economic base.
Policies
P-9A.01 The City of Port Angeles should remain a major economic center on the
North Olympic Peninsula, meeting regional and local needs.
P-9A.02 The City should promote the retention of employment in all sectors of the
local economy.
P-9A.03 The City should promote long-term economic stability by encouraging
businesses and industries to invest in modernization and environmentally
sound technology.
P-9A.04 The City should promote the diversification of the community's economic
base by encouraging the location, retention, and expansion of local
businesses.
P-9A.05 The City should promote the location, retention, and expansion of small
and medium sized businesses, which access their markets and suppliers
through telecommunications and available shipping and transit.
P-9A.06 The City should promote in the traditional downtown retail, dining, arts,
culture, and entertainment oriented activities that are attractive to both
tourists and local residents.
P-9A.07 The City should develop sufficient utilities, improve traffic circulation,
and identify environmental constraints in the airport industrial area in
cooperation with other governmental agencies.
P-9A.08 The City should encourage training and educational opportunities, which
strengthen and increase the variety of skills available in the work force.
P-9A.09 The City should promote the motivation and availability of the
community's work force as a major economic development strength.
P-9A.10 The City should encourage inter-jurisdictional discussion and cooperation
with other governmental agencies to foster the economic development of
the region.
P-9A.11 The City should work with other community organizations in developing
an effective business assistance program directed toward the commercial
business owner.
P-9A.12 The City should recognize the economic importance to the community
in the redevelopment of the Rayonier Mill site and take an active role in
assisting property owners to clean up the site to attract the interest of
many potential investors.
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P-9A.13 The City should pursue a management agreement with Clallam County as
a first step to a partnership for developing the UGA.
P-9A.14 The City should support continued development of a strong marine
related industry in the Port Angeles Harbor.
P-9A.15 The City should promote the sustainability of the existing art and
culture industry encouraging community participation and involvement.
Enhancement of the creative economy contributes to the overall health of
the community.
P-9A.16 The City should encourage businesses with low carbon footprints.
P-9A.17 The City should consider projected climatic change impacts and adaptation
strategies when encouraging new businesses to establish in Port Angeles.
P-9A.18 The City should develop and economy which provides opportunities for
Port Angeles' vulnerable and at-risk community members.
P-9A.19 The City should identify bureaucratic obstacles and work to expedite
economic development.
P-9A.20 The City should seek to increase Port Angeles' military presence.
P-9A.21 The City should invest in training and education for local residents, by
providing access to state-of-the-art technology and training opportunities.
P-9A.22 The City should encourage and incentivize youth entrepreneurship as well
as jobs and businesses that attract young families.
P-9A.23 The City should attract and retain businesses and industries which create
family wage jobs for local residents.
P-9A.24 The City should provide opportunities for civic cooperation. Coordinate
with local non-profit and community service organizations to support
economic development.
P-9A.25 The City should prioritize the airport as major economic asset and identify
specific incentives to attract commercial services.
P-9A.26 The City should promote and incentivize local business.[BB2]
P-9A.2726 The City should support non-profits and associations which enhance local
economic development.
P-9A.2827 The City should establish a City Ombudsman to help people and
businesses handle complaints, understand and navigate through
regulations, and apply for help in coordinating permits and waivers for
events, festivals, etc.
P-9A.2928 The City should establish an authority for community events, meetings,
trade shows, festivals, etc., to encourage and support them, help find
venues, cut through red tape, coordinate volunteer efforts, and publicize
them.
P-9A.3029 The City should encourage the location and support for adequate venues
for community meetings, shows, music art, hobby and user groups, and
professional and business meetings.
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P-9A.3130 The City should support the location of low-cost places where people
(especially young people) can congregate and talk, and ensure that these
have up-to-date communication facilities.
P-9A.3231 The City should recognize art, architecture, music, and performance as
important community resources and continue to encourage and support
cultural activities.
P-9A.3332 The City should support decorating public spaces with more art from the
community.
P-9A.3433 The City should encourage the design of public spaces that encourage
people to interact.
P-9A.3534 The City should support the concept and encourage the establishment of
Maker's Spaces. (See definition) Public spaces where people make things
and collaborate on projects. Spaces are usually equipped with tools, 3-D
printers, computers, design software, art and craft tools and supplies.
Goal
G-9B To have a healthy local economy that co-exists with the
community's high quality of life through the protection,
enhancement, and use of the community's natural, historical, and
cultural amenities.
Policies
P-9B.01 The City should promote the region's high quality environment and
available natural and cultural resources as factors in attracting and
retaining business, industry, and individual enterprises.
P-9B.02 The City should promote the community's quality public school system
and its diversity of other educational opportunities as factors in attracting
and retaining business and industry.
P-9B.03 The City should encourage the enhancement of the existing twofour-
year community college through such means as the expansion of its
technical curriculum and additional four year degree opportunities.
P-9B.04 The City should promote development of planned office, business, and
industrial parks, while conserving unique physical features of the land and
maintaining compatibility with other land uses in the surrounding area.
P-9B.05 The City should encourage the availability of housing that meets the needs
of the entire spectrum of the community's residents.
P-9B.06 The City should recognize, preserve and promote its historic and cultural
properties as a measure of its quality of life.
P-9B.07 The City should support landscaping and detailing of the streetscape at
the City’s east and west entries.
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P-9B.08 The City should utilize the Climatic Change Preparedness Plan in attracting
businesses, to demonstrate a proactive approach to climatic change in the
area.
P-9B.09 The City should encourage and pursue economic development with
positive environmental consequences, including non-polluting industries
and eco-friendly business.
Goal
G-9C To create and promote a strong tourism industry for Port Angeles,
as well as to recognize and support existing and prospective
tourism attractions.
Policies
P-9C.01 The City should support improved access to the Olympic National Park,
particularly to Hurricane Ridge.
P-9C.02 The City should work to enhance the public use of Ediz Hook.
P-9C.03 The City should take a leading role in enhancing visitors' first impression
of the community by maintaining and upgrading the City’s public facilities,
green infrastructure, and strengthen the nuisance abatement program.
P-9C.04 The City should support development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging
station network and EV maintenance facilities around the Olympic
Peninsula.
P-9C.05 The City should support tourism and recreation activities which highlights
Port Angeles' natural, cultural and historical amenities.
Goal
G-9D To strengthen and enhance the restoration and reinvigoration of
our downtown historic buildings, infrastructure improvements, and
beautification projects.
Policies
P-9D.01 The City should consider best available science on sea level rise and
recommended mitigation and adaptation strategies in the development of
downtown.
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Parks &
Recreation
The intent of the Park Element is to provide a guide
for the development and management of City parks
in Port Angeles. The goal and policy framework that
follow provide direction in realizing Port Angeles'
vision regarding parks and recreation - including:
▪ Optimizing the city's relationship with its
remarkable natural setting
▪ Supporting a wide range of recreational
opportunities available to all
▪ Creating vibrant, well-valued neighborhoods
with access to parks, trails and natural areas
▪ Sustaining Port Angeles' rich arts and cultural
heritage and overall sense of community.
The Parks and Recreation Element of the City's
Comprehensive Plan was developed as an outgrowth
of the Comprehensive Park, Open Space, and
Recreation Plan created in 2003 by City park staff
and incorporated into the City's Comprehensive Plan
in 2007.
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Goals & Policies
■ Parks & Recreation Goals & Policies
Goal
G-10A To acquire, develop, renovate and maintain a system of parks,
recreational facilities, and open spaces to ensure that the
contributions of natural resources and recreation to human well-
being are maintained and recognized as a value.
Policies
P-10A.01 The City of Port Angeles should provide its citizens with a diversity of
open spaces, parks, and recreation facilities and programs appropriately
distributed throughout the City.
P-10A.02 The City should strive to ensure that equality is achieved to the extent
possible in the types and variety of facilities, quality of maintenance, and
the range of recreation services provided.
P-10A.03 The City should strive to retain and reflect the natural beauty that
attracts visitors, business, and residents to the area.
P-10A.04 The City should continue to forge effective partnerships and strengthen
its ties with other public, private, and non-profit providers.
P-10A.05 The City should identify waterfront improvements to increase marine
transportation and recreation.
P-10A.06 The City should identify appropriate locations for small (pocket) parks,
community gardens and food forests throughout the community and
integrate them into its Parks system.
P-10A.07 The City should investigate acquisition of the Rayonier property at Harbor
Crest cul-de-sac as park to serve as pedestrian access to waterfront trail.
Goal
G-10B To enhance the quality of life in the community by providing
facilities, services, and programs that offer positive opportunities
for building healthy, safe, and productive lives.
Policies
P-10B.01 The City should provide consistently high quality recreational experiences
to residents and visitors through a wide variety of park types and
features.
P-10B.02 The City should strive for excellence through efficient, accurate, and
skillful performance in every process, service and product delivered by
the Parks and Recreation providers.
P-10B.03 The City should keep citizens involved and informed about parks and
recreation issues and services.
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P-10B.04 The City should manage park facilities in a manner that will ensure public
safety, keep the parks free of misuse to the greatest extent possible and
result in a sustainable and resilient park system.
P-10B.05 The City should not approve any development that will not be served at or
greater than a citywide level of service standard of 10 acres of parks per
1,000 population within six years from the time of development.
P-10B.06 The City should incorporate health and nutrition into parks and
recreation programming.
P-10B.07 The City should enhance its parks and recreation system’s safety, variety
and accessibility, and identify family friendly features and amenities.
Goal
G-10C To establish and protect a visual character of the community
through open spaces, streetscapes, borrowed landscapes, and
publicly-owned natural resource areas.
Policies
P-10C.01 The City should strive to protect and retain the natural beauty of the
area.
P-10C.02 The City should supplement and enhance the visual attractiveness of
the city through the use of formal landscaping in street medians, city
entryways, and along sidewalks, as well as the use of other public spaces,
flower beds, and street trees. The City will emphasize use of planter strips
with drought tolerant vegetation and bio-retention facilities.
Goal
G-10D To provide a sustainable park system that meets the needs of the
broadest segment of the population as possible by managing the
city's available fiscal resources in a responsible manner.
Policies
P-10D.01 The City should provide high quality services, emphasize the design of
park areas to reduce long-term maintenance and operating costs, and
implement improved technology to conserve limited resources such as
water, power and people.
P-10D.02 The City should provide programs and opportunities that are sensitive
to the needs of all of its citizens, including those with limited financial
resources, disadvantaged youth, the elderly, the disabled, and those with
other special needs.
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Goal
G-10E To promote economic growth through recreational tourism, and
attract visitors and new business by enhancing the image of the
community through beautification and recreation programs.
Policies
P-10E.01 The City should continue to provide or participate with private sponsors to
provide high quality recreational opportunities.
P-10E.02 To encourage efficient transportation systems, the City should support the
use of shuttle services during events to move participants between
venues.
Goal
G-10F To provide a system of walking trails and bicycle paths to
complement and coordinate with the existing street system
and provide recreational opportunities and physical activity
while reducing the dependence on traditional automobile
transportation.
Policies
O-10F.01 The City should continue to participate as a partner in the extension of
the Olympic Discovery Trail through the City to the western City limits.
O-10F.02 The City should continue efforts to improve or provide access to Valley,
Tumwater, Peabody, Ennis and White's Creeks through the development
of an integrated trails system.
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Implementation 11
The following pages (Table 11.01) list a series
of objectives supporting the goals and policies
contained in this plan's elements, showcasing
a range of actions identified to implement the
community's long-range vision. These objectives
constitute a part of the corresponding elements. It
is provided to help City staff and leadership track
progress, coordinate and combine various actions
where it makes sense to do so, and to help guide
budgeting of work and improvements in a more
realistic, strategic fashion. As with the rest of the
plan, this table represents the input, expressed
priorities and values of the community and its
leadership.
Each listing includes columns identifying the
anticipated timing of that action, as well as those
primary agencies likely to be involved. These
columns in no way obligate the City or identified
partners to act or participate according to the
timeframes described - rather, the table offers
a means for the community to see, at a glance,
its stated objectives in context of an intended
timeframe.
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Measurable Objectives Number Objective Short (0-2 yr.)Medium (2-4 yr.)Long (4+ yr.)COPACLCPOPALEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteGrowth Management Act O-2.01 Periodically update the City’s comprehensive plan as required by Washington State's Growth Management Act (GMA). ¢ ¢ ¢Ordinance PassedJune 30, 2023O-2.02Review and update the City’s Buildable Lands Inventory on a biannual basis, helping inform land use decision-making.¢ ¢ ¢Matrix ProducedDecember 21, 2018OngoingO-2.03Acquire no-protest annexation agreements for all utility connections occurring in the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (PAUGA).¢ ¢ ¢ Number AgreementsN/AOngoingLand Use O-3.01Review and revise City development regulations for consistency with each major update of the Comprehensive Plan. ¢ ¢ ¢Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2024OngoingO-3.02Continue to develop programs encouraging the use of downtown for community events, gatherings, displays, and public markets.. ¢Downtown Assn.; Farmers MarketNumber of New EventsN/AOngoingO-3.03Research and develop a program for consideration addressing approaches to open space preservation, including: Land banking Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Purchase of Development Rights (PDR).¢North Olympic Land TrustOrdinance PassedDecember 31, 2020O-3.04Review and update the City's Urban Services Standards and Guidelines to provide for development of low-impact trails in designated open spaces, including permeable materials where feasible. ¢Number of trail Miles CompletedDecember 31, 2021O-3.05(SP)Adjust zoning to protect the prime commercial corridor¢Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2017CompleteO-3.06(SP)Re-write sign code (less clutter, more character)¢Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2018O-3.06(AIA)Consider adoption of an overlay district for downtown to respond to sign, design, and parking issues¢Budget for Form Based CodeDecember 31, 2018Abbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of ArchitectsChapter 11 - Implementation 11.3 City of Port Angeles | 1DRAFTAttachment A
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Measurable Objectives Number Objective Short (0-2 yr.)Medium (2-4 yr.)Long (4+ yr.)COPA
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LEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteTransportation O-4.01Design and develop the following segments of the Olympic Discovery Trail: Marine Drive to 10th Street City Pier along Railroad Avenue to Laurel Street Other segments as funding and opportunity provide, coordinated with the City's park, street and trail systems. ¢ ¢ ¢ Peninsula Trails Coalition 100% Design Grant Obtained Number of Miles Complete May 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2021O-4.02Identify funding and implementation strategies for the Valley Creek Loop Trail, connecting the Valley and Peabody Creek corridors with the Foothills Trail system.¢ Washington State Parks Grant ObtainedDecember 21, 2020O-4.03Review and update the City's Urban Services Standards and Guidelines, including direction for transportation facility improvements that: Include including bike path development and maintenance, signage, and storage Assess cost/benefits of bicycle-friendly infrastructure.¢Clallam Transit Biannual Review CompleteDecember 31, 2020OngoingO-4.04Review and update the City's Urban Services Standards and Guidelines, encouraging public streetscape improvements including: Street trees Art and creative community-oriented beautification efforts Pedestrian and bicycle amenities Sidewalks on both sides of streets. ¢Biannual Review CompleteDecember 31, 2020OngoingO-4.05Review and update the City's Urban Services Standards and Guidelines, helping: Promote joint access and maintenance of driveways Balance the needs for traffic movement and access to properties immediately adjacent to secondary and primary arterials. ¢Biannual Review CompleteDecember 31, 2020OngoingAbbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of Architects11.4 City of Port Angeles Comprehensive PlanDRAFT Attachment A
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Measurable Objectives Number Objective Short (0-2 yr.)Medium (2-4 yr.)Long (4+ yr.)COPACLCPOPALEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteO-4.06Develop a "Complete Streets" program for Port Angeles, helping identified travelways accommodate all modes of transportation as appropriate for the needs and conditions of each neighborhood or district.¢Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2018O-4.07Prepare a study evaluating options for easterly access across Whites and Ennis Creeks in the vicinity of Golf Course Road. ¢ ¢WSDOTCompleted Report / StudyDecember 31, 2019O-4.08In coordination with the County, RTPO and state and federal agencies, study a future US 101 corridor alignment including evaluation of the Heart of the Hills Parkway and Coastal Corridor concepts. (Route along Lauridsen Boulevard east of Race Street will not be considered.)¢ WSDOT; Clallam Transit Completed Report / StudyDecember 31, 2020O-4.09Plan and integrate the following into the Capital Facilities Plan: Multi-modal street improvements along Edgewood Drive (south side of the airport), Lauridsen Boulevard, Airport Road (west side of the airport), and along Milwaukee Drive to Lower Elwha Road.¢Program as a CFP ItemMarch 31, 2018O-4.10(SP)Review and assess progress per AIA Urban Design Study; consider proposals to transform First and Front streets.¢Status Report December 31, 2019O-4.11(SP)Transportation Benefit District on ballot¢Ballot MeasureAugust 31, 2017CompleteHousing O-6.01Identify appropriate areas of the city for higher-density housing, converting low-density residential areas into medium and high-density designations.¢List / Map Areas for UpzoneDecember 31, 2019O-6.02Evaluate revisions to height limitations in all commercial, medium, and high-density zones, helping accommodate increased residential densities without impacting viewsheds.¢Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2020O-6.03(SP)Align Municipal Code for high density development zones¢Ordinance PassedMarch 31, 2017CompleteAbbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of ArchitectsChapter 11 - Implementation 11.5DRAFTAttachment A
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Measurable Objectives Number Objective Short (0-2 yr.)Medium (2-4 yr.)Long (4+ yr.)COPA
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LEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteO-6.04(SP)If we continue to contract with PADA: promote 2nd story and above residential occupancy downtown¢Downtown AssociationList / Map AvailableMarch 31, 2018Conservation O-7.01Review and update the City's Façade Improvement Program to encourage participation in streetscape beautification projects and enhancements along entryway corridors.¢Amending Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2021O-7.02Develop and maintain an archaeological database, allowing for review and monitoring of ground-disturbing activities. The database should include: Known archaeological and historical sites A predictive model prescribing areas of high, medium and low archaeological site potential A waterfront archaeological overlay¢ ¢ ¢ WA DAHPEstablish Budget Item for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)December 31, 2018OngoingO-7.03Review and update the City's Urban Services Standards and Guidelines, including requirements for development to provide: Dispersion, infiltration and/or retention facilities necessary to protect water quality and provide flood protection and flow control LID techniques and BMPs where feasible Permeable paving materials for all sidewalks where feasible.¢ ¢ ¢Amend Urban Services Standards and GuidelinesJanuary 31, 2018O-7.04Identify and inventory “habitats of local importance” areas, helping ensure wildlife corridors are not severed.¢ WA DOEProduce GIS Layer / MapDecember 31, 2021O-7.05Develop and maintain an inventory of wetland delineations completed as part of land use permitting. ¢ Produce GIS Layer / MapDecember 31, 2019O-7.06Develop and periodically update a stormwater management plan consistent with NPDES Phase II permit requirements.¢ ¢ ¢WA DOEProgram Infrastructure in CFPDecember 31, 2018OngoingAbbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of Architects11.6 City of Port Angeles Comprehensive PlanDRAFT Attachment A
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Measurable Objectives Number Objective Short (0-2 yr.)Medium (2-4 yr.)Long (4+ yr.)COPACLCPOPALEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteO-7.07Review and update the City's Urban Services Standards and Guidelines, including measures to coordinate new development with the protection of: Scenic resources Environmentally-sensitive areas. ¢Pass Resolution / Policy DocumentDecember 31, 2021O-7.08Develop and adopt regulations supporting the preservation of identified, historically-significant buildings and sites.¢WA DAHPOrdinance PassedDecember 31, 2019O-7.09Develop and adopt a tree management program including: Tree density targets Urban forest management procedures and guidelines. ¢Pass Resolution / Policy DocumentDecember 31, 2022O-7.10Update the City's Shoreline Master Program by 2024.¢Ordinance PassedJune 30, 2024Capital Facilities O-8.01Update the City's Capital Facilities Plan on an annual basis.¢ ¢ ¢Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2017OngoingO-8.02Develop and implement a schedule for preparation and adoption of all City service and facilities plans, coordinated with the Comprehensive Plan.¢LOS Plan December 31, 2018OngoingO-8.04Establish review procedures for capital facilities plan projects, ensuring projects address: Endangered Species Act requirements Climate change adaptability PAUGA impacts Established levels of service.¢ WA DOE Policy DocumentDecember 31, 2020O-8.05(SP)Deliver Capital Facilities Plan for 2018-2023¢Resolution PassedJuly 31, 2017CompleteO-8.06(SP)Secure municipal and industrial water rights¢Settlement AgreementDecember 31, 2017O-8.07(SP)Provide and publish year end reports for the Waterfront Improvement Plan Phase 3 Design¢Report PublishedDecember 31, 2017Abbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of ArchitectsChapter 11 - Implementation 11.7DRAFTAttachment A
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Measurable Objectives Number Objective Short (0-2 yr.)Medium (2-4 yr.)Long (4+ yr.)COPA
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LEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteO-8.08(SP)Provide and publish year end reports for the Race Street Corridor Project 30% design¢30% Design PublishedDecember 31, 2017O-8.09(SP)City Signage and Wayfinding Program - RFP and design adjustments¢RFP Released December 31, 2017O-8.10(SP)Complete downtown, parks, and trail enhancements for Civic Field, Calisthenics Park, Georgiana Park¢Enhancements CompleteDecember 31, 2017O-8.11(SP)Complete downtown, parks, and trail enhancements for Hill Street Olympic Discovery Trail Project¢30% Design December 31, 2017O-8.12(SP)Complete downtown, parks, and trail enhancements for adding amenities downtown (e.g. tables and benches)¢Amenities AddedDecember 31, 2018O-8.13(SP)Complete downtown, parks, and trail enhancements for Bike routes: address funding, route maps, parking obstacles¢Analysis CompleteDecember 31, 2018O-8.14(AIA)East entrance monument¢Added to CFP July 31, 2018O-8.15(AIA)Expand street art program¢ ¢Ordinance PassedJuly 31, 2018O-8.16(AIA)Replace light and signal poles in downtown with new structures at pedestrian scale¢Added to CFP July 31, 2018O-8.17(AIA)Place overhead utilities underground¢Added to CFP July 31, 2018O-8.18(AIA)Create public view points and overlooks along bluff above downtown¢Added to CFP July 31, 2018Economic Development O-9.01Negotiate a vegetation easement with the Port of Port Angeles, providing long-term resolution to concerns regarding trees at Lincoln Park.¢ Execute Easement / Interlocal AgreementDecember 31, 2017O-9.02Develop policy encouraging the creation of new tourism events, enhancing tourism during the limited value season.¢ Downtown Association.Pass ResolutionDecember 31, 2017Abbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of Architects11.8 City of Port Angeles Comprehensive PlanDRAFT Attachment A
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Measurable Objectives Number Objective Short (0-2 yr.)Medium (2-4 yr.)Long (4+ yr.)COPACLCPOPALEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteO-9.03Review and update the City's Urban Services Standards and Guidelines, including: Street and parking lot tree plantings Use of appropriate vegetation in planter strips and bio-retention facilities.¢Amend Urban Services Standards December 31, 2020O-9.04The City will support the implementation of the Mount Angeles View Project including a new Boys and Girls Club, recognizing that the overall project results in affordable housing and child care for the local workforce.¢ ¢ Peninsula Housing AuthorityNumber of Letter of SupportDecember 31, 2018O-9.05The City will continue to make improvements as part of the Waterfront Development Plan while providing support to abutting investments made by the Port Angeles Waterfront Center (Preforming Arts Center) and Feiro Marine Life Center.¢ ¢Peninsula College Foundation NOAA FoundationNumber of Letters of Support, Number of Permits IssuedDecember 31, 2018O-9.06The City will work with Clallam County to ensure enhancements to William Shore Memorial Pool continue to provide benefits to the Port Angeles community.¢ ¢William Shore Pool DistrictNumber of Letters of Support, Number of Permits IssuedDecember 31, 2018O-9.07(SP)Provide and publish year end reports for Façade Improvement Program – present 5 applications to Planning Commission¢Applications PresentedDecember 31, AnnuallyOngoingO-9.08(SP)If we continue to contract with PADA: Inventory vacant downtown commercial properties and apply Buxton study to identify needed business types.¢Execute ContractMarch 31, 2019O-9.09(SP)Create plan motivating vacant property owners to upgrade buildings or lots¢Plan DevelopedMarch 31, 2018O-9.10(AIA)Improve the downtown banners at the entries to the downtown with PADA contract¢Downtown AssociationExecute ContractDecember 31, 2018O-9.11(AIA)Infill development in downtown¢Added to CFP and Comp. PlanDecember 31, 2022O-9.11(AIA)National Park Center in City¢Olympic National ParkNew Kiosk / DT Footprint December 31, 2022Abbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of ArchitectsChapter 11 - Implementation 11.9DRAFTAttachment A
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LEKT OtherAction / MetricDeliverable DateCompleteLong-Range Financial PlanO-LRFP.1(SP)Update Long-Range Financial Plan for 2018-2023¢Resolution PassedDecember 31, 2018O-LRFP.2(SP)Sell Niichel and Lincoln Street Properties¢Execute Purchase/SaleDecember 31, 2018O-LRFP.3(SP)Sell Morse Creek property¢Execute Purchase/SaleJuly 31, 2018O-LRFP.4(SP)Increase EMS utility fee to cover additional paramedic resources¢Ordinance PassedJuly 31, 2017O-LRFP.5(SP)Reexamine public safety funding option for tax-exempt properties¢Ordinance PassedDecember 31, 2017Citywide Work PlanO-CWP.1(SP)Professional development plans for Council¢Plans CompleteDecember 31, 2018O-CWP.2(SP)Records management program - replace staff position¢Position FilledSeptember 30, 2017CompleteO-CWP.3(SP)Records management program - bring three departments onto ECM system¢Three Depts. on ECMDecember 31, 2018O-CWP.4(SP)Deliver and support new online tools for data reporting and building permit process (public use)¢Online Permitting AvailableDecember 31, 2017O-CWP.5(SP)Confirm Council community agenda topics and attendees¢Agendas SetSeptember 30, 2017O-CWP.6(SP)Education: Meet with superintendent, re: November Ballot¢Meeting CompleteJune 30, 2017Abbreviations: COPA = City of Port Angeles; CLC = Clallam County; POPA = Port of Port Angeles; LEKT = Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation; WA DAHP = Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; WA DOE = Washington State Department of Ecology; SP = City of Port Angeles Strategic Plan 2017-2018; AIA = American Institute of Architects11.10 City of Port Angeles Comprehensive PlanDRAFT Attachment A
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Appendix A - Community Profile
City History .............................................................................................................................. A•1
Current Characteristics ............................................................................................................ A•6
Location ........................................................................................................................................... A•7
Air ..................................................................................................................................................... A•7
Water ............................................................................................................................................... A•7
Wildlife ............................................................................................................................................. A•8
Natural Resources ............................................................................................................................ A•9
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Map (Figure A.05) ............................................................................... A•6
Noise ................................................................................................................................................ A•11
Population ........................................................................................................................................ A•12
Population Projections, OFM (Table A.01) .............................................................................................. A•13
Land Use .......................................................................................................................................... A•13
Number of Parcels, by Zone (Figure A.06) .............................................................................................. A•11
Industrial Zone Land Use (Figure A.07) ................................................................................................... A•11
Residential Zone Land Use (Figure A.08) ................................................................................................ A•11
Community Facilities ........................................................................................................................ A•13
Planning Areas .................................................................................................................................. A•16
City Planning Areas Map (Figure A.09) ................................................................................................... A•12
Urban Growth Areas ........................................................................................................................ A•18
Urban Growth Areas Map (Figure A.10) ................................................................................................. A•14
Neighborhoods ................................................................................................................................ A•19
City Neighborhoods Map (Figure A.11) .................................................................................................. A•16
Housing ............................................................................................................................................ A•28
Transportation ................................................................................................................................. A•29
Arterial Street System Map (Figure A.14) ............................................................................................... A•22
Clallam Transit System Map (Figure A.15) .............................................................................................. A•23
Urban Services ................................................................................................................................. A•33
Fire Four-Minute Response Map (Figure A.17) ....................................................................................... A•25
City Park Areas Map (Figure A.20) ......................................................................................................... A•27
Public School Locations Map (Figure A.21) ............................................................................................. A•30
Economic Development ................................................................................................................... A•38
Appendix B - Definitions
Appendix C - GMA Requirements
General Comments .................................................................................................................. C•1
Requirements for the Land Use Element ................................................................................. C•2
Requirements for the Land Use Element (Table C.01`) .............................................................................C•2
Requirements for the Housing Element ................................................................................... C•3
Requirements for the Housing Element (Table C.02) ...............................................................................C•4
Requirements for the Capital Facilities Element ...................................................................... C•4
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Requirements for the Capital Facilities Element (Table C.03) ..................................................................C•5
Requirements for the Utilities & Public Services Element ....................................................... C•5
Requirements for the Utilities & Public Services Element (Table C.04) ....................................................C•5
Requirements for the Transportation Element ........................................................................ C•6
Requirements for the Transportation Element (Table C.05) .....................................................................C•6
Requirements for Siting Public Facilities .................................................................................. C•7
Requirements for Siting Public Facilities (Table C.06) ..............................................................................C•7
Appendix D - Transportation Analysis
General Comments ..................................................................................................................D•1
Data Collection ........................................................................................................................D•2
Traffic Growth Forecast ...........................................................................................................D•2
Intersection Level of Service Analysis ......................................................................................D•3
Intersection Level of Service Criteria (Table 1) ........................................................................................ D•4
Intersection Operations Summary - PM Peak Hour (Table 2) .................................................................. D•5
Roadway Segment Level of Service Analysis ............................................................................D•5
Roadway Segment Operations Summary - PM Peak Hour (Table 3) ....................................................... D•7
Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................D•7
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Community Profile A
City History
The City of Port Angeles has long been the primary
urban center of the North Olympic Peninsula.
The earliest residents of the area were Native
Americans such as the Klallam Tribe ("Strong
People") and Makah tribes, Native Americans who
were sustained by the region's abundant natural
resources. These same natural resources - the
naturally protected deep-water harbor, abundant
coniferous forests, prolific wildlife and marine
resources, and an overall natural beauty also
attracted the first non-natives to the area
and continue today to encourage visitors and new
residents alike from all walks of life.
Known variously as "Old Dungeness," "False
Dungeness," "Cherbourg," and "Port Angeles,"
settlement was intermittent and sporadic
throughout the early history of the city.
In 1862 (due largely to the efforts of one man: Victor
Smith, the "Father of Port Angeles"), President
Abraham Lincoln signed an executive order setting
aside 3,520 acres of land on the site as a U.S.
Government Lighthouse and Military Reservation.
Soon after, the original townsite layout was platted
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Figure A.01 – Port Angeles, as depicted in a 1917
Army Corps/USGS survey map (Image: University
of Texas, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection)
by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the
townsite of Port Angeles has endured to this
day.
Patterned after the plan of Cincinnati, Ohio
(substituting the Harbor for the Ohio River),
the streets are arranged and named the
same: Front, First, Second, etc.; at right angles
to these are Tumwater, Cedar, Pine, Valley,
Cherry, Oak, Laurel, Vine, and Race Street.
While the City has benefited greatly from
that original planning with its grid-pattern
street layout, various challenges were also
created such as utility service provision and
circulatory problems, due to the topography
of the land. Seven Six different streams, with
associated ravines, travel through the
community flowing north from the foothills
of the Olympic Mountains as they wend
theirquickly make their way to the Strait of
Juan de Fuca. They are: Dry Creek, Tumwater
Creek, Valley Creek, Peabody Creek, Ennis
Creek, /White's Creek, with Lee's Creek, and
Morse Creek located within the eastern
Urban Growth Area (UGA).the City’s Urban
Growth Areas.
Despite such early planning, major settlement
did not take place within the city until
1887, with the founding of the Puget Sound
Cooperative Colony. A social experiment in
communal living, the Colony contributed
greatly to the early expansion of Port Angeles.
Although short-lived, this settlement near
the mouth of Ennis Creek built a sawmill,
lath-mill and shipyard; constructed a 58-foot
propeller-driven schooner ("The Angeles");
started the first newspaper in town ("The
Model Commonwealth"); and built the first
schoolhouse, office building and a city opera
house - in addition to founding four different
churches in Port Angeles. The colony was
largely disbanded by 1889 due to internal
disputes, but many of the colonists stayed
and blended with the rest of the thriving
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By 1890, the city population had soared to over 3,000 people, and
the Government Reserve established 28 years earlier had become a
bottleneck to progress, completely restricting further development
of the city since it could not legally be homesteaded. The result was
a "land rush" onto the federal property, as citizens took matters into
their own hands as "Reserve Jumpers" that 4th of July - moving en-
masse onto the reserve, platting lots, and establishing homesteads.
Eventually, forced to recognize this matter officially, Congress
conceded ownership to the squatters and opened the Reserve for
sale to the public.
The year 1890 was also notable as the year Port Angeles was
officially incorporated as a city in the newly established State of
Washington, and that same year it also became the County Seat of
Clallam County.
Thereafter, the City grew more slowly and developed much as
other small towns in the Pacific Northwest. Gone were the early
pretensions of becoming a great seaport or second national city
patterned after Washington, D.C.
Logging and timber have long been important industries, and in
1914 Port Angeles was home to the world’s largest sawmill. In 1920,
a large pulp and paper mill was built by Washington Pulp and Paper
Company. Purchased a few years later and operated by Crown
Zellerbach for over 60 years, the paper mill, located at the base of
Figure A.02 – This detail of the "Ennis Creek" mural depicts a 1700s-era Klallaum village. (Image: Feiro
Marine Life Center)
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Figure A.03 – Port Angeles, as located in Clallam
County and relative to Washington State.
Figure A.04 – Downtown Port Angeles was
dramatically transformed in 1914 when street-
level grades were raised 12 feet or more following
a massive sluice operation - effectively a man-
made mud slide using a nearby hillside for source
material.
Ediz Hook, is now owned and operated by
McKinley Co.
The City experienced sporadic growth
until the linking of Port Angeles with the
transcontinental railroad in 1914 brought
increased prosperity. As rail transport
increased and sea travel waned, Port Angeles
surpassed Port Townsend as the major center
for trade and commerce on the Olympic
Peninsula. Sustained largely by marine trades
and the forest products and fishing industries,
Port Angeles became a classic American small
town and the center of urban life on the
North Olympic Peninsula.
In 1922, the Port of Port Angeles was formed.
The natural deep-water harbor has always
attracted shipping as well as commercial and
sports fishing. The Port now operates the
Boat Haven Marina and The William Fairchild
International Airport, in addition to managing
much of the shoreline properties west of
downtown Port Angeles.
The first Coast Guard air station on the Pacific
Coast was established at Ediz Hook on June
1, 1935. It is the oldest United States Coast
Guard Station in the country. The piece of
land currently occupied by the Coast Guard
Station is the one remaining part of the
military reservation that once included all
of what is now Port Angeles. The station
officially became Coast Guard Group Port
Angeles in September of 1944, and received
its first helicopter in 1946.
By far the largest civic project was the
regrading of the downtown streets, which
occurred in 1914. That project created the
current street elevation in the downtown
- which resulted in basement levels for then-
existing businesses (now the "Port Angeles
Underground"). The Olympic Power Company
was formed in 1911 to construct the Lower
Elwha Dam. The County Courthouse was built
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on Lincoln Street in 1915. A new fire station was built in 1931. A new
police station and jail was built in 1954, and a new City Hall in 1987.
In 1953, Port Angeles received the "All American City" award.
Over the past forty years, except for a few periods of more rapid
growth in the 1920s and 30s, the city has grown at a fairly stable
rate of approximately one percent per year, to its present population
of 19,370090.
The City has used zoning to coordinate development and growth
since the 1930s, and in the early 1960s, made a determined effort
to improve planning efforts through development of a "701" master
plan along with a new zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinance.
In 1976, the City again reviewed its planning goals and processes,
and adopted the 1976 Comprehensive Plan, which is the immediate
predecessor of this Comprehensive Plan.
Even before the State passed the Growth Management Act (GMA) of
1990 requiring cities and counties to revise or adopt comprehensive
plans, the City of Port Angeles had decided it was time to revise the
existing Comprehensive Plan, and had already begun that process
when the GMA established new requirements for comprehensive
plans. In response, the City has continued to move forward,
consistent with the GMA, meeting all of its requirements, including
the mandated completion dates.
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Figure A.05 – This map of Port Angeles' "environmentally sensitive areas" shows general locations of
marine bluffs, ravines, shoreline buffers and modified fill areas.
Current Characteristics
An essential part of developing goals and setting directions for the
future lies in reviewing the past and evaluating the present. An
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), prepared by the consulting
firm of Nancy A. Ryan and Company for the 1994 Comprehensive
Plan takes an in-depth look at the physical, social, and economic
aspects of Port Angeles. A second addendum to the original EIS was
prepared and adopted for the updates that have occurred over a
three-year period ending in 2004. The following descriptions are
intended to provide the users of this document with a general view
of the community. For a more detailed analysis, refer to the EIS and
the 2004 update addendum.
To be updated
with current
trends and
updated
environmental
protection
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Location
The City of Port Angeles is located in Clallam County on the northern
coast of Washington's Olympic Peninsula (See Figure A.03). It is
less than three hours driving time (including the ferry ride) from
Seattle or Olympia, and is located at the base of the Olympic
Mountains' north slope. Immediately to the north is the coastal
marine environment of the Port Angeles Harbor, one of the deepest
naturally-protected harbors on the West Coast, and Strait of Juan
de Fuca. To the south are the pristine alpine wilderness areas of the
Olympic National Park, to the east is the semi-arid climate of the
Sequim-Dungeness Valley, and within two hours time to the west
is the Hoh Rain Forest and the beaches and rugged beauty of the
Pacific Coast.
Air
The circulation of air around the Olympic Mountains and through the
Strait of Juan de Fuca results in mostly easterly or westerly winds in
the vicinity of Port Angeles. Highest winds are generally associated
with intense winter storms, and may be from either an easterly or
westerly direction. On most summer afternoons, a moderate to
strong westerly breeze can be expected. Wind velocity and direction
vary with the season. Winds from the west predominate and are
strongest during the summer, averaging about 14 miles per hour.
Winds from the south and east occur more frequently during the
winter, with an average velocity of about nine miles per hour.
Water
Port Angeles is located in the Port Angeles watershed, which drains
65,000 acres (101.5 square miles). A gradually-descending slope
from the Olympic Mountains north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca
characterizes the topography of the immediate Port Angeles area.
Steep hillsides and bluffs of 50 to 150 feet in elevation mark the
northern edge of the slope. This region is segmented by streams,
which flow from the mountains toward the straitStrait and have
formed
V- shaped ravines that are much lower in elevation than surrounding
areas. These ravines contain the following major creeks passing
through the community to Port Angeles Harbor and the Strait of
Juan de Fuca: Dry Creek, Tumwater Creek, Valley Creek, Peabody
Creek, Ennis/White's Creek; Lee's Creek and Morse Creek are
located east of the City limits in the UGA. The Elwha River is located
approximately 1.25 miles west of the City, and is the primary water
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source for the city. Very few sites in the City obtain potable water
from wells.
Wildlife
Port Angeles is located in an area replete with wildlife. The City is
located adjacent to Olympic National Park and the Strait of Juan
de Fuca. The drainages that pass through Port Angeles provide
wooded corridors and habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. Various
freshwater wetlands are scattered throughout the city. Port Angeles
Harbor is approximately 2,435 acres in size and is one of the deepest
natural harbors on the west coast. It provides habitat for many
aquatic species.
Identification and classification of all fish and wildlife habitats within
the City has not been developed. A Shoreline Habitat Assessment
authored by Pentec Environmental was completed in 2001 and
provides a basis for understanding the Port Angeles Harbor near-
shore environment. In addition, several studies have evaluated
eelgrass beds and kelp forests, habitat conditions, water quality, and
substrate contamination in the harbor.1
A Wetlands Inventory developed in 1995 by Sheldon and Associates
of Seattle, Washington, provides a foundation for protection of local
surface and groundwaters from degradation, identifies habitat areas
to protect and restore, and for developing a city-wide stormwater
management plan. Additional wetland delineations have been
completed and added to the inventory since the original inventory.
The wooded riparian areas provide food, cover, spawning,
breeding, and rearing areas for a wide variety of wildlife species.
Trees and other plants shade streams and help keep water cool
while stabilizing banks and providing food and habitat for insects,
amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds and fish. Trees also provide
cover for wildlife. When trees die and fall into the streams, the logs
create small dams and pools that offer fish rearing habitat and cover
from predators. Logs that remain on land provide cover for wildlife.
Wildlife from the ravines also make use of surrounding developed
properties and undeveloped lands for foraging.
Within Clallam County, the Washington State Department of Wildlife
(Priority Habitats and Species program) has indicated that there are
15 "priority habitats" and 104 "priority species" listed in Clallam
County.2 Due to an agreement with the Department of Wildlife, the
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location of these habitats is not made available. The locations have
been reviewed and considered as part of this analysis.
The location of other less sensitive species has been identified in the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). In particular, there
are three areas that harbor seals use for haul-out. Those sites are
the beach at the former Rayonier Mill site, Hollywood Beach near
downtown, and the south shore of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles Harbor.
Department of Wildlife maps identify an area along the Harbor side
of Ediz Hook that has "regular large concentrations" of shorebirds.
The bluff along the shoreline also provides a special and valuable
habitat for shorebirds and other wildlife.
Within the Olympic National Park, Roosevelt Elk roam the slopes
of the mountains. Other wildlife include black bears, cougars,
coyotes, mountain beavers, minks, raccoons, otters, wolves,
eagles, hawks,
ravens, and grouse. Fisher have recently been reintroduced into
the Olympic National Park as well. Mountain goats were
introduced to the Olympic National Park during the last century
and have become well-established.
All of the creeks that make up the Port Angeles watershed are used
for fish habitat, but most have barriers to fish migration. Coho,
cutthroat and possibly steelhead use Dry Creek. Tumwater Creek
provides anadromous use by coho, cutthroat, and steelhead well-
upstream of the City limits. Valley Creek and Peabody Creek may
be used by sea-run cutthroat, however, these runs are not felt to
be self-sustaining. The stream ravines provide sections of relatively
high quality habitat, and are recognized by the State as sustaining
significant populations of resident fish and potentially having salmon
runs restored - once downstream impediments are removed. The
resident fish currently present in Ennis Creek are coho, sea-run
cutthroat, and steelhead. The fish migrate up to 4.9 miles from the
Port Angeles Harbor. White's Creek, which joins Ennis Creek, contains
coho, steelhead, and sea-run cutthroat only up to Front Street. The
estuary at Valley Creek was restored to its original condition as
a mitigation action in 1996. Extensive restoration of Valley Creek
has been accomplished upstream from the southern end of Valley
Street to the Highway 101 crossing. Restoration efforts have been
supported by City land acquisitions along the lower portions of
Valley Creek, with the intent of future restoration projects.
Natural Resources
There are very limited forest areas, and no mineral lands located
within the City. Much of the forested areas are located within
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NUMBER OF PARCELS
by ZONE
1331
897 834
457 445
197 171 161 140 117 117 115 109
61 24
RS-9 PBP RS-7 RHD CA CO CSD CN IL RMD PRD IH CBD RS-11 RTP
Figure A.06 – This chart shows the number of parcels associated with
Port Angeles zoning categories.
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1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
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1358.27
Industrial Zone
Land Use
322.97
Industrial Developed Industrial Undeveloped
Figure A.07 – Developed and undeveloped industrial-zoned land, in acres.
50%
% of Residen:ally Zoned Parcels Remaining
Undeveloped
46%
40%
30%
20%
10% 4%
14%
11%
23%
0%
RS-7 RS-9 RHD RMD RS-11
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Figure A.08 – Developed and undeveloped residential-zoned land, in
acres.
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stream ravines or along the marine bluffs. Approximately 35 acres
of developable lands remain forested. Lincoln Park and Shane park
also contain forested areas that are protected from development,
however the trees in Lincoln Park are beginning to penetrate the
air space needed for approach to Fairchild Airport, and will likely be
removed in the future. The City of Port Angeles contains 26 miles of
marine shoreline including Ediz Hook, a four-mile-long sand spit, and
17 miles of streams.
Diverse scenic resources are abundant in Port Angeles. Notable
visual elements include the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Ediz Hook,
Vancouver Island, San Juan Islands, Mt. Baker, Hurricane Ridge,
and the Olympic National Park. Of special note are the views along
the bluffs above Port Angeles Harbor. The Ocean View Cemetery
at the west edge of town provides views northward and along the
coastline. The beaches and beachfront trail along the shoreline also
offer views of Ediz Hook, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Vancouver
Island. Ediz Hook has superlative views of the Strait, mountains,
waterfront, and the city.
The vegetated creek ravines offer wooded open space, providing
wildlife habitat and corridors connecting the waterfront with the
foothills. Other open space amenities include wetlands, steep slopes,
marshes, hilltops, and even open fields.
Noise
The primary sources of noise in Port Angeles is air traffic from the
airport and the Coast Guard base, industrial activities along the
Port Angeles Harbor shoreline, vehicular traffic, and construction
activities. The ambient noise levels within the City of Port Angeles
would be expected to vary depending on location within the city.
In 1986, a Noise Compatibility Planning Study was conducted for the
Fairchild International Airport under the guidelines of the Federal
Aviation Regulations. The Planning Study included analyses of both
existing and projected noise levels associated with the aviation
traffic.
The one remaining mill along the waterfront is a source of noise
and is in a difficult place to provide noise attenuation. Since the mill
is visible from many residential areas on the bluff top to the south,
these residences can be expected to receive the greatest noise
impacts.
The Rayonier Mill closed in late 1990s, leaving no noise-producing
industries east of the downtown area. The K-Ply mill near downtown
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closed in 2011, with site remediation completed in 2016. The Port
of Port Angeles intends redevelopment of the site for marine trades
industries.
Higher noise levels are allowed for motor vehicles operations on
public roads. Warning sirens and temporary construction equipment
are generally exempt from the noise regulations. Traffic levels would
be expected to be highest along major transportation routes of US
101, First Street, Front Street, Lincoln, Lauridsen Boulevard, Race
Street, Tumwater Truck Route, and Marine Drive.
Population
The population for the City of Port Angeles in 1993 was 18,270; this
represented an increase of three percent over the 1990 population
of 17,710. The population for Clallam County in 1993 was 61,400. The
percentage of the County population residing in the City dropped
to 28.5% in 2004. The 2000 population of 18,397 marked a 3.7%
Figure A.09 – Planning areas defined for purposes of this comprehensive plan.
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increase over the 1990 population. The population had risen to
18,740 by 2007, and was 19,090 in 2015.
The State Office of Financial Management (OFM) has projected a
five percent growth rate over the next 20 years for Clallam County;
this, along with a linear projection for Port Angeles, is illustrated in
Table A.01. The City population so far not grown at the projected
rate.
Table A.01 - Population Projections based on Office of Financial Management
Population 2010 2015 2025 2035 2045
Port Angeles 19,038 20,509 23,802 27,623 32,058
Clallam County 71,404 75,717 85,142 95,739 107,655
The population figures in Table A.01 are projections based on an
estimated 1.5% growth rate from 2010 census data. These numbers
are considered high due to the historic growth rate for the City of
0.36% per year. Using
iinformation from the 2015 OF estimate0 census, the percentage of
Clallam County population attributed to the City of Port Angeles
was 2826.35%. The portion of the County population occurring in
the City has been declining in recent years from a high of 47% in
1970 to a 2014 low
of 26.3%. City population has grown by 52 people since the 2010
census data was collected, while the population of Clallam County
increased by 1,096 people.
Land Use
The City of Port Angeles contains 10.7 square miles or 6,856 acres
of land area. There are residential areas, industrial areas and
commercial areas with a fairly well defined Central Business District
(CBD). Figure A.06 shows the number of parcels within each zone.
Port Angeles currently has land available in each zone designation to
meet the anticipated future needs for developable lands. Figure A.07
and Figure A.08 indicate the amount of available land for industrial
and residential lands, respectively.
Currently, there are 567 parcels developed with infrastructure
available for residential development.
Community Facilities
Community facilities include a 126-bed hospital, one public library,
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one fire station, one police station, 22 developed parks, the Senior
Services Community Center, a public swimming pool, the Vern
Burton Community Center, a publicly owned cemetery, one private
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golf course, four cultural centers (Port Angeles Fine Arts Center,
Arthur D. Fierro Marine Lab, The Lower Elwha Klallam Cultural
Center, and the Clallam County Historical Society MuseumNorth
Olympic Cultural Center).
The Port Angeles School District Number 121 serves the City of
Port Angeles and its surrounding community. The District
operates five elementary schools, one middle school (grades 7-
8), one highschool, one alternative high school, and is host to
the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center. Within the City of
Port Angeles there are three elementary schools; Franklin
Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary.
Dry Creek Elementary School is located west of the city limits
and Roosevelt Elementary is located east of the City limits.
Stevens Middle School, Port Angeles High School and Lincoln
High School provide for secondary education. The Skills Center,
working closely with Peninsula College and five neighboring
school districts - Cape Flattery, Crescent, Quileute, Port Angeles
and Sequim School Districts - provides the latest
vocational/technical education in a competency-based learning
environment.
The Port Angeles School District Number 121 serves the City of
Port Angeles and its surrounding community. The District operates
four elementary schools, one middle school (grades 6-8), one
comprehensive high school, one alternative high school, and is host
to the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center. Within the City of Port
Angeles, there are three elementary schools; these are Franklin
Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary. Stevens
Middle School, Port Angeles High School and Choice Alternative
School provide secondary education. The Skills Center, working
closely with Peninsula College, provides the latest vocational/
technical education in a competency-based learning environment.
The Port Angeles School District has closed one middle school and
two elementary schools located outside of the City limits in recent
years. These closures resulted in a concentration of students in
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the schools within the city limits. The closures reflect an aging
demographic in Port Angeles, and in Clallam County in general.
Peninsula College is a comprehensive community college located in
Port Angeles. The campus is located at the east edge of the city.
By partnering with community organizations and other institutions
of higher education, Peninsula College is helping to enhance and
strengthen educational and training opportunities for everyone
on the peninsula. Recent initiatives include developing the Applied
Environmental Technologies Center of Excellence by working in
collaboration with several local entities, including the Clallam County
Economic Development Council and private businesses; collaborating
with the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center and Business
Incubator Network to provide training programs for young people,
the work force, and growing local businesses; and partnering with
the Workforce Development Council to provide services to expand
the use of technology in the Medical Assistant Program and to
provide training as part of the Work Source Affiliate Site.
Peninsula College also collaborates with several-four-year colleges
and universities to provide opportunities for local residents to earn
bachelor degrees on the peninsula. These collaborations include
a new partnership with Western Washington University’s award-
winning Huxley College of the Environment that allows peninsula
residents to earn their Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science
(BS) degrees on the Peninsula College campus without having to
leave the area or face long commutes to Bellingham. It is also
possible to earn a bachelor’s degree in education. Collaboration
with City University allows Olympic Peninsula residents to earn
a bachelor’s degree in education; University of Washington-
Bothell allows individuals to earn a bachelor’s degree in Nursing;
Washington State University allows residents to earn eleven
different degrees via distance learning; and the East Jefferson
Education Consortium allows individuals to pursue a variety of
degree opportunities through the 12 universities and educational
organizations that have partnered with Peninsula College in this
consortium. The partnering entities - in addition to Peninsula
College - include Centrum Center for the Arts; Chapman University
Bangor Campus; City University; Port Townsend Marine Science
Center; Southern Illinois University Program in Workforce Education
and Development (offered at Bangor); University of Washington;
Washington State University, and Western Washington University.
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The college currently employs 66 full-time faculty, 146 part-time
faculty and 96 persons as staff and administration on the Port
Angeles campus. Peninsula College, with its main campus
located in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains and
overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, provides a vital center for
higher education and diverse cultural opportunities, enhancing
and strengthening community bonds for the residents of the
North Olympic Peninsula. College programs include traditional
academic transfer offerings, professional-technical training, Basic
Education for Adults, adult continuing education, on-line
learning courses and a center for baccalaureate degrees,
allowing students many educational options.
In addition to the many associate degree and certificate
programs, Peninsula College offers a baccalaureate degree in
Applied Management. The college also works with key university
partners, providing numerous opportunities for residents to earn
bachelor degrees locally. These partners include City University,
Western Washington University, Goddard College and Evergreen
State College.
Peninsula College is committed to providing college/community
connections and has numerous partnerships and collaborations
in the community with the City of Port Angeles, the Port of Port
Angeles, the Port Angeles School District, the Economic
Development Council, local tribes, private businesses and others.
The college offers classes, training and resources in support of
workforce development and community enrichment.
The college currently serves over 5,000 students and employs
145 full-time faculty and staff and approximately 390 part-time
faculty and staff.
The Port of Port Angeles operates a 16.1-acre marina, with
approximately 375 boat slips and 3,000 feet of dock for tie-ups,
and a public boat yard for repair and maintenance. The Boat Haven
Marina was upgraded during 2007-2008. The port also operates the
William R. Fairchild International Airport and the downtown ferry
terminal serving the privately owned Coho ferry.
Planning Areas
The Comprehensive Plan divides the City into eight planning areas.
For the purpose of description, the individual planning areas are
identified as the Harbor, Northwest, Southwest, North Central, South
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Central, East, Eastern Urban Growth Area and Southwestern Urban
Figure A.11 – Port Angeles neighborhoods defined for purposes of this comprehensive plan.
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Growth Area planning areas. These areas are located on Figure A.09
and are described as follows:
Harbor
The Harbor planning area includes all shoreline areas adjacent to
Port Angeles Harbor and contains the Coast Guard Station, the City-
operated boat ramps, Harborview Park, and the McKinley Paper
Company Mill, all on Ediz Hook. The historic downtown and waterfront
are also essential parts of this sub-area. The boat haven marina, log
export terminal, the Coho Ferry terminal, and City Pier Park line the
waterfront. Entertainment activities (movie theater, bookstores,
antique shops, galleries, historic underground tour and restaurants)
abound within the pedestrian-oriented central business district.
Also in the Harbor planning area is the former Rayonier Mill site. The
mill has been closed since 1997, and has been demolished. The site
is undergoing remediation for clean-up of materials left from the
previous mill operation. The site is intended to become available for
redevelopment in the future. In 2013, the City purchased a five
million- gallon storage tank that remained on the site and has
incorporated the tank into its stormwater management facilities for
the remediation of combined sewer overflows into Port Angeles
Harbor.
Northwest
The Northwest planning area covers the western edge of the city lying
west of Tumwater Creek and north of Fairchild International Airport.
This area is comprised largely of older homes, however recent growth
pressure has led to new subdivisions and home construction in the
area. There is a commercial area located at 8th and "C" Street, serving
the residents of the west end of the City. A pocket of industrial/
commercial activities is located along the Tumwater Truck Route near
the US 101 junction. This area of town has limited access because of the
Tumwater Creek ravine and the bluffs. The Northwest Planning Area has
the largest segment of undeveloped residential land within the current
City limits.
Southwest
The Southwest planning area includes Fairchild International Airport,
the Clallam County Fairgrounds, Ocean View Cemetery, the Port
Angeles Regional Transfer Station, The Extreme Sports Park property,
Fairchild International Airport and Lincoln Park. In 2005, the city
annexed 358 acres of land into the southwest planning area. Much of
the area is
included in the Eclipse Industrial Park. Industrial development is located
at the airport industrial park, and the area was annexed in 2005. A few
homes lie within the City limits along Lower Elwha Road, but otherwise
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Figure A.12 – Downtown is Port Angeles' smallest
neighborhood, but it's also the city's most
dynamic, featuring dozens of shops, restaurants,
beach and community gathering areas, and the
Coho Ferry serving Victoria, BC. (Image: Studio
Cascade, Inc.)
this planning area contains predominantly
industrial and public land uses.
North Central
The North Central planning area is an older,
denser portion of town. It is an area bounded
on the west by the Tumwater Creek ravine and
divided by Valley Creek and Peabody Creek
ravines. It contains City Hall, Clallam County
courthouse, the William Shore pool and the
Carnegie Library museum. The commercial
uses along Lincoln Street provide community
shopping opportunities. Recreation is provided
by a number of neighborhood parks. Much
of the city's multifamily housing is within this
planning area.
South Central
The South Central planning area is the area of
town with newer homes on larger lots. This
planning area was annexed into the City after
much development had occurred. The street
pattern changes from traditional townsite
blocks to smaller lots in older areas and large
blocks and cul-de-sacs in newer areas. The
Port Angeles High School lies within this
planning area. The Olympic National Park
Headquarters and Visitors Center is along the
Heart of the Hills Road.
East
The East planning area is the area east of
Race Street to the eastern city limits. This
area has a mix of older homes and newer
residential subdivisions and development,
as well as a portion of the First and Front
Street commercial corridor. This planning
area includes Peninsula College facilities and
Peninsula Golf Club.
Urban Growth Areas
Eastern UGA
The Eastern Urban Growth Area (UGA) is
generally the area east of the city limits.
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Remnant properties in the UGA that are located south of the city
limits and east of Valley Creek are considered to be in this UGA until
annexation occurs, whereby they will be considered to be part of the
adjacent planning area. Policies for this planning area are adopted by
Clallam County as a part of the Port Angeles Regional Comprehensive
Plan.
Western UGA
The Western UGA is generally the area west and south of the City
limits. Remnant properties in the UGA that are located south of the
pre-2005 city limits, north of Highway 101 and west of Tumwater Creek
as far as Reddick Road are considered to be in this UGA until annexation
occurs, whereby they will be considered to be part of the adjacent
planning area. Policies for this planning area are adopted by Clallam
County as a part of the Port Angeles Regional Comprehensive Plan.
Neighborhoods
The City's planning areas are made up of 18 separate neighborhoods.
The distinct neighborhoods are described in the following sections.
Downtown
The downtown neighborhood is the smallest neighborhood,
extending north from the marine bluff to the waterfront and east
from Valley Street to Chase Street on the east, and extending east
along the Waterfront Trail to Vine Street (extended). The Downtown
neighborhood is the traditional community center of the City. Many of
the structures are two stories tall, with a few having residential uses on
the second floor, or are used for offices. Many others are in disrepair,
or are vacant. Buildings in the downtown area span several decades
and architectural styles, some dating to the early 20th century. Few
structures are more than two stories tall. The Lee Plaza is the major
residential structure in the downtown area, and is managed by the
Clallam CountyPeninsula Housing Authority for low-income
individuals. The City's Comprehensive Plan and zoning ordinance
support increased residential uses in the downtown.
The downtown is a walkable neighborhood, with ample sidewalk
areas, mid-block crosswalks and a large variety of eateries and
gathering places. A locally-owned natural foods market, specializing
in organic products and locally-grown produce anchors the west end
of the downtown area. Washington State Department of Health and
Human Services operates out of a downtown location. Ample parking
is scattered throughout the downtown area. There are no longer any
large anchor chain stores in the Downtown, however there are many
individual shops providing unique items, such as beadsclothing,
books, candy,
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Figure A.13 – 2016 updates to the Comprehensive
Plan support greater housing diversity in Port
Angeles neighborhoods, providing options for all.
(Image: Studio Cascade, Inc.)
brewing supplies, boutique clothing, athletic
goods, auto parts, novelties, gifts, art and
furniture.
Several City projects have been undertaken in
the downtown in recent years. Water mains,
sewer lines, sidewalks and street trees have
been replaced. The sidewalks are constructed
of pavers to enhance the aesthetics of the
area.
A recent project has replaced shoreline
armoring along a portion of Railroad Avenue
west of the ferry landing. Improved waterfront
treatments and removal of hard armoring in
favor of two pocket beach areas has returned
areas further west to a much more natural
appearance. This project also resulted in the
formal extension of the Olympic Discovery/
Waterfront Trail through the downtown area,
and created a block-long park on the west
end of the Downtown, which complements
City Pier Park located at the east end of the
Downtown.
The Downtown is an international port, hosting
the Coho Ferry, which provides direct access to
Victoria Canada.
Pine Hill
The Pine hill neighborhood extends from the
center of Valley Creek ravine on the east to the
center of Tumwater Creek ravine on the west.
The northern boundary of the neighborhood is
the marine bluff and the southern boundary is
Highway 101.
Pine Hill neighborhood is one of the older
central city neighborhoods. The urban
character of this neighborhood is similar to
several other older neighborhoods, typically
featuring 7,000 square-foot lots and standard
grid pattern streets. The homes in this area
typically are older structures built in the early
20th century, with a variety of more recent
infill homes scattered throughout the area.
The predominant style of house is typically
American Craftsman.
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The area is generally level, with a slight rise from north to south. This
aspect limits views towards the water (north) but many homes have
views of the Olympic Mountains to the south.
Very few commercial uses exist in this neighborhood. Those
commercial uses that do exist are located along the 8th Street corridor.
The Pine Hill neighborhood is only served by transit along 8th Street.
Sidewalks do exist throughout the neighborhood.
West End
The West End neighborhood extends west from 'M' Street to the
marine bluff, and south from 10th Street to 18th Street, and is one of
the least-developed areas of the city. Larger-lot zoning (up to 11,000
square feet) and the allowance for curvilinear streets and cul-de-sacs
result in a more suburban character. The neighborhood contains five
different zone designations, allowing a range of densities from less
than four dwelling units per acre to 12.44 dwelling units per acre.
Two residential manufactured home parks exist in the neighborhood.
Serenity House of Clallam County, Clallam County Housing Authority,
and Habitat for Humanity all have developed housing for low-income
families in the area.
Much of this area remains undeveloped with large tracts of forested
land. Two areas in the neighborhood have been set aside and used by
industrial interests to store low-hazard waste materials, making those
sites unlikely to be redeveloped in the near future.
Several newer (1970s to current) subdivisions have been developed in
this neighborhood, however not all of the developed lots are occupied
yet. Many excellent building sites are developed with urban services
but remain vacant. Homes in the area are newer, many of them single-
story, ranch style structures.
Although the development in this area is newer than other
neighborhoods, streets are developed with few sidewalks for
pedestrian use. No commercial services are available in the area. Due to
this limitation, the neighborhood is not considered highly walkable. The
Olympic Discovery Trail spans the neighborhood following Milwaukee
Drive from 10th Street to 18th Street. The City-owned Ocean View
Cemetery is located at the northwest limit of the neighborhood.
Views from this neighborhood are primarily to the Olympic Mountains;
the few developments west of Milwaukee Drive have outstanding views
of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Airport
The airport neighborhood extends west from 'M' Street to the western
City limit and south from 18th Street to the City's southern limits,
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and is the City's largest neighborhood with 1,217 acres. The primary
land use is the William Fairchild Airport. The airport also contains an
industrial park situated on the north side of the runways and south of
18th Street. The neighborhood also contains the City's refuse transfer
station, recycling center, and compost facility. The Extreme Sports Park
is located in the neighborhood's southwest corner. Several large tracts
of forested land and farm sites exist in this neighborhood. This is the
least populated neighborhood in the City.
Cherry Hill
The Cherry Hill neighborhood extends from Lincoln Street on the east
to Valley Creek on the west, and from Lauridsen Boulevard on the
south to marine bluff on the north. This is an older neighborhood, and
contains a large portion of the City's High Density Residential zoning
located at the north end of the neighborhood. The southern portion
of the neighborhood is primarily single-family residential zoning. The
8th Street commercial corridor separates the two zoning districts, and
Figure A.14 – Port Angeles' street system.
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a second commercial corridor extends north and south along the west
side of Lincoln Street.
The neighborhood contains three small parks and the east slope of the
Valley Creek ravine. Homes in the area are mostly older structures.
Peabody Creek
The Peabody Creek neighborhood extends east of Lincoln Street to
Race Street, and from 8th Street on the south to the Georgiana/Front
alley on the north. The boundaries of the Peabody Creek neighborhood
are all comprised of commercial corridors, with high-density residential
uses west of Peabody Creek and single family residential uses east of
the creek. Peabody Creek Ravine divides the neighborhood diagonally
from the southeast to the northwest. The neighborhood contains Jesse
Webster Park, Erikson Park, and the Dream Playground; it also contains
City Hall, Clallam County Courthouse, and the Senior Center.
Crown
The Crown neighborhood extends from 'I' Street on the east to the
marine bluff on the west and from 10th Street on the south to the top
of the marine bluff on the north. The Crown neighborhood contains
Crown Park which provides panoramic views from the bluff top.
Hamilton Elementary School is located within this neighborhood. The
neighborhood is primarily a single-family residential neighborhood
and contains no commercial zones. Much of the housing in the area is
newer and there are still areas that are undeveloped.
Ediz Hook
The Ediz Hook neighborhood is made up of Ediz Hook itself along with
the waterfront area extending west of Valley Street. The neighborhood
is unique in that there are no residential uses in the neighborhood,
with the exception of full-time residential use of boats in the marina.
Figure A.15 – The Clallam Transit system provides service covering large
portions of the county. Four routes circulate within Port Angeles' city
limits.
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Figure A.16 – Commercial flights to and from Fairchild Airport have ceased, but the facility remains an
important part of Port Angeles' economic development strategy.
The primary uses are industrial, with a few commercial activities that
support the industries. Several large industries make up the major
uses, including the McKinley Paper Company mill, Westport Marine
and Platypus Marine. Tesoro Petroleum provides fueling operations
for large ocean-going vessels. Icicle Seafoods and the Puget Sound
Pilots office and facility are located at the east end of Ediz Hook. The
Port of Port Angeles owns and operates several industrial/commercial
operations along the waterfront, including log storage and bark
removal, topside repair of large ocean-going vessels, and berthing of
navy support boats. They also own and operate the Boat Haven Marina.
The Native American village Tse-wit-wen is also located within the
Ediz Hook neighborhood. Ediz Hook itself provides outdoor recreation
opportunities through the Sail and Paddle Park at the west end of the
spit, and Harbor View Park at the east end. The parks are connected by
an extension of the Olympic Discovery Trail. A boat launch is provided
at the east end of the spit and at the Boat Haven Marina. Ediz Hook
has recently undergone extensive habitat restoration efforts led by the
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.
Georgiana
The Georgiana neighborhood extends north from the Georgiana/Front
Street alley to the waterfront, and extends from Vine Street on the
west to the Whites Creek Ravine on the west. Although this is primarily
a single-family residential neighborhood, the Olympic Medical Center's
hospital and associated medical support offices make up the bulk of
uses in the central portion of the neighborhood. Two parks are located
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in the neighborhood - Georgiana Park and Francis Street Park - which
provide access to the Waterfront Trail. The abandoned Rayonier Mill
site is located on the waterfront at the east end of this neighborhood.
Harbor View
The Harbor View neighborhood extends from the Tumwater Creek
Ravine west to 'I' Street and north from 8th Street to the marine bluff.
This is also primarily a single-family residential zone, with commercial
uses located only at the intersection of 8th and 'C' Street. Shane Park is
the only park in the neighborhood.
Jefferson
The Jefferson neighborhood is located between Lincoln Street on
the west and Race Street on the east. It is bounded on the south by
Lauridsen Boulevard, and on the north by the 8th Street corridor. This
neighborhood is also primarily a single-family residential neighborhood,
with the exception of uses on the south side of the 8th Street corridor.
Figure A.17 – Port Angeles' station and fire response map.
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Figure A.18 – The Port Angeles Police Department
also operates 911 dispatch services for police and
fire operations across Clallam County.
Figure A.19 – Lincoln Park is one of Port Angeles'
most diverse activity-oriented parks, including
disc golf, a BMX track, a dog park, event facilities,
fairground areas, wetlands and play fields. (Image:
Studio Cascade, Inc.)
Jefferson Elementary School is located in the
southwest corner of the neighborhood.
Civic
The Civic neighborhood extends east from
Race Street to the White's Creek ravine,
and north from Lauridsen Boulevard to
the Georgiana/Front Street alley. The
neighborhood contains the major commercial
strip along First and Front Streets, but is
otherwise a single-family neighborhood. Low-
intensity commercial uses are also located
along Race Street. This neighborhood contains
Civic Field - the City's major sports facility -
the Fine Art Center, and Webster Woods, a
premier art venue providing unique outdoor
art.
Lauridsen
The Lauridsen neighborhood extends south
of Lauridsen Boulevard to Park Avenue, and
from the Valley Creek ravine on the west to
Race Street on the east. Commercial uses in
this neighborhood are confined to the western
portion of Lauridsen Boulevard. The Housing
Authority of Clallam County manages Mount
Angeles View, an affordable housing project.
Lyons Park is the only formal City park in the
neighborhood.
Lincoln Park
The Lincoln Park neighborhood extends
south from 8th Street to Highway 101 and
west from Tumwater Truck Route west to
'M' Street (with some variation). Commercial
areas are located along the 'C' Street corridor,
and at the west end of the neighborhood
along Highway 101. An industrial-zoned area
exists at the south end of the Tumwater truck
route, where several small manufacturing
and construction-related industries exist.
Park View LaneVillas, a senior/retirement
center, is located in this neighborhood as
well as a cluster of high-density apartments
found in the vicinity of the 'C' Street and
Lauridsen
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Figure A.20 – Park and open-space areas in Port Angeles.
Boulevard intersection. The remainder of the neighborhood is single-
family residential.
Schools in the area include Stevens Middle School - the only middle
school in the City - the North Olympic Skills Center, and Choice
Alternative School. The former Lincoln School has become the Clallam
County Historical Society headquarters, and is planned to become the
Clallam County museum.
Lincoln Park is the City's largest park, and includes the Clallam County
Fairgrounds, baseball fields, two ponds, and a large wooded area. Big
Boy Pond, one of the City's largest wetland areas, is located west of
Stevens Middle School.
Mill Creek
The Mill Creek neighborhood extends south from Park Street to the
southern City boundary, and from the western City boundary to Race
Street and Hurricane Ridge Road on the east. This neighborhood
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contains the northernmost portion of the Olympic National Park, and
the Park headquarters building and maintenance area. Also located in
this neighborhood is Port Angeles High School.
Areas directly surrounding the high school are primarily single-family
residential uses situated on standard-size lots. The southern portion
of the neighborhood is also single family residential, however those
lots are larger, less developed and are typified by newer homes. No
commercial uses are located within the Mill Creek Neighborhood.
Mt. Angeles
The Mt. Angeles neighborhood extends south from Lauridsen
Boulevard to the southern City limits, and from Hurricane Ridge Road
on the west to the White's Creek ravine and the eastern City limits. A
large portion of this neighborhood is occupied by Peninsula College, the
only institution of higher education in the City. The neighborhood also
contains Franklin Elementary School.
Land uses are primarily single-family residential on larger suburban-
size lots; however, some medium and high-density residential uses are
located near the college campus.
Southwest
The southwest neighborhood is located south of Highway 101 and
includes the entire area annexed into the City in 2005.
White's Creek
The White's Creek neighborhood extends east from the White's
Creek ravine east to the City limits on the north, south and east.
This neighborhood contains a large private golf course, the only golf
course in the City. Also contained within this neighborhood is the
City's wastewater treatment plant, which now includes a five-million
gallon storage tank recently acquired from Rayonier corporation. The
area includes the eastern portion of the Rayonier mill site, which is
currently unused and awaiting further cleanup efforts. Recently, the
City constructed a new bridge spanning Ennis Creek to provide an
appropriate crossing for sewer and stormwater pipes. The bridge is
also capable of carrying vehicular traffic and the Olympic Discovery/
Waterfront Trail.
Housing
In 1990, 7,553 dwelling units were located in Port Angeles. By 1992,
units had increased by 422 (or 5.6%) to a total of 7,975 dwelling
units. By 2004, units had increased by another 797 (or 10%) to a
total of 9,479 units.
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In the decade of the 1990s, the City of Port Angeles grew at a slow
rate of 3.9%. The growth in the UGA during the same time was 6.3%.
During the period of 1996 to 2003, building permit activity showed
that only 10.7% of the county-wide residential building units were
constructed in the City of Port Angeles, while 14.2% of the county’s
residential construction was in rural areas of the Port Angeles
planning region. Recent amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are
intended to reverse the City’s no-growth trend.
Currently, the City has 6,83445 parcels that are zoned for
residential use. Of those residentially-zoned parcels, 567 761 are
developed with complete infrastructure and remain available for
building. The City currently has a number of large undeveloped
areas, and based on anticipated densities, currently undeveloped
parcels would provide area for 2,280 additional dwelling units.
Transportation
The Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO)
has designated Port Angeles as a primary center of mixed-use
development, and the City's UGA has been identified as a secondary
center of mixed use development in the Regional Transportation
Plan. Goals and policies in the Growth Management Element of this
plan support focusing new growth and mixed-use opportunities in
the City and UGA.
The road network in the City of Port Angeles is characterized by a
gridded street pattern that is oriented east to west (parallel to the
waterfront) and north to south. This pattern shifts slightly south
of Lauridsen Boulevard, where the street orientation shifts to
match the platting pattern established by the County before City
boundaries were expanded. The regular geometry of this pattern
is generally retained, except where topography of the foothills,
deep ravines or bluffs along the Strait of Juan de Fuca force road
realignment. Some areas located in the western portion of the
City also diverge from the grid pattern, forming a more curvilinear,
suburban-style pattern.
Street grades are moderate in most areas, adapting to area
topography - which rises from the waterfront and gently undulates
as the foothills flatten to meet the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The most
unique characteristic of the City's street network is the way it is
interrupted by several deep ravines, which bisect east-west street
connectivity and results in a limited number of streets that run
continuously from one end of the City to the other.
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The RTPO identifies US 101 as the only Highway of Statewide
Significance in Port Angeles. The Level of Service (LOS) for Highways
of Statewide Significance is established by Washington State
Department of Transportation. There are five Highways of Regional
Significance through the City, including:
▪ US 101
▪ State Route 117 Tumwater Truck Route
▪ Race Street leading to the Olympic Park Visitor Center and
Hurricane Ridge
▪ The First/Front Street couplet Marine Drive from US 101 to
SR 117
▪ Lincoln/Laurel/Oak Streets connecting US 101 with the Coho
Ferry landing on Railroad Avenue).
Figure A.21 – Public schools located in Port Angeles.
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There is one designated truck route in the City that runs from east to
west along the Front/First Street couplet to Tumwater Truck Route
(State Route 117) and along Tumwater Truck Route south to US
101. All roads in Port Angeles including highways of statewide and
regional significance operate at LOS "D" or better.
The City of Port Angeles is served by Clallam Transit System (CTS),
the Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA) agency that serves
Clallam County with a combination of fixed-route, paratransit, and
vanpool services. Similar to trends seen by other rural transit
providers during times of low fuel prices and strong economic
growth, ridership has declined over the past several years.
The hub of CTS’s fixed-route service is Gateway Transit Center,
located at the corner of Lincoln and Front Streets in downtown
Port Angeles. From Gateway Transit Center, passengers can board
one of four routes circulating within the city or three routes
connecting Port Angeles with Sequim, Forks, and Joyce. The Strait
Shot, a regional express route started by CTS in 2017, connects
Gateway Transit Center with the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal
where travelers can make timed connections to Seattle, Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport, and other regional destinations. An
intermediate stop in Poulsbo provides connections with Kitsap
Transit for service to Silverdale and Bremerton.
Paratransit service is provided to all locations within the city for
those who qualify. Vanpools extend the reach of the transit
network and are frequently used by those commuting to locations
which are difficult to serve with fixed-route service
The Dungeness Line, a part of the Washington State Department of
Transportation’s rural transit program, provides twice-daily service
between Port Angeles and the Seattle area, including regular stops
at major hospitals, Greyhound, Amtrak, and Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport.
The City of Port Angeles is served by Clallam Transit, the Public
Transit Benefit Area (PTBA) Agency that serves the Clallam County
with a combination of scheduled and para-transit services. Clallam
Transit currently identifies four routes that circulate within the City
limits. These routes all originate from the downtown area. The
four routes provide service to east City limits at the Plaza shopping
center, the west side to the Elwha Tribal Center and Fairchild
International Airport, the near west side to the fairgrounds, and
south through the central portion of the City to Ahlvers Road. In
addition to local in-city transit Clallam Transit provides commuter
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service between Port Angeles and Sequim and Forks.
Clallam Transit System ridership has shown an overall increase
in numbers on all routes in the past decade. This may in part be
contributed to the status of the economy during that period.
A private carrier, Dungeness Lines, provides daily service between
Port Angeles and the Seattle area, including regular stops at the
major hospitals, the Seattle Greyhound Bus Station, and SeaTac
International Airport.
The Port of Port Angeles is responsible for most operations along
the waterfront, including ownership of the Black Ball Ferry Terminal,
the Boat Haven Marina, and other waterfront properties supporting
water related industry. The Port is also responsible for operations at
Fairchild International Airport and the Airport Industrial Park.
The William R. Fairchild International Airport is located
approximately three miles southwest of the central city and serves
a combination of commercial and private aviation demands in
the region. The airport is owned and operated by the Port of
Port Angeles and is classified as a commercial service airport by
both Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Washington
State Department of Transportation, Aviation Division (WSDOT
Aviation). The airport serves the commercial service needs of the
entire Peninsula including Clallam, Jefferson and portions of Mason
Counties and the general aviation needs of Clallam and portions of
Jefferson Counties. The airport has more than 800 acres of property,
with 690 in aeronautical use, and 110 in industrial park use.
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Figure A.22 – Port Angeles is working to diversify
its local economy, growing marine trades and
industries as well as activities related to the
city's spectacular natural setting. (Image: Studio
Cascade, Inc.)
Two runways are available at the Airport
for the needs of larger and smaller aircraft.
The Primary runway is 6,350 feet long by
150 feet wide with the secondary smaller
runway being 3,250 feet long by 50 feet wide
and available during daylight hours only.
The primary runway has the capacity for
aircraft up to 115,000 pounds. The runway
is equipped with an instrument landing
system, visual approach slope indicator, eight
runway-end identifier lights, medium intensity
approach lighting system with runway
alignment indicator, runway and taxiway
lighting, and signage.
The 2011 Airport Master Plan describes the
short, intermediate and long-term plans for
facility development and maintenance. A copy
of this plan is available on the Port of Port
Angeles website at http://www.portofpa.com/
index.aspx?NID=276
Land uses surrounding the William R. Fairchild
International Airport include residential,
industrial and park/open space. The main
landing approach area for the airport is over
the most densely populated portion of the
City, with the final approach over Lincoln Park
located immediately east of the airport. Due
to the height of the trees growing in Lincoln
Park, debate over the future of Lincoln Park
has been an on-going discussion.
The area to the west of the airport (the
primary take-off area contains the City’s solid
waste Transfer Station, recycling center and
composting facility. Farther to the west, the
area is located in the County and is zoned
Rural Low and Moderate density and Rural
Character Conservation (RCC3) to maintain
low-density residential areas in the flight
path area. The lands adjacent to the airport
on both the north and south are designated
and zoned as industrial to buffer the impacts
that may be expected from airport use to less
intense land uses adjacent to the airport.
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Urban Services
Police
The Port Angeles Police Department currently provides police
protection within the city limits of Port Angeles and operates PENCOM,
the 9-1-1 emergency dispatch center for almost all police and fire
agencies in Clallam County. The police headquarters are located at
City Hall. The Department has 62 personnel; 31 commissioned police
officer positions (authorized 33), one (1) half-time commissioned officer,
two (2) reserve officers, 20 communications officers, seven (7) clerical
positions, and, one (1) part-time parking enforcement position. There
are also 15 civilian volunteers associated with the department. The Port
Angeles Police Department provides the full range of police services
within the city limits of Port Angeles, operates PenCom (the county wide
911 dispatch center for police, fire and EMS calls that represents 18
agencies) and works with allied agencies on a regional basis to include
the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET), police k-9
response and the Major Incident Response Team (MIRT). The police
department provides patrol, crime prevention, community policing, a
school resource officer, police k-9, crisis negotiators and criminal
investigation services. The police operations headquarters and PenCom
are located at City Hall. The Department has 62 personnel, which
includes 32 authorized commissioned officers, 1 parking enforcement
officer, 6 records specialists, 20 communications officers, 1
administrative coordinator and an additional 25 civilian police
volunteers. The PenCom manager is a contracted position with Jefferson
County 911.
Fire
The Port Angeles Fire Department provides fire response and advanced
life support emergency medical services within the city limits of Port
Angeles. The Fire Department headquarters station is located at 5th
and Laurel Streets. The Department has 23 career personnel, including
21 firefighters who are cross-trained as emergency medical technicians,
with 11 certified as paramedics. In addition to career personnel, the
Department has an active volunteer component that is consolidated
with the adjoining fire district.
City Parks & Recreation Facilities
The City Parks and Recreation Department maintains over 114 acres of
developed park land, another 81.5 acres of undeveloped land reserved
for future park development, and 91.8 acres of undeveloped lands set
aside for protection as open space. The Parks Department maintains
14 playground equipment sites, 13 baseball and/or softball fields, 9
football and/or soccer fields, and 12 tennis courts. Approximately 10
acres are taken up by community facilities. The William Shore Memorial
TO be updated
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Swimming Pool, The Senior and Community Services Center and the
Vern Burton Community Center provide a wide range of year-around
recreational services.
Civic Field provides a full athletic complex for soccer, football and
baseball, with lighting for nighttime activities, concessions, covered
stadium seating, and locker rooms. The Carnegie Library has been
converted to a museum leased by the Clallam County Historical
SocietyLower Elwha Klallam Tribe and neighbors the City's former fire
hall. The City owns and operates the 41 acre Ocean View Cemetery.
Other city facilities include the Feiro Marine Life Center, located in
City Pier Park, and a traditional native long house, the Loomis Building
and several other log structures at Lincoln Park. The Port Angeles Fine
Arts Center is located in Webster Woods Park. Two public walkways
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connecting the downtown area with the residential area at the top of
the bluff are owned and maintained by the City. One of those walkways
terminates at the Conard Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown. The
City operates a boat launch ramp and floats for boat moorage on the
eastern end of Ediz Hook. The City pier also provides moorage for
transient boaters.
The City maintains the Olympic Discovery/Waterfront Trail from Morse
Creek to the Coast Guard Base entry on Ediz Hook and through the city
to the western city limits at Lower Elwha Road.
Water Utility
The City of Port Angeles water service area includes the land within
the city boundaries, along with services within Clallam County PUD
No. 1, 52 Dry Creek customers, 5 Black Diamond customers, and one
government account outside the city limits. The City also provides
wholesale water to Clallam County PUD No. 1, subject to certain
conditions consistent with GMA. In the City's 2002 Comprehensive
Water Plan, the future service area limit was from Morse Creek to the
Elwha River and bordered on the south by the Olympic National Park.
The current water supply for the City is from the Elwha River. The
Elwha River Ranney Well System with a minimum yield of 11 million
gallons was originally constructed in 1977 with major renovations made
during the Elwha Dam removal project started in 2010. This source
provides for domestic and commercial and some industrial needs of the
City. There is also a separate industrial water supply line serving the
McKinley Paper Co. Mill.
Stormwater Management
The City maintains all public storm sewers, culverts, and stormwater
facilities, including the WSDOT conduits, culverts, and stormwater
facilities along the US 101 corridor within the city limits. The City
is currently making a major shift in its approach to stormwater
management, moving away from the more traditional system of hard
surfaces draining to catch basins and being piped to the nearest water
body to a more natural acting system of allowing stormwater to be
absorbed into the earth through the installation of rain gardens and
enhancing vegetative cover, including vegetated roof systems.
Wastewater Utility
The City’s wastewater system includes a wastewater treatment plant
(WWTP) built in 1968-69 as a primary treatment facility, and upgraded
to a secondary wastewater treatment plant built in 1994. The plant
is the trickling filter/solids contact treatment system. Biosolids are
hauled to the City’s composting facility where it is composted and sold
for beneficial reuse. The sewer conveyance system includes 119 miles
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of sanitary and combined sewer pipe ranging from 4 to 36 inches in
diameter, 17 pump stations, and two marine out-falls. The treatment
plant was modified most recently in 2014, when the first phase of the
CSO Reduction program was completed. Modifications included a 4.9
million gallon storage tank for temporary storage of peak flows of
sewage diluted by stormwater (combined sewage) during rain events,
a refurbished deep water marine outfall providing improved dispersion
of WWTP effluent, improvements to the trickling filters and headworks,
and associated elements. The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
located at the west end of Ennis Creek road, has a treatment capacity
expected to be adequate beyond 2021. The wastewater treatment
plant (WWTP) is rated at 10.8 million gallons per day (MGD) maximum
month design flow, and can handle peak combined sewer flows of up
to 20 MGD. The WWTP treated an average of 2.5 MGD of domestic
sewage in 2014. Peak system flow capacities average 3.3 MGD (dry
weather) with a maximum peak flow of 13.4 MGD. The peak system
flow for 2014 was 9.86 MGD.
The second and final phase of the CSO Reduction program is under
construction, and scheduled for completion in 2016. When complete,
combined sewer overflows to Port Angeles harbor will be reduced
to less than once per year per outfall location. By design, overflows
will occur at the 8000 foot long refurbished marine outfall before
they occur at the two near-shore outfalls. One outfall location will
be eliminated entirely. This represents a significant reduction, from
an average of over 70 overflow events per year, and is a big pollution
control achievement for the City.
The Utility serves unincorporated areas of Clallam County (the Eastern
and Western Urban Growth areas, and the Lower Elwha reservation
land) and treats 2 million gallons annually of septage generated in
Clallam and Jefferson County that is trucked to the WWTP. The WWTP
treats about 0.5 million gallons of leachate generated by the COPA
landfill and the Rayonier Mount Pleasant landfill annually.
The sewer system serves approximately 3,700 acres in Port Angeles.
The city has mostly 8-inch local sanitary sewers and even some small
6-inch. However, the city's original collection system was designed
as a combined sewer system with storm water. There were no storm
sewers in the city until the 1950s. The existing storm sewer system
grew in bits and pieces as individual renovation projects and Local
Improvement Districts (LID) responded to local problems. The storm
sewers are 6" and 8" diameter due to the steep terrain of the city.
The existing storm sewers run primarily in the north/south "short
block" orientation picking up catch basins, which happen to be at the
east/west "long block" intersections. In summary, the old downtown
has combined sewers and the rest of the city has varying degrees of
partially separated sewers.
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The Wastewater Utility employs a Source Control Specialist as part of
the Pretreatment program, to better control what comes to the WWTP
and to provide education and technical assistance to business owners.
Several sources of grease and oils have been identified and remedied to
relieve sewer backups.
The Wastewater Utility staff operates, inspects, maintains and repairs
the sewer conveyance system, the pump stations, and the WWTP. The
Utility funds an organized program of Capital Improvement projects
that is approved by City Council each year and includes a six-year plan
for future projects.
Solid Waste Utility
The Solid Waste Utility operated by the Port Angeles Public Works
and Utilities Department provides solid waste services. Residential
customer's waste is picked up weekly or biweekly and collection is
mandatory. Commercial customers are picked up 6 days a week.
Curbside yard waste and recycling is offered and provided by a private
contractor. Current participation in the curbside recycling program
is 80% per cent of the residential customers. Curbside participation
in the yard waste program is around 50% per cent of the residential
customers.
The City of Port Angeles owns and operates the Port Angeles transfer
station. The Port Angeles Regional Transfer Station began operation
in 2007 after conversion from a landfill. The landfill conversion was
mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration because of the
potential for scavenger birds at the landfill interfering with air traffic
from the adjacent airport. This site accepts municipal solid waste from
residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout Clallam
County. The Port Angeles Regional Transfer Station does not accept out-
of-county waste. Recycling drop boxes are provided and accept glass,
aluminum, and paper. Used oil, antifreeze, and batteries are also
accepted at the site. Municipal solid waste is transported to regional
landfills in Eastern Washington or Oregon.
A second issue related to the landfill has been the release of buried
refuse onto the beach as normal bluff erosion continued. Two major
projects have been undertaken by the City to relocate waste materials
and stabilize the bluff erosion to resolve the problem.
A composting facility for managing green yard waste received from the
public, curbside yard waste pick-up and biosolids from the wastewater
treatment plant at the facility. Yard waste and biosolids are processed
then tested and becomes finished compost available for sale to the
public.
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Electric Utility
The Light Division of the City of Port Angeles Public Works and Utilities
Department is the electric power provider within the city limits. Clallam
County PUD is the electric power provider for the unincorporated areas
surrounding Port Angeles. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
via its transmission lines delivers the power used by both the City of
Port Angeles and Clallam County PUD The PUD has one substation
within the Eastern UGA at Monroe Street, and another in the Western
UGA near Benson Road and Highway 101. There are 7 electrical
substations owned by the City of Port Angeles within the City limits.
Schools
The Port Angeles School District Number 121 serves the City of
Port Angeles and its surrounding community. The District operates
five elementary schools, one middle school (grades 7-8), one high
school, one alternative high school, and is host to the North Olympic
Peninsula Skills Center. Within the City of Port Angeles there are three
elementary schools; Franklin Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, and
Jefferson Elementary. Dry Creek Elementary School is located west
of the city limits and Roosevelt Elementary is located east of the City
limits. Stevens Middle School, Port Angeles High School and Lincoln
High School provide for secondary education. The Skills Center, working
closely with Peninsula College and five neighboring school districts
- Cape Flattery, Crescent, Quileute, Port Angeles and Sequim School
Districts - provides the latest vocational/technical education in a
competency-based learning environment.
Peninsula College, with its main campus located in the foothills of the
Olympic Mountains and overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, provides
a vital center for higher education and diverse cultural opportunities,
enhancing and strengthening community bonds for the residents of
the North Olympic Peninsula. College programs include traditional
academic transfer offerings, professional-technical training, Basic
Education for Adults and adult continuing education, on-line learning
courses and a center for baccalaureate degrees, allowing students
many educational options.
In addition to the many associate degree and certificate programs,
Peninsula College offers a baccalaureate degree in Applied
Management. The college also works with key university partners,
providing numerous opportunities for residents to earn bachelor
degrees locally. These partners include City University, Western
Washington University, Goddard College and Evergreen State College.
Peninsula College is committed to providing college/community
connections and has numerous partnerships and collaborations in the
community with the City of Port Angeles, the Port of Port Angeles, the
Port Angeles School District, the Economic Development Council, local
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tribes, private businesses and others. The college offers classes, training
and resources in support of workforce development and community
enrichment.
The college currently serves over 5,000 students and employs 145
full-time faculty and staff and approximately 390 part-time faculty and
staff.
Economic Development
Clallam County and the City of Port Angeles are rich in natural
resources. The Olympic Peninsula has proved to be one of the
country's most productive timber growing areas, while the Strait
of Juan de Fuca has provided the area with a vast fishery. However,
recent declines in these resource industries have had a major impact
on the economy of both Clallam County and the City of Port Angeles.
The Rayonier pulp mill closed in 1997 putting up to 200 people out
of work, the K-Ply plywood mill was closed and demolished in 2011,
and Green Creek lumber mill closed in 2014. Currently, McKinley
Paper Company paper mill and Port Angeles Hardwoods lumber mill
remain in operation within the City limits and Interfor Pacific lumber
mill operates just west of the city.
The decline of salmon and the subsequent listing of Chinook salmon,
summer chum, steelhead and bull trout as endangered species have
reduced the commercial and sport fishing industries dramatically.
These economic declines are being replaced to some extent by
service industries that are driven by tourism and the popularity
of the Olympic Peninsula as a retirement destination. The City has
worked with local tribes, state and federal agencies and local citizen
and non-governmental organizations to restore salmon habitats and
runs throughout Clallam County.
Port Angeles is also striving to strengthen its marine trades
and industries. Westport Shipyard continues to operate a yacht
manufacturing facility in Port Angeles, producing high-end yachts
for the world market. Armstrong Marine has moved into the city
and produces a variety of aluminum boats and Platypus Marine
continues to maintain and repair boats at its harbor location.
Major shipments of forest products to Asian markets have
historically provided a strong market. The log export segment of the
local economy has grown in recent years while value added wood
products segment has declined. Old growth timber harvesting is
expected to be reduced significantly in coming years due to various
government restrictions.
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In light of the recent developments in the timber and fishery
industries, it is important for Port Angeles to develop and improve
its other economic resources, such as technology, tourism and
manufacturing.
Port Angeles is part of a major international tourist route. The
presence of the Olympic National Park with over three million
visitors a year, an international ferry providing service to Victoria
Canada carrying approximately 400,000 passengers per year,
combined with the local freshwater and ocean sport fishing brings a
steady flow of tourists to the City, creating an important economic
resource. Eco-tourism has grown with the removal of the two hydro-
electric dams from the Elwha River. Port Angeles in recent years has
established itself as a vibrant arts and performance center.
In general, the local economy appears to be relatively stable despite
much uncertainty in the timber harvesting and log exports segment.
Growth in the retirement community has been continuing, and
tourism is expanding rapidly. The forest products industry will most
likely stabilize at a lower level of activity from past years.
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Appendix
Definitions B
The following definitions are for terms, which
are used in this document and are provided for
clarification purposes in the interpretation and
implementation of the various goals and policies.
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A
Adequate Public Facilities
Facilities, which have the capacity to serve development without decreasing
levels of service below locally, established minimums.
Affordable Housing
The adequacy of the community's housing stock to fulfill the housing needs of
all economic segments of the population.
Accessory Residential Unit
A residential unit, which is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to a principal
residential unit and is located on the same zoning lot as the principal residential
unit.
Available Public Facilities
That facilities or services are in place or that a financial commitment is in place
to provide the facilities or services within a specified time.
B
Best Available Science
That scientific information prepared by local, state or federal natural resource
agencies, a qualified scientific professional or team of qualified scientific
professionals, that is consistent with criteria established in WAC 365-195-900
through WAC 365-195-925.
Best Management Practices
Methods or techniques found to be the most effective and practical means
in achieving an objective (such as preventing or minimizing pollution) while
making the optimum use of available resources.
Bio-retention BMP
Engineered facilities that store and treat stormwater by passing it through
a specified soil profile, and either retain or detain the treated stormwater
for flow attenuation. Refer to Chapter 7 of Volume V of the Department
of Ecology's SWMMWW (2014) for Bio-retention BMP types and design
specifications.
C
City
The City of Port Angeles, Washington.
Climatic Change
A change in global or regional climate patterns, especially a change due to
an increase in the average atmospheric temperature. Climatic change may
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be attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide
produced by the use of fossil fuels, but may also result from natural events
such as volcanic eruption or earth quake.
Cluster Commercial Development
Retail or other commercial uses, usually arranged in a group of buildings, that
create a node of uses with a cohesive design plan and shared access points
on an arterial street. Cluster commercial development is characterized by a
cohesive design plan that includes at least two of the following elements: (1)
pedestrian connections, (2) shared parking concepts, (3) buildings arranged in
groups to create a node of commercial uses without individual street access
points rather than along the linear pattern of a strip commercial development,
and (4) common building design features and signage.
Community Services
Cultural, social and recreational services necessary to enhance the quality of
life, such as libraries, parks and recreation services, fine arts, and festivals.
Concurrency
That adequate public facilities are available when the impacts of development
occur. This definition includes the two concepts of "adequate public facilities"
and of "available public facilities" as defined above.
Consistency
Requires that no feature of a plan or regulation is incompatible with any other
feature of a plan or regulation. Consistency is indicative of a capacity for
orderly integration or operation with other elements in a system.
County
Clallam County, Washington.
D
District
A portion of a planning area, which is defined by the primary uses located in
that portion of the planning area.
Development
Any activity which would alter the elevation of the land, remove or destroy
plant life, cause structures of any kind to be installed, erected, or removed,
divide land into two or more parcels, or any use or extension of the use of the
land.
Development Rights
A broad range of less-than-fee-simple-ownership interests.
Domestic Water System
Any system providing a supply of potable water, which is deemed adequate
pursuant to RCW 19.27.097 for the intended use of a development.
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E
Essential Public Facilities
Public capital facilities of a county-wide or state-wide nature which are
typically difficult to site. Essential public facilities include the following:
▪ Airports
▪ Hazardous waste facilities
▪ State education facilities
▪ State or regional transportation facilities
▪ State and local correctional facilities
▪ Solid waste handling facilities
▪ In-patient facilities including
▪ Substance abuse facilities
▪ Mental health facilities
▪ Group homes
▪ Regional Transit Authority facilities.
Emergency Services
Services, which are a City responsibility, and consists of provisions for police,
fire, emergency medical and disaster services.
Environmentally Sensitive/Critical Areas
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means any of the following areas and their
associated buffers:
▪ Aquifer recharge areas
▪ Streams or Stream corridors
▪ Frequently flooded areas
▪ Geologically hazardous areas:
▪ Erosion hazard areas
▪ Landslide hazard areas
▪ Seismic hazard areas
▪ Habitat areas for priority species and species of concern
▪ Locally unique features
▪ Ravines
▪ Marine bluff
▪ Beaches and associated coastal drift processes
▪ Wetlands.
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F
Facility
Something designed, built, installed or utilized for the specific purpose of
providing a service.
Financial Commitment
That sources of public or private funds or combinations thereof have been
identified which will be sufficient to finance public facilities necessary to
support development and that there is reasonable assurance that such funds
will be timely put to that end.
G
Goal
Broad statements indicating a general aim or purpose to be achieved. A
goal is a direction setter. It is an ideal future end, condition, or state related
to the public health, safety, or general welfare toward which planning and
implementation measures are directed. A goal is a general expression of
community values and, therefore, is abstract in nature. Consequently, a goal is
generally not quantifiable, time-dependent, or suggestive of specific actions for
its achievement.
Growth Management Act
The Growth Management Act as enacted in Chapter 17, Laws of 1990 1st ex.
sess., and chapter 32, Laws of 1991 sp. sess., State of Washington.
I
Impact Fees
Payments to the city for the acquisition and development of new infrastructure
or facilities, i.e., parks, schools, transportation systems, etc., based on a per
unit (impact) assessment.
Imprecise Margin
The area between land use designations is called an imprecise margin. The
margin is used to provide flexibility in determining the boundary between
various zones. When determining appropriate zoning designations for an area
near a margin, the goals, policies and objectives of the Land Use Element
should take precedence.
L
Level of Service (LOS)
An established minimum capacity of public facilities or services that must be
provided per unit of demand or other appropriate measure of need.
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Low Impact Development (LID)
A stormwater and land use management strategy that strives to mimic pre-
disturbance hydrologic processes of infiltration, filtration, storage, evaporation
and transpiration be emphasizing conservation, use of on-site natural features,
site planning and distributed stormwater management practices that are
integrated into a project design.
M
Manufactured Home
A factory built, single-family structures that meet the National Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401), commonly
known as the HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Code.
Manufactured homes placed in Port Angeles must also meets the following
requirements:
1) Consists of two or more fully enclosed parallel sections each of not
less than 12 feet wide by 36 feet long
2) Bears an insignia issued by the appropriate federal agency indicating
compliance with the construction standards of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as amended and as approved
by the State of Washington
3) Is placed on an on-grade permanent foundation or on footings and
piers or on blocks in accordance with HUD’s specifications for the
specific home with skirting installed so no more than one foot of the
skirting is visible above grade
4) Has all travel appurtenances removed
5) Is served by underground electrical power
6) Was originally constructed with and now has a composition or wood
shake or shingle, coated metal, or similar roof of not less than 3:12
pitch.
Medical Services
Licensed professional medical services and retail services directly related to
medical services, such as hospitals, physicians' clinics, and pharmacies.
Mixed-use
A type of urban development that blends residential, commercial, cultural,
institutional, or industrial uses, where those functions are physically and
functionally integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections.
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N
Neighborhood
An area located within a district or planning area where people live, and is
defined by the primary type and/or density of the residential units located in
that particular area of the district.
O
Objective
Budgetable steps envisioned or undertaken to effectuate plan policy.
Objectives may include the development of more detailed and localized plans,
work to implement policies, formal agreements, regulations or other strategies
necessary to realize community goals.
P
Permeable Pavement
Pervious concrete, porous asphalt, permeable pavers or other forms of
pervious paving material intended to allow passage of water through the
pavement section. It often includes an aggregate base that provides structural
support and acts as a stormwater reservoir.
Planning Area
A large geographical area of the City which is defined by physical characteristics
and boundaries.
Policy
A topic-specific statement providing guidelines for current and future decision-
making. It indicates a clear commitment of the local legislative body. A policy
is an extension of a plan’s goals, re reflecting topical nuance as well as an
assessment of conditions.
Public Capital Facilities
Existing, new or expanded physical facilities, which are owned, licensed or
sanctioned by a public entity, are large in size and serve a county-wide or
statewide population. Public capital facilities of a county-wide or state-wide
nature may include but are not limited to the following:
▪ Airports
▪ State educational facilities
▪ State and federal transportation facilities
▪ Regional transportation facilities
▪ State correctional facilities
▪ Local correctional facilities
▪ Solid waste handling, disposal and storage facilities
▪ In-patient facilities including:
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▪ Abuse facilities
▪ Mental health facilities
▪ Group homes
▪ National, state and regional parks and recreational facilities
▪ Marine terminals
▪ Libraries
▪ Fairgrounds
▪ Hospitals
▪ County courthouse.
Public Services
Includes fire protection and suppression, law enforcement, public health,
education, recreation, environmental protection, and other governmental
services.
Public Facilities
Includes streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems,
traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems,
parks and recreational facilities, and schools.
R
Rain garden
A non-engineered shallow, landscaped depression, with compost-amended
native soils and adapted plants. The depression is designed to pond and
temporarily store stormwater runoff from adjacent areas, and to allow
stormwater to pass through the amended soil profile.
Regional Transportation Plan
The transportation plan for the regional designated transportation system,
which is produced by the regional transportation planning organization.
Regional Transportation Planning Organization
The voluntary organization conforming to RCW 47.80.020, consisting of local
governments within a region containing one or more counties, which have
common transportation interests.
Regulatory Reform Act
Engrossed Substitute House Bill, ESHB 1724 was enacted in 1995 to establish
new approaches to make government regulation more effective, and to make
it easier and less costly for citizens and businesses to understand and comply
with requirements. ESHB 1724 amended a number of laws, including the
Growth Management Act (GMA), Shoreline Management Act (SMA), and State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Commonly referred to as the Regulatory
Reform Act, ESHB 1724 amended the Growth Management Act and State
Environmental Policy Act to more thoroughly integrate the SEPA process into
the planning process. Appeals of SEPA determinations or permits must also be
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consolidated so that only one public hearing is held. ESHB 1724 is codified by
the City of Port Angeles in Chapter 18.02 PAMC.
Residential Care Services
The providing of residential care on a daily or live-in basis including special
needs housing such as group homes, adult-care homes and day-care facilities.
S
Sanitary Sewer Systems
All facilities, including approved on-site disposal facilities, used in the
collection, transmission, storage, treatment, or discharge of any waterborne
waste, whether domestic in origin or a combination of domestic, commercial,
or industrial waste.
Scattered Site Housing
Smaller scale, publicly assisted housing, new construction and conversion
which is dispersed throughout the community as opposed to high density,
public housing "projects" concentrated on one large site or in one area of the
City.
School District
The Port Angeles School District No. 121.
Service
The supplying or providing of utilities, commodities, accommodations and/or
activities.
Shall
Means the statement is mandatory, and the action so stated is required to be
done without discretion by decision-makers. The use of "shall" in a statement
indicates that the action is imperative and ministerial.
Should
Means the statement ought to be done, but the action so stated is not required
to be done by decision-makers. The use of "should" in a statement indicates
that discretion may be used in deciding whether or not to take action. The use
of "should" is intended to give decision-makers discretion in matters where
exceptions are warranted by such factors as physical hardships and special
circumstances or when funding must be taken into consideration.
Solid Waste Handling Facility
Any facility for the transfer or ultimate disposal of solid waste, including
landfills, waste transfer stations and municipal incinerators.
Social Services
Those services necessary to support life and health, such as food banks,
hospices, home health, congregate care, and day care services.
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Strip Commercial Development
Retail or other commercial uses, usually one-story high and one-store deep,
that front on an arterial street with individual access points. Strip commercial
development differs from central business districts, shopping centers, or
other cluster commercial developments in at least two of the following
characteristics:
1) There are no provisions for pedestrian access between individual uses
2) The uses are only one-store deep
3) The buildings are arranged linearly with individual street access points
rather than clustered, and
4) There is no design integration among the buildings.
T
Transfer of Development Rights
The conveyance of development rights by deed, easement, or other legal
instrument to another parcel of land and the recording of that conveyance.
Transportation Facilities
Facilities related to air, water, or land transportation.
Transportation Systems Management
The use of low capital expenditures to increase the capacity of the
transportation system. TSM strategies include but are not limited to
signalization, channelization, and bus turnouts.
U
Urban Growth
Refers to growth that makes intensive use of land for the location of buildings,
structures, and impermeable surfaces to such a degree as to be incompatible
with the primary use of the land for the production of food, other agricultural
products, or fiber, or the extraction of mineral resources. When allowed to
spread over wide areas, urban growth typically requires urban governmental
services. "Characterized by urban growth" refers to land having urban growth
located on it, or to land located in relationship to an area with urban growth on
it as to be appropriate for urban growth.
Urban Growth Area
Those areas designated by the County to accept future urban population
densities with the intent of future annexation into the city pursuant to RCW
36.70A
Urban Services
Services that are normally available in an urban environment which include
provisions for sanitary waste systems, solid waste disposal systems, water
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systems, urban roads and pedestrian facilities, transit systems, stormwater
systems, police and fire and emergency services systems, electrical and
communication systems, school and health care facilities, and parks.
Utilities
Enterprises or facilities serving the public by means of an integrated system of
collection, transmission, distribution, and processing facilities through more or
less permanent physical connections between the plant of the serving entity
and the premises of the customer. Included are systems for the delivery of
natural gas, electricity, telecommunications services, and water, and for the
disposal of sewage.
W
Will
The statement is an action decision-makers intend to do to implement plan
goals and policies. The use of "will" in a statement indicates that the outcome
can be measured.
Work/live space
A living arrangement where the residential use and living area is subordinate in
size to the work space.
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C
Appendix
GMA
Requirements
The following pages list the minimum requirements
for the various elements as listed in the State of
Washington Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and
Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Included
with the requirements for each mandated element
is a table, which shows how this comprehensive plan
meets these requirements.
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Requirements for the Land Use Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
a) A future land use map showing city limits and urban
growth area (UGA) boundaries. [RCW 36.70A.070(1), RCW
36.70A.110(6) and WAC 365-196-400(2), WAC 365-196-405(2)
(i)(ii)]
b) Consideration of urban planning approaches that increase
physical activity. [RCW 36.70A.070(1), WAC 365-196-405(2)(f)]
c) A consistent population projection throughout the plan which
should be consistent with the Office of Financial Management
forecast for the county or the county's sub-county allocation
of that forecast. [RCW 43.62.035; WAC 365-196-405(2)(i)]
d) Estimates of population densities and building intensities
based on future land uses, [RCW 36.70A.070(1); WAC 365-
196-405(2)(i)]
e) Provisions for protection of the quality and quantity
of groundwater used for public water supplies [RCW
36.70A.070(1)]
f) Identification of lands useful for public purposes such as
utility corridors, transportation corridors, landfills, sewage
treatment facilities, stormwater management facilities,
Table C.01 - GMA Requirements for the Land Use Element
Legislative
Requirement How requirements are addressed
1a Land Use Element text
1a Land Use Map, GIS database
1b Community profile text
1b Appendix A, EIS and addenda
1b Land Use Element text
1b Land Use Map, GIS database
1c & d Community profile text
1e Conservation Element: goals, policies and objectives
1d Appendix A, EIS and addenda
1j Conservation Element: goals, policies and objectives
1i Shoreline Master Program
1j Appendix E: Stormwater Management Plan
1k PAMC 15.20: Environmentally Sensitive Areas Protection Ordinance
1k Conservation Element: goals
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recreation, schools, and other public uses. [RCW 36.70A.150;
WAC 365-196-340]
1) Identification of open space corridors within and between
urban growth areas, including land useful for recreation,
wildlife habitat, trails, and connections of critical areas.
[RCW 36.70A.160, WAC 365-196-335]
2) Policies, land use designation (and zoning) to discourage
the siting of incompatible uses adjacent to general aviation
airports. [RCW 36.70A.510, RCW 36.70A.547; WAC 365-196-
475]
3) Policies, land use designation, and consistent zoning to
discourage the siting of incompatible uses adjacent to
military bases. [RCW 36.70A.530(3); WAC 365-196-475]
4) A review of drainage, flooding, and stormwater run-off in
the area and nearby jurisdictions, and provide guidance for
corrective actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges
that pollute water of the state. [RCW 36.70A.70(1), WAC
365-196-405(2)(c)]
5) Policies to designate and protect critical areas including
wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat protection areas,
frequently flooded areas, critical aquifer recharge areas and
geologically hazardous areas. [RCW 36.70A.030(5), RCW
36.70A.172; WAC 365-195-900 through 925, WAC 365-190-
080]
Requirements for the Housing Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
a) Goals, policies, and objectives for the preservation,
improvement, and development of housing. [RCW
36.70A.070(2)(b); WAC 365-196-410(2)(a)]
b) An inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing
needs. (RCW 36.70A.070(2)(a); WAC 365-196-410 (2)(b) &(c)]
c) Identification of sufficient land for housing, including, but
not limited to, government-assisted housing, housing for
low-income families, manufactured housing, multifamily
housing, and group homes and foster care facilities [RCW
36.70A.070(2)(c)]
d) Adequate provisions for existing and projected housing
needs of all economic segments of the community. [RCW
36.70A.070(2)(d); WAC 365-196-410]
e) Identification of land use designation within a geographic
area where increased residential development will assist in
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Table C.02 - GMA Requirements for the Housing Element
Legislative
Requirement How requirements are addressed
2a Community profile text
2a Appendix A, EIS and addenda
2a Appendix C, Measuring Housing Need: A Data Toolkit for Clallam County
2a Housing Element: goals, policies, and objectives
2b Community profile text
2c Community profile text
2c Land Use Map, GIS database
2c Appendix A; EIS and addenda
2d Housing Element: goals, policies and objectives
2d Land Use Map, GIS database
2e Land Use Map, GIS database
2f Land Use Element, Policy C6
achieving local growth management and housing policies.
[RCW 36.70A.540; WAC 365-196-870]
f) Policies so that manufactured housing is not regulated
differently than site built housing. [RCW 35.21.684, 35.63.160,
35A.21.312 &36.01.225]
Requirements for the Capital Facilities Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
a) Policies or procedures to ensure capital budget decisions
are in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan. [RCW
36.70A.120]
b) An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public
entities showing the locations and capacities of the capital
facilities. [RCW 36.70A.070(3)(a); WAC 365-196-415(2)(a)]
c) A forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities. [RCW
36.70A.070(3)(b); WAC 365-196-415(b)]
d) The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new
capital facilities. [RCW 36.70A.070(3)(c); WAC 365-196-415(3)
(C)]
e) At least a six-year plan identifying sources of public money
to finance planned capital facilities. [RCW 36.70A.070(3)(d)
&36.70A.120; WAC 365-196-415]
f) A policy or procedure to reassess the Land Use Element if
probable funding falls short of meeting existing needs and to
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Table C.03 - GMA Requirements for the Capital Facilities Element
Legislative
Requirement How requirements are addressed
3a Capital Facilities Element: goals and policies
3b Community Profile
3b Appendices: E - Stormwater Management Plan; F - Comprehensive Water System
Plan 2010; G - Transportation Services and Facilities Plan; H - Facility Plan for Port
Angeles Secondary Level Wastewater treatment Facilities
3b GIS database
3c Appendix A; EIS and addenda 3d
Appendix A; EIS and addenda 3e
Capital Facilities Plan
3f Capital Facilities Element: goals and policies
ensure that the Land Use Element, Capital Facilities Element,
and financing plan within the Capital Facilities Element are
coordinated and consistent. [RCW 36.70A.070(3)(e); WAC 365-
196-415]
Requirements for the Utilities & Public Services
Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
a) The general location, proposed location, and capacity of all
existing and proposed utilities, including, but not limited to,
electrical lines, telecommunication lines, and natural gas
lines. [RCW 36.70A.070(4); WAC 365-196-420]
Requirements for the Transportation Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
a) An inventory of air, water, and land transportation facilities
and services, including transit alignments, state owned
Table C.04 - GMA Requirements for the Utilities and Public Services Element
Legislative
Requirement How requirements are addressed
4a Capital Facilities Element: Goals, policies and objectives
4a Appendices: E - Stormwater Management Plan; F - Comprehensive Water System
Plan; G - Transportation Services and Facilities Plan; H - Facility Plan for Port Angeles
Secondary Level Wastewater Treatment Facilities; I. Capital Facilities Plan.
4a GIS database
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Table C.05 - GMA Requirements for the Transportation Element
Legislative
Requirement How requirements are addressed
5a Appendix A, EIS and addenda
5a Appendix G: Transportation Services and Facilities Plan
5a GIS database
5b Capital Facilities Element: Goals, policies and objectives
5b Transportation Element: Goals, policies and objectives
5b Appendix A; EIS and addenda
5b Appendices: E - Stormwater Management Plan; F - Comprehensive Water System
Plan; G - Transportation Services and Facilities Plan; H - Facilities Plan for Port
Angeles Secondary Level Wastewater Treatment Facilities, I - Capital Facilities Plan
5c Capital Facilities Element: Goals, policies and objectives
5c Appendices: E - Stormwater Management Plan; F - Comprehensive Water System
Plan; G - Transportation Services and Facilities Plan, H - Facilities Plan for Port
Angeles Secondary Level Wastewater Treatment Facilities; I - Capital Facilities Plan
5d Transportation Element: Goals, policies and objectives
5e Transportation Element: Goals, policies and objectives
transportation facilities, and general aviation airports, to
define existing capital facilities and travel levels as a basis for
future planning.
b) Adopted levels of service (LOS) standards for all arterial
streets, transit routes and highways to serve as a gauge to
judge performance of the system. These standards should
be regionally coordinated. [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)(iii)(B); WAC
365-196-430]
c) Identification of specific actions to bring locally-owned
transportation and services to established Levels of Service
(LOS). [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(iii)(D); WAC 365-196-430]
d) A forecast of traffic for at least ten years including land use
assumptions used in estimating travel. [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)
(i), 36.70A.070(6)(a)(iii)(E); WAC365-196-430(2)(f)]
e) A projection of state and local system needs to meet current
and future demands. [RCW 36.70A070(6)(a)(iii)(F); WAC 365-
196-430(2)(F)]
f) A pedestrian and bicycle component. [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)
(vii); WAC 365-196-430(2)(k)(iv)]
g) A description of any existing and planned Transportation
Demand Management (TMD) strategies, such as High-
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes or subsidy programs, parking
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Table C.06 - GMA Requirements for Siting Public Facilities
Legislative
Requirement How requirements are addressed
6a Definitions
6b Capital Facilities Element: Goals, policies and objectives
policies, etc. [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)(vi); WAC 365-196-430(2)
(k)(iv)]
h) An analysis of future funding capability to judge needs
against probable funding resources. [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)(iv)
(A); WAC 365-196-430(2)(k)(iv)]
i) A multi-year financing plan based on the needs identified
in the comprehensive plan, the appropriate parts of which
shall serve as the basis for the six-year street, road, or transit
program. [RCW 35.77.010 & RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)(iv)(B); WAC
365-196-430(2)(k)(ii)]
j) If probable funding falls short of meeting identified needs,
a discussion of how additional funding will be raised or how
land use assumptions will be reassessed to ensure that level
of service standards will be met [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(iv)(C);
WAC 365-196-430(2)(L)(ii)]
k) A description of intergovernmental coordination efforts,
including an assessment of the impacts of the transportation
plan and land use assumptions on the transportation systems
of adjacent jurisdictions and how it is consistent with the
regional transportation plan. [RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)(v); WAC
365-196-430(2)(a)(iv)]
Requirements for Siting Public Facilities
The Comprehensive Plan shall be consistent with the following:
a) A process or criteria for identifying essential public facilities.
(EPF). [RCW 36.70A.200; WAC 365-196-550(d)]
b) Policies or procedures that ensure the Comprehensive Plan
does not preclude the siting of essential public facilities.
[RCW 36.70A.200(5); WAC 365-196-550(3)]
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Appendix
Transportation
Analysis
The following pages present a detailed analysis of
Port Angeles' transportation system, evaluating
system performance and likely impacts to it as a
result of this comprehensive plan's adoption and
implementation.
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This memorandum summarizes an intersection and roadway segment level of service (LOS)
assessment, supplemental to Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element, for state
highways within the City of Port Angeles. This assessment includes a discussion of data sources,
traffic growth forecasts, existing and future year (2035) LOS, and how LOS deficiencies will be
addressed by the Transportation Element.
DATA COLLECTION
Existing traffic data including weekday PM peak hour intersection counts and average daily traffic
(ADT) along roadway segments was compiled from the following sources:
• Port Angeles Waterfront and Transportation Improvement Plan (2012)
• Lauridsen Boulevard Bridge Replacement Project (2014)
• Nippon Paper Industries USA Company Biomass Cogeneration Project EIS (2010)
• WSDOT Traffic Data GeoPortal (ADT counts current to 2015)
Additionally, a weekday PM peak hour intersection count at E 1st Street (US 101) / E Front Street /
S Golf Course Road count was conducted in April 2017.
TRAFFIC GROWTH FORECAST
The Growth Management Act requires a city’s Transportation Element to include traffic forecasts
that are consistent with Land Use Element growth assumptions and describe conditions at least
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10 years into the future. Previously, Fehr & Peers developed a citywide travel model for the Port
Angeles Waterfront and Transportation Plan that includes existing and 2035 forecasting scenarios.
For the 2035 scenario, it was assumed that existing land uses and regional trip-making would
grow at a rate of 1.5% per year. These growth assumptions are in line with the Comprehensive
Plan local population growth projections, which also estimate annual growth between 2010 and
2035 to occur at 1.5% per year (Pg. 30, Table 7). However, it should be noted that between 2010
and 2015, the City population grew from 19,038 to an estimated 19,448, a rate of 0.4% per year.
Because growth has been somewhat lower than projected, the traffic growth forecasts developed
from the citywide travel model may be considered conservative.
INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
The following intersections were analyzed for PM peak hour under existing and forecasted 2035
conditions:
1. US 101 / SR 117
2. US 101 (E Lauridsen Boulevard) / S Lincoln Street
3. US 101 (S Lincoln Street) / E 8th Street
4. US 101 (N Lincoln Street) / E 1st Street
5. US 101 (N Lincoln Street) / E Front
6. US 101 (E 1st Street) / S Race Street
7. US 101 (E Front Street) / S Race Street
8. US 101 (E 1st Street & E Front Street) / Golf Course Road
9. SR 117 / Marine Drive
Level of service (LOS) and average intersection delay was calculated for each intersection by the
methods described in the following sections.
Signalized Intersection Methodology. Traffic operations at signalized intersections are evaluated
using the LOS method described in Chapter 16 of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). A
signalized intersection’s LOS is based on the weighted average control delay measured in seconds
per vehicle and includes initial deceleration delay, queue move-up time, stopped delay, and final
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acceleration. Table 1 summarizes the relationship between the control delay and LOS for signalized
intersections.
Unsignalized Intersection Methodology. Traffic conditions at unsignalized intersections are
evaluated using the method from Chapter 17 of the HCM. With this method, operations are
defined by the average control delay per vehicle (measured in seconds) for each movement that
must yield the right-of-way. For all-way stop-controlled intersections, the average control delay is
calculated for the intersection as a whole. At two-way or side street-controlled intersections, the
control delay (and LOS) is calculated for each controlled movement, the left turn movement from
the major street, and the entire intersection. Table 1 summarizes the relationship between delay
and LOS for unsignalized intersections.
TABLE 1: INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE CRITERIA
Level of
Description
Average Control Delay (seconds per vehicle)
Service Signalized
Intersection
Unsignalized
Intersection
A Little or no delays < 10.0 < 10.0
B Short traffic delays > 10.0 to 20.0 > 10.0 to 15.0
C Average traffic delays > 20.0 to 35.0 > 15.0 to 25.0
D Long traffic delays > 35.0 to 55.0 > 25.0 to 35.0
E Very long traffic delays > 55.0 to 80.0 > 35.0 to 50.0
Extreme traffic delays with intersection F capacity exceeded
> 80.0 > 50.0
Source: Highway Capacity Manual 5th Edition (Transportation Research Board, 2010)
LOS Standards. The Capital Facilities Element of the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan states that
“all arterial streets shall function at an average daily Level of Service (LOS) of D or better.” In
addition, it notes that Highways of Statewide Significance (US 101) should function at LOS D or
better, per the WSDOT and the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization.
LOS Results. Traffic operations were analyzed using the Synchro 9 software package. Synchro
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calculations are based on procedures outlined in the HCM and described in the preceding
sections for signalized and unsignalized intersections. Table 2 shows the LOS results for the
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existing and forecasted 2035 weekday PM peak hour. Under existing conditions, all intersections
operate at LOS C or better. Under the 2035 forecast conditions, several intersections along the US
101 corridor would degrade to LOS D operations, but none would exceed the LOS D threshold
established by WSDOT and the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization.
TABLE 2: INTERSECTION OPERATIONS SUMMARY – PM PEAK HOUR
# Intersection Control Existing Conditions 2035 Forecast
Delay3 LOS3 Delay3 LOS3
1 US 101 / SR 117 SSSC1 19 C 24 C
US 101 (E Lauridsen Boulevard) / S Lincoln
Street Signal
11 B 14 B
3 US 101 (S Lincoln Street) / E 8th Street Signal 34 C 44 D
4 US 101 (N Lincoln Street) / E 1st Street Signal 25 C 36 D
5 US 101 (N Lincoln Street) / E Front Signal 28 C 45 D
6 US 101 (E 1st Street) / S Race Street Signal 21 C 47 D
7 US 101 (E Front Street) / S Race Street Signal 10 A 11 B
US 101 (E 1st Street & E Front Street) / S 8 Golf Course Road Signal
11 B 17 B
9 SR 117 / Marine Drive Signal 16 B 27 C
Notes:
1. Signal = signalized intersection
2. SSSC = side-street stop-controlled intersection
3. Traffic operations results include LOS (level of service) and delay (seconds per vehicle). LOS is based on delay
thresholds published in the Highway Capacity Manual 5th Edition (Transportation Research Board, 2010).
Source: Fehr & Peers, May 2017.
ROADWAY SEGMENT LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
The following roadway segments were analyzed for PM peak hour under existing and forecasted
2035 conditions:
1. SR 117 from Marine Drive to US 101
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2. US 101 from Cameron Road (West City Limits) to SR 117
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3. US 101 from SR 117 to E Lauridsen Boulevard / S Lincoln Street
4. US 101 from S E Lauridsen Boulevard / S Lincoln Street to E 1st Street / E Front Street
5. US 101 (E Front Street) from S Lincoln Street to S Golf Course Road
6. US 101 (E 1st Street) from S Lincoln Street to S Golf Course Road
7. US 101 from S Golf Course Road to N Baker Street (East City Limits)
Level of service (LOS) was calculated for each intersection by the methods described in the
following sections.
Roadway Segment LOS Methodology. Roadway segment LOS can be measured by comparing bi-
directional traffic volume to Maximum Service Volume (MSV). For this analysis, each study
segment is assigned a maximum PM peak hour service volume, or capacity. If the actual two-way
PM peak hour volume on the segment exceeds the MSV, then the segment does not meet the
LOS standard. WSDOT does not maintain a protocol for selecting MSVs for state routes, so a set
of tables developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) based on the Highway
Capacity Manual 5th Edition (Transportation Research Board, 2010) was used to assign MSVs to
the roadway segments and determine grade A – F LOS thresholds. These FDOT tables can be
found in Appendix A. The MSV threshold is determined by factors such as area type (urban or
rural context), number of lanes, presence of median, speed, and presence of turn lanes.
LOS Standards. The Capital Facilities Element of the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan states that
“all arterial streets shall function at an average daily Level of Service (LOS) of D or better.” In
addition, it notes that Highways of Statewide Significance (US 101) should function at LOS D or
better, per the WSDOT and the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization.
LOS Results. The calculation of roadway segment MSV thresholds and LOS grades is summarized
in Table 3. Under existing conditions, all roadway segments operate at LOS D or better. Under the
2035 forecast conditions, one roadway segment (US 101 from S Golf Course Road to N Baker
Street) would operate at LOS F, exceeding the LOS D threshold established by WSDOT and the
Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization. As discussed in the following section,
the Port Angeles Transportation Element and Capital Facilities Element contain several policies
and objectives that would address congestion and capacity on this corridor. All other roadway
segments would operate at LOS D or better under 2035 conditions.
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TABLE 3: ROADWAY SEGMENT OPERATIONS SUMMARY – PM PEAK HOUR
#
Roadway Segment
Existing Conditions 2035 Forecast
Bi-
directional
Volume
MSV1
LOS
Bi-
directional
Volume
MSV1
LOS
1 SR 117 from Marine Drive
to US 101 610 2,170 B 780 2,170 C
US 101 from Cameron
2 Road (West City Limits) to
SR 117
1,200 2,170 C 1,470 2,170 C
3
US 101 from SR 117 to E
Lauridsen Boulevard / S
Lincoln Street
980
1,330
D
1,280
1,330
D
US 101 from S E Lauridsen
4 Boulevard / S Lincoln
Street to E 1st Street / E
Front Street
840 1,330 D 990 1,330 D
5
US 101 (E Front Street)
from S Lincoln Street to S
Golf Course Road
1,500
1,927
D
1,730
1,927
D
US 101 (E 1st Street) from
6 S Lincoln Street to S Golf
Course Road
1,600 1,927 D 1,840 1,927 D
7 US 101 from S Golf Course Road to N Baker Street
(East City Limits)
3,100
3,580
C
3,970
3,580
F
Notes:
1. MSV = maximum service volume, as determined by Florida Department of Transportation generalized service
volume tables (Appendix A)
Source: Fehr & Peers, May 2017.
MITIGATION MEASURES
As discussed in the previous section, the roadway segment of US 101 from S Golf Course Road to
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N Baker Street would operate at LOS F, exceeding the established LOS D threshold. The Port
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Angeles Transportation Element and Capital Facilities Element contain several policies and
objectives that would address this deficiency through planning and inter-agency coordination:
• Transportation Element, Goal B, Policy 3 – The City should facilitate an additional route
for local cross-town traffic across White’s Creek ultimately connecting with US 101.
• Transportation Element, Goal B, Policy 19 – The City should work with other
jurisdictions to identify and protect a right-of-way for a second street accessing the City
from the East.
• Transportation Element, Goal B, Objective 5 – The City will prepare a study to evaluate
options for easterly access across Whites and Ennis Creeks in the vicinity of Golf Course
Road.
• Transportation Element, Goal B, Objective 19 – The City will coordinate with the
County, RTPO, and State and Federal agencies in the study of a possible future US 101
corridor including the Heart of the Hills Parkway and Coastal Corridor concepts. East of
Race Street, the alternate local cross-town route (along Lauridsen Boulevard) will not be
considered as a future US 101 corridor.
• Capital Facilities Element, Goal A, Policy 7 – The comprehensive service and facilities
plan for streets, bikeways, and pedestrian walkways should include a future US 101 corridor
to meet long-term local and regional transportation needs.
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Typos, wording:
• p.24 “unique and special” redundant
• p.28 “working artists requiring large work studios with industrial types of activities”…are
industrial types of activities for artists defined? Does the city expect all artist requesting
live/work studios to obtain conditional use permits? This artist live/work is mentioned in other
sections without defining artist or industrial…does this include jewelry manufacture, a clothing
maker with stitchers? Would it be helpful to combine these mentions into a policy to encourage
affordable artists’ spaces in under-utilized places…in order to vitalize the neighborhood (Jane
Jacobs) or increase the opportunities for tourism?
• p.65 Chapter 6, first paragraph second sentence is crossed out, but still needs clarification.
• p. 128…should Makah be removed, as indicated?
• p. 136 Check on the Park’s plan to remove mountain goats
• p. 139 Is the old Nippon/McKinley Mill still in operation and creating noise? Is another mill likely
to take over that site? I go through the mill frequently on my way to the end of Ediz and it
appears to be closed, chain link fence around the building. Could it be a location for artist
live/work studios? Many areas are using that method for re-invigorating old industrial areas.
• p.166 The William Shore Memorial Pool is crossed out…is it no longer a Parks Department site?
• p.167 The Carnegie Library is listed as a museum, leased by the Clallam County Historical
Society…I have heard that status has changed. You could list the community TV network, which
was/is in the old fire station.
• p.197…possible typo, 3rd line, “a discussion data sources”
Personal questions:
• Is the bluff by the dump truly “stabilized?”
• I have read troubling reports that since the course of the Elwha has changed, the water
treatment plant is not in an appropriate place to provide mandated potable water to the city—is
that being addressed?
• Artist Industrial work/live spaces are mentioned several times and Maker Spaces mentioned
once…Richard Florida has emphasized the importance of both artists and diversity to the vitality
(and financial stability) of cities…Jane Jacobs, in her many books about neighborhoods
emphasizes mixed use, walkability…I see the Comprehensive Plan is starting to address this.
• There are a couple of policies related to climate change and earthquakes…should these be a
bigger part of our Comprehensive Plan?
• Has the proposed cultural complex on the west end of town been thoroughly researched and
vetted for its planned position in the path of potential Tsunami? I understand that the project
might be under the jurisdiction of the County, rather than the City…but will the City and local
taxpayers be responsible for paying for and repairing potential damage?
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• What will this proposed large project do to the business and potential funding for other cultural
venues, such as the Fine Arts Center, the College, and the High School Performance space?
• How will performers and audience members access the complex, since the city has no passenger
air service?
• I have heard contradictions to the City’s estimate of “ample downtown parking from people
who try to attend downtown events on Friday night…also Farmers’ Market on popular
Saturdays. In light of the Cultural Complex proposed for downtown, this seems to deserve
further thought.
• As an older citizen and a former Occupational Therapist, I believe the city must start to treat
seniors as a special constituency…and because we have a lot of older people aging in place here.
I think it’s great that sidewalks and walkability in general, and public transportation services are
being considered in the planning.
• Perhaps there are high-density housing areas with increased services that can be factored into
planning, in order to solve combined challenges of Veterans, low-income, and elderly housing,
also friendly to children and mixed ages and mixed backgrounds. This would not have to become
the ghettos that much of public housing became in the past. This is being done in other areas of
the country and there are probably grants available.
• As the population in general becomes more aware of climate change and increased pressure on
limited resources, perhaps the City, along with the schools and library can become more
involved in public education and acceptance of higher-density neighborhoods, using public
transportation and walking as positive ways of being good neighbors.
• Charging stations and different sizes of public transportation, like Paratransit.
Commissioner Hopkins
Update for transit-related information in Appendix A – Community Profile
The City of Port Angeles is served by Clallam Transit System (CTS), the Public Transportation Benefit Area
(PTBA) agency that serves Clallam County with a combination of fixed-route, paratransit, and vanpool
services. Similar to trends seen by other rural transit providers during times of low fuel prices and strong
economic growth, ridership has declined over the past several years.
The hub of CTS’s fixed-route service is Gateway Transit Center, located at the corner of Lincoln and Front
Streets in downtown Port Angeles. From Gateway Transit Center, passengers can board one of four
routes circulating within the city or three routes connecting Port Angeles with Sequim, Forks, and Joyce.
The Strait Shot, a regional express route started by CTS in 2017, connects Gateway Transit Center with
the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal where travelers can make timed connections to Seattle, Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport, and other regional destinations. An intermediate stop in Poulsbo provides
connections with Kitsap Transit for service to Silverdale and Bremerton.
Paratransit service is provided to all locations within the city for those who qualify. Vanpools extend the
reach of the transit network and are frequently used by those commuting to locations which are difficult
to serve with fixed-route service.
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The Dungeness Line, a part of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s rural transit
program, provides twice-daily service between Port Angeles and the Seattle area, including regular stops
at major hospitals, Greyhound, Amtrak, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Is the vision clearly articulated – it is reflected through the policies?
For me, a vision statement written in the present tense leaves me to wonder whether it means “Is this
what the city is now and how it wants to stay?” or rather “Is this what we want to be able to say about
Port Angeles in 20 years?” Assuming it is meant to look into the future, there are so many policies that
for me the vision starts to get blurred. It’s hard to get a mental image of how all of the policies work
together to support the vision.
How will we know that we are successfully working to meet this vision (how will we measure our
progress)?
Because there are so many policies, I think that measurement of attainment would be best reserved for
the goals of the plan. For example, Goal G-9A has 35 associated policies. That’s likely far too many to
measure effectively.
Are all of the policies necessary? Can some policies be rewritten? Can some policies be moved to the
appendices of the document?
Here’s my gut reaction to these questions (and unfortunately an update probably isn’t the right place for
this suggestion): I feel that the “Goals” get lost in the sea of policies, and policies with “should” can
often get skirted around when it is convenient to do so. Here is an example of what I’m envisioning
(working from page 4-3 – Transportation Goals and Policies):
Goal: Develop a coordinated, multimodal transportation system which serves all areas of the city and
all types of users in a safe, economical, and efficient manner.
Realizing the Vision: By providing safe, adequate, and convenient facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, and
transit users, the city can maximize the efficiency and capacity of its transportation system. In addition to
connections with the Central Business District and regional multimodal network, local connections within
and between neighborhoods encourage residents to reduce their carbon footprint by shifting to a more
environmentally friendly mode. A variety of funding sources could be used to achieve this goal and
similar goals found in the Capital Facilities element of this Plan.
This might not be exactly what you were looking for, but it’s my honest reaction to the plan.
Of all the policies, which ones should be a matter of priority for implementing the City’s vision?
The Land Use element seems a great place to start. It crosses the spectrum of residential, commercial,
and industrial use and might get the ball rolling regarding visions for individual neighborhoods. With
Port Angeles being so isolated from other cities, it is possible that many residents have not experienced
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built environments like the ones being envisioned. Perhaps focusing on a “demonstration”
neighborhood could help residents get the ball rolling on implementing the vision on a broader scale.
Commissioner Powell
• In the first section it states we have regular commuter service to SeaTac.
• In appendices A2 says wend instead of wind
• A4 has the wrong owner on the defunct Nippon mill
• A20 extreme sports no longer in business.
• On a larger scale, the plan looks fine, however, I don’t like the word ‘should ‘. It doesn’t mean
anything.
• What are the ‘we will’ statements?
• I saw the measurable goals pages which is good. But seems like we need stronger words.
Does city planning have a mission/vision statement?
Chair Schwab
• 1.14 refers to Tree City USA. Do we still have the designation?
• 1.9: “The vision focusing on improving” change to “the vision focuses on”
• 2.3 Private property should not be taken for public use without just compensation having been
made (is this needed? That’s what the law already states).
• 3.10: P-3E.02 & P-3E.05 say the same thing. Combine them?
• 3.10 P-3F.01 - the city needs to make it clearer to the public that parking in not a priority
• 3.10 P-3J.06 - have we done this?
• 3.10 P-3K.01 - have we done this?
• 4.3 P-4A.05 - have we done this?
• 4.3 P-4A.01 should be under G-4B
• 4.4 P-4B.04 should be after P-4B.05
• 5.3 P-5A.06 The City should encourage age-appropriate services for all-age groups, including
youth and senior (remove, it’s redundant)
• 5.6 P-5D.16 after P-5D.18
• 6.5 it’s now Peninsula Housing Authority
• 8.3-8.5 P-8A.14 is better added to P-8A.03
• 8.6 P-8B.07 I would include internet for residential, business, and industrial (even if the
classification of internet is nebulous)
• 9.3 P-9A.13 - have we done this?
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• 93.-9.4 P-9A.26 "The City should promote and incentivize local business" is the same as P-9A.04
The City should promote the diversification of the community's economic base by encouraging
the location, retention, and expansion of local businesses"
• Goal G-9B To have a healthy local economy that co-exists with the community's high quality of
life through the protection, enhancement, and use of the community's natural, historical, and
cultural amenities. Most of this is covered in other areas
• P-9B.05 "The City should encourage the availability of housing that meets the needs of the
entire spectrum of the community's residents" is already mentioned in Housing Goals & Policies
• 9.6 Goal G-9D having one policies makes this section weak or unnecessary
• The plan moves between using the oxford comma and not. Should be changed for consistency.
Commissioner Stanley
I wanted to send some detailed comments about the comprehensive plan, but since I just joined the
planning commission, I haven't been able to find much time for a detailed review (and I haven't even
been able to look at the Sustainable Design Assessment yet). As a result, I think I'll limit my comments to
some more general ideas and statements about the plan, and over the next year I'll plan to gain a more
detailed understanding of these city plans as well as the legal framework and political/financial issues
underlying their implementation.
First I wanted to quickly echo my comments at the last meeting - I think the comprehensive plan is quite
good, and I am of the opinion that most of the policy statements do not need to be edited or moved. I
think it is the nature of these types of comprehensive plans that they become a sort of laundry list of
issues. At times it seems like there is a little too much divergence in the same sections between vague
policy statements and much more detailed, site-specific policy ideas, but I don't see this as a huge issue,
and I think its great that there are detailed, specific policies in there (other cities' plans are often
completely vague, with no site-specific references).
In general, if the City is looking to prioritize certain projects, I think it would be really helpful to look
through plan policies and identify policies that would help satisfy multiple goals at once (and some
policies do seem to be repeated across sections). These policies would be more effective as well as more
politically defensible. For example, the waterfront park development was not only a great addition of
open space, but it also had economic development and transportation (ODT) functions as well. Another
example I've been brainstorming, related to our bike planning meeting, is the possible (although, I
recognize, not especially fiscally realistic) redevelopment of the 5th Street overpass over Peabody Creek
to include bike lanes and other streetscape improvements. If that overpass was rebuilt, it could also
include a new, larger underpass that could accommodate the extension of the footpath along Peabody
Creek farther south toward the National Park section of the creek; perhaps that work could also include
some management of the land (ex, removal of invasive species, etc.) down by the creek. Thus that kind
of redevelopment could satisfy not only bike and streetscape goals, but also other policies about trail
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expansion, open space management, etc. Again, I doubt this is super realistic right now, but it’s just an
example of projects that could be justified by multiple plan elements.
I also wanted to mention the Implementation section, which I think is a great, and necessary, addition to
this type of plan. This part is interesting because your identification of "action/metric" represents a
combination of deliverables that are usually separate (if available at all) in other urban comprehensive
plans. I've found that the proposed actions in these types of plans generally fall into six categories:
legislation and ordinances; capital projects/infrastructure; public outreach and education; programs and
partnerships; public incentives; and municipal operations management. Each of these categories might
require a different type of metric to determine the success of implementation. Here, I think there is a
great opportunity to provide additional information, data, and linkages to city policies, to help people
understand not only the progress we've made, but how exactly the city is enacting that progress legally,
and how we are measuring progress. Thus, for policies that were intended to inform a new city
ordinance, it would be great to (eventually) include a link to the ordinance in question (or at least list the
ordinance number). For metrics, however, we are talking about data that not only shows progress on
city policy objectives, but more generally on aspects of quality of life that represent a long-term,
ongoing effort. For these, I would love to see more details that would more closely resemble "resilience"
or "sustainability" plans increasingly developed by cities around the country, where specific "indicators"
are identified and measured on an ongoing basis relative to targets established by plans. For these types
of metrics, then, I'd like to see not only that they exist, but the actual number, the baseline number with
the year attached, and a target number with a year attached. For example, the first page of the
implementation matrix shows "number of trail miles" as a metric; if possible, I'd like to see a baseline
figure (the original number of trail miles that exist) with the year of data collection, and then a target
figure with a date. I recognize that this would require a serious amount of work, and can't be
accomplished quickly, but I think if the City is moving toward these types of implementation metrics, it
would be good to continue progressing toward the very best practices surrounding sustainability plans.
Providing links to the legal framework would help citizens understand the role of the plan and how
things actually work, and providing metrics would hopefully encourage more transparency in general
about the City's efforts. Ideally, emphasizing implementation metrics will encourage City departments to
start redefining their roles not just to provide services, but to actively measure that provision in the
hopes of improving delivery and outcomes over time - something that I think is increasingly presenting a
challenge to municipal operations all over the country.
Anyway, I just wanted to add my two cents here. I look forward to reviewing city plans and policies in
more detail over the next year as I settle into my role on the Commission. Thanks for reading, and I'll see
everyone at the next meeting.
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