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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION 321 East Fifth Street January 9, 2019
6:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular meeting of December 12, 2018
V. ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS/OTHER BUSINESS
1. 2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Draft Review: Conservation and Capital
Facilities
VI. STAFF UPDATES
VII. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT TO COMMUNITY BICYCLE MEETING
MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION
City Council Chambers Port Angeles, Washington 98362 December 12, 2018 6:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Schwab opened the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Pamela Hastings, Duane Morris, Andrew Schwab (Chair), Steven Hopkins (Vice-Chair), Amy Powell, Benjamin Stanley,
Mel Messineo
City Staff Present: Ben Braudrick (Assistant Planner)
Kevin Bagwell (Planning Technician)
Public Present: John Ralston, John Brewer
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
John Ralston, Asking for staff updates moving up staff and commissioner updates ahead of item
5 on agenda, is in favor of the proposed façade grant, and confirm whether the meeting on
December 26th will be taking place.
Chair Schwab closed public comments
Commissioner Hopkins proposed moving items 6 and 7 ahead of item 5. Chair Schwab moved
the items forward after the approval of the minutes.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Commissioner Hopkins requests replacing Commissioner Hastings name in the minutes with
Commissioner Hopkins.
Commissioner Hopkins moved to accept the minutes from November 28th meeting with the
suggested edits. Commissioner Hastings seconded. Chair Schwab called for a vote. All were in
approval.
STAFF UPDATES
Assistant Planner Benjamin Braudrick will wait until 2019 to update on the Façade Grants status, and history.
The Planning Commission meeting on December 26th had been cancelled.
REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
Commissioner Morris made an observation on the corner of Race and Front Street. The business with signs in the windows were taking down. The commissioner inquired as to whether it was the
City who induced this action or did the owner take it down on his own volition. The other case,
Planning Commission Minutes
December 12, 2018
Page 2
First Federal on First and Laurel streets had windows on the west side of their building which are
now signs. The commissioner stated that it is a fairly bad example to have in the City and is registering a public complaint.
Discussion followed.
ACTION ITEMS
Façade Grant 18-13 A & B Rotary Nor’Wester Mural Restoration at 105 East 1st and 102 East Front
Streets:
Planner Braudrick presented Façade Grant 18-13 A & B
Staff recommended the approval of funding for Façade Grant 18-13 A & B citing 7 findings, 3
conclusions, and 7 conditions.
Applicant John Brewer spoke on behalf of Rotary Nor ’Wester about the application. After his presentation asked the commission if they had any questions.
Discussion followed.
Chair Schwab opened up for discussion amongst the Commission.
Discussion followed.
Commissioner Stanley moved to approve Façade Grant 18-13 A & B. Commissioner Hastings
Seconded. Chair Schwab called for a vote. All were in favor.
2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Draft Review: Transportation, Utilities and Public Services, and Conservation:
Planner Braudrick gave a brief synopsis on improving the methodology to analyze and review
the Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
Commissioner Hopkins explained his methodology for the proposed edits in the Transportation
section of the Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion followed.
Planner Braudrick gave a brief overview of the Utilities and Public Services section of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion followed.
Commissioner Messineo gave an overview of her methodology for the proposed edits in the
Conservation section of the Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion followed.
Commissioner Hopkins asks for searching of Conservation then Preservation within the
Comprehensive Plan and points out that they’re being used synonymously. He then goes on to state
how this should be titled Preservation and not Conservation.
Discussion followed.
Chair Schwab asked that definitions be included in future agendas.
Planner Braudrick offered the Commission to provide how they thought the public might be informed of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment public process.
Commission recommended radio ads, boosted Facebook posts, posting in markets and stores in the area.
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Discussion followed.
ADJOURNMENT
Commission made a motion to adjourn. The motion passed 6-0 all in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Kevin Bagwell, Secretary Andrew Schwab, Chair
PREPARED BY: Kevin Bagwell, Secretary
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
1 |Conservation Goals & Policies Conservation Element
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 action framework to
support Port Angeles' long-range vision related to conservation. This includes efforts to
optimizing optimize the city's relationship with its natural, historic, and cultural setting by
protecting and enhancing the environment and identifying and conserving sites and entities of
historical or cultural significance.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 Actions related to conservation goals and policies are included in Chapter 11,
Implementation
Conservation Goals & Policies
Goal G-7A
To create and maintain a community with a high quality of life where the land is used To
promote sustainable development and land usein a manner that is compatible with the
area's unique physical features, its overall natural environment, historical, archaeological,
and cultural amenities., and the overall environment.
Policies
P-7A.01
The City should rRequire 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 pPromote compatibility between the land and its use by regulating the
intensity of the land use.
P-7A.03
The City should aAdopt 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-7B.16
The City should dDesignate 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.04
Building density should decrease as natural constraints increase.
Commented [BB1]: MM: This goal pertains to natural resources & development. How we use resources, how to
keep our use sustainable, infrastructure & development.
Commented [BB2]: MM: Redundant, ‘amenities’ captures
its value
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
2 |Conservation
P-7B.05
The City should eEstablish 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.30
The City should iImplement 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.
P-7B.06
The City should rRegulate site design, preparation, and development to avoid or minimize
damage to wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas.
P-7B.21
The City should cCoordinate 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.13
The City should uUse 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.
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
3 |Conservation
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.02
The City should mMaintain and preserve its the City’s unique physical features and natural
amenities, such as creeks, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, ravines, bluffs, shorelines, and
fish and wildlife habitats.
P-7A.04
The City should pPromote and highlight Port Angeles' plentiful natural beauty, amenities
and cultural history.
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 pPreserve uniquely featured lands, which still exist in their natural states and
which are notable for their aesthetic, scenic, historic, or ecological features. and should
pProhibit any private or public development, which would destroy such qualities, or are
would subject to damage from climatic change, while recognizing the rights of private
ownership.
P-7B.10
The City should eEnhance and preserve the quality of its the City’s air and water as two of its
unique physical features.
P-7B.11
The City should pProtect its the City’s air and water quality by minimizing potential new
pollution from new and existing sources including climatic change impacts.
P-7B.12
The City should dDevelop 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.14
The City should mMaintain 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 pProtect water quality and
Commented [BB3]: This goal pertains to protection of the
environment. Climate change, preservation and protection.
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
4 |Conservation Goals & Policies prevent erosion through the retention of existing vegetation.
P-7B.29
Review all new development for impacts on climate change and adaptation to sea level rise.
P-7B.17
Identify and preserve significant public scenic view corridors.
P-7B.18
Encourage identification, preservation, and restoration of sites and structures that have
historical or cultural significance.
P-7B.03
Protect and enhance the characteristics of its unique residential neighborhoods.
P-7B.23
Avoid adverse impacts to archaeological sites by following and requiring best management
practices for archaeological preservation.
P-7B.19
The City should gGive precedence to long-term environmental impacts and benefits over
short-term environmental impacts and benefits.
P-7B.20
The City should pPromote 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 encouraginge the development and use of
alternative forms of energy and transportation.
P-7B.22
The City should rReference 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.24
The City should pPublicly recognize the many values provided by trees in an urban setting,
and identify opportunities to plant trees, and establish a tree management plan.
P-7B.27
The city should implementEstablish and 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.
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
5 |Conservation
P-7B.26
Trees should be plantedPlant trees 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 sSeek strategies and technologies which reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions by city facilities and operations.
P-7B.28
The City should pPromote the use of alternative energy, energy conservation technology, and
smart energy grid.
G-4B Redundancies/Ideas for Policy Adherence
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.03
The City should protect and enhance the characteristics of its unique residential
neighborhoods.
Commented [BB4]: MM: Restating Goal
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
6 |Conservation
Goal G-7C
To promote community awareness of the importance of environmental, historical and
cultural amenities, the responsible 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.
Policies
P-7C.01
The City should iInform 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 eEncourage the development and implementation of environmental,
historical, and cultural awareness programs which focus on local and regional issues,
including climate change impacts and preparedness.
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
7 |Conservation Goals & Policies Goal G-7D
To preserve and enhance the City's shoreline, its natural vegetation and wildlifelandscape,
and flora and fauna and to minimize conflicts withmitigate for present and planned
usesimpacts 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 pPreserved shoreline areas 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,Maintain and restore riparian vegetation in shoreline areas and on tributary
streams, which affect shoreline resources, should be maintained and restored.
P-7D.03
Where possible, Employ techniques to rehabilitate degraded shorelines for the purpose of
shoreline stabilization and habitat enhancement should be employed wherever possible.
P-7D.04
Where possible, Preserve and protect aquatic habitats including shellfish habitat, and
important marine vegetation should be preserved and protectedwherever possible.
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, Utilize common utility corridors for urban service facilities located in
shoreline areas should utilize common utility corridors.
P-7D.07
Designate an Aadequate shoreline area for water-oriented commercial and industrial
development should be designated based on the Land Use Element.
P-7D.08
Locate Sshoreline 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.
P-7D.09
Where possible,Locate utility facilities and rights-of-way should be located wherever possible
outside of the shoreline area wherever possible, and if unavoidable, protect shoreline
ecology and resources.
P-7D.10
Shoreline ecology and resources should be protected when locating utilities in shoreline
Commented [BB5]: MM: Mitigation is a more encompassing term that includes minimizing.
Planning Commission amendment recommendation to the Comprehensive Plan:
Conservation Element
8 |Conservation
areas.
P-7B.09
The City should pPromote public access to the shoreline, while preserving a healthy
shoreline environment.
Commented [BB6]: MM: Combine with P-7D.09
Capital Facilities 8 For January Which part is the Capital Facilities
Element and which is the Comprehensive Planj? Ben sent me a copy of the Capital Facilities
Elements on 1/7/19…This is 5 pages of projects, each with a link to specific items on the
Comprehensive Plan, which may need to be changed.
The Capital Facilities Element is a six-year plan consisting of two parts.
1) The listing of goals and policies for providing urban services and planning Capital
improvements
2) The Annual Capital Facilities Plan is adopted separately from the Comprehensive
Plan and is included as an attachment.
In the definition section, The Comprehensive Plan defines Urban Services, including
the following, which should be available in an urban environment:
Surface transportation
Water
Sewer facilities
Storm water
Solid waste
Parks and recreation
¡Emergency services (police, fire and medical response)
Public service buildings
Public schools
Regional facilities (libraries, corrections, and mass transit).
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 look in-depth at the current status of each service and the projected
future demand for each service and which include a financial feasibility analysis of the
costs of providing each service.
Capital Facilities Goals & Policies 8
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. [THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO GOAL G-8B BUT B
SPECIFIES STREETS AND UTILITIES, RATHER THAN SERVICES AND CAPITAL
FACILITIES] If these remain two separate goals, policies relating to streets should be
moved to G-8B
Policies
P-8A.01
Establish general level of service standards for each urban utility and service that will also be
used to determine the impacts of development.
P-8A.03
The City should develop individual comprehensive service and facility plans for the following
capital facilities and/or services:
1) Transportation, including streets, and non-motorized (bikeways and pedestrian walkways),
2) Water system
3) Sanitary sewer system,
4) Electrical system,
5) Parks and recreation services
6) Emergency services (police, fire, and medical response).
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.02 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.04
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:
1) Telecommunications,
2) Schools,
3) Transportation (air, marine and public transit), and
4) 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 a detailed
level of service standards which, at a minimum, meet all local, state and federal health and
safety requirements.
P-8A.06
Each plan 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
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
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.
(tie in with TRANSPORTATION)
P-8A.09
Require concurrency at the time of development for the following utilities and services:
1) Paved streets, curbs, and sidewalks
2) Water service,
3) Sanitary sewer service,
4) Electrical service,
5) Solid waste collection,
6) Storm water management,
7) Telecommunications services
8) Emergency services (police, fire and emergency medical response).
P-8A.10 (Doe this mean they must be completed within 6 years?
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 Should this be the Annual Capital Facilities Plan?
Adopt an Annual Capital Facilities Plan consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and State
Growth Management Act. The financing schedule may be corrected, updated, or modified
without being considered as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, after a public hearing
before the City Council.
P-8A.14 Policy Reference TRANSPORTATION
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 Policy
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 Policy, Tie to TRANSPORTATION and Parks and Rec.
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 Policy Tie to Transportation
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
Consider climatic change impacts and adaptation strategies in planning and designing capital
facilities.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
P-8A.12 Policy Change to Administrative Action
If projected funding fails for a capital project listed 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:
1) Reduce the level of service standard
2) Increase funding by increasing revenues
3) Reduce demand by revising the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and/or Zoning Map
40 Reduce demand by reducing consumption (i.e., conservation).
P-8A.13 Administrative Action
Where existing capital facilities are deficient, remove obstacles to economic development in
the area with City participation through a New Improvements for Community Enhancement
(N.I.C.E.) Neighborhoods Program.
P-8A.19 Administrative Action
Improve aesthetics of the community by removing abandoned infrastructure.
GOAL: Very Similar to G-8A, except for focus on streets
G-8B
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
include pedestrian sidewalks on both sides of the street.
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.
All New Developments will meet the following standards in order to be approved
P-8B.03 (Water. firesafety)
No Development shall be approved 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)
(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 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.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
P-8B.06
The City should not approve any development that increases a site's post-
development storm water 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.08 Tie in with Transportation
Highways of Statewide Significance (HSS) should function at Level of
Service (LOS) D or better, consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP).
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
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).
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
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.
Goal Is This the Capital Facilities Plan?
G-8C
To provide urban services at minimum levels of service for all city residents and the
general public.
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, 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 Tie in to Transportation
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 Tie to Parks and Rec
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
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.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
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.
P-8B.09
The City should develop a Capital Facilities Plan list, with public input, for prioritizing
pedestrian walkway needs.
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.
Administrative Actions
G-8E Reduce the amount of impervious surface created by new developments and
thereby reduce storm water 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
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.