HomeMy WebLinkAbout3664 ORDINANCE NO. 3 to 6 q
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington adding a new
Chapter 16.14 to Title 16 Subdivisions of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI
TY TY OF PORT ANGELES DO
HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance 3576, as amended, and Title 16 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are
hereby amended by adding a new Chapter 16.14 as follows:
Chapter 16.14 Plat Vacations and Alterations
16.14.010 Plat Vacations
16.14.020 Plat Alterations
16.14.010 Plat Vacations
A. _ Any Person may submit for city review and approval an application to vacate a subdivision
or short subcliv�s�on
� at l or the_.. p h r of or an area designated for public case.
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B. The application shall rnclu(L,at the mlnimusE, the following:
1. The application shall state the reasons for the proposed vacation and shall contain the
signatures of all parties that have an ownership interest in the portion of the subdivision to be
vacated;
2. If the Drovosed vacation would of ect a y covenants or would alter the terms and conditions
of Plat aDDroval. an agrccmej �i_gne by aLl parties shall be submitted documenting agreemgnt to
the )ro osed termination or al teration of the covenants and conditions of approval,
3 _. A statement of facts demonstratia,g that the proposed vacation will not adversely affect the
.ublic health or safet and,.is in the ublic interest
provisions of state law, includin but not limited to RCW 35.79.03035.7 ill comply with the
4. A statement of facts demonstrating that the Proposed vacation
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and with PAMC 17.94.050; anal
5..—The application must in all res ects corn with the requirements of Chapter 58.17 RCW.
C. When the vacation application is s ecrcall for a cit street, the procdu es for street
vacation in RCW 35.79 will be used. When the a lication is for the vacation)f the plat to Le er
with streets, the Procedure for vacation in this cha ter will be used but vacatiops of streets m a.S
not be made that are orohibited under RCW 35.79.030.
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D. Except as provided in this Chapter, Applications for plat vacations shall be Drocessed as
arov� .....i1j RCW 5.8.17.212.
16.14.020 Plat Alterations
A. Any person may submit for city review and approval an application to alter a subdivision_
or short subdivision plat, or portion thereof, or any area designated for public use.
B. Alterations shall be classified as major or minor.
1. Proposed alterations shall be considered major if the alteration would result in:
i. A change of the approved land uses),
ii. An increase in the number of dwellin units;
iii.A change in the location or design of approved streets, driveways, or parking areas
that affects traffic flows;
iv.A reduction in the approved parks or open space,
v. Any change than requires a new or supplemental environmental assessment;
vi.Substantive changes to required mitigation measures orpro osed
improvements,or
v i. a public hearing is requested pIuKsuant to RC 58.17.215.
2. A proposed alteration that is not described in subsection 2 immediately above shall be
considered a minor alteration.
C. The.application shall include at the minimum the following:
1. The ap lication shall state the reasons for the proposed alteration and shall contain the
si ur i.of a majority of parties that have an ownership interest in the portion of the subdivision
to be altered,
2. If the proposed alteration would affect any covenants or would alter the terms and
conditions of plat approval, an agreeinent signed by ali parties shall be submitted documenting,
agreement to the ro�termination or alteration of the covenants and conditions of approval;
and
3. A statement of facts demonstrating that the proposed alteration will not adversel affect
the ublic health or safety, and issiiii the public interest.
D. Process for Plat Alterations
Major alterations shall be heard considered, and determined by the Hearing Examiner, in
accordance with the rovasions of Section 2.18.060. Minor alterations shall be considered and
determined bvthewD rector of Community and Economic Development, in accordance with them
provisions of Section 2.18.065.
E. Except as provided in this Chapter, applications for alterations shall be processed as
provided in RCW 58 17 21
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16.14.030. The cit ma approve an alteration or vacation of a subdivision or short subdivision
plat, based on a Findin that the pro op sal:
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1. Complies with the provisions of this title;
2. Is in the public interest; and
1 Does not adverselv affect the public health safetyw nel welfare.
Section 2 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to,
the correction of the scrivener's/clerical errors, references to other local, state, or federal laws,
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codes, rules or regulations, or ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
w a- SeveMbility, If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any person
or circumstances,are held invalid,the remainder of the Ordinance,or application of the provisions
of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances,is not affected.
e 1 M ,' em ive Date. This Ordinance,being an exercise of a power specifically delegated
to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five
(5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles by a vote of one more than
the majority of all members of the legislative body at a regular meeting of said Council on the
! day of September, 2020.
Kate Dexter, Mayor
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PUBLISHED: Och d 020
By Summary
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/00%k Summary of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on SSeptember.15, 2020
ORDINANCE O. 3663
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending the authority of the Hearing
Examiner in Chapter 2.18 of the Port Angeles
ORDINANCE NO, 3664
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington adding a new Chapter 16.14 to Title 16
Subdivisions of the Port Angeles Municipal Code,
ORDINANCE NO. 3665
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending the Public Safety Advisory
Board Chapter 2.26 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
These Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, are
not subject to referendum. These ordinance shall take effect five(5)days after passage and
publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the: title.
The full texts of Ordinances are available at City Hall in the Clerk's office, on the City's website
at wwkv.ci �-,fpg..Lis or will be mailed upon request.
Kari Martinez-Bailey
City Clerk
Published by summary: Friday, October 2, 2020