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ORDINANCE NO,
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles. W"ashington. adopting
the Climate Resiliency Plan and amending the P'urt Angeles
t Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the Climate Resiliency Plan.
WHEREAS,, the City of hurt Angeles first adopted a Comprehensive Plan in 1965 by
Ordinance No, 1 60and last updated the Comprehensive Plan June 18 70,1 ;; by Ordinance No,
3621- and
VVHEIREAS. each year the City conducts an annual amendment cycle for the
Comprehensive Plan to erasure a consistent review, and evaluation of the Plan and City
development regulations occurs and, if needed, propose revisions to ensure the plan and
regulations comply with the State ofWashington's Growth Management Act; and
WHE'REA ,. in February of`2020, City Council directed staff to pursue a consultant to
complete the City"s climate resiliency planning effort, and
WHEREAS.S. in November of 20,2 f City Council approved the selection of, Cascadia
Consulting to complete four tasks: (t) kick-Off Meeting & Prcanect Management. (2) Public
Outreach & Participation Plan. (3)) Community & Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory, and (4)
Climate Resiliency Flan, and
WHEREAS.. a Municipal and couaaraaunity-wide greenhouse gas study was completed in
October 2021 using 20 19 as a baseline for data analysis; and
WHEREAS. a multicriteria analysis was performed on 40 of the 70 actions presented ror
potential inclusion into the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held ttiwaa public Nvorla sessions in November 20,21
and March 2022 to provide the opportunity for public input and address all elements ofthe Plan,
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WHEREAS, input was received by City staff, the City Council and Planning Commission
Climate Action Subcommittees, the Climate Action Volunteer Group, and members of the
Community; and
W[11,DREAS, that input was evaluated and incorporated into the Climate Resiliency Plan;
and
WHI"REIAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing concerning a proposed
adoption of a Climate Resiliency, Plan and incorporation into Amended Comprehensive Plan on
May I I and May 25, 2022; and
HI'-,RI S, after considering all the data, facts, presentations, testimony,, comments, and
other materials relating to the proposed Climate Resiliency Plan, the Planning Commission
adopted the Findings and Conclusions, which are attached hereto as, Exhibit"A; and
WirrIEREAS, after adopting the Findings and Conclusions, the Planning Commission
approved and recommended to the City Council the Climate Resiliency Plan for the City of Port
Angeles, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B";
WFIEREAS, the City, Council held a public hearing concerning the proposed Amended
Comprehensive Plan on June 7 and 21, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has transmitted a copy of its recommendation to
the City Council and the City, Council has considered the Commission's recommendation; and
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NOW THEREFORE, I'llt, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWF ANGELES DO
IIEREBY ORDAINS as follows:
Section 1. The Findings and Conclusions of the City of Port Angeles, Planning
Commission, attached hereto as Exhibit"'A"and incorporated herein by this reference,are hereby
adopted.
Section 2. The Climate Resiliency Plan for the City of Port Angeles, attached hereto
as Exhibit"B"and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby adopted and incorporated into
the Comprehensive Plan of the City,
Section 3. A copy of the Climate Resiliency Plan shall be kept on file with the City
Clerk and shall be available for public inspection,
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Section 4. This Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the
City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take etTect five days,after
its publication by summary,
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the C2
day of June, 2022.
Kate Dexter, Mayor
ATTEST: APP VED ASTO FORM-
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Williarn E. door, City Attorney
Kari Mart inez-Bai ley, City
PUBLISHED: June 2022
By Summary
Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the Port Angeles City Co until on June 21, 2022
ORDINANCE NO. 3692
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington.adopting the Climate Resiliency Plan
and amending the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the Climate Resiliency Plan.
11iis 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.
The full texts of Ordinances are available at City Hall in the Clerk's office, on the City's website
atwvvw,ci otLi,qjLs or will be railed upon request.
Kari Martinez-Bailey
City, Clerk
Published by summary: Tuesday, June 28, 2022