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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3692i 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, f and.. l 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 11NOWTHEREFORE, 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, 2 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-A P V E D RM 0 IV/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 Exhibit A PZ 22-35 Findings of Fact and Conclusions Findings of Fact: 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 2022 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 the Washington State Department of Commerce on April 22, 2022. C. Planning Commission hearings will be conducted prior to or during May; Staff Analysis: A Planning Commission public hearing is scheduled for May 11, 2022. D. City Council hearings will be conducted prior to or during June; Staff Analysis: A City Council public hearing is scheduled for June 7, 2022 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 21, 2022. Section 18.04.060 - Comprehensive Plan amendment elements. Comprehensive Plan amendments shall address the following elements: A. Demonstration of why existing Comprehensive Plan provision(s) should not continue in effect; Staff Analysis: The proposed amendment is adding a Climate Resiliency Plan to the Comprehensive Plan as an associated document. The proposal is integrating new policy that does not directly replace or conflict with existing goals and policies. 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, as they are meant to make the current Plan reflect current issues facing the City of Port Angeles over the next 20 years. C. Demonstration of how the amendment complies with the County-wide planning policies; Exhibit A Staff Analysis: Proposed changes are not in conflict with the Plan’s current compliance with the Clallam County-Wide Planning Policies as they are proposing municipal and citywide practices that are more sustainable, reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste, and promote regional economic and environmental resilience. D. Demonstration of how the amendment is consistent with the Capital Facilities Plan and the comprehensive services and facilities plans; Staff Analysis: Proposed changes may instigate the revision of some of the Capital Facilities Plan projects. The Climate Resiliency Plan is not directive it is a policy document that includes goals to reduce the city’s carbon footprint using greenhouse gas emissions as a metric. The Plan’s policies include draft indicators that will assist in measuring the success of the Plan’s implementation. The Plan poses no conflict. It does propose changes to city operations and capital projects to be more sustainable, cost effective, consider long range effects, reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste, and promote regional and environmental resilience. 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 by providing policy guidance to reduce cost of City services promote sustainability, consider long range planning and economic decision-making, reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste, and promote regional and environmental resilience. 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 sustainable 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 and the environment. 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 18.04.040. Staff Analysis: Public Hearings will be held on May 11, 2022 for the Planning Commission and June 4, 2019 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 5, 2022, City Notice board on May 6, 2022, and Peninsula Daily News legal advertisement on May 7, 2022. 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 2022 Comprehensive Plan Amendments on either May 11, 2022 or May 25, 2022 with a continued public hearing. Exhibit A 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: City Council will make a final decision on the 2022 Comprehensive Plan Amendment on June 21, 2022. Conclusions: 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. 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 amended in 2019. This 2022 amendment is a part of a City recognized annual amendment cycle.