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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Port Angeles, Washington
November 13, 2024
This meeting was conducted as a hybrid meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Young called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles Planning Commission to order at 6:05 p.m.
OATH TO OFFICE
ROLL CALL
Planning Commission Chair Colin Young, Commissioners: Schorr, Stanley, Steiger, Mellema and Smith.
Staff Present: Community and Economic Development Director Shannen Cartmel, Planning Supervisor
Ben Braudrick, Associate Planner – Long Range & Special Projects Administrator Chloe Bonsen, Housing
Administrator Jalyn Boado, MPA.
PUBLIC COMMENT
James Taylor, Port Angeles Resident
James Taylor would like to see the voting record of the commissioner’s votes regarding contentious items.
As for Mobile and Itinerant Vendors, the first violation should be free. Daily fines do not apply to violations
one and two, subject to violation three. There is no place for the fee schedule for the activities. Lemonade
stand, be explicit that no permit is required.
John Ralston, Port Angeles Resident
Commented on the 8th Street Paving project stressed the importance of safety with the proposed bicycle
lanes and explained where they currently exist and how they are not safely combined. Commended Tim
about the information provided, continued about the lack of parking requirements, and expressed concern
about yellow spots and their reduction on 8th street.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the August 28, 2024 Regular Meeting
Minutes of the September 11, 2024 Special Meeting
Motion by Smith and seconded by Steiger to:
Approve the minutes with revisions so that spelling errors get corrected.
8/28 – spelling error with minor deviations.
9/11 - Spelling error on Steiger.
Motion passed unanimously.
ACTION ITEMS/DISCUSSION ITEMS/PUBLIC HEARING
Discussion Item: 8th Street Paving Project Presentation. Staff Presentation on upcoming capital facility
project to reconfigure the driving lanes along 8th Street between “A” and Lincoln Streets to include new
bike lanes and ADA crossing infrastructure and connect to the recently completed Lincoln Street Safety
Project.
Action Item: Nomination and Election of Planning Commission Vice Chair.
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CITY OF PORT ANGELES PLANNING COMMISSION – November 13, 2024
It was moved by Colin and seconded by Smith to:
Commissioner Steiger to be Vice Chair.
Motion passed.
Discussion Item: Mobile and Itinerate Vendors Draft Code & Public Input. Staff presentation on draft
municipal code regulating the operation of mobile and itinerate vendors.
STAFF UPDATES
There were no staff updates.
SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no public comments.
COMMISSION REPORTS
Commissioner Schorr requested that staff share the recording and documents presented during the
comprehensive plan stakeholder advisory committee meeting. Schorr felt that the committee was very
active and engaged, with over 20 stakeholders participating.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Young motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
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Chair Young, Chair Chloe Bonsen, Secretary
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