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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 04222025PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Port Angeles, Washington April'22,2026 This meeting was conducted as a hybrid meeting. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING Chair Steiger called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles Planning Commission to order at 6:01 p.m. ROLL CALL Planning Commission Chair Steiger, Commissioners: Vogel, Kiedrowski, Mellema, Vanderlugt Member Excused Absence: Commissioner Shorr Member Absent: Commissioner McMillan Staff Present: Community and Economic Development Manager Shannen Cartmel, planning Supervisor Ben Braudrick, Long Range and Special Projects Administrator Angel Torres, Housing Administrator lalyn Boado, Natural Resources'and Grant Administrator Courtney Bornsworth, City Engineer Jonathan Boehme, Fire Marshal Joel McKeen, Building Inspector/Licensing Administrator Chris Jackson, Community Development Technician II Triston Carlstrom. PUBLIC COMMENT None. AGENDA ITEMS Action Item: Motion to Approve Minutes from February 25,2026 It was moved by Commissioner Kiedrowski and seconded by Commissioner Vogel to: Motion to approve minutes with the correction to change the minutes approval on page I to 4-0 instead of 4-4 Motion carried 4-0. l. Action: Public Hearing for MCA z6-0044,phase I Municipar code updates: Annie O'Rourke, a resident, supports cleaning up the EV charging code. Encourages the City and planning Commission to support this action. CED Manager Shannen Cartmel, City Engineer Jonathan Boehme, and Fire Marshal Joel McKeen used slides to aid their presentation and discussed municipal code amendments to Titles I l, 14, and 18 to improve the organization, clarity, and administration of fire, life, safety, inspection, and occupancy-related provisions. CED Manager Cartmel, Fire Marshal McKeen, City Engineer Boehme, and Planning Supervisor Braudrick fielded planning Commission questions. Commissioner discussion followed. It was moved by Kiedrowski, and seconded by Vogel, to: Recommend the approval of Municipal Code Amendment No. 26-0044 to the City Council with the suggested edits. Motion carried 4-0. CITY OF PORT ANGELES PLANNING COMMISSION - April 22,2026 Commissioner Vanderlugt joined at 6:50 pm 2. Action: Public Hearing for MCA 26'0067, Type 0 Permitting: John Ralston, resident, speaks about the success of the Type 0 over-the-counter permits. CED Manager Shannen Cartmel, City Engineer Jonathan Boehme, Fire Marshal Joel McKeen, Community Development Technician II Triston Carlstrom, and Natural Resource and Grant Administrator Courtney Bornsworth used slides to aid their presentation and discussed municipal code amendments to Title 18. MCA 26-0067 adds the New Owner Business Occupancy Verification, Non-Construction Stormwater Discharge Permit for Pressure Washing, Non-Food Regulatory Mobile and Itinerant Vendor Permits, Marine Fueling Operations, Repair and Replace Shoreline Exemptions, Right-of-Way Use A-Frame Sign Permit, Side Sewer Repair Permit, Waste Disposal Permit, Welding and Cutting Hot Works, Repair and Replace Critical Area Exemptions to an over-the-counter Type 0 permits' Commissioner discussion followed. It was moved by Kiedrowski, and seconded by Mellema' to: Recommend the approval of Municipal Code Amendment No. 26-0067 to the City Council. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Action: Planning Commission Elections In accordance with Section2.25.070 PAMC, Commissioners will nominate and elect a Chair and Vice Chair It was moved by Kiedrowski and seconded by Mellema to: Elect Danny Steiger as Planning Commission Chair Motion carried 4-0, Commissioner Vanderlugt abstained It was moved by Steiger and seconded by Mellema to: Elect Dallas Kiedrowski as Planning Commission Vice Chair Motion carried 4-0, Commissioner Vanderlugt abstained STAFF UPDATES See call recordins Monthlv Customer Service Report Community Development Tech Carlstrom gave an overview of the CED Customer Service Report for March. Monthlv Type 0/Over-the-Counter Report C"tt n"-ity Development Tech Carlstrom gave an overview of the CED Over-the-Counter Permit Report for March. Monthlv 5290 Report nuitaing Inspector and Licensing Administrator Jackson gave an overview of the 5290 Report for March. Monthly Affordable Housins Report ffour-"g Administrator Boado gave an overview of the March CED affordable housing report and an update on Project 935. Monthly Natural Resources Report Page2 of3 CITY OF PORT ANGELES PLANNING COMMISSION - April 22,2026 Natural Resources and Grant Administrator Bornsworth gave a verbal report about the current SEPA, Shoreline Substantial Development, and Environmentally Sensitive Areas exemptions permits. In addition, there were updates on the urban forestry program and the Critical Areas Ordinance. Monthlv Land Use and Permittins Report Long Range and Special Projects Administrator Torres gave a verbal report about the 2026Development Code Updates, Hearing Examiner-related permits, and other economic development-related actions in the City. Monthly Buildine Renort Building Inspector and Licensing Administrator Jackson gave an overview of the March Building Report. Ouarterlv Business Licensing Report Building Inspector and Licensing Administrator Jackson gave an overview of the Ql business licensing report. Ouarterly Grant Report Natural Resources and Grant Administrator Bornsworth gave an overview of the Ql grants awarded by the City and those received. COMMISSION REPORTS Chair Steiger is meeting with Commissioner Kiedrowski to discuss out-of-the-box housing ideas with the Clallam County Housing Solutions Committee. SECOND PTJBLIC COMMENT John Ralston, Resident, spoke about no-protest LID agreements not being a "yes" vote but rather an abstention. The assessed value of the structure is typically the figure the City reviews when a building is demolished and rebuilt. ADJOURNMBNT Chair Steiger adjourned the meeting at 7 :56 p.m. Chair Steiger, Chair Secretary Page 3 of3