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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2109• ORDINANCE NO. 02/09 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles amending Ordinance No. 1709 and the Municipal Code by adoption of a new chapter containing procedures and standards for the Office Commercial District; and repealing Article IV, Section 5, Ordinance No. 1709. WHEREAS, the necessary public hearings have been held; and WHEREAS, the requirements of Chapter 35A.63 RCW and Chapter 43.21C RCW have been met and a public hearing has been held by the City Council following public notice; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council that the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1709) and the Municipal Code be amended by adopting a new chapter containing procedures and standards for the Office Commercial District; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the best in- terests of the City of Port Angeles; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES as follows: Section 1. There is hereby created a new chapter of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1709) and a new chapter of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, to be known as Chapter 17.20, Office Commercial District. Section 2. Section 17.20.010 PURPOSE OF THE OFFICE COMMERCIAL ZONE. It is for those business, office, administrative or professional uses which do not involve the retail sale of goods, but rather provide a service to clients, the provision of which does not create high traffic volumes, involve extended hours of operation, or contain impacts that would be detrimental to adjacent residential areas. Section 3. Section 17.20.040 PERMITTED USES: A. SERVICES 1. Professional, such as dentists, doctors, lawyers, archi- tects, engineers. 2. Banks, financial institutions, insurance and real estate services. 3. Medical- dental clinics and offices and laboratories. B. RESIDENTIAL 1. Those residential uses permitted in the RMF District, at the RMF density requirements. Section 4. Section 17.20.080 ACCESSORY USES. Those uses incidental and accessory to the primary use as defined in Ordinance No. 1709 as amended, are permitted. • Section 5. Section 17.20..160. CONDITIONAL USES A. Uses requiring review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council and compliance with Ordinance No. 1709 as amended: Churches Buildings or development necessary for the operation of a public utility Business colleges; music, art and dance schools Child nurseries, day care centers Rest, retirement and convalescent homes Detoxification centers. Section 6. Section 17.20.200 AREA AND DIMENSIONAL RE- QUIREMENTS: A. AREA - 7,000 square feet for non - residential uses. Residen- tial uses shall comply with the RMF area requirements. B. LOT WIDTH - 50 feet for non - residential and residential uses. C. SETBACKS: Front - 25 feet from property line. Rear - 25 feet from property line. Detached accessory build- ings shall not be permitted closer than 10 feet to the rear property line. Side - 7 feet from the property line. Detached accessory buildings only on the rear one -third of the lot may be permitted to within 3 feet of the side line. On corner lots the side yard abutting the street shall have a building line setback of 13 feet. D. MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE - 45% E. MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT - 30 feet. Section 7. Section 17.20.210 PARKING. Parking spaces shall be provided as required in Ordinance No. 1588 as amended. Section 8. Section 17.20.220 SIGNS. Signs shall not exceed 50 square feet. Signs may be lighted, but shall not be the intermittent or flashing type. All freestanding signs shall not exceed five feet in height. All other signs shall not exceed 30 feet in height. Section 9. Section 17.20.230 DESIGN AND LANDSCAPING A. All outdoor storage areas shall be screened from public view. B. All lighting on the site shall be so directed as to reflect away from adjoining property. C. The side yard abutting a residentially zoned lot shall be land scaped in a manner that is complementary or similar to residen tial landscaping: shrubs of 3' to 6' mature height inter- spersed with evergreen and /or deciduous and /or ornamental -2- 0 trees. Five feet of the rear yard setback area abutting a residentially zoned lot shall be landscaped in a similar man- ner. The unused space resulting from the design of parking space arrangements or accessory structures which is over 24 square feet shall be landscaped. All landscaping shall comply with the vision clearance require- ments of Ordinance No. 1709 as amended. All non - residential structures shall be designed to be com- patible with the residential environment. One tree of a mature height of at least 20' per 10 parking spaces. All parking lots shall be screened by 3' to 6' vision obscur- ing fence or vegetation on the sides adjacent to residentially zoned property. Section 10. Section 17.20.300 REPEALER: Article IV, Section 5, of Ordinance No. 1709 is hereby repealed. Section 11. Section 17.20.310 SEVERABILITY: If any pro- visions of this Or inance, or its application to any person or cir- cumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or ap- plication of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. Section 12. Section 17.20.320 EFFECTIVE DATE: This Or- dinance shall be effective five (5) days after publication. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of the Council held on the jgk day of 1980. ATTEST: glhir6a Mariafr..C. Parrish, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Craig Miller, City Attorney U:LISHED: jaw4,kauh, aI M -3- M A Y O erzi-e,JA.ve MEMORANDUM November 14, 1980 • TO: City Council FROM: Planning Departme RE: Zoning Code Amendment -- Office Commercial Zone I Attached is a copy of the new Office Commercial Zone amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. This Ordinance will replace the Resi- dential Buffer Zone in our current Zoning Ordinance. As noted in the memorandum distributed for the November 4th meeting, the new zone eliminates many of the problems contained in the old zone. The Commission unanimously recommended adop- tion of this new zone at its October 22nd meeting. Attachment (The proposed Ordinance contains the reasons for its adoption. Therefore, a simple motion is sufficient.)