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ORDINANCE NO. 3280
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending a
portion of the Short Plat Subdivision Regulations, Chapter 16.04,
Title 16, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES do hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 3122, as amended, and Chapter 16.04, Preliminary Short Plat -
Design Standards, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending
16.04.070, to read as follows:
16.04.070 Preliminary Short Plat - Design Standards. All preliminary short plats shall
conform to the following design standards:
A. Right -of -Way Access.
1. Each lot shall abut on a dedicated, improved and maintained City street;
Such street shall that connects directly to an existing improved street and that meets current street
improvement standards as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, the Urban Services Ordinance,
and the Urban Services Standards and Guidelines promulgated consistent with and pursuant to
PAMC 18.08.040 and 18.08.130,with the following exceptions:
a. Streets may be established interior to sites within the Industrial
Heavy (IH) zone without dedication as a public street. In all other respects, such streets must be
developed and maintained to meet current street improvement standards. A note shall be placed
on the final recording mylar that such street(s) shall be maintained to the above standards by the
property owner(s).
'J- b. An exception from the right -of -way access requirements in this
section shall be allowed for a single residential or commercial lot within a proposed short plat,
provided that the following conditions are met:
a i. the single lot contains an existing habitable dwelling that abuts
and is accessible by emergency vehicles over an existing 20- foot -wide all- weather street that
does not meet City standards, and
b ii. all other lots in the short subdivision shall meet the right -of -way
access standards of this section.
4 2. Sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking
conditions for students who only walk to and from school shall be provided pursuant to RCW
58.17.060 and RCW 58.17.110.
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B. Lot Design.
1. The minimum area shall be equal to or greater than that required by the
Zoning Code as now enacted or hereafter amended.
2. The minimum depth shall be the total distance between the required front
and rear yard setbacks plus fifteen feet.
3. The minimum width, measured at the mid -point between the front and rear
yard setback lines, shall be as required by the Zoning Code as now enacted or hereafter amended.
4. The front lot line shall be the boundary of a lot which abuts a street. On
a panhandle, flag, or dogleg lot, the front lot line and setbacks shall be determined during the
short subdivision process, or, if not determined during short subdivision review, shall be
determined by the Community Development Director.
5. a. Panhandle, flag, or dogleg lots may be permitted if the original
arcel has insufficient width to reasonably provide each lot with a dedicated right -of -way
ccurring within the interior of the plat and if there is no reasonable likelihood that standard
ights -of -way could be provided in cooperation with abutting properties.
b. Each such panhandle, flag, or dogleg lot shall meet the following
criteria:
Li. The panhandle shall have a minimum width of twenty feet
d shall serve no more than one lot.
ii. The required lot area shall not include any portion of the
iii. Dead -end access streets and/or driveways in excess of 150
eet in length shall be provided with a turn - around which has a minimum 90 -foot diameter
sphaltic concrete street or an alternative approved by the City consistent with the Urban
Services Ordinance and the Uniform Fire Code, except that an all - weather gravel surface section
ay be approved for turn - arounds which are anticipated to be temporary due to the future
extension of the roadway.
C. Natural Features. The lots and lot arrangement shall be such that no foreseeable
ifficulties will be created, due to topography and other natural conditions, for the securing of
uilding permits to build on all lots in compliance with the Zoning Code and the
nvironmentally Sensitive Areas Protection Ordinances, as now enacted or hereafter amended,
nd all other applicable regulations.
D. Large Lots. Where property is subdivided into lots which are of sufficient size
o be resubdivided, the lots and streets shall be arranged so as to permit later resubdivision in
onformance with the Zoning Code, as now enacted or hereafter amended, the Subdivision
egulations Ordinance, as now enacted or hereafter amended, and this Chapter.
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Section 2 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance or its applications to any
erson or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or application of
he provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 3 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized
o make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of
he scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and
ny references thereto.
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Section 4 - Effective Date. This 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 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 15th day of May, 2007.
ATTEST:
APPROED AS TO FORM:
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William E. Bloor, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: May 20 , 2007
By Summary
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on May 15, 2007
Ordinance No. 3280
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends a portion of the Short
Plat Subdivision Regulations, Chapter 16.04, Title 16, of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
The full text of this Ordinance is available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This
Ordinance shall take effect five days after its publication by summary.
Becky J. Upton, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: May 20, 2007