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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3330• ORDINANCE NO. 3 3 3 0 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising Title 15 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Clearing, Grading, Filling and Drainage Regulations. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance 3179, as amended, and Chapter 15.24 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending 15.24.050(A) subparts (10) and (12) PAMC to read as follows: 15.24.050 - Regulated Activities and Allowed Activities. A. Regulated Activities. 10. Land Divisions and Land Use Permits. All proposed divisions of land and land uses (including but not limited to the following: short plats, subdivisions, planned residential developments, binding site plans, conditional use permits, clearing, grading, and filling permits) which include regulated wetlands, shall comply with the following procedures and development standards: a. Regulated wetlands, except the area with permanent open water, and wetland buffers may be included in the calculation of minimum lot area for proposed lots provided that other standards, including subdivision (c) below, are met. b Land division approvals shall be conditioned to require that regulated wetlands and regulated wetland buffers be dedicated as open space tracts, or as an easement or covenant encumbering the wetland and wetland buffer. Such dedication, easement or covenant shall be recorded together with the land division and represented on the final plat, short plat or binding site plan, and title. c. In order to implement the goals and policies of this title, to accommodate innovation, creativity, and design flexibility, and to achieve a level of environmental protection that would not be possible by typical lot -by -lot development, the use of the clustered development or similar innovative site planning is strongly encouraged for projects with regulated wetlands on the site. d. After preliminary approval and prior to final land division approval or other land use permit approval, the department may require that the common boundary between a regulated wetland or associated buffer and the adjacent land be identified using permanent signs and /or fencing. In lieu of signs and /or fencing, alternative methods of wetland and buffer identification may be approved when such methods are determined by the department to provide adequate protection to the wetland and buffer. -1- • • 12. Parks. Development of public park and recreation facilities may be permitted provided that the following standards are followed: No alteration of wetlands or wetland buffers is allowed except for such uses which are allowed below. For example enhancement of wetlands and development of trails may be allowed in wetlands and wetland buffers subject to special use requirements and approval of a wetland mitigation plan. Section 2. Ordinance 3179, as amended, and Chapter 15.24 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending 15.24.070(H)(1) subparts (e) and (f) PAMC to read as follows: H. Acting on the Application:... 1. Special Use Permit Conditions: e. The common boundary between a separate sensitive area tract and the adjacent land must be permanently identified. This identification shall include permanent wooden fence and /or metal signs on treated wood or metal posts. Signs shall be worded as follows: "Protection of this natural area is in your care. Alteration or disturbance is prohibited by law. Please call the Port Angeles Planning Department for more information." f. Sign locations and size specifications shall be approved by the Director of Community Development. The Director of Community Development shall require permanent fencing of the sensitive area tract or tracts whcn thcrc is a substantial likclihood of the - - - - - • - - - -- - - - - - -- -- intro duccd. In lieu of fencing, alternative methods of wetland and buffer identification may be approved when such methods are determined by the department to provide adequate protection to the wetland and buffer. Section 3 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance or its applications to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances is not affected. -2- • • Section 4 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. Section 5 - 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 April, 2008. ATTEST: Becky J. U..n w Clete y � ri APPROVED AS TO FORM:, A William E. Bloor, City At orney PUBLISHED: April 20 , 2008 By Summary G: \Legal_ Backup \ORDINANCES &RESOLUTIONS \ORDINANCES.2008 \I7 - Chapter 15 PAMC.032708.wpd April 3, 2008 -3- Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on April 15, 2008 Ordinance No. 3328 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Title 11 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Streets and Sidewalks. Ordinance No. 3329 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Title 14 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Signs. Ordinance No. 3330 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Title 15 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Clearing, Grading, Filling and Drainage Regulations. Ordinance No. 3331 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Title 16 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Subdivisions. Ordinance No. 3332 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises Title 17 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to Zoning. The full texts of the Ordinances are 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. These Ordinances shall take effect five days following the date of publication by summary. Becky J. Upton, CMC City Clerk Publish: April 20, 2008