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ORDINANCE NO. 3 3 7 7
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, approving
the 19 -lot Walker Estates Plat Alteration subdivision in the RS-
11 zone.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Port Angeles has considered the public
use and interest served by the Walker Estates Plat Alteration; and
WHEREAS, preliminary approval was given on May 19, 2009 for alteration of the 22-
lot Walker Estates Subdivision to 19 lots; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Walker Estates Plat Alteration includes
appropriate provisions for the public health, safety and general welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the public interest will be served by approval
of the Walker Estates Plat Alteration; and
WHEREAS, the proponents of the Walker Estates Plat Alteration have made
appropriate provision for public improvements, as stated in more detail in the attached
Condition, Findings and Conclusions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles Public Works and Utilities Department has
certified that there are adequate means for supplying water and for sewage disposal in the
subdivision and dedication; and
WHEREAS, the final subdivision and the assignment of savings for pending
improvements have been accepted by the City Engineer of the City of Port Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Walker Estates Plat Alteration conforms
to all conditions of the preliminary plat approval for the Walker Estates Plat Alteration, as
altered May 19, 2009, and that said subdivision meets requirements of local and state law in
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effect at the time of the preliminary plat approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES
DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. The attached Condition, Findings and Conclusions hereby are adopted
and incorporated herein.
Section 2. The Walker Estates Plat Alteration is hereby approved. The appropriate
officers of the City of Port Angeles are hereby authorized to sign the final subdivision plat and
authorize recording of the document with the Clallam County Auditor.
Section 3 - 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 (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of
the title.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 15th day of September, 2009.
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AYOR
ATTEST:
Ja} sa Hurd, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO F
William E. Bloor, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: September 20 , 2009
By Summary
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ATTACHMENT "A"
CONDITION, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS IN SUPPORT OF FINAL APPROVAL
OF ALTERATIONS TO THE WALKER SUBDIVISION:
Condition:
1. Existing water and electric services shall be relocated by the property owner as necessary to
serve the redefined building sites to locations approved by the City within existing or approved
easements prior to final plat approval. Easements required to accomplish this alteration must
be shown on the final plat and approved by the City.
Findings:
1. The Walker Estates Subdivision was approved as a 22 lot residential subdivision in the RS -11
Residential Single Family zone on September 16, 2007 by Ordinance #3299 of the Port
Angeles City Council. The subdivision was filed in Volume 15, Page 34 of Plats, Clallam
County, Washington.
2. Per Section 58.17.215 RCW, an application requesting alteration of the subdivision was
submitted to the legislative authority of the City on April 24, 2009, requesting alteration of the
Walker Estates Subdivision from 22 to 19 lots. The reduction of building lots is intended to
create larger building site areas given the development restrictions of the lots within the
subdivision that are located on a marine bluff. A consolidation of three irregular lots south of
Walker Drive into 2 lots is also intended.
3. The subdivision alteration was approved by the City Council on May 16, 2009, with one
condition. The condition of alteration approval was that existing water and electric services
shall be relocated by the property owner to serve the altered lots to City standards.
4. A site visit by City staff identified that trees planted along the marine bluff as mitigation for
over clearing have survived in a satisfactory manner. No additional planting is required.
5. Per 16.08.050(B)(2) PAMC, property owners submitted an engineer's estimate for relocation
of the water, electric, and telecommunication facilities to the City Engineer for review on
August 13, 2009. The estimate was approved and an assignment of savings for 150% of the
estimated cost of improvements ($72,000) is on file with,the City,Clerk's Office.of the City of
Port Angeles for the required relocation of utility service.
6. Notice was provided of Council's consideration of the final plat alteration on August 26, 2009.
No written comments were received.
Conclusions:
A. The proposed alteration adjusts., the.. property lines _within the confines of an approved
subdivision without creating additional lots. Access and service issues are not changed.
Impacts to the surrounding neighborhood are not increased as a result of the proposed
alteration, and in fact, may be decreased by the reduced number of lots.
B. As conditioned, the altered subdivision complies with all development standards of the City's
Municipal Code with regard to the development of residential building sites in the RS -11 zone,
and with State procedure for the alteration of subdivisions as contained in Section 58.17.040
RCW. The alteration is in the public use and interest.
C. As altered, the subdivision remains in conformance with Section 15.20 PAMC that is pertinent
to development within environmentally sensitive areas.
Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council at its meeting of September 15, 2009.
Gary Bra n, Mayor
Ja ssa Hurd, City Clerk