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HomeMy WebLinkAbout081387 Min Packet ` + ' PORT TOWNSEN09 WA13HINGTON 9836a 40 Port w send.-Plan io . t� • * . 4 CITY OF,:PORT TO 1 SE D MINUTES A CT T ' 30, 1.987 L ie , opening Business 4 ' ` r Chairman Carman called the meeting to rde ts ,;M- Members ;M.Members present on'4Ioglun Iarcy> la. , Zonad Mcarney, Alan Carman Ron Losec, Bob Grimm, arid'ji Tav rna is�* f- There was :a quorum. Also present was City Planner Michael Mild . , Minutes of May -28, 1987 were amended to add on v page {2, second to the last paragraph and deleting the-last_sentence "In the summer of +1985 they started rent- ing it monthly,rweekly }}da' r 4wha tever ` ,could get. Before starting this, they. went to Mr. Stricl in to see if there was tarry. permitting-that was needed,for. doing this. Either for some misunderstanding or whatever, she continued, t the started. to•rent ." he said, o, 'g •a.hed, it his the right zoning.",_ ,� t BobGrimm moved 't approve ,the May 280 1987 Minute amended, ion cosec seconded the motion and the vote. was sf r-� -1 abstained (Slater).+ The Minutes} of;July 23, 1987 were amended on page 2,-,underSection' III, third paragraph should -read "permit plio ti ' published-,-in reader instead of" ull' text," Also-.amended in last paragraph of Section III a commercial .corridor .and use r view"%in to d- of "some commercial ct rridoi"•. Bob Grimm mowed that the ' r .i minutes of July 23, 1987 be approved written. Donald I cLarney the motion and .the vote9 was+ 6 for and 1 abst .ned Tave ha is . '++ y oil lie Amended 'Zoning' ordinance Request Ord. 1 . 2. o Restoration of Damaged building F + ' •' The need fornthis ordinance to be amended was'brought.to th6 attention of the Pl nn.ing Commission several months ago by Barbara Bogart. : 'The amendment would alto •a damaged ,building g or structure which had been: lawfully, established on x a. non-conforming:lot to be-rebuilt according td a. plan approved by the Board of Adjustment: Michael Bildt presented the draft of the proposed ordinance change a copy is 'attached to the official. minutes),.. After.'.a br e ' dis ussion- -and.6, Bari isat ;on- of .:the dr�a *i. Mrs. Slater moved to re on end ,to• the City Council approval of the .change: to Ordinance 17-52.070t regarding they#restoration of damaged buildings or structures. -Donald Mcl arney seconded the`-:motion - nd the vote- was unanimous. i 111. Amended ordinance .F egfiest (Ord. 1 .2 . 20 Relating to-epar i n-g-requirements n-the ,downtown -parking district. Michael Hildt, City Planner, explained t {all present that this was the third hearing to. r ce .ve public pinion concerning. the downtown parking. He explained that there had, been -sveral past' studies clone of this problem, r•; :}; ..,, .: ::. •..'_ F 4 Mr. Hildt review d- the- proposed zoning amendments wi th the commission. These amendmentsc.-would- Implement the regulatory improvements included in the m- t /• i • is k mendations discussed at the Public Foru'm' conducted by'i the'+' omiiss on on June •111 1987 (a copy of these proposed-amendments .are attached to the',officinal .mint tes t Mr. +Hildt explained that thebli review of- the the pu proposed -coning amendments relating 'to downtown parking has raised the question ' "grandfather" pro- visions pertaining to buildings in existence -prior to- enactment of the Zoning code. After review of past interpretations and de .sios, city Attorney arida . f Mro ldt believe -that the corjrect interpretation of '1 To 28:030, i #that the ,portions of buildings existing prior to August 13, 1971, are not sub ect t .P , rking reirements due to change of use the ordinance drat and al ,, proposed amendments and additions to this od .nance are attached to the -off ficial minutes. 1 ha .r an Carman opened the meeting to pubis test mon r. i " a Robert Ad , Exalted Ruler of Elks, said the Elks were concerned with the e - tie parking tickets. Somet,tunes they have daytime eventsOn qccasioru§ they ' have:. made arrangements* with the police department' o allow loner.parking so out of town guests will not be-ticketed. . if there is: diagonal parking from Taylor' to' Monroe,. which side of street? (fir.,- Hi ldt.answered that~;it ouldobeon,one..side or the other," but there would be a futir~e.hearing on this Chairman. Carman explained' that this ordinance change ,..would just. begin.•th :process .. to-. start'.d plan for tie- c o nt n district. ' The X alfins wanted to know if there` was any chance of turning Memorial Field into parkin as an engineer had suggested at .one of the pLiblic meetings? The answer was no. , x a Mr: Parker-..-Buck.,, stated 'that he-'represented' ten property owners. in the downtown district.} He said that the a u' beeir4 arkii jf-oblems since the 1890's and- its finally come �to a head. The property.-owners were not paying attention and they do 'not and rstand the impact of buying parking space;and how it would relieve their lease . The business owners are` beginning complain that their customers drnot #come in*' 'They l are• using up jarking ,by, the employees.and owners. They. would-like the*commission to give them time oto,get batter;-o i ed and have'±Mr; If ldt e e t� w :t i,,'them. and,-dis u s.}tie-.o�rd .nance.'amendment� ,. .They; would like Mr*. ildt -to*-come* and address all•the-problems -and the Impacts -of..the propose ordinance change-,- They have trouble-,with. uriderstandi.ng the proposal,, they do not want .to *. hold it up,' ib t the. change -would ,be better, with their full cooperation.. �: r�'b x� asked how much'time.would they need, Mr. Back said that h did not wart to drag it out, but they needed to understand it and did n t, wart a time put on it. Mra Sullivan said that since *ordinance chane does not have as much impact on large development. With grandfather clause he was not opposed to the change., Barbara Bogart asked about the enforeemnnt of this proposal. Whatever is er' e t d should be enforceable. a v :d Kahle )- aid_~.that th6 basic.;requirement ire the,,downtown parking district pis 5% of, coning code.:kequirement and for those proposals- contributingto the historic distt r * o ict .their- rciu�remeri be reduced per cent. - . Julie McCulloch. Mated as a downtown business owner that she appreciates the city lookin . or ars answer to the pkin .problsmsShe said 'she is in favor F f the nu.mbex�s mentioned by Mra 'Kajileyto make it possible for the owners 'to restore • downtown properties. '� r , * { , , Chairman carman read a letter from DavidGoldsmith 0. r n; County Planning Dep rtment Director, stating his support. of the- proposed charges to the•parking requirements found in the r ir Townsend Com e en � ,' �rd�.r� � e* He staffed .0 that these changes "presentpo iti eg pro-active approach to the •parking issue." David Kahley shored the commission a drawing. of the proposed new parking signs for the downtow- n district Chairman Carmanosed the meeting to public testimony. The commission was in agreement with delaying the recommendation until Mr. Hildt could meet with the downtown property owners as they'had requested. They wanted time also to consider the proposal Mr. Kahley had made and did not grant to rush recommendation through without cosi+dering all suggestions. ILs y 4 •l " Jim Tavernaki moved thai the rdview of Amehdng City Parking ordinance be continued' until the September 2 , x.987 regular meeting n order for the down- town property owners to--meet w thY I' o Hildt s they requested in order to get their m t the August � , 19 . meeting. Nancy Slat r' seconded the motion y . and the note was unanimous. ► •, I . Old Business Mr. Hi.idt stated that Port Townsend 1amb a 1)61 ct d r ttt r e a" yet with their Variance aid requested the commission to delay: it. Bob riCompany "s moved -to delay the Port Townsend Lumber Co pan " Variance .No. -01 until the October 299 1987 regular meeting. ,dim Tavernakis seconded the motion and the vote was unaim . V. Appointment of Secretary Mr. Hildt recommended that dice King be appointed secretary for the Planning Commission. Mr. Hildt told the commissi.on .that she -.was highly recommended by David Goldsmith she is the Planning Commission and ,Shoreline Management Adv i y. Comnitt cre a for;� ie County . Nancy Slater moved to accept Alice King as the n ' Planning Commission Secretary. Bob Grimm seconded the motion and the vote ,was unanimous. y S VI. Applications for Review , a Variance Application No. 887-Ol--Wterbury Management Inc.- .Committee of Tavern kis and Losec--Review on August 2 , 1987. The commission will also preview on August 27o 1987 the Lutgring Variance Application Irk Noe 787-Oi # .. The Time Oil Variance Review will be on Septem ber'2 , 1987 with Slater and Hoglund s the comimi.ttee. VII. Workshop scheduled workshop .with the Council for the Commercial Corridor land use is 7�9 on August 25, 1987 t 3130 P.W. commission requested that the time be set at 5:00 Pand they could attend. Mrs Hi.ldt hoped io have it at Fort Worden. 1 1 viii s Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 900r P.i .. .•. .0 _ � FOR HEARING BEFOITHEPLANNING COMMISSION, 7 : 30 PM, AUGUST 13"Vow � &.0 Lf Ordinance No. 4 1 ' AN ORDINANCE relating to i , providing for the reconstruction 2 of nonconforming buildings damaged by fire or other calamity and amending Chapter 17 , Section 52. 070, of the Port Townsend _ 4 Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DOES ORDAIN AS . FOLLOWS: 7 S,ectl- ---1,`. Section 17 .52. 070 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows a u. _ A noncon form]Lng q' 10 building or structure having been damaged or,,,-.pa-rtia11y 11 destroyed by fire, or other calamity, . o -a.n extent not 12 exceeding f-ifty percent of its real value, e €e uslve-o 16 foundations; at that time, may+ be restored to its 14 --immediately previous occupancy- or use- existing at the time 15 of such partial destruction, may be continued or be resumed, 16 provided the work of construction is commenced within one 17 . year of the date of such partial. destruction. Whenever 18 nonconforming building or structure is damaged in excess of .. 19 fifty percent of its real valuation, eelusve-e 20 foundations T at the time, the repair or reconstruction of 21 such building shall conform to all of the regulations of the 22 district in which it is located and it shall be treated as. 23 new building; rcv d-ad. that_any such damaged. , il. _J_ or 24 structure - e 2 rfgrajag lotm st e t tm u a­. .. 1 . , Y ;k. f � a 1 apprQved bV the Board if it f i ndG_jjjat the PrQnosed 4 3 this title. Jur_io' us to adjagQnt _pxQ��Iles an iu damage. may 5 thal which existed pr3or to the l NotHith*tanding 10 whgmneYQ w .. 11 uses mfifty #. ild 12 va o s roaulations gf the district in which 14 it is _Icat-ed a hall - treatod 1 -�- n o hall 16 raut with the buildina of f• 1' o --tho- buildi ' 1 t' t 19 the ent r r- exclusive u . 'ons 20 In addition, if such building is moved for any reason for 21 any distance whatever, thea in any such event, the building. 22 and the land on which the destruction or moving is located _ 2 4 ! r i-y. 'y+l' • r i•;t #". w4 V'ED Cr 'tel { � f # i shall be subject to the regulations specified in this title r 2 for the district in which such land and buildings are located. r SQtiQn 2, _ In the event any one or more of the- provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid provision had not been contained therein o provided, that any provision which shall for 10 any reason be held by reason of its extent to be invalid shall be ,,.. 11 deemed to be in effect to the extent permitted by law. 12 Section.--_ Effective_ Date. This ordinance shall become r 18 effective five days after its passage and publication. rt_ 14 PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, 15 Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 18 day of 1987. 17 Signed , 18 Brent Shirley, Mayor x R ■ AT - 2 David A. `Grove, City Clerk Aper form: - Keith Harper, City Attorney ` MH:7-22-87. Rte* ,\ ,,,-: . • FOR PLANNING COMMISSION KARI G THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 7:30 PMS ED ORDINANCE NO. nD 1 AN 'ORDINANCE relating to parking requirements, defining a► 2 Downtown Parking District, amending Section 17-. 28 . 020 of the Fort Townsend Municipal, Code to extend the area in which the off- street parking required for a particular use must be located, reducing certain parking requirements in the Downtown Parking 8 District, encouraging retention or creation of on-street -par ing spaces, and permitting payment of a fee in-lieu-of-parking- spaces 8 in satisfaction of certain parking requirements. 9 WHEREAS, past studies of parking i RAFT 1 Townsend, and; 2 WHEREAS, the Port Townsend Planning Commission has conducted 8 a public forum and hearing and submitted on 1987 , recommendations for certain changes to the Fort Townsend Municipal Code relating to parking, and; WHEREAS, the City Council finds that downtown Port Townsend presents unique parking concerns, including but not limited to the following (1) Available parking is not evenly distributed throughout 18 the downtown area, nor is parking supply generally located in 11 close proximity to peak demand locations, 12 2 Present and anticipated parking shortages indicate an ... 13 increasing need for additional ori- and off-street parking spaces, l 3 Because many redevelopment opportunities are within 15 existing historic buildings, and because available downtown land 16 area is so constrained by the bluff and the waterfront, desirable 17 future development may be thwarted by parking requirements which 18 no longer serve the orderly redevelopment of downtown Fort 19 Townsend, and 2 Certain park ing improvements may be more efficiently 2 •+'f`' .1 #' {''�.' '!F, ;,fix i��1'� r=,*rx,'� � s r pk f 1 made through the f lex ibi l ity afforded by a fee-in-lieu of parking 2 spaces alternate, and; 8 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there will be no. signif.i ant adverse environmental impact as a result of -these 8 amendments, now therefore, 8 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT OW S ND AS FOLLOWS:0 8 2ectior 1, A new Section 1 ..08._ 148 is hereby added to the Port 09 Townsend Municipal-Code--to read as follows: . 'T . 08. 148 Dowd in District. ..Downtown Parking 11 Districtee means that area included in the C-II , C-III and P- 12 _, . I- zoning..,d istricts from Admiralty Inlet o Van Buren Street . 18 between Port Townsend Bay and Jefferson Street, excluding 1 -- , . the -I zoned block bordered by Van Buren, Jefferson, -- 15 Harrison and Washington Streets. 18 Section 1 .2 . 020 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code 17 is hereby amended, as follows 17.28. 020 . Off7Btreet parking f cilitles shall be 4W3 d } D"- RAFT I located as hereinafter specified; where a distance is 2 specified, such distance shall be the walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that such facility is required to serve: ;. (1) For one and two family dwellings : on the same lot with the building they are required to serve; (2) For multiple dwellings: not more than one hundred feet; 1 - ._ (3) For hospitals, sanitariums, homes for the aged, rooming 11 and boardinghouses, fraternity and sorority houses: not 12 more than three hundred feet; ih13 (4) Fnr uraes-w U 14 Q r --imm e d i ate ly a d i a r.ent -to- the,-.Down:town Fa rk ing D i a t r-1'c t �. 1 ,� For uses other than those specified above: not more 16 than five hundred feet. 17 Soolion _ A new Section 1 .28. 100 is hereby added to the Port 18 Townsend Municipal. Code to. read as follows 10 For uses 20 within the Downtown Parking District the parking 21 requirements prescribed in Section 17 .2 . 080 are reduced to 22 sixty percent of the requirements which would otherwise 23 apply, provided that for uses within a building which i 24 - certified by the United States Secretary of the Interior as • i ■ i • nD RAFT 1 a property which contributes to the Port Townsend Historic 2 District and the rehabilitation, restoration of reconstruction of which complies with the becretary of the Interior's Standards for rehabilitation, twenty-five percent 5 of the requirements which would otherwise apply to. such use within the Downtown Parking District is further subtracted 7 from said requirements. Section 4. A new Section., .17.28. 1 9 is hereby added to the Port 9 Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows : . .,,. 19. 17,28-A-10- _ On-atreet Farking Zparms._ If the proposed 4'1 . parking area plan submitted pursuant to Section 17.2 _090 2 woUld require elimination of. one or more existing oxo-str•eetr. 13 parking spaces, the parking requirements prescribed in .4 Section 17.23.080 are increased by two off-street spaces for 15 eachon-street space to be eliminated,, provided than such 16 requirements are reduced by two off-street parking spaces 17 for each on-street parking space created or restored by said 19 Plan. 19 Section 5. A new Section 17. 28. 120 is hereby added to the Port 29 Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows: 21 Within the Downtown Paring District, the Board of Adjustment may waive all or 5 RAFT 1 part of the parking requirements prescribed in Section Ok 2 17 .28 .080 upon request by the applicant to pay a fee into 3 the Parking Improvement Fund pursuant to Section 1 . 28. 130 in-lieu-of furnishing the required parking spaces. 1n making its determination on the request, the Board shall:,. 8 consider: 7 1 The extent to which the parking requirements which apply to the proposed development impose a particular hardship upon the applicant; 1 (2) . Whether granting the request would be unreasonably 11 burdensome to ether property owners in the Downtown Parking a 12 District; and i 8 Whether the granting of the request would lead to a '. 14 better overall result in order to encourage appropriate land -= 15 uses, improve pedestrian circulation and achieve better 16 parking design, than would strict adherence to the parking 17 requirements of this Chapter. 18 The fee-in-lieu of parking spaces shall be $4,270 per* space 19 required or such other amount as the City Council shall S 28 hereafter set by ordinance. 21 Seat ice , A new Section 17 .28 . 130 is hereby added to the Port 6 + r DRAFT 1 Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows 2 17.7-8 - 130 Tn-linij�Parking Fomes_-;Fug Created--Park iniz Plan. There is hereby created in the_ city 4 {'` treasury a special fund designated the 'Parking Improvement 5 Fund" into which in-lieu parking fees shall be deposited to be expended only for public .improvements listed In an Parking Improvement Flan adopted by the City Council. The 6 City.-Council- may from time to time direct that other monies be- transferred into the fund to be used for the purposei3. of - 10 the fund. 11 The fund sham. be used exclusively for planning, 2 acquisition, design, development, construction, financing, 13 maintenance and operation of off-street parking facilitieB 14 within or immediately adjacent to the Downtown Parking 15 District, all consistent with the specific project 16 priorities set forth in the Parking Improvement Plan as r 17 hereafter adopted or amended by the City Council.. 18 Sects Several. In the event any one or more of the 19.. provisions of this..,ordinance sha..11 . Tory any reason be held to b 20 invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or invalidate any other 21 provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be 22 construed and enforced as if such .invalid provision had not been OWcontained therein; provided, that any provision which shall. for 1,4. 1 any reason be held by reason of itB extent to be invalid Bhall be 2 deemed to be in effect to the extent permitted by law. 3 Scolion_ This ordinance shall become effective five gays after its passage and publication. 5 PASSED by the city council of the city of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this clay of 1987 . SIGNED IN OPEN SESSION Y 10 Brent Shirley, Mayor 11 ATTEST: 12 David A. Grove, City clerk 18 Approved as to form - - --- 14 Keith Harper, city Attorney 15 MH:7-21-87 1 8 PORT TOWNSEND PLANNING COMMISSIDN CITY HALL 540 WATER STREET P O INT TOW S S Do WAS H I OTO N 9 8 3 6$ r To: Downtown Parking Participants oe .. From.: Michael Hildt City Planner Public Hearing: Thursday, August„ 13, 7:30 PIS, Basement, City Ha11 Date; August 5, 1987 The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on proposed zoning amendments dealing with downtown parking- on August 13. 'hese amendments would implement the regulatory improvements included in the recommendations discussed at the Public Forum conducted by the Commission on June ll . The a et o 'the proposed -amendmerits would b ­dis' o11 Wrs': 1 . Define a "Downtown Parking District., ��- area included in the -I i , C-III and P-I mooning districts from Admiralty Inlet to van Buren Street between Fort Townsend Bay and Jefferson Street, .k excluding the P-I zoned.bloc fwbordere by .van_ Pur. n,_ Jefferson, . ..,..,n,.. Harrison and Washington Streets (Post- Office) . 2. Allow downtown parking requirements+ to be met anywhere in or i adjacent to the downtown parking di trict--..-.:, The current , requirement is within five hundred feet of the development . Reduce parking requirements within the Downtown Parking District to sixty percent of the. requirements which would otherwise apply. For uses within a building which is certified` by the United ed States Secretary of the Interior as a property which contributes to the Port Townsend Historic District and the 3 rehabilitation, restoration of reconstruction of which complies with the Secretary of the Interior'ja Interior' Standards for rehabilitation, twenty-five percent of the requirements which would otherwise apply to such use within the Downtown Parking District would be further subtracted these reduced parking requirements. . If the proposed development would require elimination of one or more existing ori--street parking spaces, the parking require- ments would be 'increased by two off--street spaces for eachon- street space to be eliminated and, conversely, the requirements would be reduced by two off--street parking spaces for each on- street parking space created or restored. . With-in the -Downtown Parking District, the City Council would be empowered to waive all or part of the parking requirements if the developer chooses to pay a fee into the Parking Improvement Fund in-lieu-of furnishing the required parking spaces. In making its determination the Council would consider whether the parking requirements .impose a particular hardship upon the proposed development; whether granting the request would be unreasonably burdensome to other property owners; and whether the request wound lead to a better overall result than would strict adherence to the parking requirements of the zoning code in order to encourage appropriate land uses, improve pedestrian circulation and achieve better parking design The fee-in-lieu of parking spaces would be $4, 270 per space required. The Council would be 'able to change the fee amount b ordinance. . A "Parking Improvement Fund" would be created into which in- . . lieu parking fees would be deposited. These funds could be expended only for public ,improvements listed in an adopted Parking improvement Plan for planning, acquisition, design, development, construction, financing, maintenance and operation � ... -of off-street!parks:ng- ►ci i esf---wib3Ln, or- immediately-adjacent to the Downtown--Park J_ g._District._ Copies of the draft ordinance and the discussion paper on downtown parking are available at the Clerk-Treasurer's office in City Hall. Please give me a call on 385-3000 if you have questions. The Commissioners hope to have the benefit of your comments before making their recommendations to the City Council Thank you. P;' #fV ' *' y .f ki 1 4b ' r • To: Planning Commission S + t From i Michael Hildt � City Planner e: Proposed amendments relating to downtown parking. Date: August 13, 1987 Public review of the proposed zoning amendments - relating.-. to. ` downtown parking has raised the question of "grandfather.. provisions pertaining to buildings in existence prior. to enactment of the zoning code. After review of past interpretations and decisions, city Attorney Keith Harper and I believe that the Correct interpretation of 1 _2 . 030 is that the portion' s of buildings existing prior to August 13, 1971-, are not subject to parking requirements due to charge of use. Mr. Harper will convey his .interpretation in wrJiting. +a Accordingly, the reductions in parking requirements included in the recommendations which relate to existing historic buildings are moot and the following amendment the draft ordinance is recommended: neer Section 17.28. 100 is hereby added to the Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows VV For uses within the Downtown Parking Distract the parking `. 2 requirements prescribed in Section 17 . 2 . 000 are reduced to sixty percent of the requirements which would otherwise apply, provided that for uses w thin -a-bt d!ng-which-!B ... eertifled-by-the-Ignited-States--Seeretary- =the- me a -as a-property-whieh-contributes-to-the -Port- Townsend- !ste e 7 District-and-the-r-ehab'tlitatn y-restoration-of reeenstreetien-of-wh eh-e mpli s-with-t ie. eeretar -of-the Inter er-L s-Standards-for-rehab aL I itat ion) ) to in--a Propoued buildina or building e p .nsi n .the_ .sign of _ 11 lihich is foundy the P rt ' w .-Historic Eregiervation. 12 Commission -to QontribuIQ to .the-Fort To nsend ist rte. 13 Di t_r ., twenty-five percent of the requireme ts. which 14 would otherwise apply to such used within the Downtown 15 Parking District is further subtracted from said 16 requirements . The intent is to provide a bonus reduction for future projects which are compatible with existing historic buildings. .;w In addition, there are a feu technical and conforming changes f 1. Page 6 line 13; subsection .3 would read better as followS: (3) Whether the granting the request would lead to a better overall result than would strict adherence to the parking- requirements arking- re uir ment of this Chapter for the purposes of encouraging appropriate land use, improving pedestrian circulation and "T achieving better parking design. 2. Page 6, ilne 20. 5; add; Any such agreement shall be made in compliance with applicable state laws. ..: . Page , line ; delete "an" . r r a Thank you. + r' -2- • • t k • Dat, em .3on : Downtown Parking . Reduce parking requirements downtown 60% of zoning code requirement 2. Allow an additional bonus reduction of 25% of parking requirements for developments within an existing historic building, or restoration of ars historic structure - i.e. , zoning code formula result X . 60 X .75 for qualifying downtown project. 3 . Reduce parking requirement by two spaces for eachon-street space created by the development. Increase the requirement ' by two spaces for each on-street space eliminated by the development_ . Eliminate the proximity requirement. would allow developments to meet parking regrjirements anywhere in downtown; current requirement is within 500 feet. . Permit payment of a► fee in-lieu-of �' 'arking spaces . - developer~ given the option to pay a fee into the parking improvement fund in-lieu-of providing parking spaces (est. fee $4270) _ - funds go to City's Parking Improvement Program. . Adapt Parking Improvement Program Near term within next three -years) : - Improve signage. - Pave-and strip existing' lots for better- efficiency,_ - Reserve Jefferson Transit lot for RV's and employees. -- Develop "'pair, ing/pedestrian streets" diagonal parking) . Consider: Adams - Quincy Mad pori �- Tash-ington--(_-Taylor- to. Monroe - Monroe Establish employee parking program - designated free employee parking areas - employee parking stickers merchant discounts? Strengthen parking enforcement Shuttle bus loop from Boat Haven to RV lot Long Term (beyond 1990) - Develop municipal parking lot against bluff. ' Reserve property for future multi-level gar-age 7. Remove parking from street ends south of Water Street. S . Establish Parking and Business improvement Area. Assessment of businesses to help support parking . improvement program_ t , r 4'FERSON COUN JE1 -'I-)A R BUILDING DE �� l 1 � ` PLANNING AND #. A.. ,T t P0. Box 1220 look Ort `� r1 �]( c sh i ton 98368 .[[ ,:• M a`• R •�. # � - 385-1427 'alt•, Telephone (2 ) JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE David Goldsmll,h, Director August 1 , 1987 Port Townsend Planning Commission City Hall 540 water Street Port Townsend, Washington 98368 ' 1e: Public Hearing, August 18, 1987 Dear Commission Members and Staff: This letter 'is in support of the proposed changes to the parking requirements found in the Port Townsend Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The ordinance, now twenty years old, does not adequately address the needs or realities of the community dealing with parking in the downtown core, while the -- proposed changes will not generate parking spaces, they are a major component t a series of policy considerations aimed to manage parking in the downtown core. Having been involved with this issue over the past several years, the proposal before you, and other policy and implementation strategies before the council, present a positive, pro-act-live approach to the parking issue. At tie same time, the proposed changes address development a rid redevelo ment constraints apparent in the downtown core clue, inpart, to zoning limitations. I support these changes and respectively request you affirm their necessity and pass a favorable recommen6ation on to the city council. San a .. Goldsmith Director :mkg CC. Mayor Brent Shirley Port Townsend City Council G�;:st List Do you wish to NAME 1please print) ADDRESS present testimony? YES NO J�FFST/.v GS RI.DL �j�. Q n A lore. f� G-Gigs Coo r, C-- O � DAM'S `� 237 - j9 ':1.02 WA LL Or Lu r3 C L AAMO 1� OAK P44k gar cuspeofQ 7 44�n� / /rI�'BE1�'o IWMNW 7;5 ley C) � o 0 ❑ D