HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-031 Amending resolution 04-008 regarding the design review advisory committeeRESOLUTION N0.08-031
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
WASHINGTON AMENDING RESOLUTION 04-008 REGARDING THE DESIGN
REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, by Resolution 04-008 (2004), the City Council established provisions
retaining to composition, terms, and rules for the Design Review Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines it appropriate to amend Resolution 04-008 as
set forth below to provide for greater consistency between this Board and other advisory boards,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Townsend as follows:
Resolution 04-008 is amended as follows (strike is deleted and underline is added):
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT, AUTHORITY AND SCOPE OF WORK
The Design Review Advisory Committee was established by Ordinance 2840, codified in PTMC
2.73, with authority and function as provided in PTMC 2.73.060, as amended. The Committee
shall be subject to the general provisions in Article 4 of City Council Rules of Procedure
pertaining to General Rules Applicable to Citizen Advisory Boards, and this Resolution,
including any amendments thereto.
SECTION 2. TERM OF COMMITTEE -SUNSET PROVISION.
This committee shall constitute a standing advisory boazd, subject to further city council
ordinance or resolution. No sunset provision is established.
SECTION 3.
The committee shall consist of five members, with the following provisions:
A. The Port Townsend Design Review Advisory Committee shall consist of a standing pool of
five individuals with architectural design expertise. Members of the Port Townsend DRC shall
be appointed by the mayor and approved by the City Council
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generai_ provisions relating to all boards._and commissions Qrov_ide a board membermust_."°be._a
resident an_d/or work in Port Townsend,°° Council Rules_ at 4.2.4(A).1The members of the
committee may include, but not be limited to, architects, landscape architects or building
designers. An exception to the residency requirements for a maximum of one of the five
committee members may be granted by the Mayor and City Council in order to obtain
representatives from these disciplines.
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B. All members of the committee must have demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the
architectural development of the city. In making an appointment, the Mayor may consider
names submitted from any source, but the Mayor shall notify City development-related
organizations of vacancies so that names of interested and qualified individuals may be
submitted by such organizations for consideration along with names from any other source.
C. Only three members are required to review development proposals. The committee shall
include in its rules of procedure the method by which the three members are scheduled.
SECTION 4. TERMS OF OFFICE.
The term of office shall be three years, except that the initial appointments shall be staggered
from one to three years so that no more than three members shall have their terms expire in any
one year.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend at a regular
meeting thereof, held this eighteenth day of August, 2008.
Attest:
Pamela Kolacy, MMC
City Clerk
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ichelle Sandoval, Mayor
Approved as to form:
John P. Watts
City Attorney
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