HomeMy WebLinkAbout3011 Historic Design Review Color Palette for Port Townsend's National Landmark DistrictOrdinance No. 3011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND ADOPTING
A REVISED APPROVED COLOR PALETTE FOR PORT
TOWNSEND'S NATIONAL LANDMARK DISTRICT TO SERVE AS
A GUIDLINE FOR HISTORIC DESIGN REVIEW CONSISTENT WITH
CHAPTER 17.30 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, The City has established design review in the National Landmark
Historic District to preserve the integrity of the District; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted Ordinance 2871 on November 29, 2004 which
contained an Approved Color Palette that established standards to ensure that existing
and new construction within the District was painted in a manner that is both historically
accurate and mutually compatible; and
WHEREAS; the colors in the adopted Palette were based on paints commercially
available at the time of it preparation in the early 1990's; and
WHEREAS, the availability of the paints referenced in the adopted Palette have
changed over time with many colors no longer available from the identified
manufacturers; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Committee has developed an amended
palette that provides greater detail on applicable colors; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of a amended color palette will allow for greater utility
and accuracy during the design review,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as
follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Port Townsend's National Landmark Historic
District Approved Color Palette referenced in Chapter 17.30.160(A)(4) of the Port
Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the revised palette attached to
this ordinance as Exhibit A. This palette replaces the existing palette, and the existing
palette is repealed.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance,
or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its
publication in the manner provided by law.
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Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a
regular meeting thereof, held this twentieth day of April 2009.
Arrest:
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Pamela Kolacy, M C
City Clerk
Michelle Sandoval, Mayor
Approved as to Form:
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.Tohn P. Watts
City Attorney
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