HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-008RESOLUTION NO. 04-008
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
WASHINGTON PROVIDING COMPOSITION, TERMS OF OFFICE, AND
PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE DESIGN REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 2853 (2004), the City Council removed provisions
retaining to composition, terms, and rules for the Design Review Advisory Committee
from the PTMC to provide for those matters by separate Council resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Port Townsend as follows:
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 board, subject to further city council
ordinance or resolution. No sunset provision is established.
SECTION 3. MEMBERSHIP
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 and shall be residents of the
City, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The 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.
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.
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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 seventeenth day of February, 2004.
Catharine Robinson, Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
John P. Watts
City Attomey
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