HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-10 Planning Commission Hearing Various Housing Amendments PTMC Title 17
TO: Port Townsend Leader Classified - Legal Notice
FROM: Joanna Sanders
DATE: March 8, 2021
SUBJ: Notice of Public Hearing
PUBLICATION DATE: March 10, 2021
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Port Townsend Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday,
March 25, 2021 at or about 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, 540 Water Street, Port
Townsend, WA (virtual/online), to accept public testimony on proposed changes to Title
17 (Zoning) of the Port Townsend Municipal Code (PTMC). Specifically, the proposed
changes affect:
PTMC 17.08.020: revise the definition of “child care facility”
PTMC 17.08.020: modification of the definition of “accessory building” to delete
the language referring to “Garden Shelter.”
PTMC 17.32: Modify the Planned Unit Development (PUD) chapter to
reduce the allowable minimum lot size from 3000 sq ft down
to 2000 sq ft.
PTMC 17.08.070: Include a new definition for “zero lot line”
PTMC Table 17.16.020: Add language to allow a duplex structure to be constructed
along a zero lot line
For more detailed information on the proposed amendments, contact Lance Bailey,
Development Services Director, Development Services Department, 250 Madison
Street, Suite 3, Port Townsend, WA 98368, 360-390-4048, lbailey@cityofpt.us.
Persons wishing to testify before the Planning Commission may do so either by
submitting verbal testimony during the public hearing by joining in person via computer
or tablet at http://joinwebinar.com (enter the 9 digit Webinar ID 956-664-531)
or by submitting written comments to the City Clerk at 250 Madison Street, Suite 2, Port
Townsend, WA 98368. Written comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on March 25,
2021. Submit public comment emails to be read aloud (up to three minutes per person)
to: publiccomment@cityofpt.us.