The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About3316 Related Frontage Improvements and Amending Port Townsend Municipal Code Section 12.04.140(A)Ordinance 3316 Page I of 3 ORDINANCE NO. 3316 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, RELATED FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND AMENDING PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 12.04.140(A) WHEREAS, many Port Townsend neighborhoods lack or have discontinuous sidewalks and street improvements; and WHEREAS, the City's transportation system as identified in the Non -Motorized Plan, Transportation Functional Plan, the Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan, ADA Transition Plan and the City's Comprehensive Plan prioritize installation of infrastructure concurrent with development to mitigate impacts and further key city goals of a connected community for all modes of transportation; and WHEREAS, the city's pre -platted development pattern and random development patterns of the past have resulted in incomplete infrastructure; and WHEREAS, piecemeal sidewalks do not achieve pedestrian connectivity; and WHEREAS, focusing sidewalk investment provides an overall greater benefit to the applicant and the public; and WHEREAS, piecemeal street improvements including pavement do not achieve connectivity; and WHEREAS, focusing street improvements investment provides an overall greater benefit to the applicant and the public; and WHEREAS, a fee in lieu of construction program will allow the City to focus resources in areas that will provide the greatest benefit; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as follows: Section Amendment. i . Ame ment. Section 12.04.140(A) is amended to read as follows: .. l _ ,.�.�.... A. Street Frontage Improvements. 1. All development shall be required to make street frontage improvements on the parcels' frontage. Such improvements may include, as further specified in the engineering design standards manual, stormwater improvements, curbs and gutters, water and sewer lines, utilities, traffic signals/signs, walkways, sidewalks, pathways, bike lanes, street trees, landscaping, street widening, and/or any other reasonably necessary improvements. Such frontage improvements shall generally include the full improvements identified in the engineering design standards manual for the type of street Ordinance 3316 Page 2 of 3 at issue for the side of the street abutting the lot frontage. In addition, any required grading and paving shall generally be required to extend the full width of the street, as determined by the minimum standards for the type of street set forth in the engineering design standards manual. Full improvements to both sides of the street can be required based on an individual analysis of whether such improvements are reasonably necessary to mitigate the direct impacts of development and/or meet safety concerns. The frontage improvement requirements set forth in this section may be waived if the criteria of PTMC 12.04.160 are met and a fee in lieu payment is used to mitigate the direct impacts. 2. Fee iiiLieu. ti....._The Iliplicant rti<iy cmclire t w c 1, 1t.latst�6j ttcar� to. ).�1�"...� i��...c�ltltcr t,h�a�b c�>�ast�t�,�.t.�.�1 all nor„Dart of the _iequired right of way rnilrrctveitrc rtts Allowance„of fee -in -lieu shallbenat the „discretion of the airy and may be denied if the city engineer determines It will be more beneficial„ to the mpublc to have then right -,cif w way improvements_builtiloi,g the street l.ro.ntafrc..40 ini.itg t.lie...propert cit reec s ..to tl�c:.olariala�t ..w bin....Pl.lte..l.0 01ic.<tic.i.n to allow use of`the_lee iii li ti to in shall not be based oil cost: savingswto applicant lneeomparison with constructing required rrilrca einont...adlacent tq the prril?srt.Y,I.The prograrii will be adniii.ii.ste e'd..with the followi.t g.eoi:idrtions i Fees collected will be. used..tov ardswwimprovements,_,deally Applied within 2.0 miles from .t g.p�_ .—.. PP _......_ � for i.irlprcivewtrr rit5 by.the am the er� iititl iitr�t arcel A . lication o fee in lieu funds 1TO City are_recritr.tccln.to havewa,direc,t nexus towthe coitt.ribcit:i.ii.g._pGe1. ii. Fees shall be based on estlmated.fees developed hynthq city. or bgsedonmultiple bids secured by them applicant. for the.. frontage improvements The westimated fees developed by the city will be posted on d e. ci 's..web mpage..._Inf use of the fee -in -lieu liicagiana is_for oil.. ipctr ticiwra f 41rc required it_ortt r ..iii l.i.i.civerr c N�it�,..the fee wi.11....he established at an adjusted rate. by the city enneer.If used for_required frontage ,nipiovcitrTernwNwiiad subdivisions Clriirr.l..lilits,slrcit.ttli.l,. or laiifcliilg s.rte_p.4iii.. and new ec.�ririiteic ial/industrial developments the fee will bedeveloped based on the costs of installing the required..rrnlrrciv.rilert-along thenfrontage of the development. iii. Dedication of necessarv_right-of-way shall„ not be deferred o.r_` at.i,sfi_ed_throug t o.111r 1 t ctl o f e.e-in lieirw .. iv. They shall track the collection of fees and the location ofmirnprovements funded by fees c,ollected.. Section 2. Policy. The Public Works Director is authorized to adopt a policy consistent with this ordinance and to administer the fee in lieu of construction program. Section 3...Seve t ka-.1-y. If any sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or Ordinance 3316 Page 3 of 3 unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase or work of this ordinance. Section 4. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Chapter 1.01.015 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code, staff and the Code Reviser are authorized to update and incorporate changes adopted in the Port Townsend Municipal Code. Staff and the Code Reviser are further authorized to make non -substantive edits related to numbering, grammar, spelling, and formatting consistent with this Ordinance. Section 5. This ordinance amends any confliction provisions to the Port Townsend City Council Rules of Procedure. City staff may make any changes to the City Council Rules of Procedure to ensure that the City Council Rules of Procedure Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days following its publication in .�.�_......._. _w_......_ the manner provided by law ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 3rd day of July 2023.° �rc David J Fa Mayor Attest: :ly e i odrig ties Cit"; Clerk Approved as to Form: ei jlreemv od City Attorney