HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-067A RESOLUTION adopting guiding principles for the City of
Port Townsend to use in the Gateway Development Plan
adoption process and future implementation of the Gateway
Project.
WHEREAS,
the Port Townsend City Council requested and authorized
preparation of the Port Townsend Gateway Development Plan
to guide improvements to the SR 20/Sims Way Corridor
area; and
WHEREAS,
the Gateway Development Plan was developed "to improve
and preserve the overall quality of life and facilitate
the creation of a graceful community for both residents
and visitors;" and
WHEREAS,
the Gateway Development Plan recommendations are made to
further the community goals of traffic safety, economic
vitality and streetscape appearance to assure the
interests for the community as a whole are served; and
WHEREAS,
implementation of the Gateway Development Plan must
include a continuing dialogue and involvement of the
community in the development of the corridor and must
ensure that the Gateway concept is implemented, in a
timely, cost-effective and efficient way; Now, Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend
that the following set of principles will guide adoption and
implementation of the Gateway Development Plan:
It is the intent of the Gateway Development Plan to enhance
economic development, support business strength and expand
available shopping and services--primarily for residents. At
all stages of consideration of the plan and at each step in
plan implementation, private property rights shall be
respected.
The City of Port Townsend will make all reasonable efforts to
help property and business owners examine workable
alternatives and plan for future roadway improvements along
SR20 consistent with the Gateway Development Plan.
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The Gateway Development Plan is a blueprint for action. It is
a tool to be used to obtain funding from the Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to provide comprehensive
roadway improvements. The plan will also be used to provide
more predictability for developers and to assure that the City
and WSDOT use a consistent method to evaluate new development
proposals in the Gateway corridor.
The Plan's recommendations pertain to those properties
directly abutting SR 20 and/or adjacent properties which, when
developed, may have a significant impact on the operation,
vehicle capacity and traffic safety of Sims Way/SR20. All
references within the Plan to properties within 200 feet of
the SR20 right-of-way are for planning purposes only and have
no relevance or bearing on any future district which may be
created for assessment purposes.
Implementation of improvements recommended within the
Gateway plan are anticipated to occur incrementally as
opportunities occur within the next twenty years or more.
While the plan is intended to provide consistent
guidance, it is recognized that conditions along SR 20
will change over time, as will the need for refining
certain recommendations in the plan, depending on site-
specific characteristics and conditions at a particular
time and location.
Similarly, the major recommendations of the plan will be
phased over the long-term, and are dependent on the
amount of federal and state funding that can be obtained.
Implementation of major roadway improvements will require
successful cooperation and coordination between property
and business owners, the City, and the Washington State
Department of Transportation.
Federal and/or state funding will be sought to finance the
maximum available portion of the major roadway improvements
recommended in the Gateway Development Plan. As any roadway
improvement along SR 20 is public in nature, the City will
contribute its fair share to meet the local match.
In order to foster implementation of the Gateway Project the
city should provide "seed money", within City budget
limitations, to promote public-private partnerships in those
areas where business and property owners would like to
construct Gateway "demonstration projects." As appropriate,
the City will help to coordinate private investment to the
extent that private property owners desire such assistance.
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Existing, developed single-family residential lots which
remain in single-family residential zoning shall be made
exempt from any special district assessments for Gateway
roadway improvements, except for any general obligations as
may be required of any other city taxpayer throughout the
City.
The City shall establish a Gateway Implementation Committee to
work with the City and WSDOT to assist in implementation of
specific roadway improvements (e.g. demonstration projects)
once the plan is approved. The Committee will recommend
funding priorities, grant prioritization, and develop public
involvement strategies to keep interested and affected parties
involved in the implementation process.
Prior to construction of future SR 20 roadway improvements,
the City shall coordinate meetings with WSDOT to assure that
business and property owners will have the opportunity to be
involved in the design and engineering phase of roadway
improvements which may affect their properties.
Upon adoption of the plan, the City shall prepare a
developer's guidebook for property owners which gives
recommendations and design standards for those improvements
(landscaping, drainage, pedestrian walkways, etc.) which can
be located in the "flexzone" and estimated costs of
installation.
Ad_opted b~f the City Council and signed by the Mayor this 7th day of
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David Grove, Clerk-Treasurer
Approved as to form:
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