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Ordinance No. 2942
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENDING PTMC
SECTION 17.72.020 AND RE-ENACTING AND EXTENDING INTERIM
PARKING REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE
UPTOWN C-III COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 2928
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2928 (September 5, 2006)
providing for interim parking regulations which required off-street parking for new
residential development in the Uptown commercial district; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of interim standards requiring off-street parking
for residential development in the Uptown commercial district allows for the timely
review and clarification of off-street parking regulations such that the appropriate scale,
character and function of the district can be preserved; and
WHEREAS, a planning process is underway to review parking regulations in the
Uptown commercial district, including formation and review of parking requirements by
an ad-hoc parking committee review process identified as an outcome by the Uptown
Charette (January 17, 2007), and in a presentation by the City's consultant Maker's to the
City Council on January 29,2007, and Maker's recommendation for additional planning
efforts; and
WHEREAS, the City needs additional time to consider properly and carefully
the potential effects of development and parking regulations, and to allow the processes
identified above and already underway to provide recommendations to the Planning
Commission and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is appropriate to preserve the status quo
and to prevent the vesting of any new applications for development or land use approvals
that are or may be inconsistent with the City's comprehensive plan or the outcome of the
pending Uptown planning effort; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.63.220 relating to Code cities like Port Townsend and
36.70A.390, a section of the Growth Management Act (Ch. 36.70), authorizes the City to
adopt interim regulations to preserve the status quo while new plans or regulations are
considered and prepared.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains
as follows:
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION AND REENACTMENT. Those provisions
enacted by Section 6 of Ordinance 2929 (September 5, 2006), and set forth below, are
hereby re-imposed, re-enacted, extended and continued in existence for six months
from the effective date of this Ordinance or until parking regulations for the Uptown C-
III Commercial District are adopted by the City Council, whichever is sooner.
From Ordinance 2929 (underline represents additions adopted in Ordinance 2929 to
existing provisions of the PTMC)::
SECTION 6 of Ordinance 2929. Uptown C-III Commercial District Parkine Requirements. Section
17.72.020 PTMC is hereby amended, and shall read as follows (strike-out is deleted, underline is added):
B. Exemption - National Register Historic Overlay District. All new construction and all land uses
established, changed or relocated within the nonresidential zoning districts of the historic overlay
district, as defmed by PTMC 17.30.040 , exceptine for the C-III zoned portions of the Uptown
National Landmark Historic District. shall be exempt from off-street parking and loading
requirements; provided, that the owner ofthe property underlying such construction or uses has
first signed a no protest agreement with the city, in a form approved by the city attorney,
concerning the formation of a parking and business improvements district (PBID) for the purpose
of funding municipal parking facilities, pursuant to Chapter 35.87A RCW; and further provided,
that all such construction and uses shall be subject to the maximum permissible parking space and
bicycle parking requirements set forth in Table 17.72.080; and provided further, ifparkipg
facilities are provided, they must meet the requirements established pursuant to PTMC 17.72.150
through 17.72.190 regarding parking plan requirements, minimum dimensions, landscaping, apd
maintenance.
TABLE 17.72.080 PTMC is hereby amended, and shall read as follows:
Use Minimum Required Maximum Permissible Required Bicycle Spaces
Parking Spaces Parking Spaces (minimum of two spaces
ifnot listed)
RESIDENTIAL USES
Multi-familv dwellines 1 snace oef unit None None
in the C- III zoned
nortions of the Untown
National Landmark
Historic District
SECTION 2. Public Hearing on Ordinance. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390, the City
Council shall hold a public hearing on this ordinance within 60 days ofthe passage of this
ordinance. At or immediately after the public hearing, the City Council shall adopt
findings offact on the subject of these interim regulations either justifYing their continued
effect, or cancel the regulations, or take other appropriate action.
SECTION 3. Severability. 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 unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase or work of this ordinance.
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SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after passage
if adopted by a majority plus one of the City Council, and this ordinance shall thereby be
designated as a public emergency ordinance necessary for the protection of the public
health, safety, property and welfare. Otherwise this ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five days after the date of its publication in the manner provided by law. Publication
of this ordinance shall be by summary thereof consisting of the title.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a
regular meeting thereof, held this twentieth day of February 2007.
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Mark Welch, Mayor ~ \
Attest:
Approved as to Form:
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John P. Watts, City Attorney
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