HomeMy WebLinkAbout02416ceased within such reasonable length of time as the ā¢uilding
Inspector may determine, he will recommend such action to the
Council as may be necessary to terminate the vimlation.
Section 6.17 Amendments.
A. Proposed amendments, supplementations, or modifications of the
text of this Ordinance, or the Official Zoning Nap made a part
hereof, shall first be heard by the Planning Commission and the
decision shall be made and reported by resolution by,the Planning
Commission within 90 days of the time that the proposed amend-
ments, supplementations, or modifications were made. The City
Council, pursuant to public hearing called by them as provided
herein may affirm, modify or disaffirm any decision of the
Planning Commission.
B. Proposed amendments, supplementations, or modifications may be
initiated as follows:
1. By motion of the City Council or the Planning Commission;
2. By any interested party by making application to the Planning
Commission on forms prescribed by said Commission, accompan-
ied by a filing fee of $25.00 to cover costs of processing.
C. Upon the initiation of the proposed amendment, supplementation or
modification, the Planning Commission shall give proper notice and
hold a public hearing at the time and date set forth in the notice.
Proper notice of a hearing before the Planning Commission shall be:
1. One publication in the offical newspaper of the City of Port
Townsend at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing;
2. Posting of copies of the Notice of Hearing in (1) the Port
Townsend City Hall, (2) the United States Post Office in the
City of Port ''Townsend, and in the event the proposed amend-
ment, supplementation, or modification involves a change in
the Official Zoning Map, (3) Posting notices thereof along
every road or street abutting the land as proposed to be
changed.
Section 6.18 Constitutionality or Invalidity. If any section, chapter,
subsection, clause or phrase of this resolution is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance, it being hereby expressly declared that this Ordinance,
and each section, chanter, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase
hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted, approved and ratified
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, chapters, sub -
.sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or uncon-
stitutional.
VI-7