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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02416ceased within such reasonable length of time as the āž¢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