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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2924 Boat Sales, Repair, Maintenance & Storage in Commercial Zones of Port Townsend's Original Townsite Ordinance No. 2924 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TABLE 17.22.020 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNCIPAL CODE PERMITTING BOAT SALES, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE IN THE C-II AND C-III ZONES OF BLOCKS 4 and 93 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF PORT TOWNSEND WHEREAS, on June 5, 2006 the City Council directed the Planning Commission to consider a zoning code text amendment to Table 17.20.030 ofthe Port Townsend Municipal Code to allow boat building, repair, maintenance and storage as a permitted use in the C-1I (General Commercial) zoned Fleet Marine property and in the C-IIl (Historic Commercial) zoned Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) property adjacent to Point Hudson; and WHEREAS, Shannon-Elder Yachts, LLC, with the permission and acquiescence of the property owners of Fleet Marine and the NWMC, requested this text amendment to assure that they have the opportunity to continue the existing business at Fleet Marine and have the opportunity to expand the business and facility into the future; and WHEREAS, amending the zoning code use table for the NWMC site makes the zoning code consistent with the draft Shoreline Master Program currently pending adoption by the State; and WHEREAS, the Port Townsend Comprehensive Plan and current and Draft Shoreline Master Program encourage the support of small-scale marine trades businesses particularly in the Point Hudson area; and WHEREAS, the Fleet Marine property has for many years been a marine trades-centered business; and WHEREAS, the current and future use ofthe Fleet Marine property as a boat building, repair, maintenance and storage business, and the intended use of the NWMC property as a potential boat building and marine educational facility, have strong community, City and Port support; and WHEREAS, the City desires to facilitate uses into the future that provide local employment opportunities for skilled marine trades workers; and WHEREAS, the City further desires to make potentially non-conforming uses which are desired uses at their locations permitted uses, rather than a nonconforming use where they have no ability to expand, change or intensify; and WHEREAS, on June 22, 2006, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the draft amendment concerning the proposed amendment to the C-1I and C-IIl zoned Blocks 4 and 93 of the Original Townsite, situated contiguous with the M-II(B) zoning district, (Point Hudson) Marine Related Uses; and WHEREAS, any concern that such use could be incompatible with other areas of Port Townsend zoned C-1I or C-IlI can be alleviated by limiting the applicability of the text I Ordinance 2924 amendment to Blocks 4 and 93 ofthe Original Townsite of Port Townsend where such use is appropriate and suitable given the proximity to Point Hudson Marina; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after consideration of testimony received and a review of the record, determined that the proposed use in the C-Il and C-IIl zoning districts in conjunction with a limitation allowing such use only on Blocks 4 and 93 of the Original Townsite situated immediately contiguous to the M-II(B) zoning district would be in the public interest; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by a vote of 6 in favor and 0 opposed, recommended approval of the proposed amendments, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend does ordain as follows: SECTION I: Table 17.22.020 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code shall be amended as follows: DISTRICT C-I C-I1 C-I1(H) C-III APPLICABLE REGULA TIONSINOTES MANUFACT- URING USES Boat building, repair. maintenance and stora e x .e x .e Limited to Blocks 4 and 93 of the Grieinal Townsite of Port Townsend SECTION 2: Severability. In the event anyone or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid provision had not been contained therein; PROVIDED, that any provision which shall for any reason be held by reason of its extent to be invalid shall be deemed to be in effect to the extent permitted bylaw. SECTION 3: Effective Date This Ordinance shall become effective five (5) days after its passage and publication. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port T ownsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this seventeenth day of July 2006. AUest: ~y~~ Approved as to Form: ~o-eo-:J John P. Watts, City Attorney 2 Ordinance 2924