HomeMy WebLinkAbout2175 Off-Street Parking and Loading RequirementsORDINANCE NO. . 2175
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AN ORDINANCE relating to zoning and parking and loading
requirements; establishing Chapter 17.30, Off-Street
Parking and Loading Requirements; adding new sections;
amending Sections 17.16.030, 17.08.365, 17.16.010,
17.20.010, 17.40.030, 17.40.040, and 17.64.045; and
repealing Chapters 17.24, 17.28 and 17.32 of the Port
Townsend Municipal Code.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section. 1. A new Chapter 17.30 is hereby added to the Port
Townsend Municipal Code entitled:
Chapter.17.30
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
sections:
17.30.010 Purpose.
17.30.020 off-street parking and loading requirements.
17.30.030 Existing off-street parking facilities.
17.30.040 Expansion.
17.30.060 Change of use.
17.30.080 Mixed occupancies.
17.30.100 Table of minimum parking space requirements.
17.30.110 Fractional parking spaces.
17.30.120 Uses not specified.
17.30.140 Location.
17.30.160 On-street parking spaces.
17.30.180 Bed and breakfast inns--Reduced requirements.
17.30.200 Downtown uses--Reduced requirements.
17.30.220 Joint use.
17.30.240 Waiver of requirements--Fee-in-lieu-of parking
spaces.
17.30.260 In-lieu parking fees--Fund created--Parking
improvement plan.
17.30.280 Parking facilities--Plan required.
17.30.300 Parking facilities--Minimum dimensions.
17.30.320 Parking facilities--Landscaping.
17.30.340 Parking facilities--Maintenance.
17.30.360 Off-street loading and queuing spaces--Number
required.
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Section 2. A new Section 17.30.010 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal COde to read as follows:
17.30.010
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Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to prevent congestion in
the streets, promote and protect property values and to
provide for the health, safety, welfare, prosperity and
enjoyment of residents, shoppers and visitors.
Reduced or waived parking requirements are provided for
in the Downtown Parking District because of the
relative scarcity of available land, more efficient use
of available parking in such densely-used areas, and in
support of the historic preservation goals of the City.
On-street parking spaces are allowed in lieu of off-
street parking spaces for bed and breakfast inns in
historic buildings in support of tourism and historic
preservation goals.
Parking provisions are set forth as minimum standards
in order to preserve land for other purposes.
Section 3. A new Section 17.30.020 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.020
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Off-street parking and loading requirements..
Parking and loading areas shall be provided in
accordance with the minimum requirements provided in
this title whenever
1. any building is constructed, erected, relocated or
expanded; or
2. any use is established, changed or relocated.
Where current or anticipated parking congestion
warrants, greater requirements may be imposed by the
board (City Council) pursuant to a conditional use
permit (17.64.030 and 17.64.040) or determination
pursuant to Title 19, Environmental Protection.
Parking and loading requirements shall be developed to
the plans and specifications provided and approved
pursuant to Section 17.30.280.
The provisions of off-street parking and loading in the
manner and extent required in this chapter shall be a
continuing obligation of the owner of a given building
or use as long as the use is in existence, provided,
however, that any owner granted a waiver of certain
requirements pursuant to Section 17.30.240 shall be
thereafter relieved of such requirements provided that
all required fees have been paid. Off-street parking
facilities for one use shall not be considered as
providing parking facilities for any other use, except
as may be provided in Section 17.30.220, Joint use.
Except as otherwise provided herein, required parking
areas shall be used for motor vehicle parking only,
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with no sales, storage, repair work or dismantling of
any kind. Removal, discontinuance or reduction of such
required parking and loading facilities from practical
use by obstruction, erection of buildings, or other
actions which reduce the parking or loading capacity or
usefulness thereof is prohibited unless replacement
facilities are established which meet the requirements
of this chapter; provided, however, that up to ten
percent (10%) of required parking areas which have at
least ten (10) parking spaces may be used for bicycle
racks and/or solid waste recycling facilities.
Section 4. A new Section 17.30.030 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.030. Existing off-street parking facilities.
Unless otherwise provided by the board (City Council)
pursuant to a conditional use permit (17.64.030 and
17.64.040) or determination pursuant to Title 19,
Environmental Protection, existing off-street parking
facilities which serve existing uses which were
established prior to AuguSt 17, 1971, shall be
considered optional off-street parking, and may be
removed or eliminated at the discretion of the owner
without notice, penalty or obligation.
Section 5. A new Section 17.30.040 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.040 Expansion.
Whenever any building is expanded in floor area, or
whenever an outdoor use is expanded in activity area,
off-street parking shall be provided for the uses to be
established in such expansion in accordance with the
requirements of this chapter; provided, however, that
for an expansion within the Port Townsend National
Historic District, if the parking requirement
determined for the area of such expansion, together
with the total area of all expansions to the facility
which have occurred within the ten (10) years preceding
the proposed expansion (not including expansions
permitted prior to the effective date of this
ordinance), is four (4) or fewer parking spaces, there
shall be .no off-street parking requirement for such
expansion.
Section 6. A new Section 17.30.060 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
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17.30.060 .Change Of use.
A. Except as provided in subsection (E) of this section,
whenever use of an existing building or portion is
changed to a different use, off-street parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter; provided, however, that such requirement shall
be reduced by the number of spaces required for the
pre-existing use as if such pre-existing use had been
established pursuant to this chapter. For example, if
a 2000-square-foot clothing store was to be replaced by
a restaurant, the parking requirement would be computed
as follows:
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Restaurant (2000 / 100 sq. ft.) =
less pre-existing use requirement
clothing (2000 / 300 sq. ft.) =
Required parking for new use =
20 spaces
7 spaces
13 spaces
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The reduction provided in subsection (A) of this
section applies whether or not the pre-existing use was
established pursuant to this chapter.
In the event the building in which the new use is to be
established is served by existing off-street parking
facilities, the required parking for the new use shall
be reduced by the number of existing off-street parking
spaces which exceeds the required parking for the
existing uses in the building.
For the purposes of this section, any use or portion
thereof which has been discontinued for a period of two
(2) years or more shall not be considered a pre-
existing use.
For a use to be established in the portion of a
building which was constructed prior to August 17,
1971, within either the Downtown Parking District or
the commercial zones within the National Historic
District, the off-street parking requirement computed
pursuant to subsection (A) of this section shall be
reduced by ten (10) parking spaces; provided, however,
that for any such use other than restaurants,
apartments, condominiums, hotels or uses subject to a
conditional use permit, which are to be located on a
separate floor above street level, there shall be no
off-street parking requirement.
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SectiQn 7. A new Section 17.30.080 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
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17.30..080. Mixed occupancies.
A. In the case of two or more uses in the same building,
the total off-street parking requirementS for the
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various uses shall be the sum of the requirements for
the principal uses computed separately.
Any reductions which may apply to such requirements
shall also be computed separately for each use.
Section. 8. A new Section 17.30.100 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.100 Table of minimum parking space requirements..
Unless otherwise provided in this title, the required number
of off-street parking spaces shall be in conformance with
Table 17.30.1. For purposes of this chapter, gross floor
area shall not include elevator shafts, stairwells or
mechanical equipment rooms. Where alternative requirements
result in conflicting computations, the greater shall apply.
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Minimum Parking Space Requirements
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Banks and other financial
offices with customer services
on premises
Bed and breakfast inns,
tourist homes
Boat building/repair
Child day care centers as
defined in Chapter 388-73 WAC
or as hereafter amended
Churches, mortuaries,
auditoriums and similar places
of assembly
Convalescent homes for aged
Dance halls, skating rinks,
similar recreation uses
REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
1 per each 200 sq. ft. of
gross floor area
2 pluS 1 per sleeping room
1 per 1500 sq. ft. gross floor
area of the building
1 loading space if serving 12
or fewer children, otherwise 1
parking space per employee
plus 2 loading spaces.
1 per 4 seats or 60 lineal
inches of pew or 40 square
feet of gross floor area used
for assembly purposes
1 per each 5 beds
1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor
area used for recreation
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USES
Dry cleaners, appliance and
shoe repair shops, bakeries
without customer seating,
similar front counter uses
Ferry landing
Furniture, major appliance,
floor covering, hardware
stores
if less than 1,500 sq.
ft. floor area
if more than 1,500 sq.
ft. floor area
Health and physical fitness
clubs and facilities
Hospitals
Libraries and museums
Manufacturing uses, research
testing and processing,
assembling, all industries
except boat building/repair
Medical, dental or veterinary
offices
Moorage facility other than
those reserved for exclusive
use of an adjacent residence
Motels, hotels, motor hotels
Motor vehicle, machinery,
plumbing, heating,
ventilating, building supply
stores and services
REQUIRED.PARKING SPACES
1 per 500 sq. ft. of gross
floor area
Determined by the Board (City
Council) when considering
conditional use permit
application.
1 per 300 sq. ft. gross floor
area
5 spaces + 1 per each 600 sq.
ft. in excess of 1,500 sq. ft.
1 per 200 sq. ft. of gross
floor area
1 per each 2 beds excluding
bassinets
1 per 300 sq. ft. of gross
floor area
1 per each 2 employees on
maximum shift and not less
than 1 per 800 sq. ft. of
gross floor area
1 per each 200 sq. ft. of
gross floor area
1 per each 2 slips, excluding
slips used only for transient
moorage
1 per sleeping unit
1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross
floor area or 1 per each 3
employees
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USES
Motor vehicle, motorcycle and
small engine repair
Offices, business and
professional (other than
banks, medical, dental or
veterinary offices) with on-
site customer service
Offices not providing on-site
customer services
Recreation, commercial center
Residential, single-family;
mobile home parks
Residential, duplex or multi-
family
Residential, government
assisted housing for elderly
residents subject to footnote2
below
Restaurant or tavern with
sales and consumption on
premises
Restaurant, fast food
Retail, not otherwise listed
if less than 5,000 sq.
ft. floor area
if over 5,000 sq. ft.
floor area
Rooming houses, similar uses
REQUIRED. PARKING SPACES
1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross
floor area
1 per 300 sq. ft. of gross
floor area
1 per 4 employees or 1 per 400
sq. ft. of gross floor area
4 per each bowling alley,
tennis or racquetball court,
pool or billiard table; or 1
per each miniature golf hole
or each 3 video games.
2 per dwelling unit or mobile
home space
1.5 per dwelling unit, plus
recreational vehicle spaces
for large developments
pursuant to footnote~ below.
1 per each 3 bedrooms
1 per 100 sq. ft. of gross
floor area
1 per 50 sq. ft. of gross
floor area
1 per 300 sq. ft. gross floor
area
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excess of 5,000 sq. ft.
1 per sleeping unit
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Schools, pre-school
Schools, elementary and junior
high
Schools, senior high
Schools, adult education
Stadiums, sports arenas and
similar open assemblies
Storage areas which are
incidental and subordinate to
a principal use which
otherwise conforms to this
chapter
Theaters
Warehouse, storage and
wholesale business
REQUIRED.PARKING SPACES
1 loading space if serving 12
or fewer children, otherwise 1
parking space per employee
plus 2 loading spaces.
1 per classroom, plus two
loading spaces
6 per classroom
1 per each 4 fixed seats or 1
per 50 sq. ft. of gross floor
area used for classrooms,
exercise, dance or rehearsal.
1 per 8 fixed seats and 1 per
100 sq. ft. of assembly space
without fixed seats
No requirement
1 per 4 seats
1 per each 2 employees on
maximum working shift
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Footnotes on Table 17.30.1:
~For multi-dwelling developments of more than fifty (50)
dwelling units, one visually screened space for each ten
(10) dwelling units shall be provided for recreational
vehicles.
2Sufficient land area must be reserved to provide parking as
a multi-family residential use in the event the development
is later converted, scheduled public transit service must be
available within two hundred feet (200') of the main
entrance to each building, and sidewalks must be installed
to and along each street frontage. If scheduled public
transit service is not available within two hundred feet
(200'), the parking requirement shall be 1 space per
bedroom.
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Section 9. A Section 17.30.110 is he added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.110 Fractional.spaces. If the provisions of this
chapter result in a parking requirement which includes a
fractional parking space, any fraction less than one-half
shall be disregarded, and fractions of one-half or greater
shall require one parking space.
Section 10. A new Section 17.30.120 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
t7.30.120 Uses not specified. In the case of a use not
specifically mentioned in this chapter, the requirements for
off-street parking facilities shall be determined by the
board (City Council) based on similar uses for which
requirements are specified.
Section 11. A new Section 17.30.140 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.140 Location.
A. Off-street parking facilities shall be located as
hereinafter specified; where a distance is specified,
such distance shall be the walking distance measured
along the shortest safe pedestrian way from the nearest
point of the parking facility to the nearest entrance
to the building which the facility is required to
serve:
1. For one and two family dwellings: on the same lot
with the dwellings the parking spaces are to
serve;
2. For multiple dwellings, boardinghouses, retirement
homes, congregate care facilities, and tourist
homes: not more than one hundred feet (100);
3. For restaurants, taverns, retail establishments,
hospitals, sanitariums, convalescent homes: not
more than two hundred feet (200');
4. For uses in the Downtown Parking District: within
or immediately adjacent to the Downtown Parking
District if parking facilities will be open to the
public without charge or fee, otherwise not more
than two hundred feet (200');
5. For bed and breakfast inns: not more than two
hundred feet (200'); and
6. For uses other than those specified above: not
more than five hundred feet (500').
Section 12. A new Section 17.30.160 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.160 On-street parking spaces.
A. If the proposed parking area plan submitted pursuant to
Section 17.30.280 would require elimination of one or
more existing on-street parking spaces within th C-III
zoning district, the parking requirements prescribed in
Section 17.30.100 are increased by two (2) off-street
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spaces each on-street space to liminated;
provided, that the building official may waive all or
part of any such increase upon a showing to his/her
satisfaction that one or more of the spaces to be
eliminated had been created by permission of the
applicant within the six (6) years preceding the
proposed building, use or expansion.
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If, however, such parking area plan would restore one
or more existing on-street parking spaces within the C-
III zoning district by reducing existing curb cuts or
other conflicts, the off-street parking requirements
prescribed in Section 17.30.100 are reduced by two (2)
off-street parking spaces for each on-street parking
space restored by said plan.
Section 13. A new Section 17.30.180 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30~180 Residential transient.accommodations--Parking
requirements.
A bed and breakfast inn or a tourist home shall provide
two (2) off-street parking spaces for the owner's use plus
one off-street parking space for each guest room, provided
that for a bed and breakfast inn in a building which is:
a. individually listed on the National Register of
Historic Places, or
b. identified as either a pivotal, primary or
secondary building on the map which accompanied
the certification of the Port Townsend Historic
District on May 17, 1976;
the required number of off-street parking spaces shall be
reduced by the number of on-street parking spaces which are
located on that portion of the public street right-of-way
which is abutting the front and side lot lines of the
property. In such instances, one on-street parking space
shall be counted for each continuous twenty feet (20') of
abutting street frontage, less the twenty feet (20') closest
to each street intersection and any frontage which may not
be safely used for on-street parking due to the presence of
driveways, hydrants or other conflicting uses.
SectiQn. 14, A new Section 17.30.200 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.200. Downtown.or Uptown.Uses--Reduced Requirements.
Subject to footnote2 below, for a use to be established
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2The reductions provided in this section are available at
the option of the applicant if and only if the applicant executes
an agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the City,
agreeing to join in, and not to oppose or protest, a petition or
resolution to establish a parking and business improvement area
pursuant to RCW 35.87A or a local improvement district pursuant
to RCW 35.43. Any such agreement shall comply with any
applicable laws and may, at the City's option, be recorded with
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within eithe~e Downtown Parking Distr~ or the
commercial zones within the National Historric District, the
parking requirements shall be reduced to seventy percent
(70%) of the requirements which would otherwise apply
pursuant to Section 17.30.100; provided, that
A. the proposed building or building expansion in which the
use is to be established is found by the Port Townsend
Historic Preservation Commission to contribute to the Port
Townsend Historic District; or
B. the use is to be established in an existing building
which is
1. individually identified as either a pivotal, primary
or secondary building on the map which accompanied the
certification of the Port Townsend Historic District on
May 17, 1976, the names of which buildings are listed
in Section 17.70.010; or
2. has been certified by the Secretary of the Interior
to be a contributing structure to the Port Townsend
Historic District; provided further, that if such
building has been significantly altered since so
identified or listed, the city may require that the
building be recertified by the Secretary of the
Interior before granting the specific parking reduction
provided by this section.
Section 15. A new Section 17.30.220 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30,.220 Joint use. A. The board (City Council) may
authorize joint use of parking facilities required by this
chapter through a joint use agreement between a use which
requires parking primarily during the day (hereinafter,
"daytime uses") and a use which requires parking primarily
during the night (hereinafter, "nighttime uses"). Daytime
uses are such establishments as banks, offices, retail and
personal service shops, clothing, furniture, manufacturing,
or wholesale and related uses. Nighttime uses include
theaters, auditoriums, bowling alleys, bars, restaurants,
lodgings and related uses.
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The portion of parking facilities serving retail
stores selling groceries and related items may not
be used for joint use parking.
No more than one joint use parking agreement may
be applied to each portion of any parking
facility.
The applicant shall show that there is no
substantial conflict between the principal
operating hours of the buildings or uses for which
joint use of off-street parking facilities is
proposed.
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the Jefferson County Auditor, bind the landowner, applicant,
their heirs, successors and assigns, and contain a power of
attorney in favor of the City to execute any such petition on
behalf of the applcant or owner.
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Th~plicant shall present a ~ding legal
agreement, executed by the parties holding an
ownership interest in the properties subject to
the proposed joint use parking agreement. The
agreement shall be irrevocable for the term of the
proposed joint use parking and shall provide that
in the event that the joint use parking becomes
unavailable, replacement off-street parking shall
be provided or the use shall be discontinued.
Such instrument, after approved as to form and
manner of execution by the city attorney, shall be
approval by the board (city Council), recorded
with the county auditor, and filed with the
building official.
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Section 16- A new Section 17.30.240 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.240. waiver of requirements--F.ee-in,lieu-ofvparking
spaces.
A. Within the Downtown Parking District, the board (City
Council) may waive all or part of the parking
requirements prescribed in Section 17.30.100 upon
request by the applicant to pay a fee into the Parking
Improvement Fund pursuant to Section 17.30.260 in-
lieu-of furnishing the required parking spaces. In
making its determination on the request, the board
(City Council) shall consider:
1. The extent to which the parking requirements which
apply to the proposed development impose a
particUlar hardship upon the applicant;
2. Whether granting the request would be unreasonably
burdensome to other property owners in the
Downtown Parking District; and
3. Whether granting the request would lead to a
better overall result than would strict adherence
to the parking requirements of this chapter for
the purposes of encouraging appropriate land uses,
improving pedestrian circulation and achieving
better parking design.
B. The fee-in-lieu of parking spaces shall be $3,660 per
space required or such other amount as the City Council
shall hereafter set by ordinance.
C. Any such agreement shall be made in compliance with
applicable state laws.
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Se.ction 17. A Section 17.30.260 is her~ added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.260 In-lieu Parking Fees--Fund Created--Parking
Improvement Plan.
A. There is hereby created in the city treasury a special
fund designated the "Parking Improvement Fund" into
which in-lieu parking fees shall be deposited to be
expended only for public improvements listed in a
Parking Improvement Plan adopted by the City Council.
The City Council may from time to time direct that
other monies be transferred into the fund to be used
for the purposes of the fund.
B. The fund shall be used exclusively for planning,
acquisition, design, development, construction,
financing, maintenance and operation of off-street
parking facilities within or immediately adjacent to
the Downtown Parking District, all consistent with the
specific project priorities set forth in the Parking
Improvement Plan as hereafter adopted or amended by the
city Council.
Section ~8. A new Section 17.30.280 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.280 Parking facilities--plan required. The applicant
shall submit a plan of proposed parking facilities at the
time of the application for the building or use which the
parking facilities will serve. The plan shall include the
following:
A. North point and scale.
B. All adjacent streets, alleys, sidewalks and curbs.
C. Storm drainage facilities, designed and approved in
accordance with Chapter 16.12, Drainage Plans.
D. Ownership of entire lot or parcel to be developed.
E. Existing and proposed land contours.
F. Existing trees which have a trunk diameter of six
inches (6") or greater measured four feet (4') above
grade.
Outline of all existing and proposed structures.
Completely dimensioned parking layouts, clearly showing
all parking stalls, driveways and aisles; with parking
stalls sequentially numbered.
I. All traffic control devices such as parking stripes
designating car stalls, directional arrows or signs,
bull rails, curbs, and other developments.
J. Parking stalls, aisles and driveways shall be clearly
marked as follows:
1. Hard-surfaced parking areas shall use white
paint or equivalent material to delineate
stalls and directional arrows; and each stall
developed to compact car dimensions shall be
clearly labelled "COMPACT" on the parking
surface.
2. Gravel or unsurfaced parking areas shall use
wood or concrete bull rails or wheel stops to
delineate stalls, with posted signs to direct
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Where pedestrian walkways are delineated, they shall be
separated from vehicular traffic by curbs or shall be
raised at least six inches (6") above the lot surface.
All driveways and off-street parking areas which have
four (4) or more parking spaces and which exit onto a
hard-surfaced public street, shall be surfaced with a
minimum of two inches (2") of asphaltic concrete for a
driving distance of at least forty feet (40') from such
street.
Landscaping shall be shown pursuant to Section
17.30.320.
Lighting of areas provided for off-street parking shall
be designed and arranged to prevent a nuisance or
hazard to passing traffic, and where a parking facility
shares a common boundary with any residentially-zoned
property, the lighting devices shall be shaped and
directed to shield the light from such neighboring
property.
Section.19, A new Section 17.30.300 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.300 Parking facilities--Minimum dimensions.
A. Preliminary parking plans which do not show each
parking space, access aisle and driveway pursuant to
Section 17.30.280, or areas reserved for future parking
on a gross area basis, shall allow three hundred (300)
square feet per vehicle.
B. Standard sized parking spaces.
1. Standard sized parking spaces placed parallel to
the access driveway or aisle shall be a minimum of
nine feet (9') wide and twenty-three (23') feet
long. Driveways or aisles serving standard sized
parallel spaces shall be a minimum of twenty feet
(20') wide for two-way traffic or twelve feet
(12') wide for one-way traffic.
2. Standard sized parking spaces placed at an angle
to the access driveway or aisle shall conform to
the minimum dimensional requirements for standard
sized cars set forth in Table 17.30.2, Minimum
Parking Lot Dimensions.
C. Compact sized parking spaces.
1. When more than ten (10) parking spaces are
required for a particular use, one-half of the
parking spaces may be designated as "compact"
spaces and be developed in conformance with the
minimum dimensional requirements for compact sized
cars set forth in Table 17.30.2, Minimum Parking
Lot Dimensions.
2. Compact car sized parking placed parallel to the
access driveway or aisle shall be a minimum of
eight feet ($') wide and twenty feet (20') long.
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Compact sized parking spaces placed at an angle to
the access driveway or aisle shall conform to the
minimum dimensional requirements for compact sized
cars set forth in Figure 17.30.2, Table of Minimum
Parking Lot Dimensions.
Every compact sized parking space developed
pursuant to this chapter shall be clearly
identified as such by painting the word "COMPACT"
in upper case, block letters on the pavement
within the space or, in the case of unpaved
parking stalls, on the bull rails or wheel stops
of each such stall.
Tandem parking spaces (allows forward car to be
blocked by second car parked immediately behind)
are permitted as follows:
one per single- or two-family dwelling
one per each four (4) multi-family dwelling
units
otherwise, one per each four (4) employees
The minimum number and dimensions of parking
spaces for disabled persons shall be provided
pursuant to applicable state laws and regulations.
No single curb cut shall be wider than twenty-
five feet (25'). For parking lots with fewer than
ten (10) parking spaces, a single curb cut which
is no wider than twelve feet (12') is allowed.
Parking lots with separate points of ingress and
egress shall have curb cuts of maximum width of
twelve feet (12') separated by a distance of at
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Section 20. A n~ Section 17.30.320 is her
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
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17.30.320 Parking facilities--Landscaping.
A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to achieve the
following:
1. Provide an opportunity for preservation and development
of a pleasing visual environment in the commercial,
industrial and multi-family residential districts of
the city from the viewpoint of residents and visitors.
2. Preserve land values of properties surrounding off-
street parking facilities.
3. Avoid and reduce visual blight which may be created by
large expanses of barren asphalt which often make up
parking lots.
4. Provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of
the citizens by minimizing discordant and unsightly
surroundings, assuring vehicular visibility at
intersections, and providing for the beauty and balance
of the city, as are the proper and necessary concerns
of the City Council.
B. Applicability: This section applies to all surface, off-
street parking lots in the city of Port Townsend, excluding those
which are accessory to single- or two-family dwellings.
C. Performance standards: The applicant shall submit a parking
landscaping plan as required by Section 17.30.280 in accordance
with the following standards:
1. Provide visual relief and shade in parking areas.
2. Provide visual separation and screening of parking
areas from public streets, pedestrian areas and
surrounding uses.
3. Preserve and protect existing, significant trees.
4. Plant species which:
a. fulfill the screening, shading and appearance
purposes of the landscaping in all seasons.
b. provide a desirable diversity of species.
c. will be comparable in scale to surrounding
existing and anticipated uses when plants reach
maturity.
d. are native to the regional environment or readily
adaptable to local conditions.
e. will not create particularly burdensome
maintenance or damage problems such as large leaf
debris, dripping sap, or pavement damage.
f. will not require regular irrigation under normal
local weather conditions after five (5) years of
growth.
5. Planting methods which follow accepted nursery
standards and practices suited to the particular
conditions of the site.
6. Provide protection of trees from vehicular damage.
7. Provide adequate watering system and unpaved areas
around plantings.
8. Preserve necessary sight triangles at intersections so
vegetation will not create a vehicular sight hazard.
D. Minimum Standards: Excepting the Downtown Parking District,
or excepting alternate plans authorized pursuant to
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plan shall provide for the following minimum landscaping
installations:
1. Perimeter landscaping adjacent to public rights-of-
way: Off-street parking lots which will not be
entirely screened visually by an intervening building
or structure from any abutting public right-of-way,
excluding dedicated alleys, shall provide landscaping
between the parking lot and such right-of-way in
accordance with the following minimum requirements:
a. A five-foot-wide (5') planting strip along the
entire street frontage, excluding driveways.
b. One tree for each thirty-five (35) lineal feet of
street frontage or fraction thereof, excluding
driveways.
c. Each tree shall be healthy "balled and burlapped"
stock and carefully planted in a planting area of
at least twenty-five (25) square feet, unless
planted as a street tree within a sidewalk in
accordance with city street tree planting
standards.
d. Each required deciduous tree shall measure a
minimum of two inches (2") in diameter at three
feet (3') above the ground level at time of
planting.
e. Each required evergreen tree shall have a minimum
height of eight feet (8') at time of planting.
f. The remaining planting strip area shall be planted
with shrubs and ground cover sufficient to provide
substantial visual screening to a height of
approximately four feet (4') within three (3)
years.
g. Required shrubs shall be a minimum height of two
feet (2') at time of planting.
h. All property other than the required landscaped
strip lying between the right-of-way and off-
street parking area shall be landscaped with at
least grass or other ground cover.
2. Perimeter landscaping abutting other properties: Off-
street parking lots which will not be entirely screened
visually by an intervening building or structure from
abutting property shall provide landscaping between the
parking lot and such abutting property in accordance
with the following minimum requirements:
a. Where parking lots abut residentially-zoned
property, a wall, hedge, or other durable
landscape barrier not less than five feet (5') in
height shall be placed to form a continuous visual
screen between the parking lot and such abutting
property. One of the following methods shall be
used to provide such barrier:
1) Suitable hedge-type shrubs sized and planted
to provide a solid screen within five (5)
years of planting.
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years of planting.
If such barrier consists all or in part of plant
materials, such plant materials shall be planted
in a planting strip of not less than five feet
(5') in width.
Where such parking lot abuts an existing hedge,
wall or other durable landscaping barrier on
abutting property, such barrier may be used to
satisfy the requirements of this subsection,
provided that such existing barrier substantially
meets the standards of this section and protection
against vehicular encroachment is provided for
hedges.
b. One tree shall be placed for each fifty (50)
lineal feet of such landscape barrier or fraction
thereof, otherwise planted to the standards set
forth for perimeter landscaping in subsection (1)
above.
c. Where such parking lot abuts a dedicated alley, no
landscaping shall be required.
3. Parking lot interior landscaping: Each parking area
which has twenty (20) or more parking spaces shall
provide interior landscaping in accordance with the
following minimum standards:
a. At least ten percent (10%) of each such parking
area shall be used for interior landscaping.
b. No parking space shall be greater than fifty feet
(50') from a landscaped area.
c. Each landscaping area shall contain at least
twenty-five (25) square feet of area and must be
at least four feet (4') in any direction.
d. Each landscaping area shall contain at least one
deciduous tree which measures a minimum of two
inches (2") in diameter at three feet (3') above
the ground level at time of planting. The
remaining ground area shall be landscaped with
plant materials.
Preservation of significant trees:
1. The applicant shall retain all significant trees within
the required perimeter landscaping strip, excluding
those which will constitute a safety hazard. Within
the interior of parking areas, at least fifteen percent
(15%) of healthy trees over sixty feet (60') in height
shall be preserved.
2. Up to ten percent (10%) of the required parking spaces
may be eliminated at the rate of one parking space for
each additional significant tree preserved, provided
such trees do not provide a safety hazard.
3. For the purposes of this subsection, any healthy tree
which has a trunk diameter of six inches (6") or larger
shall be considered a significant tree.
Alternate parking lot landscaping plans may be approved by
the planning director upon a showing to his/her satisfaction
that (1) due to the physical characteristics of the site or
those of abutting properties, strict adherence to the
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purposes of this title or unreasonably burdensome upon the
applicant; and (2) the alternate plan proposed would satisfy
the performance standards set forth in subsection (C) of
this section.
Section 21. A new Section 17.30.340 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.340 Parking facilities--Maintenance.
A. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to
maintain all off-street parking, pedestrian and
landscaping facilities on his/her property and any
abutting public sidewalks and landscaping areas. Such
maintenance shall include removal and replacement of
dead and dying trees, grass and shrubs; removal of
trash and weeds; and, within the off-street parking
facilities, repair of traffic control devices, signs,
light standards, fences, walls, surfacing material,
curbs and railings.
B. Cutting and pruning of trees in any public rights-of-
way shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of Title 12, Streets and Sidewalks.
Section 22. A new Section 17.30.360 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.30.360
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Off-street loading and queuing spaces--Number
Each department store, freight terminal, hospital,
sanitarium, industrial or manufacturing establishment,
retail or wholesale store, supply house, ~~,
laundry, dry cleaning establishment, storage warehouse
or similar use where large amounts of goods are
received or shipped shall provide the minimum number of
truck loading spaces indicated by the following table:
Aggregate gross floor area
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Minimum number
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Less than 10,000
10,000 to 15,999
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40,000 to 65,000
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Each loading space shall be not less than ten feet
(10') feet in width and twenty-five feet (25')in
length, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least
fourteen feet (14') in height.
All banks, savings and loan associations, fast food
restaurants, and other businesses which maintain drive-
inn facilities shall provide sufficient vehicular
queuing space to prevent obstruction of public rights-
of-way or private driveways or aisles during peak
business hours.
Section 23. A new Section 17.08.182 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.08.182 Ferry landing. "Ferry landing" means a dock used
for loading passengers or motor vehicles to any commercial
waterborne vessel on which transportation is offered for
compensation.
Section 24. A new Section 17.08.397 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 17.08.397 Restaurant or tavern. "Restaurant" or
"tavern" means an establishment (excluding fast food
restaurants) which sells prepared food or beverages and
generally offers accommodations for consuming the food or
beverages on the premises.
Section 2~. A new Section 17.08.398 is hereby added to the
Port Townsend Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 17.08.398 Restaurant, Fast Food. "Fast food
restaurant" means an establishment which offers quick food
service which is accomplished through a limited menu of easily
produced items. Orders are not taken at the customer's table and
food is generally served in disposable wrappings or containers.
Section 26. Section 17.08.365 of the Port Townsend Municipal
Code is hereby amended as follows:
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Section 27. Section 17.16.010 of the Port Townsend Municipal
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Section 28. Se~n 17.16.030 of the Port ~'nsend Municipal
Code is hereby amended as follows:
17.16.030 Limitations on uses. Those permitted uses
locating in the several zones shall be subject to ~he follow-
ing limitations:
A. All sites in an "M" classified zone having a common
boundary with an "R" classified property, shall have planted
and maintained along such common boundary a view-obscuring
greenbelt of shrubs, trees and native vegetation not less
than eight feet in height nor less than ten feet in width,
for screening purposes and controlling access.
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D. Industrial uses shall be subject to the following
conditions:
1. In all industrial districts, the noise emanating
from the premises used for industrial activities shall be
muffled so as to not become objectionable due to intermittent
beat, frequency or shrillness, and where any industrial zone
adjoins a residential district the noise loudness measured at
the boundary line shall not exceed forty decibels between the
hours of eleven-thirty p.m. and six a.m., and sixty decibels
at other hours;
2. Industrial and exterior lighting shall not be
used in such a manner that produces glare on public highways
and neighboring property. Arc welding, acetylene torch cut-
ting or similar processes shall be performed so as not to be
seen from any point beyond the outside of the property;
3. In terms of fire and safety hazards, the storage
and handling of inflammable liquids, liquefied petroleum,
gases and explosives shall comply with rules and regulations
falling under the jurisdiction of the city fire chief, the
laws of the state and other local ordinances.
Bulk storage of inflammable liquids below ground shall
be permitted, and the tank shall be located not closer to the
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or height) of the tank;
4. Provisions must be made for necessary shielding
or other preventive measures against interferences occasioned
by mechanical, electrical and nuclear equipment, uses or pro-
cesses with electrical apparatus in nearby buildings or land
uses;
5. Liquid and solid wastes, storage of animal or
vegetable waste which attract insects or rodents or otherwise
create a health hazard shall be prohibited. No waste prod-
ucts shall be exposed to view from eye level from'any proper-
ty line in an "M" district.
E. Those uses indicated by an "H" under the'column for
the C-III zone in Section 17.16.010 may be permitted by the
board of adjustment as a conditional use in the C-III dis-
trict provided that in addition to the standards and criteria
governing conditional use permits provided by Section 17.64-
.040 the following criteria shall also be met:
1. The proposed use is to be established within a
building which is:
a. Individually listed on the National Register
of Historic Places,
b. Identified as either a pivotal, primary or
secondary building on the map which accompanied the certi-
fication of the Port Townsend Historic District on May 17,
1976, the names of which buildings are listed in Section
17.70.010 of this code, or
c. Has been certified by the Secretary of the
Interior to be Contributing structure to the Port Townsend
Historic District:
Provided, that if the building has been significantly altered
since so listed, identified or certified, the city may re-
quire that the building be recertified by the Secretary of
the Interior before granting a conditional use permit pursu-
ant to this subsection;
2. The use shall not require significant alteration
of the architecturally or historically significant features
of the structure;
3. The proposed use will not occupy street level
space which is better suited for retail sales or services;
and
4. The design of the structure makes uses permitted
in the C-III district impractical in the structure, or the
permitted uses do not provide sufficient financial return to
make use of the structure feasible. (Ord. 2102 S5, 1988:
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Section 29. Section 17.20.010 of the Port Townsend Municipal
Code is hereby amended as follows:
17.20.010 Established. In recognition of the various
topographical conformations and geographic relationships in
the city and with consideration for the health, safety, and
general welfare of the citizenry, bulk, dimensional and gen-
eral requirements for the several districts are herewith
established and set down opposite in the table: Bulk, di-
mensional and general requirements.
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Section 30. SecWn 17.40.030 of the Port ~send Municipal
Code is hereby amended as follows:
17.40.030 Procedure. (1) PETITION. Petition may be
made to the city council by the owner or agent of property
proposed for such development, to amend the zoning map by
the overlaying of a PUD district in order to permit the appli-
cation of the provisions of this chapter to such development.
Such petition shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five
dollars plus one dollar for every acre or fraction thereof
in the project area, and the following information:
(a) A statement describing the general character of
intended development along with such other pertinent
information as may be necessary to a determination that the
contemplated arrangement or use makes it desirable to apply
regulations and requirements differing from those ordinarily
applicable under this chapter and Chapters ((~=~)) 17.30
through 17.36, 17.44 and 17.48.
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(b) A general development plan of the project show-
ing at least the following information or such additional in-
formation as may be required by the planning commission in a
specific situation in sufficient detail to allow the planning
commission and the city council to apply the criteria for
approval as hereinafter set forth:
(1) An accurate map of the project ar~a including
its relationship to surrounding properties,
(2) Statistical data on total size of project
area, area of open space, density computation and proposed num-
ber of residential units, population analysis, market analysis,
economic analysis, impact upon municipal services and any
other data pertinent to a comorehensive evaluation of the pro-
posed develoPment,
( 3Y The pattern of public and private roads,
driveways, and parking facilities, intended
(4) The size, arrangement, and location of lots
or of proposed building groups,
(5) The type, size and location of structures,
(6) The location and sizes of sewer and water
facilities,
(7) Architectural drawings and sketches illu-
strating the design and character of proposed structures,
(8) The location of recreational and open space
areas and areas reserved or dedicated for public uses such as
school, park, etc.,
(9) General landscape treatment,
(10) Existing topography and storm drainage pattern
and proposed storm drainage system showing basic topographic
changes,
(11) General outline of intended organizational
structure related to property owner's association, deed restric-
tions, and provision of services.
(2) REFERRAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION. Such petition
shall be referred to the planning commission and processed
as any other petition for zoning change. Upon completion of
necessary study and investigation the planning commission
shall make its recommendation to the city council as to the
appropriateness and desirability of the proposed zoning change,
the suitability of ~he building, site, and development plans,
and any additional conditions which it may feel necessary or
appropriate.
(3) PUBLIC HEARING. Upon receipt of the planning com-
mission's, recommendations, the city council shall cause a
public hearing to be held pursuant to Section 17.64.110.
(Ord. 1625 §4.05(B), 1971).
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Section 31. Sec~n 17.40.040 of the Port ~;nsend Municipal
Code is hereby amended as follows:
17.40.040 Basis for approval. The planning commission
in making its recommendations and the city council in making
its determination shall give consideration and satisfy them-
selves as to the following:
(1) That the proponents of the proposed development
have demonstrated that they intend to start construction
within a reasonable period following the approval of the
project and requested overlay of the PUD district, that the
project appears economically sound, that adequate financing
is possible and that the development will be carried out ac-
cording to a reasonable construction schedule satisfactory
to the_~ity;
(2) That the proposed development is consistent in all
respects to the spirit and intent of this chapter and
Chapters ((~4)) ~7.30 through 17.36, 17.44 and 17.48, is
in conformity with the general plans for community
development, would not be contrary to the general welfare
and economic prosperity of the city or of the immeriate
neighborhood, that the specific development plans have been
prepared with competent professional advice and guidance,
and that the benefits and improved design of the resultant
development justifies the variation from the normal
requirements of this title through the application of the
planned unit development overlay district;
(3) In the case of proposed residential developments:
(a) That such development will create an attractive
residential environment of sustained desirability and economic
stability, compatible with the character established for the
area by the community comprehensive plan, and where the
economic impact of the development in terms of income levels,
property values, and service d~mands is at. least as benefi-
cial to the community as that which could be anticipated
under the basic zoning,
(b) That the population composition of the develop-
ment will not alter adversely the impact upon school or other
municipal service requirements as anticipated under the exist-
ing basic zoning and comprehensive plan,
(c) That the project will not create traffic or
parking demand incompatible with that anticipated under the
comprehensive plan,
(d) That the total average residential density of
the project will be compatible with the comprehensive plan.
An increase in the computed allowable maximum density may be
· permitted upon reco~endation of the planning commission that
the increased density is justified in terms of ~e relation-
ship to open areas, service demand, and the total quality
and character of the project,
(e) The minimum size parcel which will be con-
sidered by the planning commission for a planned unit develop-
ment is two acres (eighty-seven thousand one hundred twenty
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square feet) if the proposed development is situated on un-
platted land, and one city block (not less than forty thou-
sand square feet) i~ situated on platted land,
(f) That adequate guarantee is provided for perma-
nent retention as "open area" of the residual open land area
resulting from the application of these regulations, either
by private reservation as an enhancement to the development
or by dedication to the public,
(g) In the case of private reservation the open area
to be reserved shall be protected against building develop-'
ment by conveying to the city as part of the conditions for
project approva-1 as .open space easement over such ~open areas
restricting the area against any future building or use ex-
cept as is consistent with that of providing landscaped open
space for the aesthetic and recreational satisfaction of the
surrounding residence. Buildings or uses for noncommercial
recreational or cultural purposes compatible with the open
space objective may be permitted only where specifically au-
thorized as part of the development plan or subsequently with
the express approval of the city council following approval
of the building, site, and operational plans by the planning
commission,
(h) The care and maintenance of such open space
reservations shall D~ assure~ either-by establishment of ap-
propriate management organization for the project or by agree-
ment with the city for establishment of a special service dis-
trict for the project area on the basis of which the city
shall provide the necessary maintenance service and levy the
cost thereof as a special assessment on the tax bills of
properties within the project area. In any case the city
shall have the right to carry out, and levy an assessment
for the cost of, any maintenance which it feels necessary if
it is not otherwise taken care of to the satisfaction of the
city. The manner of assuring maintenance and assessing such
cost to individual properties shall be determined'prior to
the approval of the final project plans ahd shall be included
in the title to each property,
(i) Ownership and tax liability of private open space
reservation shall be established in a manner acceptable to the
city and made a part of the conditions of the plan approval.
(Ord. 1988 Sl, 1984; Ord. 1625 S4.05(C), 1971).
~ection 32. Sec~n 17.64.045 of the Port ~nsend Municipal
Code is hereby amended as follows:
!7.64.045 Home occupations. A. Any person or party
wishing to establish a home occupation or cottage industry
shall make application to ~%e city public works department/
administrative assistant. The public works department/ad-
ministrative assistant shall not issue a permit to allow as
a home occupation auto repair and detailing, outdoor storage
of building or construction materials, animal ho~ptia!s,
clinics, hospitals, dancing schools, funeral homes, private
cl,~bs, commercial print shops, renting of trailers, restau-
rants, and kennels. The public works department/administrative
assistant may issue a permit for a home cccupation provided
that ~e following conditions exist and are made part of the
permit and any other conditions that the building official
deems necessary to assure ~hat the impact of such home
occupation will be minimal upon ~he neighboring properties:
_~. Home businesses shall be fu!lv_ enclosed w~'~' ~n_n -
~e primary residential structure.
2. Home businesses must be secondary and incidental
to ~e primary residential use of the property.
3. At least one person residinq on the premises
mus~ be engaged in the operation.
4. The business shall employ no more than one person
outside ~he immediate resident family for on-premises employ-
ment at one time.
5. Home businesses shall not affect the use, or
~njoyment of adjacent properties and shall maintain the
character of the area in which ~hey are located. To ~is
end, structures shall be architecturally and aesthetically
compatible with the surrounding residential area.
6. There shall be no outside storage of materials,
goods, supplies or equipment, nor outside display of any
kind.
7. The home business shall not be subdivided from
~%e residential property for the purpose of sale, lease or
rent.
8. The hours of operation for uses involving non-
resident employees and ~he delivery of materials shall be
limited between eight a.m. and five p.m., Monday through
Friday.
9. Noise levels generated shall be consistent with
existing noise levels of ~%e surrounding neighborhood and
shall not be incompatible with ~he residential nature of
the area.
10. The underlying land use designation.for prop-
erties shall not change as a result of the home occupied
business.
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11. One sign identifying the hcme business shall
be permitted. Such sign shall be no larger than three square
feet in size and shall not be illuminated, and shall be
mounted flat to the main wall of the dwelling.
1~. Parking shall be provided on the site and must not
cause traffic hazards or parking problems on adjacent rights-of-
way. Chapter ((~8))__17-30 of this title shall apply with
respect to off-street parking requirements.
13. Buffers or screens will be provided °.when deemed
necessary to reduce potential impacts to adjacent properties.
14. Such use shall conform to al! ot21er requirements
specified in t_his chapter as well as any special conditions
imposed on the home business as tile result of a~ministrative,
planning commission or city council review.
15. Not more than twenty-five percent of tile totak
floor area in any dwelling shall be devoted to such use. in
no event shall such occupancy exceed four hundred square
feet.
16. The applicant w-.'!! also includew_~' his ..../her
request a scaled plot plan ~etai!ing the property, improve-
ments to t~he property and ti~e location of ti%e home business.
17. A home occupation permit issued to one person
shall not be transferable to any other person; nor shall a
home occupation permit be valid at any address other titan
the one appearing on the permit.
B. After issuance of the permit, if ti~e public works
department/administrative assistant becomes aware of ti~e home
occupation being operated in 'violation of the provisions of
the permit, or that the home occupation is causing undue
noise, traffic, smell or other objectionable impacts upon
the neighbors, upon a written investigation by tise public
works department/administrative assistant, t_%e home occupation
shall be reviewed in a public hearing conducted by t, he
planning commission.
C. The planning commission shall provide notice of ti.%e
public hearing in t_he same manner as notice for hearing upon
conditional use permits. Upon completion of t2~e public
hearinc, the planning commission shall recommend to t~.%.e c~-v
council t-%at the home occupation: (1) be continued as is;
(2) be fu~t_~er conditioned to satisfy the nature of tile-
complaints and allowed to continue subject to such additional
conditions as t~he city council may impose; or (3) terminated.
D. The city council, at its next regularly scheduled
meeting, shall review the planning commission's recommendations.
The council may, by formal action, accept the recommendation
-.as subm.itted, or, upon notice, may conduct its ow~ public
hearing and render its own findings, conclusions and decisions.
(Ord. 2059 ~3, 1986).
~ection 33. of existing chapters, pters 17.24,
17.28 and 17.32 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code are each
hereby repealed.
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Section 34. Severability. In the event any one 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 by law.
Section 34. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force five (5) days after publication of the
attached summary which is hereby approved.
Read for the first time on the 19th . day of December ,
1989, and for the second and third times on the 2nd day of
January , 1990, and passed by the City Council of the'City of
Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held
this 2nd .. day of J~nuary , 1990.
SIGNED IN OPEN SESSION
Brent Shirley, MaYor
David a. Gr_.o% '=, City C~er~
Approved as to form:
eith Har~e~-, City Attorney
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