10/30/2006 - Special - MinutesPRESENT:
KIM E. ABEL, MAYOR
COUNCILMEMBERS:
John Clauson
Fred Chang
Robert Geiger
Rita Dilenno
Carolyn Powers, Mayor Protem
Rick Wyatt
City of Port Orchard
City Council Public:: Hearing
Regarding the Downtown Overlay District
October 30, 2006
ALSO PRESENT: Planning Director Long-Woods, Interim City Clerk Merlino and
Assistant City Attorney Jacoby.
Mayor Abel opened meeting at 7:00p.m. advising the City Council of the current council
position vacancy and discussed the criteria for filling this vacancy.
At 7:15p.m. Mayor Abel resumed discussion on the Downtown Overlay District.
Council Member Wyatt requested the Council to insert specific language in the proposed
Downtown Overlay District regulations to allow property owners the ability to remove
the marquee and remodel the frontage of their building. Council Member Wyatt also
requested the property owners be required to provide the City with a Performance
Bond. Council Member Wyatt also asked for discussion regarding street lights that are
tied to the marquee.
Assistant City Attorney Jacoby advised these requests are not part of the regulations,
and he recommends that they be included into Section 120-Central DOD-Design and
Building Standards, subsection (7).
The council concurred that coverage is required for the pedestrians and standards be
developed for the street lighting.
Council Member Clauson asked how far should the marquee extend over the sidewalk.
City staff will measure the current sidewalk and marquee widths, and provide that
information for the next meeting.
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Assistant City Attorney Jacoby advised he will provide draft language regarding the
marquee and light standards.
Council discussed height limitations within the downtown core area. Council Member
Chang recommended height limitations be based on the topography of the city.
Council discussed height limitations within the core area.
Mayor Abel advised the Housing Authority could not attend this meeting, however they
will attend the next meeting to illustrate via computer what the views of the City could
potentially look like.
The Council discussed the boundaries of the Downtown core area and concurred on the
following boundaries:
Starting on the east boundary line -Seattle Avenue to Prospect Alley across Sidney,
behind the lots on the south side of Prospect to Bank Street. Council will continue
discussion of the west end boundary.
Assistant City Attorney Jacoby requested the Council change subsection (2) from
section .10 relating to the Downtown Overlay District (DOD)-Created. Subparagraphs
b) and c) refer to the east and west wing of the Overlay District, which will not be
finalized in these regulations.
Council made no corrections to Section .020 "Purpose".
Council will review Section .030 "Compliance" after discussion on the downtown view
corridors.
Council added the following permitted uses to Section .040 "Permitted Uses", Museums,
trails, office and patient clinics.
City Attorney cautioned the Council to be very specific in their permitted uses, such as
barbershops and beauty salons. Other permitted uses included water transportation
and services, banks and financial services.
Council Member Clauson requested discussion of height limitations and parking be the
first two items of discussion at the next meeting.
At this time, Council closed all public written input.
Entered into the record at this meeting were color pictures taken by Council Member
Clauson illustrating views within the downtown area. Also entered into the record were
emails from Mary Johnson and Thomas Cash, dated October 30, 2006.
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This portion of the meeting concluded at 9:30p.m. and is continued to November 6,
2006, at 7:00 p.m.
~~ ichelle Merlino
Interim City Clerk
Kim E. Abel
Mayor