1921 - Resolution - Policy for Site Visits by Council and Planning MembersRESOLUTION NO. 1921
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
ESTABLISHING THE POLICY FOR SITE VISITS BY COUNCIL
AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR LAND USE
DECISIONS.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard administers its land use regulations in accordance
with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the City Planning Commission have the responsibility to
process land use actions, such as rezones, variances, special use permits, and other matters, and
WHEREAS, certain land use actions before the City Council and Planning Commission
are quasi-judicial proceedings; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON:
(1) Site visits of the property subject to a land use application are permissible,
subject to the following guidelines:
(a) City Council and Planning Commission members are not restricted from
visiting property if they have not been advised that a land use action for
that property has been accepted by the city.
(b) Once a land use action has been accepted by the city for a specific
property, City Council and Planning Commission members should not
perform a site visit until the member has been provided the preliminary or
final staff report.
(c) The site visit should be made after the City Council or Planning
Commission member has reviewed the staff report and is familiar with the
issues associated with the land use action.
(d) When the City Council and Planning Commission member does perform
the site visit, that member should not inspect the site with any other City
Council and Planning Commission member, property owner, neighbor, or
other person who is involved in the land use decision.
(e) When the land use public meeting or hearing is held, the City Council and
Planning Commission members shall state for the record if they had
made a site visit in accordance with city policies.
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(2) This policy does not prohibit or infringe upon City Council and Planning
Commission members from visiting properties that they have business, governmental
functions, or other obligations. Examples of this exclusion would be a land use application
concerning City Hall, Kitsap County Courthouse, places of work, commerce, or other
similar community interfaces.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 8'" day of January 2001.
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LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
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Patric,a Parks, City Clerk