Notice of a Public Hearing of the Port Angeles City Council
2023 Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Port Angeles will hold a Public Hearing at the regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., or soon thereafter. This meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting. In hybrid meetings, members of the public, Council members, and City staff have the option to attend the meeting in person in the Council chambers at City Hall, located at 321 East 5th Street in Port Angeles, or remotely by telephone or video link. For those attending remotely, learn how to participate during public comment and/or watch the meeting live by visiting: https://www.cityofpa.us/984/Live-Virtual-Meetings. Listening and webcast options will be available at www.cityofpa.us.
The purpose of this public hearing is to consider the proposed 2023 annual amendment to the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan.
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Webex virtual meeting link: https://cityofpa.webex.com/cityofpa/j.php?MTID=me7c57562d1bb77a71a14fd746bef206d
Webinar code: 2558 796 1561
Webinar password: June062023
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Background
The City of Port Angeles has made considerable progress toward planning for climate resiliency since 2019. The Port Angeles Climate Resiliency Plan (CRP) was adopted in June of 2022, followed by the adoption of a CRP Implementation Plan in November of 2022. Port Angeles was selected as one of three cities in the state to participate in the Climate Pilot Program led by the Washington State Department of Commerce. The program was intended to identify climate resiliency goals and policies for integration into the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan to ensure consistency between the CRP and the City’s future. The culmination of the pilot program in March of 2023 resulted in identifying goals and policies for integration into the Comprehensive Plan. Using this guidance as a starting point, Department of Community & Economic Development staff prepared a draft document integrating climate resiliency goals and policies into the Comprehensive Plan.
The City is also proposing to update the land use categories in the Land Use Element to reflect recent changes to Title 17 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code adopted in March of 2023 through Ordinance No. 3710.
The draft Comprehensive Plan incorporating these proposed amendments was considered at a public hearing of the Port Angeles Planning Commission on May 24, 2023 at 6:00 PM. The Planning Commission moved to recommend approval of Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 23-26 to the City Council as modified by the Planning Commission through motion.
Public Hearing Documents
Link to Process flyer: https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/13060/CRP---Comprehensive-Plan-Integration-85x11-Flyer
City Council Public Hearing - 2023 Comprehensive Plan Amendment
📅 June 6, 2023
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 City Hall Council Chambers, 321 E 5th Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362 or virtually through Webex