City of Port Townsend

City of Port Townsend
Planning

Director: Rick Sepler
250 Madison Street Suite 3
Voice: (360)379-5095


The Planning Department focuses on long-range issues associated with the development and implementation of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

Mission Statement:

Assist the community in their consideration of alternative future directions and implementation of policies in regards to the long-term development of the city.  In addition, facilitate all long-range land use planning activities, including, but not limited to, those relating to comprehensive planning, shoreline master planning and critical area regulation.

Value Statements:
  Serve the public interest as it has been identified through continuous and open community discussion.

  Provide timely, adequate, clear and accurate information on planning issues to all affected persons and to governmental decision makers.
  Ensure that community members have a meaningful impact on the development of plans and programs that may affect them.
  Foster partnerships between the City and other jurisdictions, agencies and the private sector.
  Strive for a high standard of professional integrity, proficiency and knowledge.

Strategic Goals & Objectives for 2010

Goals:
  Ensure that identified community initiatives are facilitated in an effective, economically viable and timely manner.
  Ensure that community involvement in developing long-range planning goals and implementing planning initiatives is focused and meaningful.
  Ensure implementation of community goals through the development of appropriate regulations.

Objectives:
  Facilitate the permitting and construction of the Upper Sims Way / Howard Street Strategy and Implementation Plan.
  Facilitate the implementation of the East Downtown Historic Streetscape Design Concept Plan.
  Facilitate the public and environmental review process for the City’s Transportation Plan.
  Prepare revisions to the Port Townsend Municipal Code for consideration by Planning Commission, Council and the Community. Focus areas for proposed revision will be: Sign Code standards, Uptown commercial design standards and historic residential teardown, bulk and dimensional standards.
  In concert with Jefferson County and the Port of Port Townsend, develop and execute a joint economic development planning agreement.
  Assist Development Services permitting function on a project-specific basis.
  Work with our partners (Port Townsend School District, County Parks and Recreation, YMCA, etc.) to improve programs and amenities available to Port Townsend youth.
  Initiate process to develop the West Downtown Streetscape Plan.
  Revise, in conjunction with Jefferson County, County-wide Planning Policies (CWPPs) to reflect changed circumstances.  (Process to begin in Fall 2010)
  Continue to provide staff support to Council appointed committees including: Climate Action Committee, Housing Action Plan Network Committee, Jefferson Higher Education.
  Develop, in coordination with Public Works, standards and process for residential street use permits.
  Serve on an interdisciplinary team leading efforts to further incorporate Low Impact Development (LID) techniques into the city’s development regulations.  

  Comprehensive Plan
  Gateway Development Plan
  Quimper Wildlife Corridor Management Plan

 

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