§ 16.04.070. Preliminary short plat—Design standards.

All preliminary short plats shall conform to the following design standards:

A.

Right-of-way access.

1.

Each lot shall abut on a dedicated, improved and maintained City street that connects directly to an existing improved street and that meets current street improvement standards as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, the Urban Services Ordinance, and the Urban Services Standards and Guidelines promulgated consistent with and pursuant to PAMC 18.08.040 and 18.08.130, with the following exceptions:

a.

Streets may be established interior to sites within the Industrial Heavy (IH) zone without dedication as a public street. In all other respects, such streets must be developed and maintained to meet current street improvement standards. A note shall be placed on the final recording mylar that such street(s) shall be maintained to the above standards by the property owner(s).

b.

An exception from the right-of-way access requirements in this section shall be allowed for a single residential or commercial lot within a proposed short plat, provided that the following conditions are met:

i.

The single lot contains an existing habitable dwelling that abuts and is accessible by emergency vehicles over an existing 20-foot-wide all-weather street that does not meet City standards, and

ii.

1.

all other lots in the short subdivision shall meet the right-of-way access standards of this section; or

2.

all lots abut an improved private street that is otherwise built to City access standards but may not be a dedicated street.

2.

Sidewalks and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who walk to and from school shall be provided pursuant to RCW 58.17.060 and RCW 58.17.110.

B.

Lot design.

1.

The minimum area shall be equal to or greater than that required by the Zoning Code as now enacted or hereafter amended.

2.

The minimum depth shall be the total distance between the required front and rear yard setbacks plus 15 feet.

3.

The minimum lot width is the horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the front setback line, provided the average horizontal distance between side lot lines must also meet or exceed the minimum lot width required, and shall be as required by the Zoning Code as now enacted or hereafter amended.

4.

The front lot line shall be the boundary of a lot that abuts a street. On a panhandle lot, the front lot line and setbacks shall be determined during the short subdivision process, or, if not determined during short subdivision review, shall be determined by the Community and Economic Development Director.

5.

a.

Irregular lots may be permitted if the original parcel has insufficient frontage width to provide each new lot with the minimum lot width as required by Title 17 for the underlying zone.

b.

Panhandle or flag lots shall meet the following criteria:

i.

The narrow portion of the panhandle or flag lot shall have a minimum width of 20 feet and shall serve no more than one lot.

ii.

The required lot area width and depth shall not include any portion of a panhandle.

iii.

Dead-end access streets and/or driveways in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with a turn-around that has a minimum 80-foot diameter (without parking) or a minimum 90-foot diameter (with parking) asphaltic concrete or permeable pavement street or an alternative approved by the City consistent with the Urban Services Ordinance, the Port Angeles Urban Services Standards and Guidelines Manual, and the International* Fire Code, except that an all-weather gravel surface section may be approved for turn-arounds that are anticipated to be temporary due to the future extension of the roadway.

*"Uniform Fire Code" updated to "International Fire Code"

C.

Natural features. The lots and lot arrangement shall be such that no foreseeable difficulties will be created, due to topography and other natural conditions, for the securing of building permits to build on all lots in compliance with the Zoning Code and the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Protection Ordinances, as now enacted or hereafter amended, and all other applicable regulations.

D.

Large lots. Where property is subdivided into lots that are of sufficient size to be resubdivided, the lots and streets shall be arranged so as to permit later resubdivision in conformance with the Zoning Code, as now enacted or hereafter amended, the Subdivision Regulations Ordinance, as now enacted or hereafter amended, and this chapter.

(Ord. 3576 § 1, 3/21/2017; Ord. 3571 § 1, 12/20/2016; Ord. No. 3441 § 3, 11-15-2011; Ord. 3331 § 1, 4/25/2008; Ord. 3280, 5/25/2007; Ord. 3122 § 1 (part), 9/27/2002; Ord. 3042 § 1 (part) 1/28/2000; Ord. 2948 § 2 (part) 2/14/1997; Ord. 2880 § 1 (part) 8/25/1995; Ord. 2865, 5/12/1995; Ord. 2631 § 1, 3/29/1991; Ord. 2222 § 7, 8/11/1982)