Chapter 17.28
SPECIAL HEIGHT OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections:
17.28.020 Boundaries of district – Height overlay subdistricts.
17.28.030 Development standards.
17.28.040 Application of regulations.
17.28.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a “special height overlay district” which will protect the visual and physical prominence of the bluff which is a unique and dominant land form of the city. (Ord. 2571 § 2, 1997).
17.28.020 Boundaries of district – Height overlay subdistricts.
The special height overlay district shall extend from the waterfront to the top of the bluff and shall be divided into certain subdistricts as described in PTMC 17.28.030. The boundaries of the special height overlay district and the height overlay subdistricts are shown on the official height overlay map, which is hereby made a part of this title, just as if such information set forth on the map were fully described and set out herein. The official height overlay map, attested by the signatures of the mayor and the city clerk, with the seal of the city affixed, shall be kept on file in the office of the building official, and shall be available for inspection by the public. (Ord. 2571 § 2, 1997).
17.28.030 Development standards.
A. No structure shall be erected, or altered, in any area defined in this section to a height in excess of the limits established in this section, unless otherwise provided.
B. The maximum building heights in each of following described subdistricts of the Original Townsite of Port Townsend shall be as follows:
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Subdistricts: All within the Original Townsite of Port Townsend |
Maximum height in feet |
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Blocks 2, 47, 50, 95 and 98 (Pt. Hudson) |
25 |
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Block 94 (Pt. Hudson) |
32 |
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Block 99 (Pt. Hudson) and Lots 1, 3, and 5 – 8 of Block 45 |
34 |
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Block 4 |
40 |
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Block 5 |
36 |
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Block 6 |
46 |
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Blocks 7, 8, 9, 40, 41 and 42 |
50 |
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Blocks 10 and 38 |
46 |
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Blocks 11 and 52, plus Lots 2 and 4 of Block 45 |
37 |
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Block 12 |
35 |
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Blocks 36(1) and 44 |
40 |
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Block 37 |
42(1) |
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Block 39 |
48 |
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Block 43 |
47 |
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Block 93 |
43(2) |
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The subdistrict bounded on the southeast by Washington Street, on the northeast by Quincy Street, and on the northwest by the face of the bluff |
50 |
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The subdistrict bounded on the southeast by Washington Street, on the southwest by Quincy Street, on the northeast by Monroe Street, and on the northwest by the face of the bluff |
45 |
(1) Only portions of Blocks 36 and 37 that are within the district boundaries as shown on the special height overlay map are subject to this height limit.
(2) When the height overlay was originally adopted, Block 93 was zoned P-I with a height limit of 50 feet; it was subsequently rezoned to C-II with a height limit of 40 feet. The 43-foot height limit herein applies even though the height limit in the zoning code is 40 feet (and even though PTMC 17.28.040 provides that in the event of a conflict between the provision of the special height overlay district and the provision of the underlying zone, the more restrictive height limit shall apply).
(Ord. 3034 § 1, 2010; Ord. 2782 § 4, 2001; Ord. 2571 § 2, 1997).
17.28.040 Application of regulations.
All properties located within the special height overlay district shall be subject to both its underlying zone classification and to the requirements imposed by the special height overlay district. In any case where the provisions of the special height overlay district conflict with the provisions of an underlying zone, the more restrictive height limitation shall apply. (Ord. 2571 § 2, 1997).