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During public comment, a resident raised the mineral-oil cleanup item and observed that the city’s vandalism cleanup budget listed in the packet was $100,000; the speaker said the $55,000 contract would use over half of that allocation and framed it as an example of local crime-related costs. The council took no separate action on the public comment but approved the consent items without roll call opposition.

Items listed in the consent agenda read into the record included the city council minutes from April 15, 2025; the expenditure report from April 5 to April 25 totaling $4,306,312.34; purchases and contracts for light operations materials and other services; the mineral oil spill cleanup service contract (SVC 2025-17, C L 0325) at $55,000; a Cisco DNS security subscription renewal; the Opportunity Fund GRAMA item; a street wastewater capacity improvements item; 2025 budget amendment number 1 (moved onto the consent agenda by Councilmember Drew for first reading); and a backup server replacement purchase.

The consent agenda passed unanimously with the motion to approve and a second, and the mayor recorded the motion as passing without opposition.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Port Angeles - City Council @ 6 PM PST 05/06/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included an expenditure report of $4.3 million and a $55,000 contract for mineral oil spill cleanup; a public commenter noted the city’s vandalism cleanup budget of $100,000 is being heavily used.","taxTitle","Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington","taxId",54310,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6245683,"Port Angeles council adopts narrower definition for 'type 1' short-term rentals; change prospective on renewal",66,3167000,3233000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3222798-0e5088a6ee6b74deac2781764af7b80a&start=3167&end=3233","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3222798-0e5088a6ee6b74deac2781764af7b80a/thumbnail_3167000.jpg","/articles/6245683/Port-Angeles/Clallam-County/Washington/Port-Angeles-council-adopts-narrower-definition-for-type-1-short-term-rentals-change-prospective-on-renewal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245683-178138ceabe59c736e393ead70188e35/orig.mp4?Expires=1771144022&Signature=JiTDJ5KIm6rix62o4JN59ZHFQL7XKvCbUe4bRLb5KPyJR~EIGtx0DnGRcanoSj5Xchas~ZtfvDYDhFVnZMGUtqMaW85kv~PbUdUuiwpD~8~bFMnIDSLKSMlOpFeVjQziFUGkGauL8DZtMQ2QGGrQ2vNCyzgZozysdUPkGXl5FmSAUlIiH4q5uNbhxDNbs47JYOUQ8pstAZhTa4CfMrMZHxDMW00MhSEB6kI3HmOaWM72rumnlMw97LSmM0~up0f9RfzMB4QYY90n2eY4uk55~StBiaxjy0q6oPd1yC6t~-hRI8MWCWik6nLTeivPxtSkKS4Iwtrg0VKm2tDgr9esNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Port Angeles City Council on first reading adopted an ordinance to revise the city’s definition of a “type 1” short-term rental so that, after May 16, a type 1 license may be issued or renewed only when the rentable rooms are within the same structure envelope as the primary residence — effectively excluding detached accessory structures.

Calvin, a city staff presenter, told the council that the proposed language would make type 1 licenses limited to “within the four walls of the main house.” Staff estimated the city currently has 24 active type 1 licenses and said “approximately half a dozen” were for detached structures that would be affected when those licenses next expire. Staff also said there were about 20 pending applications, roughly six of which might involve detached units and therefore would not be processed as type 1 under the new rule.

The ordinance was adopted on first reading, with the motion to waive a second reading and adopt passing 4–3. The ordinance is prospective: staff and speakers confirmed it does not revoke existing valid licenses immediately but will prevent reissuance of type 1 status to properties that no longer meet the revised definition when the license term ends. Staff also told the council they plan a work session in November to review the short-term rental (STR) program after one year of implementation.

Council debate included two amendment attempts. One amendment would have removed the code requirement that an “owner or designated lessee is personally present in the dwelling during the rental period” (a restriction that distinguishes noncommercial, occupant-hosted rentals from capped, commercial rentals). That amendment failed on council vote (the amendment vote was 1 in favor, 6 opposed as recorded in the meeting). A second amendment proposed to grandfather currently licensed type 1 properties that would be reclassified under the new definition — allowing those licensees to remain classified as nonconforming type 1s until the property was sold. Councilmember Drew moved that grandfathering amendment; it failed in the vote that followed.

Supporters of the ordinance said the change clarifies the long-standing intent that type 1 licenses are for rooms inside the host’s main residence and prevents detached structures from being treated as unlimited, uncapped type 1 rentals. Opponents argued the change would affect a small number of current licensees who were licensed under the city’s prior interpretation and that the owner-presence requirement is an important protection for resident-hosted rentals.

Calvin summarized staff’s recommendation as three parts: conduct first reading of the ordinance revising the definition of type 1 short-term rental and adding a new definition of “structure envelope”; waive the second reading; and adopt the ordinance. The council voted to adopt that recommendation on first reading; the measure will take effect prospectively and apply at license renewal.

Formal action recorded: council adopted the ordinance revising the type 1 definition and adding a definition of structure envelope (first reading adopted; second reading waived). Staff indicated that affected licensees may apply for a type 2 license where eligible and that staff will bring a one-year program review to council in November.","Council voted 4-3 to revise the municipal code definition of a 'type 1' short-term rental so the license will apply only to rentable rooms within the main building envelope; staff estimated the change will affect about six existing licenses when they come up for renewal.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6245687,"Port Angeles wins APA implementation award after decade of zoning and program changes to spur housing",946,34000,980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3222798-0e5088a6ee6b74deac2781764af7b80a&start=34&end=980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3222798-0e5088a6ee6b74deac2781764af7b80a/thumbnail_34000.jpg","/articles/6245687/Port-Angeles/Clallam-County/Washington/Port-Angeles-wins-APA-implementation-award-after-decade-of-zoning-and-program-changes-to-spur-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245687-ad5afc96bd35784ce976071c459d7d44/orig.mp4?Expires=1771144022&Signature=X65GK7JldcZYPW3fTQ2-Oposnlo6WUEJZUOfMjHneAsPAuJLnKimXvHhmvBq02x-DS5~NCgUcrPGGgj1Kp6jwEPI8claUGA8yDbsPmd2eJAwVjaHMZ7DimzkEcEzbmyvJYpcBtdvp2elOH6A-Vv51c5GBv870devO-QjXAsyPcsR1XHE4Qwt39oVl7jeESn4ZKUjm0RiFHTrv194uPWCnRR9fyc5GFbi2ZeARRtX6RKQqStdUR12MuoLIUM82MT3yxxXUy3rBANptw1OWGdw2Ugs91mfsHGydqI3UN1lbOX8B-8DyiY2et-5dA4ISGJ6SmT4ijBZrwiRX7qAPi1cfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Port Angeles received the 2025 Implementation Award from the Washington chapter of the American Planning Association and the Planning Association of Washington in recognition of the city’s Pursuing Housing for All municipal-code amendments and related housing programs.

City planners told the council the award recognizes a sequence of zoning and program changes aimed at easing barriers to infill, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and middle housing. Planning supervisor Ben Broderick and housing administrator Jalen Buato said the city combined regulatory changes with local grant and tax-incentive tools to produce measurable results in recent years.

The award “recognizes the city’s innovative and impactful work on the Pursuing Housing for All initiative,” Calvin, a city presenter, told the council. Broderick and Buato described a multi-year strategy: removing single-family-only zoning in many areas, allowing duplexes and ADUs by right, reducing minimum lot sizes, creating an infill-housing chapter in the development code, and adopting programs such as a multifamily tax-exemption, permit-ready plans and a fee-waiver program.

Why it matters: city staff and a local builder said the changes lowered the legal and procedural barriers that previously required conditional-use hearings and SEPA determinations for common infill types. That combination of code changes and financial incentives, planners said, helped diversify housing types and increase production in recent years.

City figures presented to the council cited housing-need data and program results. According to the presentation, in 2020 about 16% of Port Angeles households were “severely cost burdened” (defined in the presentation as paying more than 50% of income for housing and utilities); another 22% were cost burdened, and the presenters noted a separate “cost burden figure” of 30% in their slides. Staff also reported that in 2024 the city distributed about $1,200,000 in local housing grants and incentives and assisted in the creation of 30 new affordable units.

Builder Steve Luxon, shown on video because he could not attend in person, described how code changes opened practical pathways for smaller local builders and homeowners to add units. “When they said ADUs were allowed, I started — I did ADUs. When they said, OK, you can build a duplex, I’d build a duplex,” Luxon said, describing how incremental code changes enabled him to build multiple small projects and keep costs manageable for local homeowners and small contractors.

Staff traced the policy arc back to the mid-2010s: a first phase beginning around 2016 to remove barriers to infill; further code updates and a housing action plan between 2019 and 2021; and the Pursuing Housing for All updates completed more recently. Broderick and Buato emphasized that the city’s work paired regulatory changes with targeted programs — grants, tax exemptions and fee waivers — so that zoning changes translated to on-the-ground building activity.

The presentation closed with staff noting additional follow-up: a planned one-year review and a council work session in November to assess lessons learned and potential refinements to the short-term rental and housing programs.

The council thanked staff and accepted the presentation; no formal council action was required to receive the award.","City officials presented a Washington chapter American Planning Association implementation award and outlined incremental zoning changes and local housing programs that city staff and local builders say contributed to a recent rise in housing production and diversity.","actionData","errors"]

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Port Angeles wins APA implementation award after decade of zoning and program changes to spur housing