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CITY OF OAK HARBOR SUBDIVISION CODE UPDATEP
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- December 2008 -
Prepared for the City of Oak Harbor by Voigt Consulting
CITY OF OAK HARBOR SUBDIVISION CODE UPDATEP
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MENDMENTS
Contents
Summary 3General Code Changes OHMC 19.31 4General Code Changes OHMC 21 4Housekeeping Amendments Necessary 4Background 5Project Scope 6Sustainability 6Livability 6Readability 7Specific Direction 8Stakeholder Input 9Online Project Initiatives 9Face-to-face Meetings 10Planning Commission Meetings 10City Council Standing Committee Meetings 11Parks Board Meeting 11Coffeehouse Discussions 11Roundtable 12Mailed Survey 12Online Survey 13Recommended Direction 14Note on Puget Sound Partnership: Integrating Recommendations 15Note on Model Codes and Resources 15Table of Recommended Code Amendments and Expected Results 16Exhibit A: City of Oak Harbor Comprehensive Plan Policies Associated withSubdivision Code Update 29Exhibit B: Sources Log 39
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CITY OF OAK HARBOR SUBDIVISION CODE UPDATEP
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UMMARY
This report outlines the recommendedamendments to the sections of the Oak Harbor Municipal Code (OHMC) that detail thestandards for subdivision Oak Harbor (OHMC19.31 Planned Residential Developments(PRD) and OHMC Title 21 Subdivisions).These recommendations result from the initialphases of analysis, research and communityengagement for the Subdivision Code UpdateProject initiated at the beginning of 2008. TheProject is scheduled to conclude in June of 2009.The next step in the Project will be to developspecific code language and graphics for therecommended Code amendments outlinedhere. As with the previous phases, these willbe vetted through a public process structuredaround; staff review; regular PlanningCommission meetings; online publishing; andpublic hearing(s).There are numerous amendments required tofulfill the Project’s goals and direction. Thefollowing outlines the overall scope of these:
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The structure of having Code sectionfor Subdivisions and one for PlannedResidential Developments will bemaintained;
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The general format of these Codesections will also be maintained;
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The most significant changes arerecommended for OHMC Title 21 andwill likely involve the development of a new section dedicated to SubdivisionDesign Standards;
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A number of Sections will be removedto eliminate redundancy; and,
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The Subdivision and PRD Sectionswill be augmented with illustrationsto facilitate ease of understanding.
Fgure 1: Policy drecon for the Project i refined from the board scope of the Comp.Plan, down to detailed Code Amendments.iitis
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