Historic preservation code update delayed as HPC completes review

May 14, 2026

A consultant presented proposed housekeeping and process changes to the historic preservation design-review code (PTMC 17.30); the Historic Preservation Committee requested more time and commissioners voted to continue the hearing to July 23 and keep the written record open until 04:30 PM that date.

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Consultant Lindsay Zulu of Ethos PNW presented proposed amendments to Port Townsend Municipal Code 17.30 that would streamline administrative review for many design-review actions, move Certified Local Government (CLG) references into a separate municipal code chapter, and clean up long-standing inconsistencies. Lindsay said the HPC requested more time and staff therefore recommended continuing the hearing so the commission could consider the HPC recommendation and a line-in/line-out draft.

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