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Council delays vote on sidewalk ‘fee-in-lieu’ after residents warn it would expand sidewalk mandates
Summary
Council moved the proposed sidewalk fee-in-lieu ordinance to Nov. 5 after residents and builders said the proposal would create new sidewalk requirements for many housing types and significantly increase development costs.
After extensive public comment and council questions, the Port Angeles City Council moved a proposed ordinance establishing a sidewalk fee‑in‑lieu program to the November 5 council meeting for additional review.
Speakers during the first public comment period said the draft ordinance would create a new obligation to build sidewalks for building types that historically did not trigger frontage improvements — including single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes, manufactured homes and townhomes — and therefore would substantially expand the scope of required street-front…
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