Ordinance No. 2024-12 Transferring Certain Duties of Historic Preservation Commission to Planning Commission (Approved 051424)4866-2686-1494, v. 1 1
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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-12
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, amending BIMC
18.24.020.E.7 and BIMC 18.24.020.E.10 to transfer the duty to review certain
proposals related to register eligible and local historic register properties and certain
proposals related to specific buildings in the Fort Ward overlay district from the
Historic Preservation Commission to the Planning Commission pending further
review by the Council.
WHEREAS, Bainbridge Island Municipal Code (“BIMC”) 18.24.020.E.7 provides for the
City’s Historic Preservation Commission to “[r]eview proposals to alter, reconstruct, remodel or
restore the exterior of, move or demolish register eligible and local register properties and/or
structures as provided in BIMC 18.24.050, 18.24.060, 18.24.070, and 18.24.080;” and
WHEREAS, BIMC 18.27.020.E.10 provides for the Historic Preservation Commission to
“[r]eview proposals to alter, reconstruct, remodel or restore the exterior of specific Fort Ward
buildings as identified in Fort Ward overlay district, BIMC 18.24.110;” and
WHEREAS, due to the recent resignations of Historic Preservation Commission members,
all positions on the Historic Preservation Commission are vacant and the Historic Preservation
Commission is therefore unavailable to perform the assigned duties in BIMC 18.24020.E.7 and
18.24.020.E.10; and
WHEREAS, the Bainbridge Island City Council intends to undertake a review of the
City’s historic preservation regulations and to evaluate the role and responsibility of the Historic
Preservation Commission going forward; and
WHEREAS, while the City Council’s review is pending, the duties set forth in BIMC
18.24.020.E.7 and 18.24.020.E.10 may need to be performed and the Council has determined that
the most appropriate body to perform the duties is the Bainbridge Island Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Transfer of Duties under BIMC 18.24.020.E.7.. Pending further action
of the City Council, the duties of the Historic Preservation Commission under BIMC
18.24.020.E.7 are hereby transferred to the Bainbridge Island Planning Commission, and BIMC
18.24.020.E.7 is amended to read as follows:
7. Review proposals to alter, reconstruct, remodel or restore the exterior of,
move or demolish register eligible and local register properties and/or structures as
provided in BIMC 18.24.050, 18.24.060, 18.24.070, and 18.24.080, provided, that
pending further review by the City Council the duties of the Historic Preservation
Commission under this subsection shall be performed by the Planning Commission.
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Section 2. Transfer of Duties under BIMC 18.24.020.E.10. Pending further action
of the City Council, the duties of the Historic Preservation Commission under BIMC
18.24.020.E.10 are hereby transferred to the Bainbridge Island Planning Commission, and BIMC
18.24.020.E.10 is amended to read as follows:
10.Review proposals to alter, reconstruct, remodel or restore the exterior of
specific Fort Ward buildings as identified in Fort Ward overlay district, BIMC
18.24.110, provided, that pending further review by the City Council the duties of
the Historic Preservation Commission under this subsection shall be performed by
the Planning Commission.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force five (5)
days after its passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 14th day of May, 2024.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 14th day of May, 2024.
Joe Deets, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
Christine Brown, MMC, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: April 19, 2024
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: May 14, 2024
PUBLISHED: May 17, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 2024
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-12