The City of Port Angeles invites residents to review and comment on the Draft 2025 Housing Action Plan and Housing Needs Assessment.
A Housing Action Plan (HAP) is a strategic document that details the specific actions a city, town, or region can take to tackle housing needs and challenges. This document serves as a roadmap for communities to ensure its residents have access to safe, stable, and affordable housing.
The City’s Draft 2025 Housing Action Plan presents a comprehensive strategy aimed at addressing issues of housing affordability, supply shortages, and displacement risks caused by geographic, economic, and infrastructure-related challenges. Building on the progress made since the adoption of the 2019 Housing Action Plan, the 2025 draft proposes targeted actions across six key areas, all of which support increasing housing variety and addressing homelessness in our community:
- Increase Housing Supply and Variety: Expand initiatives like the Housing Pipeline Project, co-living code updates, and workshops for multifamily builders. Encourage infill development through continued zoning and permitting reforms.
- Improve Affordability: Leverage the Affordable Housing Sales and Use Tax to fund projects for residents earning at or below 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). Continue the Multifamily Property Tax Exemption (MFTE) program with enhanced anti-displacement safeguards.
- Preserve Existing Housing: Continue programs like the City Weatherization Program and enforce blighted property reduction strategies to address vacant or unfit buildings.
- Promote Homeownership: Explore down payment assistance programs in partnership with local financial institutions and community organizations to support first-time buyers.
- Address Homelessness: Create a City-wide Homelessness Navigator position to coordinate services, bridge gaps, and connect residents with resources.
- Prevent Displacement: Consider policies and incentives to empower tenants and nonprofit organizations to preserve affordable housing stock.
Review and Provide Your Feedback
Your feedback is important, and we encourage residents to review the draft and provide comments by October 22.
Upcoming Meetings
Residents are also invited to join us on Wednesday, August 27, at 6 p.m. for a meeting of the Planning Commission, where the draft Housing Action Plan will be discussed in detail.
Additional opportunities to learn more and provide feedback will take place this fall, including a Planning Commission Public Hearing on October 22. The staff report for the public hearing will be published to the City website on October 17.
The final Housing Action Plan will be integrated into the City’s Comprehensive Plan Update, which is scheduled to be completed by December 2025.
For more information, please visit the City website (cityofpa.us/Vision2045) or contact the Community & Economic Development Department at (360) 417-4750 or vision2045@cityofpa.us