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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-2025 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes January 8, 2025 Call to Order Chair Place called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. Roll Call YPC Members Present: YPC Members Absent: Staff Present: City Council Liaison: Chair Mary Place, Jeff Baker, Charles Hitchcock, Leanne Hughes - Mickel, Colleda Monick, Philip Ostriem, Kevin Rangel, Arthur Salido, Frieda Stephens, Shelley White Vice -Chair Anne Knapp (excused) Trevor Martin; Planning Manager, Eric Crowell; Senior Planner, Rick Glenn Staff Announcements — Planning Manager Martin announced the following: • The Periodic Update is officially underway. The contract is finalized, and progress is moving forward. A more definitive schedule will be shared with the Commission. Staff will provide the Commission with a schedule and is developing public engagement strategies for the update process. • The Senior Planner position will be reopened for recruitment. Action Items: Item Assigned Status Update YPC Bylaws Trevor Martin In Progress Approval of Minutes from November 13 and December 11, 2024 - It was motioned by Commissioner Hitchcock and seconded by Commissioner Stephens to approve the meeting minutes of November 13 and December 11. The motion carried unanimously. Public Comment — None Public Hearing RZ#005-24, SEPA#016-24 — Lincoln Legacy West — Senior Planner Crowell, began the hearing with a staff report regarding a proposal to rezone six parcels, totaling four acres, from Single -Family Residential (R-1) to Small Convenience Center (SCC). The Community Development Department recommends approval of the non -project rezone. Chair Place opened the hearing and Applicant Leanne Liddicoat was present and agreed with the staff recommendation. Dan Tilley, representing Dorothy Davis provided comment. Angela Gondo, provided public comment. Anna Shay provided public comment. The public hearing was closed, and the commissioners entered into discussion. Motion: To approve the RZ#005-24, SEPA#016-24, a rezone of six parcels Motioned by: Commissioner Monick Seconded by: Commissioner Baker Decision: The motion passed unanimously. Public Hearing TXT#003-24, SEPA#014-24 — City Planning YMC Title 15 — Planning Manager Martin began with the staff report for text amendments that include updates to zoning regulations for downtown, including mixed -use buildings, parking requirements, sign standards, and administrative adjustments. The text amendments also include a new section added for downtown -specific regulations, and exemptions clarified for single-family and duplexes. Chair Place open the hearing and then closed it as no one was there for public comment. The commission entered into discussion. - 1 - 01-08-2025 YPC Minutes Motion: To approve TXT#003-24, SEPA#014-24 Motioned by: Commissioner Hitchcock Seconded by: Commissioner Stephens Decision: The motion passed unanimously Commission Meeting Recap • Public Hearings: Both Rezone and Text Amendments were approved and will be forwarded to the Yakima City Council for final recommendations, expected by next month. • Request for regular updates from the Department of Commerce for the Planning Commission. Chair Place requested Martin to provide the commission with a monthly report on completed housing units. Commissioner Hughes -Mickel asked for a copy of the presentation that Byron Gumz delivered during the previous meeting. The commission discussed unit lot subdivisions and compliance with recent legislative changes. Commissioner White shared her thoughts on future legislative changes and how to present new housing laws to the commission for discussion. A motion to adjourn to January 22, 2025, was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting adjot at apprf oxi nately 4:01 p.m. Chair Pla Date This meeting as filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera, Planning Technician. - 2 01-08-2025 YPC Minutes