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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-22-2024 HPC Minutes Commission Members ¢—‘’Šȱ Š••ȱȡȱClayton Bussey ȡ aul –onson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Council Chambers, City Hall Date: May 22, 2024 Time: 5:30 P.M. Place: Council Chambers, City Hall, 129, N. 2nd St. Staff: Connor Kennedy, Associate Planner/ Historic Preservation Liaison I. Call to Order Meeting was called to order at approximately 5:30 P.M. II. Roll Call Commissioners Hall, Bussey, and Mann were present, with Commissioners Edmondson and King absent. III. Approval of Meeting Minutes from 04/24/2024 Meeting minutes were approved unanimously. IV. Staff Announcements – Associate Planner Kennedy announced the following: North West Vernacular has provided an update about the Fruit Row Historic District. The Fruit and Produce Row Historic District was officially listed in the National Register of the Historic Places on 01/05/2024. A celebration for this accomplishment will be put together with intention to invite previous commissioners and previous liaisons who would like to celebrate this milestone. V. Audience Participation None. VI. New Business A. Updates / Information on Subcommittees The four positions that were added to the Planning Commission have been filled by outside people. However, there are two positions opening on the Planning Commission itself. Applications for the positions opening can be found online. B. Middle Housing Discussion Middle Housing will be introduced in 2026 with the new comprehensive plan. Consequently, the density regulations outlined in the current overlay district will undergo revision due to middle housing, rendering the currently proposed density changes unnecessary, due to not meeting future standards. When writing the code for the overlay Commission Members Cynt‘ia all ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ aul –onson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King district, the density portion will be ignored for the overlay, considering middle housing will be dictating the density in the near future. The residential code will be rewritten to reflect the density standards to comply with middle housing in the future. The overlay should primarily focus on all other aspects excluding density. VII. Old Business A. Fruit Row Updates This was discussed in Staff Announcements. B. HPC Membership Roster Historic Preservation Commission members are all on track to continue their terms, except for commissioner Clayton Bussey. Clayton’s term expires on 06/30/2024. Clayton will be reapplying to extend his term. VIII. Other Business The state main street conference is taking place in October and is being hosted in Walla Walla. The commission believes this conference would be beneficial for the Historic Preservation Commission. More information to be given at another meeting. The commission is interested in obtaining further details regarding the DAHP Grant, to determine the feasibility of assembling a project in time to meet the grant’s application deadlines. The commissioners brainstormed that it would be beneficial for homeowners residing in historical homes to share their insight at the Historic Preservation Commission. IX. Adjournment A motion to adjourn to June 26, 2024 was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:00 P.M.