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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-22-26 HPC Agenda Commission Members Cynthia Hall ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ Paul Edmondson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Date: April 22, 2026 Time: 5:30 p.m Place: City Hall Council Chambers Staff: Connor Kennedy, Associate Planner I. Call to Order Commission Chair II. Roll Call Staff Liaison III. Audience Participation Commission Chair IV. Certificate of Appropriateness Hearings Staff Liaison i. 2810 Barge Street V. Approval of Meeting Minutes Commission Chair i. Approval of meeting minutes from 10/22/25, 11/13/25, 1/28/26, 2/25/26 VI. Adjournment Adjourn to next scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meeting May 27, 2026, at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers. CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Commission Findings of Fact April 22, 2026 In consideration of request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for alteration of historic property located at 2810 Barge St #2.: SUBMITTED BY: King Builders Group LLC REQUEST Certificate of Appropriateness request, for the construction of a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at a “contributing” single-family residence in the Barge-Chestnut Historic District. FINDINGS Property Owner:Tina Smith Location:2810 Barge St. Parcel:181323-32543 Background – On December 23, 2025, the applicant submitted a request to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at a historic residence located at 2810 Barge St. The subject property is listed as a ‘contributing property’ of the Barge-Chestnut Neighborhood Historic District. The home was built in 1936 and is located on the South side of Barge Street, with the front of the home facing North. The proposed ADU will be located on the Southwest side of the residence. An existing garage structure will be removed. 2 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 Location of Subject Parcel 3 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 View of residence from Barge Street (via Google Street View - 2022) 4 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 Depiction of Proposal Provided by Contractor Note: this is an AI depiction of the proposal and not an exact representaiton 5 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 Proposed Site Plan 6 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 Yakima Municipal Code, Chapter 11.62 Historic Preservation Ordinance The City of Yakima Historic Preservation Ordinance for Special Valuation governs the review of changes to Yakima Register of Historic Places and provides for the preservation, design review and rehabilitation of eligible historic properties with the city of Yakima. Review of Changes to Yakima Register of Historic Places Properties (Chapter 11.62.050) After identifying the distinguishing historic characteristics of a property subject to the design review process, retention and preservation of those features and materials are the primary goals of the design review effort. Review Required – No person shall make any material change affecting significant historic features as listed in the designation form to any existing property on the Yakima Register of Historic or contributing property within a historic district on the Yakima Register without review by the commission and without receipt of a Certificate of Appropriateness as a result of the review. The review shall apply to all features of the property that contribute to its designation and are listed on the designation. Requests for Review and Issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness or Waiver. In accordance with YMC § 11.62.050(2)(B)(6), the proposed addition is not exempt from design review. This application requires a Type II Review by the Commission for issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness (YMC § 11.62.050(2)(C)(2). The Type II Commission review decision shall be final and binding unless it is appealed to the Yakima City Council by the aggrieved person, public agency or other legal entity. Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation & Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings The intent of the Standards is to assist the long-term preservation of a property’s significance through the preservation of historic materials and features. The Standards pertain to historic buildings of all materials, construction types, sizes, and occupancy and encompass the exterior and interior of the buildings. Rehabilitation assumes that at least some repair or alteration of the historic building will be needed in order to provide for an efficient contemporary use; however, these repairs and alterations must not damage or destroy materials, features or finishes that are important in defining the building’s historic character. Approval Recommendations The property meets the Standards for Rehabilitation as listed below: 1) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships. a. The historic use of the property as a residence will be maintained. The proposed ADU will not have an impact on the historic nature of the property and is essentially equivalent to the existing detached garage structure. 7 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 2) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. a. The submitted application does not indicate what type of materials are proposed for the construction of the Accessory Dwelling Unit. The Yakima Municipal Code requires (via YMC 15.09.045 (b)(4)) the exterior walls of any ADU to “be designed so as to be similar in style, color, and building materials to the primary detached dwelling.” With this, it can be determined that the proposed ADU will be similar in character to the existing primary structure. The applicant provided an AI rendering of what the project will look like when completed and the ADU structure matches the primary structure in character in the submitted rendering. 3) Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. a. The property will remain as single family residence and the proposed ADU will not remove any historic features or add conjectural features from other historic properties. 4) Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. a. An existing garage will be demolished to make room for the proposed ADU, but the garage itself is not historically significant. This property is a contributing property of the Barge Chestnut Historic Neighborhood, but is not listed on any Yakima, State, or Historic Registers. 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. a. None of the existing architectural characteristics of the home (primary structure) will be changed. The submitted application does not indicate what type of materials are proposed for the construction of the Accessory Dwelling Unit. The Yakima Municipal Code requires (via YMC 15.09.045 (b)(4)) the exterior walls of any ADU to “be designed so as to be similar in style, color, and building materials to the primary detached dwelling.” With this, it can be determined that the proposed ADU will be similar in character to the existing primary structure. Application materials indicate that the proposed structure will match the character of the primary structure. 6) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence. 8 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 a. Alterations will be aligned with historic preservation standards. 7) Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used. a. Alterations will be aligned with historic preservation standards. 8) Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken. a. Alterations will be aligned with historic preservation standards. If such resources are discovered or disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken. 9) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. a. The submitted application does not indicate what type of materials are proposed for the construction of the Accessory Dwelling Unit. The Applicant has provided an AI generated image depicting the proposed ADU to be matching in character to the primary structure. The Yakima Municipal Code requires (via YMC 15.09.045 (b)(4)) the exterior walls of any ADU to “be designed so as to be similar in style, color, and building materials to the primary detached dwelling.” With this, it can be determined that the proposed ADU will be similar in character to the existing primary structure. 10) New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. a. The proposed ADU does not alter the existing structure of the residence in a manner that would disrupt the historic integrity if removed. Basis for Decision - Based upon a review of design review guidelines stipulated in YMC 11.62.050, Review of Changes to Yakima Register of Historic Properties, application and, exhibits, testimony and other evidence presented at the open record public meeting by the City’s Historic Preservation Commission on April 22, 2026; and a review of Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings; the Historic Preservation Commission makes the following: CONCLUSIONS 1. The purpose of historic preservation design review guidelines is to preserve the historic integrity of properties; contributing or non-contributing listed on the Yakima Register of Historic Places. 9 2810 Barge St HPR#006-25 2. The subject property is listed as a ‘Contributing property’ of the Barge-Chestnut Neighborhood Historic District, but is not listed within any State, Local, or National Historic Registers. 3. Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of historic properties allows for the rehabilitation of a historic structure which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values. 4. Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of historic properties recommends that the size, scale, and massing of a new addition all pertain to the addition’s overall volume and three-dimensional qualities. Taken together, size, scale and massing are critical elements for ensuring that a new ADU is subordinate to the historic building, thus preserving the historic character of a historic property. 5. The construction of the proposed ADU on the subject residence shall be done in a manner that does not damage historic features or materials, and does not negatively impact the surrounding historic district. DECISION The Historic Preservation Commission, following a review of the application by a majority vote of its members, has determined that the request for the alteration will not adversely affect historic significant features of the residence, or the Barge Chestnut Historic District, and approves of the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit. The requested Type II for the historic residence located at 2810 Barge St., as described above is APPROVED, and determined to be eligible for issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness, as set forth in YMC 11.62.050. Cynthia Hall, Chair Date NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL Type II Commission review decision shall be final and binding unless it is appealed to the City of Yakima City Council by the aggrieved person, public agency or other legal entity in accordance with YMC 11.62.050(4)(d). The appeal must be in writing on forms provided by the Commission, and filed with the Clerk of the City of Yakima within fourteen (14) days of the date of the decision. Appeal forms may be obtained from the Department of Community Development. Commission Members Cynthia Hall ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ Paul Edmondson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 10/22/25 Date: October 22, 2025 Time: 5:30 p.m Place: City Hall Council Chambers Staff: Connor Kennedy, Associate Planner I. Call to Order Commission Chair II. Roll Call Staff Liaison i. Dawn King, Cynthia Hall, Paul Edmonson are present. Mann and Busey absent. III. Approval of Meeting Minutes from 9/24/25 Commission Chair i. The commission moves to approve the minutes from 9/24/25 IV. Audience Participation Commission Chair i. No audience participation V. New Business Staff Liaison i. Staff provides updates on Naches Ave Historic Overlay Zone ii. Staff discusses that the upcoming regularly scheduled meetings for 2025 are scheduled for the night before Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, and proposes that the October 2025 HPC meeting be the last HPC meeting for the year pending any review items. VI. Old Business Commission Chair HPC Postcards – updates i. Staff discuses budget challenges regarding HPC Postcards and provides possible avenues to pursue the funding of these postcards. ii. Commissioners discuss potential funding and grant opportunities. VII. Adjournment i. Commissioner King motions to adjourn. Chair Hall indicates that this adjournment will not be to November 26, 2025, but to January 28, 2025. The Commission votes and the meeting adjourns. Adjourn to next scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meeting January 28, 2026, at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers. Commission Members Cynthia Hall ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ Paul Edmondson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 11/13/25 Date: November 13, 2025 Time: 5:30 p.m Place: City Hall Council Chambers Staff: Connor Kennedy, Associate Planner I. Call to Order Commission Chair i. Commissioner Bussey calls the meeting to order II. Roll Call Staff Liaison i. King, Bussey, and Mann are present, Edmonson and Hall absent. III. Audience Participation Commission Chair i. No audience participation IV. Certificate of Appropriateness Hearing Staff Liaison i. 2712 W. Yakima Ave 1. Staff presents staff report of the proposal to the commission. 2. Commissioners discuss the design of the home and the placement of the addition, the removal of historic windows, and design of the addition. Commissioner King notes that she would like to see the original windows being reused in some way in the new addition. 3. Staff notes that the commission may not want to impose a requirement for the applicant to reuse the windows in the new design as there may be a reason why they have not been included in the design, and that the commission could instead ask them to reuse the windows if possible without requiring the use. 4. The commission continues to discuss the proposal and staff answers several questions. 5. Commissioner Mann moves to approve the addition with a suggestion for the historic windows to be reused or maintained in some way if possible. Commissioner King seconds. The vote passes and the Certificate of Appropriateness is approved. V. Adjournment i. Commissioner King makes a motion to adjourn, Bussey seconds and the commission votes to adjourn until January 28, 2026. Adjourn to next scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meeting January 28, 2025, at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers. Commission Members Cynthia Hall ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ Paul Edmondson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 0((7,1*0,187(6 Date: January 28, 2026 Time: 5:30 p.m Place: City Hall Council Chambers Staff: Connor Kennedy, Associate Planner I.Call to Order Commission Chair i. Commissioner Bussey calls the meeting to order II.Roll Call Staff Liaison i. Bussey, Mann, and Edmonson present, King and Hall absent. III.Audience Participation Commission Chair i. No audience present IV.Certificate of Appropriateness Hearings Staff Liaison i. 104 W. Yakima Ave – Union Pacific Building 1. Staff discusses the proposal to replace the windows of the Union Pacific building 2. Commissioner Mann comments that he appreciates the investment the applicant is making in the historic building by replacing these windows. 3. Commissioner Bussey asks if the windows are listed within the historic registration of the building and discusses that the proposed windows are proposed to match the exact layout of the existing historic windows. 4. Commissioner Mann moves to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness, Edmonson seconds. The commission votes and approves the Certificate of Appropriateness for 104 W. Yakima Ave. ii. 2810 Barge Street – Accessory Dwelling Unit 1. Staff introduces the next item, a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at 2810 Barge Street. Staff informs that the proposed ADU will take the place of an existing garage structure, and indicates that application materials were limited. 2. Staff reviews the submitted site plan and staff report with the commission. 3. Staff recommends approval based on the requirements of the Yakima Municipal Code, but reiterates that application materials are limited and the commission can request further materials before making a decision. 4. Commissioner Mann asks if the applicant indicated that the ADU structure would be built with a brick fascia. Staff responds that they did not make any indication of what building materials would be used and that the application packet that was submitted was incomplete. 5. Staff explains that the recommendation to approve was not based on application materials but was rather based on the requirements of the Yakima Municipal Code (15.09.045(b)(4)). Commission Members Cynthia Hall ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ Paul Edmondson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King 6. The commission discusses the Yakima Municipal Code and Accessory Dwelling Units with staff. 7. Commissioner Bussey asks if the garage on the property is considered historic as well and discusses this with staff. The property itself is considered a contributing property and no specific structure on this property is listed on a historic register. 8. Commissioner Mann asks if it would be okay to push the item back one more month to collect additional information before making a decision. Staff indicates doing so would be okay. 9. Commissioners discuss pushing the item back for more information or approving the item as submitted. 10. Commissioner Edmonson notes a date error within the staff report. 11. Commissioner Edmonson moves to approve the certificate of appropriateness. Commissioner Mann seconds the motion. The commission votes to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for 2810 Barge Street. V. Adjournment i. Commissioner Mann motions to adjourn, Commissioner Bussey seconds. The commission votes to adjourn to the February 25, 2026 HPC meeting. Adjourn to next scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meeting February 25, 2025, at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers. Commission Members Cynthia Hall ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ Paul Edmondson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 2/25/26 Date: February 25, 2026 Time: 5:30 p.m Place: City Hall Council Chambers Staff: Connor Kennedy, Associate Planner I. Call to Order Commission Chair i. Commissioner Bussey calls the meeting to order II. Roll Call Staff Liaison i. Commissioners King, Bussey and Edmonson are present, Hall and Mann are absent. III. Audience Participation Commission Chair i. Audience participation is skipped in order to move onto the Certificate of appropriateness hearing as the audience is there for that hearing. IV. Certificate of Appropriateness Hearings Staff Liaison i. 2019 W. Yakima Ave – H.M. Gilbert House 1. Staff introduces the Certificate of Appropriateness item which is a proposal to re-roof the historic H.M. Gilbert house. Staff recommends to approve the item. 2. Commissioner Bussey notes that conclusion #4 in the staff report should be stricken from the staff report as it was left in the report by mistake. 3. Commissioner Edmonson moves to approve the certificate of appropriateness, Commissioner King seconds, the commission votes to approve the certificate of appropriateness to re-roof the H.M. Gilbert home at 2019 W. Yakima Ave. V. New Business Staff Liaison i. Review Naches Ave Overlay Draft 1. Staff presents a draft of the Naches Avenue Historic Overlay Zone to the commission. 2. Staff discusses the presentation with the commission and answers questions. 3. Staff discusses edits and changes to the draft with the commission. 4. Commissioner Mann moves to approve the draft and direct staff to move forward with presenting the draft code to the Yakima Planning Commission with the edits discussed during the meeting, Commissioner Edmonson seconds, the commission votes unanimously to approve this motion. VI. Adjournment i. Commissioner King motions to adjourn, Commissioner Mann seconds, the commission votes to adjourn to the March 25, 2026 meeting. Adjourn to next scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meeting March 25, 2026, at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers.