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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-045 2010 Text Amendment to the 2025 Comprehensive Plan 4 II IIIIllhIIIIIIIIIIIIIll *7709594 14* FILE# 7709594 YAKIMA COUNTY, WA 11/04/2010 02 18 OOPM ORDINANCE PAGES 14 CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING Recording Fee 75 00 November 4, 2010 Return To Yakima City Clerk 129 North Second Street Yakima, WA 98901 Document Title Ordinance No. 2010 -45 2010 Text Amendment to the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Grantor City of Yakima Grantee The Public ABBREVIATED DESCRIPTION Ordinance concerning comprehensive planning and amending Chapter 3 of the City of Yakima's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 PARCEL NUMBERS Not applicable This is a regulatory policy ORDINANCE NO 2010 -45 AN ORDINANCE concerning comprehensive planning and amending Chapter 3 of the City of Yakima's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires counties and cities to prepare Tong -range comprehensive plans pursuant to Ch 36 70A RCW and related laws and regulations, and WHEREAS, RCW 36 70A.130 provides for continuing review and evaluation of comprehensive plans and development regulations at least every seven years and for the revision or amendments to such plans not more than once a year but at least once every seven years, with certain exceptions, and WHEREAS, RCW 36 70A.470 requires that counties and cities planning under RCW 36 70A.040 include in their development regulations a procedure for any interested person, including applicants, citizens, hearing examiners, and staff of other agencies, to suggest comprehensive plan or development regulation amendments, and WHEREAS, RCW Ch 36 70A further requires that the suggested amendments be docketed and considered not more often than once a year, consistent with the provisions of RCW 36 70A.130; and WHEREAS, on March 18, 2003, the City Council enacted Ch 16 10 YMC to provide procedures and criteria for amending and updating the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, On July 2, 2009, the City of Yakima Planning Department submitted a Comprehensive Plan text amendment application, amending portions of chapter 3 Land Use, and WHEREAS, the City of Yakima Planning Department submitted a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist on April 30, 2010; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197- 11 and YMC 6 88, and prior to the Commission's hearing, the City issued a Final Determination of Non - significance (DNS) and Incorporation by Reference on the proposed Comprehensive Plan text amendment on July 20, 2010, and the appeal period ended on August 3, 2010, and WHEREAS, in accordance with YMC Chapter 1610, the City Planning Commission held appropriate meetings and hearings to review and consider the requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan amendments, and WHEREAS, pursuant to YMC 16 10 080 and the approval criteria set forth in YMC 16 10 040, the City Planning Commission made a recommendation to a joint 1 meeting of the City Council and Yakima County Commissioners that the requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan and amendments described above be approved, and WHEREAS, pursuant to YMC 16 10 090, on November 2, 2010, a public hearing regarding the requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan amendments described above was held, and City Council directed City staff to prepare appropriate legislation to approve the requested amendments, and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to enact the following to approve the requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan amendments described above, now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1 Findings, Analysis, and Conclusions. Subject to the specific terms of this ordinance, the Yakima City Council adopts the City Planning Commission's September 8, 2010, Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Recommendations regarding City of Yakima's 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment, City File# CPA #009 -10 A copy of said recommendations is attached as Exhibit "A ", and is incorporated herein by this reference Regarding CPA #009 -10, the City Council finds as follows 1 The requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan text amendment appropriately updates Chapter 3 Land Use to include a Removal of outdated Future Land Use Designations from Chapter III, and Table III -11, which include Large Convenience Center, Arterial Commercial, and Wholesale/Warehouse, b Addition of the new Future Land Use Map designations General Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Airport Support zoning district to the text and tables of Chapter III -Land Use of the City's 2025 Comprehensive Plan, c. Expansion of the allowed zoning designations within Table III -11 for the Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, and I ndustrial Future Land Use Map designations, and d Removal of the Planned Development zoning designations, and Institutional Future Land Use designation 2 The proposed City of Yakima's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan text amendments are consistent with, and update the goals and policies of the Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, 3 The proposed Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan text amendments meet the requirements and considerations set forth in Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 16 10, and the Growth Management Act, RCW Chapter 37 70A, and the Yakima County Wide Planning Policy (CWPP), 4 Environmental review of the requested amendments was done according to the provisions and procedures of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197 -11 and YMC 6 88 A Determination of Non - Significance (DNS) for the proposed amendments was issued on July 20, 2010 and the appeal period ended on August 3, 2010; and 2 5 The cumulative impacts of this request together with all previous Comprehensive Plan Amendments have been considered and support the requested amendment. Section 2. Revision of Sections of Existing Comprehensive and Transportation Plans. The Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, and adopting ordinance #2006 -62 are hereby amended to revise the text, policies, and related provisions of the specific sections as identified in the City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment . document set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto, and incorporated herein by this reference, as if set forth in full Section 3. Amendments to Replace and Supersede. The Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 is amended by these changes and all such changes are intended to replace and supersede all relevant sections of the existing Comprehensive Plan Section 4. Transmittal to State. Pursuant to RCW 36 70A.106, this Ordinance shall be transmitted to the Washington Department of Commerce as required by law Section 5. Preparation of Final Comprehensive Plan Document. City staff are hereby directed to complete a final addendum document including all adopted changes to the City of Yakima's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, correction of any typographical edits and inclusion of appropriate graphics and illustrations, consistent with the attached amendments Section 6. Validity. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance Section 7 Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority, and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed Section 8. Authorization to File. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this ordinance with the Yakima County Auditor Section 9 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this 2 day of November, 2010 t."7114.2i • 0 Micah Cawley, ayor ATTEST City Clerk Publication Date November 6, 2010 Effective Date December 6, 2010 3 EXHIBIT "A" 1 1 5 DOC. INDEX Exhibit "A" CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING COMMISSION FINDINGS OF FACT, PROPOSED AMENDMENT, REVIEW RATIONALE, CONCLUSION AND REASON FOR ACTION, AND RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION TAKEN City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment September 8, 2010 WHEREAS, the City of Yakima, hereafter referred to as the "City" pursuant to RCW 36 70A.040 is required to plan under the provisions of the Growth Management Act, and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36 70A.130(1) the City is required to take legislative action to review and revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations m accordance with the Growth Management Act, and WHEREAS pursuant to RCW 36 70A.020, goals are set forth to guide the development and adoption of comprehensive plans and adoption of development regulations, and 1. WHEREAS, On December 12, 2006 the City of Yakima adopted by ordinance 2006 -62 the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 as required by the Growth Management Act, and WHEREAS, prior to April 30, 2010, the City of Yakima Planning Division reviewed the text and tables of its 2025 Comprehensive Plan, and 2010 Urban Area Zoning Ordinance and identified the need to update certain sections of the Urban Area Comprehensive Plan's Land Use chapter to make it consistent with the City's Urban Area Zoning Ordinance, and WHEREAS, On Apnl 30, 2010, the City submitted a Comprehensive Plan text amendment application, to amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan (YUACP) 2025 and incorporate new information into the City's 2025 YUACP's Land Use chapter; and WHEREAS, the City prepared a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist on April 30, 2010 , and DOC INDEX y I WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36 70A, and YMC 15 23 020, the City of Yakima Planning Commission, hereafter referred to as the "Commission," is authorized to make a recommendation to the Yakima City Council, hereafter referred to as the "Council" for their review, consideration, and adoption of Comprehensive Plan Amendments, and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Ordinance #2004 -14 and RCW 36 70A 130 (2) the City of Yakima followed its adopted public participation program, which included the following 1 Twenty days of public comment starting June 24, 2010 and ending on July 19, 2010, 2 Posting on the City of Yakima's web site of the draft Comprehensive on June 24, 2010, and 3 Published notice in a local newspaper of general circulation, issued a press release to local media, and posted notices at the Planning Division and City Clerk's offices on June 24, 2010, and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36 70A.106 notice of all amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan and development regulations were sent to the Washington State Department of Commerce at least sixty days prior to the amendments being considered for adoption, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197 -11 and YMC 6 88, and prior to the Commission's hearing, the City issued a Final Determination of Non - significance (DNS) and Incorporation by Reference on the proposed Comprehensive amendments on July 20, 2010, and the appeal period ended on August 3, 2010 WHEREAS, A public hearing notice regarding these proposed amendments was published in a local newspaper of record on June 24, 2010, and WHEREAS, said hearing occurred on August 4, 2010, where all persons desiring to comment on the proposed amendments were given a full and complete opportunity to be heard, and WHEREAS, the Commission following public comment and deliberation reviewed and revised staff's recommended amendments, and those proposed revisions were approved by staff, and THEREFORE, the Commission is now satisfied that these proposed amendments to Table III -11, and the associated text of Chapter 3 of the YUACP have been sufficiently considered, and hereby makes and enters the following I PROPOSED AMENDMENT, REVIEW RATIONALE, AND FINDINGS OF FACT Amendment to City of Yakima 2025 Urban Area Comprehensive Plan (UACP) PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1 Removal of outdated Future Land Use Designations from Chapter III, and Table III -11, which include Large Convenience Center, Arterial Commercial, and Wholesale /Warehouse, DOC. INDEX # AA Z 2 Addition of the new Future Land Use Map designations General Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Airport Support zoning district to the text and tables of Chapter III -Land Use of the City's 2025 Comprehensive Plan, 3 Expansion of the allowed zoning designations within Table III -11 for the Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Industrial Future Land Use Map designations, and 4 Removal of the Planned Development zoning designations, and Institutional Future Land Use designation. REVIEW RATIONALE The City's Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 was last updated in December of 2006 At that time numerous changes were made to the Land Use chapter Some of the proposed changes identified that various definitions or portions of the Land Use chapter were to be removed, modified, or replaced in a future update Prior to the close of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan amendment period the Planning staff had intended to institute the needed updates during the state's mandated 2013 Comprehensive Plan update process However, following the receipt of several of this year's Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment applications it became readily apparent that certain requested zoning designations could not be supported by a corresponding Future Land Use designation In addition, and perhaps more importantly, Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison did not yet include the new 2008 adopted zoning designations It had numerous old zoning and future land use map designations that were identified for removal, and did not provide adequate zoning designations to support increased commercial and industrial activities Therefore, the Planning staff has prepared the draft update to the Land Use chapter of Comprehensive Plan 2025 which incorporated the appropriate amendments to the herein identified Future Land Use and Zoning designations During the Planning Commission's August 4, 2010, hearing on the proposed amendments, the commission held a general discussion on the proposed amendments, and took public testimony The public testimony consisted of a letter and comments from the Yakima County Planning Department represented by Project Planner, Phil Hoge which identified the below mentioned items 1 A Question whether the "Institutions" plan designation was an overlay district or future land use designation, 2 A Question whether the "Mixed Use Plan Development (MU -PD)" is a future land use map designation or a zoning district, and questioning whether it should be removed from the comprehensive plan, and 3 Concern over whether expansion of the implementing zoning districts of the Community Commercial, CBD, Professional Office, and Neighborhood Commercial Future Land Use Map designations provide for proper implementation through planning Findings of Fact by the City of Yakima Planning Comnussion regarding City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensi' e Plan Text Amendments 3 DOC. INDEX In response to the above raised questions the Planning Commission requested that the City Planning Department prepare a formal response to the County's questions which were considered at the August 4 and 11` meetings The City's response was as follows 1 The City concurred with the County's comment that the institutional designation is in reality an overlay rather than an implementing zone and was recommended to be eliminated from the chart without consequence, 2 The four Planned Development zoning categories are not affected by their future land use designations - their creation is governed by zoning alone - so the PD's were removed from Table III -11, 3 The City agreed with the County's suggestion that the Professional Office land use category not be considered as implementing a zoning change to SCC and the category was removed as an implementing zone, 4 The City did not concur with the county that the SCC zoning district is inconsistent with the Future Land Use Designation of Neighborhood Commercial, and recommended that the SCC zoning district remain as submitted, 5 The City recommended that the General Commercial zoning district be removed as an implementing zoning category to the Community Commercial Future Land Use designation, and 6 No additional changes were recommended to the Community Commercial or CBD Future Land Use implementing zones FINDINGS OF FACT The Commission held the required public hearing on August 4, 2010, and held further discussion on the proposed amendments at its August 11, 2010, at which time the Commission made the following findings 1 The Future Land Use Map Designation for General Commercial is identical in name to its companion zoning district, and is recommended to be renamed during the City of Yakima's next Comprehensive Plan update cycle, 2 The Commission agrees with the proposed changes to Chapter III Land Use of the City of Yakima's Comprehensive Plan subject to the changes identified in the City of Yakima Planning Departments memo dated August 6, 2010, and Chapter III draft, 3 The parks and open space designation should be removed from the Future Land Use section as it is not a Future Land Use designation, and 4 The Commission recommended that the Institutional Overlay description be removed from the Future Land Use section of the YUACP, and placed under the zoning section of the YUACP, along with a corrected description. II CONCLUSIONS Findings of Fact by the City of Yakima Planning Commission regarding City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments 4 DOC. INDEX Having made the Findings set forth above, the Commission now makes the following conclusions 1 Environmental review of the requested amendments was done according to the provisions and procedures of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197 -11 and YMC 6 88 A Determination of Non - Significance (DNS) for the proposed amendments was issued on July 20, 2010, and the appeal period ended on August 3, 2010 2 The proposed changes to the City's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 are consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA), Ch. 36 70A RCW 3 The City followed the procedural requirements of the GMA to notify and advertise the proposed amendments to the City's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 to the public and to interested agencies, and all oral and wntten comments received during all respective processes have been considered. III RECOMMENDATION It is for the above reasons that the Commission recommends that Council adopt the City of Yakima's 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments to the City's Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive 2025 with a revision date of September 8, 2010, and further recommends that the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map Designation for General Commercial be renamed dunng the City's next Comprehensive Plan update Motion Based upon the findings and conclusions outlined above, it was moved and seconded that the City of Yakima Planning Commission recommends APPROVAL of the submitted Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments The motion was carved by a unanimous vote 6 f ) fip n Shoval, Chairma - Date akima Planning mrnission Findings of Fact by the City of Yakima Planning Commission regarding City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments 5 DOC. INDEX 1 EXHIBIT `B" City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment document 6 OOC. INDEX ;,, Exhibit B CHAPTER III - LAND USE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS Following is a brief description of each designation on the Future Land Use Map Again, these are land use designations, not zoning districts For a zoning designation or district to be allowed on a piece of land, it must be compatible with these land use designations on the Future Land Use Map Conversely, once the FLUM is adopted, it can be assumed that zoning will be applied that results in land being developed as described in the following The relationship between the FLUM and Zoning Map is described on Table 111- 11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison Low Density Residential Primarily free standing single - family residences Residential density is Tess than 7 0 dwelling units per acre This is considered the lowest possible residential density that can efficiently support public services Medium Density Residential Characterized by a mixture of single - family detached residences and duplexes, with a variety of other housing types at a residential density ranging between 7 0 and 11 0 dwelling units per acre High Density Residential Multi- family residential development may include apartments, condominiums and townhouses, containing 12 or more dwelling units per acre A limited range of other mixed land uses may be permitted, such as some professional offices and community services Professional Office A wide range of office uses, such as financial institutions, real estate, insurance, engineering, legal, medical offices and other similar business uses, specifically permitted by the applicable zoning district. Institutions Institutions include existing and new large -scale institutional facilities such as hospitals and higher educational facilities that may have significant impacts to the surrounding land uses. Institutions such as hospitals and higher education facilities play an important role in the community, providing needed health and educational services to the citizens of the community and region. Hospitals and higher educational facilities also provide major employment in the Yakima Urban Growth Area and contribute to the growth of Yakima's economy. However, when these institutions are located in or adjacent to residential or pedestrian oriented commercial areas, their activities and facilities can generate noise, traffic, and other effects that could be potentially incompatible with the surrounding land uses Other Yakima institutions that are smaller scale such as churches, schools, libraries, museums, public utilities and government buildings may not be designated as Institutions. YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDEX PAGE 1I1 -14 ,:, . CHAPTER III - LAND USE r:\ 1 These uses have lesser effects on the public and are accepted outright in other land use designations. These can be developed under the procedures established in the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance. It is anticipated that uses shown, as "institutions ", on the FLUM will be regulated under an "institutional Overlay (10)" zone. Designation of an 10 on the City's Zoning Map would occur only after approval of a detailed master site plan by the City following the public process, which includes public hearings. The site plan approval would include specific development standards that allow for appropriate growth and development of new or expanding institution, along with methods for mitigating identified impacts. The purpose of the Institutional Overlay designation is to identify specific institutions within the City of Yakima that would benefit from the Institutional Overlay master planning process, and have had prior Comprehensive Plan compatibility consideration taken into account through the adoption of the City' Comprehensive Plan. Uses shown, as "institutions ", on the FLUM underwent preliminarily review during the City of Yakima's 2006/2025 Comprehensive Plan update process by the Regional Planning Commission. Institutional uses shown on the FLUM are not subject to further review by the City of Yakima's Planning Commission provided the boundaries of the Institutional Overlay and Master Plan are substantially consistent with those identified on the City of Yakima's FLUM. Designation of the Institutional Overlay zone (10) on the City's Zoning Map will only occur after approval of a detailed master site plan through the master plan process as specified in the City of Yakima's Zoning Ordinance. The site plan approval would include specific development standards that allow for appropriate growth and development of new or expanding institutions, along with methods for mitigating identified impacts. It should be mentioned when an institutional use is placed in a commercially zoned district the conditions associated with the approval would be the minimum But as the institutional use moves toward residential uses the conditions would increase significantly. Institutions include existing and new large scale institutional facilities such as hospitals economy. However, when these institutions arc located in or adjacent to residential or pedestrian oriented commercial areas, their activities and facilities can generate noise, traffic, and other effects that ceutd 19.9 potentially ion with the uses. Other Yakima institutions that are in �ma{ler scale such as churches, schools, libraries, on the Land Use Map. These uses have lesser effects on the public and are accepted YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDEX PAGE III -15 40 AA -I CHAPTER III — LAND USE outright in other land use designations. Thesc can be developed under the procedures established in the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance. "Institutional Overlay (I0)" zone Designation of an 10 on the City's Zoning Map would process, which includes public h.,arings. The site plan approval would include specific Neighborhood Commercial Small scale, neighborhood convenience commercial uses and services primarily for residences of adjacent neighborhoods These areas are typically located along a minor arterial, or at the intersection of a minor arterial and a collector arterial street. community. Accommodates clusters of retail, financial, professional service business and entertainment activities that attract shoppers from an ar a significantly larger than - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - • e - _ - - - - - - - • • . _ - • -- 1 areas or surrounding land uses. Community Commercial - • - - • - . - - - - ee - - - - • - - Community Commercial provides medium scale commercial uses that serve multiple neighborhoods and residential areas in the community These areas are typically located along a principal arterial, or selected minor arterial or at the intersection of a principal arterial and a minor arterial street. Land uses which require high auto vi =ibility such as restaurants, service stations, car General Commercial (Alew -Category) General Commercial provides a wide variety of commercial retail and services that are heavily dependent on convenient vehicle access along major travel routes General Commercial land uses may include those uses identified in Neighborhood Commercial or Community Commercial, but do not serve only the adjacent neighborhoods General Commercial includes uses such as fast food restaurants, auto - oriented services and other DOC. YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDEX PAGE III -16 # AA-I CHAPTER III - LAND USE commercial services The City has designated these areas with the intent that each will be intensively developed within designated boundaries and that undesirable strip commercial development is avoided ( "Strip Commercial" development is usually described as commercial properties developed along a street in linear fashion (as opposed to the downtown or malls), where individual driveways, separated parking Tots, different building designs and access points, can lead to problems including traffic safety, shopper confusion, higher failure rates among businesses, poor aesthetics, etc ) Regional Commercial The Regional Commercial designation is intended to provide the community with a mix of retail, service and business establishments on a medium to large scale Commercial firms span a wide range of activities such as retail stores, business and professional services, hotel /motel operations, restaurants, theaters and gas stations Generally, regional commercial uses are the source of consumer goods and services for the community and the traveling public Their locational, market area and site requirements tend to be as diverse as the mix of activities In common, these firms are generally dependent upon visibility for customer attraction, and prefer locations with heavy traffic flows The typical size of a regional commercial development is 10 -60 acres and serves a population of 100,000- 200,000 people into more intensive uses in the core of the urban area. It is intended that development on designated sites would be implemented in conjunction with the approval of a Master • •_ - -•- -- ` 0 _ - -- - - _ _ - •• - - -e••:- - • • - -- - • -• - -- - - • - - • • - _ - - •- • - - -- - - • Central Business District Core Commercial Central Business District Core Commercial designation is a wide variety of intense retail, office, institutional and high- density residential land uses with the broadest range of mixed uses and flexibility Land uses to be encouraged in this area are those new developments that foster the unique, regional nature of the Yakima Central Business District. Industrial The Industrial designation is a range of activities, including construction businesses, manufacturing, transportation, communication, utiI sand wholesale and warehouse • INDEX i YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN # AA-1 PAGE III -17 1 CHAPTER III - LAND USE activities, which may include some accessory office and retail use uPdatO Parks and Recreation Includes all existing public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, greenways, pathways, golf courses, conservancy and designated open spaces This designation may also include land that is preserved by Yakama Nation, State and or Federal agencies and private entities Comparing Future Land Use Plan and Current Zoning The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) (see Map 111 -2) recommends the best use of land over the next 20 years The Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance implements the Future Land Use Map The Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance tells the property owner what legal use can be made of his or her property and what development requirements are attached to the land For a piece of property to be zoned a certain way, it must be consistent with the Future Land Use Map There may be several types of zoning districts that implement a particular FLUM designation Conversely, if a particular zoning district is not considered to be an "implementing zone" of the FLUM designation, it cannot be allowed For instance, according to Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison (following), the "Medium Density Residential" FLUM designation could have R1, R2 or R3 zoning as an implementing zone However, a property owner could not request a B1 (Business) zoning for his or her property if the FLUM shows the Medium Density Residential category Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will be used to determine the consistency of the zoning district with the Future Land Use Map designation The City's Zoning Map will be updated as necessary to ensure this consistency In the future, property owners wishing to rezone land to a different category (e g from R1 to R3) must show that the rezone will be consistent with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison Because actual zoning is based on factors in addition to the Land Use Map (e g land use compatibility, location, availability and capacity for public services and facilities, market demand, environmental features, etc ), consistency with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will not guarantee rezone approval However, inconsistency of a request with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will preclude approval If the Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison zoning column does not indicate an "X" with the Future Land Use designation, then the property owner would request a change to the Future Land Use Map before a rezone could be approved Both changes could occur concurrently during the annual Comprehensive Plan amendment process As long as the Future Land Use Map change and the rezone request were DOC. INDEX YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - f PAGE 111 -18 �� CHAPTER III — LAND USE concurrently done during the Comprehensive Plan amendment process, both requests would be considered a legislative action For the 2006 Plan update, three new FLUM designations and four new zoning categories have been developed These changes are in response to new methods of encouraging innovative development, to citizen requests or to changed circumstances since 1997 Each is summarized as follows and is the basis for policies listed later in this chapter Drafting and adoption of the amendments to the zoning code will occur after adoption of the updated Comprehensive Plan Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison Zoning of N M m r N e' N v, CC CC CC = CO m °° 1 � (<' [ Land Use Low Density Residential X X X X Medium Density Residential X X X X rligh Density Residential X X X X X _ X X X X X X X X X X X X 'rofessional Office X X X X X Neighborhood Commercial X X X X X Community Commercial X X X X X X 3eneral Commercial* X X X X X X X X X X X Regional Commercial* X X X X ** X X X X X :,BD Core Commercial X X _ X Industrial X X X X X X X X t Compatible with Master Plan (Institutional Overlay) Institutional Overlay zoning will be applied after Master Site Plan approval. Underlying zoning will remain. ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS The Urban Area Zoning Ordinance (UAZO) and the Zoning Map will determine the actual use that can be made of land within the City and Urban Area Using Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison future requests for rezones may also be submitted and possibly approved by the City The intent will be to have zoning comply with the policies of this Plan, other ordinances of the City and the Future Land Use Map Four new zones are proposed as part of this Comprehensive Plan update process The R -PD zone would be applied to a development parcel upon a request by the owner and upon submittal of a master site plan (see Figure 2 — Residential Planned Development) Cluster Development (CD) and other innovative residential development can be implemented in any residential designation through an approval of R -PD rezoning DOC, INDEX YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .#L PACE III -19 • BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT �7 Item No _ For Meeting of November 2, 2010 ITEM TITLE Closed Record Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance regarding the City of Yakima's 2010 text amendment to the 2025 Comprehensive Plan SUBMITTED BY Michael Morales, Director of Community & Economic Development CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE Jeff Peters, Associate Planner, 575 -6163 SUMMARY EXPLANATION On September 8, 2010, the City Planning Commission formally adopted their written findings and recommendations concerning a City initiated Comprehensive Plan text amendment to Chapter 111 Land Use of the City of Yakima's 2025 Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Council is requested to hold a closed record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendations regarding a City initiated text amendment to its 2025 Comprehensive Plan Resolution _ Ordinance X Contract _Other (Specify) Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. City Man ei ' % STAFF RECOMMENDATION Hold public hearing and adopt the accompanying ordinance BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The Yakima Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed text amendment on September 8, 2010 COUNCIL ACTION • 1 s 1 CITY OF YAKIMA ' COMP PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT 1 CPA #009 -10, SEPA #020 -10 1 Joint Yakima City Council & Yakima County Commissioners Record Public Hearing November 2, 2010 1 EXHIBIT LIST Applicant. City of Yakima File Number CPA #009 -10, SEPA #020 -10 Site Address N/A Staff Contact. Jeff Peters, Associate Planner 1 1 Table of Contents 1 CHAPTER AA Ordinance and Amendment — Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment 1 CHAPTER A SEPA Checklist & Application 1 CHAPTER B Public Notices CHAPTER C Public Comments 1 1 1 1 1 CITY OF YAKIMA COMP PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT CPA#009-10 9 SEPA#020-10 1 EXHIBIT LIST CHAPTER AA Ordinance & Amendment — Comprehensive Plan Text 1 Amendment 1 ALDOgifillaqt;:000 0' 0 le rfagfTIVV, Vtilre; rAP,O,V1,1 , 4 4, „ • * 7 =, INTarti% ,!4 rbr „IAA* tc AA-1 Exhibit B — Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments AA-2 Exhibit A — City of Yakima Planning Commission Findings of 09/08/2010 Fact 1 AA-3 Ordinance 11/02/2010 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r �1 1 ORDINANCE NO 2010 - 1 AN ORDINANCE concerning comprehensive planning and amending Chapter 3 of the City of Yakima's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires counties and cities to prepare long -range comprehensive plans pursuant to Ch. 36 70A RCW and related laws and regulations, and WHEREAS, RCW 36 70A.130 provides for continuing review and evaluation of 1 comprehensive plans and development regulations at least every seven years and for the revision or amendments to such plans not more than once a year but at least once every seven years, with certain exceptions, and WHEREAS, RCW 36 70A.470 requires that counties and cities planning under RCW 36 70A.040 include in their development regulations a procedure for any interested person, including applicants, citizens, heanng examiners, and staff of other agencies, to suggest 1 comprehensive plan or development regulation amendments, and WHEREAS, RCW Ch. 36 70A further requires that the suggested amendments be 1 docketed and considered not more often than once a year, consistent with the provisions of RCW 36 70A.130, and WHEREAS, on March 18, 2003, the City Council enacted Ch. 16 10 YMC to provide 1 procedures and criteria for amending and updating the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan, and 1 WHEREAS, On July 2, 2009, the City of Yakima Planning Department submitted a Comprehensive Plan text amendment application, amending portions of Chapter 3 Land Use, and 1 WHEREAS, the City of Yakima Planning Department submitted a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist on April 30, 2010, and 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197 -11 and YMC 6 88, and prior to the Commission's hearing, the City issued a Final Determination of Non - significance (DNS) and Incorporation by Reference on the proposed Comprehensive 1 Plan text amendment on July 20, 2010; and the appeal penod ended on August 3, 2010 WHEREAS, in accordance with YMC Chapter 16 10, the City Planning Commission held appropriate meetings and hearings to review and consider the requested Urban Area 1 Comprehensive Plan amendments, and WHEREAS, pursuant to YMC 16 10 080 and the approval cntena set forth in YMC 1 16 10 040, the City Planning Commission made a recommendation to a point meeting of the City Council and Yakima County Commissioners that the requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan and amendments described above be approved, and 1 1 1 DOC. INDEX 1 WHEREAS, pursuant 2010, a public heanng 1 ursuant to YMC 16 10 090, on November 2, regarding the requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan amendments described above was held, and City Council directed City staff to prepare appropnate legislation to approve the 1 requested amendments, and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to enact the following to approve the requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan amendments described above, now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1 Findings, Analysis, and Conclusions. Subject to the specific terms of this ordinance, the Yakima City Council adopts the City Planning Commission's September 8, 2010, Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Recommendations regarding City of Yakima's 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment, City File# CPA #009 -10 A copy of said recommendations is attached as Exhibit "A ", and is incorporated herein by this reference Regarding CPA #009 -10, the City Council finds as follows 1 1 The requested Urban Area Comprehensive Plan text amendment appropnately updates Chapter 3 Land Use to include a. Removal of outdated Future Land Use Designations from Chapter III, and Table III -11, which include Large Convenience Center, Artenal Commercial, and Wholesale /Warehouse, 1 b Addition of the new Future Land Use Map designations General Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Airport Support zoning district to the text and tables of Chapter III -Land Use of the City's 2025 Comprehensive Plan, 1 c Expansion of the allowed zoning designations within Table III -11 for the Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Industnal Future Land Use Map designations, and 1 d. Removal of the Planned Development zoning designations, and Institutional Future Land Use designation. 2 The proposed City of Yakima's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan text amendments are consistent with, and.update the goals and policies of the Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, 3 The proposed Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan text amendments meet the requirements and considerations set forth in Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 16 10, and the Growth Management Act, RCW Chapter 37 70A, and the Yakima County Wide Planning Policy (CWPP), 4 Environmental review of the requested amendments was done according to the provisions and procedures of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197- 11 and YMC 6 88 A Determination of Non - Significance (DNS) for the proposed 1 2 DOCU INDEX # AA -.3 1 amendments was issued on July 20, 2010 and the appeal period ended on August 3, 2010, and 1 5 The cumulative impacts of this request together with all previous Comprehensive Plan Amendments have been considered and support the requested amendment. Section 2. Revision of Sections of Existing Comprehensive Plan. The Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, and adopting ordinance #2006 -62 are hereby amended to revise the text, policies, and related provisions of the specific sections as identified in the City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment document set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto, and incorporated herein by this reference, as if set forth in full. Section 3 Amendments to Replace and Supersede. The Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 is amended by these changes and all such changes are intended to 1 replace and supersede all relevant sections of the existing Comprehensive Plan. Section 4 Transmittal to State. Pursuant to RCW 36 70A.106, this Ordinance 1 shall be transmitted to the Washington Department of Commerce as required by law Section 5. Preparation of Final Comprehensive Plan Document. City staff are r hereby directed to complete a final addendum document including all adopted changes to the �■ City of Yakima's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, correction of any typographical edits and inclusion of appropriate graphics and illustrations, consistent with the attached amendments Section 6. Validity. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance 1 Section 7 Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority, and prior to the e date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed. 1 Section 7 Authorization to File. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed t o file a certified copy of this ordinance with the Yakima County Auditor 1 Section 8. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter 1 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved 1 this day of , 2010 1 3 1 DO C. INDEX 1 1 Micah D Cawley, Mayor ATTEST i City Clerk 1 Publication Date Effective Date 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 DOC. INDEX 1 # AA-3 LO o MN 11•11 NM r- M■ MI • MN -- s - - NM I• MN 1 1 1 Exhibit "A" 1 CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING COMMISSION FINDINGS OF FACT, PROPOSED AMENDMENT, REVIEW RATIONALE, CONCLUSION AND REASON FOR ACTION, AND RECOMMENDATION AND 1 ACTION TAKEN City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment 1 September 8, 2010 WHEREAS, the City of Yakima, hereafter referred to as the "City" p ursuant to RCW 36 70A.040 is required to plan under the provisions of the Growth Management Act, and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36 70A.130(1) the City is required to take legislative action to review and revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations m accordance with the Growth Management Act, and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36 70A.020, goals are set forth to guide the development and adoption of comprehensive plans and adoption of development regulations, and WHEREAS, On December 12, 2006 the City of Yakima adopted by ordinance 2006 -62 the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 as required by the Growth Management Act, and WHEREAS, prior to April 30, 2010, the City of Yakima Planning Division reviewed the 1 text and tables of its 2025 Comprehensive Plan, and 2010 Urban Area Zoning Ordinance and identified the need to update certain sections of the Urban Area Comprehensive Plan's Land Use chapter to make it consistent with the City's Urban Area Zoning Ordinance, and WHEREAS, On April 30, 2010, the City submitted a Comprehensive Plan text amendment application, to amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan (YUACP) 2025 and incorporate new information into the City's 2025 YUACP's Land Use chapter, and WHEREAS, the City prep ared a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist on April 30, 2010 , and 1 DOC. 1 INDEX /A -� 1 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36 70A, and YMC 15.23 020, the City of Yakima Planning Commission, hereafter referred to as the "Commission," is authorized to make a recommendation to the Yakima City Council, hereafter referred to as the "Council" for their 1 review, consideration, and adoption of Comprehensive Plan Amendments, and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Ordinance #2004 -14 and RCW 36 70A.130 (2) the City of 1 Yakima followed its adopted public participation program, which included the following 1 Twenty days of public comment starting June 24, 2010 and ending on.July 19, 2010, 2 Posting on the City of Yakima's web site of the draft Comprehensive on June 24, 2010, r and 3 Published notice in a local newspaper of general circulation, issued a press release to local media, and posted notices at the Planning Division and City Clerk's offices on June 1 24, 2010, and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36 70A.106 notice of all amendments to the City's 1 Comprehensive Plan and development regulations were sent to the Washington State Department of Commerce at least sixty days prior to the amendments being considered for adoption, and 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197 -11 and YMC 6 88, and prior to the Commission's hearing, the City issued a Final Determination of Non - significance (DNS) and Incorporation by Reference on the proposed Comprehensive r amendments on July 20, 2010, and the appeal period ended on August 3, 2010 WHEREAS, A public hearing notice regarding these proposed amendments was published in a local newspaper of record on June 24, 2010, and WHEREAS, said hearing occurred on August 4, 2010, where all persons desiring to comment on the proposed amendments were given a full and complete opportunity to be heard, and 1 WHEREAS, the Commission following public comment and deliberation reviewed and revised staff's recommended amendments, and those proposed revisions were approved by staff, 1 and THEREFORE, the Commission is now satisfied that these proposed amendments to Table 1 III -11, and the associated text of Chapter 3 of the YUACP have been sufficiently considered, and hereby makes and enters the following 1 I PROPOSED AMENDMENT, REVIEW RATIONALE, AND FINDINGS OF FACT Amendment to City of Yakima 2025 Urban Area Comprehensive Plan (UACP) ' PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1 Removal of outdated Future Land Use Designations from Chapter III, and Table 1 III -11, which include Large Convenience Center, Arterial Commercial, and Wholesale /Warehouse, r DOC. INDEX AA - r 1 2 Addition of the new Future Land Use Map designations General Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Airport Support zoning district to the text and tables of Chapter III -Land Use of the City's 2025 Comprehensive Plan, 3 Expansion of the allowed zoning designations wtthm Table III -11 for the Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Industrial Future Land Use Map designations, and 4 Removal of the Planned Development zoning designations, and Institutional Future Land Use designation. REVIEW RATIONALE The City's Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 was last updated in December of 2006 At that time numerous changes were made to the Land Use chapter Some of the proposed changes identified that vanous defimtions or portions of the Land Use chapter were to be removed, modified, or replaced in a future update Prior to the close of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan amendment period the Planning staff had intended to institute the needed updates during the state's mandated 2013 Comprehensive Plan update process However, following the receipt of several of this year's Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment applications it became readily apparent that certain requested zoning designations could not be supported by a corresponding Future Land Use designation In addition, and perhaps more importantly, Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning 1 Companson did not yet include the new 2008 adopted zoning designations It had numerous old zoning and future land use map designations that were identified for removal, and did not provide adequate zoning designations to support increased commercial and industrial 1 activities Therefore, the Planning staff has prepared the draft update to the Land Use chapter of Comprehensive Plan 2025 which incorporated the appropriate amendments to the herein identified Future Land Use and Zoning designations 1 During the Planning Commission's August 4, 2010, hearing on the proposed amendments, the commission held a general discussion on the proposed amendments, and took public testimony The public testimony consisted of a letter and comments from the Yakima County Planning Department represented by Project Planner, Phil Hoge which identified the below mentioned items 1 A Question whether the "Institutions" plan designation was an overlay district or future land use designation, 2 A Question whether the "Mixed Use Plan Development (MU -PD)" is a future land use map designation or a zoning district, and questioning whether it should be removed from the comprehensive plan, and 3 Concern over whether expansion of the implementing zoning districts of the Community Commercial, CBD, Professional Office, and Neighborhood Commercial Future Land Use Map designations provide for proper implementation through planning 1 Findings of Fact by the City of Yakima Planning Commission regarding City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments 3 1 DOC. INDEX 1 1 ' In response to the above raised questions the Planning Commission requested that the City Planning Department prepare a formal response to the County's questions which were considered at the August 4 and 11 meetings The City's response was as follows ' 1 The City concurred with the County's comment that the institutional designation is in reality an overlay rather than an implementing zone and was recommended to be eliminated from the chart without consequence, ' 2 The four Planned Development zoning categories are not affected by their future land use designations - their creation is governed by zoning alone - so the PD's were removed from Table III -11, 3 The•City agreed with the County's suggestion that the Professional Office land use category not be considered as implementing a zoning change to SCC and the category ' was removed as an implementing zone, 4 The City did not concur with the county that the SCC zoning district is inconsistent with the Future Land Use Designation of Neighborhood Commercial, and recommended that the SCC zoning district remain as submitted, 5 The City recommended that the General Commercial zoning district be removed as an implementing zoning category to the Community Commercial Future Land Use designation, and 6 No additional changes were recommended to the Community Commercial or CBD Future Land Use implementing zones ' FINDINGS OF FACT The Commission held the required public hearing on August 4, 2010, and held further discussion on the proposed amendments at its August 11, 2010, at which time the Commission made the following findings 1 The Future Land Use Map Designation for General Commercial is identical in name to its companion zoning district, and is recommended to be renamed during the City of Yakima's next Comprehensive Plan update cycle, 2 The Commission agrees with the proposed changes to Chapter III Land Use of the City of Yakima's Comprehensive Plan subject to the changes identified in the City of Yakima Planning Departments memo dated August 6, 2010, and Chapter ' III draft, 3 The parks and open space designation should be removed from the Future Land Use section as it is not a Future Land Use designation, and 4 The Commission recommended that the Institutional Overlay description be removed from the Future Land Use section of the YUACP, and placed under the ' zoning section of the YUACP, along with a corrected description. II. CONCLUSIONS Findings of Fact by the City of Yakima Planning Commission regarding City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive t Plan Text Amendments 4 DOC. i INDEX 1 Having made the Findings set forth above, the Commission now makes the following 1 conclusions 1 Environmental review of the requested amendments was done according to the provisions 1 and procedures of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) WAC 197 -11 and YMC 6 88 A Determination of Non - Significance (DNS) for the proposed amendments was 1 issued on July 20, 2010, and the appeal period ended on August 3, 2010 2 The proposed changes to the City's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 are consistent 1 with the requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA), Ch. 36 70A RCW 3 The City followed the procedural requirements of the GMA to notify and advertise the 1 proposed amendments to the City's Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 to the public and to interested agencies, and all oral and written comments received during all respective processes have been considered. 1 III. RECOMMENDATION It is for the above reasons that the Commission recommends that Council adopt the City 1 of Yakima's 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments to the City's Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive 2025 with a revision date of September 8, 2010, and further 111 recommends that the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map Designation for General Commercial be renamed during the City's next Comprehensive Plan update Motion 1 Based upon the findings and conclusions outlined above, it was moved and seconded that the City of Yakima Planning Commission recommends APPROVAL of the submitted 1 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments The motion was carried by a unanimous vote 1 i ,,,,<- . �� 111 7 61)/gbp ;n Shoval, Chairma ,---' Date 1 aktma Planning •mrission 1 1 Findings of Fact by the City of Yakima Planning Commission regarding City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments 5 I DOC. 1 INDEX -Z 1 r r EXHIBIT `B" i r r City of Yakima 2010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment document 1 r r r 1 1 1 r 1 1 r r 6 ®C. INDEX 1 :;;� Exhibit "B" CHAPTER III - LAND USE i . - - f - =;a F UTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS 1 Following is a brief description of each designation on the Future Land Use Map Again, these are land use designations, not zoning districts For a zoning designation or district to be allowed on a piece of land, it must be compatible with these land use designations on the Future Land Use Map Conversely, once the FLUM is adopted, it can be assumed that zoning will be applied that results in land being developed as described in the following The relationship between the FLUM and Zoning Map is described on Table 111- 11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison Low Density Residential 1 Primarily free standing single - family residences Residential density is Tess than 7 0 I dwelling units per acre This is considered the lowest possible residential density that can efficiently support public services. Medium Density Residential 1 Characterized by a mixture of single - family detached residences and duplexes, with a variety of other housing types at a residential density ranging between 7 0 and 11 0 dwelling units per acre High Density Residential 1 Multi- family residential development may include apartments, condominiums and townhouses, containing 12 or more dwelling units per acre A limited range of other mixed 1 land uses may be permitted, such as some professional offices and community services Professional Office 1 A wide range of office uses, such as financial institutions, real estate, insurance, engineering, legal, medical offices and other similar business uses, specifically permitted by the applicable zoning district. Institutions 1 Institutions include existing and new large -scale institutional facilities such as hospitals and higher educational facilities that may have significant impacts to the surrounding land I uses. Institutions such as hospitals and higher education facilities play an important role in the community, providing needed health and educational services to the citizens of the community and region. Hospitals and higher educational facilities also provide major - employment in the Yakima Urban Growth Area and contribute to the growth of Yakima's economy. However, when these institutions are located in or adjacent to residential or pedestrian oriented commercial areas, their activities and facilities can generate noise, traffic, and other effects that could be potentially incompatible with the surrounding land uses. Other Yakima institutions that are smaller scale such as churches, schools, libraries, 1 museums, public utilities and government buildings may not be designated as Institutions. DOC. 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDEX PAGE 111-14 � 1 r CHAPTER III - LAND USE ' These uses have lesser effects on the public and are accepted outright in other land use designations. These can be developed under the procedures established in the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance. It is anticipated that uses shown, as "institutions ", on the FLUM will be regulated under an "institutional Overlay (I0)" zone. Designation of an 10 on the City's Zoning Map would occur only after approval of a detailed master site plan by the City following the public process, which includes public hearings. The site plan approval would include specific development standards that allow for appropriate growth and development of new or expanding institution, along with methods for mitigating identified impacts. The purpose of the Institutional Overlay designation is to identify specific institutions within ' the City of Yakima that would benefit from the Institutional Overlay master planning process, and have had prior Comprehensive Plan compatibility consideration taken into account through the adoption of the City' Comprehensive Plan. Uses shown, as "institutions", on the FLUM underwent preliminarily review during the City of Yakima's 2006/2025 Comprehensive Plan update process by the Regional Planning Commission. Institutional uses shown on the FLUM are not subject to further review by the City of Yakima's Planning Commission provided the boundaries of the Institutional Overlay and Master Plan are substantially consistent with those identified on the City of Yakima's FLUM. Designation of the Institutional Overlay zone (10) on the City's Zoning Map will only occur after approval of a detailed master site plan through the master plan process as specified in the City of Yakima's Zoning Ordinance The site plan approval would include specific development standards that allow for appropriate growth and development of new or 1 expanding institutions, along with methods for mitigating identified impacts. It should be mentioned when an institutional use is placed in a commercially zoned district the conditions associated with the approval would be the minimum. But as the institutional use moves toward residential uses the conditions would increase significantly. and highcr educational facilities that may have significant impacts to the surrounding land pedestrian oricntcd commercial ar as, their activities and facilities can generate noise, uses. Other Yakima institutions that are in smaller scale such as churches, schools, libraries, museums, public utilities and government buildings may not be designated as Institutions 1 DOC. 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDEX Q i PAGE III -15 CHAPTER III — LAND USE I M process, which includes public h arings. The site plan approval would include specific 1 Neighborhood Commercial Small scale, neighborhood convenience commercial uses and services primarily for residences of adjacent neighborhoods These areas are typically located along a minor arterial, or at the intersection of a minor arterial and a collector arterial street. 1 :: . ::;: : :: e. • - - - ' - ••c- -e- . - .._ --•_- - •_ .- that they will complement, and not have a detrimental impact on existing commercial Community Commercial - • - - - - - - - - - - - - cc 'cc - - • - - Community Commercial provides medium scale commercial uses that serve multiple neighborhoods and residential areas in the community These areas are typically located along a principal arterial, or selected minor arterial or at the intersection of a principal arterial and a minor arterial street. washes, as well ac wholesale and retail activities. General Commercial General Commercial provides a wide variety of commercial retail and services that are heavily dependent on convenient vehicle access along major travel routes. General Commercial land uses may include those uses identified in Neighborhood Commercial or Community Commercial, but do not serve only the adjacent neighborhoods General Commercial includes uses such as fast food restaurants, auto - oriented services and other DOC. 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDEX PAGE III -16 CHAPTER III — LAND USE ?r. commercial services The City has designated these areas with the intent that each will be intensively developed within designated boundaries and that undesirable strip commercial development is avoided ( "Strip Commercial" development is usually described as commercial properties developed along a street in linear fashion (as opposed to the downtown or malls), where individual driveways, separated parking Tots, different building designs and access points, can lead to problems including traffic safety, shopper confusion, higher failure rates among businesses, poor aesthetics, etc ) I Regional Commercial e The Regional Commercial designation is intended to provide the community with a mix of retail, service and business establishments on a medium to large scale Commercial firms span a wide range of activities such as retail stores, business and professional services, hotel /motel operations, restaurants, theaters and gas stations. Generally, regional commercial uses are the source of consumer goods and services for the community and the traveling public. Their locational, market area and site requirements tend to be as diverse as the mix of activities In common, these firms are generally dependent upon visibility for customer attraction, and prefer locations with heavy traffic 1 flows The typical size of a regional commercial development is 10 -60 acres and serves a population of 100,000 - 200,000 people _ - . . - _ ! -:e" - Ii - The purpose of t 4� s ovC di strict is te- resegn i zc - • - . - - - •• • •- e . - - - _ •_ • _ _ .. ..- - - - - -- -.. _•. _ _ - _ • •_ .• _ - into more intensive uses in thc core of thc urban arca. It is intcnded that development on - _ ! -. ee-•-- - - -- - - . - - - - -- -- - - . • _ _ - -••-: Central Business District Core Commercial Central Business District Core Commercial designation is a wide variety of intense retail, office, institutional and high- density residential land uses with the broadest range of mixed uses and flexibility Land uses to be encouraged in this area are those new developments that foster the unique, regional nature of the Yakima Central Business District. 1 industrial The Industrial designation is a range of activities, including construction businesses, manufacturing, transportation, communication, util hand wholesale and warehouse 1 e INDEX YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN # AA - 1 PAGE III -17 CHAPTER III - LAND USE activities, which may include some accessory office and retail use Quasi industrial ar as, which provide for a mixturc of wholesale and •.- •-•• - - - -- -- 1 Parks and Recreation Includes all existing public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, greenways, pathways, golf courses, conservancy and designated open spaces This designation may also include land that is preserved by Yakama Nation, State and or Federal agencies and private entities Comparing Future Land Use Plan and Current Zoning The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) (see Map III -2) recommends the best use of land over the next 20 years The Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance implements the Future Land Use Map The Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance tells the property owner what legal use can be made of his or her property and what development requirements are attached to the land For a piece of property to be zoned a certain way, it must be consistent with the Future Land Use Map There may be several types of zoning districts that implement a particular FLUM designation Conversely, if a particular zoning district is not considered to be an "implementing zone" of the FLUM designation, it cannot be allowed For instance, according to Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison (following), the "Medium Density Residential" FLUM designation could have R1, R2 or R3 zoning as an implementing zone However, a property owner could not request a B1 (Business) zoning for his or her property if the FLUM shows the Medium Density Residential category Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will be used to determine the consistency of the zoning district with the Future Land Use Map designation The City's Zoning Map will be updated as necessary to ensure this consistency In the future, property owners wishing to rezone land to a different category (e g from R1 to R3) must show that the rezone will be consistent with Table Ill -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison Because actual zoning is based on factors in addition to the Land Use Map (e g land use compatibility, location, availability and capacity for public services and facilities, market demand, environmental features, etc ), consistency with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will not guarantee rezone approval However, inconsistency of a request with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will preclude approval If the Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison zoning column does not indicate an "X" with the Future Land Use designation, then the property owner would request a change to the Future Land Use Map before a rezone could be approved Both changes could occur concurrently during the annual Comprehensive Plan amendment process As long as the Future Land Use Map change and the rezone request were DOC. INDEX YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - PAGE III -18 1 r .- CHAPTER III — LAND USE concurrently done during the Comprehensive Plan amendment process, both requests would be considered a legislative action 1 For the 2006 Plan update, three new FLUM designations and four new zoning categories have been developed These changes are in response to new methods of encouraging I innovative development, to citizen requests or to changed circumstances since 1997 Each is summarized as follows and is the basis for policies listed later in this chapter Drafting and adoption of the amendments to the zoning code will occur after adoption of I the updated Comprehensive Plan Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison 1 Zoning °! °L) 0 N u) —.1 I) g Land Use I _ow Density Residential M X X X _ X Medium Density Residential X X X X iigh Density Residential X X X X X I nstitutions, X X X X X X X X X X X. brofessional Office X X X X X Veighborhood Commercial X X X X X Community Commercial X X X X X X I 3eneral Commercial* X X X X X X X X X Regional Commercial* X X# X X X (;44 .;i .1v`,� ei in V ' 3 3k Xd, x e 00 �.X ' j0 .BD Core Commercial X X 1� ndustrial , X X X , , X 1 L.a...,i?'�i.f4i.....i.; :t,..,...:I 6-Ge- ,Ones X X /t X X iTAL * Compatible with Master Plan (Institutional Overlay) Institutional Overlay zoning will be applied after Master Site Plan approval. r , � zoning will remain. x Un, ;l •,:i ' x ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS I The Urban Area Zoning Ordinance (UAZO) and the Zoning Map will determine the actual use that can be made of land within the City and Urban Area Using Table 111 -11 Future 1 Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison future requests for rezones may also be submitted and possibly approved by the City The intent will be to have zoning comply with the policies of this Plan, other ordinances of the City and the Future Land Use Map I Four new zones are proposed as part of this Comprehensive Plan update process 1 The R -PD zone would be applied to a development parcel upon a request by the owner and upon submittal of a master site plan (see Figure 2 — Residential Planned Development) Cluster Development (CD) and other innovative residential development 1 can be implemented in any residential designation through an approval of R -PD rezoning INDEX YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN # PAGE I11 -19 1 1 1 CITY OF YAKIMA COMP PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT 1 CPA#009-10 , SEPA#020-10 1 EXHIBIT LIST 1 CHAPTER A SEPA Checklist & Application 1 miyersi:MWVialp4510014W INDEX ertr 0- , mlfr'lleti„. _ ,Jc4 , TP , I , - , ..; , :.;*. ; , 4,,A4,40to ,. t % . . - 44.4,::i , 4 . f si 6 . '', . . i ,, '. ' F. ." , .;' • . .... ,„ - ,. v. I A-1 SEPA Checklist 04/30/2010 A-2 Application for Comp Plan Amendment 04/30/2010 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 REC VED RECEIVED APR 3 0 ?nln 1 ,. LAND USE APPLICATION CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIIflA : 7 t QTY OF .: ; + �, : ';i CITY OF YAKIMA, DE PARTMENT OF COMMUNI AND E LOPME LANNINO DI d I . •...vat . ilt `.'t?w.' ?: °' 129 NORTH SECOND STREET, 2ND FLOOR, YAKIMA, WA 98902 VOICE. (509) 575 -6183 FAX. (509) 575 -6105 INSTRUCTIONS — PLEASE READ FIRST . Please type or print your answers clearly I Answer all questions completely If you have any questions about this form or the application process, please ask a Planner Remember to bring all necessary attachments and the required filing fee when the application is submitted. The Planning Division cannot accept an application unless it is complete and the filing fee paid. Filing fees are not refundable. This application consists of four parts. PART I GENERAL INFORMATION AND PART IV — CERTIFICATION are on this page. I PART II and 111 contain additional information specific to your proposal and MUST be attached to this page to complete the application. PART I — GENERAL INFORMATION 1 Applicant s Name, Address, Name City of Yakima Planning Department I And Phone Number Street 129 N 2" Street City Yakima ST WA Zip 98901 Phone (509) 575 -6183 2. Applicant s Property Interest Check ❑ Owner ❑ Agent ❑ Purchaser ® Other Local Government One 3 Property Owner s Name, Name Address, And Phone Number Street I (If Other Than Applicant) City ST Zip Phone ( ) 4 Subject Property's Assessor's Parcel Number(s) N/A City Wide 1 5 Property Address City Wide 6. Legal Description of Property (if lengthy, please attach it on a separate document) N/A City Wide I 7 Property's Existing Zoning N/A ESR 0R -1 OR OR 0 B -1 0 B -2 ❑HB ❑SCC ❑LCC ❑CBD 0 G 0 A 171 RD 0 1 0 M -2 I 8 Type Of Application (Check All That Apply) ❑ Administrative Adjustment ® Environmental Checklist (SEPA) ❑ Easement Release ❑ Type (2) Review ❑ Right -of -Way Vacation ❑ Rezone ❑ Type (3) Review ❑ Transportation Concun-ency ❑ Shoreline I ❑ Short Plat ❑ Non Conforming Structure/Use ❑ Critical Areas ❑ Long Plat ❑ Type 3 Modification ❑ Variance ❑ Admin. Modification ❑ Interpretation by Hearing Examiner ❑ Amended Plat ❑ Appeal ❑ Temporary Use Permit ❑ Binding Site Plan ❑ Home Occupation ® Comp Plan Amendment ❑ Planned Development ❑ Short Plat Exemption. ❑ Other PART II — SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION, PART III — REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS, & PART IV — NARRATIVE 9 SEE ATTAC. D SH PART-V- • ' ' ATION II cer at the informa '.n on this application and the required attachments are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. U II PRO' RTY O SIGNATURE DATE Of' I _ ) 0 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY Revised 12 -08 Notes: FILE # � &: � /O a DATE FEE PAID RECEIVED BY Amount Receipt No I��He Date III DOC. INDEX 1 tit VtlVtLi APR 3 Q 2010 1 Supplemental Application For CITY OF YAKIMA �- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDM1 G D • ? YAKIMA MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 16.10 = ` ADMINISTRATION OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REGULATIONS •! �Y4M1•r�� 4• PART II- APPLICATION INFORMATION 1 TYPE OF APPLICATION ZComprehensive Plan Text Amendment ❑ Future Land Use Map Amendment 2. EXISTING ZONING OF SUBJECT PROPERTY N/A ❑ SR ❑ R -1 ❑ R 2 ❑ R -3 ❑ B -1 ❑ B -2 ❑ HB ❑ SCC ❑ LCC ❑ CBD ❑ GC ❑ AS ❑ RD ❑ M -1 ❑ M -2 3 DESIRED ZONING OF SUBJECT PROPERTY N/A ❑ SR ❑ R -1 ❑ R -2 ❑ R -3 ❑ B -1 ❑ B -2 ❑ HB ❑ SCC ❑ LCC ❑ CBD ❑ GC ❑ AS ❑ RD ❑ M -1 ❑ M -2 4 EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION N/A ❑ Low Density Residential ❑ Medium Density Residential ❑ High Density Residential ❑ Professional Office ❑ Neighborhood Commercial ❑ Large Convenience Center ❑ Arterial Commercial ❑ CBD Core Commercial ❑ Regional Commercial ❑ Industrial 5 DESIRED FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION N/A ❑ Low Density Residential ❑ Medium Density Residential ❑ High Density Residential ❑ Professional Office ❑ Neighborhood Commercial ❑ Large Convenience Center ❑ Arterial Commercial ❑ CBD Core Commercial ❑ Regional Commercial ❑ Industrial 6 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE. ® Transportation ® Rights -Of -Way ® Police And Fire Protection ® Parks And Trails ® Schools ® Water ® Sewer ® Storm Drainage ® Electricity ® Natural Gas ® Telephone ® Cable TV PART III - REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS 7 MAPS Maps of the subject property indicating roads, any area designated as critical areas, the future land use designation of adjacent properties, and current & proposed future land use designations. Maps are to be provided in both an 8 -1/2" by 11" and 11" by 17" format and to a standard engineering scale (e.g. 1.20) 8 SUBMITTAL FOR POLICY/REGULATORY AMENDMENTS Identification of the proposed amendment indicating the section and paragraph location for the current Comprehensive Plan provision sought to be changed, if any, and including, for text amendments, the specific text sought to be added or amended. (attach) 9 WRITTEN NARRATIVE (required. see attached) (stating the reasons for the request for the amendment and explaining how the proposed amendment meets the criteria in YMC § 16.10 040) 10 TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY (may be required) N/A 11 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST (required) 12. SITE PLAN N/A 13 AUTHORIZATION I hereby authorize the submittal of this Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application to the City of Yakima for review 1 r Owner ` gnature (required) P. e O uired) Date b ( q Note if you have any questions about this process, please contact us City of Yakima, Planning Division, 129 N 2nd St., Yakima, WA or 509 -575 -6183 Revised 12 -08 1 DOC. INDEX 1 RECEIVED APR 3 0 2010 Supplemental Application For CITY OF YAKIMA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDWIMF W' { YAKIMA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.10 !. , PART IV NARRATIVE A. Does your proposal address circumstances that have changed since the last time the relevant comprehensive plan map or text was considered? If so, how? Yes. 1. Since the City of Yakima's adoption of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 in December of 2006 it has been identified in the plan that the Future Land Use Map designations for Large Convenience Center, Arterial Commercial, and Wholesale /Warehouse were to be removed in a future update. However, to this date the proposed update has not occurred causing confusion for the general public when submitting Comprehensive Plan Map amendments. 2. In addition to the elimination of the above Future Land Use Map Designations City staff has identified that Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 will also require removal of the above Future Land Use Map designations, the zoning designation for the Central Business District Support Zoning District requires renaming to General Commercial, and the Regional Commercial and Airport Support zoning districts are also required to be added to the table in accordance with the adoption of the City of Yakima's 2008 Urban Area Zoning Ordinance (Ord. # 2008 -46). 3. Finally, it was also identified that many of the Future Land Use designations in Table III -11 did not have appropriate corresponding zoning designations to support increased commercial and industrial development. Therefore, the Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Industrial Future Land Use Map designations are proposed to be expanded as identified in the attached table. B Does your proposal better implement applicable comprehensive plan policies than the current relevant comprehensive plan map or text? If so, how? Yes, as stated above the proposed text amendments will remove out dated Comp Plan Future Land Use designations, update Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison to be compliant with the existing City of Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance, and modify Table III -11 to support increased commercial and industrial development by a increasing the number of commercial and industrial zoning districts that are supported by the corresponding commercial and industrial Future Land Use designations. C. Does your proposal correct an obvious mapping error? If so, what is the error? No 11 ' D Does your proposal address an identified deficiency in the Comprehensive Plan? If so, what is the deficiency? Yes the proposed text changes will update the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive 2025 addressing the above identified deficiencies. E. Is the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment coordinated with, and take into consideration, the comprehensive plans adopted by Yakima County or cities with which the City of Yakima has, in part, common borders or related regional issues as may be required by RCW 36.70A.100? If so, how? Yes the proposed Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment is coordinated with and takes into consideration, the comprehensive plans adopted by Yakima County as both the City and County share a common Urban Area Comprehensive Plan. It is anticipated that Yakima County will also adopt the proposed text ' amendment. F Is the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment consistent with the Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW Ch. 36 70A, and the Yakima County -Wide Planning Policy (CWPP)? If so, how? ' Yes, the text amendment is consistent with the Growth Management Act as the proposed changes update the Comprehensive Plan making it consistent with the City's development regulations, by providing opportunity for increased economic development that promotes the retention and expansion of existing businesses and recruitment of new businesses, recognizes regional differences impacting economic development opportunities, and encourage ' growth in areas experiencing insufficient economic growth, all within the capacities of the state's na ihources, I NDEX 1 APR 3 0 2010 1 public services, and public facilities. CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING DIV G Have the cumulative impacts of all comprehensive plan amendments been considered in the evaluation of the proposed amendment? If so, how? Yes, this proposed text amendment takes into account all proposed amendments both map and text from 2006 to present. H. For Future Land Use Map changes, please provide descriptive information regarding the property, including the status of existing land use, access to sewer and water, as well as the availability of public facilities such as schools, fire and police services. N/A 1 Note. if you have any questions about this process, please contact us City of Yakima, Planning Division, 129 N 2nd St., Yakima, WA or 509 -575 -6183 Revised 12 -08 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. INDEX 1 1 CHAPTER Ill aND USE ` ± RECEIVED ' FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS Following is a brief description of each designation on the Future Land Use Map Again, APR 3 0 2010 these are land use designations, not zoning districts For a zoning designation or district to be allowed on a piece of land, it must be compatible with these land use designations CITY OF YAKIMA on the Future Land Use Map Conversely, once the FLUM is adopted, it can be assumed PLANNING DIV that zoning will be applied that results in land being developed as described in the following The relationship between the FLUM and Zoning Map is described on Table 111- 1 11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison Low Density Residential 1 Primarily free standing single - family residences. Residential density is less than 7 0 dwelling units per acre This is considered the lowest possible residential density that can efficiently support public services. 1 Medium Density Residential Characterized by a mixture of single - family detached residences and duplexes, with a ' variety of other housing types at a residential density ranging between 7 0 and 11 0 dwelling units per acre. High Density Residential ' Multi- family residential development may include apartments, condominiums and townhouses, containing 12 or more dwelling units per acre A limited range of other mixed land uses may be permitted, such as some professional offices and community services 1 Professional Office A wide range of office uses, such as financial institutions, real estate, insurance, ' engineering, legal, medical offices and other similar business uses, specifically permitted by the applicable zoning district. Deleted: (Extremely Modified ' Institutions, Category) Institutions include existing and new large -scale institutional facilities such as hospitals and higher educational facilities that may have significant impacts to the surrounding land ' uses. Institutions such as hospitals and higher education facilities play an important role in the community, providing needed health and educational services to the citizens of the community and region Hospitals and higher educational facilities also provide major employment in .the Yakima Urban Growth Area and contribute to the growth of Yakima's ' economy However, when these institutions are located in or adjacent to residential or pedestrian oriented commercial areas, their activities and facilities can generate noise, traffic, and other effects that could be potentially incompatible with the surrounding land 1 uses. Other Yakima institutions that are in smaller scale such as churches, schools, libraries, museums, public utilities and government buildings may not be designated as Institutions 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 1I1 -14 1 1 DOC. INDEX 1 CHAPTER Ill _AND USE on the Land Use Map These uses have lesser effects on the public and are accepted RECEIVED 111 outright in other land use designations. These can be developed under the procedures established in the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance APR 302010 It is anticipated that uses shown, as "institutions ", on the FLUM will be regulated under an "Institutional Overlay (10)" zone Designation of an 10 on the City's Zoning Map would CITY OF YAKIMA occur only after approval of a detailed master site plan by the City following the public PLANNING DIV process, which includes public hearings. The site plan approval would include specific development standards that allow for appropriate growth and development of new or expanding an institution, along with methods for mitigating identified impacts. It should be mentioned when an institutional use is placed in a commercially zoned district the conditions associated with the approval would be the minimum. But as the institutional use moves toward residential uses the conditions would increase significantly Neighborhood Commercial Small scale, neighborhood convenience commercial uses and services primarily for residences of adjacent neighborhoods These areas are typically located along a minor arterial, or at the intersection of a minor arterial and a collector arterial street. Deleted: < # >Large Convenience Community Commercial, Center be removed in future P date )lf Provides areas for commercial Community Commercial provides medium scale commercial uses that serve multiple activities to meet retail shopping and neighborhoods and residential areas in the community These areas are typically located Accommodates needs es cl ue community g Y YP Y Accommodates clusters of retail, along a principal arterial, or selected minor arterial or at the intersection of a principal financial, professional service arterial and a minor arterial street. business and entertainment activities that attract shoppers from an area significantly larger than General Commercial be neighborhood. consdered appropriate when they demonstrate that they will General Commercial provides a wide variety of commercial retail and services that are complement, and not have a dependent on convenient vehicle access along major travel routes. General detrimental impact on existing heavily P 9 1 commercial areas or surrounding land Commercial land uses may include those uses identified in Neighborhood Commercial or uses.¶ Community Commercial, but do not serve only the adjacent neighborhoods. General ; Deleted: (Name Change and Commercial includes uses such as fast food restaurants, auto - oriented services and other blending of Neighborhood & commercial services. The City has designated these areas with the intent that each will General Commercial) be intensively developed within designated boundaries and that undesirable strip Deleted: < # >Arterial Commercial (To be removed in future update)¶ commercial development is avoided ( "Strip Commercial" development is usually Land uses which require high auto described as commercial properties developed along a street in linear fashion (as visibility such as restaurants, service stations, car washes, as well as opposed to the downtown or malls), where individual driveways, separated parking lots, wholesale and retail activities.¶ different building designs and access points, can lead to problems including traffic safety, ¶ shopper confusion, higher failure rates among businesses, poor aesthetics, etc.) [ Deleted: (New Category) { Deleted: (New Category) Regional Commercia( The Regional Commercial designation is intended to provide the community with a mix of retail, service and business establishments on a medium to large scale. Commercial firms span a wide range of activities such as retail stores, business and professional 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE III -15 1 1 DOC. INDEX 1 fk ?' CHAPTER 111 AND USE ' services, hotel /motel operations, restaurants, theaters and gas stations. Generally, RECEIVED regional commercial uses are the source of consumer goods and services for the community and the traveling public. Their locational, market area and site requirements tend to be as diverse as the mix of activities. In common, these firms are generally APR 3 0 2010 ' dependent upon visibility for customer attraction, and prefer locations with heavy traffic flows. CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING DIV The typical size of a regional commercial development is 10 -60 acres and serves a population of 100,000- 200,000 people Mixed Use Planned Development (MU -PD) ' The purpose of this overlay district is to recognize and accommodate the changing commercial /residential marketplace by allowing commercial and residential mixed uses that create an opportunity for the redevelopment of underdeveloped or redeveloping sites ' into more intensive uses in the core of the urban area. It is intended that development on designated sites would be implemented in conjunction with the approval of a Master Planned Development application Possible future application of the Mixed Use Planned Development District can be implemented through a rezone process that is consistent with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison and the land use ' designation as Regional Commercial The MU -PD zone would allow for a mixture of industrial, commercial, and residential uses within a framework that protects existing uses and provides compatibility through a Master Plan process. The Mixed Use Planned ' Development would allow flexibility in the uses permitted for properties. Central Business District Core Commercial Central Business District Core Commercial designation is a wide variety of intense retail, office, institutional and high- density residential land uses with the broadest range of mixed uses and flexibility Land uses to be encouraged in this area are those new developments ' that foster the unique, regional nature of the Yakima Central Business District. Industrial 1 The Industrial designation is a range of activities, including construction businesses, manufacturing, transportation, communication, utilities, and wholesale and warehouse activities, which may include some accessory office and retail use ' I Parks and Recreation Deleted: # >Wholesale /Warehous a (To be removed and /or combined with Industrial in future update)¶ Quasi - industrial areas, which provide Includes all existing public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, greenways, pathways, fora mixture of wholesale and golf courses, conservanc and desi nated open spaces. This designation may also warehousing activities, as well as some limited office and retail land g y g p p 9 y include land that is preserved by Yakama Nation, State and or Federal agencies and uses.¶ private entities. 1 Comparing Future Land Use Plan and Current Zoning The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) (see Map 111 -2) recommends the best use of land over 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE III -16 1 1 D ®Co INDEX 1 # "a CHAPTER III AND USE < r RECEIVED the next 20 years. The Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance implements the Future I Land Use Map The Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance tells the property owner what /APR 0 2010 legal use can be made of his or her property and what development requirements are . attached to the land CITY OF YAKIMA For a piece of property to be zoned a certain way, it must be consistent with the Future PLANNING DIV Land Use Map There may be several types of zoning districts that implement a particular FLUM designation Conversely, if a particular zoning district is not considered to be an "implementing zone" of the FLUM designation, it cannot be allowed. For instance, according to Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison (following), the "Medium Density Residential" FLUM designation could have R1, R2 or R3 zoning as an implementing zone However, a property owner could not request a B1 (Business) zoning for his or her property if the FLUM shows the Medium Density Residential category Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will be used to determine the consistency of the zoning district with the Future Land Use Map designation The City's Zoning Map will be updated as necessary to ensure this consistency In the future, property owners wishing to rezone land to a different category (e g. from R1 to R3) must show that the rezone will be consistent with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison Because actual zoning is based on factors in addition to the Land Use Map (e.g land use compatibility, location, availability and capacity for public services and facilities, market demand, environmental features, etc.), consistency with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will not guarantee rezone approval However, inconsistency of a request with Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison will preclude approval. If the Table 111 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison zoning column does not indicate an "X" with the Future Land Use designation, then the property owner would request a change to the Future Land Use Map before a rezone could be approved Both changes could occur concurrently during the annual Comprehensive Plan amendment process. As long as the Future Land Use Map change and the rezone request were concurrently done during the Comprehensive Plan amendment process, both requests would be considered a legislative action For the 2006 Plan update, three new FLUM designations and four new zoning categories have been developed These changes are in response to new methods of encouraging innovative development, to citizen requests or to changed circumstances since 1997 Each is summarized as follows and is the basis for policies listed later in this chapter Drafting and adoption of the amendments to the zoning code will occur after adoption of the updated Comprehensive Plan 1 1 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE III -17 1 1 DOC. INDEX # A 1 i 1 CHAPTER III -AND USE 1 y Table I11 -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison * . - -( Formatted Table Zoning * a. ce r N M m r N U V U` 2 O` um ,- N 0 0 d O _and Use N CO CO N -i [,f U �I QI CC clr Q- o = a { Deleted: CBDS 1 _ow Density Residential X X X X X - Medium Density Residential X X X X X -ligh Density Residential X X X X X l Deleted: X I nstitutions* X X X X X X X X X X X X X professional Office X X X A X X X f Formatted: Font: Bold J Neighborhood Commercial X X X X AC X X X _ Formatted: Highlight Community Commercial X X X AC X X x General Commercial* Regional Commercial X X X X X AC X X X X X X x Deleted: X X Formatted: Highlight Y 1 * Formatted: Font: Bold 1 CBD Core Commerc A( x x x ( n�lUStrial X X X X X X, ( Formatted: Font: Bold I ew " * Compatible with Master Plan (Institutional Overlay) Institutional Overlay zoning will be applied after Master Site Plan Formatted: Font: Bold ! approval. Underlying zoning will remain ( Formatted: Font: Bold Deleted: X I ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS ( Deleted: Arterial Commercial ••. [ ( Formatted: Font: Bold The Urban Area Zoning Ordinance (UAZO) and the Zoning Map will determine the actual ' Deleted: Large Convenieice use that can be made of land within the City and Urban Area Using Table 111 -11 Future 0-111e-it I .•. [21 I Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison future requests for rezones may also be Deleted: ¶_ submitted and possibly approved by the City The intent will be to have zoning comply To Be Removed;_' In 2007 Comp Plan update this designation will be with the policies of this Plan, other ordinances of the City and the Future Land Use Map removed. 1 Four new zones are proposed as part of this Comprehensive Plan update process The R -PD zone would be applied to a development parcel upon a request by the owner RECEIVED I and upon submittal of a master site plan (see Figure 2 - Residential Planned Development). Cluster Development (CD) and other innovative residential development can be implemented in any residential designation through an approval of R -PD rezoning. APR 3 0 2010 I A Cluster Development (CD) promotes The ,. ,,, ,,,, CITY OF YAKIMA to fit the natural landscape and Neighborhood a;7! � "�•` - •^ PLANNING DIV protect critical areas. It supports the goals of Unit Concept "� i 1 r:`,...itt;7..t. respecting nature, protecting hillsides and e„-,,„,.„„, , „,,,;,, ,r 4l I t �;; wetlands, preserving open space, and minimizing 4, — 7";; t 4 } zei the loss of woodlands and wildlife habitats. Cluster c ,,, "yn'r +��� :, 1 �= �:..+:w Development shall be developed according to 4 .. ° "OA! ` ''' ' } regulations provided through Residential PD zone ... . ': .,..., i , I a .-.4—.....- in the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance ( see K.W>;a 1 Fr`w:¢ ' ' �......� Figure 3 - Cluster Development). :::::=.- t.;,Y� ; , -•t -, ,_ f.. 1 YAKIMA URBAN AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 1I1 - 1 1 DOC. 1 INDEX 1 1 Page 111-18: [1] Deleted jpeters 4/15/2010 1:49:00 PM 1 t 4 ;.,4.,: :AI ,; '.4 :01 - g' - ', '-.';:: :,-9t : x ',x, LT .F - -2.- -, Page 111-18: [2] Deleted jpeters 4/15/2010 1:50:00 PM , . ,,, , ,,,,,,,, ,„ , , , ,,,,,, t ,,,,.; !', .' If= ,, ti '', . ' , EK i; 2. :, • LargeiCcitiverilende ... :'',],- r:,- ,; "P'-: z ., , A - i 4, 1; k .... , I I af 1 RECEIVED PR cI YAKI°1Aii,f)t 1 PLANNING DIV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. 1 INDEX 1 DECEIVED 1 APR 3 0 2010 1 ;,,!',/,--7-----.12;, ENVIRONMENTAL CHEC ,,' 4��. �mA 1);') STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) 1 T "' (AS TAKEN FROM WAC 197 -11 -960) YAKIMA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.88 PURPOSE OF CHECKLIST I The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), RCW Ch. 43.21C, requires all governmental agencies to consider the environmental impacts of a proposal before making decisions. An environmental impact statement (EIS) must be prepared for all proposals with probable significant adverse impacts on the quality of the environment. The purpose of this checklist I is to provide information to help you and the agency identify impacts from your proposal .(and to reduce or avoid impacts from the proposal, if it can be done) and to help the agency decide whether an EIS is required. INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS I .. This environmental checklist asks you to describe some basic information about your proposal Governmental agencies use t his checklist to determine whether the environmental impacts of your proposal are significant, requiring preparation of an EIS Answer the questions briefly, with the most precise information known, or give the best description you can. You must I answer each question accurately and carefully, to the best of your knowledge. In most cases, you should be able to answer the questions from your own observations or project plans without the need to hire experts. If you really do not know the answer, or if a question does not apply to your proposal, write "do not know" or "does not apply" Complete answers to the questions now may avoid unnecessary delays later Some questions ask about governmental regulations, such as zoning, I shoreline, and landmark designations. Answer these questions if you can. If you have problems, the governmental agencies. can assist you. The checklist questions apply to all parts of your proposal, even if you plan to do them over a period of time or on different parcels of land. Attach any additional information that will help describe your proposal or its environmental I effects. The agency to which you submit this checklist may ask you to explain your answers or provide additional information reasonably related to determining if there may be significant adverse impact. USE OF CHECKLIST FOR NONPROJECT PROPOSAL-s' , . I Complete this checklist for non - project proposals, even though questions may be answered "does not apply " IN ADDITION, complete the SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET FOR NONPROJECT ACTIONS (part D) For non - project actions, the references in the checklist to the words "project," "applicant," and "property or site" should be I read as "proposal," "proposer," and "affected geographic area," respectively A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION (To be completed by:the applicant:) 1 Name Of Proposed Project (If Applicable) I 2. Applicant's Name & Phone. I City of Yakima Planning Department 3. Applicant's Address: 129 N 2 " Street, Yakima, WA 98901 1 4. Contact Person & Phone. Bruce Benson, 509 -575 -6042 I 5. Agency Requesting Checklist: City of Yakima 6. Date The Checklist Was Prepared. 1 April, 28, 2010 7 Proposed Timing Or Schedule (Including Phasing, If Applicable) N/A 1 ®OC. INDEX # A- I RECEIVED pp3 ' 8. Do you have any plans for future additions, expansion, or further activity related to or connec e proposal? If yes, explain. CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING DIV. N/A 9 List any environmental information you know about that has been prepared, or will be prepared, directly related to this proposal. None 10. Do you know whether applications are pending for governmental approvals of other proposals directly affecting the property covered by your proposal? If yes, explain. None permits that will be needed for your proposal, List any government approvals or pe osal, if known. Y p P State Environmental Policy Act Review, Planning Commission Review & Approval, and City Council Consideration & Adoption. 12. Give a brief, but complete description of your proposal, including the proposed uses and the size of the project and site. There are several questions later in this checklist that ask you to describe certain aspects of your proposal. You do not need to repeat those answers on this page. (Lead agencies may modify this form to include additional specific information on project description.) The proposal under submitted for State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Review is a City of Yakima initiated Non - Project Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Text amendment. The proposed amendment if adopted will accomplish the following 1 Removal of the Future Land Use Map designations for Large Convenience Center, Arterial Commercial, and Wholesale/Warehouse as identified in the current Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, 2. Elimination of the above identified Future Land Use designations from Table III -11 Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison, 3. Renaming of the Central Business District Support Zoning District to General Commercia within Table III -11, 111 4 Addition of the Regional Commercial and Airport Support zoning districts to Table III -11 in accordance with the adoption of the City of Yakima's 2008 Urban Area Zoning Ordinance (Ord. # 2008 -46)., and 5 Modification of the number of commercial and industrial zoning districts that are supported by the corresponding commercial and industrial Future Land Use designations in Table III -11 to support increased commercial and industrial development. 13 Location of the proposal. Give sufficient information for a person to understand the precise location of your pro- posed project, including a street address, if any, and section, township, and range, if known. If a proposal would occur over a range of area, provide the range or boundaries of the site(s). Provide a legal description, site plan, vicinity map, and topographic map, if reasonably available. While you should submit any plans required by the agency, you are not required to duplicate maps or detailed plans submitted with any permit applications related to this checklist. N/A - City wide. ' 1 DOC. INDEX 1 APR 02010 B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS (To be com ,leted b ` the'a p p licant), ed ' - Y Pp C� Y� ents for ' P1 61141 m 1. Earth a. General description of the site (V one) N/A — Non - project action. I ❑ flat ❑ rolling ❑ hilly ❑ steep slopes ❑ mountainous ❑ other b What is the steepest slope on the site (approximate percent slope)? I N/A — Non - project action. c What general types of soils are found on the site (for example, clay, sand, gravel, I peat, muck)? If you know the classification of agricultural soils, specify them and note any prime farmland. N/A — Non - project action. I d. Are there surface indications or history of unstable soils in the immediate vicinity? If so, describe. I N/A — Non - project action. e. Describe the purpose, type, and approximate quantities of any filling or grading proposed. Indicate source of fill. I N/A — Non - project action. I f Could erosion occur as a result of clearing, construction, or use'? If so, generally describe. N/A — Non - project action. I g About what percent of the site will be covered with impervious surfaces after project construction (for example, asphalt or buildings)? I N/A — Non - project action. h. Proposed measures to reduce or control erosion, or other impacts to the earth, if any N/A — Non - project action. I 2. Air a. What types of emissions to the air would result from the proposal (i.e., dust, I automobile, odors, industrial wood smoke) during construction and when the project is completed? If any, generally describe and give approximate quantities if known. N/A — Non - project action. I b Are there any off -site sources of emissions or odor that may affect your proposal? If so, generally describe. N/A — Non - project action. c Proposed measures to reduce or control emissions or other impacts to air, if any I N/A — Non - project action. 3. Water 1 a. Surface. N/A — Non - project action. I DOC. INDEX RECEIVED APR ..302010 1 B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS (To be Com by the applicant)- Space Reserved for f:ITVMF' YMMACoMments 1 Is there any surface water body on or in the immediate vicinity of iPLANNI dD DIV (including year -round and seasonal streams, saltwater, lakes, ponds, wetlands)? If yes, describe type and provide names. If appropriate, state what stream or river it flows into. N/A — Non - project action 2. Will the project require any work over, in, or adjacent to (within 200 feet) the described waters? If yes, please describe and attach available plans. N/A — Non - project action. 1 3 Estimate the amount of fill and dredge material that would be placed in or re moved from surface water or wetlands and indicate the area of the site that would be affected. Indicate the source of fill material. N/A — Non - project action. 4 Will the proposal require surface water withdrawals or diversions? Give general description, purpose, and approximate quantities if known. N/A — Non - project action. 1 5 Does the proposal lie within a 100 -year floodplain? If so, note location on the site plan. N/A — Non - project action. 6 Does the proposal involve any discharges of waste materials to surface waters? If so, describe the type of waste and anticipated volume of discharge. N/A — Non - project action. b Ground. 1 Will ground water be withdrawn, or will water be discharged to ground water? Give general description, purpose, and approximate quantities if known. N/A — Non - project action. 1 2 Describe waste material that will be discharged into the ground from septic tanks or other sources, if any (for example: Domestic sewage, industrial, containing the following chemicals. , agricultural, etc.). Describe the general size of the system, the number of such systems, the number of houses to be served (if applicable), or the number of animals or humans the system(s) are expected to serve. N/A — Non - project action. c. Water Runoff (including stormwater) 1 Describe the source of runoff (including storm water) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. N/A — Non- project action. 2 Could waste materials enter ground or surface waters? If so, generally describe. N/A — Non - project action. DOCe INDEX A - I i RECEIVtLI I APR 3 0.2010. B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS (To,be completed: by= the applic , - - ; . Space, ; ,Reserved for . �, ,;.,, C . - �, r� mments 3 Proposed measures to reduce or control surface, ground, and runoff vh IN D V impacts, if any I N/A — Non - project action. 4 Plants. City wide t a. Check (/) types of vegetation found on the site. Deciduous Tree ® Alder ® Maple ® Aspen ❑ Other Evergreen Green. ® Fir ® Cedar ® Pine ❑ Other I ® Shrubs ® Grass ® Pasture Crop Or Grain ❑Other Wet Soil Plants ®Cattail ZButtercup ®Bullrush ZSkunk Cabbage ❑ Other Water Plants ® Milfoil ® Eelgrass ® Water Lily ❑ Other I Other Types Of Vegetation b What kind and amount of vegetation will be removed or altered? I N/A — Non - project action.. c List threatened or endangered species known to be on or near the site. I N/A — Non - project action. d. Proposed landscaping, use of native plants, or other measures to preserve or enhance vegetation on the site, if any N/A — Non - project action. I 5 Animals: City wide. a. Check ( any birds and animals which have been observed on or near the site or are I Birds known to be on or near the site. ® Hawk ® Heron ® Eagle Songbirds ❑ Other Mammals ® Deer ® Bear ® Elk ® Beaver ❑ Other I Fish ® Bass ® Salmon ® Trout ® Herring ® Shellfish ❑ Other b List any threatened or endangered species known to be on or near the site. N/A — Non - project action. I c. Is the site part of a migration route? If so, explain. I N/A — Non - project action. d Proposed measures to preserve or enhance wildlife, if any N/A — Non - project action. I 6. Energy and Natural Resources a. What kinds of energy (electric, natural gas, oil, wood stove, solar) will be used to meet the completed project's energy needs? Describe whether it will be used for I heating, manufacturing, etc. N/A — Non - project action. b Would your project affect the potential use of solar energy by adjacent properties? If I so, generally describe. N/A — Non - project action. I c. What kinds of energy conservation features are included in the plans of this proposal? List other proposed measures to reduce or control energy impacts, if any N/A — Non - project action. MC. INDEX 1 B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS (To lie completediby 'Space Reserved for e nt M 7 Environmental Health a. Are there any environmental health hazards, including exposure to toxic chemicals, APR 3 0 2010 risk of fire and explosion, spill, or hazardous waste that could occur as a result of this proposal? If so, describe. CITY OF YAKIMA N/A — Non - project action. PLANNING DIV 1 Describe special emergency services that might be required. 1 N/A — Non - project action. 2. Proposed measures to reduce or control environmental health hazards, if any 1 N/A — Non - project action. b Noise 1 What types of noise exist in the area, which may affect your project (for example. traffic, equipment, operation, other)? N/A — Non - project action. 1 2. What types and levels of noise would be created by or associated with the project on a short -term or a long -term basis (for example• traffic, construction, operation, other)? Indicate what hours noise would come from the site. 3 N/A — Non - project action. 4 Proposed measures to reduce or control noise impacts, if any N/A — Non - project action. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. What is the current use of the site and adjacent properties? N/A — Non - project action. b Has the site been used for agriculture? If so, describe. 1 N/A — Non - project action. c Describe any structures on the site. N/A — Non - project action. d. Will any structures be demolished? If so, what? N/A — Non - project action. What is the current zoning classification of the site? N/A — Non - project action. However, the current zoning classifications within the City of Yakima are Single -Family Residential, Two - Family Residential, Multi - Family Residential, Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Historical Business, Small Convenience Center, Large Convenience Center, General Commercial, Central Business District, Regional Commercial, Light and Heavy Industrial. e. What is the current comprehensive plan designation of the site? N/A — Non - project action. However, the current Future Land Use designations within the City of Yakima are Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, High Density Residential, Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Large Convenience Center, Community Commercial, Arterial Commercial, General Commercial, Regional Commercial, Central Business District Core DOC , ND EX 1 . � -` . B. ELEMENTS (To�mconzp�zemibft�e t ., " I � — - '-._n- f. Comm�i�.m� ' . ���������� "v�*�u�n�u�e� I .` p� ~ A 7O1O � D[uypUcub�,�bu���hwourruotoboceDoanxus�r�ro�runmdao�nudouuCtbwe�e? � � .` . ^..~ N/A - Non-project action. ��������8�|&M� b Has any part oy the site been cluo��«duyan area? D[«o ���0� I specify NV'�-l�on'p,��ectucuoo. I 1. Approximately how many people would reside or work in the completed project? , NV'�-]�on'pr��ectuodou. 1 j Approximately how many people would the completed project displace? I N/A - Non-project action. k Proposed measures to avoid or reduce displacement impacts, i[any I N/A - Non-project action. 1 Proposed measures to ensure the proposal is compatible n,i¢bcsiodu# and projected I land uses and plans, if any The proposed text amendments will remove out dated Comp Plan Future Land Use doni&ouU000` update Table �I']l Future Land Use and Current Zoning Comparison mbe0000p|mut with the I exisuog City of Yakima Urban Area Zoning 0rdinuuoe, and modify Table ID'll to support increased commercial and industrial development by increasing the number of commercial and industrial zoning districts that are supported hy the cooexpoudiogcomnucroiul and industrial Future I LuodlJoedcsi&nuboos. I � a. Approximately bhow omu� uoi�s would be provided, if any? Indicate whether high, middle, or Iow-income housing. I I�/&-��on'pr«)eotucuoo. b Approximately how many units, if any, would be eliminated? Indicate whether high, muiddlu,orlor,'loco,oehousing `~ 0/A-Non'yuojcctaobon. 1 c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any N/A - Non-project action. 10 Aesthetics a. What is the tallest height of any proposed structures, not including antennas; what are the Adoc(pu(exterior boU rn building materials I N/A - Non-project action. ������" I U����8��y ~"n��m�*^ # A,_1 1 B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS (To be completed by the applicant] Space Reserved for Age nt® b What views in the immediate vicinity would be altered or obstructed? N/A — Non - project action. APR 3 0 2010 c. Proposed measures to reduce or control aesthetic impacts, if any CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING DIV N/A — Non - project action. 1 11. Light and Glare a. What type of light or glare will the proposal produce? What time of day would it mainly occur? N/A — Non - project action. b Could light or glare from the finished project be a safety hazard or interfere with views? N/A — Non - project action. c What existing off -site sources of light or glare may affect your proposal? N/A — Non - project action. d. Proposed measures to reduce or control light and glare impacts, if any 1 N/A — Non - project action. 12. Recreation a. What designated and informal recreational opportunities are in the immediate vicinity? N/A — Non - project action. b Would the proposed project displace any existing recreational uses? If so, describe. 1 N/A — Non - project action. c. Proposed measures to reduce or control impacts on recreation, including recreation opportunities to be provided by the project or applicant, if any N/A — Non - project action. 1 13. Historic and Cultural Preservation a. Are there any places or objects listed on, or proposed for, national, state, or local preservation registers known to be on or next to the site? If so, generally describe. N/A — Non - project action. b Generally describe any landmarks or evidence of historic, archaeological, scientific, or cultural important known to be on or next to the site. N/A — Non - project action. DOC. INDEX A- 1 1 B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS (To be, completed by'the applicant), :.Space Reserved for 1 F . _„ Agency Comments' c Proposed measures to reduce or control impacts, if any RECEIVED N/A — Non - project action. 4PR302010 14 Transportation a. Identify public streets and highways serving the site, and describe proposed access toCTY OF YAKIMA the existing street system. Show on site plans, if any 'LANNING DIV N/A — Non - project action. b Is site currently serviced by public transit? If not, what is the approximate distance to the nearest transit stop? N/A — Non - project action. ' c How many parking spaces would the completed project have? How many would the project eliminate? N/A — Non - project action. t d. Will the proposal require any new roads or streets, or improvements to existing roads or streets, not including driveways? If so, generally describe (indicate whether ' public or private) N/A — Non - project action. e. Will the project use (or occur in the immediate vicinity of) water, rail, or air transportation? If so, generally describe. N/A — Non - project action. f How many vehicular trips per day would be generated by the completed project? If known, indicate when peak volumes would occur N/A — Non - project action. g g Proposed measures to reduce or control transportation impacts, if any N/A — Non - project action. 15. Public Services a. Would the project result in an increased need for public services (for example: fire protection, police protection, health care, schools, other)? If so, generally describe: No t b Describe the utilities that are proposed for the project, the utility providing the service, and the general construction .activities on the site or in the immediate vicinity, which might be needed. N/A — Non - project action. 1 DOC. INDEX 1 B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS (To be completed shy the applicant). Space Reserved for Aellagrots 16. Utilities a. Circle utilities currently available at the site electricity, natural gas, water, refuse service, telephone, sanitary sewer, septic system, other APR 3 0 2010 N/A — Non - project action. CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING DIV b Describe the utilities that are proposed for the project, the utility providing the service, . and the general construction activities on the site or in the immediate vicinity, which might be needed. N/A — Non - project action. C. SIGNATURE (To be c ompleted by-the applicant:). - The abo nswe • are tr nd comp • to to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the lead agency is relying on m to m. e its d sion. ?(-) .-( D Prope y 1 . •er or Agent Signature Date Submitted PLEASE COM "D;" sON'THE;N1 PA GE;: IF THEREIS'NO PROJECT RELATED, TO THIS ENV:hRON1VIENTALREVIEW 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. INDEX A- 1 i' I D SUPPLEMENT SHEET FOR NONPROJECT ACTIONS (To be 'comple by the ' Space:Reserved For For (DO NOT USE THE FOLLOWING FOR PROJECT ACTIONS) . Agen�.giq>�t® Because these questions are very general, it may be helpful to read them in conjunction with the list CII�iCC of the elements of the environment. When answering these questions, be aware of the extent the proposal or the types of activities that would likely result from the proposal and how it would affect APR 3 0 201) the item at a greater intensity or at a faster rate than if the proposal were not implemented 1. How would the proposal be likely to increase discharge to water; emissions to air; CITY OF YAKIM production, storage, or release of toxic or hazardous substances; or production of noise? PLANNING DIV. The proposed changes will most likely not affect any of the above items as the proposed text ' changes merely provide increased opportunity for commercial and industrial development, and do not affect the environmental review of specific projects. Proposed measures to avoid or reduce such increases are: None. 2. How would the proposal be likely to affect plants, animals, fish, or marine life? The proposed changes will most likely not affect any of the above items as the proposed text changes merely provide increased opportunity for commercial and industrial development, and do not affect the environmental review of specific projects. Proposed measures to protect or conserve plants, animals, fish, or marine life are. None. 3. How would the proposal be likely to deplete energy or natural resources? The proposed changes will most likely not affect any of the above items as the proposed text changes merely provide increased opportunity for commercial and industrial development, and do not affect the environmental review of specific projects. Proposed measures to protect or conserve energy and natural resources are: I None. How would the proposal be likely to use or affect environmentally sensitive areas or areas designated (or eligible or under study) for governmental protection, such as parks, wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, threatened or endangered species habitat, historic or cultural sites, wetlands, floodplains, or prime farmlands? The proposed changes will most likely not affect any of the above items as the proposed text changes merely provide increased opportunity for commercial and industrial development, and do not affect the environmental review of specific projects, nor change the zoning or Future Land Use Designation of any properties. Proposed measures to protect such resources or to avoid or reduce impacts are None. 5. How would the proposal be likely to affect land and shoreline use, including whether it ' would allow or encourage land or shoreline uses incompatible with existing plans? This proposal does not affect shoreline uses, however it will affect land uses by allowing properties with commercial or industrial Future Land Use designations to more easily rezone to various commercial and industrial zoning districts Proposed measures to avoid or reduce shoreline and land use impacts are I None. How would the proposal be likely to increase demands on transportation or public services and utilities? It is anticipated that there will be no change. DOC. INDEX 1 D SUPPLEMENT SHEET FOR - NONPROJECT'ACTIONS' .(To bes completed - by, the. 'Space Reserved For. applicant.) ,(DO NOT USE THE`FOLLOWING FORPROJECT :ACTIONS) - Agency Coor . Proposed measures to reduce or respond to such demand(s) are. IECEIVI// None. APR 3 0 201) 7 Identify, if possible, whether the proposal may conflict with local, state, or federal laws or requirements for the protection of the environment. CITY OF YAKIN PLANNING DIV No conflicts with local, state, or federal laws have been identified. Non- Project Rezone or Comprehensive Plan Amendment (map) SITE PLAN CHECKLIST & INSTRUCTIONS In Order For Application To Be Determined Complete, A Site Plan Must Be Completed And Returned. A Detailed Site Plan Is Required On August 8, 1996, the City Council passed a resolution (No R- 96 -91) adopting a requirement that all site plans submitted in conjunction with my building permit application, land use application, and environmental application shall contain certain information and be approved by the appropriate Division Manager All information that is applicable to your proposal shall be checked off and clearly displayed on the site plan. It is in the applicant's best interest to provide a carefully drawn and scaled site plan with all required information. The decision on whether or not to grant approval of your development proposal is largely based on the information you provide. An application cannot be processed until an adequate site plan is submitted. Please complete this checklist and include it with your site plan. The site plan must contain all pertinent information. Items not applicable to the proposed project shall be noted. 1) Use Ink. Use blue or black permanent ink. It may be helpful to draft the site plan in pencil then trace over in ink. Ink is necessary for adequate duplication. 2) Use A Straight Edge All lines must be straight and done with the aid of a ruler or other straight edge. Use a compass when delineating circular drawings such as cul -de -sacs. Computer drafted site plans are acceptable. 3) Draw To Scale Site plans shall be drawn to scale. The site plan template has a suggested map scale of one inch equaling twenty feet (1 " =20') Distances on the map must be as representative of reality as possible For example, if the distance from a structure to a property line is 20 feet, the distance on the site plan will be 1 inch. 4) Use Site Plan Checklist: Use the site plan checklist and provide all applicable information on the site plan. 5) Fill In Information On The Site Plan Template Available At The City Of Yakima Or Attach The Information Below To Your Site Plan. Complete all information requested on the bottom of the site plan template. If you use a different medium, provide the requested information on the alternative paper Note. You may benefit from the aid of a professional in the preparation of a site plan. Check all boxes as: I Included or - Not Applicable `_ The site plan shall be legibly drawn in ink on paper of sufficient size to contain the required information, but not less than 8.5" X 11" All site plans shall be drawn to a standard engineering scale and indicated on the site plan. The scale selected shall best fit the paper Planning staff recommends 1 " =20' E - address, parcel number(s) and zoning designation of subject property Property boundaries and dimensions. f Names and dimensions of all existing streets bounding the site. Dimensions, location, and use of existing structures including loading docks. North Arrow ! Lot coverage with calculations shown on site plan. I — Location and size of existing and proposed side sewer and water service lines. 1 Adjacent land uses and zoning designations. [ Location and dimensions of proposed or existing driveway approaches ® ®C. INDEX 1 r Location and size of existing or proposed public sidewalks that are within 200 -feet of the subject property r Name, address, phone number, and signature of the owner or person responsible for the property Note. Planning Division or reviewing official may require additional information to clarify the proposal, assets t�t�-•�� ® or determine compliance with the YMC and other laws and regulations. Revised 12 -08 V APR 302010 CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING DIV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. INDEX 1 1 CITY OF YAKIMA COMP PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT CPA#009-10 9 SEPA#020-10 1 EXHIBIT LIST CHAPTER B Public Notices raram 'wow ,;,,,,„1.4„,,,,,,,E;Litr,,,,,41,,r,..,u,_,-, ,1,.„ AF "OK''' 4ora'l ts44 • Jalit:;;tx,L `; #4;ARqz, „ , da.46, 5 :ittt-dt • B-1 Notice of Application, Environmental Review, and Public 06/24/2010 Hearing B-1 a Press Release and Distribution E-mail B-1 b Legal Notice and Confirmation E-mail B-1 c. Agencies Notified B-2 B-ld Affidavit of Mailing Notice of Decision of Determination of Non Significance 07/20/2010 B-2a Press Release and Distribution E-mail B-2b Legal Notice and Confirmation E-mail B-2c Agencies Notified B-2d Affidavit of Mailmt B-3 Memo to Yakima Planning Commission 08/04/2010 Subject: Update of City of Yakima's 2025 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element B-4 Agenda Statement: Set Date of Public Hearing 10/05/2010 B-5 Notice of City Council Public Hearing 10/06/2010 B-6 Letter of Transmittal to City Clerk 10/08/2010 (Mailing Labels, E-mail) 1 1 1 1 1 CITY OF YAKIMA, PLANNING DIVISION LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 1 I, Rosalinda Ibarra, as an employee of the City of Yakima, Planning Division, have transmitted to Debbie Kloster, Yakima City Clerk, by hand delivery, the following documents 1 Mailin g labels for the 2 010 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (CPA009 - 10) Including all labels State Agencies Reviewing Comp Plans, 1 SEPA Reviewing Agencies, and all parties of record. 1 2. I have also transmitted to Debbie Kloster, Yakima City Clerk, by e -mail, a Legal Notice which was published for the Yakima Planning Commission Public Hearing This will supply information to be included in the City 1 Clerk's legal notice of the Joint Board Closed Record Public Hearing 1 1 Sig this 8th day of October, 2010. 0 bo 1 o alinda Ibarra Planning Technician Received 1 By. MitAA,e 1 Date U — ., / C� 1 DOC. 1 INDEX 1 LIST OF SEPA REVIEWING AGENCIES Page 1 of 2 1 U S Army Corps of Engineers Department of Natural Resources WA Dept of Arch & Historic Preservati� Karen Urehus, Project Manager Linda Hazlett, Assistant Land Manager Gretchen Kaehler, Local Government Karen.M.Urelius @usace.army.mil Linda.hazlett@dnr wa.gov Archaeologist Gretchen.Kaehler @dahp wa.gov 1 WA State Dept of Archaeology & Historic Cascade Natural Gas Dept of Social & Health Services Preservation Arnie Garza, Field Facilitator Elizabeth McNagny, Land Use 1 Greg Griffith, Deputy State Historic Arnie.garza @cngc com Administrator Preservation Officer Elizabeth.mcnagny @dshs.wa.gov Greg.griffith @dahp wa.gov WSDOT WSDOT Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency ' g Bill Preston, Planning Engineer Rick Holmstrom, Development Services Hasan Tahat, Engineering & Planning prestob @wsdot.wa.gov holmstr @wsdot.wa.gov Supervisor hasan @yrcaa.org West Valley School District Yakima Health Distnct 1 Yakima Greenway Foundation Angela Watts, Asst. Supt. Of Business & Gordon Kelly, Director of Environmental Al Brown, Executive Director Operations Health wattsa @wvsd208 org gordon.kelly @co yakima.wa.us al @yakimagreenway org 1 Nob Hill Water Assn Yakima Air Terminal Ahtanum Irrigation District 1 Jenna Leaverton, Engineering Technician Carl Remmel, Airport Asst Manager Beth Ann Brulotte, Executive Assistant henna @nobhillwater org Carl.remmel @yakimaairtermmal.com Baby216 @charter.net 1 Yakima Valley Conference of Governments City of Yakima Wastewater Division Bureau of Indian Affairs — Yakama Age1 Shawn Conrad, Planner Scott Schafer, Wastewater Manager Bud Robbins, Superintendent conrads @yvcog.org sschafer @ci.yakima.wa.us Bud.robbins @bia.gov 1 Bureau of Indian Affairs — Yakama Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs — Yakama Agency Yakima Valley Museum Steve Wangemann, Deputy Superintendent Rocco Clark, Environmental Coordinator John A. Baule, Director 1 for Trust Services Rocco clark@bia.gov holm @yakimavalleymuseum.org Steve.wangemann@bia.gov 1 Yakima County Public Services Yakima County Public Services Yakima County Commissioners Steven Erickson, Planning Director Vern Redifer, Public Services Director Steven.Erickson@co yakima.wa.us Vern.redifer @co yakima.wa.us Commissioners.web @co yakima.wa.us WA State Dept of Health. Office of WA State Attorney General's Office Chamber of Commerce Drinking Water 1433 Lakeside Court, Ste# 102 10 North 9th Street Christine Collins, Yakima, WA 98902 Yakima, WA 98901 16201 E Indiana Ave, Ste# 1500 I Spokane Valley, WA 99216 City of Union Gap Q-West ® ®C° Environmental Protection Agency P O Box 3008 Tom McAvoy '�® 1 200 6th Ave. MS 623 Union Gap, WA 98903 8 South 2nd Ave, Rm #304 Seattle, WA 98101 Yakima, WA 98902 1 1 LIST OF SEPA REVIEWING AGENCIES Page 2 of 2 lif apartment of Agriculture Federal Aviation Administration of Ecology e e Faulconer, Gwen Clear, O Box 42560 2200 W Washington Ave 15 West Yakima Ave, Ste# 200 Olympia, WA 98504 Yakima, WA 98903 Yakima, WA 98902 1 l department of Ecology Yakima School District WA State Emergency Mgmt Division nvironmental Review Section, Elaine Beraza, Superintendent Chuck Hagerhjelm, Planning Manager P 0 Box 47703 104 North 4th Ave Building 20 lympia, WA 98504-7703 Yakima, WA 98902 Camp Murray, WA 98430 -5122 acific Power Yakima Indian Nation Yakima Indian Nation Mike Paulson Johnson Meninick, Cultural Resources Moses Segouches, Environmental I 00 North Keys Rd Program Protection Program akima, WA 98901 P O Box 151 P O Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 Toppenish, WA 98948 Yakima Indian Nation 1akima Indian Nation Yakima- Klickitat Fisheries Project Ruth Jim, Yakima Tribal Council Thalia Sachtleben, Environmental Review John Marvin, O Box 151 Coordinator 771 Pence Road oppenish, WA 98948 P O Box 151 Yakima, WA 98909 Toppenish, WA 98948 ederal Aviation Administration, Seattle Office of Farm Worker Housing Department of Fishenes irports District Office Marty Miller, Eric Bartrand, ayla Morgan, Airport Planner 1400 Summitview Ave, Ste# 203 1701 South 24th Ave 1601 Lind Ave SW Yakima, WA 98902 Yakima, WA 98902 'Renton, WA 98055 -4056 WSDOT, Aviation Division Department of CTED Soil Conservation District I ohn Shambaugh, Growth Management Serviced, Ray Wondercheck, 8204 59th Drive NE, Ste B P 0 Box 42525 1606 Perry Street, Ste. F Arlington, WA 98223 Olympia, WA 98504 -2525 Yakima, WA 98902 1 Department of Fish & Wildlife Mark Teske, Yakima County Public Services I 01 North Pearl Phil Hoge Ellensburg, WA 98926 1 Type of Notice: / / 4,a,-/v 1 a File Number C c / L /0 D ate of Mailing* // — c3 — / 0 1 1 DOO. INDEX 1 Review Team Eric Heinrtz STATE AGENCIES REVIEWING CTED Department of Corrections COMP PLANS Growth Management Services P O Box 41112 REVISED June 2008 P 0 Box 42525 Olympia, WA 98504-1112 1 Olympia, WA 98504 -2525 Jennifer Hayes Kelly Cooper SEPA/GMA Coordinator 1 Dept of Fish & Wildlife Dept of Health / Drinking Water Dept. of Ecology P O Box 43155 P O Box 47820 P O Box 47600 Olympia, WA. 98504 -3155 Olympia, WA. 98504 -7820 Olympia, WA. 98504 -7600 1 Hugo Flores Elizabeth McNagny Lormda Anderson WA State Dept of Natural Resources Department of Social and Health Services Recreation and Conservation Office 1 GMA /SMA Planning & State Harbor Areas p O Box 45848 P O Box 40917 P 0 Box 47027 Olympia, WA 98504 -5848 Olympia, WA 98504 -0917 Olympia WA. 98504 -7027 Bill Wiebe Greg Griffith Bill Koss Department of Transportation Department of Archaeology & Historic Parks and Recreation Commission 1 P O Box 47300 Preservation P O Box 42650 Olympia, WA 98504 -7370 P O Box 48343 Olympia, WA 98504 -2650 Olympia, WA 98504 -8343 1 1 1 n-t-c 61' en/L/1cl / J 1 Pi4 -# 9 -7 0 1 Jak v I j, a - hill // z-/e3 f 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. INDEX 1 1 1 1 In -House Distribution E -mail List Name Division E -mail Address 1 Mike Antijunti Engmeenng mantijun@ci.yakima.wa.us Carolyn Belles Code Administration cbelles @ci.yakima.wa.us I Sandy Cox Code Administration scox @c�.yakima.wa.us Jeff Cutter Legal Dept �cutter(a,ci.yakima.wa.us I Debbie Kloster Archie Matthews City Clerks dkloster@ci.yakima.wa.us ONDS amatthew @ci.yakima.wa.us Ron Melcher Fire Dept nnelcher @ci.yakima.wa.us 1 Michael Morales CED Dept mmorales @ci.yakima.wa.us Jerry Robertson Code Administration iroberts @ci.yakima.wa.us 1 Royale Schneider Code Administration rschneid @ci.yaklma.wa.us Mike Shane Water /Irrigation mshane @ci.yakima.wa.us 1 Nathan Thompson Code Administration nthompso @ci.yakima.wa.us Kevin Futrell Transit Division kfutrell @ci.yakima.wa.us I Dave Brown Water Division dbrown @i.yakima.wa.us For the Record /File 1 Binder Copy 1 1 1 Type of Notice. l V �fJ of eoU T C/ 1 r ``- a t C1 , I File Number(s) N0 / 1 o r o 9_ /Q III Date of Mailing II I 0 DOC. INDEX 1 Ibarra, Rosalinda From Ibarra, Rosalinda Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 4 18 PM To Kloster, Debbie Subject: Example Notice - Comp Plan Text Amendment - CPA #009 -10 Attachments Ntc of App, SEPA & Public Hearing -City of Yakima -CPA 009 SEPA 020 -Legal Notice doc Debbie, Attached is the legal notice which was published for the Yakima Planning Commission Public Hearing on the Comp Plan Text Amendment (CPA #009 -10) This is an example for you to use for publishing the City Council hearing which was set on October 5, 2010 for a closed record public hearing on November 2, 2010. The mailing labels will be forthcoming. Thanks! 1 Rpsafinda Ibarra Planning Technician ribarra @ci.yakima.wa.us City of Yakuna 129 North 2nd Street Yakima, WA 98901 p: (509) 575 -6183 f: (509) 575 -6105 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. INDEX 1 10/8/2010 1 IH SEPA REVIEWING AGENCIES Page 1 of 2 OD -RG, SEPA Reviewer Army Corps Dept. of Natural Resources Mr Greg Griffith ID PO Box c-3755 713 Bowers Rd Div of Archeol & Hist. Pres. Seattle, WA 98124 Ellensburg, WA 98926 l O Box 48343 Olympia, WA 98504 III Cascade Natural Gas Dept of Soc /Health Service lst p WA State Attorney Gen. Office I 701 S 1 Ave Capital Programs Ofc Bldg #2 Yakima, WA 98902 MS OB -23B 1433 Lakeside Ct. Ste102 Olympia, WA 98504 Yakima, WA 98902 I Washington State Dept of Health Chamber of Commerce Office of Drinking Water City of Union Gap 10 N 9 St. Attn. Christine Collins PO Box 3008 Yakima, WA 98901 16201 E Indiana Ave, Ste# 1500 Union Gap, WA 98903 Spokane Valley, WA 99216 Dept. of Transportation Tom McAvoy Gary W Pruitt Planning Engineer Q -West Clean Air Authority 2809 Rudkin Road 8 S 2 " Ave Room 304 329 North 1 Street Union Gap, WA 98903 Yakima, WA 98902 Yakima, WA 98901 Environmental Protection Agency West Valley School District Mr Lee Faulconer I 1200 6`'' Ave MS 623 Attn. Peter Ansmgh Dept. of Agriculture Seattle, WA 98101 8902 Zier Road PO Box 42560 Yakima, WA 98908 Olympia, WA 98504 FAA Yakima Co Health Dist Gwen Clear 2200 W Washington 1210 Ahtanum Ridge Drive Dept of Ecology Yakima, WA 98903 Union Gap, WA 98903 15 W Yakima Ave St. 200 Yakima, WA 98902 Yakima Greenway Foundation Depai t�nent of Ecology Nob Hill Water Co 111 S 18`'' St. Environmental Review Section 6111 Tieton Drive Yakima WA 98901 PO Box 47703 Yakima WA 98908 Olympia, WA 98504 -7703 ' Yakima School District Chuck Hagerhjelm Pacific Power WA State Emergency Mgmt. Div Superintendent Mike Paulson 104 N 4 Ave Mitigation, Analysis & Planning Mgr 500 N Keys Rd Yakima, WA 98902 Building 20 Yakima, WA 98901 Camp Murray, WA 98430 -5122 Yakima Airport Yakama Indian Nation Yakima- Khckitat Fisheries Project Manager Cultural Resources Program John Marvin I Johnson Meninick, Mgr 2400 W Washington Ave 771 Pence Road Yakima WA 98903 PO Box 151 Yakima, WA 98909 Toppenish, WA 98948 YVCOG Yakama Indian Nation Ahtanum Imgation District Transportation Planner Environmental Protection Prog P 0 Box 563 ,�, Moses Segouches 311 N 4 Street STE 202 I Yakima, WA 98907 Yakima, WA 98901 DOC. PO Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 INDEY # 3- 2 C SEPA REVIEWING AGENCi,S Page 2 of 2 Federal Aviation Administration Environmental Coordinator Wastewater Division Cayla Morgan, Airport Planner Bureau of Indian Affairs Wastewater Treatment Plant Seattle Airports District Office PO Box 632 1601 Lind Ave S W Toppemsh, WA 98948 Renton, WA 98055 -4056 Ruth Jim Mr Marty Miller Yakima County Commissioners Yakama Tribal Council Office of Farm Worker Housing PO Box 151 1400 Summitview #203 Toppemsh, WA 98948 Yakima, WA 98902 Mr Vern Redder Dept. of Archaeology & Historic Eric Bartrand Yakima County Public Services Preservation Dept. of Fisheries PO Box 48343 1701 S 24 Ave Olympia, WA 98504 -8343 Yakima, WA 98902 John Baugh WSDOT Aviation Division Mr Steven Erickson Yakima Valley Museum John Shambaugh i Yakima County Planning 2105 Tieton Drive 18204 59`'' Drive NE, Ste B Yakima, WA 98902 Arlington, WA 98223 Dept. of CTED Soil Conservation Dist Yakama Indian Nation Environmental Review Coordinator Growth Management Services Attn. Ray Wondercheck PO Box 42525 1606 Perry St Suite F Thalia Sachtleben Olympia, WA 98504 -2525 Yakima, WA 98902 P'O Box 151 Toppemsh, WA 98948 Department of Fish & Wildlife 1 c/o Mark Teske 201 North Pearl 1 Ellensburg, WA 98926 1 1 Type of Notice ) C � 4 S [,� s?e c j -t File Number(s). i9. t ��-+ —C L O - Date of Mailing 7 -Z 0 - i; 1 DOC. INDEX 1 Ke U / -2U -1U Legal'Notie Notice of L1NJ Decision - lext !'1menameni - 3 rrJi+tuLu - rage 1 01 i 1 Dulaney, Connie I From Simon Sizer [legals @yakimaherald corn] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1 50 PM II To Dulaney, Connie Subject: Re 07 -20 -10 Legal Notie Notice of DNS Decision - Text Amendment- SEPA #020 -10 I I've scheduled this legal notice for 7/20, for a cost of $234 85 On 7/15/10 1 35 PM, "Dulaney, Connie" <cdulaney ©ci selah wa us> wrote II PLEASE PUBLISH ONCE ONLY ON TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010 II SEND INVOICE AND AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TO. Account #11002 II City of Yakima, Planning Division 129 N. 2nd Street ` ' * " "' "CITY'OF 'AKIMA'. II SEPA FINAL DETERMINATION OF 'NONSIGNIFICANCE ' AND NOTIC OF: INCORPORATION BY Yakima, WA 98901 • ' REFERENCE ` '` The EIS document tobe iflCOrporated: relates to ths '" :July,20 2010 ;, proposal -as a programmatic ys no- proct PROJECT'DESCRIPTIOI4 actions" for various land 'use desig is for `e'a nd'yp je ro- The City :ot Yakima °Planning _Department is sponsoring vides : broad ; polioy ^.guidahce. In ;addition; the refor- I the foliowmg"CorriprehensiVe • Plan Teirt•' Amendment• to and document encourages osas utig po the City; of Yakima's 2006 Comprehensive Plan grammatic review to follow' :pha environmental re- - 1 Removal=Of outdated' Future ;Land Use designations view The subject Compre Plan Amen lizin dment is from the text ”and Table• ?111 =11 whichlncl0de Large consi , with,.these:staterrients as po .the l proposalipro - Convenience':Center; Arterial 'Commercial, ands Whole- vides additional, detail;, olic g, .5 p y guidance,:fundin for fiu- sale/1Nrehouse; •-+ ture:,infrastructure;.and directssthat±further,environmen- II 2': a Addition of:`the &folloiing new Futu Use ap tai review;be;pro''vided:for deyelopment;in'this areas- •.? C onnie Dulaney and zoning; designations General Comm re-,Land ercial,' Re Determination: Titre is.'a • )c.. '':.' ;.r: '..ns ,Y: +.k!rc. , Support; and The' leadlagency .for.this :proposal'has deteirnined:.that alcCommercial, and Airport th 3: Expansion'of the+all0wed'zoning designationSWithin Table 111= o:have obabgnit averse .11''for't ie'Professional'Office, Neighborhood on it d the es environ men pr t: An';envi si ronrrie fican nta d l , rirnpact . state - Department Assistant III Commercial; 'Community: Commercial, Regional•Com- ment:(EIS):is^riot,required; under RGW 43:21.C.030.(2) II mercial;and IridustrialFuture Land' UseMap desigria= (c): This decision. w_ as;madeaafter..review of:a:complet- tons, , as more "fully described 'in; the'. attached 'Op- ed ;envronmenal checklist'r.:and, other information,�on ments: "ii''' • . ' ',, 4' "_;, file withstheYlead agency' Thistinforniation' is; available City of Yakima Planning Proponent: •`City': o1- , Yakirna "Community° . ,3!'f E to the public on request at;tlie:Citysof YakimarPlannirig II Development Division, Yakmia WA Department at 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901' Location of proposal Corpora Boundaries of the [X] There i is no ao mmenf penod ^+,lo City of Yakima Responsible official Michael -A, Morales 129 N 2nd Street Lead'Agency Cityof.Yakima 'tr sit/Tit CE Diector /EPA'Renonsiffici al File Number• 0009 &SEPA #020 -10.'- ,, _; ' Pho ion (5091 : 575 6103; ?" ' ' t' ;; 's y ;rt; b leio jr,' `In`-accordance, with the Revised`: Code:`ot Washington ing Address: 129 N.2nd D Street. Yakima: WA 98901 Yakima, WA 98901 (RCW) 170': 36 , 20(10);; arid', the ,` ;Washington - Growth [X] You rnayappeaitthi '.determination`to: Joan Daven- I' Management Act City of PYakima haS adopted-.an port „Planning rManager ";at129 S N;2nd.Street, `Yakima; updated Urban' Area Comprehenswe pleb, "2026: Now WA 98901 Water than: 'August 3, 2010, by(metho8) in,accordarice with RCW 36'70.410 and'the goals and Complete - .appeal :anplication form and^ +payment of 509 575 6183 policies :of':Plahr2025 tfie'City:isJproposing to amend $505 'appeal fee.You:.should;be•,prepared to,:make the - above' mentioned 'sections ofr`its Comprehensive specific factual objections. Contact the 'Ctty'of Yakima ment Planning Division: to read' or:ask 'about :the:procedures II 7 can 'be Plan. The •proposed drafti`tezt ^amendments docu accessed on the City of Yakima'swebsite`'at. tor; ory. • hitp: / /www:ci)yakima.waus /services /planning: } l` Incorpo by Reference: ,, (09554616) •July 20, 2010, . The following documents ar incorporated' 1 ante as'allowedrunder..WAC.1 111-635 `'and .cam be II viewed at'thevCity'01 Yakima_; Codes Administration and. Planning. Department: 1 SEPA/GMA City ,of Yakima•Urban Area Comp rehen - s ive'.PIam2025 Integrated; Firiel;Environmental .Impact Statement;radopted•December 12,;2006: Simon S I Ze r upda - - ' Description: The purpose s ot the above document as II originall intended " is to teDevelopmeiit`.Regula bons and:Final :Envirorimental' Statement t(EIS)', and +provide. anrupdated4and uSs,piamwith'peiicies to Legal /Obituary Clerk ad dress'growth�fora'20 -year planning period :through . the oyear 2025' Within the Yakima The Yakima Herald-Republic Plan includes updates to all sections 'of the 1997.Com- II (50 9 ) 577 -7740 prehensive Plan. Fax# (509) 577 -7766 I' DOC. INDEX I 7/15/2010 rage 1011 1 Dulaney, Connie From Dulaney, Connie Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7 55 AM To Adriana Janovich - Yakima Herald, Barbara Serrano - YHR, Brackney, Rosanne, Brown, Michael, Bruce Smith - Yak. Business Times, Chris Bristol - YHR, Claudia Moreno - Noticias Locales, Criag Troianello - Yakima Herald Rep , Dulaney, Connie, Erin Snelgrove - Yak. Herald Rep, Gabriel Martinez - KDNA, George Finch - Business Journal, lbarra, Rosalinda, KIMA TV, KNDO News, KUNS -TV Univision, Lance Tormey; Lou Bartelli, Lozano, Bonnie, Mai Hoang, Mark Morey; Marta Isabel Sanchez - Univision, NWCN, Randy Beehler - YPAC, Scott Mayes, Yakima Business Journal, Yakima Herald Republic Newspaper Subject. 07/20/10 Press Release Ntc of Decision -Mtn View Estates -SEPA #019 -10, Text SPA #020 -10 1 Attachments Ntc of DNS Decision -Text SEPA #020 -10 -Press Release doc; Ntc of DNS Decision -Mtn View Estates - SEPA #019 -10 -Press Release doc Rosanne, please post to http. / /www.cl.yakima.wa.us /sere ices /plannmv /SEPADeterminations.asp Thank you Connie Dulaney Department Assistant 111 City of Yakima Planning 129 N 2nd Street Yakima, WA 98901 509 - 575 -6183 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. INDEX - 2 a- 7/20/2010 1 1 1 1 , 1 I NOTICE OF FINAL DECISION Cli ih he Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) July 20, 2010 II On June 24, 2010, the City of Yakima, Washington issued a Notice of Application and Environmental Review regarding an Environmental Checklist application submitted by the City II of Yakima Planning Department. The submitted checklist concerns the environmental review of Comprehensive Text Amendments to the City of Yakima's 2025 Comprehensive Plan, as described in the attached determination II Location Corporate Boundanes of the City of Yakima rP Y Parcel number(s) N/A City File Number CPA #009 -10, & SEPA #020 -10 II Following the required 20 -day public comment period, and consideration of all comments received, the City of Yakima has issued the enclosed SEPA Threshold Decision This decision 1 may be appealed within 14 days from the date of mailing. Appeals must be in writing and on forms available from the City of Yakima Planning Division, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima, 1 Washington The fee of $505 00 must accompany the Appeal Application For further information or assistance, you may wish to contact Jeff Peters, Associate Planner at II (509)576 -6 ; se City Planning Division II • aril SO_ O loan Davenport Planning Manager II Notice of Decision Mailing Date July 20, 2010 Enclosures SEPA Determination 1 DOC. INDEX 1 CITY OF YAKIMA SEPA FINAL DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE, AND NOTICE OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE July 20, 2010 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The City of Yakima Planning Department is sponsonng the following Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to the City of Yakima's 2006 Comprehensive Plan 1 Removal of outdated Future Land Use designations from the text and Table III -11 which i include Large Convenience Center, Arterial Commercial, and Wholesale /Warehouse, 2 Addition of the following new Future Land Use Map and zoning designations General Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Airport Support, and ' 3 Expansion of the allowed zoning designations within Table III -11 for the Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Industrial Future Land Use Map designations, as more fully descnbed in the attached documents 1 Proponent. City of Yakima Community & Economic Development Division, Yakima, WA Location of proposal: Corporate Boundaries of the City of Yakima Lead Agency: City of Yakima File Number: CPA #009 -10, & SEPA #020 -10 In accordance with the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 36 70 A.20(10) and the Washington Growth Management Act, the City of Yakima has adopted an updated Urban Area Comprehensive Plan, 2025 Now in accordance with RCW 36.70.410 and the goals and policies of Plan 2025 the City is proposing to amend the above mentioned sections of its Comprehensive Plan The proposed draft text amendments document can be accessed on the City of Yakima's website at. http. / /www ci yakima.wa.us /services /planning. Incorporation by Reference: The following documents are incorporated by reference as allowed under WAC 197 - 111 -635 and can be viewed at the City of Yakima Codes Administration and Planning Department. 1 SEPA/GMA City of Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 Integrated Final 1 Environmental Impact Statement, adopted December 12, 2006 Description The purpose of the above document as originally intended is to update 1 Development Regulations and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and provide an updated land use plan with policies to address growth for a 20 -year planning penod through the year 2025 within the Yakima Planning Area. The Plan includes updates to all sections of the 1997 Comprehensive Plan The EIS document to be incorporated relates to this proposal as a programmatic analysis for non - project actions for vanous land use designations, and provides broad policy guidance In addition, the referenced document encourages proposals utilizing programmatic review to follow phased environmental review The subject Comprehensive Plan Amendment is consistent with these statements as the proposal provides additional detail, policy guidance, funding for future infrastructure, and directs that further environmental review be provided for development in this area. DOC 1 INDEX 1 Determination. The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43 21C 030 (2) (c) This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency This information is available to the public on request at the City of Yakima Planning Department at 129 N 2nd 1 Street, Yakima, WA 98901 ' iv There is no comment penod for this DNS Responsible official Michael A. Morales ' Position /Title CED Director /SEPA Responsible Official Phone (509) 575 -6113 1 Address 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901 Date July 20, 2010 Signature � .„, 1 1 You may appeal this determination to Joan Davenport Planning Manager, at 129 N 2 Street, Yakima, WA 98901 1 no later than August 3, 2010 by (method) Complete appeal application form and payment of $505 appeal fee. You should be prepared to make specific factual objections 1 Contact the City of Yakima Planning Division to read or ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals 1 1 1 1 1 DOC INDEX 1 1 1 AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING 1 STATE OF WASHINGTON CITY OF YAKIMA RE. CPA #009 -10, SEPA #020 -10 City of Yakima 1 129 North 2 Street of the City of Yakima Planning Division, I, Connie Dulaney, as an employee y g , have dispatched through the United States Mails, a Notice of Application, Environmental Review, and Public Hearing. A true and correct copy of which is enclosed herewith, that said notice was addressed to the applicant; SEPA reviewing agencies and all property owners of record within a radius of 500 feet of subject property, that said property owners are individually listed on the mailing list retained by the Planning Division, and that said notices were mailed by me on the 24th day of Tune, 2010 1 That I mailed said notices in the manner herein set forth and that all of the 1 statements made herein are just and true 1 C, \ Connie Dulaney Department Assistant III 1 1 1 DOC INDEX( 1 # 1 I SEPA REVIEWING AGENC ; Page 1 of 2 OD -RG, SEPA Reviewer Army Corps Dept. of Natural Resources Mr Greg Griffith t PO Box c -3755 713 Bowers Rd Div of 1 & Hist. Pres. 48343 PO Box 48343 Seattle, WA 98124 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Olympia, WA 98504 1 Cascade Natural Gas Dept of Soc /Health Service WA State Attorney Gen. Office 701 S 1 S Ave Capital Programs Ofc Bldg #2 y I Yakima, WA 98902 MS OB -23B 1433 Lakeside Ct. Ste102 Olympia, WA 98504 Yakima, WA 98902 Washington State Dept of Health I Chamber of Commerce Office of Drinking Water City of Union Gap 10 N 9`'' St. Attn. Christine Collins PO Box 3008 Yakima, WA 98901 16201 E Indiana Ave, Ste# 1500 Union Gap, WA 9.8903 ' Spokane Valley, WA 99216 Dept. of Transportation Tom McAvoy Gary W Pruitt I Planning Engineer Q-West Clean Air Authority 2809 Rudkm Road 8 S 2 thi Ave Room 304 329 North 1 Street Union Gap, WA 98903 Yakima, WA 98902 Yakima, WA 98901 Environmental Protection Agency West Valley School District Mr Lee Faulconer 1200 6 Ave MS 623 Attn Peter Ansingh Dept. of Agriculture ' Seattle, WA 98101 8902 Zier Road PO Box 42560 Yakima, WA 98908 Olympia, WA 98504 FAA Yakima Co Health Dist Gwen Clear 2200 W Washington 1210 Ahtanum Ridge Drive Dept of Ecology 15 W Yakima Ave St. 200 1 Yakima, WA 98903 Union Gap, WA 98903 Yakima, WA 98902 ' Department of Ecology Yakima Greenway Foundation Nob Hill Water Co 111 S 18 "' St. Environmental Review Section 6111 Tieton Drive Yakima WA 98901 PO Box 47703 Yakima WA 98908 Olympia, WA 98504 -7703 ' Chuck Hagerhjelm Yakima School District WA State Emergency Mgmt. Div Power I Superintendent Mike Paulson 104 N 4`'' Ave Mitigation, Analysis & Planning Mgr 500 N Keys Rd Yakima WA 98902 Building 20 Yakima, WA 98901 Camp Murray, WA 98430 -5122 I Yakima Airport Yakama Indian Nation Yakima-Klickitat Fisheries Project Manager Cultural Resources Program John Marvin 2400 W Washington Ave Johnson Meninick, Mgr 1 771 Pence Road Yakima WA 98903 PO Box 151 Yakima WA 98909 m Toppesh, WA 98948 ' Yakama Indian Nation I YVCOG Ahtanum Irrigation District Transportation Planner Environmental Protection Prog P 0 Box 563 Moses Segouches 311 N 4 Street STE 202 Yakima, WA 98907 Yakima, WA 98901 PO Box 151 I DOC. Toppenish, WA 98948 INDEX F SEPA REVIEWING AGENC S Page 2 oil Federal Aviation Administration Environmental Coordinator Cayla Morgan, Airport Planner Wastewater Division Seattle Airports District Office Bureau of Indian Affairs Wastewater Treatment Plant 1601 Lind Ave S W PO Box 632 Renton, WA 98055 -4056 Toppenish, WA 98948 Ruth Jim Mr Marty Miller 1 Yakima County Commissioners Yakama Tribal Council Office of Farm Worker Housing PO Box 151 1400 Summitview #203 1 Toppenish, WA 98948 Yakima, WA 98902 Mr Vern Redder Dept. of Archaeology & Historic Eric Bartrand 1 Yakima County Public Services Preservation Dept. of Fisheries PO Box 48343 1701 S 24`'' Ave Olympia, WA 98504 -8343 Yakima, WA 98902 John Baugh WSDOT Aviation Division Mr Steven Erickson Yakima Valley Museum John Shambaugh 1 Yakima County Planning 2105 Tieton Drive 18204 59 Drive NE, Ste B Yakima, WA 98902 Arlington, WA 98223 1 Dept. of CTED Soil Conservation Dist Yakama Indian Nation Growth Management Services Attn Ray Wondercheck Environmental Review Coordinator PO Box 42525 1606 Perry St Suite F Thalia Sachtleben 1 Olympia, WA 98504-2525 Yakima, WA 98902 P O Box 151 Toppemsh, WA 98948 Department of Fish & Wildlife 1 c/o Markleske 201 North Pearl 1 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Type of Notice )1,1- 6 4L ac i Si✓ , 4-- 1 File Number(s) e ®�'t - i % p ,q O "2_CJ - I �� � u S � 0 1 Date of Mailing to .. z Lf —(6 1 1 1 Doc. INDEX 1 # 1 Ke UO- L'4 Legal 1VU11Le IN IS., W. J ppi1 aLiu11, .ELI Lx. 1 wail., 11 .,w....b ..... .,� - - - - - 1 Dulaney, Connie r From Simon Sizer [legals ©yakimaherald com] Sent. Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4 50 PM 111 To Dulaney, Connie Subject: Re 06 -24 -10 Legal Notice Ntc of Application, SEPA & PublicHearing -City of Yakima - CPA #009 -10, SEPA #020 -10 I I've scheduled this legal notice for 6/24, for a cost of $261 69 On 6/22/10 10 34 AM, "Dulaney, Connie" <cdulaney ©ci selah wa us> wrote INCORPORAIrury a ntrtnENCEAND ENVIRON I PLEASE PUBLISH ONCE ONLY ON THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010 •j'NENTAL REVIEW • , , ; ` Ip! accordance with the Revised• Washington "(RCW " arid the;'.Wastiington -Growth` SEND INVOICE AND AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TO. Ma Act, the City of Yakima has adopted. ,an updated' Urban Area Comprehensive;Plan;:Plan 2025 Now in accordance with.RCW:36,70.410•and the goals I Account #11002 : `and; policies of..Plan '20251.the;i'Cityj -is proposing, •to' arnend the above; mentioned ,sections oft,its Compre- 'herieive „Plan. "The.followirig docurnents are :incorporat- ed`by =: :reference as'allowed; under 1971.11-635' and can be,•viewed: at 'the_' Yakima. Codes Ad -_ II Cit of Yakima, Planning Division min and ` Planning-Department along "" with' the y draft tenttamendment', andenvgonmental checklist, or on,.the City,.of Yakima's websitiAt: http://www.ciyaki- ma:wa.us/services/planning:,' W 4 "'' 129 N. 2nd St. 1 , SEPA /GMACitwof,Yakima' Urban Area- Comprehen siveaPlan 2025: Integrafed'.FinalEnvironmental Impact .. Statement adopted December 12, 2006. . Descnption The purpose, of the above .document as Yakima, WA 98901 Legal Notices Legal Notices onginauy intended is to update :Development Regula- ' . ions , and Final Envirorimental.lmpact Statement,(EIS) 1 CITY OFIYAKIMA ' • �,,, and provide: an ,updated land use plan', •with „polioies.to' NOTICE APPLICATION; ENVIRO - t ,. , :' REVIEW, . - -. ,,. , r ; ' ° -: < ,t, ' :; ' address, growth •,for of 20year'plammng _period through NOTICE OF INCORPORATION B,Y. +RE I thg:y'ear: 2025 within the Yakima Planning- Aiea: The .. AND:`,,, „ it ' ;Plan.includesiupdates;to all :sections ofjthe ,1997.!..909- k PUBLIC HEARING` prehenswe Plan r 5 1 s Connie Dulaney June 24 2070 The, EISxdocument to +be in this corporated relates to , y N OF APPLICATION ,,,,, proposal r' as a programmatic analysis' for non project. actions 'for °various•9and use•,designations _ and • pro - D me ',pity i ak i m :Corrrmunity &''Economic aides broad . - policy guidance: ;In ,addition hea'refer- D Dwision” Yaki r WA enced ' document encourages- proposal •utilising p'r`o - gra Department A III Location of propo Corporate Boundaries of the p mmatic rewew 'to 'follow ph re- City of Yakima Lead'Agency:City;ofY .. ,t• t; v iew The sub C .. . ensroe ; Plan,Amendment is r• #009 10 &SEPA #020 -10 ist statements consent,with these mt File Numbe s pro - , as the, proposal City of Yakima Planning PROJECT' D aides additional detail, policy guidance, funding for fu- The City of Yakima'' Planning Department issporisoring•' tal review,be• provided for development in this area the followirig:-Compr'ehensive: P..Ian Text Amendment;to, the, City of Yakima's 2006 Comprehensive Plan: ture.lnfrastructure, and directs ttiat further environmen- The, lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not:have a, probable' significant adverse impact 129 N 2nd Street 1 'Removal of outdated Future 1L w hi ch ;,,designations' on the environment. •An environmental impact state - from the text and Tattle '111 o which` "include Large ment' -(EIS)' i s not require. environmental 43:21 C.030 (2) Convenience Center .Arterial - Commercial; a ' nd'Whole - c : This: sioii w'as,rriade after review of a complet' sa ( ) Yakima, WA 98901 '' ' 1 , , ed. envfrorimental checklist' and; other information .on I 2. ign a t on.of the following new.F , uture Land :Use - 'Map file withrthSlead , y T h i s ,info r mation is•available designations 'General' commercial, ;Regional,Commer -, cial, and Airport Support; and' to- the:;public on request at : the'City of Yakima. Planning 3. Ex pansion of the allowed zoning designations within Department at 129 N.`2nd Street, Yakima, WA 9 9 `) 1 [X] This DNS is issued under W 509-575-6183 Neig AC 197 11 =3401 2 ; the Table - III-11 for the ,Professional Office, :hborhood: I Commercial, d lead agency, will :not act on this proposal for 20 days n nrrri a l F Commercial, :Regional Com' fromthe date below Commentsmust •be •submitted by- mercial „and Industrial Future Land Use designa- tons as more fully'de §cribed in the attached docu- Comments must be sutimittedlb July 19 ;.2010 p meets. Responsible offi A.. M o r ales r. -- -- -• -- .,. �-- Positiongitle :;CED •Director /SEPA•Responsible Official 1 P__horie`,'(5091575- 6113 ", -•' "":' ' Address: 129"- N• 2nd'Str'eet. Yakima. 1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC ' HEARING� :` - ' , -; ' An open record ; ipublic: hearing: Will be f o re the City of Yakima Planning Commission •on Wednesday; August 4, 2010, at 3:00 p.m:,inthe Yakima City Coun- - - ' cil Chambers, 129 North:2nd Street, Yakima, WA. If you''haie.any concerns regarding this proposal, 'you I Simon S i ze r can mail your comments 'to City of Yakima, Depart- ment Hof • Community & Economic Development, Plan - Legal/Obituary Clerk ning' Division, 129., North 2nd 'Street, Yakima, •WA 98901- The City of Yakima Planning Conimiselons'rec Y Herald-Republic ommendation will ,be 'forwarded 'to the Yakima "City Council: for review at •a. closed record public hearing,;lf you'liave:questions on this proposal, call Jeft;Peters, (509) 577 -7740 Asso -6163. Fax# (509) 577 -7766 ( June 24, 2010 I I DOC. INDEX 1 6/23/2010 # a- 1 b Dulaney, Connie From Dulaney, Connie 1 Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 7 58 AM To Adriana Janovich - Yakima Herald, Barbara Serrano - YHR, Brackney, Rosanne, Brown, Michael, Bruce Smith - Yak. Business Times, Chris Bristol - YHR, Claudia Moreno - Noticias Locales, Criag Troianello - Yakima Herald Rep , Dulaney, Connie, Erin Snelgrove - Yak. Herald Rep, Gabriel Martinez - KDNA, George Finch - Business Journal, Ibarra, Rosalinda, KIMA TV, KNDO News, KUNS -TV Univision, Lance Tormey; Lou Bartelli, Lozano, Bonnie, Mai Hoang, Mark Morey; Marta Isabel Sanchez - Univision, NWCN, Randy Beehler - YPAC, Scott Mayes, Yakima Business Journal, Yakima Herald Republic Newspaper Subject: 06 -24 -10 Press Release Ntc of Application, SEPA & Public Hearing -City of Yakima - CPA #009 -10, SEPA #020 -10 Attachments Ntc of SEPA & Public Hearing -City of Yakima -CPA 009 SEPA 020 -Press Release doc Rosanne, please post to http. / /www.ci. Yakima. wa. us / services /planning /Noticeofap.asn Thank you Connie Dulaney 1 Department Assistant III City of Yakima Planning 129 N 2nd Street Yakima, WA 98901 509 - 575 -6183 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC® INDEX 1 -�� 6/24/2010 1 1 ' CITY OF YAKIMA NOTICE OF APPLICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, NOTICE OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE, AND ' PUBLIC HEARING June 24, 2010 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Proponent: City of Yakima Community & Economic Development Division, Yakima, WA Location of proposal Corporate Boundanes of the City of Yakima Lead Agency City of Yakima File Number. CPA #009 -10, & SEPA #020 -10 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The City of Yakima Planning Department is sponsoring the following Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to the City of Yakima's 2006 Comprehensive Plan ' 1 Removal of outdated Future Land Use designations from the text and Table III -11 which include Large Convenience Center, Arterial Commercial, and Wholesale /Warehouse, 2 Addition of the following new Future Land Use Map designations General Commercial, t Regional Commercial, and Airport Support, and 3 Expansion of the allowed zoning designations within Table III -11 for the Professional Office, 1 Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Industrial Future Land Use Map designations, as more fully descnbed in the attached documents ' INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW In accordance with the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 36 70.A 20(10) and the Washington Growth Management Act, the City of Yakima has adopted an updated Urban Area t Comprehensive Plan, Plan 2025 Now in accordance with RCW 36.70.410 and the goals and policies of Plan 2025 the City is proposing to amend the above mentioned sections of its Comprehensive Plan The following documents are incorporated by reference as allowed under ' WAC 197 -111 -635 and can be viewed at the City of Yakima Codes Administration and Planning Department along with the draft text amendment, and environmental checklist, or on the City of Yaluma's website at. http. / /www ci yakima.wa.us /services /planning 1 SEPA /GMA City of Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 Integrated Final Environmental Impact Statement, adopted December 12, 2006 1 Description The purpose of the above document as originally intended is to update Development Regulations and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and provide an updated land use plan with policies to address growth for a 20 -year planning period through the year 2025 within the Yakima Planning Area. The Plan includes updates to all sections of the 1997 Comprehensive Plan 1 The EIS document to be incorporated relates to this proposal as a programmatic analysis for non - project actions for various land use designations, and provides broad policy guidance In addition, the referenced document encourages proposals utilizing programmatic review to follow phased environmental review The subject Comprehensive Plan Amendment is consistent with these statements as the proposal provides additional detail, pohcy guidance, funding for future infrastructure, and directs that further environmental review be provided for development in this area. DOC. INDEX 1 The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43 21C 030 (2) (c) This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency This information is available to the public on request at the City of Yakima Planning Department at 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901 1 This DNS is issued under WAC 197 -11 -340 (2), the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 20 days from the date below Comments must be submitted by Comments must be submitted by July 19, 2010 Responsible official Michael A. Morales 1 Position /Title CED Director /SEPA Responsible Official Phone (509) 575 -6113 Address 129 N 2 Street, Yakima, WA 98901 � 11 i Date June 24, 2010 Signature `1 \ / � • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING An open record public hearing will be held before the City of Yakima Planning Commission on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 3 00 p.m. in the Yakima City Council Chambers, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA. If you have any concerns regarding this proposal, you can mail your comments to City of Yakima, Department of Community & Economic Development, Planning Division, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901 The City of Yakima Planning Commissions recommendation will be forwarded to the Yakima City Council for review at a 1 closed record public hearing If you have questions on this proposal, call Jeff Peters, Associate Planner at (509) 575 -6163 1 1 1 1 1 ®®C. INDEX1 1 1 CITY OF YAKIMA COMP PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT 1 CPA#009-10 9 SEPA#020-10 EXHIBIT LIST CHAPTER C Public Comments Nt-fop. vov-el ,P=" "4 e4' od4 4 4 1 NAO 0 1 c 'S y te g C-1 Comment Letter received from Gwen Clear, Department of 07/06/2010 Ecology C-2 Comment Letter received from Phil Hoge, Yakima County Public Services 08/04/2010 C-3 Memo in response to Yakima County's comments 08/11/2010 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 City of Yakima 1 Planning Division 1 M To: Yakima City Planning Commission ' From: Bruce Benson, Supervising Planner Date: 8/11 /2010 ' Re: Comprehensive Plan Chapter III Changes At the August 4, 2010 Planning Commission public hearing regarding the amendment to Table III -11 of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, Yakima County staff presented written comments with several suggestions. This memo presents the City Planning Staff's recommendations regarding 1 the County comments and other related changes to the subject table 1 To begin, we concur with the County's comment that the institutional designation is in reality ' an overlay rather than an implementing zone and that it can therefore be eliminated from the chart without consequence. 2. Similarly as noted in the County letter, the four Planned Development zoning categories are ' not affected by their future land use designations - their creation is governed by zoning alone - so PD's can also be removed from Table III -11, again, without consequence. ' 3. After careful review of the table, city staff also recommends that the HB, Historical Business designation be deleted from the Table. This recommendation is being made because the HB zone was never intended to be enlarged; in fact there is a zoning ordinance stricture against its expansion Any future growth or expansion that is warranted at these sites should be considered as B -2, Local Business and a rezone application to B -2 would be allowed under the Professional Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial or General Commercial future land use designations. 1 4 In response to. the County's Item #3 that there is inconsistency between some of the commercial future land use designations and the implementing zoning we provide the following explanation As a city we want to encourage commercial development. Yakima is t far more intensely developed then the outlying county and consequently we are perhaps less concerned with intensity in commercial settings then we would be in say residential zones. We don't see the harm, in fact we can see a great deal of economic good, in allowing ' commercial zoning changes to be considered expeditiously It must be remembered that Table III -11 is not the end of the zoning process but the beginning a. We agree with the County's suggestion that the Professional Office land use 1 category not be considered as implementing a zoning change to SCC 1 DOC. 1 INDEX b As noted in the discussion above, we see no detriment in leaving the possibilities for some future commercial development as broad as possible. The SCC zoning district is consistent with the Future Land Use Designation of Neighborhood Commercial c. No additional changes are recommended to the Community Commercial or CBD Future Land Use implementing zones. 5. As for the confusion brought about by the similar names for zoning and comprehensive plan designations we too see a need to address this issue. Unfortunately, making these changes will affect more than just chapter three of the Comprehensive Plan. In perhaps an all too real reaffirmation of the need for proper process, since we did not give notice that anything more than Chapter three would be reviewed for change we are unable at this time to make the remaining piecemeal changes that might correct this situation. Be assured that we have docketed your concern and we will be addressing it after proper notice has been given. 1 In conclusion, might we suggest that the future land use designations of the comprehensive plan's future land use map are perhaps best viewed as a snapshot of the city of Yakima taken from a height of several miles? From this altitude you may identify residential uses from commercial and industrial but you are unable to delineate the actual use of the land. It is this very "fuzziness" that allows for future growth and development to occur To render the future land use process into being as rigid as zoning is to miss the point that the future land use map is but a generalized plan for the future and the flexibility that this permits is entirely intentional. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DOC. • Page 2 INDEX 1 1 Public Services • ® 0 128 North Second Street Fourth Floor Courthouse Yakima, Washington 98901 ` � ® ' i (509) 574 -2300 In -State 1- 800 -572 -7354 FAX (509) 574 -2301 www.coyakima.wa.us ' 7 icauportir VERN M. REDIFER, P.E. Director August 4, 2010 Yakima City Planning Commission c/o Jeff Peters Planning Division 129 North Second Street, 2n Floor Yakima, WA 98901 ' Re File # CPA #009 -10 (Text Amendments to Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025) Dear Planning Commissioners. The proposed text amendments have been anticipated and are generally appropriate. However, for your ' consideration Yakima County Planning Division offers the following comments on several of the particular proposed changes. 1 Is the "Institutions" plan designation an overlay future land use designation, or does it displace all ' other future land use designations? 2. Is the "Mixed Use Plan Development (MU -PD)" a future land use designation or a zoning ' district? It is included under the heading Future Land Use Designations, but it is also fisted on Table III -11 in a zoning column. If it is not a future land use designation, it should be deleted from the descriptions of future land use designations. 3 Table III-1 1 is a very important part of the comprehensive plan because it establishes which 1 zoning districts are consistent with the various plan designations ( "land uses" on the table) The Growth Management Act requires that development regulations ( zomng) be consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan (future land use designations or "land uses ") In this regard we offer the follow concerns for your consideration. a. The B2 and SCC zoning districts may not be consistent with and implement the Professional Office future land use because these zones would allow more intensive uses than professional offices. b The SCC zoning distract may not be consistent with and implement the Neighborhood Commercial future land use because this zone would allow more intensive uses than neighborhood commercial. c The zones that implement the Community Commercial and CBD future land use designations should also be similarly considered. Sincerely, P i1 Hoge g Project Planner 1 Yakima County ensures fill compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color nation origin, or sex in the provision of benefits and services resulting from its federally assisted programs and activities. For questions regarding ki_ra County s Title VI Program, you may contact the Title VI Coordinator at 509 - 574 -2300. DOM If this letter pertains to a meeting and you need special accommodations, please call us at 509 - 574 -2300 by 10:00 a.m. three days prior 10 i or TDD users, please use the State s toll free relay service 1- 800 -833 -6388 and ask the operator to dial 509 -574 -2300. # /11s STATE. .3" �', ^: s RECEIVED '� 1889 STATE OF WASHINGTON JUL 6 2010 DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY CITY OF YAKIMA 15 W Yakima Ave, Ste 200 o Yakima, WA 98902 3452 U (509) 575 2490 PLANNING DIV July 2, 2010 i 1 Joan Davenport 1 City of Yakima Dept. of Community Development 129 North 2 Street Yakima, WA 98901 Re SEPA 017 -10 /CPA 008 -10 /RZ 010 -10 Dear Ms. Davenport. Thank you for the opportunity to comment during the optional determination of 1 nonsignificance process for a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change the subject property from Industrial to General Commercial and Rezone, proposed by Wide Hollow Development, LLC, TM Rentals, and UCIP, LLC We have reviewed the documents and have the following comments. Water Quality Rezoning of a piece of property is often the first step in a proposed development. If a p ert y subsequent individual or common plan of development ground disturbance exceeds 1 acre in size a NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit may be required. The process 1 requires going through SEPA, developing a stormwater pollution prevention plan, submitting an application and a 30 day public notice process. This may take 45 -60 days. A permit and stormwater plan is required prior to beginning ground - breaking activities. Wide Hollow Creek is a 303d listed water of the state ' Please contact Lynda Jamison with the Department of Ecology, (509) 575 -2434, with questions about this permit. D ®C. INDEX 67itf 1 2010 Ms. Davenport CITY OF Y ,KIIVih July 2, 2010 PLANNING OlIV Page 2 of 2 Water Resources 1 The water purveyor is responsible for ensuring that the proposed use(s) are within the limitations of its water rights. If the proposal's actions are different than the existing water right (source, purpose, the place of use, or period of use), then it is subject to approval from the Department of Ecology pursuant to Sections 90 03.380 RCW and 90 44 100 RCW If you have any questions concerning the Water Resources comments, please contact Breean Zimmerman at (509) 454 -7647 Sincerely, & Le -I L Gwen Clear Environmental Review Coordinator Central Regional Office (509) 575 -2012 702 1 1 r 1 DOC. INDEX # c-I