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ORDINANCE NO. 3245
AN ORDINANCE relating to zoning and land use; creating a
consolidated land development fee schedule; and
amending Sections 15.11.100, and 15.11.020 and
Subsections 6.88.200A, 14.15.030B, 14.25.040B,
and 15.04.090E and enacting Chapter 15.26 "Land
Development Fees" and Section 15.26.010, as a new
chapter and section thereof, all of the City of
Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1: Section 15.11.100 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"15.11.100 Fee schedule and administration. No applica-
tion, permit, or appeal shall be accepted, processed,
approved or issued unless and until the applicable fees
and charges, set forth in Section 15.26.010, have been
paid in full."
Section 2: Section 15.11.020 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
41111 "15.11.020 Application Requirements. All applications
shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Applications shall be in writing on forms
provided by the planning department, or for Class (1)
uses, by the building official;
(2) Applications shall include the information
required by Table 11-1 Application Requirements. For
Class (1) and (2) review, the application shall include a
general site plan in conformance with Section 15.11.040;
provided, the reviewing official at his discretion may
require additional information to clarify the application
or determine compliance with the provisions of this
title. For Class (3) review the application shall in-
clude a detailed site plan in conformance with Section
15.11.050;
(3) All applications, except for Class (1) re-
view, shall be signed by the property owner or his agent
authorized in writing to do so;
(4) Applications shall be accompanied by the
appropriate fee established in Section 15.26.010 of the
City of Yakima Municipal Code;
(5) An application is not complete unless it
includes all required information, attachments, and fees.
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No application shall be considered officially filed until
111 accepted as complete by the planning department; and,
(6) Applications for Class (2) and (3) review
shall include twenty (20) copies of the site plan re-
quired by Sections 15.11.040 or 15.11.050, as applica-
ble."
Section 3: Subsection A of Section 6.88.200 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"6.88.200 Fees. A. Threshold determination. For every
environmental checklist the City will review when it is
lead agency, the City shall collect a fee established in
Section 15.26.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code."
Section 4: Subsection B of Section 14.15.030 of the City
of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows
"14.15.030'Application for a short subdivision - Require-
ments.
B. Each application for a short subdivision shall in-
clude the following:
(1) A written application on a form provided by
the office of environmental planning and signed by the
land owner or his authorized agent;
(2) A title certificate consisting of a report
listing all parties having any interest in the land to be
divided and a legal description of the land;
(3) The proposed short plat prepared in accor-
dance with the provisions of this title and six copies
thereof,
(4) A reproducible scale drawing showing:
a. Lots, streets, and easements,
b. Size and location of water, sewer, and utili-
ty easements proposed to serve the lots to be created and
their point of connection with existing services,
c. If requested by the administrator, contour
lines at two-foot elevation intervals for slopes more
than ten percent. Elevations shall be based on City of
Yakima datum if available;
(5) A nonrefundable application fee, as set forth
in Section 15.26.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code, payable to the Yakima City treasurer."
Section 5: Subsection 8 of Section 14.25.040 of the City
of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
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"14.25.040 Application for a subdivision - Requirements.
B. Each application for a subdivision shall include the
following:
(1) A written application on a form provided by
the office of environmental planning and signed by the
land owner, owners, or authorized agent;
(2) A current preliminary land title commitment;
(3) Twenty (20) copies of the preliminary plat of
the property;
(4) A nonrefundable application fee in an amount
set forth in Section 15.26.010 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code payable to the Yakima City treasurer.
(5) A completed environmental checklist pursuant
to the provisions of the State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA)."
Section 6: Subsection E of Section 15.04.090 of the City
of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
"15.04.090 Home occupations.
E. Application, Fee, and Review Period. Applications
for a home occupation shall be made in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 15.11 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code and shall not be processed unless accompa-
nied by the filing fee set forth in Section 15.26.010 of
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the City of Yakima Municipal Code."
Section 7. Chapter 15.26 entitled "Land Development
Fees" is hereby enacted as a new chapter, and sections there-
of, of the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Chapter 15.26
Land Development Fees
15.26.010 Interest - Land Development Fees. A. Intent.
It is the purpose of this chapter to consolidate land
development fees formerly charged under Chapters 15.11
and 15.04, Zoning, Chapter 6.88, Environmental Policy,
Chapter 14.15, Short Subdivisions, Chapter 14.25, Subdi-
visions, environmental checklists and statements, as
well as fees for street and alley vacations, and shore-
line permits into one chapter. Consolidation will pro-
vide easy access to related charges and create a
simplified means for future fee adjustments.
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B. Land Development Fee and Schedule.
(1) Urban Area Zoning Ordinance Chapter 15.01 to 15.25 of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
a. CLASS 1 REVIEW
i. Development Permit for Class
1 Use (Table 4 -1) No charge
ii. Temporary Uses (YMC 15.04.100) No charge
iii. Class 1 Home Occupations
(Table 4 -2) $ 25
b. CLASS 2 REVIEW
i. Development Permits for Class
2 Uses, except those below $205
ii. Single or Double -wide Manu-
factured Homes requiring Class
2 Review (Table 4 -3) $205
iii. Temporary Hardship Units $ 90
iv. Class 2 Home Occupations
(Table 4 -2) $205
v. Changes to Class 1 or 2
developments requiring Class 2
Review $205
c. CLASS 3 REVIEW
i. Development Permits for uses
requiring Class 3 Review, except
as listed below $350
ii. Single or Double -wide Manu-
factured Homes requiring Class
3 Review (Table 4 -3) $300
iii. Class 3 Home Occupations
(Table 4 -2) $300
iv. Changes to existing or approved
Class 3 developments or Adjust-
ments of Development Standards
to existing Class 3 Use $300
v. A change from one nonconforming
use to another; or expansion of
a nonconforming use $300
d. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS OF DEVELOP-
MENT STANDARDS OF CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2
USES (YMC 15.10.020) $100
e. MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORIZED UNDER YMC 15.17.040 AND
15.17.050 $ 50
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f. APPEALS
i. To the Hearing Examiner $100
ii. To the Legislative Body $100
g. VARIANCES $105
h. INTERPRETATIONS BY THE HEARING
EXAMINER
i. No hearing $ 50
ii. With hearing $100
1. REZONE
ACRES
REQUESTED LESS 50.0
CLASSIEICA- THAN 3.0 - 10.0 - 20.0 - OR
TION 2.9 9.9 19.9 49.9 MORE
To Indus- $365 $500 $575 $650 $690
trial Zone
(M-1,M-2)
To Comer- $365 $500 $575 $650 $690
cial Zone
(B-1,B-2,HB,
SCC,LCC,CBDS,
CBD)
To Residen- $275 $365 $400 $430 $500
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tial Zone
j. MASTER APPLICATIONS See YMC Section 15.11.110B
(2) SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE YMC TITLE 14
a. Subdivisions
i. Preliminary Plat $200 plus $10 per lot
ii. Final Plat $50
iii. Plat Variance $100
b. Short Plats
1. Application $125 plus $5 per lot
11. Exemptions No charge
iii. Appeals $100
iv. Variance $100
(3) STREET OR ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY
VACATIONS (RCW 35.79) $200 per application
(4) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA)
a. Environmental Checklist
YMC 6.88 $100
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b. Environmental Impact
411111 Statements Actual costs including
but not limited to
staff wages, benefits,
overhead, & consultant
services.
(5) SHORELINE PERMITS $125 per application."
SECTION 8. 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, signed and approved this
day of , 1990.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Aa&-eLeAt, cinc-
City Clerk
Publication Date: MAR 0 2 1990
Effective Date: APR 0 1 tpn
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