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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-070 Suspend Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process ORDINANCE NO 2005- 70 AN ORDINANCE concerning land use regulation and comprehensive planning, eliminating applications or proposals for amendments to the comprehensive plan in those years where GMA comprehensive Plan updates are required by RCW; providing city council discretion to avoid the amendment proceedings in a given year by resolution, if council so chooses, and amending section 16 10 030(1) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1 Section 16 10 030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "16.10.030 Procedures. (1) Applications or proposals for amendments to the comprehensive plan text or map designations shall be accepted on an annual basis except in those years when GMA comprehensive plan updates are required as provided in RCW 36 70A.130(4)(c) if the City Council elects, by resolution, not to open the amendment process in any particular year For those years that the comprehensive plan amendment process does open, the regional planning commission shall hold a public meeting in February to announce that the comprehensive plan amendment process is open to accepting applications At that time, the regional planning commission will invite public comments and suggestions regarding proposed changes to the comprehensive plan (2) All comprehensive plan amendments shall be considered legislative actions and subject to the procedures in this chapter (3) Applications must comply with YMC Section 16 10 040 and be submitted by the last business day in April in order for a proposed amendment to be included in that year's process (4) Future land use map changes may be initiated by the subject property owner(s), or by planning staff, by using the appropriate application forms. The regional planning commission shall docket all future land use map amendment requests for further review and consideration if the amendment application is deemed complete as provided for herein. (5) Other plan policy map and /or text amendments may be initiated by any person, including planning staff, by using the appropriate application forms The regional planning commission shall docket all such amendments for further review and consideration if the amendment application is deemed complete as provided for herein. (6) After completion of the amendment docketing process, the regional planning commission shall invite public comment regarding docketed amendment(s) concurrently with the notice announcing the regional planning commission public hearing at which proposed amendments will be reviewed. (7) Additional documentation may be needed to address public facilities and services elements that may be necessary for a proposed amendment. Examples of such services may include water, sewer, storm drainage, transportation, police and fire protection, and schools. Planning staff will assist applicants in identifying additional documentation necessary to enable appropriate review (8) After proposed amendments are docketed. (a) The planning staff will review the docketed comprehensive plan amendments together with such review as may be required under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21C RCW, and Chapter 6 88 YMC (jc)ord /comprehensive plan procedure -1 • (b) The regional planning commission shall set dates for work sessions on docketed item(s) prior to setting the regional planning commission public hearing date(s) (9) No comprehensive plan amendment applications shall be docketed after the last business day in April, unless directed by city council " Section 2 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 6 day of December, 2005 zapLi ATTEST Paul P George, Mayor City Clerk Publication Date. 12/9/05 Effective Date 1/8/06 (jc)ord /comprehensive plan procedure -2 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Re Proposed Revision to the Yakima Municipal Code regarding the Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Yakima City Council will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on a proposal to amend the Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 16 10 to authorize the City Council to suspend the annual Comprehensive Plan process under certain conditions. The amendment concerns land use regulation and comprehensive planning, suspending the process to accept applications or proposals for amendments to the comprehensive plan in those years where GMA comprehensive plan updates are required by RCW, and providing city council discretion to avoid the amendment proceedings in a given year by resolution, if council so chooses. Written comments can also be submitted to the Council in two ways. 1) Send a letter via regular mail to "Yakima City Council, 129 N 2 " Street, Yakima, Wa. 98901'; or, 2) E -mail your comments to ccouncil ci.yakima.wa.us. Include in the e-mail subject line, "YMC 16 10 amendment." Please also include your name and mailing address. The public hearing will be held on December 6, 2005, at 2 00 p m., or soon thereafter, in the Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2 Street, Yakima, WA. Please contact Doug Maples at 575 -6183 if you have any questions about this amendment. Dated this 23rd day of November, 2005 Karen S Roberts, City Clerk Publish once on Friday, November 25, 2005 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT p Item No O For Meeting of December 06, 2005 ITEM TITLE Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance to amend Yakima Municipal Code 16 10 030 to suspend the annual comprehensive plan amendment process for those years when GMA comprehensive plan updates are required, as provided by RCW 36 70A.130(4)(c), and to provide for a process whereby council may suspend an annual comprehensive plan review in any future year by resolution of the council when council deems that such action is necessary SUBMITTED BY \j(WiiIiam R. Cook, Director of Community Economic Development w Department CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE Doug Maples, Code Administration and Planning Manager (576 -6183) SUMMARY EXPLANATION This is a public hearing on the amendment to suspend the annual comprehensive plan amendment process during required Washington State GMA mandated comprehensive plan update years The City of Yakima's GMA present update is required by 36 70A130(4) RCW to complete by December 1, 2006 Current State law would require the next update for the City of Yakima to be December 1, 2013, which is a seven -year cycle Continued Resolution Ordinance X Other (Specify) Contracts Mail to (name and address) Phone Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL.�� -� City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Pass ordinance to amend YMC 16 10 030 BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION The hearmg was held and closed, the amended ordinance was passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2005-70 Currently Chapter 16 10 030 YMC requires that, "Annually, the City Council shall open the comprehensive plan amendment process " This becomes problematic during those years when the city is also required by the Washington State GMA 36 70A to update the comprehensive plan every seven years The process of concurrently both amending and updating the comprehensive plan is illogical and duplicative of effort. The solution is to entirely forego the amendment process during those years when an update is required The ordinance that you are being asked to consider will affect this change Washington State GMA 36 70A states that the comprehensive plan amendment process shall not occur "more frequently than once a year Therefore it is understood that any city in Washington State can suspend the amendment process The City Council adopted the YMC 16 10 Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulation Amendment Procedures in 2003, which included an annual amendment process In YMC Section 16 10 030 it states, "Annually, the city council shall open the comprehensive plan amendment process and the regional planning commission shall hold a public meeting in February to announce that the comprehensive plan amendment process is open to accepting applications " The Washington State mandatory 2006 Comprehensive Plan update will consume the entire year to review, hold meetings, process each element and present to the Regional Planning Commission and public. The City/County joint elected body will hold a public hearing on the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan update late in 2006 For the above - mentioned process staff is requesting the City Council adopt the ordinance amendment to suspend the Comprehensive Plan amendment process in any one year by resolution and to automatically suspend the Comprehensive plan amendment process in the Washington State mandated years (ie every seven years) ORDINANCE NO 2005 -70 AN ORDINANCE concerning land use regulation and comprehensive planning, eliminating applications or proposals for amendments to the comprehensive plan in those years where GMA comprehensive Plan updates are required by RCW, providing city council discretion to avoid the amendment proceedings in a given year by resolution, if council so chooses, and amending section 16 10 030(1) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1 Section 16 10 030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows "16.10.030 Procedures. (1) .. __ _• ._ _- - ' = - - - - "• - - -- - Applications or proposals for amendments to the comprehensive plan text or map designations shall be accepted on an annual basis except in those years when GMA comprehensive plan updates are required as provided in RCW 36.70A.130(4)(c) 1f the . City Council elects, by resolution, not to open the amendment process in any particular year. For those years that the comprehensive plan amendment process does open, the regional planning commission shall hold a public meeting in February to announce that the comprehensive plan amendment process is open to accepting applications. At that time, the regional planning commission will invite public comments and suggestions regarding proposed changes to the comprehensive plan. (2) All comprehensive plan amendments shall be considered legislative actions and subject to the procedures in this chapter (3) Applications must comply with YMC Section 16 10 040 and be submitted by the last business day in April in order for a proposed amendment to be included in that year's process (4) Future land use map changes may be initiated by the subject property owner(s), or by planning staff, by using the appropriate application forms. The regional planning commission shall docket all future land use map amendment requests for further review and consideration if the amendment application is deemed complete as provided for herein (5) Other plan policy map and /or text amendments may be initiated by any person, including planning staff, by using the appropriate application forms The regional planning commission shall docket all such amendments for further review and consideration if the amendment application is deemed complete as provided for herein. (6) After completion of the amendment docketing process, the regional planning commission shall invite public comment regarding docketed amendment(s) concurrently with the notice announcing the regional planning commission public hearing at which proposed amendments will be reviewed. (7) Additional documentation may be needed to address public facilities and services elements that may be necessary for a proposed amendment. Examples of such services may include water, sewer, storm drainage, transportation, police and fire protection, and schools Planning staff will assist applicants in identifying additional documentation necessary to enable appropriate review (8) After proposed amendments are docketed (jc)ord /comprehensive plan procedure -1 (a) The planning staff will review the docketed comprehensive plan amendments together with such review as may be required under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21C RCW, and Chapter 6 88 YMC (b) The regional planning commission shall set dates for work sessions on docketed item(s) prior to setting the regional planning commission public hearing date(s) (9) No comprehensive plan amendment applications shall be docketed after the last business day in April, unless directed by city council " Section 2. 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 6th day of December, 2005. 6 c ATTEST Paul P George, Mayor City Clerk Publication Date 12 - - 2005 Effective Date 1 - - 2006 (jc)ord /comprehensive plan procedure -2 410 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Re: Proposed Revision to the Yakima Municipal Code regarding the Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Yakima City Council will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on a proposal to amend the Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 16.10 to authorize the City Council to suspend the annual Comprehensive Plan process under certain conditions. The amendment concerns land use regulation and comprehensive planning, suspending the process to accept applications or proposals for amendments to the comprehensive plan in those years where GMA comprehensive plan updates are required by RCW; and providing city council discretion to avoid the amendment proceedings in a given year by resolution, if council so chooses. Written comments can also be submitted to the Council in two ways: 1) Send a letter via regular mail to "Yakima City Council, 129 N. r Street, Yakima, Wa. 98901"; or, 2) E -mail your comments to ccounciLci.yakima.wa.us. Include in the e-mail subject line, "YMC 16.10 amendment." Please also include your name and mailing address. The public hearing will be held on December 6, 2005, at 2:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, in the Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2 Street, Yakima, • WA. Please contact Doug Maples at 575 -6183 if you have any questions about this amendment. Dated this 23rd day of November, 2005 Karen S. Roberts, City Clerk Publish once on Friday, November 25, 2005 •