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DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Joan Davenport, AICP, Director
Planning Division
Joseph Calhoun, Manager
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129 North Second Street, 2Floor, Yakima, WA 98901
ask.planning@yakimawa.govwww.yakimawa.gov/services/planning/ypc/
CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING COMMISSION
Yakima City Hall Council Chambers
June 8, 2022
3:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
YPC MEMBERS:
Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Vice-Chair Lisa Wallace, Leanne Hughes-Mickel, Al Rose, Robert McCormick, and
Mary Place, Colleda Monick
City Council Liaison: Soneya Lund
CITY PLANNING STAFF:
Joan Davenport (Community Development Director), Rosalinda Ibarra (Community Development
Administrative Asst.), Joseph Calhoun (Planning Manager), Eric Crowell (Senior Planner),
Trevor Martin (Senior Planner), Albert Miller (Assistant Planner)
AGENDA
I.Call to Order
II.Roll Call
III.Staff Announcements
IV.Approval of Meeting Minutes of May 25, 2022
V.Building Code and Mixed-Use Development
VI.ADU Approved Plans RFP Progress
VII.Public Comment
VIII.Other Business
IX.Adjourn
Next Meeting: June 22, 2022
The meeting will also be recorded and posted on the Y-PAC website.
Visit the Yakima Planning Commission webpage for more information, including agenda packets and minutes.
City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
via Zoom
May 25, 2022
Call to Order
Chair Liddicoatcalled themeeting to order at3:00p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present:Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Lisa Wallace,Mary Place,Al Rose, Leanne
Hughes-Mickel,Colleda Monick
Staff Present:Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager;Sara Watkins, City Attorney;
Trevor Martin, Senior Planner; Mike Price, Wastewater Manager;
Dana Kallevig, Utility Project Manager
Staff Announcements–Planning Manager, Calhounannounced the following:
Additional research on mixed-use development. Glenn Denman, Codes Manager, will be
invited to a future meeting to discuss the building code
ADUPre-Approved Plans –met with purchasing to develop an RFP process
Next meeting will be back to in-person in the Council Chambers
May 11, 2022Meeting Minutes–It was motioned by CommissionerRoseand seconded by
Commissioner Placeto approve the meetingminutes ofMay 11, 2022as presented.The motion
carried unanimously.
Public Hearing –Plat of Spring Creek Heights–Chair Liddicoat gave an outline of the Public
Hearing procedure. Trevor Martin presented the staff report, which recommended approval
subject to several conditions. Commissioner Place asked about ingress and egress. Martin stated
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that the plat will connectto the existing plat north via 75and to Occidental to the south. Sidewalks
will be included on the interior streets and along the Occidental Frontage. Stormwater will be
retained on-site. Tom Durant, representing the applicant, provided a summary of the projectwhich
will be completed in two phases. The plat will use Nob Hill Water and on-site septic. Durant asked
about the condition for satisfying sewage disposal (condition 7) since septic systems won’t be
installed prior to final plat approval. Commissioner Rose asked about road phasing and dry sewer
lines. Roads and improvements will be installed during phase one.Calhoun mentioned a note
that is placed on other plats in the area related to health district approval for on-site sewer.Mike
Price stated that thecity has moved away from dry sewer lines.
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Chair Liddicoat opened the public comment portion of the hearing. Mark Hummel (2202 S 77
Ave) is in favor of the overall project and provided testimony related to sewer and dry lines and
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concerns about trafficin the area –Coolidge to Occidental west of 64. Is there a plan for
Occidental Avenue? Rose suggested speaking with the Engineering Division about possibly
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adding Occidental Avenue improvements to the 6-year TIP. Julieanne Siweck (2203 S 75Ave)
provided testimony about sewer flows for her subdivision which is north of the subject property,
traffic on Occidental, pass through traffic, water pressure, land level, building heights, and price
range of homes. Dana Kallevig talked about how the sewer linesin Hannon Heights are connected
to the main system.Tom Durant responded to some of the comments stating that the plat is
designed to code, the on-site septic systems shouldn’t have any impact on adjacent properties,
the project will improve its Occidental frontage. Chair Liddicoat closed the public comment portion
of the hearing.
Commissioner Hughes-Mickel asked about mitigations related to the traffic concerns raised by
neighbors. Commissioner Rose talked about mitigation options that exist in other neighborhoods
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Sara Watkins brought up the public works process to request speed bumps or other traffic control
devices if traffic becomes a problem.YPC members discussed the merits of the proposal. Motion
–Commissioner Rose moved to recommend approval of the plat subject to the modification to
Condition 7 as discussed earlier. Commissioner Place seconded. The motion passed
unanimously. Commissioner Wallace noted for the record that the suggested motions provided
by staff include all options and are a starting point for YPC members.
Public Comment–None
Other Business–Chair Liddicoat discussed application answers on applications such as SEPA
–what are some answers that would be beneficial besides no or n/a?
Adjourn–A motion to adjourn to June 8, 2022was passed with unanimous vote. The meeting
adjourned at approximately 4:17p.m.
Chair Liddicoat Date
This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by:Joseph Calhoun
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