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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-2024 YPC Agenda Packet 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. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Bill Preston, P.E., Director Trevor Martin, AICP, Manager Planning Division 129 North Second Street, 2nd Floor Yakima, Washington 98901 Phone (509) 575-6183 • Fax (509) 575-6105 • Email: ask.planning@yakimawa.gov CITY OF YAKIMA PLANNING COMMISSION Yakima City Hall Council Chambers 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901 September 11, 2024 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. YPC MEMBERS: Chair Mary Place, Vice-Chair Anne Knapp, Jeff Baker, Charles Hitchcock, Leanne Hughes-Mickel, Colleda Monick, Philip Ostriem, Kevin Rangel, Arthur Salido, Frieda Stephens, and Shelley White City Council Liaison: Rick Glenn, Janice Deccio CITY PLANNING STAFF: Bill Preston (Community Development Director), Lisa Maxey (Admin. Assistant), Trevor Martin (Planning Manager), Eric Crowell (Senior Planner), Connor Kennedy (Associate Planner), Eva Rivera (Planning Technician), Irene Linos (Temp. Department Assistant I) AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Staff Announcements IV. Approval of Minutes from July 10 and July 24, 2024 V. Public Comment VI. Study Session – CPA#004-24, RZ#004-24 – City of Yakima VII. Public Hearings - Applicant: Columbia Ridge Homes LLC File No.: PLP#003-23 Applicant: PAC Investments LLC File No.: CPA#002-24, RZ#002-24, CL3#003-24 Applicant: City of Yakima File No.: TXT#002-24, SEPA#009-24 VIII. Other Business IX. Adjourn Next Meeting: September 25, 2024 - 1 - City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes July 10, 2024 Call to Order Chair Liddicoat called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. Roll Call YPC Members Present: Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Vice-Chair Lisa Wallace, Jeff Baker, Charles Hitchcock, Leanne Hughes-Mickel, Frieda Stephens Anne Knapp, Colleda Monick, Mary Place, Philip Ostriem, Shelley White YPC Members Absent: None Staff Present: Trevor Martin; Planning Manager, Sara Watkins; City Attorney, Eva Rivera; Planning Technician City Council Liason: Staff Announcements – Planning Manager Martin announced the following: • Application for the periodic update was submitted and an RFP has been created • An application for Climate Resilience will be submitted by the end of the day today. Action Items: Item Assigned Status City email address for Commissioners Trevor Martin Pending Update YPC Bylaws Trevor Martin In Progress Public Comment – None HB1110 Middle Housing- Martin presented a comprehensive packet he provided regarding the implications of House Bill HB1110. He highlighted that Yakima qualifies as a tier-one city under the legislation and outlined the specific requirements and responsibilities that come with this designation. Martin informed the commission about the availability of a model code that could be adopted and integrated into the existing zoning ordinance to ensure compliance with the new bill. He also reviewed the supplemental packet, addressing various questions and concerns raised by the commissioners during the discussion. Commissioner White distributed a packet from the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) that provided a detailed breakdown of House Bill HB1110. HB1337 Accessory Dwelling Units – Martin continued his presentation with the packet he had distributed, which included information on HB 1337 (Accessory Dwelling Units), noting that it will soon be implemented. Commissioner Wallace pointed out that the commission had worked on Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations as part of the Housing Action Plan a couple of years ago. Martin confirmed this and added that updating the code to comply with the new bill would require minimal effort. He also mentioned that the new legislation mandates that the city allow two ADUs per lot. Chair Liddicoat suggested making a schedule for the commission to know of important dates. The commission discussed the reasons why ADUs are not as common. - 2 - Other Business- • Storage Unit Discussion – Martin asked if there were any additional points the commission wanted to include in the storage unit discussion. The commissioners then discussed various topics related to the storage units. Commissioner Monick requested setbacks and landscaping requirements be included. • Zoning Updates – Martin informed the commission that he would like to revisit the zoning updates due to the addition of new members and explained the reasoning behind these updates. Chair Liddicoat then provided an example to illustrate the point. Martin explained the process of land use review for businesses and answered questions the commissioners had. • YPC Bylaws – Martin informed the commission that adding remote attendance is up to them and would require an amendment to the bylaws. The commission discussed additional changes they would like to include in the bylaws. Mike Brown, the Municipal Producer, explained to the commission how Zoom operates and that an additional person would be needed to provide it for YPC meetings. City Attorney Sara Watkins informed the commission that if they want to make a budget request for additional staffing to add Zoom, the City Council should have a say in it. However, bylaw provisions that only change meeting procedures do not require City Council approval and If a commissioner misses a meeting, they could change the bylaws to require that, because meetings are recorded, commissioners must watch the recording before voting. The commission continued discussion. Adjourn – Motion: To adjourn to July 24, 2024 Motioned by: Commissioner Monick Seconded by: Commissioner Place Decision: The motion passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:33 p.m. Chair Place Date This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera - 1 - City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes City Council Chambers July 24, 2024 Call to Order Planning Manager Martin called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Election of Chair & Vice Chair – Planning Manager Martin opened the commission floor for the commission members to appoint the Chair and the Vice Chair of the commission. Commission member Mary Place was nominated for Chair and the nomination was seconded. Commission member Mary Place accepted the position of Chair for the City of Yakima Planning Commission, the motion of appointing Commissioner Place as Chair passed unanimously. Commissioner Monick was elected to serve as Vice Chair, but Monick passed the opportunity to be Vice Chair. Commissioner Anne Knapp volunteered and was nominated and there was a motion and a second to the nomination, the motion of appointing Commissioner Knapp as Vice Chair passed unanimously. Roll Call YPC Members Present: Mary Place, Colleda Monick, Leanne Hughes-Mickel, Charles Hitchcock, Jeff Baker, Anne Knapp, Shelly White, Philip Ostriem, Arthur Salido, Kevin Rangel YPC Members Absent: Frieda Stephens (excused) Staff Present: Trevor Martin; Planning Manager; Sara Watkins; City Attorney, Irene Linos, Temp. Department Assistant l City Council Liaison: Janice Deccio, District 4 Staff Announcements – Planning Manager Martin announced the following: • Full amount of the Climate resilience element contract will be received. Two separate contacts with the department of commerce will have to be accepted to accept all the funds in order to allocate funds in the appropriate timeline. • No update has been received for the Periodic Update. • The Community Development Director position has been filled; the new Director is Bill Preston. • Chair Place had the commissioners introduce themselves considering the new members of the commission. • A discussion with Yakima County about growth management, periodic update, and urban growth area was done. A case was then prepared and sent to the Department of Commerce for review and no update has been received from them yet. Public Comment – None June 26, 2024, Meeting Minutes – Minutes were approved unanimously. Discussion on Middle Housing & Accessory Dwelling Units – Commissioners discussed lot coverage, parking requirements and lot size for the R-1 zoning district according to current code for current standards for lots at 6,000 sq. ft. in size. The Commission will have to decide, moving forward, what the language and standards will be for the threshold of this zoning district. If the Cities own code is not adopted in time, then it is mandatory that the City apply the model ordinance that the Department of Commerce has in lieu of adopting something of their own. The commission has six months after the periodic comprehensive plan update to adopt their own code. The commission discussed residential definitions. The commission discussed critical areas in residential zones. To keep up with current growth rates, the City should be expecting to build at - 2 - least 6,000 housing units. The commissioners discussed urban growth. Commissions discussed water rights. Information will be asked of other City Departments to project what the Cities growth will look like under each department. Electrical car charging was discussed among the commissioners. The commissioners discussed accessory dwelling units and what the future standard for those may look like. Planning Manager Martin will be unable to provide certain information until the consultants are onboard to supply the necessary statistical data. Commissioners discussed that City Council is to be regularly updated about what is happening with the changes to the code. Planning Manager Martin informed the commission that the Community Development Director, Bill Preston, is being updated about the changes and it is inferenced that Bill is passing important information onto other senior staff members to keep them informed. Planning Manager Trevor Martin informed the commission that a timeline for their convenience will be presented to them once he hears back from the Department of Commerce to ensure the timeline is accurate and achievable. Per Martin it is anticipated that the RFQ is to be put out next month, and a consultant on board in October. There are three or four comprehensive plan amendments that the commission will be seeing and having study sessions on in the up- coming months. A rough schedule will be prepared by Planning Manager, Trevor Martin, to present to the commission for their convenience about what to be expecting during the Comprehensive Plan Amendment hearing period with their study sessions. Martin explained the process of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment hearing at planning commission. Other Business – A motion and a second to thank previous Chair Jacob Liddicoat and commissioner Lisa Wallace was approved unanimously. Trevor Martin gave an update about the bylaws that are being talked about for the commission. A proposal to enhance the commissions agenda was entertained to add expectations that the commission should be focusing on. Planning Manager Martin informed the commissioners about what is included in the hearing packet, and stated that he can go over the packet and show the commissioners where items are located within the packet. Code amendments will be re-noticed as well as the appeals. Bylaws will be on the agenda next meeting. Adjourn – A motion to adjourn to August 14, 2024, was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:05 p.m. Chair Place Date This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Irene Linos, Temp Department Assistant l. CPA#004-24 2300 E. Birch St. —City of Yakima 2300 E. Birch St. Future Land Use: Low Density Residential to Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning: Suburban Residential (SR) to General Commercial (GC) Non-Project Rezone ■MOU adopted by City Council to create process for Comprehensive Healthcare to locate mental health services at Camp Hope –Camp Hope allowed under RCW 35.21.915 –Other uses require standard land use review ■Site must be rezoned in order to allow Offices and Clinics use ■Land use review will occur separately from rezone Current Zoning: SR SR Zone Suburban Residential (SR).The intent of the suburban residential district is to provide a variety of residential lifestyles with densities generally ranging from one unit per five net residential acres to seven units per net residential acre . The higher density is reviewed and considered to be permitted when a public water system and the regional sewer system are available,or if these utilities are not available,community water and sewer systems may be allowed after review by Yakima County health district and the city of Yakima .(See YMC Chapter 15.05,Table 5-1.) GC Zone General Commercial (GC).The purpose of the general commercial district is to accommodate wholesale and retail activities with some high-density residential development.This district is primarily located near and along the major arterials as designated in the Yakima urban area comprehensive plan.Like the CBD district,a variety of land uses are permitted.However,the intensity of development is intended to be less than in the CBD district.