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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
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Item No. 11.
For Meeting of: June 5, 2018
ITEM TITLE: Follow up on request for study session regarding congregate
housing
SUBMITTED BY: Cliff Moore, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
City staff seeks Council guidance on a previous Council request to schedule a study session on
congregate housing.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Upload Date
memo 5/31/2018
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Coer Memo
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MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor Coffey and Members of the Yakima City Council
From: Joan Davenport, Community Development Director
Date: June 5, 2018
Subj: Congregate, Motel and Hotel Definitions Next Steps
On May 1, 2018, the City Council conducted a public hearing to consider the Planning
Commission's recommendation concerning definition or text amendments to YMC Title 15
Yakima Urban Zoning Ordinance to address congregate living regulations.
During staff presentation, it was noted that the focus of the amendment was to add new and
specific definitions to Hotel/Motel and Congregate Housing. Neither of these two uses are
currently defined in our zoning ordinance. One of the example of congregate living was a dorm
like setting, which the Planning commission recommended as "congregate housing". These
changes were recommended by the Planning Commission, primarily, to limit allowable uses in
the Central Business District so that Congregate Housing would be restrictive in this District.
These recommended changes would have allowed either motels/hotels or congregate housing
in the General Commercial zoning district which include North 1st Street. No congregate
housing was proposed in the Central Business District. Along with the new definitions were
changes to Table 4-1 which is the Permitted Use Table that defines the allowable uses in each
zoning district.
On May 1, 2018, Council rejected the Planning Commission's recommendation to amend the
above mentioned definitions. Furthermore, Council voted to hold a study session on this
matter. Recently there have been informal conversations about next steps. On May 24, 2018,
the Economic Development Committee requested that these definitions (hotel, motel,
congregate living) be discussed with the full Council. In addition, several Council members have
suggested that an Ad Hoc committee be empaneled to further analyze this issue.
Clarification on Next Steps
Staff seeks clarification on next steps related to this matter and direction on how Council would
like the study session be conducted. Specifically:
> How and when would Council like to review definitions of hotel, motel and congregate
living?
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> Is there Council consensus about empaneling an Ad Hoc committee to review this
matter? And if so:
o How would you like the committee to be selected?
o What would the charge for this committee be?
o Should this committee complete its work before the study session is scheduled?
> Once the study session is scheduled, who should be invited to speak?
> Would you expect Planning Commission members to be present should you have
questions about their recommendation?
> Any other direction from Council?