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City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) City Hall Council Chambers
Meeting Minutes of June 26, 2013
Call to Order
Chairman Ben Shoval called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Chairman Ben Shoval, Co -Chair Dave Fonfara, Ron
Anderson, Al Rose, Scott Clark, Paul Stelzer
YPC Members Absent: Bill Cook (excused)
Staff Present: Jeff Peters, Associate Planner; Steve Osguthorpe,
Community Development Director
Others: Joe Walsh, Sean Byrne, Mike Dooley, Cally Price, Mike
Kryger, Steve Campbell
Staff Announcements
Steve Osguthorpe announced that city council will have a public hearing on cell tower
ordinance/ moratorium on August 20, 2013, and have the ordinance recorded and
published by August 23, 2013. He also announced that there will be a public hearing on
September 11, 2013 for the bill board ordinance/ moratorium and the ordinance
recorded and published by October 4, 2013. The planning commission would need to
hold a special meeting on August 7 at 2:00 p.m. to write the findings and
recommendation for the cell tower ordinance/ moratorium. All of these items and dates
were provided for the council on separate time lines.
Jeff Peters reported that the USGS sent a letter that contradicted information explained
in a phone call. The USGS is going to use older data which dictated that Cowiche Creek
only has an 18 CFS annual flow. Jeff referred back to people from Ecology who told him
that with this new information, Cowiche Creek should be excluded from Shoreline
jurisdiction.
No audience participation noted.
Continued Hearin
Steve informed the commission of three options of actions to take on the retaining wall
issue. These three options included adding an "other' category in the list of options,
stating what they do not want to see as far as retaining walls, or keeping the status quo.
Sean Byrne discussed his concerns about the placement of the retaining wall, the
aesthetics, and drainage.
Pictures of the runoff were provided by Cally Price for the commission for evidence of
the drainage problem.
Mike Dooley, who has worked for a retaining wall company, explained the structural
faults of ecology block walls and briefly touched on the aesthetics.
Joe Walsh, from the Central Washington Home Builders Association, believes that the
code is not too restrictive on the materials that can be used and meets the standards and
that the code adequately emphasizes engineering requirements.
Cally Price explained the first time the retaining wall was built it was not permitted so
the code inspector did not do anything about it. In addition, she explained how a
special inspector came out to the property after it was built the second time and
concluded that there were no problems with the retaining wall but Cally had photo
evidence that showed otherwise.
Mike Kryger presented his opinion on the three options for action about the retaining
wall. He believes that option 1, which includes the "other' category, is the best option
for this situation.
Chairman Ben Shoval closed the hearing at 4:32.
The planning commission discussed their preferences and thoughts about the options
presented.
Scott Clark commented that under option 2, he would suggest that "tires and other"
should be taken out and replaced with, "materials not originally manufactured for or
customarily used on retaining walls are prohibited."
Al Rose motioned to have 15.09.210 - Special Requirements for Retaining Walls state,
"Retaining walls may be constructed of any material commonly used for this purpose,
such as block, timber, stone, or concrete. Materials not originally manufactured for, or
customarily used on, retaining walls are prohibited." Scott Clark seconded this motion.
Motion carried with unanimous vote.
Other Business
Jeff Peters confirmed the date and time for the special meeting on August 7, 2013 at 2:00
p.m.
Scott Clark will not be able to attend the special meeting and Dave Fonfara cannot
attend the meeting on July 10.
Adjourn
A motion to adjourn to July 10, 2013 was passed with unanimous vote. This meeting
adjourned at 4:54 p.m.
This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Lisa Maxey, Department Assistant 3.
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