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Home My WebLink About04-13-16 YPC PacketRECORD/:::.,iii:: Mrs rmm, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT "lm & VW Joan Davenport, AICP, Director C"'�`� �n'`K I`�� 129 North Second Street, 2°d Floor, Yakima, WA 98901 i ask.planning@yakimawa.gov • www.yakimawa.gov/services/planning City of Yakima Planning Commission PUBLIC MEETING City Hall Council Chambers Wednesday April 13, 2016 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. YPC Members: Chairman Scott Clark, Vice -Chair Patricia Byers, Al Rose, Bill Cook, Ron Anderson, Peter Marinace, Gavin Keefe Council Liaison: Mayor Avina Gutierrez City Planning Staff: Joan Davenport (Community Development Director/Planning Manager); Jeff Peters (Supervising Planner); Valerie Smith (Senior Planner); Trevor Martin (Associate Planner); Rosalinda Ibarra (Administrative Assistant); and Lisa Maxey (Department Assistant) Agenda I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. New YPC Member Introduction & Chairman Report — 2016 Year Preview Ongoing- Comprehensive Plan Update Program & Requests for Consideration Zoning or Development Regulation Code Updates Policy Issues & recommendations to the City Council IV. Staff Announcements V. Audience Participation VI. Approval of Meeting Minutes • November 16, 2015, December 9, 2015, and January 13, 2016 VII. Long Range Planning 0 Initial Land Capacity Analysis VIII. Other Business IX. Adjourn Next Meeting: April 27, 2016 Yakima ��IIIIII�IV' City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) City Hall Council Chambers Meeting Minutes of April 13, 2016 Call to Order Chairman Scott Clark called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Roll Call YPC Members Present: Chairman Scott Clark, Vice -Chair Patricia Byers, Al Rose, Ron Anderson, Bill Cook, Peter Marinace, Gavin Keefe YPC Members Absent: Staff Present: Valerie Smith, Senior Planner; Joan Davenport, Planning Manager Others: Sign -in sheet in file New YPC Member Introduction & Chairman Report - 2016 Year Preview Commissioner Marinace and Commissioner Keefe each introduced themselves to the Commission and shared some information about themselves. • Ongoing - Comprehensive Plan Update Program & Request for Consideration Chairman Clark provided a brief overview of the Comprehensive Plan Update process. • Zoning or Development Regulation Code Updates Chairman Clark briefly described the Planning Commissions role in updating the Municipal Code in relations to zoning and development regulations. • Policy Issues & Recommendations to the City Council Chairman Clark described how citizens can address the Commission at each meeting with their concerns. Staff Announcements None noted. Audience Participation None noted. Approval of M.eetin Minutes of November 16 2015 December 9 2015 and January 13 2016 The Commission unanimously voted to approve the meeting minutes of November 16, 2015, December 9, 2015, and January 13, 2016. Joan Davenport, Planning Manager, entered the meeting and welcomed the two new Planning Commission members. She reminded the Commission of their term expirations and reported back to Commission Byers and Commissioner Anderson that instead of switching terms with each other, they must individually choose to resign when their term is expired or when they desire to resign, or they must choose to submit a request to the City Clerk to be reappointed. Long Range Planning: Initial Land, Capacity Analysis Senior Planner Valerie Smith explained the purpose and utility of a land capacity analysis, adding that a workshop on the matter is tentatively scheduled for May 11, 2016. Smith then went on to describe the purpose and method of the Request for Consideration -1- form for the Comprehensive Plan Update, adding that the deadline to turn in this form is the last business day in April. She reported that no forms have been turned in but discussions on this topic between citizens and staff have occurred. Chairman Clark expressed his concerns about the low level of response from the public in regards to this opportunity. Commissioner Cook suggested that staff provide notice to the public in the newspaper about the process, to which Smith replied that a notice was published in the paper shortly after City Council made their decision on the Comprehensive Plan process for the years 2016 and 2017. Davenport stated that staff can do a press release. Joan Davenport reported that staff will discuss infill ideas with the Development Services Team and the Home Builders Association. Chairman Clark suggested that staff also address the Associated General Contractors organization on this matter. Smith stated that the mailing list for the Comprehensive Plan Update will be notified of the Planning Commission workshop in May. She specified that the main focus for now is to work on the land use and housing chapters of the plan but that the Transportation Plan is being updated simultaneously. Davenport and Smith emphasized that June 30, 2017 is the deadline for the plan to be adopted. Commissioner Byers asked about the public survey and the results from that to which Smith replied that the survey closed on March 31St and that a summary report of the results is being compiled. Commissioner Byers asked if a member of the public can bring back their proposal in the future if their request for consideration is not accepted through this process, to which Smith answered that they can and that the first opportunity to bring it back would be in 2018. Davenport accentuated the need for additional density to accommodate to the projected 6,800 housing units that will need to be added by the year 2040. On the topic of housing, Smith included that an analysis will be done on the current housing availability for different levels of income. She commented that staff is recommending to City Council to focus on growth, infill, and redevelopment within the city limits and not request to alter the urban growth area boundary at this point. Discussion ensued regarding the differences between being inside city limits and being inside the urban growth area boundary. Smith suggested that the Commission consider sending the school districts an invitation to the workshop in May. Other Business Commissioner Byers and Commission Cook informed the Commission that they cannot be in attendance on May 11th. A motion to adjourn to April 27, 2016 was passed with unanimous vote. This meeting adjourned at 3:39 p.m. Chairman Scott Clark Date This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Lisa Maxey, Department Assistant II -2- AOIAVO A Pr, dfflC I r Y C; / /.n; /ti !%%fa; City of Yakima Planning Commission City Hall Council Chambers Wednesday April 13, 2016 Beginning at 3:00 p.m. Public Meeting 'PLEASE WRITE LEGIBLY' i ININ M Now D�q../ (V C -7a L;ICA d ......... ........................... _... .....-----____.. ..................... ........................... _ ........................ .......................�._ ............. ........_ .... ..... _ _.._ .... _ ..._W..... ........_.......� ........... � .. Page 1 04/13/2016 YPC Meeting