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Home My WebLink About04-11-18 YPC Packet111011119 M DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Joan Davenport, AICP, Director 11 PlOTY I° YAKIIMA anning Joseph Calhoun, Manager 129 North Second Street, 2nd Floor, Yakima, WA 98901 ask.planning�yakimawa.gov • www.yakimawa.gov/services/planning City of Yakima Planning Commission STUDY SESSION City Hall Council Chambers Wednesday April 11, 2018 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. YPC Members: Chairwoman Patricia Byers, Vice -Chair Al Rose, Bill Cook, Peter Marinace, Jacob Liddicoat, Robert McCormick, and Leanne Hughes -Mickel Council Liaison: Jason White City Planning Staff: Joan Davenport (Community Development Director); Joseph Calhoun (Planning Manager); Eric Crowell (Associate Planner); Trevor Martin (Associate Planner); Colleda Monick (Assistant Planner); Rosalinda Ibarra (Administrative Assistant); and Lisa Maxey (Planning Specialist) AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Staff Announcements IV. Audience Participation V. Approval of Meeting Minutes of March 28, 2018 VI. Study Session: Proposed Text Amendments to Yakima Municipal Code Title 15 - Urban Area Zoning Ordinance VII. Other Business VIII. Adjourn Next Meeting: April 25, 2018 MIS 094 "/ i I l JOMo u r f� vk % City of Yakima Planning Commission City Hall Council Chambers Wednesday April 11, 2018 Beginning at 3:00 p.m. Study Session *PLEASE WRITE LEGIBLY' ENIMMINNEW1=11M .......................... ....... _ ... _......... ��........ ........... Page l.. ��._..��.....��....�www�� ...._...� . 04/11/2018WYPC Study Session....... City of Yakima Planning Commission April 11, 2018 Title 15 Code Revisions 1.Sign Code 15.08.045 Exemptions. The following signs are exempt from the permitting requirements of this chapter: Flags. Any flago.,:� o|eheiohtmhaUbethe maximumstructure heiohtofthe undedvinozoninodstftt. Staff Analysis: This standard provides more flexibility for anexemption under the sign chapter. For example, under the current language ahomeowner /nthe R'1zone could only have a10'ft tall flag pole. 2. Rezone 15.23.030 Rezones—Zoning map amendments. B. Application. All rezone applications shall be filed with the planning division. The planning division shall process the application under the provisions of YMC 15.11.070 and Title 16. The application shall include the information required in YMC 15.11.020 and the signature of the owner(s) of the property etr�rnentat effect the rezone 00. Staff Analysis: Changes aodiscussed previously from conversation related toanon-project rezone processed /n2017The proposal /ssimilar boother cities (E0enobuq7 Wenatchee) /nthe requirement for aDAwhen conditions are placed onaRezone. Requiring aconceptual site plan with anon-project rezone will provide the notified property owners a visual representation of what future development could look like, but will not be binding onthe applicant. 15.09.045 Accessory dwelling ita B Requirements. Anaccessory dwelling unit ioapermitted Gk**e+k4-uo . secondary hothe primary use ofadetached single-family dwelling, subject to all of the following conditions: 1 The accessory dwelling unit may be attached to the primary residence or attached to or above a detached 6. n ADU„ attached.. ko khe pE.Jrn ry,structure shall have the same building setbacks as the primary structure. An ADU that its a't'tached to or Faullt aFaove a detached ara e or a stand alone structure shat& have ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9.................... :k.h.e....,s.a.rm.e..._bu...J].c n...setbacks as an accessory structure. 9. ADUs shall only be permitted on parcels/lots a k c si s.a• ,pc.•_�ap.prr� rnakely•,fca,r••_a•••_c�_ • lei or larger p..�.L ......? .....:1 ....::...::.. ......... r... a.t�.j.p....:::: . 10. The primary residence and the ADU shall both be connected to public sewer and water. a. If the ADU is attached to the primary dwelling unit, the two dwelling units shall share a single sewer and water connection. b. If the ADU is attached to, or located above, a detached garage, car its �a ,sI and alone structure ......................................................................................................x. each unit shall have its own sewer and water connection, with required meters. 15.04.030, Table 4-1. Permitted Land Uses Staff Analysis: ADU's were added to the Zoning Ordinance in 2010 but have been proposed and constructed minimally due to the onerous restrictions. Currently they are only permitted in the SR and R-1 zones and only on parcels 0.25 acres or more. On occasion a customer will inquire about adding an ADU to a single family home in the R-2 zone and it isn't permitted. Proposed is to add the remaining residential zones (R-2 and R-3) and abandon the 0.25 acre requirement and instead rely on the minimum lot size to build a duplex (8,000 square -feet in SR and R-1, 7,000 square -feet in R- 2 and R-3). Additionally, the restriction that an ADU can only be attached to the primary dwelling or attached to/above a detached garage has posed issues — adding the ability to build a stand-alone ADU that meets the accessory structure setbacks will provide significant flexibility over the current Ordinance. Finally, a cleanup to a conflict between the text and table — the text indicates a Class (3) where the table lists a Class (2). Since additional districts are proposed, the change is to remove indication of level of review from the text and rely on the table. SR R-1 R-2 R-3 B-1 B-2 HB SCC LCC AS GC CBD RD M-1 M-2 Accessory Dwelling Unit (*) (See YMC 15,09,045) 2 2 Staff Analysis: ADU's were added to the Zoning Ordinance in 2010 but have been proposed and constructed minimally due to the onerous restrictions. Currently they are only permitted in the SR and R-1 zones and only on parcels 0.25 acres or more. On occasion a customer will inquire about adding an ADU to a single family home in the R-2 zone and it isn't permitted. Proposed is to add the remaining residential zones (R-2 and R-3) and abandon the 0.25 acre requirement and instead rely on the minimum lot size to build a duplex (8,000 square -feet in SR and R-1, 7,000 square -feet in R- 2 and R-3). Additionally, the restriction that an ADU can only be attached to the primary dwelling or attached to/above a detached garage has posed issues — adding the ability to build a stand-alone ADU that meets the accessory structure setbacks will provide significant flexibility over the current Ordinance. Finally, a cleanup to a conflict between the text and table — the text indicates a Class (3) where the table lists a Class (2). Since additional districts are proposed, the change is to remove indication of level of review from the text and rely on the table.