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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/1981 Adjourned Meeting ';al 77 JUNE'9, 1981 ADJOURNED MEETING -- URBAN AREA PLAN The City Council met in session on this date at 11:30 A.M. in Room B-32 at the Yakima County Health District. Council members present were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Lynn Buchanan, Lynn Carmichael and Don Hinman. Council member Bruce Crest present after 11:57 A.M. Council member Shirley Doty-present after 12:06 P.M. Corincll member Henry Bearichamp absent. County Commissioners present were Chuck Klarich and Jim White- side. Union Gap Mayor John Hodkinson was also present. Council member Hinman distributed a copy of the City's response to the County Commissioners as follows: "Council proposes (1) boundary designated as 'the Urban Area Boun- dary'. REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Council proposes the RPC -make-up be a seven (7)- member Plan- ning Commission with: three (3) members appointed by the County Commissioners, three (3) members appointed by the Yakima 'City Council, and one (1) member appointed by Union Gap City Council. The only residency requirement would be that the members live in the Urban Area." Council member Hinman stated that the City agrees that there should be one boundary, not both a Planning Boundary and a Service Boundary. He stated that after touring the entire area, the Council) feels that the entire area is susceptible to urban development. He stated that if it is an urban development, then urban level standards should apply, how- ever, if it is a rural development, then rural development ,standards should apply. He stated that Council is concerned about the Airport Area. Mayor Hodkinson stated that Union Gap would like to see the line in that area extended. Council member Hinman stated that the City would like to meet to discuss that. Referring to the Regional Planning Com- mission, he stated that it would be considered one body, however, mem- bers could' be •appOinted on a Urban Area-wide basis. Commissioner Whiteside asked- why the Council decreased the membership of the Com- mittee to seven. Mayor Edmondson stated that it is easier to work with a seven member committee. Seeking clarification, Commissioner Klarich asked if this means that when addressing an issue in that area which is considered to be rural, then the rural land use would apply and if it is considered urban, then the urban land use would.apply. .Council member Hinman stated that that is correct. He stated that if it is a dual development, then the hearing examiner would apply the standards. Referring to that area which lies between the Planning Boundary and the Service Boundary, Commissioner Whiteside asked if this were to be under one boundary, then those people will be provided with sewer service. Council member Carmichael indicated that that is incorrect. She stated that it is called an Urban Boundary, not an Urban Service Boundary. Commissioner Whiteside stated that is differentiating between the people in the boundary, and you are saying that we won't be serving everybody in the present Service Boundary. He asked who will make the selection II/ of who receives service. Council member Carmichael stated that depends on the property as there are geographical problems and not all areas can be served with sewer. Mayor Edmondson stated that will also depend on the County Commissioners on who they will allow to develop. Commis- sioner Klarich stated that the area between the City limits and the Urban Boundary will be addressed consistently as it was in the past on a first-come/first-serve basis. (Council member Crest present after 11:57 A.M.) Mayor Hodkinson stated that money for the development would also be a determining factor on who gets service. Commissioner Klarich stated that he would like to think about this for one week. Mayor Edmondson stated that it will be two weeks before the next meeting because Council members will be involved with the AWC Convention. Dick Anderwald, Yakima County Planning Director, asked if he understood correctly that under this proposal in the area outside the existing Urban Service Boundary and between the Urban Boundary, those people could get service where feasible, which would be determinated by a comprehensive sewer plan. Mayor Edmondson stated that is correct. • The next issue discussed was a comparison of the City and County Zoning Ordinances. Carol Darby, City of Yakima Director of Community Develop- ment, stated that rather than try to prepare an intensity type ordin- n Q 0J0 JUNE 9, 1981 ADJOURNED MEETING -- URBAN AREA PLAN ance, staff thought it was better to combine traditional zoning concepts with some intensity type zoning concepts. She stated that staff did this and distributed copies of the "example zoning" to the County Com- missioners and Mayor Hodkinson. She stated that this is an approach and if it is acceptable, then a Zoning Ordinance will be put together based on this approach. Judd Black, Yakima City Planning staff member, stated that the existing City/County staff can do the things they are doing now regarding the zoning processes. "(Council member Doty-present after 12:06 P.M.) Mr. Black also explained the district standard numbers and intent standards which would eliminate the need for a planned develop- ment zone. Don Skone, City of Yakima Planning staff member, explained the development review process. He stated that there are three levels of review: (1) those permitted outright, (2) those proces adminis- tratively; and (3) those processed through the hearing examiner. If it is permitted outright, it would be reviewed by the Building Inspector and is required to meet standards. Under administrative, it would be reviewed by the Department Head/Planning Director, and must meet the intent of standards. There will be a specific list of uses for this category. There will be a list of uses under the hearing examiner that he could permit. He would review the project for intent-of the district and standards. Rezone reviews would be done by the hearing examiner. The process would involve a staff review; their recommendation and report would be forwarded to the hearing examiner who would hold a public hearing and who would then give a recommendation to the legis- lative body. It would be presented to the City Council or County Com- missioner for determination and that decision be appealed-and'that decision would be final. Larry Wright, City of Yakima Planning Manager, stated that staff wanted to facilitate development and the only way to do that is to allow staff to'Make'&pecific interpretation& of some things that were done by the Planning Commission. He stated that if any decision would be questioned, staff could provide the legislative body with a set of the standards. He reviewed three planned developments and explained how the process could have been expedited for the developer. He stated that the real question is whether the use is applicable in that area and then it would go through a development review and all the standards would be known by the developer. Dick Anderwald, Yakima County Planning Director, distributed a handout which gives a comparison between traditional and performance zoning. He commented that with the new mapping there would be fewer requests for- rezones. These standards for rezones would be incorporated in the ordinance and the permitted uses listed. Commissioner Whiteside commented that this would more flexibility and could be called Flexibility Zoning. Commissioner Klarich expressed his concern that this might delay the lifting of the moratorium. He stated that if we could get this done more quickly, he would be more favorable towards it. Referring back to the map,' Commis- sioner Whiteside asked the City to consider extending the lines to Wide Hollow Creek because it now bisects the County Rural Zone. It_was the general consensus to request the staff to continue working on the example zoning presented today. The meeting adjourned at the hour of 12:15 P.M. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE B Aft LA• ' ao„k, DATE i.)' 0,IUNCIL M BER ■n , DATE 30 y COUNCIL MEMBER ATTEST: 3 If I 46! ;le 01111e/ . CITY/ LERK- MAYOR