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Intergovernmental Committee Pu6Cw Meeting
Yakima City Council Chambers
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Yakima City Council present: Chair Rick Ensey, Maureen Adkison, Micah Cawley,
Kathy Coffey, David Edler, Dave EttI, Bill Lover
County Commissioners present: Mike Leita, Kevin Bouchey
City staff Joan Davenport
County staff Vern Redifer, Steven Erickson, Phil Hoge
Chairman Rick Ensey opened the Public Meeting / Study Session of the West Valley
Neighborhood Plan (WVNP) at 3 35 p m
Steven Erickson explained the origin of the WVNP, saying that when Yakima County
and the City of Yakima first adopted the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan
(YUACP), they realized that more detailed planning was needed for the area
Mr Erickson and Phil Hoge gave a brief history of the urban reserve and the WVNP
They noted that following the review / revision process, the Yakima City Council and
Board of County Commissioners will be asked to adopt the WVNP as part of the
• YUACP 2025
Commissioner Leita mentioned the Interlocal Agreement and the process of
transitioning the over site of various planning documents to_elected officials
Mr Hoge directed attention to and briefly explained the Future Land Use map (map 4 in
the packet) He also pointed out six areas in the RPC- recommended WVNP that
County Planning staff considers deserving of additional study and presented a couple of
ideas Mr Leita suggested and it was agreed to reserve County and City staff
comments for the public hearing to be held on October 26
County staff led a discussion of two alternative proposed zoning maps The difference
between the two is the second alternative proposes Suburban Residential (SR) on
residential designations that are outside of the sewered area Questions about existing
and potential agricultural uses, farm animals, lot size and flood management need
further scrutiny There is no deadline to adopt the WVNP, so Commissioner Leita
suggested that the process not be hurried He characterized the County's perception of
SR as perhaps building false expectations of the public He said the Intergovernmental
Committee and the County Commissioners have concern over capital facilities capacity
Commissioner Bouchey asked how new flood plain designations will affect this
document. Mr Erickson replied that the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management
Plan (CFHMP) will affect this and many other plans The mapping is current with the
0 flood plan, but the mapping is not final The implementation of the flood plan will be
carried out in various ways by the agencies affected There is no harm in moving
forward with the WVNP now
Councilmember Edler asked if one zoning map was weighted over the other Former
Yakima Urban Area Regional Planning Commission (RPC) Chairman John Hodkinson
said the Planning Commission located SR as shown on alternative one because fruit
warehouses already existed in those areas Different zoning could prohibit their
expansion and other activities He was not aware of the second map Mr Hoge and
Mr Erickson explained that the second alternative was created from a footnote on the
original map ( "Zoning Alternative #2 would apply Suburban Residential beyond the
currently sewered area where R -1 is shown ") Mr Hodkinson said the RPC saw no
reason to expand SR beyond what is shown on alternative one Commissioner Leita
said the process should proceed with only alternative one, which was the RPC
recommendation, so as not to confuse the public The public can request more SR or
whatever zoning they would like considered
The review moved to goal and policy highlights Mr Hoge noted this section has to do
with changing both the zoning map and the zoning text to be more conducive to urban
development and more consistent to the City's zoning It proposes a minimum lot acre
size of five acres when sewer is not available, and Mr Hoge explained the rational
behind the requirement. There was discussion about urban versus rural standards
regarding current and future lot size Mr Redifer noted the difficulty of the process and
emphasized the importance of the plan that will eventually be adopted Mr Hoge briefly
explained some changes in the current real estate market and said the changes are not
compatible with current codes
The meeting was adjourned at 4 48 p m
The next meeting of the Yakima City Council and Board of County Commissioners
Intergovernmental Committee will be a Public Meeting on Tuesday, October 12, at
6 00 p m., in City Council Chambers, to continue discussion and review of the West
Valley Neighborhood Plan Information on the WVNP can be obtained through the
Yakima County ebsite at ww yakimacounty us, or by calling Yakima County Public
Services at 5 , 9 ?4 -2300 Co pies are available at Yakima Valley Regional Libraries
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