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YAKIMA
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
CITY OF YAKIMA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC)
Minutes for Meeting on August 28, 2019
J INT MEETING WITH THE YAKIMA PLANNING CQMMISSIQN (YPC)
. Call to Order
Yakima Planning Commission Chairwoman Patricia Byers called the joint meeting to order at
approximately 3:00 P.M.
II. Roll Call
HPC Members Present: Cynthia Hall, Alixanne Pinkerton, Paul Edmondson, Dawn King
HPC Members Absent: Joe Mann (excused)
Quorum: Quorum present
YPC Members Present: Chairwoman Patricia Byers, Bill Cook, Al Rose, Leanne Hughes -
Mickel, Philip Ostriem
YPC Members Absent: Vice -Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Robert McCormick (both unexcused)
Staff: Trevor Martin, Historic Preservation Liaison; Joseph Calhoun,
Planning Manager; Lisa Maxey, Planning Technician
Council Liaisons: HPC - Jason White, District 2 (absent); YPC - Dulce Gutierrez,
District 1 (absent)
III. Staff Announcements
Planning Manager Joseph Calhoun announced that City Council will hold public hearings on
September 3, 2019, to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation regarding text
amendments to the Yakima Municipal Code (YMC) Chapter 15.29 Wireless Communications
Facilities, as well as a proposed rezone submitted by Gary Delaney for property located at
1414 S 2nd Ave.
IV. Audience Participation
None noted.
V. New Business
A. Approval of Meeting Minutes
It was motioned by Commissioner Edmondson and seconded by Commissioner Pinkerton
to approve the HPC meeting minutes of July 24, 2019; the motion carried unanimously.
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Cynthia Hall • Alixanne Pinkerton • Paul Edmondson • Joe Mann • Dawn King
It was motioned by Commissioner Rose and seconded by Commissioner Cook to approve
the YPC meeting minutes of August 14, 2019; the motion carried unanimously.
B. Northwest Vernacular Presentation on Fruit Row
Associate Planner Trevor Martin explained that the city received a Certified Local
Government (CLG) grant from the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
(DAHP) to provide funding for hiring a consultant to conduct an intensive -level survey and
inventory of the buildings along "Fruit Row," which is an area of N 1St Ave between Yakima
Ave and D St. Spencer Howard of Northwest Vernacular made a presentation detailing
the information that came out of the survey and concluded that:
• 24 of the 26 properties that were surveyed may be eligible for the National Register
of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district;
• The property at 201 N 1st Ave may be eligible for the NRHP and the Washington
Heritage Register for its integrity, distinctive architectural character, and historical
associations; and
• 13 of the 26 properties may be eligible for the Yakima Register of Historic Places
(YRHP) in addition to the NRHP listing.
Howard informed the commissions that the final report will be submitted to DAHP by
September 3, 2019, and the next step would be for property owners to decide if they would
like to pursue a historic district listing and on which historical register. Staff clarified that if
nominations are made, the commissions will review changes to the Historic Preservation
Element of the city's Comprehensive Plan, and the YPC will make a recommendation to
City Council to update the plan accordingly.
C. Appoint New Historic Preservation Commission Chair
The HPC members had consensus to postpone this agenda item to their next meeting as
not all members were present.
D. Grant Update
Martin announced that the city applied for another grant from DAHP for $12,000 to do a
reconnaissance -level survey of Naches Ave between Yakima Ave and H St in order for
that portion of Naches Parkway area to potentially be registered as a historic district.
E. Discussion on Potential Text Amendments: Congregate Living Facilities
Calhoun provided examples of how other jurisdictions regulate boardinghouse -type uses.
He also gave the YPC members the language from their recommendation to City Council
in 2018 that Council did not accept, which consisted of a new definition of "Congregate
Living Facility" to replace the current "Boardinghouse" definition within the YMC, along
with recommendations on which zoning districts the use should be allowed in and at what
levels of review. It was reiterated that the Council took issue with the, primarily residential,
zoning districts where congregate living facilities were proposed to be permitted.
After discussion, the YPC had general consensus for staff to amend their draft text
amendment proposal as follows:
• Prohibit the "Congregate Living Facility" use in the Suburban Residential (SR) zoning
district;
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Cynthia Hall • Alixanne Pinkerton • Paul Edmondson • Joe Mann • Dawn King
• Remove "maximum occupancy of the facility shall be determined by the Building
Official" from the proposed Congregate Living Facility definition; and
• Retain the two-tiered approach from their original proposal from 2018 which has
"Congregate Living Facility Up to 10" as one line within the Table of Permitted Land
Uses in YMC Ch. 15.04 with its own designated levels of review and permitted zoning
districts, and "Congregate Living Facility 11+" as separate line within the table.
It was decided to propose a Type 2 level of review in the Central Business District (CBD)
(which is consistent with the current level of review required for Boardinghouses in the
CBD) for "up to 10" and prohibit it in the CBD for "11+" for the purpose of finalizing this
draft to send out for public comment, with an understanding that additional discussion and
debate may take place at the public hearing as the commission did not come to a full
agreement on this issue.
VI. Other Business
Calhoun informed the YPC that the Yakima Tree City USA Board will meet in September.
Staff may be able to report back after that meeting on the Tree Board's response to the YPC's
request for their draft tree recommendations list to include text about tree types that are
compatible with Yakima's climate and provisions on how far away trees should be planted
from sidewalks and structures.
Brief discussion took place on the potential Naches Parkway project previously mentioned.
VII.Adjournment
A motion for the YPC to adjourn to September 11, 2019 was passed with unanimous vote.
A motion for the HPC to adjourn to September 25, 2019 was passed with unanimous vote.
This joint meeting adjourned at approximately 4:16 p.m.
Prepared, Respectfully Submitted By:
Lisa Maxey
Planning Technician
City of Yakima Planning Division
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Cynthia Hall • Alixanne Pinkerton • Paul Edmondson • Joe Mann • Dawn King