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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-09-19 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 PUBLIC MEETING City Hall Council Chambers Wednesday October 9, 2019 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. YPC1VTPmhPra- Chairwoman Patricia Byers, Vice -Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Al Rose, Bill Cook, Robert McCormick, Leanne Hughes -Mickel, and Philip Ostriem Council Liaison: Dulce Gutierrez (District 1) City Planning Staff: Joan Davenport (Community Development Director), Rosalinda Ibarra (Community Development Administrative Assistant), Joseph Calhoun (Planning Manager), Eric Crowell (Associate Planner), Trevor Martin (Associate Planner), Colleda Monick (Community Development Specialist), and Lisa Maxey (Planning Technician) AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Staff Announcements IV. Audience Participation (for items not listed on the agenda) V. Approval of Meeting Minutes of August 28, 2019 VI. Discussion with Andrew Holt, Executive Director of Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) Regarding Downtown Development VII. Discussion on Landscaping Requirements VIII. Other Business IX. Adj ourn Next Meeting: October 23, 2019 MIS 094 "As "a M RTAVN6 Pl ,�d/// % /%////G///, CITY OF • • CITY Or YAKIMA City of Yakima Planning Commission City Hall Council Chambers Wednesday October 9, 2019 Beginning at 3:00 p.m. Public Meeting *PLEASE WRITE LEGIBLY' City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes Joint Meeting with the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) City Hall Council Chambers August 28, 2019 Call to Order Chairwoman Patricia Byers called the joint meeting to order at approximately 3:00 p.m. Roll Call 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) HPC Members Present: Cynthia Hall, Alixanne Pinkerton, Paul Edmondson, Dawn King HPC Members Absent: Joe Mann (excused) Staff Present: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager; Trevor Martin, Associate Planner; Lisa Maxey, Planning Technician Council Liaison: YPC - Dulce Gutierrez, District 1 (absent); HPC — Jason White, District 2 (absent) Others: Sign -in sheet in file 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. Approval of Meeting Minutes — 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. It motioned by Commissioner Edmondson and seconded by Commissioner Pinkerton to approve the HPC meeting minutes of July 24, 2019; the motion carried unanimously. Audience Participation — None noted. 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 -1- Comprehensive Plan, and the YPC will make a recommendation to City Council to update the plan accordingly. 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. 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 the Naches Parkway area to potentially be registered as a historic district. 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; 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. 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. Adjourn — 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. Chairwoman Byers Date This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Lisa Maxey, Planning Technician. -2- & DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Joan Davenport, AICP, Director r raw: Y K9 Planning Division Joseph Calhoun, Manager 129 North Second Street, 2"d Floor, Yakima, WA 98901 ask.planning@yakimawa.gov • www.yakimawa.gov/services/planning October 3, 2019 Re: Discussion on Landscaping Requirements On August 14, 2019, the City of Yakima Planning Commission discussed current landscaping standards required by the Urban Area Zoning Ordinance, along with the street tree list mentioned in the Public Tree Ordinance; clarification from the Yakima Tree Board was requested regarding the street tree list. This matter was discussed at the Yakima Tree Board's monthly meeting on September 9, 2019. The current tree list is final as of January 2019, and is in compliance with the Public Tree Ordinance, though it may be updated as needed, and will eventually be formatted in a manner that is suitable for display online for public viewing. All trees on the list are intended to be compatible with Yakima's climate, and take into account the minimum planting width as noted in YMC § 8.77. 100: ... no trees may be planted closer to any curb or sidewalk than the following: small trees, two feet, medium trees, three feet, and large trees, four feet. These spacing standards are intended for the planting strip between the curb and sidewalk. Preceding that, per YMC § 8.77.090, the spacing of street trees will be in accordance with the species size classes (small, medium, and large) as identified by the list of approved street trees on file with the city public works office, and no trees may be planted closer together than the following: small trees, thirty feet, medium trees, forty feet, and large trees, fifty feet; except in special plantings designed or approved by a landscape architect. Trees that are susceptible to disease and pests were not included on the list. In fact, a few species documented during the public tree inventory undertaken by the Tree Board were not previously included on the tree list due to their problematic nature. If there are any other questions or recommendations, the Board can certainly consider them. The Board can also look further into the issue of whether there should be a certain amount of spacing from structures to trees planted on private property. Eric Crowell Associate Planner Liaison to the Yakima Tree Board SMALL TREES UNDER 30'- Strips >5'& <10'- Okay under utility lines Common Name Botanical Name Varieties Height Spread Comments Landscape Features Serviceberry Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance, Princess Diana 20-25' 15' Usually multi -trunked Fragrant, white flower clusters in early spring produce purple -black berries. Green leaves turn red/orange in fall Serviceberry Amelanchier spp. Snowbud 25' 15' Paperbark Maple Acer griseum 25' 20' Slow grower but long lived Leaves emerge red, mature to green then back to red for fall Hedge Maple Acer Campestre 35' 35' Dark green leaves turn bright yellow in fall Miyabe Maple Acer miyabei Rugged Ridge, State Street, Morton 35-45' 30' Dark green leaves turn yellow in fall Amur Maple Acerginnala Flame 20' 20' Japanese Maple Acer palmatium Seriyu, Osakazuki, Shindeshojo 15-25' 10-15' Varieties good for wind and heat: Seriyu, and Osakazuki; Good for afternoon shade: Shindeshojo Must have water, especially important when tree goes into winter Norway Maple Acer platanoides Columnare, Crimson Sentry 30-35' 15' Prone to ice damage—stick with these narrow forms Hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana 30' 20' Green leaves turn golden yellow in fall Catalpa Umbrella Catalpa bungei'nana' 15-20' 15-20' Large heart shaped leaves Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Cornus mas 18' 15' Dogwood, eastern Cornus florida 15-20' 15-20' rotect from afternoon sun. Leaves will get crispy Flowering pink in April Kousa or Korean Dogwood & family Cornus kousa Venus, Chinensis, Eddie's White Wonder, Stellers pink, Satomi 20' 20' Blooms late spring. A bit tougher than the cornus florida Medium green leaves turn red for fall. Flower colors vary from variety to variety of whites and like pinks Easter Redbud Cercis canadensis Oklahoma, Merlot, Burgundy Hearts, Forest Pansy 20' 25' Magenta flowers early spring Chinese Fringe Tree Chionanthus retusus 20' 20' Can be shruby if not trained to a single leader Fragrant sprays of white flowers Honey Locust Gleditsia triaconthos Imperial 30' 30' Any thornless, seedless variety Golden Chain, Vossi Laburnum x watereri'vossii' 25' 20' All parts poisonous Abundant clusters of yellow flowers in spring Spring Snow Crabapple Malus sp. Spring Snow Fruitless variety, flowering white in spring Amur Maakia Maackia amurensis 25' 25' Tolerant of many conditions Stewia Japanese art Stewartia pseudocamellia 20-30' 20-30' Likes afternoon shade Summer flowering, exfoliating bark Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata Ilvory Silk 25'15' Japanese Snowbell Styrax japonica 20-25' 20-25' Recommended Trees SMALL TREES UNDER 30'- Strips >5'& <10'- Okay under utility lines Common Name Botanical Name Varieties Height Spread Comments Landscape Features Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 20-25' 10-15' Prefers soil of 7.2 or less. Slow growing Intense fall color Golden Desert Ash Fraxinus excelsior 25' 35' Good street tree Persian Parrotia Parrotia percica 20-40' 20-30' Good landscape and street tree Sargent Cherry Pruns sargentii Pink Flair 25' 15' Birch, Summer Cascade Betula nigra 'summer cascade' 12-15' 8-10' Bronze birch beaver resistant Green leaves that turn golden yellow. Winter in forest cramy brown bark that exfoliates Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Emerald Sentinel, 'Clydesform' 30' 12' Proneto ice damage—stick with narrow Green leaves turning to yellow/orange forms tone Zelkova Zelkova serrata lWireless, Village Green 24' 36' lGood landscape and street tree Recommended Trees SHRUBS - Strips >5'& <10'- Okay under utility lines Common Name Botanical Name Varieties Height Spread Comments Landscape Features Large panicle or painted cluster of white Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata 10-15' 10-15' Shrub flowers. In summer leave flowers to dry Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Shrub Witchhazel Hamamelis x intermedia 6-8' 6-8' Shrub Compact Burning Bush Euoymus alata'compacta' Compacta 5-6 5' Shrub white flowers in spring, dark green leaves Chokeberry Aroma melanocarpa Autumn Magic 5-6' 5-6' Shrub turn bright red to purple tones. In fall, Viburnum, Snowball tree (Not Green leaves turn to red tones in fall. Ball recommended—many other superior shaped clusters of white flowers cover forms) Viburnum opulus'Sterile' 10' 10' Shrub tree in May kilmanjaro, Compactus, Viburnum spp. Shasta Shrub Red stems are great for winter interest. Cornus alba argenteo- Green with white margins are great for Dogwood, Variegated Red Twig marginata 6-10' 5-8' Also, native red twig dogwood summer interest Foliage color ranges from green to purple red with brilliant red and orange fall color. In late spring, clusters of smokey Smoke Tree Cotinus coggygna 15-20' 15-20' Shruby purple puff like paricles flowers appear Green leaves that turn are yellow- brown in fall. In spring, has small yellow pea- Peashrub, Siverian (SUCKERS) Caragana arborescens 5-10' 6-8' Has thorns shaped flowers Forsythia x intermedia 'spring Forsythia spring glory (SUCKERS) glory' 10' 10' Shrub LARGER TREES - OVER 30'- DO NOT PLANT UNDER POWER LINES Common Name Botanical Name Varieties Height Spread Comments Landscape Features Autumn Blame, Brandywine, October Glory, Northwood, Red Maple Acer rubrum Armstrong, Redpointe 40-60' 40-60' Norway Maple Acer Platanaides Prone to stem failure 45-60' 40-60' Dark green turns golden yellow in fall Emerald Queen, Deborah easy Street, Crimson King, Acer Platanaides Etc. Maple, Parkway Acer platanoides Columnare bread 40' 25' Dark green turn golden yellow in fall Bright green leaves with bright yellow fall Sugar Maple Acersaccharinum Silver Cloud 50-60' 30' color Bright green leaves with bright yellow fall Sugar Maple Acersaccharinum Silver Queen 50' 40' color Medium green coliage that turns orange Sugar Maple Acersaccharinum Green Mountain 50-70' 35-40' The Arboretum's are failing in fall Dark green foliage that turns orange, red Armstrong (columnar form), and yellow in fall. Color change and fall Freeman Maple Acerx freemanii Autumn Blaze 50-60' 40' color varies by variety Sensation has green leaves that turn red. Variegated has green with white edged Boxelder Acer negundo sensation and variegated 35' 25-30' Can attract box elder bugs leaves Black Alder Alnus glutinosa 40-70' 20-40' Nitrogen fixer Green leaves turn to golden yellow in fall. Has exfoliating bark of cream, orange River Birch Betula nigra Dura -Heat 40-50' 30-40' Heat and Bronze Birch Borer resistant and brown. Bark color varies by variety Hornbeam, European Carpinus betulus 40-60' 25-40' Green leaves turn golden yellow in fall American Yellowwood Cladrastis lutea 30-50' 40-50' Red Fox (shorter variety with Thin bark can sunburn. Protect young Katsura Cercidiphyllum japonicum purple leaves) 40' 40' Compacted soil can be a problem bark in winter Leaves emerge purple and mature to green. Flower in late spring with clusters Catalpa, Purple Catalpa x erubescens 40' 30' New growth is purple of white blooms. Common hackberry lCeltis occidentalis 1 50-75' 50' Not a street tree but if you havethe Fern -leaved beech Fagus sylvatica Asplenifolia 80' 45' room it's a great tree for the yard Rivers Purple Beech Fagus sylvatica Riversii 50' 40' Purple leaves Recommended Trees LARGER TREES - OVER 30'- DO NOT PLANT UNDER POWER LINES - continued Common Name Botanical Name Varieties Height Spread Comments Landscape Features Tricolor Beech Fagus sylvatica Roseomarginata 40-45' 35-50' Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos Shademaster, Skyline 30-70' 30-70' Gingko (Mate strains) Gingko biloba (male) Princeton Sentry, Saratoga Autumn Gold 45-50' 25-40' Kentucky Coffee Tree Gymnocladus dioica 50' 35' Tolerant to our area. Green leaves turn yellow for fall. Goldenrain tree Koelreuteria paniculata 30-40' 30' In late spring, panicles of yellow blooms cover the tree. Seed pools resemble Chinese lazarus. Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' 50' 5' Very slender form Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera 70-90' 35-50' Green tulip -shaped leaves turn yellow in fall American Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana 20-40' 25' Adaptive tree with green leaves Amur Cork Tree Phellodendron amurense 40' 35' 1 Dark green leaves that turn yellow in fall Sycamore, London Plane Tree Platanus x acerifolia Varieties resistanct to Anthracnose: Bloodgood, Columbia and liberty 90' 50' Anthracnose resistant Durable trees that are for large areas that need quick shade. Sargent Cherry Prunus sargentii 40' Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea 75' 50' Green leaves turns rusty red in fall Forest Green Oak Quercus frainetto 50' 30' 1 Dark glossy green leaves with yellow fall color Pin Oak Quercus palustris Willow Oak Quercus phellos 40-70' Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa 60-50' 60-50' Will get very large Green leaves with deeply lobed leaves. Turns yellow in fall Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii 50' 50' Dark green with yellow fall colors Northern Red oak Quercus rubra 50-60' 50' Green leaves that turn orange -red in fall Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima 40-50' Shumard oak Quercus shumardii 40-60' Littleleaf Linden Tilia cordata 60-50' 30-35' Green leave turn yellow for fall. In June, clusters of small, fragrant, yellow flowers appear. Silver Linden Tilia tomentosa 70' 40' Green leaves turn yellow in fall. In June, clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers American Linden Tilia americana 40-60' 25-30' appear. Dutch elm disease resistant, varieties Glossy dark green foliage that turns Lace bark elm Ulmus parvifolia'Allee' 50' 35' available yellow-orange to rust red. EVERGREEN TREES - LARGE AREAS Common Name Botanical Name Height Spread Comments Landscape Features Fir, Concolor blue (white) Abies concolor conionsblue 30' 15-30' Cedar, Blue Atlas Cedrus atlantica 30-40' 20-30' Spruce, Colorado Picea Pungens 40-60' 20-25' Requires regular watering Pine Scotch Pinus sylvestris 40-60' 20-25' Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum 50' 30' Cedar, western red Thuja plicata 50' 20-30' Needs winter watering Eastern Red Cedar juniperus virginiana 40' 10' Tolerant of adverse conditions Japanese Cryptomeria cryptomeria japonica 50-60' 25' Cedar of Lebanon cedrus libani 'stenocoma' 40-50' 30-50' Slow growing Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides 70' 25' Deciduous Weeping Alaska Cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'tenis 60-90' 20-30' EVERGREEN TREES - SMALL AREAS Common Name Botanical Name Height Spread Comments Landscape Features Fir, Horstmann Korean Abies koreana'horstmann's silberlocke' 12-15' 8-10' Needs winter water Cedar incense Calocedrus decurrens 30-40' 43025 Needs winter water cedar, blue atlas hybrids, granny louise, himolanon blue, weeping pendula Cedrus atlantica hybrids 20-30' 15-20' Cedar, deodar family Cedrus deodara hybrids 20-30' 143028 1 Best protected from wind Cedar, Weeping Alaskan Clamaecypair nootkatensis 'pendula' 20-30' 43025 Hinoki Cypress and family Chamaecyparis obtusa 5-12' 3-15' Afternoon shade needed Juniper, Tolleson's Blue Weeping Juniperus scopulorum 10-20' 10-15' Spruce, serbian family bruns weeping dwarf Picea omorika hybrids 6-15' 10-115 spruce Colorado hybrids fat albert hoopsi bacheri, etc. Picea pungens hybrids 15-30' 8-15' Requires regular water, not very drought Itolerant Pine, Bristlecone Pinus aristata 20' S' Can be hard to find Pine, Vanderwolf's Pyramid Pinus vanderwolf pyramid 20-25' 10-15' Pine, bosnia red cone Pinus heldreichii leucodermis 20' 10' Pine, Thunderhead Pinus 'thunderhead' 10-12' 10-12' Pine, Dwarf Eastern White Pinus strobus'nono' 6-10' Pine, Dwarf Japanese Red Pinus densifloria 'unbraculifera' 10-15' 1 lReddish/orange exfloiating bark Pine, Japanese Umbrella Sciadopitys verticillata 20-30' 1 Slow growing, protect from hot afternoon sun