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Built Environment Committee
2"d Floor Conference Room, City Hall
June 18, 2013
Council Members Present: Kathy Coffey and Rick Ensey
Council Members Absent: Bill Lover
Staff Present: Tony O'Rourke, Steve Osguthorpe, Joan Davenport
Community Members: Lynne Kittleson
In the absence of Chair Lover, Kathy Coffey called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
North 1st Street — Cross Section Design Strategy
Joan Davenport gave a brief update. She informed the Committee that as directed by this
Committee, a landscape architect will provide the City with two more options for cross section
designs in addition to the one considered in 2011 for North 1st Street. Due to this and other factors,
the project will not be ready to start in early 2014 as anticipated. Staff will check to make sure
construction funds (2.7 million) can be reprogrammed to a later year. Staff will follow -up with Jim
Justin and Senator King to reiterate the importance of this project and need to reprogram these
funds.
Update on Cell Tower Moratoria
Steve Osguthorpe provided a draft ordinance of proposed development standards for
communication tower facilities. He described how the proposed standards would address issues
raised by residents of the Barge- Chestnut neighborhood such as buffers from residential zoning
districts and camouflaging the structures. He further explained what the Conditional Use Permit is
and how it is implemented. The public notice process for SEPA review is expected to begin at the
end of June. The process and target dates for public hearings before the Yakima Planning
Commission and City Council were noted to take place in August. Tony requested graphics
depicting examples of stealth or camouflaged cell towers for the public hearings.
Kathy inquired about having study sessions for both the cell tower and billboard moratoriums prior
to the public hearings.
Update on Billboard Moratoria
Steve also shared with the Committee the process timeline for billboard regulation modification. He
plans to submit a report to Tony by mid -July and draft alternative code amendments in early August
for City Council's review in a work session.
Update on Retaining Wall Development Standards
A background synopsis was presented by Steve regarding developing standards for retaining walls.
At issue is the aesthetics and structural design of a retaining wall on Skyline Way that is failing. The
Planning Commission addressed the issue and asked staff to look at the code pertaining to
engineering review concurrent with the code pertaining to the design. Three options were drafted a)
define a term for retaining walls and list materials that are permitted to be used and include an
"other" category for alternative materials b) define what is not permitted and include a list of
prohibited items c) do nothing and maintain status quo. These options will be presented back to the
Planning Commission at its June 26th meeting. Their recommendation will be forwarded to the City
Council at a later date through a public hearing.
Update on McDonald's Restaurant
Steve indicated that Clint Cameron, representative for McDonald's, has submitted revisions for
their site layout based on staff's comments. If City Council supports the modification to the
easement, they are anticipating getting their building permits by July 5, 2013 to begin demolition
and construction and be in operation by October 2013.
Adjourn
This meeting adjourned at 2:26 p.m. The next Built Environment Committee meeting will be held
on July 18, 2013.