HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2009-164 Interim Appointment of the Yakima UARP Commission to Provisional City of Yakima Planning CommissionRESOLUTION NO. R 2009-164
A RESOLUTION related to an Interim Appointment of the Yakima Urban Area Regional Planning
Commission to serve as the Provisional City of Yakima Planning Commission
WHEREAS, on August 25, 2009 the Board of County Commissioners adopted County
Resolution 401-2009 which signified the intent of Yakima County on January 1, 2010 to withdraw from
the Yakima Urban Area Regional Planning Agreement, thereby ending over 32 years of cooperative
planning in the Yakima Urban Area; and
WHEREAS, after the Yakima City Council evaluated various procedural alternatives, including
a request for the County to delay their withdrawal from this Agreement, concluded the City of Yakima
must establish it's own City Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima is a First Class City under the Washington State Constitution
and is authorized under RCW 35.63 to appoint a planning commission to conduct comprehensive land
use planning matters and citizen participation on such matters; and
WHEREAS, residents and property owners in the City of Yakima should not be inconvenienced
or suffer any procedural delay during the period of time it may take to recruit and appoint a City of
Yakima Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, Yakima Urban Area Regional Planning Commission has represented the Yikima
Urban Area since 1977 and includes appointees from the City of Yakima, Yakima County and Union
Gap; and
WHEREAS, the Yakima Regional Planning Commission is currently in the process of reviewing
amendments to the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance, and the West Valley Neighborhood Plan
and may not complete these reviews before January 1, 2010, now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The City of Yakima hereby requests that the current membership of the Yakima Urban Area Planning
Commission be established as an Interim City of Yakima Planning Commission in order to complete
the review amendments to the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance and the West Valley
Neighborhood Plan and continue to function as the City Planning Commission until such time that the
City has appointed a new Planning Commission
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 18' day of December, 20
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For meeting of: December 1, 2009
ITEM TITLE: • Resolution related to an Interim Appointment of the Yakima
Urban Area Regional Planning Commission to serve as the
Provisional City of Yakima Planning Commission
SUBMI 1 1 ED BY: William R. Cook, Director Community and Econornic
Development
CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Joan Davenport, Planning Manager (576-6417)
Jeff Cutter, City Attorney
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
On August 25, 2009 the Board of County Commissioners adopted County Resolution
401-2009 which signified the intent of Yakima County on .January 1, 2010 to withdraw
from the Yakima Urban Area Regional Planning Agreement, thereby ending over 32
years of cooperative planning in the Yakima Urban Area. The Yakima Regional
Planning Commission is currently in the process of reviewing amendments to the
Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance, and the West Valley Neighborhood Plan. These
reviews may not complete these reviews before January 1, 2010.
The attached Resolution would authorize the Interim appointment of the members of the
Regional Planning Commission to serve as the City Planning C.omrnission in order to
complete the review of items currently pending and until such time that a City Planning
Commission can be appointed.
Ordinance _ Other (Specify) Resolution
Funding Source
APPROVED FOR SUBMI1 IAL:
City anader
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Resolution
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION: