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APRIL 30, 1987 "
' '• ADJOURNED MEETING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED'CHANGES`
'- TD THE YAKIMA AREA ZONING ORDINANCE •
The City•Council met in session'on this date at 7:00 , p.m..in the Council
Chambers bf City Hall, Yakima, Washington, in1a"joint public hearing with-
the County Commissioners to review the proposed amendments to the Urban
Area Zoning Ordinance March 4, 1986. County Commissioner Klarich
called' "the meeting to " for' the County'-Commissioners indicating
Commissioners Chuck - Klarich, Graham Tollefson,. and Jim Whiteside present;
along with Assistant Director-of the County Planning Department, Mark
Hinthorne, and Terry Austin from the Prosecuting Attorney's office. Mayor
Henry Beauchamp called the meeting to order for the-City Council noting
that Council members Clarence ' Barnett,- Lynn Buchanan and Jerry
Foy were in'attendance.`City Manager Dick Zais, City' Attorney John Vanek,'
Community-'& Economic Development Director Glenn Rice, Supervising
Associate Planner Don'Skone and Deputy City Barbara Toney were also
present. Commissioner " Klarich stated the "purpose of this.,meeting is, to
consider adoption of proposed text amendments. \ to,the; Yakima =Urban
Zoning"•Ordinance. Commissioner Klarich stated lit is•his. understanding
that a "couple of amendments in the ordinance need further' study,
therefore, Council member Barnett was recognized to •remove these items
from the , agenda. Council member Barnett asked staff to,conf,irm that the •
subjects relating''to "Bed and "`Breakfasts," 'and "Schools" are currently
before the Regional Planning Commission for review. This was confirmed by
Don Skone, therefore','it was MOVED'by Barnett, seconded'by Foy,'that Item
#2, that - is on"the•first white'page of the handout,` which is'labeled Item • .
2. ,Page 6: a) "Bed and Breakfast" •and -Item " #8 Off the next page which
refers to Page 18: a) on" "Schools" and Item #12 which is on the fourth
white page, - a) - and b) 'on "Permitted Land' "Uses as it "relates to Schools and
Vocational Schools, be removed - from the discussion. The question was
called for a "vote on the motion by the City Council. Unanimously - carried
by voice vote'. "Berndt;' Carmichael and Sims absent.) It= was MOVED - by
Whiteside; seconded by Tollefson;'that these 'items ommitted from the •
discussion this "evening, with Klarich concurring. ' ,,, '
Commissioner Klarich` requested that staff `.proceed with a brief
presentation with the canission'of the items just removed from the agenda.
Due to the • fact ' that there' are only two citizens in the audience' who
were "familiar with the proposed amendments, Mr. Hinthorne asked if the
Commissioners' and Council members would like staff to proceed'or forego
that staff '`'report. It was the ' general' "consensus ' •to cask for public
testimony rather than'listen' to 'a presentation -'of the staff report.
Therefore, Commissioner 'Klarich asked that anyone present wishing to speak
to any 'of the —proposed. amendments ' or- ' any ''other item,' .• step to the
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microphone* at= this time.
Barbara Harris, 1911 W.'•Yakima Avenue, questioned what is•go`ing to happen
with-R -2 duplexes in the R -1 zone. Council member Barnett stated the
Regional Planning Commission' (RPC) 'will be discu"ss'ing that matter and
forwarding a recommendation to the "Council mem ' and Coiianissioners. Don
Skone added that -the Regional{ Planning Commission - met in study session
this month and currently is in the process of reviewing all of the
decisions that have been' Made by `the .Examiner, 'related to
duplexes in an R -1 zone, both inside the City and in the County. He
stated as `soon as'the RPC reaches a consensus and a'public hearing' is
scheduled,` Mrs': • will be notified: - --
Council 'member Barnett directed attention to'page 6-'.under Single Wide
manufactured homes' 1,`` `stating ' the word "or " has been deleted and now •
semicolan and the word "and" appears. He questioned if all three; of the
criteria must apply. He then referred page 7 under Multi -wide
manufactured -homesr'under'A''Class use the - text appears with semi
colons. He asked- how' this is'to be interpreted. Mr. Hinthorne suggested
amending the text so that b) ' on page ,6 reads' then same' as c) on page .7 'with
semicolons. He "stated the'intent was in any of those three situations a
single wide manufactured' home would be a''Class 1 use.' It was MOVED by
Barnett; seconded Foy, to remove the word - "and" • frcan the text on page six
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under 15. #1., after the word "parks" and after the word
"subdivisions." Unanimously carried by voice vote. Berndt, Carmichael
and Sims absent. Under discussion, Commissioner Tollefson asked staff to
explain the rationale for this. Council member Barnett explained that on
page 6, it is his interpretation that all three of the criteria must be
met, whereas on page seven, only one of the three criteria must be met.
He stated he feels the intent is to be consistent, therefore, he had .
requested clarification from staff. Council member Barnett referred to
page 8, . Subsection. c) Siding Materials and then to page 3, of ,a letter
written to Mayor -Johnm Hodkinson ` on January 21, 1987, in which the last,
sentence of the paragraph reads, "this, amendment would provide the
opportunity to locate manufactured homes with -a flat roof -and. aluminum
siding in the SR District." He questioned why aluminum.siding cannot be
within the normal definition of siding - materials. Mr. Hinthorne stated
the actual text change that paragraph in Mr. Hodkinson's-letter refers to
is on page 7, 15. •a) as reference as a lead -in statement to that
subsequent paragraph. Responding to Council member Barnett's question,
criteria was developed and included regarding the type -of siding to be
used for siding manufactured homes. He explained. that this criteria
addresses the most common complaints regarding placement of manufactured
homes into a neighborhood with -that being the
fact that they do not look like stick built homes The three most
common complaints are: a) slope of the roof, .b) the composition of the
roof :and. c) the: aluminum siding. He stated a homer:may. have aluminum
siding, but typically in terms of width, design and character it looks
much like wood siding, whereas manufactured homes, especially the, older
ones, are more -of a corrugated aluminum that may have vertical ,rows and
columns rather than horizontalas you see on a normal house. Council
member Barnett referred to page. 11 and commented on the: definition of
"gross-4-floor area" stating, he personally feels elevator shafts and
stairways should be excluded from gross floor area, and secondly, the last
portion of the definition that has been deleted - should be included in the
definition., The deleted portion reads as follows: "and .basements if the
ceiling is less than six feet above the basement floor." He asked staff
to comment on. why elevator shafts and stairways should be included in the
definition gross floor•,area as it relates -.to this subject. Don Skone
stated the general intent and purpose is to try to determine, by floor
area, what the parking demand of the facility is. going to be. He stated
the portion of the sentence that has been istricken is more specifically
addressed at the top of page 12. This criteria is intended to prevent the
use of storage spaces with less than 6 feet ceilings to be used as
dwelling space. It was MOVED by Barnett, seconded by Foy, that. stairways
and elevator shafts be removed from the inclusion of gross floor area and
be under the area of exclusion. Unanimously carried by voice vote.
Berndt, Carmichael and Sims absent. Council member-Foy referred to page
12 wherein staff has added parking standards for community centers,
meeting halls and fraternal ,organizations in Table 6 -1: "One space for
each five (5).f•ixed seats or 54 inches of bench seating -.plus ,open space
for every 40 square -feet of assembly or moveable seat area" and questioned
if any of the organizations to be affected by this requirement have been
contacted. Mr. Skone stated they have not. He explained that he discussed
this matter, with the Code Manager and was informed that the parking
requirements currently used for .churches are also used for fraternal
organizations,, - community centers, meeting halls, etc. Council members
Barnett and Foy expressed concern that staff did not seek public input on
this matter prior to proposing this amendment. Mr. Hinthorne stated the
ordinance does allow for parking standards to be adjusted by the
administrative official with a Class (2) review.
. Council member Foy referred to page 17 which outlines additional
requirements for developments and asked local developer Lou. Alderman if
the addition of Numbers 11 -15 will cause any additional problems for
local developers. Mr. Alderman stated in some cases it could present same
problems in the future. He went on to relate an .instance where a
developer would have been required to develop streets on three sides of a
2 1/2- - acre parcel for a multi - family -unit, - however, the property was
finally sold and is to be used for a single family residence. As a point
of clarification, .Mr. Hinthorne stated this section is a
correlary to the amendment to the bottom of page 15 where staff- is
proposing to delete the private road standards from the zoning ordinance
and place them under the subdivision ordinance where they are more
appropriately found. It-is the intent that the administrative official
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may have the authority to require some of the additional criteria. •
Following discussion, it was MOVED by Foy, seconded by Whiteside,
to remove Items Numbers 11 through 15 of Item; 36 and have staff remand it
to the Regional ,Planning Commission for review. Unanimously carried by
voice vote. Berndt, Carmichael and Sims absent.
There being no further business to come before this body, it was'MOVED -by
Buchanan, seconded by Barnett, to continue this meeting to May 19, 1987 at
2:00 p.m.. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Unanimously carried by
voice vote. Berndt,•Carmichael and Sims absent.
It` was: MOVED.•by seconded by Tollefson,i:with 'Klarich concurring _
to,. adjourn this ' meeting, - 'at the hour of '8:00 p.m., to May + 19, 1987 at
10:00 a.m.
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