HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-28-2022 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
September 28, 2022
Call to Order
Chair Liddicoat called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Lisa Wallace, Mary Place, Leanne Hughes -
Mickel, Colleda Monick
YPC Members Absent: Robert McCormick (excused), Frieda Stephens (excused)
Staff Present: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager; Sara Watkins, City Attorney;
Eric Crowell, Senior Planner, Eva Rivera, Planning Technician
Staff Announcements — Planning Manager, Calhoun announced the following:
CPA#001-22 will be presented to Council on 10/04/2022.
PLP#005-22 is going to Council on 11/04/2022.
August 24 2022 Meetin Minutes — It was motioned by Vice -Chair Wallace and seconded by
Commissioner Monick to approve the meeting minutes of August 24, 2022 as presented. The
motion carried unanimously.
— — Before the hearing started Commissioner
Public Hearin Plat of Golden Ridge Phase 2
Monick recused herself due to conflict of interest. Chair Liddicoat gave an outline of the Public
Hearing procedure. Eric Crowell went over the staff report, which recommended approval subject
to several conditions. Commissioner Place asked if the county had approved the part of the
development that is in their jurisdiction and if they would follow the same development standards
for sidewalks. Calhoun answered that it is still in process with the county but the plat was designed
to follow the city standards and is under review to be annexed. Eric Herzog, representing the
applicant, agreed with the staff report. He let the commission know the development will be gated,
designed to city standards, and should be annexed to the city before the final plat is completed.
He mentioned they are currently working with the county to improve the county portion of the plat
and they are waiting for the hearing.
Chair Liddicoat opened the public comment portion of the hearing. Dave Fonfara (9207 Harvest
Lane) provided testimony he elaborated on the comment he had submitted to the city. He
explained his concern about the hazardous road conditions on the .7 miles of Apple Tree
Transportation Connector. Commissioner Place asked Mr. Fonfara about the access on 96tn
Avenue. He replied about the 2040 Transportation Plan and the West Valley Transportation plan
to connect 96t" avenue to Ahtanum and Summitview. He also said he spoke to Bill Preston and
was told that would probably not happen but the hazardous conditions will only get worse.
Commissioner Place let him know there was no future movement for the North South Connector
project. Chair Liddicoat closed the public comment portion of the hearing.
Vice -Chair Wallace had a question on the transportation response to the increase of 6 trips on
the road for eight single family homes. Calhoun answered it was based on the Traffic Concurrency
Ordinance and it only looked at the impact of traffic during the PM peak hour. Commissioner Place
asked about the roundabout that will be built in 2023 on Washington and 72"d Ave. or the
possibility of adding a roundabout on 72"d and Coolidge. Calhoun answered that the roundabout
on Washington and 72"d would be placed in 2023 but the roundabout on 72"d and Coolidge was
not in future plans. Calhoun let the commission know the City of Yakima does not have impact
fees if there was a transportation plan and it could show the impact, then a pro rata share can be
accessed. Based on the Traffic Concurrency for this project a pro rata share was not necessary.
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Vice Chair Wallace asked if the council authorizes the process. Calhoun answered that was a
review done through an engineering process tied to the six year TIP. Commissioner Place raised
a concern that the road used to be a farm to market road and it had taken its toll on the road, how
can that section be changed. Calhoun answered it would take some funding through a TIB or
some grant process, the city could not require this project to fix an offsite problem. Commissioner
Place asked if in the recommendation they explain about their concerns about transportation.
Calhoun let her know they can include those comments and council can direct the city engineer
to look at the corridor. Commissioner Hughes -Mickel asked what the six -year TIP was. Calhoun
answered that was the six year Transportation Improvement Program, a document the
engineering division updates with a list of funded or planned projects annually that goes to council
to get approved. Calhoun went over some of the possibilities of grant funding the more
development happens. Chair Liddicoat asked about the impact fees. Calhoun answered they were
usually accessed for big commercial projects. He explained the requirements for some funding.
Mr. Fonfara mentioned that Coolidge was classified as a collector and asked the commission to
please look into that. Motion — Commissioner Place moved to forward the recommendation of
approval to council. Commissioner Hughes -Mickel seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Place mentioned it would be nice to let council know about the transportation
issues. Calhoun noted that the findings document includes a summary of public comment and
discussion. He also said for future hearings they could invite the city engineer to explain the
transportation process.
HAP Implementation - Ph. 2. Mixed Use- Calhoun gave an overview of the packet and changes
made so far. Chair Liddicoat suggested having some design standards for long fagades.
Commissioner Hughes -Mickel asked about Enumclaw. Calhoun answered he sent some mixed
used chapter from Puyallup. Commissioner Monick asked about landscaping or green spaces it
would be great to require to create community. Calhoun answered those were in the incentives.
Chair Liddicoat wants to improve on the definition of open space. He mentioned future study
sessions would include: improved permitting, environmental review, reducing the comment period
from 20 days to 14 days, and modifying permit expiration dates. Chair Liddicoat asked about the
process to extend the permit. Calhoun answered it has to be done before the expiration date and
show the project is ongoing.
HAP Quarterly Update - Calhoun gave the commission an update on the 2040 plan. He let the
commission he would be working with the county to get a better population projection.
Public Comment — None
Other Business — Chair Liddicoat asked about the ADU contest. Calhoun answered he had no
update and would reach out to our purchasing department.
Adjourn — A motion to adjourn to October 12, 2022 was passed with unanimous vote. The
meeting adjourned at approximately 4:20 p.m.
Cteeting
Liddicoat Date
was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera
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