HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-12-2022 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
October 12, 2022
Call to Order
Chair Liddicoat called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Mary Place, Leanne Hughes -Mickel,
Colleda Monick, Frieda Stephens
YPC Members Absent: Lisa Wallace (excused), Robert McCormick
Staff Present: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager, Sara Watkins, City Attorney,
Soneya Lund, City Council Liaison, Eva Rivera, Planning
Technician
Staff Announcements — Planning Manager, Calhoun announced the following:
Coolidge Road classification, Coolidge from 72"d through South 80th is a collector arterial.
Coolidge between 80th and 961h is not classified and is local access.
Comp Plan Amendment was approved at Council, ordinance has been drafted after
passage and publication it will become effective mid -November.
Planning and Codes has been working with FCF Group to do a fee study on permit fees.
That presentation was given to council on October 4 and followed up on a budget study
session on October 11. The direction from council was to go ahead with the
recommendation of the fee study which were 100% capture for the fees. Zoning ordinance
will have to be changed and presented to the commission.
September 28 2022 Meeting Minutes — It was motioned by Commissioner Place and seconded
by Commissioner Monick to approve the meeting minutes of September 28, 2022 as presented.
The motion carried unanimously.
SWAP Implementation Ph. 2: Improve Permitting and Environmental Planning: — Calhoun gave
a summary of the changes made so far. He went over the current comment period window and
some examples of types of comment periods. Chair Liddicoat asked if comments usually came I
on time, Calhoun responded most came in within days of the comment period. Commissioner
Place asked when the date of the comment period started and had concerns with mail taking days
to arrive. Calhoun answered the first day of the comment period starts when the notice is mailed
and we take comments in the mail based on their postmarked day. Commissioner Hughes -Mickel
asked if this was an official proposal. Calhoun asked the commission if they would like to move
forward with those changes he can start making track changes. Chair Liddicoat commented
reducing the comment period can help make a project or not. Commissioner Hughes -Mickel
mentioned since other jurisdictions have precedent. Commissioner Place agrees it would help to
reduce confusion. Calhoun moved on to permit expiration and gave examples. He also
commented on how sometimes timelines for projects may change based on many factors.
Commissioner Place asked about projects that take years to finalize. Calhoun answered as long
as a permit was issued that date on that permit is used as the expiration date. He also mentioned
changing the language of the expiration rules could help to reinstate permit instead of going
through the whole process again. He gave an overview of the county's expiration procedure.
Commissioner Hughes -Mickel questioned 3 years for permit to expire seems a little risky because
rules can change and maybe involving a small review/check-in to the decision can make sure it
is still up to code. Commissioner Monick suggested maybe making the expiration period less.
Commissioner Hughes -Mickel agreed. Calhoun gave an example of a conditions of approval that
could be used to extend expiration date. Commissioner Place mentioned she believed those types
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of conditions were more likely to happen in the county. Calhoun answered the city does have
some properties that require many conditions because of floodways or geohazard areas.
Councilwoman Lund asked about any downfall to changing expiration dates. Calhoun answered
if they were any big code or environmental changes. The Commissioners questioned if loopholes
could be made by this. Calhoun answered ultimately projects would be approved but could be put
on hold. The discussion continued on what would be considered work being done on a project.
Chair Liddicoat asked if any other questions and continued to the next item on the agenda.
Public Comment — None
Other Business — Commissioner Place thanked Councilwoman Lund for looking into Coolidge
Road. Chair Liddicoat talked about how the changing the designation of a street and changes the
setbacks. He brought up an example of a project that required an additional level of review and
asked if there is any code language that could inform citizens of changes. Calhoun answered that
would be something to speak to public works or engineering about. Commissioner Place asked if
the homes were grandfathered in when these changes occur. The commission continued to
discussion. Calhoun let the commission know he would look into section 15.19. Chair Liddicoat
also asked about a past public comment about the airport overlay. Calhoun let the commission
know he would try to schedule the new airport manager to explain how the airport overlay works
and its purpose.
Adjourn — A motion to adjourn to October 26 was passed with unanimous vote. The meeting
adjourned at approximately 3:38 p.m.
air Liddicoat Date
This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera, Planning Technician.
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