HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-14-2022 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
City Council Chambers
December 14, 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, Robert McCormick, Mary
Place, Colleda Monick, Leanne Hughes -Mickel
YPC Members Absent: Frieda Stephens (excused)
Staff Present: Joseph Calhoun; Planning Manager; Sara Watkins; City attorney;
Eva Rivera, Planning Technician
Staff Announcements — Planning Manager Calhoun announced the following:
ADU Preapproved plans RFP and RFQ have been submitted to the Purchasing Division
Abbreviated building issuance report for 2022 through the end of November, 529 units
have been permitted compared to 454 units in the same time frame in 2021.
November 9, 2022,Meeting Minutes — It was motioned by Commissioner Place and seconded
by Commissioner Wallace to approve the meeting minutes of November 9, 2022, as presented.
The motion carried unanimously.
Public (Hearin — YMC 15.26 Land Development Fees — Chair Liddicoat gave an outline of the
Public Hearing procedure. Calhoun presented a staff report on TXT#002-22 & SEPA#023-22
regarding YMC 15.26 Land Development Fees being removed from the zoning ordinance. The
staff report recommended approval of the text amendments. No public comments were received
prior to the drafting of the staff report. Chair Liddicoat opened the public comment portion of the
hearing. Seeing there were no public comments Chair Liddicoat closed the public comment
portion of the hearing.
Chair Liddicoat entertained a motion onto commissioner Hughes -Mickel. Commissioner Hughes -
Mickel moved the Planning Commission draft findings of fact and forward the recommendation to
the Yakima City Council based on the testimony and the evidence presented on this afternoon's
hearing. Commissioner Monick seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Place
asked how often the fees would be reviewed and Calhoun answered annually based on inflation.
Airport Land Use Discussion- Jaime Vera, Airport Manager, was unavailable for today's
meeting. Calhoun spoke about the executive summary of the Washington Airport's Compatible
Land Use Guidebook, which was the basis for Chapter 15.30 in our ordinance known as the
Airport Safety Overlay. Discussion continued about permitted or non -permitted uses and future
text changes to 15.30 to allow for non -permitted uses. Chair Liddicoat asked Calhoun if the
specific areas that the commission is looking at were outside the FAA rulebook and would be up
to the jurisdiction and local airport to communicate the text changes. Calhoun answered he would
prefer for the airport manager to weigh in.
Dan Kinley, a local business owner, gave a comment on his conversations with WSDOT about
prohibited uses near the airport. He approved of the idea that land use for businesses is reviewed
on a case by case.
Public Comment — None
Other Business — None
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Adiourn — A motion to adjourn to January 11, 2023, was passed with a unanimous vote. The
meeting adjourned at approximately 3:45 p.m.
hair Liddicoat Date
This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera, Planning Technician.
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