HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-14-2024 YPC MInutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
City Council Chambers
February 14, 2024
Call to Order
Chair Liddicoat called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Lisa Wallace, Mary Place, Charles
Hitchcock, Frieda Stephens, Leanne Hughes -Mickel
YPC Members Absent: Colleda Monick (excused)
Staff Present: Joseph Calhoun; Planning Manager; Eric Crowell; Senior Planner,
Eva Rivera; Planning Technician
Staff Announcements — Planning Manager Calhoun announced the following:
The next meeting on February 2 is the official opening of the Comp Plan Amendment
process of 2024. Applications can be submitted through April 30.
During the City Council study session held last night, a few important decisions were
made. Firstly, the Naches Avenue Overlay Zone was presented, and it was decided to
move forward with it. This will involve some changes to Title 15. Secondly, the council
directed the staff to make some ordinance changes that will increase the commission
membership to 11, with two City Council liaisons. Additionally, the Historic Preservation
Commission, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and Tree Board will be
subcommittees of the Planning Commission.
Public Hearin — TXT#001'-24 —. At the meeting, Calhoun presented the findings of the staff
regarding the TXT#001-24 proposal. This proposal suggests some changes to the subdivision
ordinance, and it is a non -project minor amendment to YMC Title 14. The City Engineering
Department, after some discussion with the Legal Department, proposed these changes to ensure
clarity and consistency between the two sections in the code regarding subdivisions. No
comments were received from the public before the drafting of the staff report. The Department
of Community Development recommends the approval of these text amendments. There were no
questions raised by the Commission or the public.
Commissioner Hughes -Mickel based on the testimony and the evidence presented in this
afternoon's hearing moved the Planning Commission to draft findings of fact and forward the
recommendation of approval to the Yakima City Council. Commissioner Place seconded. The
motion passed unanimously.
ADLI Pre -Approved Plans — Revised RFP Discussion — Calhoun included in the packet a copy
of the RFQ/RFP that had gone out in August of last year. He asked the commission for some
input to outline any changes they would like to make for the new RFQ/RFP. Chair Liddicoat asked
Nathan Poel, 214 S. 17th Avenue, the owner of Inversion Design to provide public comment on
the RFP. He gave the commission some input on the old RFP that went out in August of last year
and some suggestions on changes for the new one for a better response. The commission asked
him questions and discussed possible changes.
Public Comment — None
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Other Business — None
Adjourn — A motion to adjourn to February 28, 2024, was passed with a unanimous vote. The
meeting adjourned at approximately 3:42 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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