HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-2024 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
March 13, 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, Colleda Monick,
Charles Hitchcock, Frieda Stephens
YPC Members Absent: Leanne Hughes -Mickel (excused),
Staff Present: Eric Crowell; Senior Planner/Acting Planning Manager, Sara
Watkins; City Attorney, Eva Rivera; Planning Technician
Staff Announcements — Crowell announced the following:
• The Yakima City Council approved an ordinance to increase commissioners to 11 and
established the Historic Preservation, Tree Board, and Bike Ped as subcommittees under
the Yakima Planning Commission at last week's meeting. The ordinance is effective on
April 8, 2024.
City Attorney, Sara Watkins, clarified questions about the ordinance the commissioners
had.
February 28 2024 Meeting Minutes — It was motioned by Commissioner Place and seconded
by Commissioner Stephens to approve the meeting minutes of February 28, 2024, as presented.
The motion carried unanimously.
Text Amendments — Storage Facilities Mixed Use/Downtown Development, Class 1 Uses
and Signs — Crowell began the discussion by presenting the definition of residential mini -storage
and his research findings on past decisions regarding them. He opened up the discussion to the
commission for suggestions and further discussion. After further discussion, Commissioner
Monick made a motion to table amending the definition of residential mini -storage and it was
seconded by Commissioner Wallace. Chair Liddicoat added to the motion the request for more
information from other similar -sized jurisdictions for refining the text changes. The motion carried
unanimously. There were no changes for the Mixed -Use section. Crowell continued with the
recommendations to the 15.13.025 section for Type 1 Review exemptions to expand to all
commercial class 1 uses in the Downtown Business District and Commercial and Industrial zones.
Chair Liddicoat suggested staff review Type 1 in existing buildings and be exempt from a Type 1
Review for existing building conditions. Crowell continued to the addition of detached single-family
and two-family dwellings to Type 1 exemptions. He went on to the changes from a Type 1 Review
to a modification for new signs in a parking space or drive aisle and sign setbacks.
Public Comment — None
Other Business — None
A — A motion to adjourn to March 27, 2024, was passed with a unanimous vote. The
meeting adjourned at approximately 3:51 p.m.
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This meeting was filmed by YPAC„ Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera
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