Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Information and Meetings
UPCOMING MEETING
The next meeting is scheduled for November 8, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA. When available, click on the meeting date to view the agenda details . The agenda packet and meeting minutes can be accessed below.
City of Yakima Planning Commission – Established by Ordinance 2010-022, current ordinance can be viewed here.
| Members | Year Appointed | Term Expiration |
| Jacob Liddicoat (Chair) | 2020 reappointed | 06/30/2024 |
| Leanne Hughes-Mickel | 2022 reappointed | 06/30/2026 |
| Mary Place | 2022 reappointed | 06/30/2026 |
| Charles Hitchcock | 2023 | 06/30/2027 |
| Lisa Wallace (Vice Chair) | 2020 | 06/30/2024 |
| Colleda Monick | 2022 | 06/30/2026 |
| Frieda Stephens | 2022 | 06/30/2026 |
Staff Contact: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager – joseph.calhoun@yakimawa.gov
Council Liaison: Councilmember Soneya Lund
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers – meetings are held in person
Members: 7 members; 4-year terms. Members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council.
Residency requirements: No person shall hold the office of member of the city planning commission unless that person is either (1) a resident of the city of Yakima, or (2) an owner of a business or of real property that is located within the city of Yakima.
Term limitations: Two
Bylaws: Planning Commission By-Laws as Amended 06-05-2018
Currently there are no vacancies on the Yakima Planning Commission. Anyone interested in applying for this commission can download an application from https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/boards-commissions/ – or can pick up an application at the City Clerk’s office at Yakima City Hall. Please visit the City of Yakima Boards and Commissions for more information.
What is the role of the Yakima Planning Commission?
In accordance with Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 1.42.030, the Planning Commission is tasked with the following duties:
- Serve as the long-range planning body for the city of Yakima;
- Monitor the growth and development of the city and continually reevaluate and recommend to the city council revisions to the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance for the city;
- Develop and recommend to the city council a subdivision ordinance for the city and revisions thereto;
- Investigate and make recommendations on other land use matters as may be requested by the city council or on its own initiative;
- Study and report on all proposed text changes to land use ordinances;
- Advise the city council on land use matters;
- Monitor the hearings of the hearing examiner in order to remain informed on development activities, public concerns and the decisions of the hearing examiner;
- Such other planning functions as authorized or required by law or ordinance or as requested or assigned by the city council.