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Council updates right‑of‑way, excavation and small wireless code sections to streamline permitting
Summary
Yakima City Council approved housekeeping ordinances to amend right‑of‑way, excavation and small wireless provisions in the municipal code; the changes consolidate references, move permitting authority to engineering, and create a new chapter for small wireless facilities. All ordinances passed 7–0.
The Yakima City Council adopted multiple ordinances to clarify and consolidate the city’s right‑of‑way and excavation codes and to create a new small wireless facilities chapter. Council described the package as “housekeeping” consistent with staff recommendations to align permitting authority and reduce repeated code language.
Key changes
City staff said the ordinances: (1) amend Yakima Municipal Code chapters 8.01, 8.20 and 8.72…
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