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Hearing examiner will recommend Yakima rezone of 203 and 207 Oak Avenue to allow multifamily uses

3854449 · May 22, 2025
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Summary

The Yakima hearing examiner said he will recommend that the City Council rezone 203 and 207 Oak Avenue from Light Industrial (M‑1) to General Commercial (GC), a change staff says would align the parcels with the Comprehensive Plan and could make an existing 15‑unit apartment conforming.

The Hearing Examiner said he will recommend that the Yakima City Council approve a rezone of 203 and 207 Oak Avenue from Light Industrial (M‑1) to General Commercial (GC), a change the Community Development Department says is consistent with the city's Comprehensive Plan and could allow expanded multifamily housing.

Connor Kennedy, associate planner for the City of Yakima, presented the staff report and told the hearing examiner that "the Community Development Department recommends approval of this non project rezone request from Light Industrial m 1 to General Commercial GC." Kennedy said the parcels total approximately 0.55 acres, are served by City of Yakima water and sewer, and have a…

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