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Staff recommends approval of rezone at 1734 North 5th Avenue; hearing examiner to forward recommendation to council
Summary
At a Dec. 10 hearing, City of Pasco planning staff recommended the hearing examiner recommend rezoning 1734 North 5th Avenue from C-1 to R-1 to align the parcel with the comprehensive plan; the applicant said he intends to convert the building to single-family use. No public comment was offered; the examiner will issue a recommended decision to the City Council within 10 working days.
City of Pasco planning staff urged the hearing examiner Dec. 10 to recommend approval of a zone change for a 0.57-acre parcel at 1734 North 5th Avenue, from C-1 (retail business) to R-1 (low-density residential). Planner James Bagley told the hearing examiner the parcel — previously occupied by a religious nonprofit — has a comprehensive-plan designation of low-density residential, and that the proposed rezone would bring the zoning into alignment with that designation. Bagley said staff proposes no conditions and recommended the hearing examiner recommend approval to the City Council at a later meeting.
Bagley also told the examiner that, with the City acting as lead agency, the rezone is categorically exempt from the State Environmental Policy Act under WAC 197-11-8006 (categorical exemptions). The staff report and planning file were admitted into the record as exhibits.
Applicant YE Martin Zavala Sosa (who goes by Martin), the parcel owner, said he reviewed and does not disagree with the staff report and that he intends to convert the existing building to a single-family dwelling in accordance with the City of Pasco comprehensive plan. The examiner opened the item for public comment; no citizens testified.
The hearing examiner closed the public record for the rezone item and said he will issue a written recommended decision for the City Council within 10 working days. The City Council will make the final, appealable decision on any rezone.
Next steps: the hearing examiner will forward a written recommendation to City Council and will post the recommended decision in the administrative record. Any appeal or council action will occur after the council considers staff and examiner materials.
