The City of Wenatchee and Chelan County are providing joint notice of the following proposed amendments to the Wenatchee Urban Area Comprehensive Plan, City of Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan, the Wenatchee City Code (WCC), and the City of Wenatchee Residential Design Guidelines; specifically:

• Annual amendments to the Wenatchee Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Land Use Implementation Chart located in the Land Use Element.
• Annual amendments to the City of Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan.
• Title 10 WCC related to standards for Middle Housing and ADUs including compliance with recent legislation as well as a broad review and reorganization of standards related to all types of housing; a new section in Chapter 10.48 General Regulations related to light and glare; removal of requirements in Chapter 10.26 North Wenatchee Business District and 10.28 South Wenatchee Business District related to “Pedestrian Amenities”; modification of the definition and standards for “Public utilities and services”; revision to Section 10.48.020 Access;
• Section 15.02.040 WCC Development Impact Fee Exemptions
• Section 7.22.020 WCC Sidewalks constructed during building improvement
• Residential Design Guidelines throughout related to middle housing amendments to Title 10 and other consolidations and cleanup of standards as they relate to Title 10. 

Available Documents

• City sponsored draft amendments
• Draft code amendments (WCC Title 10, Section 15.02.040, and Section 7.22.020)
• Draft amendments to the Residential Design Guidelines
• Draft amendments to the Wenatchee Urban Area Comprehensive Plan
• Capital Facilities Plan Amendments
• Determination of Non-Significance and SEPA Checklist for City sponsored amendments

Middle Housing

General information about Middle Housing and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) can be accessed here.

Environmental Review

The City of Wenatchee has determined all of the proposed amendments to the Wenatchee Urban Area Comprehensive Plan, the City of Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan, the Wenatchee City Code, and the Residential Design Guidelines will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment and have issued a determination of non-significance (DNS) in compliance with RCW 43.21C.

Comment Period

The amendments were sent to the Washington State Department of Commerce as required by RCW 36.70A.106.  The state required notice period began on October 4, 2024 and will conclude on December 4, 2024.

Comments on the proposed amendments should be submitted as soon as possible for consideration by city staff, the planning commission, and the city council.  Comments are accepted up to and at the public hearing. Please email comments to mparsons@wenatcheewa.gov or mail to:

Planning Division
ATTN:  2024 Code and Comp Plan Update
City of Wenatchee
P.O. Box 519
Wenatchee, WA 98807 

Meetings

• Planning Commission workshop on October 23, 2024 at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers of Wenatchee City Hall, 301 Yakima St, Wenatchee, WA 98801. An agenda packet will be posted to the city calendar event page as early as 7 days prior to the meeting.
• Planning Commission Public Hearing on November 20, 2024 at 5:30PM in the Council Chambers of Wenatchee City Hall, 301 Yakima St, Wenatchee, WA 98801. An agenda packet will be posted to the city calendar event page as early as 7 days prior to the meeting.
• City Council Public Hearing on December 5, 2024 at 5:15PM in the Council Chambers of Wenatchee City Hall, 301 Yakima St, Wenatchee, WA 98801. An agenda packet will be posted to the city calendar event page as early as 7 days prior to the meeting.

Questions?

Please feel free to contact any of the following staff members:

• Matt Parsons, AICP at (509) 888-3253 or mparsons@wenatcheewa.gov
• Mia Bretz, at (509) 888-3250 or mbretz@wenatcheewa.gov
• Stephen Neuenschwander at (509) 888-3285 or sneuenschwander@wenatcheewa.gov