{"id":4,"date":"2013-09-03T23:59:02","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T23:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-economic-development\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T22:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:21:18","slug":"community-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Welcome ~ from Jason Cavanaugh, Director of Public Works &amp; Community Development!<\/h3>\n<p>The Community Development Department is responsible in assisting the citizens and property owners in creating and maintaining a safe, healthy, and economically thriving community. In order to achieve this task, the Department oversees&nbsp;three areas of the community including Building, Code Enforcement, and Planning. Our goal is to provide a timely and professional response to all citizen inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>We are located at 102 West Ahtanum Road. We will be building our web page over a period of time so please check back with us. Please feel free to contact us at 509-575-3638 if you have any questions, comments or would like to schedule an inspection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan Program<\/h3>\n<p>The HOMEowner Rehabilitation Loan Program provides a partial grant and 0% interest loans to low and moderate income homeowners for rehabilitation \/ repair work to remedy health, life, and safety concerns, structural defects, energy conservation and weatherization to bring the whole house to current minimum property code standards.&nbsp; For more information, please contact the Community Development Department at 509-575-3638 or click on the following link:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimacounty.us\/1424\/Homeowner-Rehabilitation-Loans\">https:\/\/www.yakimacounty.us\/1424\/Homeowner-Rehabilitation-Loans<\/a><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-primary\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"panel-title\">We want to hear from you!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body\">Do you have an idea for our City?&nbsp; Help us improve our Union Gap community!<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body\"><a title=\"Contact Community Development\" href=\"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/contact-community-development\/\"><br>Submit your comments and ideas here.<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our Community Development Department website is here for you and your informational purposes. We want to provide excellent customer service, which will meet your needs; please let us know if we can assist in improving it for you.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/UG-CITY-LIMITS-MAP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/UG-CITY-LIMITS-MAP.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Map showing the City Limits of Union Gap, Washington\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\"\n  >\n<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Links:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.municode.com\/Library\/WA\/Union_Gap\">Municipal Code for The City of Union Gap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/community-development\/union-gap-adopted-2017-comprehensive-plan\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-175\">Union Gap adopted 2017 comprehensive plan<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.municode.com\/wa\/union_gap\/codes\/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=MUNICIPAL_CODE_TIT17ZO_CH17.04PELAUS_17.04.030TAPELAUS\">Land Use Table<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/Zoning-2024.12.16.1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Zoning 2024.12.16.1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-19eb96c2-d192-4c31-822b-c6826b13fa57\" href=\"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/Zoning-2024.12.16.1.pdf\">Zoning 2024.12.16.1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uniongapwa.gov\/community-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/Zoning-2024.12.16.1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-19eb96c2-d192-4c31-822b-c6826b13fa57\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome ~ from Jason Cavanaugh, Director of Public Works &amp; Community Development! 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