Yakima, Washington — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Yakima during 2025.
Yakima County indexed 2,405 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 3,270 approved and 49 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.5%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Washington jurisdictions show. Activity was relatively distributed across Terrace Heights (713), Yakima (191), and Selah (181).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,405
Projects with decisions
3,270
Approved actions
49
Denied actions
98.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview | 59 | 80 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Granger | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mabton | 41 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Naches | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Selah | 181 | 232 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sunnyside | 25 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Terrace Heights | 713 | 923 | 15 | 98.4% |
| Tieton | 57 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Toppenish | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Union Gap | 30 | 31 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wapato | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Yakima | 191 | 213 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Zillah | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.