2014/04/23 Council Agenda Packet

EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET 9 PROJECT TITLE: �1�� An Ordinance authorizing a 4/9/14 Briefing COUNCIL BILL# "► pilot project for micro-housing Proposed Action Originating Department Planning for Trinity Lutheran College Consent Contact Person Allan Giffen students at the southwest Action Phone Number (425) 257-8725 corner of Oakes and California with off-street,off-site parking 4/9/14 First Reading FOR AGENDA OF 4/9/14 at the Trinity Lutheran College 4/16/14 Second Reading 4/16/14 Garage at the southeast corner 4/23/14 Third Reading 4/23/14 of Wetmore and California, 4/23/14 Public Hearing Amending Section 34 of Initialed by: Ordinance No. 1671-89 and Department Head Section 7 of Ordinance No. CAA 2347-98, as amended. Council President Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval Southwest corner of Planning Commission Ordinance.Planning Planning,Legal California-Street and Recommendation Commission minutes to Oakes Avenue 2/18/14 be provided separately Amount Budgeted -0- Expenditure Required -0- Account Number(s): Budget Remaining -0- Additional Required -0- DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: Footprint Investments,LLC, and Trinity Lutheran.College propose a partnership in which Footprint would build and own student housing in a building located on the • southwest corner of California Street and Oakes Avenue,with Trinity leasing the entire building. The proposal would be for approximately 100 rooms and students. Footprint and Trinity propose to locate all required off- street parking for the housing within the Trinity parking garage located one block west of the housing,between the college building and student housing. Footprint proposes to use the Multiple Family Property Tax Exemption provided by EMC Chapter 3.78 for the housing. Because the Zoning Code and the EMC Chapter 3.78 require off-street parking for residential use to be on the same site,a code amendment would be required to allow the off- site parking as proposed. The proposed housing would consist of micro-housing units of approximately 200 square feet for each room. Most rooms would be occupied by only one student. One off-street parking space in the Trinity garage will be provided for each student room in the building. Staff proposes,and the Planning Commission has recommended, a pilot project on a one-time basis to allow the parking to occur off-site. Actual utilization of parking would be monitored over time,and if a lower rate of utilization is demonstrated,the amount required to satisfy the pilot could be reduced administratively. RECOMMENDATION(Exact action requested of Council): Adopt Ordinance authorizing a pilot project for micro-housing for Trinity Lutheran College students at the southwest corner of Oakes and California with off- street,off-site parking at the Trinity Lutheran College Garage at the southeast corner of Wetmore and California, Amending Section 34 of Ordinance No. 1671-89 and S4cion 7 of Ordinance No. 2347-98, as amended.