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1` Craig Investments, Inc. Rezone 6-88 Page -6- 16. Testimony was received from other merchants in the area indicating that excessive business does occur at nearby commercial facilities. This is evidenced by parking problems experienced in other small convenience type stores. It would appear that the proposed commercial zone can adequately serve the consumer needs of the neighborhood. 17. Policy #6 of the Everett General Plan sets forth that the development of sites within Neighborhood Business Districts should be subject to specific standards and review process which assure compatibility with adjoining uses in the surrounding neighborhood. These standards should include landscaping, screening, building design and orientation, site design, and parking access. (staff report) 18. The Applicant has been required to do a contract rezone which will include landscaping, screening, specific building design, site design, parking and access plans. Policy #6 of the General Plan is satisfied. (Wood testimony) 19. Policy #7 of the Everett General Plan requires parking areas for neighborhood businesses to be oriented to minimize the impact on residential areas. The Applicant submitted a revised site plan which depicts at least fourteen parking spaces for customers and employees. It is noted that the spaces near the gas pumps are not to be considered as parking spaces for customers. 20. Policy #8 of the Everett General Plan and historic buildings, Policy #9 and non-conforming uses, Policy #10 and the re-opening of non-conforming grocery/convenience store buildings, and Policy #11 and residential development are not applicable to the requested contract rezone. (staff report) 21. Policy #12 of the Everett General Plan requires that the height of structures allowed in the Neighborhood Business Zone shall not be greater than the height allowed in a neighborhood residential district. Height requirements for the R-3 zone are 35' and the proposed development will not exceed this height standard. (Wood testimony) 22. Screening of the site with a masonry wall and other landscaping will be provided on the north boundary . The City has determined that the entire landscaping plan, as submitted by the Applicant, is adequate and will provide adequate screening. (Wood testimony) 23. Many letters of opposition and petitions of opposition were submitted as part of the official record of these proceedings. The general tenor of the letters of opposition was that the space in which the proposed convenience store is to be located is too narrow and small to adequately accommodate the traffic and that there is insufficient parking proposed by the Applicant. In addition, the issue of safety and traffic congestion was raised in the letters. (exhibit 16)