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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET 0 <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> Homeowner request for a 9/10/2013 Briefing COUNCIL BILL# <br /> variance for a new driveway at Proposed Action Originating Department Public Works <br /> 3514 Wetmore Avenue. Consent Contact Person Paul McKee <br /> 9/17/2013 Action Phone Number 425-257-8867 <br /> First Reading FOR AGENDA OF 9-10-14 <br /> Second Reading <br /> Third Reading <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Budget Advisory Initialed by: <br /> Department Head d� <br /> CAA <br /> Council President J <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval <br /> 3514 Wetmore Ave. 7/3/14 Hearing Examiner Brashlers Letter Legal <br /> Planning <br /> Amount Budgeted -0- <br /> Expenditure Required -0- Account Number(s): <br /> Budget Remaining -0- <br /> Additional Required -0- <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> Michael and Terri Brashler,owners of 3514 Wetmore Ave,currently park on an unimproved driveway <br /> taking access from Wetmore Ave. The Brashlers plan to construct a new garage on the alley side of their <br /> property but are not able to take access from the alley as two City code provisions would normally require. <br /> The elevation change between their lot and the alley makes an alley driveway extremely difficult to engineer. <br /> Approval of this project requires two variances:this variance granted by the City Council and a second <br /> variance granted by the City's hearing examiner. <br /> The action before Council is a variance from EMC 13.16.050(F), a city-wide regulation providing a <br /> preference for driveways taking access from abutting alleys. You may recall that Council recently granted a <br /> similar request for a driveway at 512 Wetmore Ave.In this case,the City's hearing examiner has <br /> recommended that the Council grant this variance request and staff supports the variance,believing that it <br /> meets the conditions specified for a variance under EMC 13.16.110. <br /> Unrelated to Council's action,this project will also require a variance from a core residential zoning <br /> regulation.This second variance must be granted by the City's hearing examiner who has considered the <br /> matter and has expressed support for granting the second variance if Council takes the recommended action <br /> to grant this variance from EMC 13.16.050(F). <br /> Staff will provide a resolution evidencing Council's decision at the next Council meeting. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br /> In accordance with EMC 13.16.110, grant a variance from EMC 12.16.050(F)to allow the owners of 3514 <br /> Wetmore Avenue, Michael and Terri Brashler,to construct a new driveway with access to Wetmore Avenue. <br />