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3 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 33 8 0-t-4 <br /> An Ordinance authorizing a Pilot Project for Micro-housing for Trinity Lutheran <br /> College Students at the Southwest corner of Oakes and California with off-street, <br /> off-site parking at the Trinity Lutheran College Garage at the Southeast corner of . <br /> Wetmore and California, Amending Section 34 of Ordinance No; 1671-89 and <br /> Section 7 of Ordinance No.2347-98,as amended <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council finds the following: <br /> 1. Footprint Investments,LLC,(Footprint)owns property Iocated on the southwest corner <br /> of California Street and Oakes Avenue,in the B-3 zone(Central.Business District), <br /> legally described as Lots 24,25 and 26 of Block 665,Plat of Everett,according to the <br /> plat thereof recorded in Volume 3,Page 32,records of Snohomish County,WA. (the <br /> "Property"). . <br /> 2. Footprint proposes developing micro-housing(the"Project")on the Property to house <br /> students attending Trinity Lutheran College(TLC),which is located two blocks west of <br /> the Property. <br /> 3. Footprint proposes providing off-street parking for the Project on the block between the <br /> Project and TLC in an existing parking garage owned by TLC,located on property <br /> legally described as Lots l through 5 and Lots 22 through 26,inclusive,of Block 666, <br /> Plat of Everett,according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 3,Page 32,records of <br /> Snohomish County,WA.The Zoning Code requires that off-street parking required for a . <br /> residential use be located on the same site as the use; <br /> 4. Footprint proposes using the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption provided by <br /> EMC Chapter 3.78,which requires that parking for residential use be provided on the <br /> same site or across an alley from the site upon which the housing is located; <br /> 5. There is no use category in the Zoning Code for"student housing,"but the Code does <br /> provide an administrative process for determining if an unlisted use should be permitted <br /> in a specific zone; • <br /> 6. There is no off-street parking standard listed in the Zoning Code for"student housing," <br /> but the Code does provide an administrative process for determining the appropriate off- <br /> street parking for an unlisted use; <br /> 7. The Vision Team's 2005 report identifies higher education as a top priority for Everett's <br /> future; <br /> S. The Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Coda encourage a variety of uses and activities ITl <br /> • tile downtown inoi.S mg co.11ec s; <br /> 18 <br />