3105 PINE ST HOLIDAY INN 2020-05-04

3. At the time of planting, shrubs must be at least two-gallon size and a minimum of 18" in height, deciduous trees must have a minimum caliper of 2'/2-inches, evergreen trees must be at least six feet high, and groundcover must be planted to attain 90 percent coverage within three years of planting. 4. The northeast portion of the site containing the altered and additional parking areas must meet C-2ES code requirement for Parking Lots — Screening and Landscaping which requires trees to be used to break up large parking areas at a ratio of one tree per four parking stalls. (EMC 19.25.010.D) 5. Final Inspection by the Planning Department. A final inspection of the landscaping will be required by the Planning Department prior to final project approval. Call your project planner, Grace Pollard, to schedule an inspection at least a week in advance at 425.257.8807 or by email at gpollard@everettwa.gov. 6. A City of Everett maintenance assurance may be required prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy/final approval for not less than 10 percent of the cost of replacing the landscape materials. Provide a written estimate for the cost of materials along with the assurance. The Applicant may post a bond, complete a set-aside letter, or deposit cash with the City of Everett City Clerk's office. After the landscaping is installed and the inspection is approved, the appropriate form will be provided to the Applicant for completion. The Planning Director approved the landscape modifications based on the following: Subsection 35.070.A. of the City of Everett Zoning Code gives the Planning Director, using Review Process I, the authority to modify the required landscaping if the applicant proposes an alternative method of landscaping that would achieve the intent and purpose e of the landscaping required and which the Planning Director determines to provide superior quality. Subsection 35.030.B. of the City of Everett Zoning Code gives the Planning Director authority to determine how the code is to be applied when conformance with current landscaping requirements would create nonconformity of parking standards or would conflict with the location of existing buildings on the lot. Review Process I is a written decision by the Planning Director which approves, disapproves, or approves with conditions the proposal of the applicant. The approved landscape modifications are shown on the landscape plan dated March 2, 2018. The modifications were approved based on the following: Included in the proposed landscape design is a new landscape area within the Pine Street right-of-way in front of the main entrance to the hotel and a new landscaped courtyard alongside the hotel south of the main entrance. These additional landscape elements create unique focal points of interest providing an enhanced arrival experience for guests as well as mitigating for the lack of landscape width around the perimeter of the site. Landscape Modification No. 1, 2, 3 & 4 —Reduce the width of required landscaping. A modification to the width of perimeter and parking area landscape screening is necessary to accommodate the site's existing parking lot. Conformance with current code standards would create a nonconformity of parking standards. Due to the narrower perimeter landscape widths a decorative wrought iron fence within these areas will be incorporated into the landscape design. The fence will add an ornamental effect to the areas requiring Type III landscaping and will increase the visual separation of the site's existing parking lots from the public streets. Landscape Modification 5 & 6 — Interior Parking Lot Landscaping Per current code standards the site requires a minimum of 5,910 square feet of interior parking lot landscaping (30sf per stall) dispersed throughout the parking area in such a manner whereas no parking space shall be located more than eighty feet from an internal landscape area in the same row and must include a minimum of 28 trees. The proposed interior parking lot landscaping for the site is 13,760 square feet, far exceeding the minimum required for the site. A Pa� REVI#17-014