1989/08/02 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

August 2,1989 303 I Ted Trepanier, Project E gineex, revlessd the r cent changus which locatiotl a too stay buPPer fo"the nds,h, nd°l5fur oP ht:afrng considersons to stay out of consultantsulta, and etainex ndafhis union alsonco Another soils was retained and M1le opinion also confirmed that the site te buildable. Jack Herkldy, Project Landscape Architect, discussed the 50 foot buffer et the north end of the property. He also recommended that n the turn out be removed to lessen the impact in thea wetland areas. He also reviewed thevisual impact screening and the stream Corridor vegetation. Darren Berg, Vice President of Axelrod, the apartment complex pagers, explained financial impacts and economic factors which make the number of 103 units socritical to the success of the project. analysisLarr Rees and yRees, for Hmultiple family Associates stated tine the area.prepared reviewed market the apartmvacancy ents tin the Ees and epi tt- Snohomish bountyment forecasts iareBshow the need for more Jim Allendorfer, Attorney for[hneighborhood group, reviewed the Planning Commission action. He stated the applicant is requesting the maximum units allowed under the proposed o He recommended that the applicant wait to develop the property until the revised zoning code is adopted. He then summarized the rezone request, statinthe detail of the project has not defined as to the total number of units that will be able to be built on the site. He felt the project will havean adverse impacton the schools; traffic, density, and the neighborhood. He requested that the appeal be denied due to the inadequate buffer zone, lack of'standards fax a za ,.lack of detail of the project,lack of technical detail ofsoils conditions, and that a net density analysis be required. Mark Amrhein, Geotechnical Engineer,reported on the instability of the soils and the landslide activity in the area. He questioned whether the site was safe for building. Katie Johnson,2618 View Crest,spoke of the impacts to the schools. ,_,.„_ Mark Houser, 1 12.Holbrook, spoke about the adverse impacts oP 'a'4_- traffic en the neighborhood and Lha City. Carl Varner,5133 o expressed the neighborhood c and the loss of privacy. He Dover, n stated the large multi-family units are e in direct opposition to the single family environment of the area. Gary Stanlfer, 5725 Glenwood, stated he lives across from the j... proposedprojectand tressed the adversevisual impacts and lack of II privacy project will bring to the neighborhooch Linde Levwnbergen, 5620 Glenwood, requested that further Leafing regarding the stream corridor impacts be done. She expressed concern t the regarding thei negative visual impact to the neighborhood and Pel project is incompatible with the area.