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January 20,1990 21 eedsenear Seaway way Center. Those speakers indicated that they did not work or live in Everett and they probably hatlr been to the site the surrounding 111, neighborhood. Mo of them mentioned schools, traffic or the comprehensive plan. He said statements have been made that this project fits the site. but no one ever said that it fits the community. If it was a a development that was being c nstructed at alocation, then it would fit the site,but this project irequesting r o that it can fit the site but it certainly doesn't fit the community.. He presented a graph showing the northwest has high a nomy now. i., You can't base long range regional decisions, particularly planning decisions on today's economy. Because there is a low ratio of empty apartments today doesn't mean it will be.tomorrow there will be next year. otypes of housing e e needed but extended planning and sal solutions areneeded for' affordable housing. This development -i 0 has inadequate:transportation infrastructure and inadequate school infrastructure. - He said this development has 1025 multiple-family units and 47 single family units making it a 4Y mix which doesn't meet the limited amount the comp plan calls for. Three story buildings do not constitute low rise family development. Comp plan says far zoning purposes you look at net density not gross density. Public Dads must be netted out along with wetlands and steep gullies. Transitiontestmeans there shall be buffers adjacent to single family residences and in area of this development there is no buffer and one a only 120 ft.of buffer. He said the traffic planning Is outdated, there is high quality development in the surrounding neighborhood. other nearby areas being successfully used for high-density growth. Vesting offormer zoning code is improper. With the strong shift in public attitudes toward growth management,new regulatory codes should be followed. He urged the council to deny the rezone for the public health, safety and welfare of the city. Councilman Gipson asked about the traffic studies and Mr. Nllendoerfer saidtheyhad discussed this with Dave Davis and they agreed that the traffic was s grossly under-estimated in the Entranco Traffic Study. There is Inc traffic study that says Seaway will have 36,000 c a day and the Entcanco Study says there will only be 15,000 a day. He said the city is seeing already that Seaway is putting more traffic on the roads than estimated. • Don Huber,Managing Partner for Merrill Creek Joint Venture, said a study was completed by Merrill Creek with the school district that states that in 1992 there would no school problem. He said he had • walkedthe whole property and knew all the.people. He said he listened to the staff, he listened to the people and he listened to the Planning Commission and they all ranted something different. He i�',",,. said this proposal was a combination of,all of them. Joel Haggard, attorney for Merrill Creek, said fit, schools and Vii. traffic seem to be the three issues that have seemed to De the most important. He said he has a very difficult atime accepting the .fli I proposition that putting high density housing in a low density area