2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

enhance and compliment the neighborhood. The Concept Plan addresses site constraints including easements, topography, and parking/open space needs. Compatibility of the design includes continuity of historic overlay design features throughout the entire site design, with the exception of height where multi -family units are proposed. 2.1 Residential !and Use Policies The Land Use Element must designate enough land at sufficient densities to accommodate the population allocated to the Everett Planning Area, and to provide housing opportunities for all economic segments of the community. Policy 2 1.1 Policy 2 1.2 Policy 2.1.5 Assure a wide range of housing opportunities throughout the entire community, while preserving and creating distinct residential neighborhoods. Designate on the Land Use Map areas appropriate for various types of housing at specified density ranges, but without major changes in most residential areas to the existing land use designations. Promote increased densities and infill housing types in all residential neighborhoods through appropriate design standards that reinforce the single family character of areas zoned single family, and which assure that multiple family developments integrate with and enhance the neighborhoods in which they are permitted. Promote development of neighborhood parks and use of existing public school recreational facilities for year round use by the residents of Everett's neighborhoods. licant Res onse: The proposal supports housing of homeless students and their families. It would provide low-income housing opportunities with on -site support services, a large component of Housing Hope's service model. The proposal would promote increased densities and infill housing sensitive to the historic neighborhood through appropriate design standards that reinforce the single-family character of area along Norton, and assure that the proposed multi -family area along Grand (R-3 rezone) integrates with and enhances the neighborhood. A proposed Development Agreement (for the entire Subject Site) would ensure that historic features and project components enhance and compliment the neighborhood. While the leased property is owned by the Everett School District and would no longer be an informal grass field for neighbors use, it should be noted that the Everett School District owns several other parcels in the immediate vicinity that would remain available to the community, along with area City parks and trails. Housing Hope proposes amenities to neighbors that include a public pocket park with picnic table and benches; accessible public pedestrian path and stair/ramp system providing safe connection along the north property line between Norton and Grand Avenues; four proposed on -street public parking spaces along the east side of Norton (which preserve existing matufe street trees) in part to achieve traffic calming on Norton Avenue; and a pedestrian entrance to the site aligned with Clinton Place (achieves a landscaped pedestrian `avenue' and view corridor towards the east). Proposed amenities encourage community building with residents and neighbors. C. Land Use Policies 2.5 Open Space Land Use Policies Policy cy 2 5.1 The City shall continue to acquire and develop public park lands to serve the population of the Everett Planning Area, within the financial capabilities of the City, in accordance with the Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan. HOUSING __ HOPE we. keep hope alive Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment and Concurrent Rezone Application Narrative Statement — Evaluation Criteria (Revision August 2020) Page 4