2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

Rezone Rezones can be either non -project or performance agreement rezones. In order to better understand the differences between the two rezone processes, it is advised that you speak with Long Range Planning staff in advance of responding to this section. 1) Which rezone type are you seeking? Applicant Response: The request is for a non -project rezone, although the proposed Development Agreement will address the development criterion for a future mixed single- and multi -family project ('10-50 units) that would house homeless and low-income students and their families. 2) Address your vision for how the subject property or properties would be used if the rezone were approved, and how the request, if granted, would benefit the City of Everett and its citizens. Applicant Response: The future development plan for the property is the construction of housing units with the priority of serving low-income and families experiencing homelessness, which includes students attending Sequoia High School, and other homeless students within the Everett School District. Conceptual site design is underway that presently reflects 44 residential units. It is anticipated that the single-family detached structures would be a mixture of single and 11/2 story buildings, while the multi -family structures would not be more than three stories, with design reflective of the historic character of the neighborhood and requirements of the historic overlay. Parents would be supported on -site by Housing Hope staff, which would assist them in removing barriers to employment and increased income. The program goal is for the family to achieve self-sufficiency and to escape poverty and homelessness. Students would also be supported on -site by Housing Hope staff to achieve success in school and break the cycle of rntergenerational poverty. Housing Hope's 2019 Docket proposal has evolved through discussions with the community, staff and representatives of the City of Everett, Port Gardner Neighborhood Association and Neighborhood Advisory Committee (created by Housing Hope to facilitate public outreach and communication within the neighborhood), as well as through work with the design team. As a result of the significant ongoing community outreach, the revised 2020 Docket proposal request affords a holistic approach to development of the Subject Site as it provides a thoughtful vision that is sensitive to site components, historic and neighborhood constraints, while providing a transition zone for neighboring properties and meeting the goals of the Everett School District/Housing Hope lease agreement — housing of homeless students and their families. As detailed within the SEPA Environmental Checklist, the 2020 Docket application proposes: a retaining the single-family (R- 1) zone along Norton Ave. with the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay (HO) zone; adding an amendment to remove a portion of the HO (from lots on the east along Grand Ave. proposed for a rezone to R-3, which allows necessary multi -family building heights); and establishment of a Development Agreement for the entire site to ensure that historic features and project components enhance and compliment the neighborhood. HOUSING Comprehensive 'Ilan Map Amendment and Concurrent Rezone Application HOPE Narrative Statement — Evaluation Criteria (Revision August 2020) %le Inlp F liVe Page 18