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Li <br />VFPETT <br />WASHINGTON <br />Planning <br />2930 Wetmore Ave, Ste. 8A <br />Everett, WA 98201 <br />425.257.8731 <br />425.25 7.8 742 fax <br />planning everettwa.gov <br />everettwa.gov <br />TO: Historical Commission <br />FROM: David Stalheim, Interim Planning Director <br />DATE: August 14, 2020 <br />RE: Norton -Grand Historic Overlay Amendment Application <br />Housing Hope is seeking city approval for a development to provide housing on <br />the upper field of Sequoia High School. The housing would serve families <br />experiencing homelessness, which includes students attending Sequoia High <br />School, and other homeless students and their families within the school <br />district. <br />Housing Hope's submittal includes the following components: <br />® A comprehensive plan and zoning map amendment to multifamily for a <br />portion of the site (eastern portion), leaving the portion of the site along <br />Norton in the current single-famil <br />0 A Zoning Code <br />amendment to modify <br />the Norton -Grand <br />Historic Overlay <br />boundary for that <br />same portion of the <br />property being <br />requested to be <br />designated for <br />multifamily; and <br />o A Development <br />Agreement that <br />would address future <br />plan review approval, <br />uses allowed on the <br />property, maximum <br />density, historic <br />design review and <br />street access. <br />The issue that is before <br />v <br />designations; <br />,� t_ 11 1 1 11 J L !'`__J [ J t <br />PacificAve - -T <br />Norton Grand <br />Historic Overlay <br />Zone <br />• <br />1 <br />4. <br />34th St <br />f <br />I <br />r <br />r <br />Thrc <br />)r. <br />itt <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 <br />0 <br />• <br />R•3 REZONE <br />REMOVE <br />HISTORIC <br />OVERLAY <br />11 1 <br />• <br />32nd St <br />33rd St <br />34ih St <br />35th St <br />i <br />36th St <br />— 37th St 2 <br />the Historical Commission is to review and comment to the Planning <br />Commission on the request to modify the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay. <br />As stated in their application, the request to revise the eastern portion of the <br />site and remove the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay zone is to allow necessary <br />multi -family building heights. In addition, the Historic Overlay Guidelines have <br />never been written to adequately to address either multifamily or commercial <br />development in historic areas. The final building plans, including heights, would <br />