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(2) The boundaries must be modified in order to protect the historic features identified by <br />the Everett historic resource survey or the Everett register of historic places. <br />Assuming that the criteria above are relevant, here are facts regarding this property and the historic <br />overlay designation. <br />1. The property to be excluded from the historic overlay does not include any historic structures. <br />As such, there are no resources shown on the Everett historic resource survey. (EMC <br />19.41.040.A.1) <br />2. The property to be excluded from the historic overlay does not include any sites listed on the <br />Everett register of historic places. (EMC 19.41.040.A.2) <br />3. There are historic structures shown on the Everett historic resource survey that are in the <br />vicinity of the area proposed to be excluded from the historic overlay. <br />4. The property to be excluded is owned by the Everett School District. School facilities are not <br />subject to review by the Historical Commission. See EMC 19.33.130. <br />a. When the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay was expanded to include this site, the Everett City <br />Council found that "...the Everett School District owns the ....Norton Avenue Playfield <br />property, and development proposals for these properties undergo a Special Property Use <br />permit review which includes criteria addressing the compatibility of proposed structures <br />and improvements with surrounding properties, including the size, height, location, setback <br />and arrangement of all proposed buildings and facilities." This finding was in response to <br />School District concerns that the historic overlay guidelines do not call out school use. <br />b. The School District acknowledged that a "change in use or ownership would then require <br />the provisions of the Historic Overlay Zone Standards to be applied to any development or <br />redevelopment of the property." (letter from Michael T. Gunn, Everett Public Schools, June <br />9, 2010) <br />c. While Sequoia High School includes historic features, it is not proposed to be removed from <br />the Historic Overlay. The area that is proposed to be removed included the former site of <br />Jackson School, which was built in 1902 and torn down in 1955. <br />d. Removal of this property from the Historic Overlay, while keeping the area of lots along <br />Norton within the Historic Overlay, protects the historic features of the area identified in the <br />historic resource survey, which are almost exclusively single-family residences or were <br />single family at the time of construction. <br />5. The proposal includes a Development Agreement that would be consistent with applicable <br />development regulations, ensure that historic features and project components enhance and <br />compliment the neighborhood. The measures specific to historic resources include: <br />a. That portion of the development that fronts on Norton will remain in the Norton -Grand <br />Historic Overlay and be subject to the requirements of that historic overlay. This portion of <br />the development would be single-family homes. <br />b. The portion of the development that is being removed from the Historic Overlay will be <br />reviewed by the Historical Commission for compatibility with the adjacent historic <br />neighborhood. This review would be done as part of an overall plan review that would <br />require review and approval by the City Council for the entire development. <br />1 <br />P -� <br />1 <br />Page 3of4 <br />