2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

Comprehensive plan amendments/rezones/removal of historic overlays/development agreements must be presented to the Historic Commission, and Planning Commission for their recommendation, and then considered and approved by the City Council with coordination of state agency review during the comment period. SEPA determination/compliance would also be completed by the City. Development permits (building, zoning review, stormwater/public works and utilities) from the City would be required for future development of the property. There may also be State peitn is required for future development of the site. 11. Give brief, complete description of your proposal, including the proposed uses and the size of the project and site. There are several questions later in this checklist that ask you to describe certain aspects of your proposal. You do not need to repeat those answers on this page. As provided for on the City's website, the City of Everett is now accepting applications for proposed amendments to the Everett Comprehensive Plan and related zoning changes. The proposed amendment was first considered as part of the City's 2019 Docket cycle; however, the revised proposal is proceeding under the 2020 Docket (#REW19-005 Housing Hope, Sequoia Site). Housing Hope is submitting a revised Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Docket Request); for the Subject Site (Tax Parcel #00541500300200), to include: • • • • leaving the existing single-family zoning (R-1) with the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay (HO) zone on those lots along Norton (the western -third of the site); concurrent rezone to multi -family (R-3) on those lots along Grand (the eastern two-thirds of the site); concurrent removal the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay (HO) zone on a portion of the Subject Site (multi -family rezone area, eastern two-thirds of the site/lots along Grand) and establishment of a Development Agreement, for the entire site. The revised Docket Request is a non -project action proposal for the City of Everett to amend the Comprehensive Plan with these changes (detailed above) to the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and a concurrent rezone (with removal of the HO), which affects only the eastern portion the Subject Site. The Subject Site consists of a single tax parcel that is 3± acres in size (see Figure 1 Vicinity Map, Figure 2 — Aerial Map and Figure 3 — Parcel Map). The overall site is composed of ten lots on 2.96 acres (131,215 SF), which would be adjusted through a Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA), as detailed below. Currently, the property is maintained by the Everett School District (Property Owner) and is not used for any school athletic programs or other school program uses. There are other schools in the area that provide such facilities for school -use. The informal grass field is used by the neighborhood. Generally, the property is bounded by residential uses. Sequoia High School is located in the immediate vicinity to the north/northeast The Subject Site fronts along Norton Avenue to the west and along Grand Avenue to the east and southeast. The site is currently informal grass fields that are slightly below Norton (elevation 214± feet according to Snohomish County Lidar and ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey). The east and southeast edge of the property drops steeply (25-35 feet) to Grand with slopes ranging from 33 to 67 percent. This slope is vegetated with a mixture of conifer trees and understory. It also contains a pedestrian path from Grand to the field area. According to the NRCS soils data, the site is underlain by Alderwood soils which are generally a layer of gravelly sandy loam over a hardpan. Along the Norton Avenue frontage, the street has a curb line with planter strip and concrete walk Along the Grand Avenue frontage, the street is unimproved though there is a gravel area that is being used informally for overflow parking for a multi -family structure to the east. The surrounding area is developed single-family to the north, west and south, with multi -family developed to the southeast and east Urban -level utilities and public transit are available within the site area and detailed within this SEPA Environmental Checklist. Environmental Checklist —Comprehensive Plan Amendment/Concurrent Rezone 4 BRENT PLANNING SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR HOUSING HOPE AUGUST 2020 REV'D A-4