2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

Housing Hope is requesting the comprehensive plan amendment and concurrent rezone (with removal of the HO) to allow the site to be used for low-income family housing with the focus on homeless families of students within the Everett School District (District) as a priority. The site has not had school district programmed use in decades and the location doesn't lend itself for future school facilities. The District Prepared a Property Management Plan in 2011 and conducted extensive cornrnunity outreach and engagement. Housing Hope (Applicant) has a lease agreement with the Everett School District No. 2 (owner)for this use. The ability to process a comprehensive plan amendment and concurrent rezone (with removal of the HO) provides the opportunity for future development by Housing Hope, which allows the best management of the site and District resource. Housing Hope's proposal has evolved through discussions with the community, staff and representatives of the City of Everett, Port Gardner Neighborhood Association and the 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 The current Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map designation of the site is "Residential, Single Family" and current irn lementin zoning is "R-1". The earlier 2019 Housing Hope requested amendment to the p g Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map to the "Residential, Multifamily" designation (consistent with a portion of the adjacent area) , as well as requesting a concurrent rezone to "R-3" for the entire site has been modified. The revised 2020 Docket request is to amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map for the eastern portion of the Subject Site located on the west side of Grand (southern portion of Lot 2, and Lots 3 and 4) from a Single Family Detached Low Density zone to Multiple Family Medium Density zone (with a concurrent rezone to R-3) and remove the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay zone to allow necessary multi -family building heights. The western portion of the site that fronts Norton (Lots 7-12 and southern portion of Lot 13) would remain unchanged as Single Family Detached Low Density zone with the Norton -Grand Overlay (historic) zone also unchanged. The entire Subject Site, with frontage on both Norton and Grand Avenues, would be included in a Development Agreement to ensure that historic design features and project components enhance and compliment the neighborhood. The Development Agreement is being prepared by the City with consideration given to components recommended by Housing Hope. The agreement would include conditions of approval. (Refer to the inset map for depiction of Subject Site parcel lots. Source: Snohomish County Assessor) z r K'1-..1 rim is. 12 11 10 02 03 3 3 8 SITE, 6 r4ierITY -' i'('. \'. (0 -would allow potential futuree- Housing Hope's proposed request , Tr�r r ��, — % - --tee-- development consistent with the 2015-2035 Comprehensive Plan goals, 1 02 which maintain consistencywith GMA �rest.. ram, objectives, and policies, requirements. The "R-3" zoning designation would provide a range of density in an area where it can be . q supported bythe infrastructure. While there is not a project associated with the Docket Request, the density pp used for review in the SEPA Environmental Checldist was at the high -end range of the units that Housing Hope would be proposing ro osing to better address potential environmental impacts. This was done to detennine the full -range of the necessary infrastructure to serve any future land -use development proposal. In the revised 2020 osaro l, a conceptual site plan is provided. It depicts a total of 44 proposed two -bedroom and three - bedroom p bedroom housing units with 53 on -site parking spaces. The six existing parcels fronting Norton (Lots 7 to 12, 0.92 acres/40,253 SF overall) would be adjusted through a Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA) to accommodate the existing 30' wide water utility easement and allow for logical arrangement of detached e Sing lFamilyResidences (SFRI in the existing R-1 Norton -Grand Historic Overlay (HO) zone. The Environmental Checklist —Comprehensive Plan Amendment/Concurrent Rezone 5 BRENT PLANNING SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR HOUSING HOPE AUGUST 2020 REv'D A-5