2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

L.EVERETT lit v COO u..ndll enda tem Ccnie r Sheet Amendment of Everett Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map for Housing Hope at the Sequoia Project title: Field Site Council Bill # interoffice 1JSe CB 2009-50 Agenda dates requested: 9/30/20; 10/14/20; 10/21/20 Briefing X 9/30/20 Proposed action 10/14/20 Consent Action X 10/21/20 Ordinance X Public hearing (10/14/20) X Yes No Budget amendment: Yes X No PowerPoint presentation: X Yes No Attachments: Ordinance with Exhibits Staff Report Application PowerPoint Department(s) involved: Planning Legal Contact person: David Stalheim, Interim Planning Director Phone number: 425-257-8731 Email: dstalheim@everettwa.gov initialed by: Department head DS Administratid Councr esident Project. Amendment of the Everett Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map for Housing Hope at the Sequoia Field Site Partner/Supplier : n/a Location: 3600 block of Grand and Norton Avenues Preceding action: n/a Fund: n/a Fiscal summary statement: n/a Project summary statement: Housing Hope made application with four requests regarding the Sequoia Field Site between Grand and Norton Avenues: 1) amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map from Single Family to Multifamily; 2) amend the Zoning Code Map from R-1 (single-family attached low - density residential) to R-3 (multiple -family, medium -density); 3) amend the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay for the eastern portion of the project area; and 4) enter into a development agreement between the City and the Applicant that would address future plan review approval, uses allowed on the property, maximum density, historic design review and street access. The Historical Commission held an open public meeting on August 25, 2020 and recommended (6-2) to the Planning Commission that the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay boundary amendment request be denied. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 15, 2020. The Planning Commission was not able to provide a recommendation as each of their motions resulted in 3-3 ties (motion to approve and motion to deny). The attached ordinance for City Council consideration is to amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map only. The Rethink Zoning proposal would eliminate the zoning requested. In addition, staff has not prepared a Development Agreement that would bind this project to specific standards until we have direction from City Council that the Land Use Map amendment is approved. As such, this ordinance is limited to just the comprehensive plan designation changes. if approved, the planning director is instructed to bring back the equivalent zoning changes and development agreement, similar to the other two docket applications being considered in 2020. (See Section 2 of the attached ordinance.) Considerable written comment has been received regarding this application. The planning office has set up a public comment tracker. Go to https://www.everettwa.gov/2626/Housing- Hope-Sequoia-Site-Proposal to view the comments. Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): Adopt or reject the Proposed Ordinance amending the Everett Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map for Housing Hope at the Sequoia Field Site.