2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY the historic overlay. Parents would be supported on -site by Housing Hope staff, which would assist them in removing barriers to employment and increased income The program goal is for the family to achieve self-sufficiency and to escape poverty and homelessness. Students would also be supported on -site by Housing Hope staff to achieve success in school and break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Housing Hope's 2019 Docket proposal has evolved through discussions with the community, staff and representatives of the City of Everett, Port Gardner Neighborhood Association and 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. As detailed within the SEPA Environmental Checklist, the 2020 Docket application proposes: • retaining the single-family (R-1) zone along Norton Ave. with the Norton -Grand Historic Overlay (HO) zone' • addmg an amendment to remove a portion of the HO (from lots on the east along Grand Ave. proposed for a rezone to R-3, which allows necessary multi -family building heights); and • establishment of a Development Agreement for the entire site to ensure that historic features and project components enhance and compliment the neighborhood. A conceptual site plan is provided for reviewers to better understand Housing Hope's vision for the proposal (this application request does not require a site plan it has been provided to allow a better understanding of design options for the site) Housing Hope s vison provides that the ground floor of one of the multi -family structures would include Administration/Community spaces (3,400+ SF), which would accommodate staff offices, support services to the residents, multi -purpose gathering space and laundry facilities Further, the design vision proposes site amenities to the neighborhood community that include a public pocket park with picnic table and benches, accessible public pedestrian path and stair/ramp system providing safe connection along the north property line between Norton and Grand Avenues, proposed four on -street public parking spaces along the east side of Norton (which preserve existing mature street trees), a pedestrian pathway on the north border of the property running between Norton and Grand Avenues, and a pedestrian entrance to the site aligned with Clinton Place (achieves a landscaped pedestrian `avenue' and visual connection towards the east). The proposed street parking would accommodate the general public, but also creates a traffic calming opportunity (streets parked on both sides naturally slow the traffic flow), which addresses significant neighborhood concerns regarding existing speeding traffic along Norton Ave. Housmg Hope intends to respect the existing historic context of the Norton -Grand neighborhood through community inclusion in the design process It is anticipated that the proposed development would be an example of successful use and adaptation Environmental Checklist — Comprehensive Plan Amendment/Concurrent Rezone 32 BRENT PLANNING SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR HOUSING HOPE AUGUST 2020 REv'D