Ordinance 3769-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

ERC Narrative Statement(3) This will shift ERC's "center of gravity" away from the single family areas to the east while also allowing for living quarters more appropriate to families including dwellings for mothers with more than one child. Without the rezone, ERC is limited in its ability to adapt its services to community needs and market conditions. Purchasing new property elsewhere would make the proposed project cost- prohibitive to develop and to operate. (Supports Location Criteria 1, 2 and 6) The area is well-supported by public facilities and services including utilities (water, sewer, storm water).A 30" sanitary sewer runs along the east side of Summit Avenue and a 12"sanitary sewer runs along the alley west of the west subject properties. A 6" water mains runs along the east side of Summit and a 3" water main runs along the west side of Summit. The City also recently installed separate storm water infrastructure in the neighborhood. (Supports Location Criteria 3). The subject properties' location near Everett Avenue, which is a major arterial, and 1-5 make it accessible to police and fire services.The neighborhood's network of alleys provides added accessibility for emergency services. The properties are also well served by transit. North and westbound bus stops for Everett Transit Route 4 are located within .2 miles. North and southbound stops for Everett Transit Route 29 are located within .4 miles.The site is also well served by pedestrian infrastructure with sidewalks on both sides of Summit Avenue that connect to the city's larger network of sidewalks. (Supports Location Criteria 3 and 5). The subject properties are located within 1000' of the Comprehensive Plan's Metropolitan Center and are in walkable proximity to a wide range of cafes, restaurants and other informal recreation opportunities. The subject properties are also located near several parks and recreational spaces including a designated Bike Lane that loops north around the City (within 500'), Riverside Park (within 1000'), Judd Black Park (within 2000') and Garfield Park (within 3000'). The Snohomish river front is also within a mile of the site. However, please note that residents would not leave the Summit Campus unsupervised except for daily walks with their infants and children around the immediate neighborhood. (Supports Location Criteria 3 and 5). Traffic impacts due to the proposed designation will be minimal. ERC anticipates little to no increase in overall staff numbers and residents of the proposed project are not permitted to have cars. Parking for staff will continue to be provided in the existing spaces at 2601 Summit Ave and at 3501 Everett, which ERC also owns.There are 39 existing spaces between these two locations. If necessary, spaces may be added at the west properties but likely fewer than if the west properties were in single family use. (Supports Location Criteria 5). As part of the proposed project, ERC plans to vacate Summit Avenue from the subject properties to Everett Avenue. ERC also plans to vacate two portions of alleys that abut the subject properties. These include the alley north of 3409 and 3417 Everett Avenue that abuts the west subject properties and the alley north of 3501 Everett Avenue that