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• • 1 developed with a parking area,to which the Church has had limited access via a recorded shared parking license agreement since September 2001 (discussed in more detail below). Exhibits 3 and 15b. 3 3. Dogwood-Elm Creek flows north/south just to the west of the parcels. There is a wetland between the creek and a steep slope along the western edge of both parcels. The Applicant submitted both a critical area report categorizing and discussing the wetland and stream, and a geotechnical engineering report addressing the steep slope and any potential for geological hazards on the site. These reports were accepted by the City as adequately meeting study requirements imposed by the critical areas ordinance(CAO). According to these studies,the Category IV wetland has a habitat score of five points and requires a 44-foot buffer pursuant to the CAO. Everett Municipal Code (EMC) 19.37.110.A.1(d). A 25-foot buffer is required from the steep slope, and a 50-foot buffer is required from the off-site creek;however, of the three,the wetland buffer intrudes the farthest east into the subject parcels and is therefore the critical area buffer limit used in analyzing the instant proposal. Exhibits 1, 7, and 8; Teresa Weldon Testimony. 4. The subject property is zoned R-1, Single Family Detached Low Density residential and : has a Comprehensive Plan land use designation of 1.2, Single Family Detached/5-10 units per acre. All surrounding parcels share the site's R-1 zoning. Parcels to the south and west are developed with single-family residential uses. Dogwood Drive is to the east. To the north is the Early Learning Center, also owned at the time of hearing by Carlos Chaves-Velando. Exhibits 1 and 15; Carlos Chaves-Velando Testimony. 5. Churches are allowed in the R-1 zone subject to special property use review and approval. An expansion of an existing church by 25%or more of the building area is also subject to special property use approval through a Review Process III. EMC 19.41.150.B;EMC Chapter 19.05, Table 5.2. 6. The R-1 zone requires a minimum of 6,000 square feet of lot area,minimum 50-foot lot width, and minimum 80-foot lot depth. Maximum structure height allowed is 28 feet. Minimum setbacks are 20 feet from front and rear lot lines, 10 feet from side street lot lines, and five feet from interior side lot lines. However,pursuant to EMC 19.41.150.D.2.b,churches must be setback at least 15 feet from shared property lines abutting residential uses. EMC Chapter 19.06, Table 6.1;EMC 19.41.150.D.2 b. 7. A church was first established on the subject property in approximately 1960. Since its establishment,there have been some minor additions to the building and various renovations. View Ridge Community Church was established on-site in 2002. The church building, approximately 3,421 square feet in area,takes access from two driveways onto Dogwood Drive,a paved street with sidewalks on both sides. There is an Everett Transit bus stop in front of the church on Dogwood Drive. Exhibit 1. 8. In order to have enough space for classrooms and youth programs,the proposal would add a two story addition of 3,540 square feet to the south and west of the existing church building,resulting in a total size of 6,961 square feet. The.proj ect would relocate existing Findings, Conclusions, and Decision Everett Hearing Examiner View Ridge Community Church, SPU17-005/ESA17-002 page 3 of 10