3301 LOMBARD AVE COMPASS HEALTH SUPPORTIVE HOUSING 2022-02-18

Jr EVERETT WASHINGTON CITY OF EVERETT Community, Planning, & Economic Development Department Planning Division PLANNING DIRECTOR DECISION Date of Issuance: September 16, 2019 Project File Number(s): REV1119-015, TDM19-002 Applicant: Compass Health Site Location: 3301 Lombard Avenue Everett, WA 98201 Tax Parcel #s: 00439079500300, 00439079500103, 00439079500101, 00439079500102, 00439079500500 Zoning: UM, Urban Mixed Street Designation: Pedestrian Connector Staff Contact: Teresa Weldon / tweldon@everettwa.Qov / 425.257.8731 Project Description: The proposed action is construction of a new 82-unit supportive housing building with on -site program services for residents and additional space to serve a variety of mental health programs accessed by non-residents. The Applicant proposed land use modifications to the use of the building, specifically to allow non-residents access to program services on the ground floor, building design modifications and locating the required residential parking to an off -site parking lot, south of 3315 Lombard Avenue. Part 1: Administrative Use Permit, Development Standards and Parking Location Modification The Applicant requested modifications to the following Everett Municipal Code sections: • EMC 19.19.030 Metro Everett Use Table, Table 19-1: A request for an administrative use permit to allow the use of 'office with clinics, social or human service facility and community service uses' on the ground floor of the new building. • EMC 19.20.320 Weather Protection Standards. A request for a reduction of the minimum weather protection standards along 33rd Street due to the slope of the site. The request is to reduce the required coverage from a minimum of 45%, down to 25%. • EMC 19.20.500 Sidewalks and Pedestrian Circulation, Table 20-16: Sidewalk Standards. Along the Lombard Avenue frontage, the request is to utilize and retain the existing sidewalk and landscape frontage zones as they are in their current configurations in lieu of relocating these features. • EMC 19.34.100 Location of off-street parking. A request to locate the required off-street parking in an off site parking lot located approximately200 feet south of the new building. The existing parking lot is located on the northeast corner of Lombard Avenue and 34th Street. Evaluation Criteria: The planning director considered the criteria in section EMC 19.20.900.C,in evaluating design modification proposals and the criteria in section EMC 19.19.050 for evaluating administrative use permits. Any proposal to modify development standards shall not undermine the intent of the standards. The planning director shall not approve a request for design modifications unless the proposal provides 2930 Wetmore Ave, Ste 8-A 425.257.8731 planning@everettwa.go�,T) Everett, WA 98201 O 425.257.8742 fax everettwa.gov