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flit/ 701 P• <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 2345-98 <br /> An Ordinance Amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2322-98 (EMC 19.15.060), <br /> Reducing the Off-Street Parking Requirement for Multiple Family Housing <br /> in the C-2 Zone from 2.0 Spaces to 1.0 Space per Dwelling. <br /> WHEREAS, on August 19, 1998, the City Council amended the Zoning Code to allow <br /> housing as a permitted use in the C-2 zone area located within the area designated by <br /> Map #15-1, with a parking standard of 2.0 spaces per dwelling unit; and <br /> WHEREAS, on September 2, 1998, the City Council asked the Planning Commission to <br /> review the off-street parking requirements for multiple family housing in the B-3 and C-1 <br /> zones in downtown; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on October 6, 1998 to <br /> review the off-street parking standards for multiple family housing in downtown and <br /> related parking issues; and <br /> WHEREAS, among other recommendations, the Planning Commission recommended <br /> reducing the off-street parking standard for multiple family housing in the C-2 zone from <br /> 2.0 spaces to 1.0 space per dwelling; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council accepted the Planning Commission recommendation on <br /> October 21, 1998; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council finds: <br /> 1. The Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan calls for the development of a <br /> substantial number of multiple family housing units in the downtown and immediately <br /> surrounding neighborhoods. <br /> 2. The development standards established by City Council on July 1, 1998, have been tailored <br /> to be consistent with the housing and demographic characteristics of downtown, and are more <br /> advantageous for housing development downtown than the previous Zoning Code standards. <br /> 3. Additional housing development in downtown will provide benefits to the community in <br /> terms of support for the business community, increased safety in downtown neighborhoods, <br /> improved jobs-housing balance, and additional support for public transit. <br /> 4. Redevelopment in downtown is more challenging and generally more costly than <br /> development of raw land is suburban locations. <br />