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<br />PARK DISTRICT PDO ORDINANCE Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br />3. With respect to the criteria “unique characteristics of the subject property” and “the <br />unique characteristics of the proposed use(s)” (EMC 19.29.050(C)(2,3)), the City Council <br />finds and concludes that these criteria are satisfied because the transition of the Baker <br />Heights from the 1940’s housing project to the proposed plan as a single development <br />represents a unique opportunity for positive change. <br />4. With respect to the criteria of “arrangement of buildings and open spaces,” “visual <br />impact,” “public improvements,” and “preservation of natural features” (EMC <br />19.29.050(C)(4-7)), the City Council finds and concludes that these criteria are satisfied <br />because the Preliminary Development Plan will meet or exceed the performance-based <br />intent of the City's development standards on all of these criteria. <br />5. With respect to the criterion “[t]he public benefit derived by allowing the proposed <br />alteration of development standards” (EMC 19.29.050(C)(8), the City Council finds and <br />concludes that this criterion is satisfied because: <br />i. The elements of the Park District will respond to and balance the needs of Everett <br />residents and visitors, the EHA, the City, and other public agencies. <br />ii. The Park District development represents a significant change from the prior <br />Baker Heights housing project. Accordingly, careful attention to safe, healthy, <br />efficient, and attractive design, the project’s context within a growing <br />metropolitan City near transit, jobs, and amenities, and EHA’s mission-driven <br />inclusion of civic amenities would combine to provide significant public benefit to <br />the neighborhood and City while appropriately mitigating impacts and <br />downsides. <br />X. As set forth in EMC 19.29.040(B), the City Council is approving this ordinance and the PDO in part <br />based upon the circumstances listed in EMC 19.29.040(B)(1). The City Council finds and <br />concludes: <br />1. The PDO overlay has nonresidential uses representing around 5% of the Park District gross <br />floor area. (EMC 19.29.040.B(1)(a)). <br />2. These nonresidential uses would complement and support the Park District’s residential <br />component and would be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood by providing <br />opportunities for easy access to some daily needs including food and beverage, childcare, <br />and entertainment at a neighborhood-level scale. Public benefit would be realized <br />through better access to those daily needs for residents of the Delta Neighborhood and <br />affordable space for nonprofit and civic uses. (EMC 19.29.040.B(1)(b-d)). <br />Y. The PDO and the Development Agreement are in the best long-term interests of the community. <br />The PDO and the Development Agreement will mitigate adverse Project impacts. <br />Z. The PDO and the Development Agreement comply with the procedural and substantive <br />requirements of chapter 19.29 EMC and EMC 15.030.200.