Ordinance 2521-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has considered all of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and Policy amendments as well as implementing rezones, of which the Hofmann application is a part, so that the cumulative effects of all amendments have been fully ascertained, as required by the Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the approval of various amendments to the Land Use Map and the rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS,the City Council held a Public Hearing to consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission concerning the Hofmann amendment to the Land Use Map; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan, which the Planning Commission has recommended for approval, are consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act, consistent with the Vision 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategies, consistent with the Snohomish County County-Wide Planning Policies, and consistent with other policies of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan which the Planning Commission has recommended for approval,promote the best long-term interests of the Everett community; and WHEREAS,with regard to the Hofmann property located at the southwest corner of 19th Street at McDougall Avenue, and in consideration of evaluation factors found in Ordinance No. 2161-96, the City Council finds: 1) The proposed land use designation is supported by and is consistent with the existing policies of the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan if the subject property is zoned B-2 while keeping the residential portion of the property and the residence on it under R-2 zone regulations and further that this condition would be accomplished through use of the Contract Rezone process ; and 2) The proposed land use designation does promote a more desirable land use pattern for the community as a whole in that it puts the business use and associated zone in conformance with each other while preserving the residential use of the property now facing McDougall Avenue. Thus the proposed change in the land use designation is in the greater community's best interest; and 3) The proposed land use designation should not be applied to other properties in the vicinity. The proponent has agreed to use of a Contract Rezone to ensure the residence on the property and the land historically associated with it will remain under R-2 zone regulations. By changing the land use designation as recommended, the City is not providing a special grant or privilege to the applicant; and