Ordinance 2594-02 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has conducted a public workshop on November 27, 2001, and a Public Hearing on January 15, 2002, to consider all the proposed amendments to the text and policies of the Comprehensive Plan which were initiated in July of 2001; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has considered all of the proposed Comprehensive Plan map designation amendments as well as implementing rezones, of which the Housing Hope 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 Housing Hope amendment to the Comprehensive Plan map designation; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to 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 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 Housing Hope property located at 5830 Evergreen Way, 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: (a) the subject property is used only for housing (up to 12 units) and an educational facility, (b) that it gains access only from Evergreen Way, (c) that the proposed property receives approval of a short plat (that the lot is legally created), (d) that the residential uses facing Fleming Street remain residential, and (e) that a 6 foot fence be placed along the full length of the west property of the rezone site, which in this case would be accomplished through conditions and restrictions imposed through the Development Agreement process; and 2