Ordinance 2850-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

zoned areas where such uses are already well established and designated by the Land Use Map. 1.5.2 Confine hospitals and medical clinics presently located in residential areas to compact configurations development intensively, rather than allowing them to sprawl into neighborhoods and eliminate existing housing stock. 1.5.3 Require development, expansion and remodeling of hospital and clinic activities to be visually compatible with and minimize the parking and traffic impacts upon established residential neighborhoods. Housing Policies and Objectives 1.1.3 The City shall discourage the conversion of residentially zoned areas to commercial or industrial zoning. Changes of land use designation from residential to non-residential use shall be consistent with the criteria specified in the Land Use Element. Objective 1.2.3. The City shall establish a maximum 30 day waiting period from the time of application for a residential demolition permit until the demolition may occur, in order to find alternatives to demolition and preserve the dwelling. Hard to Site Facility Policies 1.10.2 "Hard to site" facilities shall be located so as to provide the necessary service to the intended users of the facility with the least impact on surrounding land uses. Only sites which are located so as to promote compatibility with other existing or planned land uses shall be allowed for such uses. 1.10.3 The impacts of"hard to site" facilities shall be reviewed in accordance with the review process specified by the City's zoning code, SEPA ordinance, and other applicable ordinances of the City which promote land use compatibility and mitigation of potential adverse impacts caused by the siting and operation of such facilities. 2. PEMC presented newly developed information to justify the proposed change to the land use designation. This new information includes PEMC's application citing population growth and its long-range phasing strategy and the testimony and other exhibits received describing both the short and longer term shortage of hospital capacity. The information reflected in this Finding 2 reflects substantial changes in circumstances related to the PEMC property. 3. The proposed land use designation as implemented through PEMC's Master Plan would result in an intensive and consolidated delivery of health care services that is more desirable than the present land use pattern which does not allow for adequate hospital capacity for the Everett Community. PEMC's analysis of alternative sites identifies a number of operational and other benefits of the resulting land use pattern at its existing facility when compared to the land use pattern that would result from land use changes that would be required for other alternatives. 3