Ordinance 2850-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

4. PEMC's application explained that the reason for changing the designation for its site and not other properties in the vicinity was that PEMC plays a unique role as a medical institution and that a comparable zone change on adjacent properties was not necessary. 5. PEMC's Master Plan projects patient growth over the next 20 years and demonstrates how the requested Comprehensive Plan amendment, rezone and Master Plan will enable PEMC to expand in order to meet this projected growth. 6. The 10 Year Update SEIS and March 1, 2005, Staff Report identify the following impacts of the proposed Master Plan: (a) the loss of 22 homes in the Donovan Historic District; (b) aesthetics, light and views of the surrounding neighborhood; (c) vehicle traffic and parking; (d) noise; and (e) storm water. 7. The 10 Year Update SEIS identifies potential measures to mitigate these impacts and assure compatibility with uses on other properties. The March 1, 2005, Staff Report, Planning Commission Resolution and Conditions identified below offer additional measures to consider in mitigating impacts. 8. PEMC's Master Plan and written testimony as well as letters and testimony provided by medical staff and others demonstrated that there are current unmet demands for service capacity with the existing facility. 9. PEMC analyzed 4 alternatives to the proposal, including a"Greenfield site, the Rite Aide site on North Broadway, the Everett Community College athletic field site and the PEMC Pacific Avenue campus." Criteria in the analysis included cost, timing, predictability and operational efficiency. PEMC presented evidence documenting its preference for expansion east into Block 248. 10. The Staff Report for the Planning Commission notes that during the public hearings a number of medical professionals and business representations supported PEMC's choice of the proposed alternative. 11. Based on the PEMC Analysis, testimony and Staff Report, expansion to the east is the best alternative to meet PEMC's and its patients'needs in terms of cost, timing, certainty, and operational efficiencies. 12. To achieve the requested land use changes and related provisions, City Council needs to: (a) amend the Comprehensive Plan land use map designation in the expansion area (Block 248), between Rockefeller and Oakes Avenues and 13th and 14th Streets from Single Family(1.3) to Hospital (2.4), as indicated on Exhibit"A-1;" and (b) Rezone the entire PEMC Colby campus which is designated Hospital (2.4), including the expansion area, from R-2 (Single Family) to R-2-I (Institutional Overlay), as indicated on Exhibit "A-2." 13. The Master Plan provides a timetable through 2015 for building facilities to meet patient needs, including expanding the Pavilion for Women and Children, constructing a community cancer center, expanding the emergency department and operating room capacity, and construction and expansion of inpatient services including medical, 4