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"Poe/S,=1 ORDINANCE No. 3 3 4 0-13 An Ordinance Amending the Minimum Off-Street Parking Standard for Senior Citizen Housing in the C-2 ES Zone and E-1 MUO Zone, Amending Section 6 of Ordinance No.3002-07, as amended (EMC 19.34.020). WHEREAS, the City Council finds the following: 1. The Planning Commission initiated the process to consider the amendment of the off- street parking standards for senior housing in two specific areas—the Everett Station Overlay Zone, and the E-1 MUO (Evergreen Way—Mixed Use Overlay) zone. 2. The proposed amendment is to reduce the standard from 1.0 to 0.75 parking spaces per dwelling unit. 3. Both of these areas have frequent transit service by several providers, including both Everett Transit and Community Transit. 4. Two independent engineering studies have been provided for Everett's consideration related to off-street parking utilization for existing senior housing developments. 5. One study included parking utilization analyses from the Institute of Traffic Engineers, and from several senior housing developments in Washington and other states. 6. One study focused on two existing senior housing developments in Everett. 7. Both studies found that the existing demand for off-street parking in all developments analyzed was less than 0.75 off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. 8. The City's Traffic Engineering Division reviewed the engineering studies and recommends that the proposed amendment only apply in senior housing developments located within one-quarter mile walking distance to transit stops. 9. The Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan policies related to parking do not address senior housing parking standards. 10. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 16, 2013 regarding the proposed code amendment. 11. The Planning Commission asked staff to monitor the utilization of off-street parking for senior housing developments built under the standard established in Section 1 of this Ordinance to determine if the projects that use this standard have adequate parking, and to determine if this standard should be re-evaluated in light of any deficiency identified through monitoring. 12. The Planning Commission asked staff to evaluate in the future where adjustments in off- street parking for senior housing in other areas of the City would be appropriate given