3416 BELL AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

wcrk restarted and the general contractor remo�Ed the notice . Inqueries revealed that it had been determined by the City that the garage , within a foot of the site grade , had been declared to be a `basement' , thus not counted in the total height . The Senior Planner 's letter o4 October 20 , 1986 to Mrs. Boylan appears to have re—issued the permit (See Attachment H) . A `basement' as described in most dictio�aries, is the " towest story of a building, partly or wholly below ground" . ChapYer 19.04 of the City of E�erett Zoning Code does not contain a description of a Gasement in its DEFINITIONS. Thus one must turn to 19.04.010 8 22 to the definition of "Height of building" , which states Height of building' means the greatest vertical dista��ce measured from the average level of the highest and lowest polnt of that portion of the building site co�ered bY the buflding to the highest point of the roof , excepting chimneYs and staeples. " This lack of a description of a `basement' and the �agueness of the definition of the "Height of a building" pro� ide opportunities to totally defEat the intent of the code by either bringinQ in soil and raising the le�el of the building site prior to construct ! on or by constructing the buildiny and later bringing in soil to raise the surrounding grade le�el sufficiently to take ad�anta�e of the provisions for `a�eraging' the high and low polnts of the buildings footprint , thus maximizing the height of the building while remaining within the code . Attachment I contafns se�eral exhibits which indicate that the original grade level of Lots 28 and 29 has bEer� substantiallr altered by piling up soil around the building, in some areas to a depth of o�er six fee2 , thus creating a `basement' out of a grade le�el garage . Current Situation : Wi :h the re—issuance of the work permit , construction has resumed. tlodified roef trusses ha�e been put into place . Fttachment I Gro� ides further views with the trusses in place together with a computer qenerated profile o4 Bell Avenue looKing to the west . This profile is r��t to scalE but is very representative of the rooflines on Bell Avenue . With the arri �al 04 na�al and civitian personnel associated with the construction and operation of the E�erett Naval Base , zoning and new construction problems will multiply . The Homeporting Fact Sheet dated �lay, 1986, prepared by the E�erett/Snohomish County Impact Coordinating Council Board of Directors, states that 6,894 new housing units will be required by 1992. It is ob�� ious that there will be cansiderable new construction and remodeling. It is equally obvious that tY�e zoning code must be clear , concise , complete , enforceable , and enforced, in order to efriciently manage a problem that will soor� be upon the city. Recommendations: 1 . That the recent decisions bY the Senior Planner be re�� iewed in �E�.pE� t +n the oriqinul intent of Sectian 19. 14 .066 versus