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. (" ' ( " <br /> wc�rk, fp5t'r.^� +Bd and th? ceneral contract�7� ��uRirVo,� +hi- �iGtICB . <br /> lr�cuerie= rovealpd that ; ' h�d Geen dete-rt�ir�e� Gr *.he Cit�• '.ha! <br /> +`1B garaya , b.11 t�� 111 d 4�_OY �74 tfi? _ : tF Gf 3.tyP � f�dt7 CEBf� �iB=� .YI^�C� tG <br /> Ge a ' ba.sement' , thus not counted in the total heiyht . ThF ��nior <br /> -'l �nner' � ! atter of Or_ tr�Fr 20 , 199e t� h1r=. Bo�lan =.aoears *.o <br /> ha.ve rE-issued !h? Germit ( See Attachment Hi . <br /> A `has•rment' as described in most di _tionaries , is th� " lowest <br /> story of a buiiding, partly or wholly t�elow ground" . Cha.pter <br /> 19.04 04 the Citr o+ E�erett Zoning Code doE=_ not con*.ain a <br /> descriGtion of a ba�ement ir� its DEFINITIUNS. Thus or�E mu=t turn <br /> to 19.t34 .01� B 22 to thF definirion of "HEight of buildino" , whir_h <br /> =_.*.ates " `Height of building' mean=_ the greatest vertical distance <br /> mr:sured +rom thE average level of the hi �7hest and lowest point o4 <br /> th;t portion of the buildiny site co��ered by the Guildino t� the <br /> `� iy��QSt point o4 thE� roc,4 , exceotinq chimner=_ and st?eple=_. " This <br /> 1 �cY, of a description o4 a ` basFmer�t' antl the ve.queness cf the <br /> definition o4 the "Heiqht of � building" pro�� ide epportunitizs to <br /> totalty defeat the intent ot the code br either brinyir�g in soil <br /> and raising the Ie�el of the buil � ing site pri �r to �onstruction <br /> or hy con�tructing the building and later bringing in =oii to <br /> rai =_e the =urrounding graca levei sufficiently to take ad�antage <br /> of the prouision= for ` a�eraging' the hlgh and low points of the <br /> buildings footprint , thus maximizing the height o4 the buildino <br /> while remaining within the code . Attachment I contains se�eral <br /> exhibits which indicate that the oriqinal grade level �4 Lots 28 <br /> and 29 has brer� substan! ially altered by piling up �oi1 around <br /> thE buiidinq, in somP areas to a depth of o�er six fFet , thus <br /> creating a `basement ' out of a grade level Qarage . <br /> i:urrent Situation : <br /> With the re-issuance of {he worK permit , construction ha= re=_um�d. <br /> Modified roo4 trusses hai�e been put into place . �;ttachment I <br /> provides further views with the trus=e� in place to�ethar with a <br /> computEr qenerated profile of Bell Avenue looking t� the wEst . <br /> This profile is not to sr_ale but is ver;� reGresentati ��e of the <br /> roaflines on Betl A��enue . <br /> �A�ith the arri �ai o+ 11dVdI and ci � ili >n Gzr=_onnal a_=_aciated wi *.h <br /> the construction and operxtion af `.he Everstt fJa�dl Ease , zoning <br /> >nd new construction problems will muttipl �. ThE Hcmepor ! iny ;ac `. <br /> Sheet de.ted May , li?6, prepared by the E��eretti5nchomish Countr <br /> Im�,act Coordinating Council Board cf Director=_ , =!ates that b,89� <br /> new housing units a�ill be reauired bv 1492. I : i =_ ob� ious th�: <br /> *.here wi1 ' be ccnsiderable new constrvction and remodeling. : '. i ; <br /> equal ! y cb�.� ic,us that the zoninq code mu=_t be clear , c�rcl =_� , <br /> �OfOp � ?t@ , enforceaGle , and enrr,rced , If1 O�der . _ ��= l = ien `. � . <br /> manage a problem th�r i.Uil1 =_.00r� be uec�n the citr. <br /> =?commendations: <br /> t . '�hat �`i8 recenr ��F� :� aiun=_ bv �•�: _el� lp�� - +.fifipF ' " '�c�i : gl•J2C If� <br /> ^F�y4� t t,= th< p� i4ific. , '���-� � ' " ' . '�i _ - . , -,.tl-��i ,a�_' " ' <br />