3025 BURL PL 2018-01-02 MF Import

PLANNING DIRECTOR DECISION Review Process 1 #32.97 October 7, 1997 The City of Everett Planning Department grants approval of a request by Custom Craft Homes, Inc to construct a single family residence with a reduced front setback on a lot that is approximately 40% envir:mmentally sensitive at 3XXX Burl PI., Lot 139, as shown on the approved site plan with the following conditions: 1. Provide a permanent fence along the top of slope prior to issuance of building permits. Solid board, post and rail, chain link, picket fence or other type of fence that is acceptable to the Planning Department shall be used. An Environmentally Sensitive Area sign must be posted on the fence. The signs are available from the City of Everett permit services counter. 2. Provide a recorded Environmentally Sensitive Area Protective Covenant protecting the slope and buffer prior to issuance of building permits. 3. Reduck. ,he amount of driveway to 20 feet in width within the front setback. 4. Remove yard waste and debris from the slope prior to issuance of building permits. 5. No structures will be permitted within 25 feet from the top of slope. The Planning Director approved the modifications based on the following: Section 37.050.E of the zoning code allows the reduction of building setbacks or buffers through Review Process I. The Planning Director, using Review Process I, is authorized to "...approve, disapprove or approve with conditions the use proposed by the applicant' (Subsection 42.100.13). The property is zoned R-1, Single Family Detached Low Density. A single family residence. approximately 1,591 square feel in floor area is proposed to be located on a lot with a slope of over 25%. A stream is located at the base of the slope. Approximately 40% of the 8,849 square foot lot has a siope of 25% or more. Section 37.050.B states that nothing in the ESA ordinance is intended to preclude reasonable economic use of property as set forth herein. If the requirement of this ordinance as applied to a specific lot would deny all reasonable economic use of the lot, development will be permitted if the applicant demonstrates all of the following to the satisfaction of the Planning Director: 1. There is no other reasonable use or feasible alternative to the proposed development with less impact on the environmentally sensitive area; and 2. The proposed development does not pose a threat to the public health, safety and welfare on or off of the subject lot; and 3. Any alterations permitted to the requirements of this Ordinance shall be the minimum necessary to allow for reasonable use of the property; and