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� - ( � . C� ��a-�u CITY OF EVERETT PLANNING DIRECTOR DECISION Revicw ProcessIH(1-002 Jnnuary 28, 2011 The City af Gverett Planning Departmcnt grants npproval of a request by Aurengzeb Akbnr to reducc the requircd five fect of landscaping along the east lot line at 818 West Casino Road for the chnnge of use from the Islamic Center to a roominghouse with the follo�cing conditions: 1. Provide landscnping ns shown on thc approved lendscape plan dated ]anuary 28, 2011 prior to final npproval for Uic chenge of use. All Inndscepe arces must be maintained with respect to crcating a heaithy growing condition nnd attractive appearence ns well as being free of weeds end tresh es specired in the Everett Municipal Code 1935.130. Dead, disensed,stolen,vandelized or damaged plants shell be rcplaced within three monAis,witli tlic plants indiceted on the approved landscape plan or epproved by this department. 2. The existing cedur fence must be maintained in good conditian and free of graftiti. 3. At the time of pinnting, shrubs must be e minimum of 24" in height and the deciduous trees must be n minimum of six feet in heighl with nt least a 1 Y�° trunk diameter. Groundcover must be planted to nttain 90 percent covernge within three years of planting. 4. A maintennnce securiry and license agreement is required prior to the issuance of a Cerlificu;e of Occupancy. The maintenance security shall be of a value of not less than 10 percent of the City's cost of repincing lhe landscaping(lebor+materials). The Planning Director upproved the Inndscnpe modification based on the following: Subsection 35.070.A. af thc City of Evemtt Zoning Code gives the Plenning Director, using Revicw Process I, the authority to modify the required Inndscaping if the epplicant proposes en niternntive method of Inndscaping that would achieve the intent and purpose of the landscaping required in this ordinence end in which the Plenning Director determines that existing conditions an or ndjacent to the site would rcnder the requirements of this section ineffective. Review Process [ is a written decision by the Planning Director«•hich approves, disepproves, or epproves �vith conditions the proposnl of the npplicant(Section 42.090). Tlie subject property is located in tlie R-3 wne, Multiple Family Medium Qensity. The chenge of use to a roominghouse requires lendscaping to be installed on the site per Cetegory A�, Type Ill landscnpe stnndards. Type 111 requires a minimum of one tree for every 30 feet of length along the perimetcr of thc lot, and five shrubs for 20 feet of length except this may be reduced by 75% if Inwn is used us groundco��er. An approximate IS foot wide driveway elong the east lot line�ves built ta support the previous use as en Islamic Center to nccess a required �ear parking area. The proposed roominghouse would req�iire parking nnd access cimiler to what currently exists. To compensate for the ebsenee of a ' The site plan incormctly references Lanc'scape Cete o REVI I 1•002