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Social Security Administration SPU 7-91 Page -4- A. A demonstratio¢ of superior service outside the S-3 Government Service Area or [hat the downtown location will be harmful to the downtoWn core. 11. Everett is the County Seat of Snohomish Countq and is the most logical and best location for Social Security Administration. The Everett office providea service to Island County and Snohomiah County, north of Lynntirood. Included in thie area are o[her citiea in Saohomish County along Highway 2. 12• The Goverament Service Area within the B-3 zoning district includes the downtown portion of Everett. The proposed locatian, which is outeide of thie Government Service Area, is approximately one block removed from the area. A downtown facility could satisfy the need for service for the service area of the Social Security Administration. However the General Services Adminiatration (GSA), the agency in charge of the lease, did �ot receive any acceptable bids for leases on buildinga within [he Goverc�ent Service B-3 zone. The oaly bid on a building in this area was rejected becauae of the phyaical condition oi the building. 13. Baaed an 1990 census figures, withia a one mile radiva of [he propoaed site, pereone 65 or older represent approximately 23S of the total population. The population for the county of 65 or over is 9.SX. 14. The utilitiea and public services are adequate at the proposed site and would be adequate if the property were in the B-3 zone. 15. Traffic to be geaerated by the proposed use will be mitigated through the uae of SEPA policies and through the implementa[ion of the lnterim traffic mitigation ordinancea. On the subject property, pedestrian and wheelchair acceae can be improved srith inatallation of sidewalk ramps. The adjoining atreets, however, at 32nd und Colby Avenue do not have [raffic aignals. 16. Intersections within the B-3 zone have wheelchair rampa and have signals to control pedestrian traffic. There is more handicap parking in the B-3 zone than in any part of the City. 17. Be[cveen 37 and 41 parking spaces will be available on-ai[e. The Applicant indicated that 37 apaces would be used if fewer small cars are parked at the site. Thia proposed parking will be adequate to accommodate the 30 employees and the steady number of clients who will utilize the facility. Included in the parking will be handicap Par1�1n8• Parking will be similar to parking availability in the darntown B-3 Government Service Area. 18• The sub�ect property ia compatible with B-3 zone standards and atructures and is also compatible with the surrounding development.