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14. As noted in finding #3, the Everett City Council adopted Resolution No. 5505 authorizing the Everett Housing Authority to serve as a community renewal agency to prepare the Community Renewal Plan and to exercise the powers of a community renewal agency. (exhibits 6 & 11b) In implementing this directive, the Everett Housing Authority prepared the Community Renewal Plan. (exhibit 6) 15. The Community Renewal Plan provides for redevelopment of designated blighted areas with single-family uses. The proposed density and housing type, as submitted with the requested rezone, is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the proposed rezone from R-2 to a R-1A zoning designation. (exhibit 6) 16. The intent of the Community Renewal Plan is to utilize the density allowed in the City's Comprehensive Plan and the R-1A zoning designation. The Everett Housing Authority has developed an illustrative redevelopment concept. (exhibit 5) 17. The Community Renewal Plan includes future design and development guidelines of projects (exhibit 6 "G"Design & Development Parameters for Redevelopment Area). The design standards are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and would provide for additional single-family redevelopment of the site. (Wood testimony, Landles testimony, Wolken testimony) 18. At the public hearing testimony was received in support of the requested rezone. A property owner in the area submitted that it would be the best use of the land and enhance the entire area. (Aldrich testimony) Another property owner submitted that he represents the Delta Neighborhood Association. While the association at a recent meeting voted fourteen to one to oppose the requested area-wide rezone, the witness submitted that personally he thought it was in the best interest of the community to approve the requested rezone, and he personally supported it. (Dean testimony) 19. Testimony was received from a witness opposing the requested area-wide rezone. (Vander-Vate testimony) 20. Correspondence was submitted in support of the request by Pete Hegge. Mr. Hegge owns parcels of land in the area. He contended that the southwest corner of the rezone would have to be adjusted to follow existing property lines that would include all of one lot (lot 7). The rezone boundary would then follow Hawthorne Street north to Butler Street and then west on Butler Street to Balsam Lane. (exhibit 10) The City staff submitted at the hearing that the adjustment, as requested by Mr. Hegge, is correct, and it would be done before the final rezone. (Wood testimony) Jurisdiction: The Hearing Examiner of the City of Everett has jurisdictional authority to hold a hearing and to issue the recommendation. That authority is set forth in EMC 15.16.100. Based on the above findings, the Hearing Examiner enters the following conclusions: CONCLUSIONS 1 . The Applicant requested approval of an area-wide rezone for property as described above. The rezone would be from the R-2 zoning designation to an R-1A designation. 5