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All of the exhibits are available for inspection at the Hearing Examiner's Office located at 2930 Wetmore Avenue, 8th floor, Everett, Washington. After due consideration of the testimony and evidence presented by the Applicant, testimony and evidence elicited during the public hearing, and as the result of the personal inspection of the subject property and surrounding areas by the Everett Hearing Examiner, the following findings of fact and conclusions constitute the basis of the recommendation of the Everett Hearing Examiner. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Applicant requested approval of a one-year extension of an Intent to Rezone of a 2.9 acre parcel located at 310 West Casino Road, Everett, Washington. The original extension of the Intent to Rezone was granted on November 6, 1996, in City of Everett Resolution #43511. Resolution #4351 allowed for an extension and revisions to a previously approved Resolution (#3592) that had been approved for the site. Resolution #4351 granted the extension for an additional five years with an expiration date of January 29, 2002. (exhibit 1, Palacios testimony) 2. The original approval for development of the site included housing units developed with R-3 PRD standards; a wetland buffer width reduction for a 37-1/2 foot buffer from a riparian wetland located in the northwest portion of the site; a building height variance for the building height to be measured from the existing grade on-site, rather than measured from the base elevation of the site. The 1996 extension for the project was approved. The extension also provided that the zoning of the site would revert to R-3 from R-3 PRD if the Intent to Rezone expired. (exhibit 1, Palacios testimony) 3. Development of the site has occurred. (Blount testimony) The development, however, was not completed after the Resolution expired on January 29, 2002. The proposed extension will allow the Applicant to obtain final approvals from financial institutions and others, as well as permanently establishing the required width buffer and the building height variance. (Palacios testimony) 4. Everett Municipal Code (EMC) 19.41.140.D.7 sets forth the criteria for rezones. Those criteria include: A. The proposed rezone is consistent with the Everett General Comprehensive Plan. B. The proposed rezone bears a substantial relation to public health, safety, or welfare; and the proposed rezone promotes the best long-term interests of the Everett community. ' The approval was granted by the Everett City Council. 2