1215 MADRONA AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

-4- Mr. Gretf asked if the former apartment on the second floor of the building wouid be re-established. Mr. Granat responded that due to building code requirements, ' he would not establish the apartment upstairs at this tfine but hould use the area for storage. At some future date he may put the apartment back in but o-rill do so according to the bulding code. Mr. Graff asked if the building inspectors had gone through the building with Mr. Granat. Mr. Granat responded that the building inspector, fire Inspector, Health �epartment and other government agencies had been through the buiiding and had a list of corrections which would be necessary prior to occupancy, Mr. Shockey asked Mr. Granat why he now telt that the building could undergo exten- sive remodeling in Iine with the building code requirements when on his application he stated that to provide extensive remodeling would make re-establishment of the tavern unfeasible._ Mr, Granat responded that a remodeling he was referring to'on his application dealt with exiensive remodeling to some other use. He did not feel that the corrections being required.by the Building Department were impossible to prov i de. Mr. Shockey then asked Mr. Granat if he felt that the money required to bring the building up to code could not also be spent remodeling the building to a conforming use. Mr. Granai responded that that type of remodeling might be extensive and un- feasible. Mr. Berg then asked Mr. Granat if he would be willing to accept a variance which was tied to that particular building. b1r. Granat stated that he would, Mr. Leonard Reichlin, 1522 4�alnut then spoke in favor of this request. He stated that this use was well established in that area and vias there long before the zoning took effect. He also stated that with one exception everybody Iiving immedi- ately around this property moved into the area after the tavern was established, Mr. Granat then asked that the record note that Mr, Reichlin and Mr. Granat do r.oi know each other and that Mr. Reichlin had come here on his own volition to speak in favor of this application. hlr. Jamie Johnson, Inspection Supervisor for ihe City of Everett, then read a letter to the Board listing ali of the corrections v�nich the Ci'ry would require to the building before reoccupancy would b.e permitted. (A copy of this le�tter is on file in the Community Development Departmeni,) Mr. Berg asked if the items listed by Mr. Johnson were required or suggested. Mr. Johnson responded that these improvements would be required on any new construction or major remodeling in the City, Mr. Berg then asked wh�• these correc''ions were being +?er to a variance request. Mr, Johnson responded that the building right now was of very marginal value and was probably very close to condemnation. It is the feeling of the City that if an ac+ion is to be taken allowing a tavern to reoccupy the building that there must be some assurance that the building has some future life. Otlierwise the tavern might be reoccupied only to be condemned four or five years from now. Mr. Fiugh Thomas, I508 ��lalnut then spoke on this request. He stated that the past experience wlfih this tavern had not been good and had caused many disruptione in the neighborhood. There had been treffic accidents, noise, drunken behavior, etc., which have had a negative effect on residential properties. He voiced concern for the many