Resolution 5133 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS, the City Council concludes that: 1. The Everett City Code, in Ch. 2.96, Historic Resources, as amended by Ordinance No. 2539-01, established the City of Everett's Historical Commission. 2. As required by the City Code, a Waiver of the Certificate of Appropriateness is required before a permit may be issued to allow whole or partial demolition of a designated Everett Register property. 3. As provided by the Code, when there is no alternative to demolition of historic structures, the applicant is required to demonstrate how the project mitigates the loss of the historic property. Either the significant historic character defining features should be saved and incorporated as part of the new design, or the new design should, in some measure, preserve or recognize the historic character or significance of the property as provided herein or provide reasonable mitigation. "Reasonable mitigation" includes (1) demolition saving significant façade features and incorporating them into the design of the structure; (2) demolition incorporating identified character-defining features into the design of the new structure; or (3) such other alternatives found acceptable to the City Council. 4. There is no alternative to demolition. 5. Reasonable mitigation for the loss of the historic buildings shall include the following: (a) The Special Events Center itself, including features provided by its landscaping, design and brickwork together with its potential for revitalizing the historic Hewitt Avenue as well as downtown Everett; (b) Relocating the support building for the community ice rink from the south side to the north side of the community ice rink and finishing the façade of the support building in brick continuing the design and use of the historic brick character proposed for the Hewitt Avenue façade of the Special Events Center; and (c) Final design of the brickwork on Hewitt Avenue will reflect the historic use and design of brick and mortar work on Hewitt Avenue. 10