2006/03/01 Council Agenda Packet

7 City of Everett Resolution No. A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendments to the Joe Zlab Rezone Development Agreement Approving Revisions to the Building Elevations. WHEREAS, the City Council approved Rezone Ordinance No. 2847-05 in July, 2005, as part of the annual docketing process for property located on the east side of the 2600 block of Rockefeller Avenue, for Mr. Joe Zlab, rezoning said property from R-4 to R-5; and WHEREAS, the City Council required a Development Agreement between Mr. Zlab and the City in order to ensure that the character and quality of the development concept presented to the public, Planning Commission and City Council would be constructed; and WHEREAS, the Development Agreement requires major modifications to the building design to be reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council; and WHEREAS, Mr. Zlab has proposed revisions to the building elevations that change the appearance of exterior details and implied materials; and WHEREAS,.Mr. Zlab has presented the proposed changes and reasons for said changes to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission took public testimony following notification of property owners in the surrounding area and the Bayside Neighborhood Association; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission found that the proposed changes to the building elevations do not substantially alter the character of the building and still represent the level of quality previously represented by Mr. Zlab; and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed changes; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the proposed changes to the building elevations; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed changes to the building elevations do not substantially alter the character of the building; and 34