916 PACIFIC AVE 1ST FLOOR 2018-01-01 MF Import

Providence Hoapital SPU 691; Variance 20-91 PaBe -5- �• Hoepitals and hoepital related uses shall be screened from ad�acent reaidentially zoned lots by the landecaping requirements of Landscape Category g, 10. Currently, there are tsro entrancea to the hoepital. It le the proposai of the Applicant to relocate the emergency entrance fro� Naseau Street to Pacific Avenue ia ordee [o elial.¢a[e confualon. This will reeult in luproved visitor and patient traffic flox by a clear identificatiou of euergency en[rancee aad other acceaeer. Such a ptoposal rrill satiefy a need of con�enience for the caosunity. L1• �e propoaed remodel of ehe ezie[ing surgery building and the construction of nev emergency setvlces w111 provide inproved medical aervtces for the coovun�ty of Everett. 1ti1a propoeal s►ill satisf� A need for the City of Everett. 12• Both Pacific Avenue and Naesau Street are deeignated as collector artetlals and are fully developed with curbe, gutters, and sidewalks. Although thete will be additional utilitiea required and provided, there are adequate aerer and wacer connections available to the site. 1�• The rede�ign of the euergency accea• to the hoepital off Pacific Avenue will nut create additionnl traffic congestlon in [he area. �e Applicnnt aubsitted that approzimately 134,6 additional vehicular trlps �1 � S��rated by thc developaent of the proposal. The City subaitted that althoug6 a traffic etudy waa not required pursuant to ehe trafflc sitigation pollcy, the Applicant Sa required to pay a fee of t80.00 per additlonal erlp or �10,768.00 to mitigate the iopacte of traf£ic. ik„ Parktng !e a probles for the Applicaat. Aithough there is a pgr�ng garage on-site, it ia usually filled to capacity, and there !e a need for additioml parkiag, 15. Pursuant to the Uee Stsndard Tables of the BZC (Section 34.030, Parting Require�ents for Hospitals in R-3 2ones) for alogle penit requeste, off-etreet parking ia determiaed by ttte Planning Director With consultation fros the City Traffic Englneer. Hovever, becauee thete is nore than one requeat for developomt, the Hearing Ezamf.ner of the City of Everett Ss glven �urisdictlonal authority pureuant to Et�C 42.020 to detersine if the required off-atreet parking for the propoeal is adequate or if additional parking !e neceesaty. 16. Advitted ae ezhibit /l6 to the hearing wae a parking study for the proposal. The parking etudy, baeed on exiating coMiticas, did not addrese future deuand, The Applicant did aubsit, howerer, that [he hoepitai iuprevesente are not e�ected to generate a greater desend for !'aridng because no new b�de or eervices will be provided. The propoeal oi the Applicant ie to upgrade the aervicee at the hospital and not to increaee the pap��tion of the hoepital.