916 PACIFIC AVE MRI BUILDING 2018-01-02 MF Import

Providence Hospital SPU 18-87 Page -2- After due consideralion of the evidence presented by the Applicant; evidence elicited during the public hearing; and as the result of the personal inspection of the subject property � � and sucrounding areas by the Everett Hearing Examiner, the following findings of fact and conclusions constitute the basis of the decision of the Everett Hearing Examiner. FINDINGS OF FACTS 1. The Applicant has requested approval of a Special Property Use Permit for the construction of a one-story building to house a magnetic resonance imaging unit on the southwest corner of Pacific and Nassau in the City of Everett, Washington. The proposed buildinq will be a 4,096 square foot structure that will be built on the existinq hospikal site. (Cunningham testimony) 2. The hospital site is a seven acre tcact located on the corner of P�cific and Nassau. On the seven acres are the hospital and various clinics and cosnplimentary • parking facilities. The Applicant has received a Special Property Use Permit for a parking qarage structure on-site for the addition of approximately 300 parking spaces. This structure is proposed to be completed durinq the spring of 1989. (Cunningham testimony) 3. The proposed structure is desiqned to be constructed on an existing parking lot of the hospital. The structure would result in the displacement of sixteen parking spaces. (Cunningham testimony) 4. The proposed structure will house a ma9netic resonance imaging unit. Such a unit is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that eliminates the need for X-rays and other types of radiation. This service is currently provided in a mobile unit at the hospital on a limited basis. The proposed facility will provide a continuous use for up to ten to twelve patients per day. (staff report, Saline testimony) 5. The Everett Municipal Code (EMC) 19. 58 .O10.C. 2 requires Special Property Use Permits for hospitals and similar uses which provide health services for citizens. As a result, the proposed facility of the Applicant must satisfy the criteria of EMC 19. 58 .O10.B. That criteria include: a. The proposed use must be reasonably compatible with other uses and potential uses within the general area in which the use is proposed to be located;