5002 NARBECK AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

NOTICE OF CITY ACTION PLANNING DIRECTOR DETERMINATION II.B. #8-94 Dear Citizen: As an o�mer of property within 300 feet of 49XX Narbcck Avcnue, the City of Evcrett Zoning Codc rcquires you to bc notificd of thc follo«•ing action: The City of Everett Planning Director GRANTS approval of a request by Mitchell Davis to use the 25 foot bu(ter area from t4�e top of bank on Lot 5 as a back yard area including decking, rockeries, and a driveway turnaround as shown on the approved site plan and with the following conditions: Provide a pecmanent fence along the top of bank. The fence must be a minimum hcight of 42". Solid board, post and rail, chain link, pickct fence, or other type of fence that is acceptable to the Planning Dcpartmcnt shall bc used. Post a"EnvironmcnG111y Scnsitivc Arca" sign on this fence. 2. Providc a recordal covcnant protecting thc slope. Comply with thc recommcndations of thc August 29, 1983 David Nclson and Associates, Inc. gcotechnicalreport. 4. Revege[ate the cntire buffcr with groundcover or shrubs other than thc areas uscd for the dcck or drivcway. 5. Plant vegetation in fron[ or on top of the proposed rockcry within the front sctback. Section 37.140.B.7 of the City of Everett Zoning Codc rcquims a 25 foot buffcr from thc top of bank. Mitch Davis proposes to construct a singlc £amily residence with a building footprint of approsimately 2,436 square feet on Lot 5 of Triada Granada, just soud� of 4938 Narbeck Avenuc. Lot � is approsimately 30,000 square fect in sizc of �chich approximatefy 22,750 square feet is considered environmentallv sensitive. Thc 25 foot buffer has becn strippcd of all vcgetation. Rockeries up to 4 fcct high n�ill be placed within the buffcr and the building setbacks. Section 42.IOO.B of the zoning codc, using Revicw Process II.B; authorizcs thc Planning Dircctor to "....approvc, disapprovc or approvc �vith conditions the use proposed by the applicant" (Subsection 42.IOO.B), The Planning Director approvcd the above proposal based on Section 37.050 �vhich allows modification to requiremcnts of thc environmcntally sensitive areas ordinancc if thc following criteria arc mct: 1. There is no other reasonable use or alternative to the proposed development with less impact upon the environmentally sensitive area. The R-S zoning allows for a single family residence upon Lot 5, which is the least intense "rcasonable" land use for this property. The propoxd residence is a reasonable size relative to surrounding development. To create a back yard without encroachin� into the buffer area, the proposcd residence �could need to be moved to�vards the strcet. Howevcr, the proposed residence c.vuiot be moved forn�ard without increasing thc stecpness of the drivc��ay.