3226 ROCKEFELLER AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

STAFF REPORT TO BOARD OP ADJIiSTMENT VARIANCE /15-88 DATE: April 26, 1988 Applicant: Bay Toxn Eacrow, Inc. �d Medema 5017 Claremont Way Everett, WA 98203 Location of Property: Requested Action: Existing Zoning: Existing Land Uae: Adjacent Land Uae/2oning: Exhibits: 3226 Rockefeller Variance from E.M.C. 19.40.020, Off Street Parking, to provide less than the six off-street parking apaces required by Code for an office uae. R-5, Core Area Residential (allows office uae) Single Family etructure 1. Vicinity/Zoning Map 2. Site Plan 3. Narrati.ve Statement FINP,T_NGS AND CONCLUSIONS: North: Apartmente/R-5 South: Office/R-2 East: Office, Residence/R-5 {iest: Apartment/R-5 1. That there have been exceptional or extraordinary circumatances or I conditions applying to the aubject property or ae to the intended uae ' thereof that do not apply generally to other properties in the eame ' vicinity or zone. Find3n8: The Applicant ia propoeing to use an exiating brick, aingle , family structure as an office for an escrow company. They Kould use ' about 800 aquare feet of the 1,140 square foot etructare and there would Le two employees at the present time (the ownere of Bay Tosm Escrow). There ia normally only one client in the office at a time Kith two being tlieze at one time occasionally. The majority of client visits are under five minutes. The lot is only 25 feet wide and ori�'nally the Applicant had proposed putting three parking epaces in the front yard and three off the alley; however, Publlc Worko would aot allow ��arking in the front aince there would be no room to turn around and vehiclea would have to back out onto Rockefeller. There is an existing accesaory building in the rear yard that will be demolished, as tl:e Applicant is now propoaing to ce�atruct aix parking apaces in the rear yard; however, only three of theae could be counted towards the parking requirement, aince tlie other three would be "stacked," i.e., blocked from access to the alley by the three stalls directly adjacent to the alley (see Exl�ibit 3, Site Plan). The Applicant feels these three "stacked" sp+icea could be uaed for employee parking, teaving the three off the alley for clients.