3226 ROCKEFELLER AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

RGQUL'ST FOR VN2IANCI: 322G ROCKLPELLIiR AVISNUIi, ISVL•'RLTT, WA 98201 "Rel.ief from Y�rkinF RequiremenCs" DLSCRIYTION OF VAR1ANCti RIiQUliSC: Our request for variancc is for rclief of: parking requi-rements. Our proposed use change would change the use of this property from residential to off±ce use. The plan- ning department is requiring six parking s[alls (ie. 3+ 1/400 square feet of office - our building containes 1,140 square feet). We would request relief from the requirement of six stalls of off street parking to three stalls �E off street parking. The proposed use of the office would be [or an escrow company with a usage oE about 800 square feet with two employees at the present time. There is normally only one client in the office at one time and only occasionallp two clients at any one time. Tlie majority of visits are under five minutes. We further request that we be allowed "Stacked Parking" to accomodate our clients. We would install three stalls immediately behind our building and would provide [hree stalls of "Stacked" parking immediately behind those. We further request relief from the requirement of 8'�' minimum with for each stall to two stalls with a minimum width of 8�' and one stall of S' width. We will cooperate with all requirementc of the building department in use change requirements and parking stall construction. The special conditions applying to this property are the following: The property i� and always has been a small city lot of 25' X 120'. The building on this property util- izes almost all of the available property. There is an apartment complex immediately on the north and a law office on the south. Tl�e property is advantageously situated close to the court house for the proposed business. Furthermore, the property has Ueen in the family of one of the proposed business owner's since 1922 and the family is desirous of this continuation. Property in the immediate area has been developed along substantially the same lines. Tliat is, the better condition Uuildings have been converted �o office space and some of the less desirable ones have been demolished and new office space constructed. Ownerships have been consolidated in the immediate area which leads one to the conclusion that new offices ire forthcoming. The area will probably continue to develop as oEfice and nulti-family residential space. Inasmuch as Che current property owner only has 25', it secros unlikely that they will be. able to develop any new building and tlius conversion of the present residence to office would be their. main alternative. BXNIBIT 3 NARRATIC'E STATEMENT