7301 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT CHEVROLET 2017-03-01

CONCLUSIONS BASED ON FINDINGS 1. The Applicant is the owner of the property at 7307 Evergreen Way that is zoned by the City of Everett as E-1, Evergreen Way. The proposed land use for the subject property is an auto dealership that would include auto sales and service shops. The property is in a mixed use corridor on one of the busiest streets in the City of Everett. The slope of the site requires designs that can be used for the commercial development of the site. The historical use of the site as an auto dealership and the proposed continuous use of the same will allow continuity of commercial development in the area. (finding 1) 2. The requested variance for the allowance of the garage doors to be placed less than 150 feet from a residentially zoned property and facing that property is necessary because of the topography of the site and its use. The variance will allow features of that commercial development to occur that are general to the site. (findings 12 and 13) 3. The variance will not be detrimental to the property in the area of the subject property. No opposition from the property owners to the south was expressed. There will be landscaping and buffers between the properties. (finding 10) 4. The variance will allow the property to be developed with similar designs enjoyed by other properties in the area. The City has allowed another variance similar to the proposed variance for an auto dealership along Evergreen Way. (findings 7 and 13) 5. The requested variance is the minimum to allow the subject property the general rights available on other properties in the area. The variance is necessary to use the existing ramp and develop the building to its fullest. (findings 7, 9 and 13) 6. The granting of the variance is consistent with the Goals and Policies of the Everett General Plan. (findings 8 and 9) 7. The need for the requested variance is not the result of a self-created hardship. The topography of the site necessitates the development in a manner that will be consistent with other properties in the area. (findings 12 and 13) DECISION Based upon the preceding Findings of Fact and Conclusions and testimony and evidence submitted at the public hearing, it is hereby ordered that the requested variance from the Special Regulation section of Table 5.2 of the City of Everett Municipal Code, Section 19.5 (Note 45[a]) is granted. The Applicant is allowed to provide vehicle servicing and repair shops as part of the dealership within 150 feet of residentially zoned properties, and, may have garage doors face residential zones. The variance is granted subject to conditions listed below: 6