1902 VIRGINIA AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

o �C�L��d� �� u u MAR 1 3 1989 _ _ ......... . CITY OF EVERETT BOARD OF ADJiISTl�NT public Works Dept• FINDINGS, CONCLIISIONS, AND ORDER VARI�lICE NO. 3-89 Based upn the written request for a variance from the City's zoning code by: Dean Lozano 2312 19th St. Everett, WA 98201 hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", for a variance from E.M.C. 19.40.020, Off-Street Parking to allow less than the eight off-street parking spaces required by code for a nonconforming use in a nonconforming building. Location of Proposal: 1902 Virqinia The Soard of Adjustment, following a public hearing on said ap- plication held on March 6, 1989, and further having reviewed all testimony, makes the following Findinqs, Conclusions and Order: FTNDINGS l��J CONGL•USIONS• CRITERION NO. 1• That there have been exceptional or extraordinary circu�stances or conditions applying to the subject property or as to the in- tended use thereof that do not apply qenerally to other properties in the sa�e vicinity or zone FINDING: The property consists of a 3,120 square foot, two-story, flat roofed, exist`_nq commercial structure constructed in the early 1900�s as a grocery store on a 3000 square foot lot. The building was later remodeled, addinq an apartment on the second floor and one on the first floor, leavinq 770 sauare feet for the grocery on the first floor. In 1961 the qrocery store was converted to a beauty ehop. The beauty shop use was a less intensive use than the grocery store since it was a one person shop and the parking reauire- ment would have been for a total of five spaces, three for the residential use and two for the beauty shop. Since there were only two off-street parking sp�ces on the site, the parking was nonconforming by three spaces. In 1987 the beauty shop was changed to the present use, which is the "Children's Attic° �. second hand children's cxothing store, where children's clothing is sold on consignment. When the Applicant applied for a business license the City became aware that the parking requirement was not being met. The parking requirement for this use is for a to�al of eight spaces, three for the residen- tial use and five for the retail use. It has been City policy to allow credit for a previous nonconformity in calculating the parking requirement when a use changes, so be- cause of the previous use's nonconformity of three spaces, the total parking requirement for the Children's Attic and two apartment units would be five spaces.