2606 WETMORE AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

2. The property is zoned 8-3, Central Business District zone. (finding 5) The requested variance seeks relief from EMC 19.22.020.F which prohibits freestanding signs or backlit signs on a sheet five square feet or greater in a B3, Central Business District zone; and EMC 19.22.020.F which establishes the maximum sign area as 40 square feet. (finding 4) 3. The variance will not be materially detrimental to the property in tf ie area of the subject prope�ty or the City as a whole. The long-term existence of the freestanding sign provides some direction of the use of the subject properry as a drive-thru bank. The drive-thru bank building is set back from the comer lot and without the freestanding sign that use could be difficult to ascertain from the street. (findings 4 8 9) 4. The variance is necessary because of the location of a pre-existing improvement on the subject property that conformed to the zoning code in effect when the improvement was constructed. The freestanding sign has been on site for yea�s. (Fndings 6 & 7) 5. The variance will grant the subject property the same general rights enjoyed by other properties in :he same area and zone as the subject property. Because every variance is based on its own unique facts, there are factors that must be considered with the instant application. These facts include: the freestanding sign has been on-site for years; the vegetation on the streets that front the subject property will create some view blockage for the proposed wall signs on the building on-site; the building on-site is set back from the street creating significant setbacks that are not common with other properties. These factors all contribute to a condition for a variance in order to allow similar property rights as are in the same area and zone. (frndings 9, 10 & 11) 6. The variance is the minimum necessary to allow the subject property the general rights described in Criteria 3 above. (Fnding 29) 7. The grant of the variance is not inconsistent with the goals and policies of the Everett General Comprehensive Plan. It is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan designation of the site. ((inding 15) S. The need for the requested variance is not the result of a self-created hardship. (findings 9, 10 & 11 J 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 Ciry of Everett sign code standards is granted. The granted variance allows an existing freestanding sign to remain in place while lwo new wall signs can be attached to the building on property at 2606 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, Washington. 7