3202 WETMORE AVE 2018-01-02 MF Import

STAFF REPORT TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VARIANCE #11-88 DATE: May 31, 1988 Applicant: Gosta Dagg 3207 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201 Location of Property: 3202 and 3208 Wetmore Avenue Requested Action: A concurrent variance from EMC 19.22.060(A) and (B) requiring 10 feet front and side yards setback; EMC 19.42.010 requiring 15 feet corner lot sight clearance for safety vision purposes; and EMC 19.42.040(B) and (C) to allow decks or balconies higher than 42 inches to extend beyond the required 3 1/2 feet to the front and side yards property line. Existing Zoning: Existing Land Use: Adjacent Land Use/Zoning Exhibits: This variance is to allow the construction of a three-story, mixed -use building comprised of 4,950 square feet for office space and 2,522 square feet for two residential dwelling units; and to permit the building's balcony to extend to the property line along Wetmore Avenue and 32nd Street. R-5: Ccre Area Residential Multi -Family Residence North: Parking Lot/R-5 South: Multi -Family Residence/R-5 East: Office Building/R-5 West: Multi -Family Residence/R-5 1. Vicinity/Zoning Map 2. Site Plan 3. Narrative Statement 4. Determination of Non -Significance for SEPA #11-88 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 1. That there have been exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the subject property or as to the intended use thereof that do not apply generally to other properties in the same vicinity or zone. Finding: There are presently three buildings on the proposed project site: a four-plex multi. -family residential building on the west end of the property abutting the alley on the west and 32nd Street to the north; an old store on the north end property line along 32nd Street and Wetmore Avenue; and a triplex multi -family residential building on the south end of the site. The Applicant has had the property surveyed and proposes to demolisn the old store and triplex multi -family structures and construct a three-story mixed -use building. The existing four-plex multi -family building will be left as is.