2008/08/20 Council Agenda Packet

4 WHEREAS, this action also includes a change in zoning for the expansion area from B-2 (Community Business) and R-2 (Single Family) to B -2-I (Institutional Overlay) and R -2-I (Institutional Overlay), depicted in Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, the proposal is based on a Master Plan site revision submitted to the City by ECC that will extend the current Master Plan from 2011 to 2015, see Exhibit C-1, C-2, C-3, with a conceptual depiction in Exhibit D showing how the Master Plan expansion area could appear after full build out. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held three opportunities for comment with public input and hearings on November 27, 2007, April 7, 2008 and June 2, 2008, where public testimony was received along with College and City Planning staff presentations where various aspects of the proposal were considered; and WHEREAS, EMC 19.33B.030 allows the institutional overlay zone to be established only in conjunction with a master plan which generally specifies the parameters for development of the property; and WHEREAS, the Everett Zoning Code provides for zones which allow institutional uses such as proposed by ECC for the entire campus area, including the existing area and the expansion area, to develop in accordance with height, setback and other standards established through a public review process as well as standards applicable in the underlying zone, as specified; and WHEREAS, following the June 2, 2008, public hearing the Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed map amendment, rezone and Master Plan revision with conditions that mitigate adverse impacts to the existing and anticipated land uses in the immediate vicinity of the campus; and WHEREAS, City Council held a public hearing to consider the request at which time it took additional public testimony and heard presentations from staff and the applicant on August 20, 2008, after which the City Council made the final decisions as reflected by this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, CITY COUNCIL FINDS: 1. As a school ECC is identified in the Comprehensive Plan as an "essential public facility." The following Comprehensive Plan Objectives and Policies specifically apply to this proposal: Policy 2.11.4 . Future expansion beyond the approved 2011 development will require additional review by the City, which may consist of amendments to the.Institutional Overlay zone and Comprehensive Plan amendments. ECC must work with the surrounding neighborhood residents in planning future expansions. The approved Everett Community College Master Plan provides for expansion to the east to North Broadway and the north along Tower Street. 2 15