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cam dI."*a PLANNSNEs AND OOAI 11AV/TY DEVELOPMENT October 26, 1998 Terri Byer Chair, Port Gardner Neighborhood 12828 - 28th Place West, Unit A Everett, WA 98204 Dear Ms. Byer: Paul A. Roberts Director Q' 0u� r,r wq� I_: OCT 2 71998 CITY OF EVERETT Engineering/Public Services I apologize for not responding earlier to questions raised at the neighborhood meeting on September 14. 1 want to respond to all of the issues raised even if a number of them are not within the jurisdiction of the Planning Department. First, thank you for inviting me to attend your neighborhood meeting to discuss the development at 37th and Grand Avenue. I appreciate the strong feelings expressed at the meeting by many of the residents. There were a number of questions asked regarding the project history and current construction activities. I will attempt to briefly address these questions here. 1. Notice. As 1 indicated in my comments at the September 14 meeting, the notice procedure is a prescriptive action carefully defined in city codes. City staff must follow the precise notice requirements. We take the public notice process very seriously. When I received a complaint from Ms. Libby Johnson, I met with our staff to review the history of this project. In our review, particular attention was paid to the notice requirements, and we concluded that proper notice was provided for this project. 2. Underlying land use. The city's Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as high density multiple family. The R-4 (High Density Multiple Family) zoning designation has existed on this property since 1967. 3. Setback and height requirements. Concerns were expressed regarding appropriate setback of the subject development from single-family residences. The current project meets the city code requirements in existence when the project was submitted to the city. In 1990 the city adopted changes to the code which specified an 80-foot height limit with a reduction to 28 feet when located within 50 feet of a single-family zone. This was the standard in effect when the Grand Avenue project was submitted for review under SEPA. This standard was "vested" with the project submittal, meaning it is the standard the city is obligated to apply to the project. The code amendments adopted July 1, 1998, still allow multiple -family dwellings up to 80 feet in height, but created a greater transition for R-4 zoned multiple -family projects in proximity to single-family zones. The new standard is 28 feet high when located within 50 feet of lots in single-family zones, and 45 feet hight when located between 50 and 200 feet from single-family zones. The building height can go to 80 feet beyond 200 feet from single-family zones. The 1998 code change was in response to changes resulting from higher densities required to meet growth targets under the state Growth Management Act (GMA). CITY OF EVERETT 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 8-A • Everett, WA 98201 • (425) 257-8731 • Fax (425) 257-8742 t L