1426 35TH ST 2016-01-01 MF Import

� Howara Johnson Page -2- After due considera��o� �f the tastimony and evidence presented by the Applicant, testimony and evidence elicited during ttie public hearing; and as the result of the personal inspection of the subject property and surrounding areas by the Everett Hearing Examiner, the following findings of fact and cor�clusiens constitute the basis of the decision of the Everett Hearing Examiner. .� . • The Applicants requested approval of an expansion of a nonconforming building and use and for a Speciai Property Us� Permit for a structural addition of 186 square feet to an existing 2,800 square foot dental ciinic at 1426 - 351h Street, Everett, Washington. 2. The subject property is an 11,520 square foot parcel of lar.d that is zoned R-w• Multi- Famtly High Density Residential. The Everett General Plan designation of the subject property is Multi-Family, 20 - 50 Dweilings per Gross Acre. 3, The Everett Municipal Code (EMC) 19.13.010 allows clinics �nd mixed use buildings in a multipie-family dwelling. However, the clinics must encompass only 35% of the gross floor area while the remaining 659'o is to be used for multi-family dwellings. These standards and regulations are pursuant io the Everett Zoning Cod�, (19•89)• The structure on the subject property was developed and in use z�s a dent3l clinic prior to the adoption of the Zoning Code and �s considered a nonconforming building and use because no multi-family dwellings exist on-site. 4. It is the intent of the Applicant to expand the building in which the clinic is located by an additional 186 square feet. The proposal includes an 80 square faot addition under the existing roof overhang and an 106 square foot addition for mechanical � equipment and stoi�age. 5. Expansion of nonconforming uses is governed by the provisions of EMC 19.38.040.D. The criteria for review for the expansion of the nonconforming use is set forth in EMC 19.38.A 8� B. These criteria include: a, The impact of traffic generated by the proposed use on the surrounding area, pedestrian circulation and public safety, and the proposal's ability to mitigate potential impacts. b, Has sufficient lot size to provide for off-street parking, landscaping, and screening from adjacent uses. �, Provides a se, : ice to the general area.