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�' � �� ' NARRATIVE STATEMENT FOR EVERETT SENIOR CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY VARIANCE REQUEST April 11 , 1984 This statement will address the two items which will be con- sidered in the variance request for the proposed Everett Senior Congregate Care Facility on the northeast corner of 19th Ave , S .E , and 100th St , S .E . (See Exhibit B) . The first item is the building setback along the northern property line which fronts on the right-of-way for 99th St , � S .E , (See Exhibit C , dated 4/6/8/+) . While for.mulating the � proposal for the parcel described above, the option was given by the City to either improve 99th St . S,E , or to vacate it . It was decided to improve 99th St. S . E . because at this time it appeare that that option wauld be of the most benefit to the neighbarhood. In choasing to improve 99th St . S ,E. , it became necessary to dedicate an additional 15 feet of right-of-way to the City , which reduced the buildable area on the site by approximately 6, 736 square feet , and caused a careful reevaluation of the siting of the proposed building. There .is no problem on mcst of the frontage of 99th St , S. E , ; The northern property line is technically considered to require i a side yard setback , which according to code is five feet � plus an additional five feet for every story over two. Since the major portion of the proposed building is threa slories i high , this would constitute a 10-foot setback along the corre- � sponding property line which would be adequate for the proposed ; building . However , the extreme nortliwest corner of the proposed ; building is four stories high . Therefore, the building setback i from the northern property line is 15 feet for that 66-foot portion; five feet more than the setback for the remaining 348 feet of the building. Please nate that there is an underground driveway and parking garage which forms a continuous loop underneath the buildings . � An attempt to offset ❑ne corner of the building by five feet would disrupt the configuration of this underground access system. Therefore, the variance request is that the building setback be changed to a uniform 10-foot setback along the norther.n property line. This request ia supported by Section 19. 20.050(C) of the Everett Municipal Code which specifies that the requirement for a rear yard setback in the R-4 zone may be "waived if the structure is so designed so as to provide an interior or contiguous courtyard of equal or larger area" . While this project is zoned R-3 instead of R-4 , thc intent. of the code may be applied in this case since the area of EKN�6/T 3