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4. The properties to north are zoned R-4 and are developed with multiple-family units. The property to the south is also zoned R-4 and is developed with a PUD substation and a city park. The property to the east is zoned R-2, Single-Family. The property to the west is zoned R�► and has multi uses including the Everett Multiservice Center, a mental health facility, a Department of Transportation equipment storage yard, and a commerciai retail buiiding. There is also an elementary school south of the subject property. (Tyler testimony, exhibit#1) 5. The existing Denney Youth Center, canstructed in the 1960's, has been a juvenile justice complex for approximately 30 years. At the complex, juvenile offenders are detained and adjudicated within the legal system. Education and counseling services are provided at the facility. The existing Denney Youth Center has 35 detention cells, one courtroom, and o�ce space for administrative staff, clerks, and probation officers. There are occasions when up to 50 juveniles are housed at the facility. The crowded sleeping quarters, along with the crowded courtrooms, necessitate a newfacility. (Tylertestimony) 6. On February 4, 1994, Proposition 6 was approved by the voters of Snohomish County. This proposition was for an increase in property tax levies to construct and equip a new juvenile justice facility. The proposition measure passed in Snohomish County, the City of Everett, and in the precinct in which the Denney Youth Center is located. (exhibit#1, Tyler testimony) 7. Admitted at the public hearing as exhibit#4 was a reduced copy of the site plan. A copy of this site plan is attached hereto and by this reference is hereby incorporated as part of these findings. (exhibit#4) S. As depicted on the site plan, the new facility will be constructed in a depression on the subject property and in the western portion of the site. The facility is proposed to be a two and one-half story, 110,000 square foot building that will have room for 100 beds, three courtrooms, administrative offices for judges, clerks, probation officers, prosecuting attorneys, and educational and recreational facilities. During the course of construction, the existing facility will be demolished. In addition to the new facility, the site will be developed with impervious surfaces for 233 parking stalls. (exhibit#4, exhibit#6) 9. In some zones in the City of Everett, governmental facilities are permitted subject to review for a Special Property Use Permit. Although these facilities are not allowed in an R-4 zone, the existing facility is a non-conforming use. The Applicant seeks an expansion of the non-conforming use and the approval of a Special Property Use Permit. (exhibit#1, Tyler testimony) 10. Pursuant to the State Environmental Policy A��t (SEPA), the City of Everett was designated as the lead agency for the review of environmental impacts of the proposed project. On November 22, 1995, the City issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS). No appeals were filed of the MDNS. (exhibif#7) 4