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Wesly Muller: 2807—21st Street. In response to the people complaining about lack of <br /> yard maintenance, when my children were little, I could not keep up with mowing my <br /> yard. The neighbors called Code Enforcement on me, and I got a letter telling me to take <br /> care of this problem. It had the law written on it. The letter was helpful to me because <br /> called for help and my family and my church came and helped me. The grass never got <br /> that high again. There is a law about how high your grass can get. But Code <br /> Enforcement does not have the manpower to get on everything. I also learned that you <br /> can't let your kids work on their cars in the street because it's an eyesore. I've lived in <br /> Everett for about 40 years, so I know what happens on both sides of the story. <br /> Dave Ramstad moved to close the public hearing. Barb Hardman seconded the <br /> motion, which passed unanimously. <br /> Sandra Alder: We now have time for Commission discussion on the proposal. <br /> Dave Ramstad: What would be the procedure concerning the boundary change? Can <br /> we vote on that tonight? <br /> Dave Koenig: You can recommend that modification if you wish. <br /> Sue Walsh: I listened to a public hall forum last night on television, as you probably <br /> did. The quality of the input tonight and the declarations and clarity of positions were <br /> outstanding. I applaud the public forum. It's a marvelous way for people to understand <br /> where folks are coming from. What I do appreciate about the forum is that there are <br /> clearly differences of opinion, differences of values. It's interesting, if the grass is too <br /> long, we want intervention, and if the door needs to be changed,we don't want <br /> intervention. <br /> This is an overlay zone, but it does not change the underlying zone and the restrictions <br /> that come with that. This proposal is something on top of that to add a measure of <br /> education around the elements considered more appropriate options to retain historic <br /> character. There are times when I wish we had more authority. There are clearly times <br /> when you'd like to win more. We don't. We are advisory, completely. We just advise <br /> on things that come under our authority. Usually the process has been pretty <br /> comfortable. There is give and take. That's what this is about. <br /> Relative to the boundaries, I think it represents more than a heroic effort on the part of the <br /> neighborhood group to undertake the work to document the properties in this area. I <br /> think the boundaries are appropriate. There are people who want to expand the <br /> boundaries, and there is the potential to expand those. I would encourage interested <br /> people to do that. <br /> Relative to the issue of the boundary between Everett Ave. and California, I am not in <br /> favor of changing that. It is not inappropriate to include it and it does offer a transition <br /> zone. It's appropriate to recognize that the underlying zone is different, but it should <br /> come under the design guidelines and standards. That won't hurt it and it will be <br /> appropriate to achieve compatibility with the rest of the overlay. <br /> 8 <br />