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with a minor development revision of the Intent to Rezone the 2.9 acre site. (Exhibit 1 & Cunningham testimony) 2. In addition to the requested extension and minor development revision of the Intent to Rezone, the Applicant has also requested a variance from the development standards for the height of buildings in R-3 zones. The Applicant requested that the height of the buildings to be developed on-site be measured from the existing grade on-site, rather than the base elevation of the site. The Applicant also requested a wetland buffer width reduction from the small riparian wetland located on the northwest portion of the site near Merrill and Ring Creek. The Applicant requests a 37-1/2 foot buffer. (Exhibit 1 & Cunningham testimony) 3. Admitted at the public hearing, as exhibit 4, is a revised site plan. The revised site plan depicts the proposed development of the subject property. Development is subject to the 1992 rezone being extended. (Exhibit 4 & Cunningham testimony) 4. As depicted in exhibit 4, the proposed development would include a north budding and a south building. The north building would be located in the north central portion of the site and would consist of 15 units, while the south building is in the southern portion of the site that fronts Casino Road. The minor revision to the proposed development is that three units of the north building, as approved in 1992, have been eliminated and the south building has been moved closer to the eastern boundary line to eliminate the need for pile foundations. (Exhibit 4, Sullivan testimony & Cunningham testimony) 5. It is the intent of the Applicant to develop 33 units and to develop at least three of the units for disabled housing. (Sullivan testimony) 6. The subject property is designated in the Everett General Plan as Multiple-Family with an allowance of 20 - 29 dwelling units per gross acre. The proposed density is less than the Comprehensive Plan density. In reviewing the density issue, the City determined due to the significant Environmentally Sensitive areas on-site, the site is appropriate for less dense development. (Cunningham testimony) 7. Approximately 30 feet of fill has been placed on the subject property. Most of the fill was placed during the construction of SR 526 and Casino Road. The fill has been on-site for many years and was in place at the time of the original rezone of the subject property in 1982. (Sullivan testimony) 8. Based on a geotechnical engineering study completed for the site, it was determined that because of the existing grades on-site and the fill, pilings would be required for construction of any buildings. The Applicant has redesigned the original plan of the multiple-family structures and has moved the southern building to the southeast portion of the subject property. With the movement of the southern portion and the information provided in the geotechnical report, there is no longer a need for the use of pilings for the development of the southern building. (Cunningham testimony) 3