10915 16TH AVE SE 2016-01-01 MF Import

i � � ; ,f. i ,;,� � � ''�, � � , , f Senior Services of Snohom�' h County 3902 112th S. W. - Everett, WA 98204 36D]1��y7 5-1112 ',;t, �t1 �� a e� � � ��a NOV .3 l9gg " �5 cIr}� ;� A. NARRATIVE STATEMENT REGARDING BUILDING HEIGI-f� �F Ev r�a�n�I� E After further review of the City of Everett Zone 'R-�ei j res�rictions , Senior Services oP Snohomish County is also ' i requesting approvai of a var9ance to allow L•he proposed building� , to exceed height ordinance limitations by 5 . 416 ' . While the � overall building heiglit is 35 . 192 ' to the top of the ridye, it is about AO ' 5" above average existiny site elevation= . 1 . " EXCEPTIONA� OR EXTRAORDINl�RY CIRCUMSTl�NCES OR CONDITIONS APPLYING TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OR AS TO THE INTENDED USE THEREOF , 1HAT DO NOT APPLY GENERALLY TO OTHER PROPERTIES IN TFIE SAME VICINITY . " Statement : It would be extremely difficult and perhaps 9mpossible to meet H .U . D. cost containrnent criteria while also meeting the City ' s height ordinance requirements . � Due to the intended use of the site for a Section 202 , Department of Housing and Urban Development Elderly Housing � �_ Project , Senior Services must comply with the "cost containment" ' requirements . Part of these requirements demand a cost effective design which dictates a three story frame structure . This structure reaches a maximum heiyht of 35 . 192 ' , just . 192 ' above �� the existing he9ght ordinance if- the building was constructed at ', road grade . Senior Services cannot meet the cost effiective design requirements of H .U . D . by substantially altering the building desiyn to accomodate t:he City of Everett maximum heiyht '� requirements . '�, 2 . "TfIAT SUCH V�RIANCE IS NECESSARY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENJOY�dENT OF � SIIBgTANTIAL PROPERTY RIGFIT OF l"HE APP[LLANT POSSESSED BY THE OWNERS OF OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE SAME VICINITY OR ZONE . " Statement :The building site which drops dok�n in elevation to � the rear of the lc�t compounds the problem of I meeting the height requirements . While the proposed facility will have a f9nished first floor elevation the same as that of ti�e existing road grade, the existing site elevations are below road grade by 3 ' to '] ' . Because the site drops offi toward the rear of the lol- , tl�e srructure exceeds the rnaximum bu9lding height requirements by app�oximately 5 ' . If L'he site were level and �t road yrade, the building would only Ue about 1 . 5" too hiyh .