2012/07/25 Council Agenda Packet

.17 Erin' CITY OF EVERETT PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1.2=97 A Resolution ecommending City Council Approve A Rezone of the Subject Property From B-1 (Neighborhood Business) to R-3 (Multiple Family) The Lake Shore Condominium Rezone WHEREAS, the City of Everett adopted a Comprehensive Plan in August, 1994, in conformance with the Washington State Growth Management Act, and WHEREAS,the City of Everett completed its 10 year update to the Comprehensive Plan with City Council adoption on July 20,2005, and WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act, codified as Chapter 36.70A, allows for comprehensive plans to be amended on an annual basis, and WHEREAS,the City of Everett initiated its 2011 —2012 annual comprehensive plan amendment process in July of 2011, which included consideration of Land Use Map amendments and rezone applications initiated by property owners and the Everett Planning Commission, and WHEREAS,the Everett Planning Commission is making this recommendation in order to ensure consistency between the Comprehensive Plan map and the zone in the subject area, and WHEREAS, staff did meet with the affected neighborhood regarding the subject proposal on February 2, 2012, and WHEREAS the recommended zoning is R-3 (Multiple Family), changed from B-1 (Neighborhood Business), as indicated in Exhibit"A;" and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter on March 6,2012, at which time it heard from the public, and staff, and considered the various aspects of the recommendation. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds: 1. The purpose for the requested Comprehensive Plan land use map amendment is to ensure consistency between the Comprehensive Plan map and the zoning map. 2. To achieve the desired consistency between the two noted maps,the City needs to change the zoning on the south portion of the property from B-1 (Neighborhood Business)to R-3 (Multiple Family, as indicated in Exhibit"A." Planning Commission Resolution 12-07 Page 1