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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter on April 4, 2006 at <br />which time they considered public testimony and heard applicant and staff presentations and <br />considered the various aspects of the proposal; and <br />WHEREAS, at the public hearing on April 4, 2006 Mr Clark's representative accepted a <br />recommendation to limit uses in the proposed B-2 area to: Appliance service and sales, Bakery, <br />Carpet sales, Dry cleaner, Furniture sales, Health and fitness, Laundromat, Personal services <br />(tailor, beauty, salon), and Retail — indoor, including up to 30 residential units, together with uses <br />allowed in the B -2B zone. <br />WHEREAS, Following the public hearing phase of its deliberations the Planning Commission <br />did resolve to recommend to City Council that the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive <br />Plan and rezone be approved, subject to conditions of a Development Agreement. <br />WHEREAS, THE EVERETT CITY COUNCIL FINDS: <br />1. The purpose for the requested Comprehensive Plan land use map amendment is to allow <br />construction of cottage style housing with an office / retail use next to 19th Avenue SE, which <br />will include underground parking and pedestrian enhancements; and <br />2. To achieve the proposed land use changes the City needs to amend the Comprehensive Plan <br />Land Use map from Single Family Detached (1.1) to Single Family Attached (1.4), together <br />with a second Comprehensive Plan amendment from Community Business (4.2) to Single <br />Family Attached (1.4) and approve a rezone from R -2A (Single Family Attached) to B-2. <br />See attached map, Exhibit "A," for location of specific action "Areas" on this combined site. <br />WHEREAS CITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES: <br />1. The application provided in support of this action is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan <br />because the change in land use meets housing supply objectives of the Plan in an innovative <br />and desirable manner, and the commercial component of the project is properly located and <br />is of a limited use category and scale that it, with use restrictions applied herein, will be made <br />an appropriate addition to the east side of 19th Avenue SE; and <br />-2- <br />