7825 EVERGREEN WAY LANNA THAI RESTAURANT 2018-01-01 MF Import

CITY OI' EVERETT NOTICE OF PLANIVING DIRECTOR DECISION Review Process II N99-036 Applicant: Lanna Thai Restaurantlrepresented by Steve Zamberlin 1255 Westlake Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 Proposal: The City of Everett Planning Department has recei�ed a request for a comprehensive sign design proposal for the Lanna Thai Restaurant located at 7825 Evergreen W2y. The proposal is the installation of a new freestanding sign structure along the sites frontage on Evergreen Way. The restaurant is located within a shopping center with multiple tenants and two existing freestanding signs. The City's Zoning Code allows for the additional freestanding sign but typically requires a 150-foot separation between sign structures. The new sign wouid have approximately 80-foot separation between it and an existing sign on the �ite. Section a6.210 of the City's Zoning Code ailows for an application to be made to the Pl�nning Director for special consideration whereby deviations from the typical sign requirements and restrictions may be permitted when an applicant proposes a Comprehensive Design Plan to integrate signs into the framework of the building or buildings, landscaping, and other design features of the property, utilizing an overail design theme. The Planning Director, using Review Process II, shall evaluate the proposal based upon the following criteria: the proposal manifests exceptional visual harmony between the . .. __________a.. ,.v �tie �.�hmrt nrnneitv fh1011Ofl ihB US@ The Lanna Thai Restaurant is the last tenant located at the souih end of the shopping center. A substantial remodel of the tenant space together with a total re- design of the front building faCade and entrance into the restaurant is being constructed. Substantial features have been incorporated into the re-desiqn of the front fa�ade that give the restaurant a distinct Thai architectual look. The sign for the restaurant has been designed so that it duplicates the buildings entrance fa�ade with the same Thai architecture. 2. Whether the sign or siqns promote the planned land use in the area of the The planned land use of the subject property and surrounding area is defined in the City of EveretYs Comprehensive Plan as Mixed Use Commercial. The proposal is signage for a new restaurant. The restau��ant activity and the proposed signage promotes the City's planncd land use for the site and the surrounding araa. 3, Whether ;he sign and its placement obstructs or interferes with The proposed signage would not interfere with any nalural scenic views and will be located approximately SO feet from an already existing sign on the same site and north of the proposed sign. �z