3120 MCDOUGALL AVE COMMERCIAL OFFICE FOR ROBERTS 2018-01-01 MF Import

r � PLANNING DIRECTOR DETERMINATION Review Process I #5-96 Landacape Modificxtion May 22, 1996 The City of Everett Planning Department grants approval of a request by Peter Newland :o reduce the required ten foot width of landscaping along McDougal Avenue at 2935 McDougal Avenue with the following conditions: Provide Iandsca.ping as shown on the approved landscape plan. 2. Obtain a landscape lease from the City of Everett Public Works Department. The Planning Director approved the landscape modification based on the following: The subject property is located in the C-2 zone, Fieavy Commercial - Light Industry. The proposed office is required to have landscaping installed on the site per Category B Iandscape standards of the City of Everett Zoning Code. Category B landscaping requires a minimum landscape width of 10 feet of Type III landscaping along the street frontages except for driveways and where the office building is located. A 6ve minimum landscape width is required along the interior property line with Type III landscaping. Type III landscaping consists of a minimum of 1 six foot high tree for every 30 feet of length and a minimum of 5 two foot high shrubs for every 100 square feet, with 90% groundcover within 3 years. Subsection 35.070.A. of the City of Everett Zoning Code gives the Planning Director, using Review Process I, the suthority to modify the required landscaping if the applicant proposes an altemative method of landscaping that would achieve the intent and purpose of the landscaping required in this Ordinance and in which the Planning Director detertnines to "provide superior quality through the use of native vegetation existing on site, preservation of groves of trees, ... or through other means". Review Process I is a written decision by the Planning Director which approves, disapproves, or ^oproves with conditions the proposal of the applicant (Section 42.090). ; h;, proposed landscape plan reduces the amount of Iandscaping from ten feet in width to 4.� feet between the property line and off-street parking lot. This reduces the amount of required landscaping approximately 670 square feet aiong McDougal Avenue. However, under 35.080.B, up to one-half of the required landscaping may be installed within the City right-of-way. Since this is not possible because of on-street parking, the applicant proposes to construct four Iandscape islands within the City right-of-way totaling over 670 square feet. In addition the applicant proposes to provide over 1,700 square fcet of landscaping within the parking lot. Only 858 square feet of landscaping with.in the parking lot is required by code. Landscaping will also be provided along the alley which is not a required by code. The proposed landscaping excceds what is required by code.