3301 RUCKER AVE UNITED TINT AND CUSTOMS 2019-04-16

h t4 NON-CONI'ORitii1NG USE °°' ,a " CERTIFICATION#3-964. t..fir * ,', o' Applicant Tien Dinh Vu Address: 3301A Rucker Avenue et ett WA 98201 Address: 3301 Rucker Avenue. gttl Description: Lots 1, 2 & 3, Block 789, Plat of Everett Division A. Tex Identiric ition Number: 4369-789-001-0004 Zoning: R-4, Multiple Family High Density 1)escription of the Non-conformities: A 1,681 square foot dry cleaners (building #1) built in 1958 and a 1.440'square loot retail building with 2 residential units above on the second floor (building #2) built in 1959 are located on a 8,990 square foot lot. Building #2 does not meet the side or rear setback requirements. No landscaping is provided along the street frontages or _' within the 14 space parking lot. A 14 foot high, freestanding sign overhangs into the City Right-of-Way. The current City of Everett Zoning Code does not list dry cleaners as a permitted use in the R-4 zone but does allow retail space up to 8,000 square feet when located on the ground floor of a mixed use building in which at least 650% of the gross floor ere. '.. :is d for multiple family. The current zoning code requires front and rear setbacks of 20 feet and side setbacks of 10 feet, a minimum of 14 off-street parking spaces, and a ten foot wide landscape strip. A variance was granted in 1959 for the construction of building #2. The first floor of the building was approved for a self-service laundry facility within the retail building. Business livenses issued to the property show that the building changed to a bookstore in 1976 and since then has been used for a vacuumcleaners store and a video store.:In granting the variance the Board of Adjustment addressed development on the entire site, including a dry cleaners that existed (in building#1) at the time the Board granted the variance for building#2. Decision: Based on the variance granted by the Board of Adjustment, I hereby find that the above described non-conformities met all City of Everett Zoning Code requirements at the time the above buildings were established. The buildings may continue to be used as retail, office, or other uses listed in the B-1 zone as long a the new use is not more nonconforming than the previous use as described in Subsection 38.030.E of the zoning code. This certification is subject to revocation if it is found that the information upon which it is based is erroneous. ,( / , `Paul A. Roberts, Director This is an administrative Ott psi«n , ,l:rble to the City's t_artn Use Hearing Examiner. Ifiyou have questions regarding this onto. 'wish to file an appeal, please contact Steve Ingalsbe, City of Everett Planning P • ,a '`r 'i99-8731. _tr, :4 i d p,.