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4F41 RESOLUTION NO. 4644 A RESOLUTION approving a development proposal (Schnitzer Merrill Creek Apartments West) at a site located on Merrill Creek Parkway, setting forth conditions to which the development proposal shall be subject, and declaring its Intent to Rezone said property from R-3 to R-3(PRD), upon approval of the final development plan. WHEREAS, Schnitzer Northwest LLC filed an application to rezone property located on the north side of Merrill Creek Parkway between Narbeck Creek and Merrill Creek, from R-3 to R-3 Planned Residential Development (PRD), for the purpose of constructing a 218-unit multiple family development with 430 parking stalls on a 14.4 acre parcel of land; and WHEREAS, the Hearing Examiner, after holding a public hearing, did make certain findings, conclusions, and recommendations, and did recommend to the Everett City Council that the application be approved pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 19.32.130 and 19.41.160.D.7 of the Everett Municipal Code, and shall be subject to the specific conditions set forth in said Recommendation and Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance dated June 24, 1998; and WHEREAS, the City of Everett, hereinafter referred to as "City," finds that by approving a specific number of units in addition to landscaping and recreational amenities, and by establishing certain standards for the development of the property to be rezoned,that the preliminary development plan is compatible with abutting properties as proposed; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Code provides a mechanism by which the City and property owner may enter into a "performance agreement" wherein the proponent of a rezone agrees to develop property according to the terms of the agreement before the rezone is finalized by the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds: 1. This Resolution of Intent to Rezone the site to a zoning classification of"R-3(PRD)" is consistent with the land use designation applied to the property by the Everett Comprehensive Plan; and 2. The conditions applied to the development of the site through the Resolution of Intent to Rezone will mitigate the impacts associated with the development of the property, thereby bearing a substantial relationship to the public health, safety and welfare; and