02213Chairman Stole commented that in Edmonds all of the restaurants are full
for lunch as well as for dinner. Mrs. Medina felt Mr. Maxwell had some
valid concerns. She felt the situation at the fishing pier presently was
an unknown, until it had gone through a full summer season. She felt they
would be giving away for commercial enterprise what the City did not have
to give away because it has rights of condemnation and public domain. MRS.
DERLETH THEN MOVED TO APPROVE CU-11-79, WITH A CONDITION OF A NONFORFEITURE
EASEMENT FOR PARKING, BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED IT COMPLIED WITH THE CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE WATERFRONT, IT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPEN
SPACE ON THE WATERFRONT, AND ANY ADVERSE IMPACT ON PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA CAUSED BY THIS SMALL NUMBER CAN BE RESOLVED. MR. BYRD SECONDED THE
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED, WITH MRS. MEDINA AND MR. ROY VOTING NO.
V-20-.79 ; MICHAEL C. STORRIE - Variance fromrequired front yard setback at
202 3rd Ave.RMH)
CU-15-79 MICHAEL C. STORRIE - Conditional Use Permit for professional office at
202 3rd Ave. S. RMH)
Ms. Luster said the applicant is a psychiatrist specializing in geriatrics.
His proposal at this address is to have office space on the bottom floor,
storage space on the next floor, and his residence on the top. This would
not be a rezone. The required setbacks from 3rd Ave. S. and from Dayton
St. would be 15' but the existing older house is 14'8" from 3rd Ave. S. and
11'4" from Dayton St. A 6'x 12' addition was proposed along the existing
building line and it would not interfere with traffic in the area. Ms.
Luster felt it was a reasonable request and would be a minimum variance for
the site. Zoning to the south is RMH and the three corners around it are
BC. Ms. Luster recommended approval, feeling it would not be detrimental
to the surrounding area.
With regard to the Conditional Use Permit application, she said that was
for a doctor's office with a residence in the upstairs portion of the
building. She said the proposed use was consistent with the development of
the area. It will be a low key professional office. One parking space for
every 200 sq. ft. of office area is required. The proposed type of practice
would not substantially increase traffic or adversely affect adjoining
multi -family uses to the east. This type of combined use is permitted in
this zone. Ms. Luster recommended approval because the use was compatible
with the devleoping character of the area, all code requirements will be
met, and the use will not be overly intensive in this area and does abut
uses which are more intensive. The public portion of the hearing was
opened. The applicant had nothing to add, and no one else wished to speak.
The public portion of the hearing was closed. An explanation of the parking
was requested, and the applicant said he was not happy with his parking
situation. He said he needed five parking spaces and there is the required
square footage available but he was not satisfied with the parking layout
he would have to use. City Attorney Wayne Tanaka advised that he could not
buy into the In -Lieu Parking Fund in this zone. The parking layout is to
be worked out with the Engineering Division. Mr. Roy commented that this
property had appeared before the Board three times since he had been on the
Board, and he felt this was the best proposal he had seen for it. He did
not believe this remodel would be detrimental to the neighborhood.. MR. ROY
MOVED, SECONDED BY CHAIRMAN STOLE, TO APPROVE V-20-79 AND CU-15-79 BECAUSE
IT MEETS BOTH THE VARIANCE CRITERIA AND THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CRITERIA.
MOTION CARRIED.
V-21-79 E. T. HINRICHS - Variance from required front yard setback at 23319 75th Ave. W.
RS-
Ms. Luster referred to the last minutes on this matter, dated August 16, 1978,
file V-42-78, the action in which required that the east/west length of the
garage be shortened by 4', the 4' coming from the west side. The applicant
was now requesting that only 2' be removed in order that he could utilize a
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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