Exhibit B - Hansen Email.pdf`J -03-182/V-03 183 (Thomas - Yvonne McGraw)
ruwell, Meg
From: resOnwyo [rodandjane.hansen@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:59 PM
To: Gruwell@ci.edmonds.wa.us
Cc: Chave@ci.edmonds.wa.us
Subject: CU -03-182N-03 183 (Thomas & Yvonne McGraw)
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These are our comments on the subject Conditional Use Permit and Variance application. Please make
these comments a part of the record the Hearing Examiner considers in rendering a decision on this
application.
We live at 7420 - 201st Street SW in Lynnwood. This is a dead end street about one block north and
two blocks east of the applicant's site. Even though we are two cities, our neighborhood includes the
property in question. Our access to the non -cyber world is 76th Avenue W, right where the applicants'
site is located.
We are concerned that the proposal moves commercial uses into this part of our neighborhood. Between
208th Street SW and 196th Street SW, where 76th Avenue W is a 2 -lane street, there are no commercial
or business -type uses. We recognize the 196th Street SW/76th Ave W intersection commercial
complex extends south of 196th (which, is also 4 -lane), and we also know there is a church and two
schools between these streets, but we are speaking of the general character of the neighborhoods
between these two intersections. We are concerned about the policy implications of allowing the
proposed use in an area that is entirely single and multi -family residential, except for the schools and the
church.
We believe this area should remain a residential area. In saying this, we understand it is typical for
single family homeowners to oppose things like multi -family proposals. We do not. We understand the
area of Edmonds across 76th Ave W from where we live is zoned for multi family uses, and we believe
that is the appropriate zoning. We also believe that is the type of land uses that should be allowed in this
area.
Medical uses in our area have been concentrated between 208th Street SW and 220th Street SW. We
knew that when we moved here in 1973, given the location of Stevens Hospital and the Edmonds Care
facility. We believe that before these kinds of uses are allowed in our neighborhood, there needs to be a
demonstration that space or facilities are not available in the area where these uses are already present.
We know that the Edmonds Professional Center is advertising for tenants. So is the building just to the
south of Stevens Hospital. We also know there is vacant property between 220th Street SW and Stevens
Hospital that can presumably can be use for medical purposes. We recognize alternatives like this may
be more expensive for the applicants, but we believe that before you allow an intrusion of this kind of
use into the proposed neighborhood, there needs to be a demonstration that reasonable alternatives are
not available.
Again, while we do not oppose this application a priori, we believe that its approval needs to be
accompanied by a showing that cannot be made. That showing is that there are no reasonable
alternatives to the proposed use. We believe there are, and suggest that the applicant should be required
to demonstrate that there are not before the application is approved.
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CtJ-03-182N-03 183 (Thomas " Yvonne McGraw)
Thank you for your consideration of our comments.
Rod and Jane Hansen
7420 - 201 st Street SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Rodandjanehansen@verizon.net
1/15/2004
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