Resolution 032RESOLUTION NO, 32
WHEREAS a certain petition requesting a change in zoning classification
of the La B... Lumsden property located adjacent to 17th Place S. and 5th Street
S.E., a copy of the legal description is attached hereto, was, filed with the
secretary to the Planning Commission November 21, 19609
WHEREAS the Planning Commission of the City of Edmonds after considerable
time and deliberation have effected in concert with the City Council the hir-
ing of a professional planning consultant now one Robert Clark of Clark -Cole-
man and Associates.
WHEREAS after two years of constant research and planning, the City of
Edmonds did create and adopt a comprehensive plan in and for the City of
Edmonds, which comprehensive plan was adopted only after a considerable
number of public hearings relating to the properties within and outside the
City of Edmonds, and,
THAT several requests relating to expansion of neighborhood shopping
centers have been desired by other petitioners in the past, and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the
City of Edmonds hereby recommends to the City Council that the aforesaid
petition calling for a hearing to rezone those certain properties above men-
tioned be denied for the following reasons:
1.. That the request for such rezoning is not now in harmony with the
comprehensive plan as recommended by the Commission and adopted by ordinance
by the Council.
2e That with the employment of professional planners in and for the City
of Edmonds- now Clark -Coleman and Associates, it is recommended that no further
hearings relating to commercial property rezones be held until such time as
the report from the professional planner is submitted to the City.
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3, Prior request for commercial rezones in various neighborhood
shopping areas;within the City have been denied until such time as=the
professional eaktent submits, his report and, therefore, it is recom-
mended to the Council that uniformity of policy in this particular must
be kept.
Respectfully submitted,9
PLANNING CC3NL MION CHAIRMAN
Dated- December 20,1960_