Resolution 670MAE/bjf
10/15/81
RESOLUTION NO. 670
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOM-
MENDATIONS OF EDMONDS PLANNING ADVISORY
BOARD ON PROPOSED REZONE.
After notice had been duly posted and published
pursuant to Section 20.40.030 of the Edmonds Community
Development Code, the Edmonds Planning Advisory Board held a
public hearing on September 23, 1981, to consider planning
division file no. R-7-81, a requested zone reclassification of a
parcel of property located in the City of Edmonds.
The City staff made a presentation and submitted docu-
ments for the Planning Advisory Board review. Members of the
public were given an opportunity to speak. After all persons who
desired to speak had done so, the public portion of the hearing
was closed. Following discussion by the Planning Advisory Board,
the motion was made that the Planning Advisory Board recommend
denial of R-7-81. The motion was duly seconded and passed. From
the evidence presented to the Planning Advisory Board, a 4 to 3
majority of the Planning Advisory Board hereby makes the fol-
lowing findings of fact, conclusions and recommendations.
FINDINGS OF FACT
I
The subject property is located at approximately 7301
Meadowdale Beach Road and legally described as parcel 03, lot
118, plat of Meadowdale Beach. This property is currently owned
by the City of Edmonds.
II
The subject property is entirely undeveloped and is
currently covered with large alders, evergreens and brush. The
rear one-third of the property is steeply sloped and the front
two thirds slopes gently toward Meadowdale Beach Road. There are
springs on the property but there is no standing water. The
property is currently valued at approximately $20,000.
III
The subject property is currently zoned Low Density
Single Family Residential, RS-20.
IV
All property surrounding the subject property and
located within the City of Edmonds is currently zoned RS-20.
Property located in the City of Lynnwood and adjacent to the
subject property is zoned Public Use, Pl. The properties to the
south, west and east are undeveloped. The property to the north
is developed with single family dwellings.
V
In the general neighborhood there is currently an
abundance of property zoned Open Space.
VI
The Comprehensive Plan Map designates the subject
property as Single Family Residential.
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VII
The only change in the immediate neighhorhood has been
the approval of an eighteen unit planned residential development
across Meadowdale Beach Roaad from the subject property. The
approved PRD calls for the provision of Open space across the
street from the subject property.
CONCLUSIONS
T
All procedural requirements proposed by the Edmonds
City Code and state law have been fully complied with.
II
The Comprehensive Policy Plan, § 15.20.040 of the Com-
munity Development Code, calls for the preservation of open space
where there is a need for open space. The zoning of the subject
property to Open Space would not be consistent with the Compre-
hensive Plan due to the fact that there is already an abundance
of Open Space in the neighborhood.
III
The proposed rezone of this property from RS-20 to Open
Space is not in the public interest when the potential economic
impact caused by the devaluation of the property is weighed
against the benefits of open space zoning in this particular case
because there is existing Open Space in the neighborhood. The
proposed rezone would not create significant benefits to outweigh
the adverse economic impact.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
I
The Planning Advisory Board recommends to the City
Council that the proposed rezone of the subject property from
RD-20 to Open Space be denied.
DATED this -- day of October, 1981.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
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Chairperson
Planning Advisory Board
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