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Resolution 383PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 383 A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS RECOM- MENDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN REMOV- ING AND REVISING THE AREAS DESIGNATED FOR MULTI -FAMILY USE, AS SET FORTH IN PLANNING COMMISSION FILE NO. CP-1-72. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Edmonds, pursuant to proper notice and publication, held a series of public hearings to amend the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of said City, as described in Planning Commission File No. CP-1-72; and WHEREAS, the Commission found that the Comprehensive Land Use Plan adopted in 1964 needed revision as explained by the background and policy statements contained in Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the Commission considered twelve proposed changes to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan as listed in Exhibit "B", attached hereto, and decided to support a number of these changes and reject others for the reasons explained with each proposal; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of said City that recommendation be and the same hereby is made to said City Council that the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan be approved or rejected as indicated on Exhibit "B". DATED as of the 21st day of June, 1972. Chairman, Edmon s anning Commission Edmonds City Planner File No.: CP-1-72 Initial Request by: City Council Dates of Hearing: January 19, 1972; February 16, 1972; March 15, 1972; April 19, 1972; May 17, 1972; June 21, 1972. Planning Commission Resolution No. 383 EXHIBIT "A" BACKGROUND - During the past seven years that the City has been utiliz- ing the Comprehensive Land Use and Thoroughfare Plan, it has come to the City's attention that the philosophy of the Plan regarding the size and location of apartment designated areas may not be in keeping with the sentiments of the community today. At numerous public hearings during these past seven years when apartment zoning proposals have been discussed, numerous objections have been made to the proposed enlargement of apartment zoned areas. On at least three occasions the City has received petitions from citizen's groups asking the City to amend the Zoning Map or Comprehensive Plan removing apartment designated or zoned areas. In 1969 and in 1971 the City inventoried the amount of land available or zoned apartment use and found that a large share of the zoned area is still vacant. People today are becoming much more concerned about their environment and as a result the City has heard many comments regarding the detri- mental effects of overpopulation, excessive traffic and congestion, excessive noise, excessive urbanization without adequate concern for landscape preservation, and the loss of wild -life and forest cover. The City believes that concern for these elements of our environment are essential and deserve increased consideration in the planning process: This concern for environmental quality naturally dictates that communities control their growth and development more carefully. Concern has been expressed that the design of the 1964 Comprehensive Plan was too liberal in allocating areas for multi -family development. In several cases land along many miles of arterial street were pro- posed for multi -family development, when in fact the streets were basically developed with single family homes. It is suspected that this design was established so that the future apartment development would in effect regenerate or redevelop the sometimes mediocre hous- ing that existed along the arterial. It is believed that housdng redevelopment is better carried out through structural conservation programs or through programs emphasizing the pride of ownership. In one area the Edmonds Comprehensive Plan is poorly matched with Comprehensive Plan of the adjoining community. In other areas the City has sometimes zoned land for apartments beyond the boundaries of the multi -family district as designated on the Comprehensive Plan. POLICY - It shall be the policy of the City to critically review the multi -family designated areas of the Comprehensive Land Use'Plan and to remove, reduce, or change the multi -family designated areas as necessary. Also the Comprehensive Plan should be coordinated more carefully with the plans of adjoining communities and the County. The purpose of these changes is to bring the Plan into closer con- formity with the desire of the community to keep a low -density resi- dential characteristic. Planninq Commission Resolution No. 383 EXHIBIT "B" 1. (Approve) Change from multi -family designation to single-family design- ation a triangular area on the southwest side of Edmonds Way, immedia- tely south of 226th Street S.W. This area is about 3.6 acres in size and contains approximately 5 homes of poor to average condition. The property is zoned RS-6. The area is isolated from any other apartment area and is not pro- perly located in relationship to an adjoining business area. 2. (Approve) Change from multi -family designation to single-family design- ation, the three blocks bounded on the north of Pine Street, on the east by 4th Avenue South, on the south by Elm Street and on the west by First Avenue South. Also the block between 3rd Avenue South and 4th Avenue South between Howell Way and Pine Street. This area is zoned for single family (RS-6) and is predominately developed for single family residences. No apartments or apart- ment zoning has been established in the area. The quality of the housing is good. The area under discussion contains approximately 21.9 acres. The character and quality of the existing development clearly indicates that this section of the city will remain a good quality single family area for several decades to come. 3. (Deny) Change from multi -family designation to single-family designa- tion of the block between Main and Bell Streets and between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue North. Also that portion of the block between Bell Street and Edmonds Street and between 8th Avenue North and a point 120 feet east of 7th Avenue North. This area is approximately 5.5 acres in size and contains about 20 homes and 1 tri-plex. It is presently zoned RS-6. A number of residents are opposed to this proposed change. 4. (Deny) Change from multi -family designation to single-family designa- tion, the property on the west side of Maplewood Lane immediately west of 198th Street S.W. This area is about .8 acres in size and contains 2 du lexes and 1 single family home. The property is zoned RD (Duplex. This pro- posed change is unnecessary. 5. (Approve) Change from multi -family designation to single-family designa- tion thearea of land approximately 230 feet wide and located on the west side of 76th Avenue West, from 265 feet north of 206th Street S.W. extending northward to 199th Street S.W. The size of the area effected by this proposal is 6.9 acres. About 30% of the land area is developed with approximately 23 homes, 4 duplexes and a church. The area along the east side of 76th West is in Lynnwood and has been planned for high -density single-family development with RS-8400 zoning established on the land. Because this area lies in the Five Corners drainage basin development of building lots has been prohibited during the past four years due to the lack of adequate storm drainage facilities. (continued) (Exhibit "B") Planninq Commission Resolution.No. 383 6. (Approve) Change from multi -family designation to single-family design- ation a tract of land lying west of 183rd Avenue West and about half- way between the Tradewell Store at 5 Corners and 208th Street S.W. The purpose of this proposal and the next, Item 7, is to realign the multi -family area on to the higher, more level ground in closer proximity to Five Corners business area. This proposal involves a 2.6 acre tract of land which is now vacant. This change would tend to discourage future requests for apartment zoning to the north of the existing RML zone. 7. (Deny) Change from Parks designation to multi -family designation a tract of land lying north-northwest of Tradewell Store at 5 Corners. The tract involved in the proposal is 1.7 acres in size and contains no development of any kind. A planned unit development proposal for 25 apartment units was approved on this site about two years ago. This Plan change would tend to encourage requests for addi- tional apartment zoning on the west side of Main Street. 8. (Deny) Change from commercial designation to multi -family designation a tract of land lying between Stevens Hospital and U.S. 99, and be- tween 214th Street S.W. and 218th Street S.W. This area was annexed in May, 1959 and contains an area of'8.9 acres. It is zoned CG (General Commercial) with half of the area undeveloped, while the other half is the location of two wrecked auto yards. This proposal was made for the purpose of improving the quality and character of development in the vicinity of the hospital. Adopting this proposal would enlarge an area where the Comprehensive Plan conflicts with the existing zoning. 9. (Approve) Change from commercial designation to multi -family designa- tion on a small tract of land on the south side of 220th Street S.W. approximately 157 feet east of 76th Street S.W. This small tract forms an irregular boundary between multi -family and commercial areas on the.Comprehensive Plan. It contains .8 acre of land, is presently zoned RML and contains no form of ur- ban development. This tract should be changed to multi -family in order to form a more reasonable, regular boundary line between the two types of land uses. 10. (Deny) Change from multi -family located on the east side of 78th and 228th Place S.W. The northerly tract contains RML and is undeveloped. The sently zoned RML and contains of a commercial parking lot. time. to commercial on two tracts of land Avenue West between 225th Place S.W. 1.5 acres of land, is presently zoned southerly tract is 1.0 acres, is Are- a single family home and a portion This change is not needed at this (continued) (Exhibit "B") Planning Commission Resolution No. 383 11. (Approve) Change from Neighborhood Park designation to multi -family designation a tract of land on the northwest corner of -the inter- section of 230th Street S.W. and 76th Avenue West. This tract of land contains 2.0 acres, is presently zoned for RML and is developed completely with an apartment complex. This area should be shown as multi -family in order to bring the Plan into conformity with the existing development. 12. (Approve) Change from multi -family designation to single-family design- ation on two tracts of land lying on opposite sides of 236th Street S.W. in the vicinity of what would be 80th Avenue West extended. The northerly tract contains 3.4 acres of land, is presently zoned RML and contains one single residence on the north end of the tract. The south tract contains 3.3 acres of land, is presently zoned RML and development consists of some 4 4-plex apartments on the east portion of the property, while the west portion is vacant. These two tracts are the only apartment designated areas lying on the east side of U.S. 99 between 230th St. S.W. and the King County line. They should be changed to a single-family designation for the purpose of discouraging future apartment rezone requests in this area and for the purpose of preserving the low -density charac- teristics of Lake Ballinger residential areas. 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