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E014ONDS PLANNING COMMISSION
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October 12, 1977
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The regular meeting of the Edmonds Planning Commission was called order
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Chairman Larry Naughten at 7:35 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Edmonds Civic
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Center. Chairman Naughten welcomed present
the meeting.
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PRESENT ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
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Larry Naughten Valina Walker Noelle Charleson, Assistant City Planner
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Fred Ross John Wallace, City Attorney
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John McGibbon Wayne .Tanaka, City Attorney
Jackie Parrett, Deputy City Clerk
Keith LaBelle
Ray Sittauer
C. Richard Goodhope
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Laura Hall
Richard Dickson
APPROVAL OF MINUTES%
The minutes of the meeting of September 28, 1977 had been posted, mailed, and dis-
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tributed. Commissioner Hall noted that in the first paragraph of.ZO-8-77 (page 3)
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the word "dimensional" was misspelled twice and in the second paragraph the word
"great" was misspelled. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER SITTAUER, SECONDED
BY COMMISSIONER GOODHOPE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS CORRECTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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PLANNING COMMISSION PARTICIPATION
Commissioner Goodhope inquired as to the progress of the Multiple -Zoning Committee.
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Commissioner McGibbon responded that the Committee had met and had gotten off to a
healthy start. They were given material and had established some goals.
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AGENDA
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A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALL, SECONDED 6Y COMMISSIONER GOODHOPE, TO
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RESCHEDULE R-8-77 AS THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
PRESENT FOR THAT ITEM. MOTION CARRIED.
-R-8=77 REZONE BY PETITION - Rezone -the north half;of the block; bordered. by.
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5th•Ave. N.. Bell•St.,�6th.Ave. N.,.and Main.St. from Community .,Business
(PC)„to Single,.Family,,Residential;,6,000„(RS-6)
Ms. Charleson said a number of neighbors in the area of the proposed
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rezone had submitted the petition. She showed the site on a vicinity
map, noting that the use to the north of the site is the Edmonds Civic
Center,.to the east the entire block is RMH, and to the west and south
is BC. She showed slidesof the area, calling attention to the general
character of the neighborhood which has older, wood frame structures.
There is an antique store at the corner of the site bordered by 6th
and Bell Sts. which would become nonconforming if the proposed rezone
were approved. There is also an apartment building in the area which
would become nonconforming if the area were rezoned to RS-6. Ms. Charleson
explained that nonconforming commercial uses would have to come into con-
formance within 15 years after the rezone, but that the apartment building
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would not be affected.. One of the reasons given by the petitioners had
to do with incompatible uses in the neighborhood, and they felt that the
one apartment building already on the block was not in character with the
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other homes, and their intent was to try to preserve the character of the
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neighborhood. Ms. Charleson noted that if it were to be RS-6 there was