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01561would hurt it further. He said when Harbor Properties purchased the property they knew what the zoning regulations were and they could live witn them. Chairman LaBelle advised him that this was not a rezone and explained that a PRO retains the underlying zoning. Dean Nordquist of Ill Elm said the creek already had been damaged by development runoff, and he did not want the traffic increased. He complained that water pressure in the area is low and that the sewage has to be pumped up to 2nd Ave. He felt this proposal was not in the best interest of Edmonds. He also felt the City had enough condominiums. Clyde Dimmick of 213 Elm said there was no way to get in or out of this development.when there is snow or ice on the road, and he described the street configuration and steepness which made it impossible. He said'the creek is sensitive and is dropping 1' a year, and he felt these homes were being built too close to it. Further, he felt the square footage on one side of the site was being used to increase the density on the other side. He thought 1st Ave. S. should be developed and some of the houses built on that side. He felt the size of these lots would be out of context with others in the neighborhood. Reba Laue of 1127 2nd Ave.. S. submitted a petition signed by 14 of the ,neighbors who opposed the proposal. Everett Oman of 1121 2nd Ave. S. felt the property would be very desirable for single family homes. He said he bought his home there because he liked it, and he felt this proposal would degrade his property. Gordon Walker of Olson Walker Associates said he was sympathetic to the emotions involved in change to this kind of property. He said the overall density of the neighborhood cannot be changed. He felt the bad thing that could happen to such a piece of property would be that it could be chopped up, and he said designing in the 80's has s a different approach and is more'responsive to this type of property. Lynn Dimmick of 213 Elm said their corner of Edmonds at one time was in the Comprehensive Plan as being multiple but it was changed to residential and they could not even build a mother-in-law apartment. She asked if they would pay for the water line. Allen Morgan of Reid, Middleton & Associates, consulting engineers for the developers,.said they were aware that adequate water pressure must be provided and they did not object to installing the 8" line. Further, he said the City's drainage ordinance would require that the flow rate not be increased and storm water from roofs and driveways would be collected and properly dispersed. He said the topography was not an adverse condition relative to erosion, and the Department of Fisheries considers this stream to be'a viable stream with fish life, so they have to take that into considera tion with all discharge and during construction. He was aware of the traffic problems at Elm St. because of the grade. He said the developer will have to extend the water line and that should bring up the water pressure in the existing area. He noted that the units will be concentrated on one side, leaving the other side of the site as it exists. Dean Nordquist said the other side of the -creek is not buildable so there is only area for 8 - 10 lots with access on 2nd. Nancy Nordquist said her concerns were traffic and the stream. She said both sides of their portion of the stream had -been lined with rocks and they had a bridge but all of that was destroyed from runoff after the development of Wooday Estates. She recommended an environmental impact study be made if this were approved. Mr. Bowman responded that he had seen the development in Woodway, but the intent with this development was not to touch the west side, and that would be a condition of approval so the vegetation would remain and act as a buffer of the runoff. He stressed that they were trying to protect the environment of the creek by not developing the west side. Louis Ball of 1152 2nd Ave. S. said he was against the proposal as they already have a shortage of water and electricity. Bernard Rorder, Vice.President of Harbor Properties, stated that over the past three years he had received a half dozen calls from Mr. Echelbarger who wants to buy this property, and he advised that if Harbor Properties could not develop this property they probably would sell it. It had been implied earlier by one of the neighbors that Mr. Echelbarger had developed the nearby Woodway property which resulted in destructive runoff. Lyn Brinks asserted that this was not the best use for this property --just EDMONDS PLANNING COMMISSION Page 3 - March 26, 1980