Everett City Council

CITY OF EVERETT BUILT ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE Date: July 12, 2023 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Location: Everett City Council Chambers The public is welcome to attend in person or remotely. There will be no public comment during committee meetings. To watch remotely: You may call in or listen to the meeting by dialing: 425-616-3920, Conference ID: 724 88 726 View on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/everettcity/live Agenda Items I. Everett Housing Authority Park District Street Vacation Briefing II. Next Meeting Agenda Topics Pending Items for Future Agendas: • Everett Mall Way Traffic Calming • Bike Master Plan implementation: bike facility types briefing • Project Labor Development Work • Related Mayoral Directive Update and Progress Committee Members: Councilmembers Zarlingo, Vogeli (co-chairs) and Schwab  CITY OF EVERETT Planning MEMORANDUM TO: Everett City Council Built Environment Committee FROM: Yorik Stevens-Wajda, Planning Director DATE: July 12, 2023 SUBJECT: Park District Development – Street vacation/dedication OVERVIEW The Park District is a master planned development in north Everett proposed by the Everett Housing Authority on the site of the former Baker Heights housing project around 1300 Hemlock St. The proposed phased development will include, at buildout, up to 1,500 mixed-income homes, neighborhood-oriented retail/commercial space, park and open space, and supporting infrastructure. Procedurally, the development process includes: 1. A right-of-way vacation and dedication (RCW 35.79), which will allow the streets within the development to be reconfigured, with a slight net gain of area within public right-of-way. 2. A comprehensive plan amendment (EMC 15.03.400, RCW 36.70A.130) to allow buildings up to fifteen floors within master planned developments when reviewed under a planned development overlay. 3. A planned development overlay (EMC 19.29), which is a mechanism for a development that is innovative or otherwise beneficial to the community but which does not strictly comply with the provisions of the zone in which the property is located. A planned development overlay approval is equivalent to a rezone, and like a rezone must be consistent with the comprehensive plan. 4. A development agreement (EMC 15.03.200 and RCW 36.70B.170-.210), which is a contractual agreement between the city and a property owner that fixes the development standards and other provisions that will apply to, govern, and vest the development, use, and mitigation of the development for the duration specified in the agreement. RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION AND DEDICATION At the city council’s built environment committee meeting on July 12, 2023, Everett Housing Authority staff and consultants and Everett city staff will provide a briefing and overview of the proposed right-of- way vacation. Under RCW 35.79.010, property owners abutting a public right-of-way may petition the city council for vacation of an established public right-of-way. Upon receipt of a petition, the city council must fix, by resolution, a time for a public hearing (required between 20 and 60 days from the approval date of the resolution). After the public hearing, the city council may approve the vacation by ordinance. Under sections 2 and 3 of Everett City Council Resolution 3147, as amended by Resolutions 5083 and 7397, the city may accept a property swap in lieu of payment for the assessed value of the right-of-way. 2930 Wetmore Ave., Ste. 8-A 425.257.8731 planning@everettwa.gov Everett, WA 98201 425.257.8742 fax everettwa.gov PARK DISTRICT PROPOSAL The proposed design of the Park District development will require reconfiguring the internal streets to better support the development and its interface with the surrounding neighborhood. This reconfiguration will be processed as a vacation and dedication, requiring council approval by ordinance after a public hearing. REQUEST OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Review this memo, participate in the briefing, and provide any feedback on the process and substance of the right-of-way vacation and dedication proposal. A decision on the vacation/dedication petition will not be requested of the council until around winter 2023-24, but it would be helpful to hear of any concerns or suggestions as soon as possible so that staff and the design team can take those into account as the design is refined. Page 2 of 2 THE PARK DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MAY, 2023  THE PARK DISTRICT – SITE PLAN GREEN EDGE POPLAR DELTA DRIVE* EHA/MADRONA HEMLOCK Poplar SQUARE Park* 12th WIGGUMS HOLLOW FIR PARK * Names are placeholders pending further community input Category 1: Public Information THE PARK DISTRICT – ROW VACATION/DEDICATION AREAS DELTA DRIVE* Category 1: Public Information  THE PARK DISTRICT – EXISTING CONDITIONS POPLAR DELTA DRIVE* LARCH EHA/MADRONA SQUARE HEMLOCK 12th FIR WIGGUMS HOLLOW PARK Category 1: Public Information  THE PARK DISTRICT – EXISTING CONDITIONS POPLAR LARCH EHA/MADRONA SQUARE HEMLOCK 12th FIR WIGGUMS HOLLOW PARK Category 1: Public Information  PR OC ES S APPROVAL DECISION-MAKER(S) Planned development overlay Planning Commission and City Council Development agreement City Council Environmental impact statement Staff Street vacation City Council