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File #: 16-0786    Version: 1
Type: recommendation Status: Passed
File created: 6/27/2016 In control: Planning Commission
Agenda date: 7/11/2016 Final action: 7/11/2016
Title: Cushing Street Rezone Proposal: Whether to Comment on Consistency with Comprehensive Plan
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1 - Map for Cushing St Rezone, 2. Attachment 2 - Zone Comparisons, 3. Attachment 3 - OMC on Rezone Requests, 4. Attachment 4 - Comp Plan Future Land Use Map
Title
Cushing Street Rezone Proposal: Whether to Comment on Consistency with Comprehensive Plan

Recommended Action
Move to recommend to the Hearing Examiner that the proposed rezone is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

Report
Issue:
Whether to provide comment to the Hearing Examiner on the proposal's consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.

Staff Contact:
Michelle Sadlier, Associate Planner & Historic Preservation Officer, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8031

Presenter(s):
Michelle Sadlier, Associate Planner

Background and Analysis:
Alicia Elliott has submitted a request (File # 16-0045) to change the land use zoning of three parcels located on Cushing Street NW from Residential 6 to 12 (R-6-12) to High Density Corridor 3 (HDC-3). The proposal would expand the adjacent HDC-3 zoning to include three additional parcels.

The applicant's stated intent of the proposed change in zoning is to allow the owner to change the use of the existing buildings to a restaurant and lodging house, neither of which are permitted in the R-6-12 zone. This proposed rezone is part of a larger project initiated by the applicant to create a walkable center for the neighborhood focused around the southwestern corner of Harrison Avenue and Division Street. The parcel immediately to the north of the proposed rezone area is the subject of a current land use application to create a caf? and food court (Park Side Caf?, #16-0056-PZ).

The three parcels proposed for rezoning include two developed properties and one undeveloped property:
* Parcel # 85003701700: 135 Cushing Street NW (triplex),
* Parcel # 85003701500: 123 Cushing Street NW (duplex), and
* Parcel # 85003701300: Undeveloped, just south of 123 Cushing Street NW (vacant).
Outside of the urban corridor of Harrison Ave NW, this block of Cushing Street NW is characterized by single family residences with some mature trees. Both buildings are historic and are designated on the Olympia...

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