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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4783 Ordinance - Webster Court Zone Amendment R-S-20 to R-1 (Z2025-005)Ordinance Rezone Z2025-005 - 1 FILED FOR RECORD AT REQUEST OF: City of Pasco, Washington WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO: City of Pasco, Washington Attn: City Clerk 525 North 3rd Avenue Pasco, WA 99301 ____________________________________________________________________________ ORDINANCE NO. 4783 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR THE CORNER OF W ARGENT ROAD AND ROAD 84. WHEREAS, the petitioner, Shane O’Neill on behalf of Webster Court LLC, seeks to rezone Parcel No. 118402034, located at 2817 Road 84, Pasco, Washington; and WHEREAS, a complete and adequate petition for change of zoning classification meeting the requirements of Pasco Municipal Code (PMC) Section 25.210.030 was received by the City of Pasco (City) and, after notice was issued under PMC Section 25.210.040, an open record hearing was conducted by the Pasco Hearing Examiner upon such petition on July 9, 2025; and WHEREAS, based upon substantial evidence and demonstration of the Petitioner that: (a) the proposal is in accord with the goals and policies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan; (b) the effect of the proposal on the immediate vicinity is not materially detrimental; (c) there is merit and value in the proposal for the community as a whole; (d) any impacts of the rezone application and anticipated development will be mitigated by t he regulations and requirements of the Pasco Municipal Code and the City of Pasco Design and Constructions Standards; (e) a concomitant agreement is not required under these circumstances; and (f) the proposal is consistent with and satisfies all criteria in PMC Section 25.210.060; the Hearing Examiner has recommended to approve the rezone, which findings and recommendation are hereby adopted by the City Council, and the Hearing Examiner Report is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Zoning Ordinance for the City of Pasco, Washington, and the Zoning Map, accompanying and being part of said Ordinance shall be and hereby is changed from R-S-20 Residential Suburban to R-1 Low-Density Residential for the real property as shown in Exhibit B attached hereto and described as follows: SHORT PLAT 2018-30, LOT 1 Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this Ordinance. Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after approval, passage and publication as required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 18th day of August, APPROVED AS TO FORM: ___________________________ Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC City Attorneys 2025. _____________________________ David Milne Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Debra Barham, CMC City Clerk Published: _____________________________ Ordinance Rezone Z2025-005 - 2 Sunday, August 24, 2025 CITY OF PASCO LAND USE HEARING EXAMINER IN THE MATTER OF )RECOMMENDED FINDINGS OF )FACT,RECOMMENDED Z 2025-005 )CONCLUSIONS OF LAW,AND O’Neill Rezone )RECOMMENDED DECISION THIS MATTER having come on for hearing in front of the City of Pasco Hearing Examiner on July 9, 2025,the Hearing Examiner having taken evidence hereby submits the following Recommended Findings of F act,Recommended Conclusions of Law,and Recommended Decision as follows: 1.FINDINGS OF FACT 1.APPLICANT:Shane O’Neill;6904 Rogue Dr.;Pasco,WA 99301 2.REQUEST:Rezone:2817 Road 84 (Parcel #118402034)Rezone from RS—20(Residential Suburban)to R—l(Low—DensityResidential) 3.Timeline: 3.1.23 May 2025 Application Submitted 3.2.10 June 2025 Application Deemed Complete 3.3.20 June 2025 Application Noticed for Public Hearing 3.4.2 July 2025 Public Hearing Staff Report Published 4.PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: 4.1.Legal:SHORT PLAT 2018-30 LOT 1 4.2.General Location:Located of Road 84 approximately 452 ft.north of W Livingston Rd. 4.3.Properly Size:Approximately 1 acre 5.ACCESS:The parcel has access off Road 84. 6.’UTILITIES:Municipal water is available off Road 84,municipal sewer is located approximately 690 feet to the north at the intersection of Road 84 and W Argent Rd. 7.LAND USE AND ZONING:The site is zoned RS—20(Residential Suburban)and is developed with a single—familydwelling unit and various accessory structures.Surrounding properties are zoned and developed as follows: 7.1.NortthS-ZO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL/SINGLE FAMILY DWELLIN GS 7.2.East:RS—20 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL/SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS 7.3.South:RS-20 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL/SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS 7.4.West:RS-20 Low Density Residential/SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS 8.Comprehensive Plan:The City of Pasco Comprehensive Plan designates this site as “Low Density Residential.”The Low—DensityResidential designation is described as a variety of residential housing Z 2025—005 O’Neill Rezone Page 1 of 8 Exhibit A 8. Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n : Th e Ci t y of Pa s c o Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n de s i g n a t e s th i s si t e as “L o w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l . ” Th e Lo w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l de s i g n a t i o n is de s c r i b e d as a va r i e t y of re s i d e n t i a l ho u s i n g at a de n s i t y of 3 to 6 dw e l l i n g un i t s pe r ac r e , an d ma y be as s i g n e d RS - 2 0 , RS - 1 2 , RS - l , R- l , R— l - A , an d R— l - A 2 de s i g n a t i o n s . Pe r Pa s c o Mu n i c i p a l Co d e (P M C ) 25 . 2 1 5 . 0 1 5 , ma x i m u m gr o s s de n s i t y of an y pr o p o s e d de v e l o p m e n t wi t h i n an y zo n i n g di s t r i c t , ex p r e s s e d as dw e l l i n g un i t s pe r ac r e , sh a l l be no le s s th a n th e co r r e s p o n d i n g mi n i m u m de n s i t y ex p r e s s e d in th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n la n d us e de n s i t y ta b l e , an d no gr e a t e r th a n th e co r r e s p o n d i n g ma x i m u m de n s i t y ex p r e s s e d in th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n la n d us e de n s i t y ta b l e , ex c e p t as pr o v i d e d in Ch a p t e r 25 . 1 6 1 PM C . 8. 1 . Th i s re z o n e re q u e s t su p p o r t s Ho u s i n g Go a l H— l of th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n , wh i c h en c o u r a g e s ho u s i n g fo r al l ec o n o m i c se g m e n t s of th e ci t y ’ s po p u l a t i o n co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e lo c a l an d re g i o n a l ma r k e t . Th e re z o n e re q u e s t is al s o in li n e wi t h Ho u s i n g Po l i c y H— l - A wh i c h en c o u r a g e s th e Ci t y to al l o w fo r a hi l l ra n g e of ho u s i n g in c l u d i n g si n g l e fa m i l y ho m e s , to w n h o u s e s , co n d o m i n i u m s , ap a r t m e n t s , an d ma n u f a c t u r e d ho u s i n g , ac c e s s o r y dw e l l i n g un i t s , ze r o lo t li n e , pl a n n e d un i t de v e l o p m e n t s et c . 9. EN V I R O N M E N T A L DE T E R M I N A T I O N : Th e zo n e ch a n g e ap p l i c a t i o n is ex e m p t fr o m SE P A du e to th e pr o j e c t me e t i n g th e re q u i r e m e n t s of WA C 19 7 — 1 1 - 8 0 0 ( c ) . 10 . AN A L Y S I S 11 . Re q u e s t 11 . 1 . Ap p l i c a n t Sh a n e O’ N e i l l wi s h e s to re z o n e (P a r c e l #1 1 8 4 0 2 0 3 4 ) in Pa s c o , WA 99 3 0 1 fr o m RS - 2 0 (R e s i d e n t i a l Su b u r b a n ) to R- 1 (L o w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ) . Th e si t e s co m p r i s e ap p r o x i m a t e l y 1 ac r e . Th e un d e r l y i n g La n d Us e Co d e is “L o w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l , ” wh i c h sp e c i ? e s 3 to 6 dw e l l i n g un i t s (D U ) pe r ac r e . 11 . 2 . Th e pr o p o s e d re z o n e do e s no t in c l u d e a pr o j e c t ac t i o n . It is an t i c i p a t e d th a t sh o u l d th e re z o n e be ap p r o v e d a su b s e q u e n t su b d i v i s i o n pr o j e c t wo u l d li k e l y be su b m i t t e d fo r re v i e w . Th i s re v i e w wo u l d in c l u d e re q u i r e m e n t s fo r th e im p a c t s it ha s on th e le v e l of se r v i c e fo r pa r k s , tr a n s p o r t a t i o n , et c . An y su b s e q u e n t su b d i v i s i o n pr o p o s a l s wo u l d ad d i t i o n a l l y be re q u i r e d to ad h e r e to Pa s c o Mu n i c i p a l Co d e , in c l u d i n g pr o v i s i o n s su c h as co n n e c t i v i t y an d re s i d e n t i a l de s i g n st a n d a r d s . If an y fu t u r e pr o j e c t is in ex c e s s of th e ca t e g o r i c a l th r e s h o l d re q u i r e m e n t s in WA C 19 7 — 11 - 8 0 0 th o u g h , th e n a SE P A wi l l li k e l y be re q u i r e d to id e n t i f y an d mi t i g a t e po t e n t i a l im p a c t s to th e na t u r a l an d bu i l t en v i r o n m e n t s . 12 . Hi s t o r y 12 . 1 . Th e si t e wa s an n e x e d in t o th e Ci t y in 20 1 5 Vi a Or d i n a n c e 42 2 2 an d su b s e q u e n t l y as s i g n e d th e RS — 2 0 (R e s i d e n t i a l Su b u r b a n ) zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n vi a Or d i n a n c e 42 2 1 . Th e si t e co n t a i n s an ex i s t i n g dw e l l i n g an d a co u p l e of ac c e s s o r y st r u c t u r e s th a t we r e co n s t r u c t e d ar o u n d 19 6 7 . 13 . Re z o n e Cr i t e r i a 13 . 1 . Th e in i t i a l re v i e w cr i t e r i a fo r co n s i d e r i n g a re z o n e ap p l i c a t i o n ar e ex p l a i n e d in PM C . 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 3 0 . Th e cr i t e r i a ar e li s t e d be l o w as fo l l o w s : 13 . 1 . 1 . 1 . Th e si t e wa s as s i g n e d RS - 2 O zo n i n g in 20 1 5 vi a Or d i n a n c e 42 2 2 13 . 1 . 2 . Th e ch a n g e d co n d i t i o n s , wh i c h ar e al l e g e d to wa r r a n t ot h e r or ad d i t i o n a l zo n i n g : 13 . 1 . 2 . 1 . In 20 1 5 th e si t e wa s an n e x e d in t o th e Ci t y an d gi v e n th e Lo w — D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l de s i g n a t i o n , an d ha s re m a i n e d so si n c e . Si n c e 20 1 5 , th e Ci t y of P a s c o is Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n ha s be e n up d a t e d to re ? e c t a 3 to 6 dw e l l i n g un i t (D U ) re q u i r e m e n t fo r th e Lo w Z 20 2 5 - 0 0 5 O’ N e i l l Re z o n e Pa g e 2 of 8 De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l La n d Us e Co d e . It is no t po s s i b l e to de v e l o p to th e mi n i m u m de n s i t y re q u i r e m e n t s wi t h o u t re z o n i n g to an o t h e r di s t r i c t al l o w e d in th e un d e r Lo w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l La n d Us e . A re z o n e ?o m RS — 2 0 (R e s i d e n t i a l Su b u r b a n ) to R— 1 (L o w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ) wi l l al l o w th e pr o p e r t y to be de v e l o p e d to de n s i t y re q u i r e m e n t s of Pa s c o is Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n . 13 . 1 . 2 . 2 . Ad d i t i o n a l l y , th e zo n e ch a n g e of th e pr o p e r t y to R- I , wi l l al l o w fo r th e ap p l i c a n t to de v e l o p th e pr o p e r t y wi t h mo r e ty p e s of dw e l l i n g s to se r v e th e po p u l a t i o n . On Ja n u a r y 24 , 20 2 2 , Co u n c i l ap p r o v e d Or d i n a n c e 45 7 5 , am e n d i n g th e Zo n i n g co d e , in c l u d i n g Pa s c o Mu n i c i p a l Co d e (P M C ) 25 . 4 5 re l a t i n g to th e R~ 1 zo n i n g di s t r i c t . Th e ap p r o v e d or d i n a n c e ch a n g e d th e pu r p o s e of th e R- I zo n e fo u n d in PM C 25 . 45 . 01 0 , as fo l l o w s : “T he R- I lo w de n s i t y re s i d e n t i a l di s t r i c t is es t a b l i s h e d to pr o v i d e a lo w - to me d i u m - d e n s i t y re s i d e n t i a l en v i r o n m e n t co m p l i a n t wi t h th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n la n d us e de n s i t y ta b l e in PM C 25 . 2 1 5 . 01 5 . Ce r t a i n pu b l i c fa c i l i t i e s an d in s t i t u t i o n s ma y al s o be pe r m i t t e d , pr o v i d e d th e i r na t u r e an d lo c a t i o n ar e no t de t r i m e n t a l to th e in t e n d e d lo w — to me d i u m - d e n s i t y re s i d e n t i a l en v i r o n m e n t . ” As we l l , PM C 25 . 4 5 . 02 0 ad d e d ze r o - lo t li n e dw e l l i n g s , mu l t i p l e dw e l l i n g s , du p l e x e s , tr i p l e x e s , an d co u r t y a r d ap a r t m e n t s to th e mi x of al l o w e d us e s in th e R- I zo n i n g di s t r i c t . Th e de n s i t y re q u i r e m e n t in PM C 25 . 45 . 05 0 wa s al s o am e n d e d to el i m i n a t e th e on e - u n i t — p e r — l o t de v e l o p m e n t re s t r i c t i o n . 13 . 1 . 3 . Fa c t s to ju s t i f y th e ch a n g e on th e ba s i s of ad v a n c i n g th e pu b l i c he a l t h , sa f e t y an d ge n e r a l we l f a r e : 13 . 1 .3 . 1 . Th e re z o n e ap p l i c a t i o n an d pr o p o s a l ar e co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e Ci t y Co u n c i l - a p p r o v e d Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n , wh i c h ha s be e n de t e r m i n e d to be in th e be s t in t e r e s t of ad v a n c i n g pu b l i c he a l t h , sa f e t y , an d ge n e r a l we l f a r e of th e co m m u n i t y . It is ho p e d th a t fu r t h e r ab i l i t y to su b d i v i d e an d in c r e a s e of ho u s i n g ty p e s on th e si t e wi l l in c r e a s e th e de s i r a b i l i t y of th e pr o p e r t y as we l l as th e pu b l i c he a l t h , sa f e t y , an d ge n e r a l we l f a r e . 13 . 1 . 3 . 2 . Fr o m a pu b l i c he a l t h pe r s p e c t i v e , fu t u r e re s i d e n t i a l de v e l o p m e n t of th e si t e co u l d en c o u r a g e wa l k i n g to an d fr o m sc h o o l wi t h de v e l o p m e n t of pr o p e r si d e w a l k in f r a s t r u c t u r e . Li v i n g s t o n El e m e n t a r y is ap p r o x i m a t e l y .1 2 mi l e s fr o m th e si t e , al o n g wi t h Ch i a w a n a Hi g h Sc h o o l lo c a t e d ap p r o x i m a t e l y .1 4 mi l e s an d Mc L o u g h l i n Mi d d l e Sc h o o l lo c a t e d ap p r o x i m a t e l y .0 7 mi l e s fr o m th e si t e . Ad d i t i o n a l l y , th e si t e is lo c a t e d ap p r o x i m a t e l y .5 8 mi l e s fr o m th e fr o n t en t r a n c e of C hi a w a n a Pa r k , wh i c h bo r d e r s th e Co l u m b i a Ri v e r . 13 . 1 . 3 . 3 . In te r m s of pu b l i c sa f e t y , th e si t e is lo c a t e d ap p r o x i m a t e l y .4 3 mi l e s fr o m Fr a n k l i n Co u n t y Fi r e Di s t r i c t 3 St a t i o n 34 al o n g We s t Co u r t St r e e t , we l l wi t h i n th e es t a b l i s h e d re s p o n s e — t i m e zo n e . Th e r e is al s o Pa s c o Fi r e St a t i o n 85 lo c a t e d ap p r o x i m a t e l y 1. 0 9 mi l e s aw a y al o n g Ro a d 10 0 . 13 . 1 . 3 . 4 . Sa f e t y of th e fu t u r e re s i d e n t i a l co m m u n i t y wi l l al s o be pr o v i d e d fo r th r o u g h th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e ci v i l , bu i l d i n g an d ?r e co d e s wh i c h ma n d a t e ad e q u a t e ac c e s s , ?r e hy d r a n t s , an d si m i l a r ?r e an d li f e sa f e t y re q u i r e m e n t s fo r al l ne w de v e l o p m e n t . 13 . 1 . 4 . 1 . A ch a n g e in zo n i n g wo u l d be co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n Fu t u r e La n d Us e Ma p de s i g n a t i o n fo r th e si t e wh i c h is Lo w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l . Th e pr o p o s e d la n d us a g e ma t c h e s th a t of th e aa j a c e n t pr o p e r t i e s an d wo u l d ha v e a po s i t i v e im p a c t on ne i gh b or i n g pr o p e r t i e s . Z 20 2 5 — 0 0 5 O’ N e i l l Re z o n e Pa g e 3 of 8 13 . 1 . 4 . 2 . Th e pr o p o s e d re z o n e wo u l d al l o w fo r de v e l o p m e n t be t w e e n 3 to 6 dw e l l i n g un i t s pe r ac r e , a re q u i r e m e n t ap p l i c a b l e to bo t h th e RS - 2 0 an d th e R- I zo n i n g di s t r i c t s bu t is un o b t a i n a b l e du e to RS — Z O mi n i m u m lo t si z e re q u i r e m e n t s [P M C 25 . 3 0 . 05 0 ( 1 ) ] . An y su b s e q u e n t de v e l o p m e n t ac t i o n s , de p e n d i n g up o n th e i r in t e n s i t y , co u l d be su b j e c t to Wa s h i n g t o n s St a t e En v i r o n m e n t a l Po l i c y Ac t (S E P A ) re v i e w . Th i s re v i e w in c l u d e s id e n t i ? i n g an d mi t i g a t i n g an y im p a c t s to th e na t u r a l an d bu i l t en v i r o n m e n t . 13 . 1 . 5 . Th e ef f e c t on th e pr o p e r t y ow n e r or ow n e r s if th e re q u e s t is no t gr a n t e d : 13 . 1 . 5 . 1 . Ac c o r d i n g to th e ap p l i c a n t , if th e pr o p o s e d zo n e ch a n g e is no t gr a n t e d to wo u l d le a d to lo w e r de v e l o p m e n t po t e n t i a l an d re d u c e d la n d va l u e du e to th e cu r r e n t zo n i n g al l o w i n g fo r le s s de n s i t y . Ov e r ti m e th e pr o p e r t y “. . . c 0 u l d be c o m e an is o l a t e d po c k e t of un d e r u t i l i z e d la n d , po s s i b l y ma k i n g in ? a s t r u c t u r e ex t e n s i o n le s s co s t — e ? e c t i v e or de l a y e d (A p p l i c a t i o n Na r r a t i v e , Pg . 5) . ” It wo u l d al s o ad d ba r r i e r s to me e t i n g ho u s i n g de m a n d at a ti m e wh e r e Pa s c o s de m a n d fo r ho u s i n g is in c r e a s i n g . Al s o , ke e p i n g th e zo n i n g as RS — 2 0 wo u l d be co n t r a r y to th e Ci t y is Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n du e to th e cu r r e n t zo n i n g ha v i n g a de n s i t y st a n d a r d le s s th a n th e mi n i m u m al l o w e d fo r th e pr o p e r t y s Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n La n d Us e De s i g n a t i o n . 13 . 1 . 6 . Th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n la n d us e de s i g n a t i o n fo r th e pr o p e r t y : 13 . 1 . 6 . 1 . Th e Ci t y of Pa s c o Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n de s i g n a t e s th i s si t e as “L o w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l . ” Th e Lo w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l de s i g n a t i o n pr o v i d e s a va r i e t y of re s i d e n t i a l ho u s i n g at a de n s i t y of 3 to 6 dw e l l i n g un i t s pe r ac r e , an d ma y be as s i g n e d RS - 2 0 , RS - 12 , RS ~ 1 , R- 1 , R— I - A , an d R— I — A Z zo n i n g . 13 . 1 . 7 . Su c h ot h e r in f o r m a t i o n as th e He a r i n g Ex a m i n e r re q u i r e s : 13 . 1 . 7 . 1 . Th e re z o n e ap p l i c a t i o n is co n s i s t e n t wi t h an d me e t s th e in t e n t of th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n , an d Ci t y Co u n c i l Go a l s . 14 . FI N D I N G S OF FA C T 14 . 1 . Pu b l i c no t i c e of th i s he a r i n g wa s se n t to pr o p e r t y ow n e r s wi t h i n 30 0 fe e t of th e pr o p e r t y an d po s t e d in th e Tr i - C i t y He r a l d on Ju n e 20 , 20 2 5 . 14 . 2 . Ap p l i c a n t wi s h e s to re z o n e Pa r c e l 11 8 4 0 2 0 3 4 fr o m RS - 2 0 (R e s i d e n t i a l Su b u r b a n ) to R— l (L o w — D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ) . 14 . 3 . Th e si t e s co m p r i s e ap p r o x i m a t e l y 1 ac r e . 14 . 4 . Th e un d e r l y i n g Lo w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l La n d Us e De s i g n a t i o n sp e c i ? e s 3 to 6 dw e l l i n g un i t s (D U ) pe r ac r e . 14 . 5 . Th e si t e wa s as s i g n e d R— S — 2 0 zo n i n g in 20 1 5 Vi a Or d i n a n c e 42 2 2 . 14 . 6 . Ex i s t i n g R- S — 2 0 zo n e on l y ha s a de n s i t y st a n d a r d of 2 dw e l l i n g s pe r ac r e , wh i c h is be l o w th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n La n d Us e mi n i m u m of 3 dw e l l i n g s pe r ac r e ma k i n g th e zo n e le g a l l y no n - co n f o r m i n g . co n f o r m a n c e wi t h th e Lo w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l La n d Us e De s i g n a t i o n . 14 . 8 . Lo c a t i o n of th e pr o p e r t y is ap p r o x i m a t e l y .1 2 mi l e s fr o m Li v i n g s t o n El e m e n t a r y , .1 4 mi l e s fr o m Ch i a w a n a Hi g h Sc h o o l , an d .0 7 mi l e s fr o m Mc L o u g h l i n Mi d d l e Sc h o o l . 14 . 9 . Lo c a t i o n of th e pr o p e r t y is ap p r o x i m a t e l y .4 3 mi l e s fr o m Fr a n k l i n Co u n t y Fi r e Di s t r i c t 3 St a t i o n 34 an d 1. 0 9 mi l e s fr o m Pa s c o Fi r e St a t i o n 85 . Z 20 2 5 — 0 0 5 O’ N e i l l Re z o n e Pa g e 4 of 8 15 . 16 . 14 . 1 0 . Lo c a t i o n of th e pr o p e r t y is ne a r tw o ma j o r ro a d co l l e c t o r s (R o a d 84 & W Ar g e n t Rd . ) . 14 . 1 1 . Th e Ci t y ’ s 20 1 8 - 2 0 3 8 Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n La n d Us e Ma p de s i g n a t e s th e si t e as “L o w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ” . 14 . 1 2 . Th e “L o w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ” de s i g n a t i o n ma y be de v e l o p e d wi t h a va r i e t y of re s i d e n t i a l ho u s i n g in c l u d i n g si n g l e fa m i l y dw e l l i n g s , ze r o lo t li n e dw e l l i n g s , mu l t i p l e dw e l l i n g s , du p l e x e s , tr i p l e x e s , an d co u r t y a r d ap a r t m e n t s . 14 . 1 3 . Pa r c e l 11 8 4 0 2 0 3 4 co n t a i n s a si n g l e - f a m i l y dw e l l i n g an d ac c e s s o r y st r u c t u r e s bu i l t ar o u n d 19 6 7 . CO N C L U S I O N S BA S E D ON FI N D I N G S OF FA C T Be f o r e re c o m m e n d i n g ap p r o v a l or de n i a l of a re z o n e , th e He a r i n g Ex a m i n e r mu s t de v e l o p ?n d i n g s of fa c t fr o m wh i c h to dr a w it s co n c l u s i o n s ba s e d up o n th e cr i t e r i a li s t e d in PM C 25 21 0 . 0 6 0 . Th e cr i t e r i a ar e as fo l l o w s : 16 . 1. Th e pr o p o s a l is in ac c o r d a n c e wi t h th e go a l s an d po l i c i e s of th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n . 16 . 1 . 1 . Th e Ci t y of Pa s c o Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n de s i g n a t e s th i s si t e as “L o w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a . ” Th e Lo w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l de s i g n a t i o n pr o v i d e s a va r i e t y of re s i d e n t i a l ho u s i n g at a de n s i t y of 3 to 6 dw e l l i n g un i t s pe r ac r e , an d ma y be as s i g n e d RS — 2 0 , RS — 1 2 , RS — J , R- I , R- I - A , an d R— J - A 2 zo n i n g . 16 . 1 . 2 . Pe r PM C 25 . 2 1 5 . 01 5 ma x i m u m gr o s s de n s i t y of an y pr o p o s e d de v e l o p m e n t wi t h i n an y zo n i n g di s t r i c t , ex p r e s s e d as dw e l l i n g un i t s pe r ac r e , sh a l l be no le s s th a n th e co r r e s p o n d i n g mi n i m u m de n s i t y ex p r e s s e d in th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n la n d us e de n s i t y ta b l e , an d no gr e a t e r th a n th e co r r e s p o n d i n g ma x i m u m de n s i t y ex p r e s s e d in th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n la n d us e de n s i t y ta b l e , ex c e p t as pr o v i d e d in Ch a p t e r 25 . 1 6 ] PM C . 16 . 1 .3 . Cu r r e n t zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n of R- S — Z O ha s a de n s i t y al l o w a n c e of on l y 2 dw e l l i n g s pe r ac r e , wh i c h is be l o w th e mi n i m u m re s i d e n t i a l de n s i t y as re q u i r e d fo r th e Lo w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l La n d Us e De s i g n a t i o n . He n c e at pr e s e n t th e pr o p e r t y ca n n o t be fu r t h e r de v e l o p e d du e to th e de n s i t y st a n d a r d be i n g be l o w th e mi n i m u m al l o w e d in PM C 25 . 2 1 5 . 01 5 . Ch a n g i n g th e zo n i n g wi l l al l o w fo r th e pr o p e r t y to be ab l e to be de v e l o p e d at a st a n d a r d as pr o v i d e d un d e r PM C 25 . 2 1 5 . 01 5 . 16 . 1 . 4 . The pr o p o s e d re z o n e ap p l i c a t i o n wo u l d im p l e m e n t or be co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e fo l l o w i n g co m p pl a n go a l s / p o l i c e s : 16 . 1 . 5 . La n d Us e Go a l 2: Pl a n fo r a va r i e t y of co m p a t i b l e la n d us e s wi t h i n th e UG A . 16 . 1 . 5 . 1 . Po l i c y 2- B : Fa c i l i t a t e pl a n n e d gr o w t h wi t h i n th e Ci t y li m i t s an d UG A , an d pr o m o t e in ? l l de v e l o p m e n t s in th e Ci t y li m i t s th r o u g h pe r i o d i c re v i e w of gr o w t h pa t t e r n s an d ma r k e t de m a n d wi t h i n ea c h of th e C it y s la n d us e de s i g n a t i o n s . 16 . 1 . 5 . 2 . Ch a n g i n g th e zo n i n g to R- I wo u l d pr o m o t e th e ab i l i t y fo r in ? l l de v e l o p m e n t an d he l p fa c i l i t a t e pl a n n e d gr o w t h wi t h i n Ci t y li m i t s an d th e UG A . Th i s is du e to th e 16 . 1 . 5 . 3 . Po l i c y 2— F . ’ Di s c o u r a g e de v e l o p m e n t s de p e n d e n t on se p t i c sy s t e m , an d at a de n s i t y be l o w th e mi n i m u m , to su s t a i n an ur b a n le v e l of se r v i c e s . 16 . 1 . 5 . 4 . Th e cu r r e n t zo n i n g of R- S — 2 0 is be l o w th e un d e r l y i n g Lo w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l La n d Us e De s i g n a t i o n mi n i m u m of 3 dw e l l i n g s pe r ac r e . Ad d i t i o n a l l y , th e mi n i m u m lo t si z e fo r th e R- S — 2 0 at ha l f - a c r e is th e mi n i m u m si z e to al l o w e d fo r se p t i c sy s t e m s . A zo n e Z 20 2 5 - 0 0 5 O’ N e i l l Re z o n e Pa g e 5 of 8 ch a n g e to R— I wo u l d he l p to di s c o u r a g e de v e l o p m e n t de p e n d e n t up o n se p t i c sy s t e m s an d al l o w fo r ho u s i n g at a de n s i t y in co n f o r m a n c e wi t h th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n . 16 . 1 . 6 . La n d Us e Go a l 4: In c r e a s e co m m u n i t y ac c e s s i b i l i t y th r o u g h pr o p e r la n d us e pl a n n i n g . 16 . 1 . 6 . 1 . Po l i c y 4- B : En c o u r a g e in ? l l an d hi g h de n s i t y us e s wi t h i n pr o x i m i t y to ma j o r tr a v e l co r r i d o r s an d pu b l i c tr a n s p o r t a t i o n se r v i c e ar e a s . 16 . 1 . 6 . 2 . Pr o p e r t y lo c a t i o n is di r e c t l y o? Ro a d 84 an d ap p r o x i m a t e l y .1 2 mi l e s fr o m W Ar g e n t Rd . bo t h ma j o r co l l e c t o r s , al o n g wi t h ac c e s s to Be n Fr a n k l i n Tr a n s i t Ro u t e s 67 an d 68 fr o m th e in t e r s e c t i o n ar e a of Ro a d 84 an d WA r g e n t Rd . Ha v i n g hi g h e r de n s i t y an d in ? l l wo u l d fu r t h e r su p p o r t se r v i c e s wi t h i n th e ar e a . Ac c o r d i n g to bo t h Pa s c o i s Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Sy s t e m Ma s t e r Pl a n (T S M P ) an d Be n - F r a n k l i n Tr a n s i t De v e l o p m e n t Pl a n , “. . . a d d i t i o n a l bu s se r v i c e is pl a n n e d to ex t e n d co v e r a g e al o n g Ro a d 84 so u t h of [W } Ar g e n t Ro a d , wi t h co n t i n u e d se r v i c e al o n g th e en d of Co u r t St r e e t we s t of Ro a d 68 . ” 16 . 1 . 6 . 3 . Po l i c y 4— F : Su p p o r t mi x e d us e , sm a r t gr o w t h , in ? l l , an d co m p a c t de v e l o p m e n t s wi t h tr a n s i t an d pe d e s t r i a n am e n i t i e s th a t pr o m o t e a he a l t h y co m m u n i t y . 16 . 1 . 6 . 4 . Th e zo n e ch a n g e wi l l al l o w fo r th e in c r e a s e d po t e n t i a l fo r co m p a c t in ? l l de v e l o p m e n t ne a r ex i s t i n g tr a n s i t li n e s . Th i s wi l l le a d to fu r t h e r i n g th e su p p o r t of th o s e tr a n s i t li n e s an d le a d to fu r t h e r de v e l o p m e n t of pe d e s t r i a n am e n i t i e s wi t h i n th e ar e a . 16 . 1 . 7 . La n d Us e Go a l 5: Ma i n t a i n a br o a d ra n g e of re s i d e n t i a l la n d us e de s i g n a t i o n s to ac c o m m o d a t e a va r i e t y of li f e s t y l e s an d ho u s i n g op p o r t u n i t i e s . 16 . 1 . 7 . 1 . Po l i c y 5- A : Al l o w a va r i e t y of re s i d e n t i a l de n s i t i e s th r o u g h o u t th e UG A . 16 . 1 . 7 . 2 . Ch a n g i n g th e zo n i n g to R- I wi l l in c r e a s e th e va r i e t y of re s i d e n t i a l de n s i t i e s in th e ar e a . Cu r r e n t l y th e pr o p e r t y an d su r r o u n d i n g pr o p e r t i e s ha v e a re s i d e n t i a l de n s i t y le v e l of 2 dw e l l i n g s pe r ac r e . Ad d i t i o n a l l y , th i s ch a n g e of de n s i t y wi l l sp u r a va r i e t y of ho u s i n g op p o r t u n i t i e s du e to th e in c r e a s e d ho u s i n g ty p e s al l o w e d wi t h th e R- I Zo n i n g Di s t r i c t vs . wh a t is al l o w e d fo r th e R- S — 2 0 Zo n i n g Di s t r i c t . 16 . 1 . 7 . 3 . Po l i c y 5- B : En c o u r a g e hi g h e r re s i d e n t i a l de n s i t i e s wi t h i n an d ad j a c e n t to ma j o r tr a v e l co r r i d o r s , Do w n t o w n (C e n t r a l Bu s i n e s s Di s t r i c t ) , an d Br o a d m o o r . 16 . 1 . 7 . 4 . Th e pr o p e r t y is lo c a t e d di r e c t l y oj f Ro a d 84 , wh i c h is li s t e d as a ma j o r co l l e c t o r an d is al s o lo c a t e d ap p r o x i m a t e l y .1 2 mi l e s fr o m WA r g e n t Rd . wh i c h is an o t h e r ma j o r co l l e c t o r . Ch a n g i n g th e zo n i n g to R— I wo u l d al l o w fo r in c r e a s e d re s i d e n t i a l de n s i t i e s ne a r tw o ma j o r tr a v e l co r r i d o r s , he n c e fu r t h e r i n g th e en a c t m e n t of th i s po l i c y . 16 . 1 . 8 . Ho u s i n g Go a l 1: En c o u r a g e ho u s i n g fo r al l ec o n o m i c se g m e n t s of th e Ci t y s po p u l a t i o n co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e lo c a l an d re g i o n a l ma r k e t . 16 . 1 . 8 . 1 . Po l i c y I- A : Al l o w fo r a fu l l ra n g e of ho u s i n g in c l u d i n g si n g l e fa m i l y ho m e s , to w n h o u s e s , co n d o m i n i u m s , ap a r t m e n t s , an d ma n u f a c t u r e d ho u s i n g , ac c e s s o r y dw e l l i n g un i t s , ze r o lo t li n e , pl a n n e d un i t de v e l o p m e n t s , et c . to th e cu r r e n t zo n i n g of R- S — 2 0 wh i c h al l o w s fo r on l y si n g l e - f a m i l y dw e l l i n g s an d ac c e s s o r y dw e l l i n g un i t s . Th i s wi l l wo r k to en s u r e th a t th e Ci t y wi l l me e t th e in c r e a s e d ne e d fo r ho u s i n g . 16 . 2 . Th e ef f e c t of th e pr o p o s a l on th e im m e d i a t e vi c i n i t y wi l l no t be ma t e r i a l l y de t r i m e n t a l . Z 20 2 5 — 0 0 5 O’ N e i l l Re z o n e Pa g e 6 of 8 16 . 2 . 1 . Th i s ap p l i c a t i o n fo r re z o n e is co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n La n d Us e El e m e n t an d me e t s th e in t e n t of th e Go a l s an d Po l i c i e s fo r th e pr o p e r t y . A re z o n e fr o m R— S — 2 0 to a di ? e r e n t zo n i n g di s t r i c t wo u l d al l o w th e pr o p e r t y to be fu r t h e r de v e l o p e d as th e cu r r e n t zo n i n g do e s al l o w fo r de v e l o p m e n t me e t i n g mi n i m u m de n s i t y re q u i r e m e n t s . 16 . 2 . 2 . A de v e l o p m e n t ac t i o n a? e c t i n g th e si t e wo u l d be su b j e c t to th e St a t e En v i r o n m e n t a l Po l i c y Ac t (S E P A ) an d im p a c t s to th e na t u r a l an d bu i l t en v i r o n m e n t , in c l u d i n g ne i g h b o r i n g pr o p e r t i e s , wo u l d be co n s i d e r e d an d mi t i g a t e d th r o u g h th e SE P A pr o c e s s . 16 . 3 . Th e r e is me r i t an d va l u e in th e pr o p o s a l fo r th e co m m u n i t y as a wh o l e . 16 . 3 . 1. The pr o p o s e d zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n is co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n La n d Us e Ma p an d th e Go a l s an d Po l i c i e s as ad o p t e d by th e Pa s c o Ci t y Co u n c i l . Th e pr o p o s a l in c l u d e s in ? l l de v e l o p m e n t an d pr o m o t e s th e go a l s of th e Lo w - D e n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l La n d Us e Ma p De s i g n a t i o n . 16 . 4 . Co n d i t i o n s sh o u l d be im p o s e d in or d e r to mi t i g a t e an y si g n i f i c a n t ad v e r s e im p a c t s fr o m th e pr o p o s a l . 16 . 4 . 1 . Th e re z o n e ap p l i c a t i o n an d an t i c i p a t e d pr o j e c t ar e su b j e c t to th e re g u l a t i o n s an d re q u i r e m e n t s of th e Pa s c o Mu n i c i p a l Co d e an d th e Ci t y of Pa s c o De s i g n an d Co n s t r u c t i o n St a n d a r d s . As su c h , n0 co n d i t i o n s sh o u l d be im p o s e d ; an y fu t u r e de v e l o p m e n t wi l l be ev a l u a t e d fo r si g n i ? c a n t ad v e r s e im p a c t s at th e ti m e of a de v e l o p m e n t ap p l i c a t i o n , wh i c h wi l l al s o be su b j e c t to re v i e w un d e r th e St a t e En v i r o n m e n t a l Po l i c y Ac t (S E P A ) . 16 . 5 . A Co n c o m i t a n t Ag r e e m e n t sh o u l d be en t e r e d in t o be t w e e n th e Ci t y an d th e pe t i t i o n e r ; an d if so , th e te r m s an d co n d i t i o n s of su c h an ag r e e m e n t . 16 . 5 . 1 . No Co n c o m i t a n t Ag r e e m e n t is co n s i d e r e d ne c e s s a r y fo r th i s ap p l i c a t i o n . 17 . An op e n re c o r d pu b l i c he a r i n g wa s he l d , af t e r le g a l no t i c e , on Ju l y 9, 20 2 5 18 . Ap p e a r i n g an d te s t i f y i n g on be h a l f of th e Ap p l i c a n t wa s th e Ap p l i c a n t hi m s e l f , Sh a n e O’ N e i l l , of 69 0 4 Ro g u e Dr i v e , Pa s c o , Wa s h i n g t o n . Mr . O’ N e i l l te s t i ? e d th a t he wa s th e Ap p l i c a n t . He st a t e d th a t he ha d re v i e w e d th e St a f f Re p o r t , an d ag r e e d wi t h th e re p r e s e n t a t i o n s se t fo r t h th e r e i n . Mr . O’ N e i l l of f e r e d an ae r i a l vi d e o ex h i b i t of th e su b j e c t pr o p e r t y . 19 . No me m b e r of th e pu b l i c te s t i ? e d at th e he a r i n g . 20 . At th e co n c l u s i o n of th e pu b l i c he a r i n g , th e re c o r d wa s he l d op e n un t i l Ju l y 11 , 20 2 5 , to al l o w Ap p l i c a n t ti m e to su b m i t th e ae r i a l vi d e o ex h i b i t in ' a fo r m a t su i t a b l e fo r pu b l i c re c o r d re t e n t i o n . It wa s re c e i v e d on Ju l y 10 , 20 2 5 . 21 . Wr i t t e n pu b l i c co m m e n t s op p o s i n g th e ap p l i c a t i o n we r e su b m i t t e d by th e fo l l o w i n g : 21 . 1 . Tr i s h a Gr e e n , ad d r e s s un k n o w n ; 21 . 2 . Ro b e r t Gr e e n , 28 1 2 N Rd 84 , Pa s c o , Wa s h i n g t o n ; 21 . 3 . Ch a r l i e an d Ch a u Se m a , 28 1 6 Rd 84 , Pa s c o , Wa s h i n g t o n . 22 . 1 . Ex . A St a f f Re p o r t ; 22 . 2 . Ex . B Re m a i n d e r of Pl a n n i n g St a f f Fi l e . 22 . 3 . Ex . C Co m b i n e d Wr i t t e n Pu b l i c Ce m e n t s of Tr i s h a Gr e e n , Ro b e r t Gr e e n , an d Ch a r l i e an d Ch a u Se m a . Z 20 2 5 — 0 0 5 O’ N e i l l Re z o n e Pa g e 7 of 8 23 . 24 . 22 . 4 . Ex . D Ae r i a l Vi d e o of Su b j e c t Pr o p e r t y Th e Ci t y of Pa s c o He a r i n g Ex a m i n e r co n s i d e r e d al l ev i d e n c e wi t h i n th e re c o r d in re n d e r n g th i s de c i s i o n . An y Co n c l u s i o n of La w th a t is mo r e co r r e c t l y a Fi n d i n g of Fa c t is he r e b y in c o r p o r a t e d as su c h by th i s re f e r e n c e . 11 . CO N C L U S I O N S OF LA W Th e He a r i n g Ex a m i n e r ha s be e n gr a n t e d th e au t h o r i t y to re n d e r a re c o m m e n d a t i o n to ap p r o v e , ap p r o v e wi t h mo d i ? c a t i o n s an d / o r co n d i t i o n s , or re j e c t th e pe t i t i o n ba s e d on it s ?n d i n g s an d co n c l u s i o n s . Th i s zo n i n g pe t i t i o n is co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e Pa s c o Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n an d Pa s c o Mu n i c i p a l Co d e . An y Fi n d i n g of Fa c t th a t is mo r e co r r e c t l y 3 Co n c l u s i o n of La w is he r e b y in c o r p o r a t e d as su c h by th i s re f e r e n c e . II I . RE C O N H V J E N D E D DE C I S I O N Ba s e d on th e ab o v e Fi n d i n g s of Fa c t an d Co n c l u s i o n s of La w , Z 20 2 5 — 0 0 5 is he r e b y re c o m m e n d e d fo r AP P R O V A L . Da t e d th i s i 22 da y of Ju l y , 20 2 5 CI T Y OF PA S C O HE A R I N G EX A M I N E R , PR O TE M Ja D. 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