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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4835 Ordinance - Rezone from C-1 and R-4 to MU (Z2026-001) Elite Investment Group, LLC - NOT RECORDEDOrdinance Rezone Z2026-001- 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. 4835 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF WRIGLEY DR., SOUTH OF SANDIFUR PKWY., WEST OF ROAD 68, AND ROAD 76, IN PASCO, FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON FROM C-1 (RETAIL BUSINESS) & R-4 (HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO MU (MIXED USE), PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Elite Investment Group LLC, the petitioner, on behalf of Dennis Gisi and Terry & Karen Gilmore, seeks to rezone Parcel Nos. 116140049 and 1161400050, which are currently unaddressed, 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 April 27, 2026; 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 the 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. Ordinance Rezone Z2026-001- 2 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 C-1 (RETAIL BUSINESS) & R-4 (HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) to MU (MIXED USE) for the real property as shown in the Exhibit B attached hereto and described as follows: LOTS 2,3 BINDING SITE PLAN 2019-03 SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF WASHINGTON. . 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 this 4th day of May, 2026. Charles Grimm Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____________________________ ___________________________ Krystle Shanks Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC Deputy City Clerk City Attorney Published: Sunday, May 10, 2026 CI T Y OF PA S C O LA N D US E HE A R I N G EX A M I N E R IN TH E MA T T E R OF ) RE C O I V I M E N D E D FI N D I N G S OF ) FA C T , RE C O M M E N D E D Z2 0 2 6 - 0 0 1 ) CO N C L U S I O N S OF LA W , AN D El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p LL C C- 1 an d R4 to ) RE C O M M E N D E D DE C I S I O N MU TH I S MA T T E R ha v i n g co m e on fo r he a r i n g in ?o n t of th e Ci t y of Pa s c o He a r i n g Ex a m i n e r on Ma r c h 11, 20 2 6 , th e He a r i n g Ex a m i n e r ha v i n g ta k e n ev i d e n c e he r e b y su b m i t s th e fo l l o w i n g Re c o m m e n d e d Fi n d i n g s of Fa c t , Re c o m m e n d e d Co n c l u s i o n s of La w , an d Re c o m m e n d e d De c i s i o n as fo l l o w s : I. RE C O M N I E N D E D FI N D I N G S OF FA C T 1. Ap p l i c a n t : El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p , LL C , C/ o Tr i n i Ga r i b a y , 58 0 4 Ro a d 90 , Su i t e A, Pa s c o , WA 99 3 0 1 ; 2. Pr o p o n e n t s : 2. ] . De n n i s Gi s i , 51 0 9 N Rd 68 St e E, Pa s c o , WA 99 3 0 1 2. 2 . Te r r y & Ka r e n Gi l m o r e , 21 0 1 N Co l u m b i a Ri v e r Rd , Pa s c o , WA 99 3 0 1 3. Re q u e s t : Re z o n e fr o m C- l (R e t a i l Bu s i n e s s ) an d R4 (H i g h De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ) to Mi x e d — U s e . 4. Ti m e l i n e : Ja n u g y 9, 20 2 6 Ap ? c a t i o n Su b m i t t e d . ”1 Fe b r u a r y 23 , 20 2 6 _ _ Ap p l i c a t i o n De e m e d Co m p l e t e . Fe b r u a r y 25 , 20 2 6 Ap p l i c a t i o n No t i c e d fo r Pu b l i c He a r i n g to Pr o p e r t y Ow n e r s wi t h i n 30 0 fe e t . Fe b r u a r y 25 , 20 2 6 Ap p l i c a t i o n No t i c e d fo r Pu b l i c He a r i n g to th e Tr i - C i t y He r a l d . Ma r c h 5, 20 2 6 Pu b l i c He a r i n g St a f f Re p _ o r t Pu b l i s h e d 5. PR O P E R T Y DE S C R I P T I O N : 5. 1 . Pa r c e l No . : 11 6 1 4 0 0 4 9 (C - l to Mi x e d - U s e ) 5. 1 . 1 . L e g a l : LO T 2, BI N D I N G SI T E PL A N 20 1 9 ~ 0 3 5. 1 . 2 . P r o p e r t y Si z e : Ap p r o x i m a t e l y 2. 2 0 Ac r e s (9 5 , 7 7 5 sq u a r e fe e t ) 5. 2 . Pa r c e l No . : 11 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 (R - 4 to Mi x e d - U s e ) 5. 2 . 1 . L e g a l : LO T 3, BI N D I N G SI T E PL A N 20 1 9 - 0 3 5. 2 . 2 . P r o p e r t y Si z e : Ap p r o x i m a t e l y 2. 4 9 Ac r e s (1 0 8 , 5 3 9 sq u a r e fe e t ) Wr i g l e y Dr . , we s t of Ro a d 68 , so u t h of Sa n d i f u r Pk w y , an d ea s t of Ro a d 76 . 5. 4 . To t a l Pr o p e r t y Si z e : 4. 4 9 ac r e s 6. Ac c e s s : Th e si t e s wi l l ha v e ac c e s s fr o m Wr i g l e y Dr . an d Ro a d 76 . ZD 2 0 2 5 - 0 0 2 El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p LL C C- 1 an d R4 to MU Pa g e 1 of 6 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . Ut i l i t i e s : Mu n i c i p a l wa t e r is av a i l a b l e in Wr i g l e y Dr . an d Ro a d 76 , an d se w e r is av a i l a b l e in Wr i g l e y Dr . LA N D US E AN D ZO N I N G : 8. 1 . Th e su b j e c t pr o p e r t i e s ar e cu r r e n t l y zo n e d C- 1 an d R— 4 . Th e ap p l i c a n t is re q u e s t i n g to re z o n e bo t h pa r c e l s to Mi x e d Us e . Bo t h pa r c e l s ar e cu r r e n t l y un d e v e l o p e d . 8. 2 . Su r r o u n d i n g pr o p e r t i e s ar e zo n e d an d de v e l o p e d as fo l l o w s : Re t a i l Bu s i n e s s ; Fi r e St a t i o n / Wa t e r To w e r Re t a i l Bu s i n e s s ; Me d i c a l fa c i l i t i e s / Re s t a u r a n t ! Co m m e r c i a l —_ Re t a i l Bu s i n e s s ; Un d e v e l o E d / Me d i c a l fa c i l i t i e s / Li b . 0- 1 We s t : R— l Lo w De n s i g Re s i d e n t i a l ; Si n . s CO M P R E H E N S I V E PL A N : 9. 1 . Th e Ci t y ’ s 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 e su b j e c t pr o p e r t y as Mi x e d Re s i d e n t i a l / C o n u n e r c i a l . Th i s de s i g n a t i o n al l o w s fo r a mi x of ho u s i n g ty p e s , no n r e s i d e n t i a l an d co m m e r c i a l us e s , ne i g h b o r h o o d re t a i l an d of ? c e us e s , pa r k s an d re c r e a t i o n ar e a s , an d ci v i c us e s at a de n s i t y of 5 to 29 dw e l l i n g un i t s pe r ac r e , co n s i s t e n t wi t h Pa s c o Mu n i c i p a l Co d e (P M C ) Ta b l e 25 . 2 1 5 . 0 1 5 . 9. 2 . Zo n i n g di s t r i c t s im p l e m e n t i n g th i s la n d us e de s i g n a t i o n in c l u d e R- l (L o w De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ) , R— 2 (M e d i u m De n s i t y Re s i d e n t i a l ) , R— 3 , R- 4 , C- 1 , 0 (O ? i c e ) , an d Mi x e d Us e (f o r m e r l y kn o w n as “W a t e r l ‘ r o n t ” ) . 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 Ci t y ha s de t e r m i n e d th i s pr o p o s a l to be ex e m p t un d e r Wa s h i n g t o n Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e Co d e 19 7 - 1 1 - 8 0 0 (6 ) La n d us e de c i s i o n s . Th a t de t e r m i n a t i o n ha s no t be e n ch a l l e n g e d an d is no t re v i e w e d in th i s pr o c e e d i n g . Ap p l i c a n t ’ s St a t e d In t e n t : 11. 1 . El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p LL C , on be h a l f of th e la n d o w n e r s , is re q u e s t i n g ap p r o v a l to re z o n e Pa r c e l No s . 11 6 1 4 0 0 4 9 (f r o m 01 to Mi x e d Us e ) an d 11 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 (f r o m R— 4 to Mi x e d Us e ) , to t a l i n g ap p r o x i m a t e l y 4. 4 9 ac r e s . 1 1. 2 . Wh i l e th e ex i s t i n g zo n i n g cl a s s i ? c a t i o n s ar e co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e Ci t y ’ s Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n de s i g n a t i o n , th e ap p l i c a n t is re q u e s t i n g th e Mi x e d Us e di s t r i c t to al l o w gr e a t e r ?e x i b i l i t y in si t e de s i g n an d pe r m i t t e d us e s . Th e Mi x e d Us e zo n i n g di s t r i c t ma y re d u c e ce r t a i n de v e l o p m e n t co n s t r a i n t s th a t co u l d ot h e r w i s e ap p l y un d e r th e cu r r e n t zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n s . 11 . 3 . Th e ev e n t u a l de v e l o p m e n t pr o p o s a l is li k e l y to in c l u d e no t on l y hi g h e r de n s i t y re s i d e n t i a l us e s bu t al s o co m m e r c i a l us e s . Th e in t e n t is to de v e l o p bo t h pa r c e l s as on e mi x e d us e co n t i g u o u s si t e . Hi s t o r y : 12 . 1 . In 19 8 1 , th e su b j e c t pr o p e r t i e s we r e an n e x e d in t o th e Ci t y un d e r Or d i n a n c e No . 23 8 8 an d as s i g n e d R- T (R e s i d e n t i a l Tr a n s i t i o n ) zo n i n g pu r s u a n t to Re s o l u t i o n No . 13 9 6 . 12 . 3 . In 20 2 5 , Or d i n a n c e No . 47 5 2 re z o n e d Pa r c e l No . 11 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 fr o m C- 1 to R- 4 . 12 . 4 . Th e Si t e is un d e v e l o p e d an d is cu r r e n t l y ba r e gr o u n d . Zo n i n g Pe t i t i o n Re q u i r e m e n t s : PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 3 0 se t s fo r t h th e re q u i r e d co n t e n t s of a zo n e ch a n g e pe t i t i o n . Th e pe t i t i o n re c e i v e d in th i s ca s e ap p e a r s to be a ?l l a b l e fo r m fu m i s h e d to th e ap p l i c a n t by ZD 2 0 2 5 - 0 0 2 El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p LL C C~ 1 an d R4 to MU Pa g e 2 of 6 Ci t y , th e co n t e n t s of wh i c h ar e si m i l a r bu t do no t ex a c t l y fo l l o w PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 3 0 . Th e st a f f re p o r t , ho w e v e r , pr o v i d e s am p l e su p p l e m e n t a t i o n to th e co n t e n t s of th e pe t i t i o n an d ad d r e s s e s al l th e re q u i r e m e n t s of PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 3 0 : 13 . 1 . Th e da t e th e ex i s t i n g zo n e be c a m e ef f e c t i v e : 13 . 1 . 1 . Pa r c e l No . 11 6 1 4 0 0 4 9 wa s as s i g n e d it s cu r r e n t zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n in 20 0 3 . Pa r c e l No . 11 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 wa s as s i g n e d it s cu r r e n t zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n on Ja n u a r y 12 , 20 2 5 . 13 . 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 . 2 . 1 . Si n c e th e 20 0 3 zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n wa s es t a b l i s h e d , th e su r r o u n d i n g ar e a ha s tr a n s i t i o n e d fr o m lo w a e n s i t y re s i d e n t i a l de v e l o p m e n t an d va c a n t ?e l d s to a mo r e ur b a n co m m e r c i a l en v i r o n m e n t , co n s i s t i n g of th e de v e l o p m e n t of co m m e r c i a l an d me d i c a l fa c i l i t i e s on ad j a c e n t pa r c e l s to th e ea s t , an d so u t h as we l l as mu n i c i p a l de v e l o p m e n t of a ?r e st a t i o n to th e no r t h . Th i s ev o l u t i o n in la n d us e pa t t e r n s re p r e s e n t s a ma t e r i a l ch a n g e in ci r c u m s t a n c e s . 13 .2 2 . Ad d i t i o n a l l y , th e ad v e n t of a un i q u e mi x e d - u s e de v e l o p m e n t co n c e p t th a t ta k e s ad v a n t a g e of th e ex i s t i n g de v e l o p m e n t pa t t e r n s , re q u i r e s an ad j u s t m e n t of th e zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n s in or d e r fo r it to su c c e s s f u l l y mo v e fr o m co n c e p t to re a l i t y . 13 . 2 . 3 . Th e pr o p e r t y pr o p o s e d fo r th e re z o n e is lo c a t e d be t w e e n th r e e ro a d w a y s cl a s s i ? e d in th e Ci t y of Pa s c o Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Sy s t e m s Ma s t e r Pl a n . Wr i g l e y Dr : to th e so u t h is cl a s s i ? e d as a ne i g h b o r h o o d co l l e c t o r ; Sa n d i ? t r Pk w y . to th e no r t h is cl a s s z ? e d as a ma j o r co l l e c t o r ; an d Ro a d 68 to th e ea s t is cl a s s i ? e d as a mi n o r ar t e r i a l . As su c h , a mi x e d - u s e de v e l o p m e n t co n c e p t is id e a l gi v e n th e ex i s t i n g tr a n s p o r t a t i o n sy s t e m ca p a c i t y . 13 . 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 . 3 . 1 . Th e pr o p o s e d re z o n e ad v a n c e s 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 by im p l e m e n t i n g th e Ci t y Is Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n po l i c i e s fo r co o r d i n a t e d gr o w t h an d mi x e d - u s e de v e l o p m e n t . Th e Ci t y of Pa s c o is re q u i r e d un d e r st a t e la w to pl a n fo r an d ac c o m m o d a t e si g n i f i c a n t po p u l a t i o n gr o w t h . Th i s re z o n e su p p o r t s th a t re q u i r e m e n t by al l o w i n g a mi x of re s i d e n t i a l an d co m m e r c i a l us e s th a t pr o m o t e ho u s i n g di v e r s i t y , ec o n o m i c vi t a l i t y , an d e? i c i e n t la n d us e pa t t e r n s . 13 . 3 . 2 . By en c o u r a g i n g in t e g r a t e d de v e l o p m e n t , th e lo c a t i o n of th e re z o n e d pa r c e l s wo u l d o? e r wa l k a b l e ac c e s s to co m m e r c i a l an d me d i c a l se r v i c e s , be n e ? t i n g an y fu t u r e de v e l o p m e n t of th e pr o p e r t y . Ov e r a l l , th e re z o n e fu r t h e r s or d e r l y gr o w t h co n s i s t e n t wi t h th e Ci t y f s ad o p t e d vi s i o n an d lo n g - t e r m pl a n n i n g ob j e c t i v e s . 13 . 4 . Th e ef f e c t it wi l l ha v e on th e va l u e an d ch a r a c t e r of th e ad j a c e n t pr o p e r t y an d th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n : 13 . 4 . 1 . Th e pr o p o s e d re z o n e of on e re s i d e n t i a l l y zo n e d lo t an d on e co m m e r c i a l l y zo n e d lo t to a mi x e d - u s e de s i g n a t i o n is no t an t i c i p a t e d to ad v e r s e l y im p a c t th e va l u e or ch a r a c t e r of ad j a c e n t pr o p e r t i e s . Th e mi x e d - u s e zo n e al l o w s co n t i n u e d re s i d e n t i a l us e wh i l e ma i n t a i n i n g 13 . 4 . 2 . As su c h , th e 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 an d is no t ex p e c t e d to ne g a t i v e l y a? e c t ad j a c e n t pr o p e r t y va l u e s or ne i g h b o r h o o d ch a r a c t e r : 13 . 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 : ZD 2 0 2 5 - 0 0 2 El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p LL C C- 1 an d R- 4 to MU Pa g e 3 of 6 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 13 . 5 . 1 . If th e re z o n e re q u e s t is de n i e d , th e su b j e c t pr o p e r t y wo u l d re m a i n li m i t e d to de v e l o p m e n t un d e r th e ex i s t i n g zo n i n g cl a s s i ? c a t i o n s . Th e re s i d e n t i a l l y zo n e d po r t i o n wo u l d be re s t r i c t e d to re s i d e n t i a l de v e l o p m e n t , wh i l e th e co m m e r c i a l l y zo n e d po r t i o n co u l d pu r s u e mi x e d - u s e de v e l o p m e n t th r o u g h th e sp e c i a l pe r m i t pr o c e s s , su b j e c t to ad d i t i o n a l re v i e w cr i t e r i a . Th i s wo u l d re d u c e de v e l o p m e n t ?e x i b i l i t y an d ma y li m i t th e la n d ow n e r .’ s ab i l i t y to de v e l o p th e si t e in a co n t i g u o u s , co h e s i v e an d ec o n o m i c a l l y vi a b l e ma n n e r : De n i a l wo u l d ha m p e r th e pr o p e r t y 19 de v e l o p m e n t po t e n t i a l wh e n co m p a r e d to th e pr o p o s e d mi x e d - u s e de s i g n a t i o n . 13 . 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 . 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 e si t e s as Mi x e d Re s i d e n t i a l / C o m m e r c i a l . Th e pr o p o s e d Mi x e d - U s e zo n i n g de s i g n a t i o n is pe r m i t t e d in ac c o r d a n c e wi t h PM C 25 . 2 1 5 . 01 5 . 13 . 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 . 7 . 1 . Th e pr o p o s e d re z o n e is co n s i s t e n t wi t h an d im p l e m e n t s th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n by al i g n i n g th e zo n i n g cl a s s i ? c a t i o n wi t h th e Ci t y s lo n g - r a n g e gr o w t h po l i c i e s . Th e pr o p o s a l al i g n s wi t h th e Ci t y s ho u s i n g ca p a c i t y an d ec o n o m i c vi t a l i t y ob j e c t i v e s an d in t r o d u c e s ?e x i b i l i t y to th e si t e to pr o m o t e de v e l o p m e n t . 13 . 7 . 2 . Th e re z o n e sa t i s ? e s th e re q u i r e m e n t s of Wa s h i n g t o n s Gr o w t h Ma n a g e m e n t Ac t by ma i n t a i n i n g co n s i s t e n c y be t w e e n th e Ci t y s Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n an d zo n i n g di s t r i c t s . Pu r s u a n t to PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 4 0 , Pu b l i c no t i c e fo r th i s he a r i n g wa s ma i l e d 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 bo u n d a r i e s of th e pr o p o s a l on Fe b r u a r y 25 , 20 2 6 , in co m p l i a n c e wi t h th i s re q u i r e m e n t . Pu r s u a n t to PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 4 0 , Pu b l i c no t i c e fo r th i s he a r i n g wa s pu b l i s h e d in th e Tr i - C i t y He r a l d on Fe b r u a r y 25 , 20 2 6 , in co m p l i a n c e wi t h th i s re q u i r e m e n t . 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 Ma r c h 11 , 20 2 6 . 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 Ru s s e l l Ga u l , 40 0 Co l u m b i a Po i n t Dr . St e . 10 1 8 , Ri c h l a n d , Wa s h i n g t o n . Mr . Ga u l te s t i ? 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 pr i o r to th e he a r i n g ; be ag r e e d wi t h th e fa c t u a l re p r e s e n t a t i o n s th e r e i n . No me m b e r s of th e pu b l i c ap p e a r e d to te s t i f y fo r or ag a i n s t th e pr o p o s a l . Th e fo l l o w i n g ex h i b i t s we r e ad m i t t e d in t o th e re c o r d : 19 . 1 . Ex . A Ma p s 19 . 2 . Ex . B Ap p l i c a t i o n 19 . 3 . Ex . C Pu b l i c No t i c e 19 . 4 . Ex . D St a f f Re p o r t PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 6 0 FI N D I N G S : 20 . 1 . Th e pr o p o s a l is in ac c o r d 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 . Re s i d e n t i a l / C o m m e r c i a l . Th e pr o p o s e d mi x e d - u s e re z o n e is co n s i s t e n t wi t h th i s La n d Us e Ma p de s i g n a t i o n an d Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n Go a l LU - S 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 . 20 . 1 . 2 . Th e pr o p o s a l su p p o r t s Po l i c y LU - 4 - B , en c o u r a g i n g in ? l l an d hi g h e r 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 n 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 . ZD 2 0 2 5 - 0 0 2 El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p LL C C- 1 an d R4 to MU Pa g e 4 of 6 20 . 1 . 3 . Th e pr o p o s a l su p p o r t s Po l i c y LU — 4 — C , en c o u r a g i n g th e de v e l o p m e n t of wa l k a b l e co m m u n i t i e s by in c r e a s i n g mi x e d - u s e (c o m m e r c i a l / r e s i d e n t i a l ) de v e l o p m e n t s th a t pr o v i d e ho u s e h o l d s wi t h ne i g h b o r h o o d an d co m m e r c i a l sh o p p i n g op p o r t u n i t i e s . 20 . 1 . 4 . Th e pr o p o s a l su p p o r t s Po l i c y LU - 4 - D , de s i g n a t i n g ar e a s fo r hi g h e r de n s i t y re s i d e n t i a l de v e l o p m e n t s wh e r e ut i l i t i e s an d tr a n s p o r t a t i o n fa c i l i t i e s en a b l e ef ? c i e n t us e of ca p i t a l re s o u r c e s . 20 . 1 . 5 . Th e pr o p o s a l su p p o r t s Po l i c y LU — 6 - A , en c o u r a g i n g co m m e r c i a l an d hi g h e r - d e n s i t y re s i d e n t i a l us e s al o n g ma j o r co r r i d o r s an d le v e r a g e in f r a s t r u c t u r e av a i l a b i l i t y . 20 . 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 . 20 . 2 . 1 . Th e pa r c e l s ar e lo c a t e d in an ar e a wh e r e re s i d e n t i a l an d co m m e r c i a l us e s al r e a d y ex i s t in pr o x i m i t y to ea c h ot h e r , di v i d e d by a lo c a l ac c e s s ro a d . Th e mi x e d - u s e de s i g n a t i o n al l o w s fo r gr e a t e r re s i d e n t i a l de v e l o p m e n t on th e si t e wh i l e pe r m i t t i n g li m i t e d co m m e r c i a l ac t i v i t y co n s i s t e n t wi t h su r r o u n d i n g de v e l o p m e n t pa t t e r n s . 20 . 2 . 2 . As a tr a n s i t i o n a l ar e a be t w e e n re s i d e n t i a l an d co m m e r c i a l di s t r i c t s , th e mi x e d - u s e zo n e pr o v i d e s sp a c e fo r co m p a t i b l e , in t e g r a t e d us e s th a t re d u c e th e sh a r p se p a r a t i o n be t w e e n th e tw o . It s ra n g e of pe r m i t t e d us e s an d de v e l o p m e n t st a n d a r d s ar e de s i g n e d to le s s e n im p a c t s re l a t e d to bu i l d i n g sc a l e , ac t i v i t y in t e n s i t y , tr a ? i c , an d si t e de s i g n . 20 . 2 . 3 . Gi v e n th e le v e l s of de v e l o p m e n t on su r r o u n d i n g pr o p e r t i e s an d th e re g u l a t o r y co n t r o l s th a t ap p l y to mi x e d - u s e de v e l o p m e n t , th e pr o p o s a l is no t an t i c i p a t e d to ad v e r s e l y af f e c t th e va l u e , us e , or ch a r a c t e r of ad j a c e n t pr o p e r t i e s . Th e r e f o r e , th e re z o n e wo u l d no t re s u l t in a ma t e r i a l l y de t r i m e n t a l ef f e c t on th e im m e d i a t e vi c i n i t y . 20 . 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 . 20 . 3 . 1 . Th e pr o p o s e d re z o n e im p l e m e n t s th e Co m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n ’ s Mi x e d Re s i d e n t i a l / Co m m e r c i a l de s i g n a t i o n . . 20 . 3 . 2 . Th e pr o p o s a l su p p o r t s a mo r e ef ? c i e n t an d in t e g r a t e d la n d us e pa t t e r n , by al l o w i n g op p o r t u n i t i e s fo r re s i d e n t i a l an d co m m e r c i a l de v e l o p m e n t wi t h i n th e sa m e ar e a . By en c o u r a g i n g mi x e d ~ u s e de v e l o p m e n t , th e re z o n e ad v a n c e s ho u s i n g av a i l a b i l i t y , pr o m o t e s ec o n o m i c ac t i v i t y , an d su p p o r t s wa l k a b l e ac c e s s to su r r o u n d i n g se r v i c e s . 20 . 4 . No co n d i t i o n s sh o u l d be im p o s e d fo r th e mi t i g a t i o n of si g n 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 . 20 . 4 . 1 . No co n d i t i o n s ar e ne c e s s a r y at th e re z o n e st a g e . Th e pr o p o s e d zo n i n g cl a s s i ? c a t i o n es t a b l i s h e s a re g u l a t o r y fr a m e w o r k bu t do e s no t au t h o r i z e sp e c i ? c de v e l o p m e n t . An y fu t u r e de v e l o p m e n t of th e si t e s wi l l be su b j e c t to th e ap p l i c a b l e pr o v i s i o n 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 . 20 . 5 . No 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 be t w e e n th e Ci t y an d th e pe t i t i o n e r . 20 . 5 . 1 . A co n c o m i t a n t ag r e e m e n t is no t ne c e s s a r y fo r th i s pr o p o s a l . Th e re q u e s t e d re z o n i n g re g u l a t i o n s ar e wa r r a n t e d . Ac c o r d i n g l y , no fu r t h e r co m m i t m e n t s or ag r e e m e n t s ar e re q u i r e d . 21 . 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 i n g th i s de c i s i o n . ZD 2 0 2 5 — 0 0 2 El i t e In v e s t m e n t Gr o u p LL C C- 1 an d R— 4 to MU Pa g e 5 of 6 22 . 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 . II . RE C O M I V I E N D E D CO N C L U S I O N S OF LA W 1. 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 . PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 6 0 ( 2 ) . 2. Th i s re c o m m e n d a t i o n sh a l l be fo r w a r d e d to th e Ci t y Co u n c i l at a re g u l a r bu s i n e s s me e t i n g th e r e o f . PM C 25 . 2 1 0 . 0 6 0 ( 2 ) . 3. Th e pr o p o s e d zo n e ch a n g e 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 . 4. 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 a 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 M M 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 6 - 0 0 1 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 20 da y of M a r c h , 20 2 6 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 J D. 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