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Following a very long and passionate public hearing the Everett City Council voted Wednesday night to extend the moratorium on “Supportive Housing” in residential zones while drafting a change to the ordinance that would allow some form of that housing in R-1. The vote was 5 in favor, with council member Scott Murphy voting against […]

In what is expected to be a busy night the Everett City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday to consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation to remove Supportive Housing options from single family zones within the Everett, Washington city limits. The Planning Commission says it would only affect 4 areas in the city as […]

As the City of Everett’s zoning code changes to accommodate increased growth, the single-family zone is facing encroachment from many directions. Recently the desire of Housing Hope to build supportive housing on publicly owned land for students of families experiencing homelessness led to a moratorium on any applications for that use. City of Everett, Washington […]

Wednesday night the Everett City Council voted unanimously to maintain a ban on any new supportive housing projects in single family zones while asking the planning commission to consider the impacts of how supportive housing fits into residential neighborhoods. (City Council member Jeff Moore recused himself from the issue as he is employed by the […]

The City of Everett has issued a proposed Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) on a supportive housing proposal submitted by Hopeworks, an affiliate of Housing Hope. This proposal calls for the addition of a five-story building north of HopeWorks Station I at 3331 Broadway across from Compass Health. Sara Haner of Housing Hope tells MyEverettNews.com […]