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Everett council presses Hope and Wellness to relocate drop‑in center under Metro Everett rules
Summary
City planning staff told the Everett City Council Jan. 8 that Hope and Wellness is operating in violation of downtown land‑use rules and has been asked repeatedly to relocate; council members asked staff to reconvene stakeholders and explore short‑term options, including a possible 60‑day extension of relocation deadlines.
The Everett City Council heard an update Jan. 8 from Julie Willey, the city’s Community Development Director, about Hope and Wellness, a drop‑in center operating on the ground floor of a downtown property that city staff say violates Metro Everett land‑use regulations.
Willey told the council the Metro Everett subarea plan, adopted in 2018, restricts social‑service uses on designated retail and pedestrian ground floors in order to preserve a retail character in portions of downtown. "Designated retail streets in the downtown core have additional requirements that prohibit certain uses on the ground floor, which includes social services," Willey said. She said city staff offered relocation support but did not receive a satisfactory 30‑60‑90 day relocation plan and that code…
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