2014/03/05 Council Agenda Packet

18.28.210 1 when buildings are protected by an approved automatic approved. by the city engineer and shown on an fire sprinkler system. approved grading plan. D. Each building site on each lot in a multiple-fain- F. On projects that have environmentally sensitive • ily or commercial subdivision or short subdivision shall features and in critical drainage areas,clearing and grad- be no further than two hundred driving feet from a fire ing and other significant earth work may be limited to a hydrant and not closer than fifty feet from building site. specific time period as determined by the city. - E. For all divisions of land,this title shall control in G. All projects must be in compliance with the the event of a conflict with any other city regulations. approved grading plan prior to final approval being • (Ord.2328-98§7(F)(14),1998) granted.The director or city engineer may require a final - as-built topography map to show compliance with the 18.28.200 Clearing and grading. approved grading plan and to calculate building height • A. Before any site modification where existing nat- as required by the Everett zoning code.(Ord.2718-03 ural features would be disturbed or removed,a grading §33,2003;Ord.2328-98§7(F)(15),1998) plan meeting city standards and the provisions of this • title must be submitted and approved by the city engi- 18.28.210 . Lot requirements. - •neer showing the extent of the proposed modification. A. Lot arrangement and design shall take into con- B. Debris and waste such as trees, timber,:rocks, sideration,to the maximum extent possible,the natural - _ - stones,junk,rubbish,or other waste materials of any features of the site such as environmentally sensitive ' kind fhall not be buried in any land or deposited in any areas,parks,open space,and views.Each lot shall pro- ` - environmentally sensitive area. vide a suitable building site and driveway access from C. All erosion control plans must be in compliance existing or proposed streets.Refer to Section 18.28.130 . with city standards and the city's drainage ordinance. for specific lot requirements for easement access Iots. D_ In critical drainage areas or on sites that are clas- B. Double frontage lots shall be avoided whenever sifted as environmentally sensitive, the city'may pro- possible. . hibit clearing of lots until building permits have been C. Lots shall not,in general,access off of arterial issued. - streets. Where driveway access from a-street may be E. All clearing and grading shall be based on sound necessary for several adjoining lots,the city may require • engineering techniques and meet the following mini- that such lots be served by combined access points and mum standards: ' driveways designed or arranged so as to avoid requiring - 1 1. The project design and grading shall follow ve icles to back into traffic. - good engineering practices. Consideration shall be D. All lots that have full frontage on an improved given to protection of slope stability,prevention of ero- public right-of-way shall have the dwelling oriented to sion, structural suitability for future building.sites, the public street.The dwelling shall have a defined front -driveways,and public streets; entrance,windows and porch facing the street. 2. Building sites, driveways, and public streets E. Calculation of Lot Area.The computations for • shall not be located on fill unless approved by the city meeting minimum lot area requirements for the Everett based on information provided to the city by the appli- zoning code must exclude the following'drainage tracts cant in a geotechnical report prepared by a Washington or above-ground drainage improvements, panhandles State licensed geotechnical engineer; and common recreation facilities, except as permitted 3. Grading shall be done in such a manner as to .by the cluster alternative for subdividing.Also refer to minimizethe need for rockeries and retaining walls Sections 18.28.130 and 19.39.130. along lot lines,streets and the exterior boundaries of the . F. Through the cluster subdivision or cluster short project; subdivision process,the director may modify the Ever- 4_ Clearing and grading limits shall be established ett zoning code requirements for individual lots for ' so as to not impact environmentally sensitive areas,the width, depth, area, frontage, and setbacks; provided, _ required buffers,and adjacent properties; that Everett zoning code density standards are met for . 5. Each Iot shall have a suitable building site and - the total site subject to the cluster subdivision or short driveway access.All grading should gradually transition subdivision process. to the approved grading limit and the projects exterior G. Irregular shaped lots shall be discouraged. In boundaries;and . general,•all lots shall be composed of straight lines • 6. - Excavation of foundation material, utility •. -•which provide adequate building site and private rear trenches,and required public improvements shall not be yard area,except as permitted in cluster subdivisions or •• distributed within the project boundaries and must be short subdivisions and binding site plans. disposed of at•a preapproved site, unless otherwise H. Individual lots in a binding site plan are not required to provide landscaping on each lot to Everett - • - D. 5 AAi nb-{- tt.. -to lois anif ;e 675 lA -- h �� -rtec r - (L•vcrca 12-04) fitf OVA►. lc on Ef_ etA fit le. ac6e5s • K-17 GLV1e•• 86 .