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EMC Title 13. The proposed garage footprint is on fairly level ground except for a two-foot drop to the west, which lowers the average grade by approximately six inches as shown in the height calculations shown on the site plan. As designed,the garage would have a 6:12 roof pitch,which is the minimum pitch required by Code. The peak of the proposed roof runs north south,parallel with the alley. The height of the proposed garage is just under 19 feet measured from the existing grade. Exhibits 1 and 5;EMC 19.07.020.L. 3. The Everett Municipal Code (EMC)limits accessory structures to a maximum height of fifteen feet. EMC 19.07.020.J. However,EMC 19.07.020.J.2 allows this height restriction to be exceeded through a Review Process II if the proponent can show all of the following requirements are met: a. The accessory building(s) shall not exceed twenty feet in height. b. The accessory building(s) shall be compatible with the dwelling and/or neighborhood character. To make this determination,the planning director may consider such factors that include,but are not limited to, view obstruction,roof pitch,building materials, screening and landscaping, aesthetic impact on surrounding properties and streetscape,incompatible scale with dwellings on surrounding properties, and impact on neighborhood character. The planning director shall also have the authority to impose greater setback requirements, landscape buffers, or other locational or design requirements as necessary to mitigate the impacts of accessory buildings which are taller than otherwise allowed by this section. c. A covenant acceptable to the city attorney's office shall be recorded on the title to the property stating that the property owner acknowledges the requirements of this section, and stating that the use of any accessory structure is limited to accessory activities permitted by the zone in which the property is located, and that the accessory building shall not be converted to a living area or used for any purposes which are not in full compliance with zoning and building code requirements. 4. The request to exceed maximum accessory structure height was reviewed by the Planning Department through a Review II process under project number REVII#17-002. Public notice was provided to surrounding property owners, and public comment was invited and received. Exhibits 1, 3, and 6. 5. The proposed covered patio attached to the garage is also considered an accessory building and must be included in the calculation of the maximum allowable accessory building area. However,the covered patio was missed in the initial review and was not addressed in the Planning Director decision. Discrepancies between the proposal and the maximum square footage of accessory building space would have to be reviewed through a subsequent process. Exhibit 1;John Jimerson Testimony. 6. Public comment was submitted during the Review II process from three neighbors who live to the east of the proposed garage. All three comments focused primarily on loss of partial Findings, Conclusions, and Decision Everett Hearing Examiner Jeff Cook Appeal,APP-17-007 page 3 of-7)