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` EVERETT C • <br /> Project title: City Council Briefing—Reboot for ReThink Zoning <br /> City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet <br /> Council Bill#interoffice use Project: ReThink Zoning <br /> Partner/Supplier : N/A <br /> Agenda dates requested: Location: City-wide <br /> Dates requested for council Preceding.a.ction:.....Several..previous..City..Council..b.ri.efings..o.n..R.elh.ink.Zo.ning <br /> action <br /> Fund: N/A <br /> Briefing May 27,2020 <br /> Proposed action <br /> Consent <br /> Fiscal summary statement: Staff have been working on ReThink Zoning for <br /> Action <br /> approximately 18 months. <br /> Ordinance <br /> Public hearing Project summary statement: Prior to COVID, staff had anticipated completing the <br /> X No ReThink Zoning effort in 2020. With the inability to hold meetings for public outreach, <br /> and with departures of staff members working on Rethink, it appears that fully realizing <br /> Budget amendment: that goal is not feasible. However,finishing up some of the work to consolidate zones <br /> X No and improve usability of the code is feasible. <br /> PowerPoint presentation: Staff proposes to pause work on most changes affecting existing single-family zoned <br /> X No neighborhoods, including establishing new zones,adding more housing types(e.g.; <br /> Attachments: duplex,townhouse),and changing how building height is measured. This work product <br /> None could be put into a detailed draft for discussion and possible action at a later date. <br /> Department(s)involved: Staff recommends making improvements in code formatting and some substantive <br /> Planning changes to the code this year. Format changes would include reducing more than 30 <br /> existing land use zones to fewer than 15 zones, by consolidating the existing multi- <br /> Contact person: family, commercial and industrial zones into fewer zoning classifications. This approach <br /> Allan Giffen or David was successful in the Metro Everett planning process and would build on that work. <br /> Stalheim <br /> Phone number: The proposed changes would create a Unified Development Code (UDC) by: <br /> 425 257-8731 • Revising the Land Division code now in EMC Title 18 <br /> • Revising the Local Project Review Procedures now in EMC Title 15 <br /> Email: • Moving SEPA ordinance into a chapter within the UDC <br /> agiffen@everettwa.gov • Minor revisions to Historic Resources and moving into UDC <br /> dstalheim@everettwa.gov • A shorter, more generalized list of land uses in a single land use table <br /> • More logical organization of topics within the UDC <br /> • Simplifying existing design standards and applying them in all commercial, <br /> Initialed by: industrial and multi-family residential zones <br /> Department head With the consolidation of existing zones, it will be necessary to rezone the multi-family, <br /> commercial and industrial zones to apply the new zone designations. Staff also <br /> Administration proposes to change some zoning designations to match current land use in areas where <br /> it is unlikely the land use will change in the future. In some of these areas, it will <br /> Council President necessary to also amend the land use map of the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Staff will discuss the schedule at the briefing. <br /> Recommendation(exact after requested of Council): No action is required. Staff <br /> requesting Council input. <br />