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5. Marijuana retailers may not locate within one thousand (1,000)feet of any parcel containing an <br /> elementary or secondary school,playground,recreation center or facility,child care center, public park, <br /> public transit center,or library,or any game arcade admission to which is not restricted to persons aged <br /> twenty-one years or older; <br /> 6. Marijuana retailers may not locate within two thousand five hundred (2,500)feet of any other legally <br /> established marijuana retailer; <br /> 7. Customer parking for marijuana retailers must be on the public street side of the structure in which the <br /> marijuana retailer is located and may not be off of or adjacent to an alley. However,staff parking and <br /> business deliveries may occur on the alley side of the structure; <br /> 8. Vehicular access to the parking lot for a marijuana retailer shall be from the public street frontage and <br /> may not be from an alley.Any property located on a street from which vehicular access to the site from <br /> the street is prohibited by the city engineer shall not be allowed for use as a marijuana retailer; <br /> 9. Marijuana retailers shall not be allowed on any parcel containing a residential use; <br /> 10. Marijuana retailers shall not be allowed on any parcel that is contiguous to a parcel containing residential <br /> use, unless the planning director, using Review Process II as described in EMC 15.02,finds the following: <br /> a. There is a physical separation between the two uses,such as another commercial building,or a <br /> substantial change in topography; <br /> c. The retail use is located in a shopping center as one of multiple tenants with adequate parking for all <br /> uses and access as stated above; <br /> d. The building in which the retail use is located faces the commercial street and the residential use <br /> faces a residential street in the opposite direction,without a shared alley between the two; <br /> e. The residential use is located at least one hundred(100)feet from the common lot line between the <br /> two uses; <br /> 11. In reviewing a proposed marijuana retailer under this section,the planning director shall have the <br /> authority to require improvements including, but not limited to,fencing or landscaping to screen the <br /> retail use from the residential use; <br /> 12. The front facade of retail stores shall consist of storefront window(s),doors,and durable,quality building <br /> materials consistent with the design standards of the zone in which the property is located.Transparency <br /> requirements for windows shall apply unless in conflict with Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board <br /> regulations. If located in a zone without design standards,at least three of the following shall be provided: <br /> a. Special treatment of windows and doors,other than standard metal molding/framing details,around <br /> all ground floor windows and doors,decorative glazing,or door designs. <br /> b. Decorative light fixtures with a diffuse visible light source or unusual fixture. <br /> c. Decorative building materials,such as decorative masonry,shingle,brick,or stone. <br /> d. Individualized patterns or continuous wood details,decorative moldings, brackets,trim or lattice <br /> work,ceramic tile,stone,glass block,or similar materials. <br /> e. Use of a landscaping treatment as part of the building's design,such as planters or wall trellises. <br /> f. Decorative or special railings,grill work,or landscape guards. <br /> g. Landscaped trellises,canopies,or weather protection. <br /> h. Sculptural or hand-crafted signs. <br /> i. Special building elements,such as pilasters,entablatures,wainscots,canopies,or marquees that <br /> exhibit nonstandard designs. <br /> 13. The maximum number of retail marijuana stores allowed in the city of Everett shall not exceed eight.Any <br /> retail marijuana store hereafter established shall be certified as a medical marijuana provider by the <br /> Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. <br /> D. Measurements <br /> Distances provided under this section shall be measured as the shortest distance between the perimeters of the <br /> parcels at issue. <br /> Ch.19.13 Specific Use Standards 12 City Council Action(11/04/2020) <br />