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used only by the property owner or his or her agent in the conduct of farming the property.This exemption shall not apply to feed lots. 4. The construction of an office,school, commercial, recreational,service or storage building with no more than thirty thousand square feet of gross floor area and with associated parking facilities designed for no more than ninety automobiles.This exemption includes parking lots for no more than ninety automobiles not associated with a structure. 5. Any fills or excavations of no more than one thousand cubic yards throughout the total lifetime of the fill or excavation and any excavation,fill or grading necessary for an exempt project in subsection (B)(1),(2), (3), or(4)of this section. 19.43.140 Categorical exemptions—Infill development. The following exempt levels are established for new construction under RCW 43.21C.229: A. Residential development up to two hundred dwelling units in Metro Everett, Urban Residential 4(UR4)zones, or Mixed Urban(MU)zones; B. Mixed-use development in Metro Everett, Mixed Urban(MU)or Business(B)zones; C. Commercial development up to sixty-five thousand square feet,excluding retail development;or D. Any minor new construction identified as exempt pursuant to Section 19.43.130. 19.43.200 Rules and procedures concerning substantive authority. The following sections contain rules and policies for the use of SEPA's substantive authority,such as decisions to require mitigation of adverse environmental impacts in compliance with policies contained in this chapter,or decisions to deny a proposal on the basis of significant adverse impacts identified in the environmental review documents prepared under SEPA. Procedures for appealing SEPA determinations to agencies or the courts are set forth in Title 15, Local Project Review Procedures. 19.43.220 General policies. The city adopts by reference the general policies of the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA)as set forth in RCW 43.21C.010 and RCW 43.21C.020 in order to achieve the environmental goals of the community. 19.43.230 Specific policies. The city adopts the following specific policies in order to achieve the environmental goals of the Everett community: A. Policies Pertaining to the Natural Environment. 1. Earth. a. To encourage land development practices that result in a minimal disturbance to the city's vegetation and soils; b. To encourage building and site planning practices that are consistent with the city's natural topographical features; c. To insure prompt development, restoration and effective erosion control of property after land clearing through the use of phased development, replanting, hydroseeding and other appropriate engineering techniques; d. Prohibit development on steep slope areas when such development would create imminent danger of landslides. 2. Air. a. To work in cooperation with the Air Pollution Control Agency having jurisdiction over the proposal,to secure and maintain such levels of air quality as will protect human health and safety and to the greatest degree practicable, prevent injury to plant and animal life and to property,foster the Ch.19.43,Environmental Policy 4 City Council Action(11/04/2020)