Ordinance 3774-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

b. Establish building and development standards which assure that uses, buildings and structures are appropriately sited,scaled and designed so as to be compatible with surrounding residential neighborhoods;and. c. Ensure that businesses can be accessed by nonmotorized means of transportation. 2. Business(B). The purpose of the business zone is to provide a wide variety of business and commercial uses;to allow higher density residential uses;to provide effective building and streetscape standards intended to promote quality development and pedestrian accessibility. 3. Mixed Urban(MU). The purpose and function of the mixed urban zone are: a. To reinforce and enhance the downtown city core that provides local and regional service,retail, entertainment,civic and public uses,as well as a variety of urban housing choices; b. To provide for intensive, mixed use development in areas around high capacity transit stops, including bus rapid transit and future light rail stations;and c. To promote high quality, pedestrian friendly developments with attractive streetscapes and public amenities. D. Industrial Zones. 1. Zone Light Industrial 1(LI1). The purpose of the light industrial 1(LI1)zone is to accommodate a diverse range of uses,including light industrial and manufacturing,with additional opportunities for residential use. 2. Zone Light Industrial 2(LI2). The purpose of the light industrial(LI2)zone is to: a. Provide for and protect areas for high quality campus style office and industrial park development on large parcels of land; b. Establish standards which promote a high level of aesthetic amenities such as view,open space, native vegetation,landscaping,unusual natural site features and quality architectural design; c. Protect and buffer adjacent residential uses from the incompatible aspects of office and industrial park development; d. Allow for only those uses which are able to comply with the development requirements and performance criteria which assure compatibility with surrounding uses;and e. To provide areas for development of high-quality single or multiple tenant business parks which offer opportunities for a wide variety of nonretail business to locate in small to medium office and warehouse spaces. 3. Heavy Industrial(HI). The purpose of the heavy manufacturing zone is to provide for and protect certain areas of the city for heavy manufacturing uses. This zone is also intended to: a. Provide and protect areas of the city for marine-related commerce,while striking a balance with the need for limited commercial uses; b. Preserve Everett's"working waterfront"character;and c. Further the goals of the Everett comprehensive plan and shoreline master program relating to public access to and enjoyment of the shoreline. E. Park and Open Space Zone(POS).The purpose of the park and open space zone is to provide a zoning classification for recreational and open space uses and other compatible public uses on current and future city-owned land,or for public properties characterized by environmental sensitivity and value to be preserved, for the most part, in their undisturbed state,and to provide and protect open space and other natural assets of the community. F. Watershed Resource Management(WRM).The purpose of the watershed resource management zone is to provide a land use classification which allows for the continuation of existing uses and anticipated future uses for land in the city-owned Chaplain Tract within the corporate limits of Everett.These are lands that are not intended for urban development and are located outside the urban growth boundary.These properties are intended to be used only for municipal service purposes that do not conflict with the maintenance of a safe and adequate water supply for the Everett water system,and which are in accordance with applicable license requirements. Ch 19.03 Zoning Districts and Maps 3 City Council Action(11/04/2020)