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page 4 12/21/2020 Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, Sixplex, Stacked Flat, Townhouse, or Courtyard Apartment (c) Authorize at least one duplex, triplex, quadplex, sixplex, stacked flat, townhouse, or courtyard apartment on each parcel in one or more zoning districts that permit single-family residences unless a city documents a specific infrastructure of physical constraint that would make this requirement unfeasible for a particular parcel; Rethink Zoning had initially planned to address a more in-depth change to single-family zoning districts to permit more housing types. COVID-19, however, caused the city to put those initiatives on hold. There is one zoning district, however, that meets this requirement. The R-2A zone permits single-family residences and also permits up to 4-unit buildings. See Rethink 2.0 amendments, which are attached to this report and based on work drafted in 2020 for Rethink Zoning. The issue of additional housing types in single-family zones is going to be explored in Rethink Housing in 2021, with potential policy and code amendments following. Authorize cluster zoning or lot size averaging in all zoning districts that permit single- family (e) Authorize cluster zoning or lot size averaging in all zoning districts that permit single-family residences; Rethink Zoning amended multiple approaches to cluster subdivisions into a consolidated process. In addition, existing provisions for lot size averaging were continued. EMC 19.06.070 allows all lots in a land division to be considered legal lots if the average of the areas of all lots meets the minimum requirement for the district. There are specific standards for use of this process. The city’s cluster zoning in Rethink Zoning is called “Unit Lot Subdivisions” (EMC 19.27). This process can be used to create attached or detached units as allowed in the underlying zoning district. EMC 19.06.080 allows an exception for lot area, lot width, lot depth, interior setbacks, lot frontage, lot coverage, and minimum building site standards when the Unit Lot Subdivision is approved. Categorical Exemptions (SEPA) (h) Adopt increases in categorical exemptions pursuant to RCW 43.21C.229 for residential or mixed-use development; The city has adopted increases in categorical exemptions as allowed by RCW 43.21C.229. These exemptions were added in 2012, 2018 and with the Rethink Zoning project in 2020. In 2020, the exemptions were expanded to exempt residential development of up to 200 dwellings in the Urban Residential 4 zone and all Mixed Urban zones. Infill exemptions also include mixed-use development in Metro Everett, Mixed Urban (MU) or Business zones, and commercial development up to 65,000 square feet, excluding retail development. See EMC 19.43.140 and 19.43.130.