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1. Increasing Housing Variety Everett Housing Action Plan 17 Medium-term Recommendations 1.5: Coordinate changes to Comprehensive Plan policies to promote housing variety, reductions in development costs, and additional housing production. As part of the upcoming 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, the City should work to promote policies that specifically identify and reinforce the need for housing variety, increased levels of housing production, and other high-priority housing objectives. This may involve developing a workplan and securing resources to consider the best approaches to update the Land Use and Housing Elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Recommended changes would include the following:  To Objective 4.1 consider adding “including zones for single family residences” as follows: “The City shall promote a wide variety of choices for safe and decent housing for all residents through a variety of housing types within the Everett Planning area, including within areas zoned for single family residences.”  Include similar phrasing to Policy 4.1.1: “Consider changes to the Land Use Map Designations and Policies of the Land Use Element as needed to provide for a wide range of housing types in the city including, but not limited to: single family housing, housing to provide an alternative to single family ownership, and moderate and high density multifamily dwellings in order to accommodate the projected population and household income levels for the city and within the Everett Planning Area including within areas zoned for single family residences.”  Rewrite Policy 4.2.1 to emphasize enhancing single family neighborhoods by increasing housing capacity through measures such as allowing infill housing types that are consistent with the scale and character of the local neighborhood, as well as other neighborhood character preservation measures such as streetscape improvements, landscaping and public open space enhancements.  In B. MEASURES RELATED TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT #2 add a phrase to indicate that parking reductions should be considered in single-family neighborhoods that have access to frequent transit service. 1.6: Study opportunities for reducing parking minimums in areas where more diverse housing types are encouraged. In addition to reviewing broader flexibility with zoning and development regulations in largely single- family neighborhoods, the City should also consider lowering the parking requirements for some unit types, especially those within transit overlays. This may include both adjustments to requirements for lower-density residential uses in EMC 19.34.020, as well as multifamily requirements outside of the Everett Regional Growth Center under EMC 19.34.025. These adjustments should be informed by a