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CITY OF EVERETT EVERETT Planning Staff Report TO: Everett City Council FROM: Rebecca A. McCrary DATE: November 5,2021 SUBJECT: Rethink Zoning Refinements Project A—Everett Municipal Code(EMC) 19.06 Lots,Setbacks and Residential Densities OVERVIEW The Rethink Zoning project was a complete rewrite of the city's development regulations adopted in November 2020.Since last year,staff has been reviewing,working with,and applying these updated regulations to project applications,and has compiled a list of refinements that would clarify ambiguous provisions or correct an unintended outcome of a new or modified code provision.The first set of amendments for consideration address Chapter 19.06 EMC Lots,Setbacks and Residential Densities. PROCESS This Unified Development Code amendment was process in accordance with Section 15.02.090 EMC as a legislative process. • A SEPA Determination of Non-Significance and public hearing notice were issued on October 18,2021; and • The State Department of Commerce was notified of the amendment proposal on October 14, 20r;and • The Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 2,2021; and • The Planning Commission approved Resolution 21-07 recommending approval of the proposal on November 2,2021. PROPOSAL 1. EMC 19.06.010 Minimum lot area,width,depth,frontage The first proposed amendment modifies footnote(3)in Table 6-1 to provide a cross-reference to EMC 19.08.020, which establishes special regulations for single family developments on lots smaller than 5,000 square feet.Staff have noticed applicants missing this connection. Table 6-1 Minimum Lot Area,Width, Depth,Frontage,Lot Coverage by Building ZONE R-S R-1 R-2 R-2(A) UR3 UR4 NB B MU LI1 LI2 HI AG STANDARDS(1): Min. Lot 9,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 2.5 1 5 Area sf(2) sf(2) sf(2)(3) sf(2) sf sf sf sf sf sf acres acre acres (3) In the R-2 zone, minimum lot area for single-family dwellings with alley access shall be four thousand five hundred square feet.Any lot under five-thousand square feet in area shall be subject to the small lot single-family provisions in EMC 19.08.020. 2. EMC 19.06.020 Building setbacks/building placement standards The second proposed amendment restores a zero interior side setback("the required minimum distance between the side lot line which does not abut a street and any structure, building or use")for residential development within Metro Everett.That setback had been increased, perhaps inadvertently,to five feet through Rethink Zoning. The goals for the Rethink Zoning project included simplification of zones, regulations,and procedures to streamline the process for development applicants. One of the simplification measures consolidated multifamily zones, resulting in adjustments to some of the bulk regulations for zones citywide including Metro Everett. Metro Everett is intended to be a dense,compact,efficient land use area unique to other areas of the city.The new 5'setback requirement would require some residential projects to be redesigned in a way that may not fully advance the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan and the Metro Everett plan.This amendment proposal will restore =IL Page 1 of 3 Council Staff Report Rethink Zoning Code Refinements A—19.06