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' • i ORDINANCE NO. 361: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 8, 9 AND 21 OF ORDINANCE NO. 3572 OF THE CITY OF EVERETT ENTITLED: An Ordinance regulating and restricting the location and use of buildings and land within the City of Everett; limiting the heighth of buildings; prescribing building lines and size of yard and other open spaces; providing for the division of the City into use zones; creating a Board of Adjustment; and providing for penalties for violation of the ordinance . NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: That Section 8 of Ordinance No. 3572 of the City of Everett is hereby amended to read as follows : Section 8. R-3, MULTIPLE-FAMILY LOW DENSITY RESIDENCE ZONE A. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE: The purpose and function of the R-3 Zone is to provide for and protect certain areas of the City for multiple- family low density residential uses . B. PERMITTED USES : 1 . R-2 permitted uses under R-2 standards . 2. Two-family dwelling (duplexes ) . 3. Apartments (multi-family dwellings) . 4. Churches (except tent) . 5 . Boarding, lodging, and rooming houses . 6. Homes for aged, rest homes and nursing homes, pro- vided that the principal building shall be located 20 ft. or more from any other lot in any Residential Zone . 7. Clinics . 8. Motels, when abutting a State Highway. 9. Conversions as specified under Section 18. 18. Special Property Uses (see Section 5) . C. MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND WIDTH: No lot for any residential use shall be less than 5000 sq. ft. in area nor less than 50 ft. in width. There shall be provided no less than 1500 sq. ft. in area for each residential dwelling unit. D. GROSS FLOOR AREA RATIO: There shall be a maximum gross floor area ratio of .40. As to residential buildings the basement floor if not used as a place to eat or sleep shall hot be considered as a portion of the floor area. E. YARD REQUIREMENTS: 1. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 ft. 2. There shall be a side yard on each side of a build- ing having a depth of not less than 5 ft. 3. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20 ft. 4. Corner lots shall provide for sight-clearance as specified under Sec. 18. F. HEIGHT LIMITATIONS: No building shall exceed 35 ft. above the average elevation at the foot of the building.