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<br /> Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br />PROPOSAL <br />The proposal would allow new and remodeled schools to exceed the underlying height limit on the city’s <br />Building & Structure Height map, subject to approval of the project using an administrative use permit <br />or conditional use permit. The proposal also removes a requirement for buildings over twenty-five feet <br />in height to have an additional setback of one foot for each foot over twenty-five feet in height. <br />The proposal also includes housekeeping amendments to separate the definitions for K-12 schools and <br />higher education to align with how the uses are listed in the use matrix and adds a reference to the <br />specific use standards in EMC 19.13 to the use matrix so those are not missed by the reader. <br />Proposed amendments to EMC 19.13.180 – Schools <br />A. This section applies to public and private elementary and secondary schools, colleges, <br />universities and public vocational education centers; it does not apply to private training schools <br />such as beauty schools, business colleges or technical training facilities, which shall be treated as <br />commercial uses by this title. <br />B. A. Elementary and middle schools may be located on local or arterial streets. High schools <br />shall be located adjacent to or within four hundred feet of collector or arterial streets. <br />C. B. Structures shall be located a minimum of twenty-five feet from adjacent residentially <br />zoned properties. Buildings over twenty-five feet in height shall have an additional setback of <br />one foot for each foot over twenty-five feet in height. <br />C. Schools may exceed the maximum building height in Chapter 19.22 EMC when considered <br />under an administrative use permit or conditional use permit. <br />D. Temporary classrooms of any size and accessory structures smaller than one thousand <br />square feet shall be reviewed using Review Process I. <br />Proposed amendments to EMC 19.04.080 – Definitions <br />“Schools (public and private) – Institutions of higher education” means public or private <br />vocational and trade schools, academies, colleges, and universities, including classrooms, <br />administrative offices, cafeteria, athletic facilities, dormitories, and off-street parking areas. <br />“Schools (public and private) – elementary, middle and high schools” means a public or private <br />facility that provides teaching or learning. Typical uses include elementary, junior and senior high <br />schools and related uses, except as otherwise specifically defined in this code. “School” does not <br />include a childcare facility, preschool, day care, or an institution of higher education as defined in <br />this chapter. <br />PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENTS <br />This is a legislative amendment to the development regulations. The planning department has circulated <br />notice of the proposal via the following methods: <br />• Planning department webpage <br />• Planning commission agenda mailing list <br />• Neighborhood association mailing list <br />• State Environmental Policy Act mailing list <br />• Publishing notice of planning commission and city council public hearings in the Everett Herald <br />As of the writing of this memo, the department has received one comment letter from the two school <br />districts serving Everett in support of the proposal. All comments received will be posted to the <br />department’s Active Code Amendments webpage.