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iii) Grading shall be done in such a manner as to minimize the need for rockeries and retaining walls along lot lines, streets and the exterior boundaries of the project; iv) Clearing and grading limits shall be established so as to not impact environmentally sensitive areas, the required buffers, and adjacent properties; v) Each lot shall have a suitable building site and driveway access. All grading should gradually transition to the approved grading limit and the projects exterior boundaries; and vi) Excavation of foundation material, utility trenches, and required public improvements shall not be distributed within the project boundaries and must be disposed of at a pre-approved site, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. f) On projects that have environmentally sensitive features and in critical drainage areas, clearing and grading and other significant earth work may be limited to a specific time period as determined by the City. g) All projects must be in compliance with the approved grading plan prior to final approval being granted. The Director or City Engineer may require a final as-built topography map to show compliance with the approved grading plan and to calculate building height as required by the Everett Zoning Code. 16. Lot Requirements: a) Lot arrangement and design shall take into consideration, to the maximum extent possible, the natural features of the site such as environmentally sensitive areas, parks, open space, and views. Each lot shall provide a suitable building site and driveway access from existing or proposed streets. b) Double frontage lots shall be avoided whenever possible. c) Lots shall not, in general, access off of arterial streets. Where driveway access from a street may be necessary for several adjoining lots, the City may require that such lots be served by combined access points and driveways designed or arranged so as to avoid requiring vehicles to back into traffic. d) Residential lots must have a front yard setback orientation toward the public street, except for lots or units that are within an easement access or panhandle short subdivision. e) Reduced Setback Modifications: Residential lots shall maintain the minimum setback requirements as specified by the Everett Zoning Code, unless a setback modification is granted in conjunction with the preliminary subdivision or short subdivision review process. Subject to the limitation in this subsection, setbacks modified from those provided 67