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t <br /> 3. The proposed amendments to the Zoning Code promote the best long term interests of <br /> the Everett community. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT does Ordain: <br /> Section 1. Section 39.130 of Ordinance #167I-89 (EMC 19.39.130), as amended by <br /> Section 25 of Ordinance No. 1838-91, and by Section 14 of Ordinance No. 2146-96, <br /> which reads: <br /> 39.130 Minimum lot area. shape. lot area averaging. <br /> A. Minimum Lot Area-Dimensions. <br /> 1. All of the following are deleted from the net square footage of a lot for the <br /> purpose of determining minimum lot area: <br /> a. Public right-of-way; and <br /> b. Private roads, private primary access easement; and <br /> c. Minor portions of panhandle lots. <br /> 2. The area of any other easement is not subtracted from the net square footage of a <br /> lot. <br /> B. Minimum Lot Area-Shape. Every lot shall be of a shape such that two lines, one <br /> equal to the required width and one equal to the required depth for the land use district, <br /> may be placed at right angles to each other entirely within the lot boundaries. Lot width <br /> shall be measured at the midpoint between the front and rear building setback lines of the <br /> primary structure, which structure does not include detached garages or other accessory <br /> buildings. <br /> C. Minimum Lot Area-Averaging in Subdivisions. In any formal subdivision or short <br /> subdivision, the individual lots of the subdivision shall be considered legal lots if the <br /> average of the areas of all lots in the subdivision meets the minimum requirement for the <br /> district in which the subdivision is located, provided: <br /> 1. That in the R-S zone, no individual lot therein shall be less than five thousand <br /> square feet in area or fifty feet in width; <br /> 2. That in the R-1 zone, no individual lot therein shall be less than four thousand <br /> square feet in area, fifty feet in width, or eighty feet in lot depth; <br /> 3. That in the R-2 zone, the following standards shall apply: <br /> a. On lots without alley access, and on lots abutting a public alley where <br /> topography precludes vehicular access to off-street parking from the alley, no <br /> individual lot therein shall be less than four thousand square feet in area, fifty feet <br /> in width, or eighty feet in lot depth: <br /> 2 <br />