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Chapter 19.01 EMC, Introduction to Unified Development Code Page 1 of 8 <br />The Everett Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 4031-24, passed May 22, 2024. <br />Chapter 19.01 <br />INTRODUCTION TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE <br />Sections: <br />19.01.010 Title and purpose. <br />19.01.020 How to use the Unified Development Code. <br />19.01.030 Where to find information. <br />19.01.040 The development process. <br />19.01.010 Title and purpose. <br />A. Title. The ordinance codified in this title shall be known as, and may be cited as, the Everett <br />Unified Development Code (“UDC”); or Title 19, Everett Municipal Code. <br />B. Purpose. The Unified Development Code is adopted to promote and protect the public <br />health, safety and welfare through the orderly regulation of land uses in the city. Further, the <br />purposes of this title are to: <br />1. Provide for high standards for a living and working environment for all residents and <br />visitors; <br />2. Provide the economic and social advantages resulting from an orderly planned use of <br />land resources; <br />3. Encourage and guide development consistent with the goals and policies of the Everett <br />comprehensive plan, adopted pursuant to Chapter 36.70A RCW; <br />4. Establish the review procedures, public notice requirements and evaluation criteria for <br />land use applications, comprehensive plan amendments and rezone actions; <br />5. Regulate the division of land into lots, tracts or parcels; <br />6. Regulate the size and use of lots, setbacks and other open spaces; <br />7. Regulate the use, location, height, bulk and size and design of buildings and structures;