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ti. ORDINANCE NO. 2403-99 AN ORDINANCE amending the Everett Building Code relating to alternate methods of design and construction of mixed-use apartment buildings in the residential targeted area, amending Ordinance No. 2362-99 (Chapter 16.01 EMC) WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is the City's desire to provide additional tools to build economically viable living units in the residential targeted area as defined in Ordinance No. 2347-98; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the residential targeted area has been identified to provide higher density residential uses; and WHEREAS, the City has reviewed various methods of providing high density residential uses within the targeted area which involved among other things, outreach to other communities including the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, Washington, and the cities of Portland and Beaverton, Oregon; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds the Uniform Building Code allows for the approval of alternate material,methods of design, and methods of construction; and WHEREAS, the City solicited input from local technical professionals who recommended adoption of alternate methods and materials to allow an additional story of wood frame construction for mixed-use multi-family buildings, provided specific design and inspection standards are met, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that providing this alternate method of construction should provide an incentive for the construction of economically viable living units within the downtown which is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan land use element policies which provide for high density housing in the downtown as well as a variety of housing types for all various levels; NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: That Ordinance No. 2362-99 (Chapter 16.01 EMC) is hereby amended by the addition of the following section: