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O 0 <br />DO <br />o u <br />Everett 2044 <br />Planning our future together <br />DD-19 <br />DD-20 <br />DD-21 <br />DD-22 <br />EVERETT 2044 <br />DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT <br />PROPOSED GOALS/POLICIES/ACTIONS <br />Promote small scale neighborhood commercial and mixed -use buildings consistent with the scale and <br />urban form of the surrounding neighborhood to support complete communities and reduce vehicle <br />miles traveled (VMT). <br />Be attentive to ways code or policies may inadvertently disadvantage small-scale developments and <br />developers, and where possible take steps to rectify imbalances. <br />Strengthen the sense of civic pride by providing attractive public spaces, trees and flowers along <br />streets, public artwork, and distinctive architecture. <br />Ground level building frontage designs should provide a sense of privacy for any ground floor <br />residential uses in a building while creating a lively, safe, and welcoming public streetscape <br />environment for pedestrians. <br />MIXED USE CENTERS <br />D D-2 3 <br />DD-24 <br />D D-24 <br />DD-25 <br />D D-2 6 <br />DD-27 <br />DD-28 <br />DD-29 <br />DD-30 <br />DD-31 <br />D D-3 2 <br />DD-33 <br />Enhance the design of Community Hubs and Neighborhood Nodes to provide for neighborhood needs, <br />act as community gathering places and to support the area's identity. <br />Allow the creation of policies and regulations that apply to specific sites. <br />Design mixed use centers to achieve compatibility among the uses and with adjacent uses. <br />Require development in mixed -use centers to provide active uses, human -scaled frontages, front <br />doors, visual interest, transparency, and amenities along the street; locate parking Tots and structured <br />parking behind or to the side of buildings. <br />Establish standards for Downtown streetscape treatments to reinforce the identity of the Community <br />Hub and promote the area's aesthetic appeal. Consider use of treatments, such as paving materials for <br />sidewalks, street furniture, landscaping, and lighting. Ensure that the treatments are implemented as <br />part of public and private development. <br />Encourage compact commercial development and walking between businesses. <br />Position plazas in visible locations on major internal circulation routes, close to bus stops, or where <br />there are strong pedestrian flows on neighboring sidewalks. <br />For large sites, development should be configured to create a focal plaza that is visible, accessible, <br />socially engaging, and experienced as human -scaled. <br />Consider solar orientation, glare, and wind patterns in the design of a public plaza or open space and <br />choose landscaping to maximize outdoor comfort and usability. <br />Integrate public art into public spaces, streetscapes, and buildings. <br />Use landscape to visually screen unwanted features in the pedestrian environment, soften blank walls, <br />visually reduce large and continuous building mass, and add visual interest to building rooflines when <br />used on terraces and upper levels. <br />Block lengths will be limited by regular public streets and/or pedestrian/active mobility pathways. <br />11/26/2024 <br />DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT <br />PROPOSED GOALS/POLICIES/ACTIONS <br />Page 3 <br />