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I� Irlr�ll �I <br />Everett 2044 <br />Planning our future together <br />DD-47 <br />DD-48 <br />DD-49 <br />DD-50 <br />D D-51 <br />DD-52 <br />DD-53 <br />DD-54 <br />DD-55 <br />DD-56 <br />DD-57 <br />DD-58 <br />DD-59 <br />EVERETT 2044 <br />DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT <br />PROPOSED GOALS/POLICIES/ACTIONS <br />Buildings should be designed so that shadows and glare on public spaces and adjacent residential <br />properties is minimized. <br />New open spaces should be designed for sociability, with multiple reasons for people to be present. <br />Such spaces should be located adjacent to sidewalks and alleys in larger redevelopments to help <br />soften the built environment, and to encourage public interest, connection, and activity. <br />Street type designations will be used to identify sidewalk widths, landscape treatments, and other <br />improvements to encourage public usage and interactions between the building and the street. <br />Street furniture, fixtures, and landscaping should be integrated with the adjacent land uses and not <br />obstruct pedestrian pathways and flow. Placement of these amenities should reflect both their social <br />value and their ability to buffer pedestrians from automobiles, parking areas, and adverse weather. <br />Adopt residential development design standards which include clear connections to the public realm <br />and sociability for residents via pedestrian access, windows, other relevant architectural details, and <br />well -designed landscaping. <br />Encourage designs with distinctive architecture elements that exemplify the age and incorporate <br />several public amenities such as innovative open spaces at the ground level and commercial public <br />spaces near the top. <br />Support active neighborhood small businesses, not only retail or office but also light industry. Design <br />and building orientation of the industrial -use portions of Metro Everett should be compatible with the <br />n eighboring buildings, uses, and street type designations. <br />Building design at the edges of institutional and civic property should be complementary to <br />n eighboring properties yet recognize that greater height and mass is preferable to horizontal <br />e xpansion of campus boundaries. <br />Design lighting that contributes to the character of the area, enhances safety, and does not disturb <br />adjacent developments and residences. <br />Design buildings and sites to provide safe, accessible, convenient, and lighted way -finding to nearby <br />transit stops and transit stations. <br />Avoid locating structured parking along sidewalk frontages; incorporate active uses or amenities <br />between structured parking and the sidewalk. <br />Encourage public art in public spaces within Metro Everett, such as sculptures, murals on blank walls, <br />or art integrated into buildings themselves. Prioritize public art that people can interact with. <br />Design Hewitt Avenue to serve a strong visual and functional connection between the river and the <br />harbor, and contain interpretive signage about important people, buildings, and events in Everett's <br />history. <br />GREEN BUILDING / SUSTAINABILITY <br />DD-60 Promote the installation of solar panels, other alternative energy sources, and passive heating and <br />cooling in new construction. <br />11/26/2024 <br />DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT <br />PROPOSED GOALS/POLICIES/ACTIONS <br />Page 5 <br />