5900 36TH AVE W SEPA 015 - 034 - SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS CAMPUS - VERITAS Land Use Decision Documents 2025-04-22

of the proposed project from the abutting residential areas will be substantially obscured as is required. 3. Section 3.1.3 of the required Land Use mitigation measures (item 5) requires that"retaining walls greater than 4 feet in height and 40 feet in length that are visible from adjacent properties or public right of way shall be substantially screened with landscaping or architecturally designed and landscaped to break up the appearance of length/height in a manner approved by the Planning Director". It appears that there will be a substantial retaining wall along the north side of the development visible from the abutting properties to the north (up to about 20 feet in height according to Section 1,and up to 30 feet in Section 3 of drawings submitted to the Planning Department March 21, 2016). A design analysis is required to show how this mitigation requirement will be satisfied. Binding Site Plan EMC 18.28.020 includes the evaluation criteria for binding site plans reads, in part, as follows: 18.28.020 General evaluation criteria—Binding site plan and site plan approval. An application that complies with all of the following general evaluation criteria listed below,the requirements of this title, and applicable city standards shall be approved.An application that does not comply with these criteria shall be denied by the city. B. Zoning.The proposed binding site plan, site plan and other required application information shall meet the requirements of the Everett zoning code, except as permitted by the design and development provisions of this chapter; The binding site plan cannot be approved because it does not comply with development standards of the zoning code, or does not provide the information necessary to determine if it meets the standards of the zoning code, including the following: 1. The M-1 zone requires a minimum side yard setback of 15 feet. The proposed binding site plan includes a lot line between lots 3 and 4 that runs through the building,thereby creating a zero setback condition from the common property line. 2. There is no calculation of lot area for each lot indicated on the binding site plan map. The minimum lot area requirement for each lot in the M-1 zone is 5 acres. 3. There is no calculation of the required open space on each lot. The M-1 zone requires a minimum of 20 percent open space on each lot. 4. There is no calculation of lot coverage by building for each lot. The M-1 zone allows a maximum of 50%lot coverage by building. 5. There is no indication of the building height in relation to the distance the building is setback from the common property line with abutting residential zones. The M-1 zone does not allow a building taller than 35 feet within 175 feet of a residentially zoned property. Building height is