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EVERETT 2044 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 6/17/2025 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS Page 152 or tower height to exceed the height permitted in the underlying zone without having to satfsfy the 1 variance approval criteria of Chapter 15.03 EMC. Approval may only be granted if it can be demonstrated 2 that such height is necessary to adequately serve the needs of the public for the proposed utflity or 3 communicatfons service. The applicant shall provide an evaluatfon of alternatfve designs and locatfons 4 which could result in a lower tower or antenna height. 5 G. Towers associated with aboveground utflity and communicatfon facilitfes and all ancillary structures 6 shall comply with the setback standards of the zone in which the property is located; provided, that 7 when allowed to be located in or within two hundred feet of residentfal zones, the height of any tower 8 shall not exceed the horizontal distance between the base of the tower and the nearest residentfal 9 property line. The review authority, in considering the proposed utflity or communicatfons facility, may 10 allow a lesser setback without having to satfsfy the variance approval criteria of EMC 15.03.140, if it can 11 be demonstrated that a lesser setback is necessary to adequately serve the needs of the public for the 12 proposed utflity or communicatfons service, or that a lesser setback will result in better screening than in 13 a locatfon which meets the setbacks required herein. 14 H. The aboveground utflity or communicatfons facility shall be removed from the site should the use for 15 such purposes be discontfnued for one hundred twenty days or more. The planning director shall have 16 the discretfon, upon the request of the owner of the facility, to allow an extension of this tfme period to 17 allow for the use of the site by another utflity or communicatfons service provider. 18 I. Maintenance, repair, or replacement of existfng utflity or communicatfons facilitfes or appurtenant 19 structures and the installatfon of minor aboveground utflity and communicatfons facilitfes are exempt 20 from this sectfon. This exemptfon includes replacement or increased heights of not more than twenty 21 feet to accommodate wireless telecommunicatfons antennas. Utflity and communicatfons service 22 providers are encouraged to locate such facilitfes of a minor nature and small scale on existfng or 23 replacement structures, where technically feasible, in preference to erectfng new towers or structures 24 for such purposes. 25 J. To the extent provided by law, the city may require utflity or communicatfons service provider to 26 allow up to two additfonal service providers to be located on shared facilitfes to discourage the 27 proliferatfon of tower structures, consistent with technological feasibility. The review authority may 28 allow an additfonal twenty feet in tower height per additfonal provider to accommodate collocatfon. 29 K. Utflity or communicatfons facilitfes which require towers for which safety lights are required by the 30 FAA shall not be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates that such a facility in the proposed 31 locatfon and at such a height is necessary to adequately serve the needs of the public for the proposed 32 utflity or communicatfons service. 33 L. The planning director may require review by an expert third party who is approved by the city and 34 the applicant, to be paid for by the applicant, when needed for review of site-specific data submitted by 35 the applicant concerning technical aspects related to specific facilitfes and locatfons. 36 19.13.030, ADAPTIVE REUSE OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS 37 A. Purpose. The purpose of this sectfon is to allow for adaptfve reuse of nonresidentfal buildings in 38 residentfal zones that are functfonally obsolete in order to improve the economic feasibility of a property 39