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EVERETT 2044 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 6/17/2025 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS Page 272 3. All landscaped areas shall be maintained reasonably free of weeds and trash. 1 4. All required landscaping which is located within public right-of-way shall be maintained by 2 the abutting property owner. 3 5. All corner lots shall maintain a vision clearance triangle. See EMC 19.41.060 for additfonal 4 standards. 5 6. All LID stormwater management facilitfes shall also be maintained in accordance with the city 6 of Everett stormwater management manual. 7 B. A maintenance assurance device, as described in Chapter 19.41 EMC, shall be required by the 8 planning department to ensure that landscaping will be maintained for two years, according to the 9 approved plans and specificatfons. 10 19.35.180, LANDSCAPE ENFORCEMENT 11 When the city takes enforcement actfon to ensure that dead, diseased, stolen, vandalized, improperly 12 pruned, or damaged plants are replaced, a two-year maintenance assurance device, as described in 13 Chapter 19.41 EMC, shall be required for the replaced landscaping. 14 19.35.190, ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION OF LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. 15 A. The planning director may authorize a reduced width of plantfng or waive some or all of the 16 landscaping requirements in the following instances: 17 1. When existfng conditfons on or adjacent to the site, including, but not limited to, differences 18 in elevatfon, existfng vegetatfon, or locatfon of buildings or utflitfes would render the 19 requirements of this sectfon ineffectfve. 20 2. When Type I visual screening is required, an applicant may request to use plantfngs that can 21 be expected to form a healthy sight-obscuring evergreen hedge within three years in lieu of two 22 rows of trees. In reviewing such a request for modificatfon, the planning director shall consider 23 the applicant’s request in light of the intent of Type I landscaping and the nature of the use or 24 development which is being screened. 25 3. When the applicant proposes an alternatfve method of landscaping that would achieve the 26 intent and purpose of the landscaping required in this tftle and which the director determines to 27 provide equal or better treatment. Some examples include the use of natfve vegetatfon existfng 28 on site, preservatfon of groves of trees, preservatfon of wetlands and/or wildlife habitat, 29 increasing perimeter landscape width in strategic locatfons, providing unique focal points of 30 interest, and plantfng trees or shrubs that do not meet the type or size requirements at a higher 31 number and closer spacing. 32 4. When development will occur in phases and development of subsequent phases will result in 33 removal of landscaping required by this tftle. 34 5. When the subject property abuts railroad right-of-way developed with rail facilitfes, the 35 planning director may modify the landscaping requirements for that portfon of the property 36