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EVERETT 2044 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 6/17/2025 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS Page 283 (9) A descriptfon of the proposed enhancement/restoratfon of the critfcal area 1 and buffer necessary to result in no net loss of functfon to the maximum extent 2 feasible; 3 (10) Such other informatfon as the planning director determines is reasonably 4 necessary to evaluate the issue of reasonable economic use as it relates to the 5 proposed development. 6 c. Reasonable Use Administrative Modification. If, in order to provide reasonable 7 economic use, the standards of this tftle need to be modified, the planning director is 8 authorized to grant an administratfve modificatfon to the standards of this tftle in 9 accordance with the following: 10 (1) If a reasonable economic use of a lot cannot exist without modificatfon of 11 the required front, side and/or rear setbacks, building height, and/or landscape 12 widths, the planning director is authorized to administratfvely modify such 13 standards only to the extent necessary to provide for a reasonable economic use 14 of the lot while providing greater protectfon to the critfcal areas than if the 15 standard were met; 16 (2) If a reasonable economic use of a lot cannot exist without a reductfon of 17 the buffers of the critfcal areas, the planning director is authorized to 18 administratfvely permit a reductfon in the buffers only to the extent necessary to 19 provide for a reasonable use of the lot. Where buffer reductfon is permitted, 20 enhancement/restoratfon of the buffer and/or critfcal area must be provided so 21 that mitfgatfon results in no net loss of critfcal area and buffer functfons to the 22 maximum extent feasible; or 23 (3) If a reasonable economic use of a lot cannot exist by means of either 24 subsectfon (B)(6)(c)(1) or (2) of this sectfon, then the planning director is 25 authorized, using the review process described in EMC Title 15, Local Project 26 Review Procedures, to administratfvely grant a transfer of development rights in 27 additfon to subsectfon (B)(6)(c)(1) or (2) of this sectfon, or in lieu of them. For 28 purposes of this sectfon, “transfer of development rights (TDR)” means that the 29 city severs the development rights from the fee interest and permits the owner 30 of the restricted property to either transfer an authorized portfon of the 31 development rights in that property to another lot owned by the restricted party 32 in accordance with the following provisions, or permits the owner of the 33 restricted property to sell an authorized portfon of the rights to owners of land 34 who can use the authorized development rights in accordance with the 35 following: 36 (A) Single-Family ZonesNeighborhood Residential zones. The number of 37 dwelling units allowed under a reasonable use determinatfon for any 38 residentfal development may be transferred to a single-family 39 neighborhood residentfal or neighborhood residentfal-constrained zone; 40