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<br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 4156-26 <br /> <br />An ORDINANCE Adopting Housekeeping Amendments to Development Regulations Recently Adopted <br />through the Everett 2044 Periodic Update, AMENDING EMC Chapters 14.16, 19.03, 19.04, 19.05, <br />19.06, 19.08, 19.09, 19.13, 19.22, 19.25, 19.34, 19.35, 19.38, 19.39, and 19.40.- <br />WHEREAS, <br />A. The Everett 2044 Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulation Periodic Update was adopted <br />June 18, 2025, with an effective date of July 8, 2025, via ordinances 4101-25 and 4102-25; and <br />B. In the months following the adoption of the development regulations in the Everett 2044 periodic <br />update, staff have identified errors and provisions that are difficult to interpret accurately and <br />consistently; and <br />C. This is the first of what could be several housekeeping ordinances to correct errors and clarify <br />provisions in the development regulations; and <br />D. The amendments contained in this ordinance maintain consistency with the Growth Management <br />Act and are consistent with its planning goals; and <br />E. The amendments contained in this resolution are consistent with and supportive of goals, policies, <br />and implementation strategies in the Everett Comprehensive Plan, including: <br />1. Goal DD 2: Building and site designs are based on clear and predictable development <br />regulations via a menu of options. <br />2. DD-1 Maintain a continuous, consistent, walkable, and human-scaled pedestrian <br />environment at the interface of buildings and the public realm. Promote interaction <br />between indoor and outdoor activities to create an inclusive and vibrant public realm. <br />3. DD-20 Be attentive to ways code or policies may inadvertently disadvantage small-scale <br />developments and developers, and where possible take steps to rectify imbalances. <br />4. Policy HO-2 Adopt flexible development regulations that streamline the local review <br />process with clear objective standards, encouraging innovative and context-sensitive <br />development. <br />5. HO-12 Boost homeownership opportunities through administrative, regulatory, and <br />financial benefits.