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Subject Standard <br />building that faces the street to the side lot line(s), or to the rear lot line on the <br />street side of a corner lot; and <br />b) Be immediately removed or repaired in the event of disrepair or in the event of <br />damage caused by weather, fire, collision, accident or other forms of damage. <br />6) Shipping <br />Containers <br />Shipping containers or other similar storage units do not qualify as accessory <br />buildings under this section and shall be prohibited in residential zones. <br />Section 15. EMC 19.09.010 is hereby amended as follows, with strikeout text deleted and underlined <br />text added. <br />19.09.010 Purpose and applicability. <br />A. Purpose. The purpose of the requirements contained in this chapter is to: <br />1. Promote a broad range of housing and commercial opportunities in the city. <br />2. Encourage building design that combines appropriate, compatible architectural scale <br />with streetscape design and pedestrian amenities; <br />3. Protect less intensive zones and uses from impacts that could result from excessive <br />mass and vertical scale of larger buildings. This objective can be accomplished by <br />applying the standards in this chapter in conjunction with the building placement and <br />height regulations in Chapters 19.06 and 19.22 EMC; and <br />4. Recognize that a flexible design approach providing a menu of options will result in <br />buildings that are attractive, durable, and contribute to Everett’s vitality as a <br />community. <br />B. Applicability. <br />1. The standards in this chapter apply to residential development within the UR4, UR7, <br />MU4, MU7, MU15, MU25, and LI-MU zones. <br />2. Exceptions. The following are excepted from the requirements of this chapter: <br />a. For development standards for detached one- and two-unit dwellings and any <br />number of townhouses up to three stories in height, along with their accessory <br />structures, refer instead to Chapter 19.08 EMC. <br />b. Minor exterior alterations, provided, however, the alteration shall meet the <br />following: <br />i. The alterations to the exterior shall meet the applicable standards of <br />this chapter; <br />ii. The alterations do not create a greater nonconformance unless <br />otherwise allowed through modification of standards; and