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A walkway at least 8 feet wide allowing the public to walk between a street and an alley <br /> or another street. The walkway shall be constructed with cement or masonry pavers, <br /> flanked with planting and pedestrian-scaled lighting. <br /> 4. Below-ground Structured Parking <br /> 50% of all required parking shall be contained within a structure that is below grade. <br /> 5. Common Courtyard or Green <br /> This space shall be available to tenants of the development. It shall be an area equal to at <br /> least 4% of the gross floor area of the building. There should be both paved areas and <br /> landscaping, with planting comprising at least 30%of the area. Seating and pedestrian- <br /> scaled lighting shall be provided. This feature is in addition to any other open space or <br /> common areas required in this chapter. <br /> 6. Transfer of Development Rights <br /> Additional height can be earned through a transfer of development rights (TDR) from <br /> sending sites in the city that are impacted by critical areas or from sending sites <br /> containing a historic building listed on the National, State or Everett Register when such <br /> a building is rehabilitated to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, to <br /> receiving sites within the BMU zone. The development rights transferred from the <br /> sending site shall be recorded as a restriction on the title of the sending site. Credits <br /> toward additional height shall be provided as follows: <br /> a. Residential TDR Credit- an additional 10 feet in height shall be permitted as <br /> follows: one residential dwelling unit TDR credit shall be required for each 5,000 <br /> square feet of lot area, provided that where this computation results in a fraction <br /> greater than one-half, one additional dwelling unit TDR credit shall be required. <br /> b. Non-residential TDR credit—An additional 10 feet in building height shall be <br /> permitted for each 10,000 square feet of non-residential building space transferred <br /> from a sending site. <br /> 7. Sustainable Building Practices <br /> Additional height can be earned through the incorporation of sustainable building and <br /> low impact development practices in project design and development. These practices <br /> may include: <br /> a. Use of sustainable building materials <br /> b. Use of permeable paving materials <br /> c. Green(vegetated) roofs <br /> d. Rain gardens/native vegetation drainage system <br /> e. Alternative energy systems (wind, solar, geothermal) <br /> f. Pursuit of LEED certification <br /> d. Gateway Segment, south of 38th Street—The maximum building height for all structures in <br /> the Gateway Segment south of 386 Street shall be 65 feet. <br /> 52 <br />