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I. Introduction The Riverfront District mixed use development is located on a former landfill site west of the Snohomish River, east of the BNSF railroad right of way,and bounded by 3694 Street to the north and 41st Street to the south.The project includes retail, office, hotel, and residential uses and is conceptualized as a high-quality lifestyle entertainment center. Pedestrian orientation and public physical and visual access to the river are elements of the master plan. The project is organized along a meandering main street, known as Riverfront Drive, which parallels the course of the river, conveying a unique sense of place.At the heart of Riverfront Drive is the town center. It is organized by a series of public open spaces, including an urban plaza that transforms to a town green, then terminating at the riverfront. This area will provide public amenities with which to appreciate and enjoy the adjacent unique natural resource. A proposed six-story hotel and a two-story commercial building are located at the town center. These buildings are flanked primarily by up-scale retailers, which front the length of Riverfront Drive. There are several large retail and parking areas between Riverfront Drive and the west boundary of the site. These areas will be visually contained by landscaping at the perimeter access street, known as Snohomish Shores Road. At the west side of Snohomish Shores Road, the existing railroad easement will be protected by fencing and screened by landscaping. The design of all of the components of the Riverfront District promotes a sense of place. A primary feature is the pedestrian connectivity-a circulation system that supports and promotes pedestrian oriented design, emergency response,and efficient routes of travel. The quality and coherence of the architecture, including massing, forms, and material, will contribute to a distinctive design that creates the overall identity for the project. Landscaping, site amenities, lighting, and signage will be unified throughout the site and support the project's unique identity. Tenants will be required to adhere to sophisticated and thoughtful guidelines governing glazing, materials, canopies, awnings, lighting, landscape, and signage elements that will create visual texture and variety for the visitor and resident. Public art will be incorporated into the project. The following guidelines discuss urban character, architectural features and other aspects of the design. They are intended to be general in nature and be balanced with other goals of the development plan. it �- M / ; \ • • u6.441 1 na ' _ - x 'ft, • •It Fre s, Everett Riverfront District Master Plan November 14 203h Mixed Use Development page 2 of 1 Design Guidelines G-2