Ordinance 2107-95 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 2. Building Setbacks shall be in accordance with Section 19 of this Ordinance (EMC 19.22.020.A). 3. Orient and design building so entrances and plazas, where proposed, work as part of a comprehensive system of pedestrian oriented street treatments and open spaces in downtown. 4. Orient and design buildings to maximize view opportunities both from public spaces such as streets or parks, and from the proposed building. 5. Provide high quality design and building materials for all buildings, especially those constructed at prominent locations such as adjacent to public open spaces or distinctive civic buildings such as City Hall and the Library, and in locations on gateway corridors or major street intersections. 6. Provide special design considerations to promote compatibility with significant historic buildings. 7. Buildings of extreme rectangular profile are discouraged. Design techniques that minimize the extreme rectangular shape of the building should be used. Such techniques may include building stepbacks on upper levels, curved or articulated surfaces, recessed entries, sloping rooflines, cornices, building ornamentation, overhangs, balconies, porches, building fenestration and detailing, awnings and marquees. Section 25. That should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence clause or phrase set forth in this ordinance or its application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 26. It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provisions nor any term used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or form the basis of any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from any action or inaction on the part of the City, its officers, employees or agents. 5-/