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9 ti <br /> ,ate E2L�V'' E...r <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 1671-89,as amended(Title 19 EMC), <br /> Expanding the"H" Historic Overlay Zone for the Norton Grand Neighborhood <br /> WHEREAS, Section 33 of Ordinance No. 1671-89,the Everett Zoning Code,provides <br /> for the designation of the Historic Overlay Zone in areas of the City meeting certain <br /> specified criteria; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2001, through the adoption of Ordinance No. 2547-01,the City <br /> designated the area located on Norton and Grand Avenues from Pacific Avenue to 35th <br /> Street, as a Historic Overlay Zone and adopted certain guidelines and standards to further <br /> the goal of preserving and enhancing the significant historic architectural qualities of the <br /> Historic Overlay Zone; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2008,through the adoption of Ordinance No. 3073-08, the City amended <br /> these guidelines and standards to clarify and update them; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 33.040 of the Everett Zoning Code allows the City to approve the <br /> designation of an area as a Historic Overlay Zone if it is adjacent to an area within the <br /> Historic Overlay Zone; and <br /> WHEREAS, a significant majority of the structures and properties located in an area <br /> adjacent to and south of the existing Norton Grand Historic Overlay Zone have been <br /> determined to be 50 years old or older,to be significantly associated with the history, <br /> architecture or cultural heritage of the community and to retain historic integrity; and <br /> WHEREAS, owners of properties located within the proposed expansion of the Norton <br /> Grand Historic Overlay Zone requested an expansion of the boundaries of the zoning <br /> designation on the Zoning Map for the Norton Grand Historic Overlay Zone for the <br /> purpose of protecting the historic qualities of the neighborhood; and <br /> WHEREAS,the existing Norton Grand Neighborhood Conservation Guidelines and <br /> Historic Overlay Standards would apply to the expansion area; and <br /> WHEREAS, inclusion of the proposed area into the Historic Overlay Zone is necessary <br /> to afford protection to historic properties and promote compatibility between buildings <br /> and developments; and <br /> 81 <br />