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6. Plan Elements <br />Land Use and Development <br />Summary <br />The vision for downtown Everett emphasizes a greater concentration of retail, <br />office, civic, cultural, entertainment, and housing uses in a pedestrian -oriented <br />environment. The proposed land use actions build on existing downtown <br />amenities and attractions and take advantage of good transit access, <br />topography, and views. Protection and enhancement of the neighborhoods <br />surrounding downtown is also high priority and critical to the overall health of <br />downtown. <br />Proposed land use actions emphasize the following for downtown: <br />• Consolidating zoning downtown (B-3 zone) and improving development <br />standards and design guidelines to promote quality redevelopment. <br />• Requiring ground floor retail or other desirable commercial uses on Colby, <br />Hewitt, and portions of Wetmore and Rucker Avenues, but providing flexibility <br />(commercial or residential) on all other downtown streets. <br />• Encourage uses that attract pedestrian activity and create a friendly <br />environment for residential uses. <br />• Regulate building heights according to a "wedding cake" configuration with <br />taller buildings on the ridgetop. <br />• Establish a density minimum that prohibits single story development served <br />by surface parking. <br />• Create design standards to ensure that all development enhances the <br />pedestrian environment downtown. <br />Figure 34. Together with Hewitt and portions of <br />Wetmore and Rucker Avenues, Colby Avenue is <br />designated a Retail Street, where generous <br />floor -to -ceiling heights and certain commercial <br />uses are required on the ground floor. <br />EVERETT DOWNTOWN PLAN - DRAFT 6/29/2006 49 <br />