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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Objective 8.2.4 To encourage downtown revitalization strategies that recognize and capitalize <br />on the historic traditions of Everett. Ensure that significant and representative structures are <br />retained to provide a link with Everett's past and a sense of continuity. <br />Objective 8.2.5 To promote cooperative efforts among schools, parks, libraries, museums, <br />neighborhoods and other interested groups in planning interpretive displays, classes, and <br />celebrations relating to the history of Everett. <br />The City shall: <br />Policy 8.2.1 Encourage traditional grid street and sidewalk patterns and other historic street <br />and sidewalk patterns in historic neighborhoods. <br />Policy 8.2.2 Continue research, identification, and inventory of historic and cultural resources. <br />Policy 8.2.3 Retain street names that relate to Everett's history. <br />Policy 8.2.4 Establish and/or expand Historic Overlay Districts and design guidelines to <br />preserve distinct neighborhoods and districts. <br />Policy 8.2.5 Create special incentives for developers to rehabilitate historic structures and <br />encourage use of existing incentives such as tax credits and special valuation. <br />Policy 8.2.6 Set civic examples of adaptive re -use of historic structures. <br />Policy 8.2.7 Encourage additions to historic buildings to be designed in a manner sensitive and <br />complementary to the original building design, context and landscaping. <br />Policy 8.2.8 Prioritize preservation of historic buildings in enforcement of building safety and <br />maintenance codes. <br />Policy 8.2.9 Explore city options to motivate property owners to maintain properties. <br />Policy 8.2.10 Maintain Everett Certified Local Government participation and Historical <br />Commission community activities. <br />Policy 8.2.11 Develop a stronger historic preservation policy, possibly a landmarks ordinance <br />that prohibits demolition of landmark type buildings and healthy landmark trees which contribute <br />to the City's cultural and social heritage. <br />Policy 8.2.12 Protect the Donovan Historic District— No additional homes will be lost to <br />expansion by the Providence Medical center, clinics, office buildings, or other non-residential <br />uses, and the east side of the alley between Lombard and Broadway shall be the western <br />boundary for expansion of any non-residential use from Broadway. <br />URBAN DESIGN AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT 7 <br />