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1 <br /> Existing Height Regulations <br /> Most of the Metro Everett area has a fixed building height limit, dependent on location and zoning, <br /> with some allowance for additional height above this,generally 10 feet,to accommodate for roofing <br /> forms. The downtown B-3 zone is unique in that it allows a range of maximum heights. See Figure 2 <br /> below for allowable building height limits.For the ranged height areas,the lower number is the <br /> outright building height permitted.The higher number indicates the maximum building height a <br /> developer could build too provided additional bonus elements, such as public open space,distinctive <br /> building design,LEED certification, etc., are incorporated. <br /> Few of the existing buildings in the Metro Everett area reflect the height limit with which existing <br /> development regulations allow.A main contributing factor to this discrepancy is the return of <br /> investment for a developer with the cost of building construction in relation to rental rates. <br /> Construction costs in Everett are comparable to those in Seattle and Bellevue,however,the rental <br /> market rate is significantly lower in Everett.Buildings which have one or two bottom floors of <br /> concrete,with up to five upper floors made from wood, appear to be a viable construction technique • <br /> for a developer's investment at this point in Metro Everett.Building code requires buildings taller than <br /> this to be constructed from steel and concrete,which currently is cost prohibitive. <br /> The existing height limits allow for new development projects to mostly or completely block all views <br /> of adjacent and/or nearby properties. There are no development regulations within the zoning code <br /> that pertain to view protection.Living and/or working in an urban environment comes with the <br /> knowledge that redevelopment is always a possibility. <br /> ■ ; : ,. t : <br /> 1 35' 1 401 351 45'131 <br /> I — a,. 35 11 28' 1 45I 2S .,. <br /> / ; • . <br /> r -` r._ a— Y 1 i—. _. Y 3 <br /> --- <br /> I"---- ----1 L 1—,�,45 a -e j' 1 3S r--; 28'1. i 1 a _ <br /> ....-----...---1...—1 L_�----,---. a5 C 1.410.L.- S a <br /> ao! : 1 ir . • 45' . <br /> LI •12 ; :.,��C.::s I 80"•120' .I.:, 1 --- ss <br /> 4. �/ f F; 100"150"-1200"- ice. --------------•— -- <br /> • ' 150' i 22S'..n: No Max 1 f i--65"•97.5 ; <br /> • i 1 <br /> 65'4 'f1 ; __-_ -��1----,.....,-------------7 <br /> — Building Heights <br /> c,' 97.5 I j ---- ..1-----'--------- <br /> -� n <br /> �.;,LL 150".225' ,�: <br /> j Nes,Everett <br /> ! a ----I 1 1 : I —Btilme Habit Boundaries <br /> 3S L- '_ -- - -------z_ r----- -.- c ..o� <br /> Zti • 80' I . <br /> - • . . • 80' .q arc sr Feet <br /> 1 k5.1.21......11�'--.�� ;+r,i 3 0 ism—MO- <br /> 1_ 65' w <br /> I 1'Rm ST i- t 22: <br />