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area below the requirements permitted by this chapter, except as provided by subsection A.4 of this
<br /> section.
<br /> 3. If two or more substandard lots or a combination of lots or substandard lots and portions of lots or
<br /> substandard lots are contiguous and a structure is constructed on or across the lot line(s) which
<br /> make the lots contiguous,then the lands involved shall be merged and considered to be a single
<br /> undivided parcel. No portion of said parcel shall be used, altered or sold in any manner which
<br /> diminishes compliance with lot area and width requirements, nor shall any division be made which
<br /> creates a lot with a width or area below the requirements permitted by this title.
<br /> For purposes of this section, "structure" means anything constructed or erected,the use of which
<br /> requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground and
<br /> includes, but is not limited to, houses, garages, carports and accessory structures.
<br /> 4. When a lot which contains less than the minimum lot area and/or width requirements of this title is
<br /> located within an area in which there is a predominance of other lots which do not meet the
<br /> minimum lot area or width requirements of this title,the owner of such lot may request certification
<br /> of the lot as a legal building lot, and the city shall certify the lot as a legal building lot if all of the
<br /> following circumstances apply:
<br /> a. The subject lot has a lot area and lot width equal to or greater than at least thirty-five percent of
<br /> the lots located within a three-hundred-foot radius of the boundaries of the subject lot;
<br /> b. The subject lot has at least eighty percent of the minimum lot area required by this title;
<br /> c. After required setbacks are accounted for, the lot has a building area in which a rectangle having
<br /> minimum dimensions of thirty feet by forty feet can be located; and
<br /> d. All other requirements of this title can be met by the proposed building or use,without
<br /> obtaining variances.
<br /> Section 67. Section 39 of Ordinance 1671-89, as amended (Zoning, General Provisions, EMC
<br /> 19.39.025.A), is amended to read as follows:
<br /> A. Locational Requirements.
<br /> 1. An adult use business as defined by this title shall be permitted within the city limits only if it meets
<br /> all of the locational requirements set forth in this section.
<br /> 2. Adult use businesses shall be prohibited within one thousand feet of any area of the city zoned for
<br /> residential purposes. Residential zones shall include the R-S, R-1, R-2, R-1(A), R-2(A), R-3, R-3(L), R-4, R-5,
<br /> UR zones and any other residential zone hereafter adopted by the city.
<br /> 3. Adult use business shall be prohibited within one thousand feet of any church, synagogue, mosque,
<br /> or temple. For purposes of this section, land uses for which the principal use is not a church, synagogue,
<br /> mosque, or temple but which include such a use as an accessory or incidental use to the principal use,
<br /> such as a chapel within a hospital, a social service facility which provides religious services such as the
<br /> Everett Gospel Mission, or other similar arrangement, shall not be deemed to be a church, synagogue,
<br /> mosque, or temple.
<br /> 4. Adult use businesses shall be prohibited within one thousand feet of any public or private school
<br /> offering general education for students between the years kindergarten through twelfth grade. For
<br /> purposes of this section, athletic training facilities such as gymnastics,judo, karate, and dance and
<br /> similar uses shall not be deemed to be a school.
<br /> 5. Adult use businesses shall be prohibited within one thousand feet of any public park or playground
<br /> operated by the city. For purposes of this section, bike paths,trails,waterways and boat launches shall
<br /> not be deemed to be a public park.
<br /> 6. Adult use businesses shall be prohibited within one thousand feet of any designated community
<br /> development block grant neighborhood.
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