Ordinance 3618-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

b. Roof forms, including pitched and curved shapes, that do not contain habitable space may exceed the height limit, but by no more than ten feet.All mechanical equipment on the roof shall be contained within a roof form and not exposed to view from either the street or adjacent residential areas. c. Height Bonuses. Building heights for nonresidential structures may be increased to the maximum height permitted for mixed-use and residential structures through a discretionary review process if the development incorporates amenities or TDR credits from the list below. Each bonus amenity shall permit an increase in height of ten feet, not to exceed the maximum height for mixed-use or residential structures as indicated on Map No. 31A-1. The planning director shall have the authority to determine whether the proposed amenities are of sufficient quality to qualify for the height bonus. TDR credits shall permit height bonuses as provided by subsection A.2.c.(6) of this section. (1) Exterior Public Space.This space shall be available to the public at least for the period between seven a.m. and dusk. It shall be an area equal to at least two percent of the total interior floor space of the development, or eighty square feet, whichever is greater. No dimension shall be less than eight feet. Landscaping, textured paving, pedestrian-scaled lighting, and seating shall be included. (2) Art or Water Feature in a Publicly Accessible Space. Each feature must be appraised at a value that is at least one percent of the value of building construction. Documentation of building costs and appraised value of the art or water feature shall be provided. (3) Through-Block Pedestrian Connection. A walkway at least eight feet wide allowing the public to walk between a street and an alley or another street.The walkway shall be constructed with cement or masonry pavers, flanked with planting and pedestrian-scaled lighting. (4) Below-Ground Structured Parking. Fifty percent of all required parking shall be contained within a structure that is below grade. (5) Common Courtyard or Green.This space shall be available to tenants of the development. It shall be an area equal to at least four percent of the gross floor area of the building.There should be both paved areas and landscaping, with planting comprising at least thirty percent of the area. Seating and pedestrian-scaled lighting shall be provided.This feature is in addition to any other open space or common areas required in this chapter. (6) Transfer of Development Rights. Additional height can be earned through a transfer of development rights(TDR)from sending sites in the city that are impacted by critical areas or from sending sites containing a historic building listed on the national, state or Everett register when such a building is rehabilitated to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, to receiving sites within the BMU zone.The development rights transferred from the sending site shall be recorded as a restriction on the title of the sending site. Credits toward additional height shall be provided as follows: (A) Residential TDR Credit. An additional ten feet in height shall be permitted as follows: one residential dwelling unit TDR credit shall be required for each five thousand square feet of lot area; provided,that where this computation results in a fraction greater than one-half, one additional dwelling unit TDR credit shall be required. (B) Nonresidential TDR Credit. An additional ten feet in building height shall be permitted for each ten thousand square feet of nonresidential building space transferred from a sending site. Parking Amendments 18 8/29/18