Ordinance 3615-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act(RCW 36.70A.130(1)(d)) requires the city to adopt development regulations that are consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan, including subarea plans; and WHEREAS, the Metro Everett subarea currently includes thirteen different zoning districts and numerous zoning overlays, including but not limited to clinic and office overlays, core residential area, street overlays, height and floor area ratios, and historic overlays; and WHEREAS, the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to "[m]inimize the use of zoning overlays which tend to make the zoning code more complex" (LU-2) and included actions to modify street designations, modify height limits, eliminate clinic, office, and clinic-office overlays and eliminate core residential area standards; and WHEREAS,the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to "[e]liminate maximum density limits and floor-area-ratio (FAR) requirements" (LU-3), while achieving community objectives for quality urban design through design, bulk, setback and height requirements; and WHEREAS, the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to "encourage uses and development the community desires" (LU-4); and WHEREAS, the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to provide an "opportunity for a modification to standards to meet community objectives" (LU-5), rather than a "one-size-fits-all" approach to development codes; and WHEREAS,the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to "[p]rovide appropriate development and cost effective financial incentives to encourage infill and redevelopment" (LU-7); and WHEREAS,the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to "[d]esignate street types to function as a design and use overlay" (LU-21); and WHEREAS, the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to "[e]stablish minimum height and density (FAR) requirements for development along pedestrian and transit-oriented development streets" (LU- 22); and WHEREAS,the Metro Everett Subarea Plan includes a policy to "[[a]dopt...design standards" for multi- family and commercial uses (UD-3, UD-6, UD-7) to include clear connections to the public realm with pedestrian access, windows, architectural details and well-designed landscaping, requiring storefront window transparency at the ground floor, and implement street types; and WHEREAS, public notice and opportunity to comment on these amendments was provided through electronic and mail notice to interested parties, a legal notice of public hearing published in the Everett Herald on May 16, 2018, notice to the Washington State Department of Commerce on May 14, 2018, and a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on June 5, 2018; and WHEREAS, the Everett City Council held public hearings on August 1st gth15th and 29th, 2018 to consider public input; and Chapters 19&20,Metro Everett and Core Residential Area Development Regulations 2 8/29/18