Ordinance 3666-19 - Laserfiche WebLink

The Growth Management Act requires that the Land Use Element include population densities and building intensities.address the intensity of development desired for different ar as. Building intensity is commonly expre-sed in a variety of manners,such as building bulk, building height,lot coverage,floor arc , space ratios. Policy 2.1i3.2 The densities,lot coverage and building intensities are expressed in a range in the following table. Permitted densities and building intensities in specific zones are regulated by the zoning code. Permitted density and building intensities will vary by zoning districts. There may be multiple zones within a specific land use designation listed in the table. Not all zones will be allowed to develop to the maximum intensities stated in the table. -- :- - -: :.• •: '- -- ' '- : -- verett Planning Ar a shall be allowed as currently specified by the Everett Zoning Code. The zoning standards shall be evaluated and periodically revised as necessary to OPULATION LAND USE DESIGNATION DENSITIES BUILDING INTENS .F • No more than 4o%lot 5 to 25 units per gross 11,415 acres Residential,Single Family coverage acrez% • Up to 3 stories • No more than 45%lot Residential,Multifamily 15 to unlimited units coverage 2,238 acres per gross acre 6% • Up to to stories Metropolitan Center 15 to unlimited units • Unlimited lot coverage 672 acres per gross acre • Up to 25 stories 2% Commercial Mixed-Use 3.5 to unlimited units • Unlimited lot coverage 2,1cc acres per gross acre • Up to io stories 6% • Unlimited lot Industrial o to 15 units per gross coverage 5,143 acres 0 acre • Up to 8 stories 15/0 • No more than 40%lot o to 2 units per gross 14,3c7 acres Local Resource Lands coverage acre 40% • Up to 3 stories Policy 2.131.2 Take city action or provide incentives for property owners to aggregate land to facilitate development in the urban center and other subareas planned for higher densities, including the Core Residential Areas, E 1 MUO and BMU zones. The City should adopt disincentives for development of small lots in Metro Everett and along high capacity transit corridorsthese areas,since it is difficult to achieve well-designed, livable high density development on small lots. 2.142 Surface Drainage and Water Quality Policies The Growth Management Act(GMA)requires that the Land Use Element include a description of the effects of the land use plan on flooding,surface drainage and water quality,and remedial actions required to prevent or alleviate problems. Frequently flooded(flood hazard)areas are identified in GMA as critical areas,and are addressed in Section 2.135 of the Land Use Element. The City of Everett manages a surface water system,referred to herein as the Surface Water Service Area (SWSA),to protect and enhance the City's surface waters. The SWSA includes more than 11,00o acres in the southern portion of the City comprising of zo major drainage basins and was the planning area for the 2017 Surface Water Comprehensive Plan(SWCP).The SWSA is managed by the Surface Water Program in the Public Works Department. The SWCP provided updates to basin plans first developed in the 198os and lggos as well as programmed improvements for water flow,water quality,and habitat issues. The SWSA's stormwater component is the City's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System(MS4),which is a network of conveyances such as pipes and ditches,flow control facilities such as detention ponds,and water LAND USE ELEMENT, 2019 Amendment 36 Exhibit 1 -Page 36