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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT standards which reinforce the single family C. Land Use Policies. The section headings character of areas zoned single family, and listed within the body of policies are those which assure that multiple family topics which the Growth Management Act developments integrate with and enhance the requires in the Land Use Element or are topics neighborhoods in which they are permitted. Everett has chosen to address in the Land Use (See Urban Design Element). Element. Each policy also attempts to be consistent with the direction given by the 1.1.3 Strongly discourage the conversion of "guiding forces" of the Growth Management residential areas to non-residential uses. Act, PSCOG VISION 2020 Growth and Discourage the encroachment of commercial Transportation Strategy, Snohomish County uses into residential zones, except in the Tomorrow - County-Wide Planning Policies, following circumstances: and the EVERETT VISION 2000. The po- licies also address pertinent land use issues for (a) consider allowing a very limited amount the Everett Planning Area, and recognize the of small scale, compatible neighborhood retail need for coordination and integration with the uses within walking distance of all homes in a other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. neighborhood, which serve and enhance the neighborhoods in which such use is located, 1.1 Residential Land Use Policies: and which are spaced at least one-quarter to The residential policies and land use one-half mile from any existing commercial designations of the Land Use Element are re- zone or other neighborhood retail use. sponsible to implement, to a great extent, the Ensure that noise and traffic impacts of 1111 City's Population Growth Objectives and many commercial activities do not negatively affect of the policies of the Housing Element. The adjoining residential areas. (See Urban Design Land Use Element must designate enough land Element). at sufficient densities to accommodate the projected population of the Everett Planning (b) a limited amount of small scale office or Area, and to provide housing opportunities for retail uses in mixed use buildings in multiple all economic segments of the community. family zones, which provide new housing units in conjunction with the non-residential office 1.1.1 Assure a wide range of housing or retail use. opportunities throughout the entire community, while preserving and creating (c) home occupations as a subordinate and distinct residential neighborhoods. Designate clearly accessory use to the permitted on the Land Use Map areas appropriate for residential use, as regulated by the zoning various types of housing at specified density code. ranges, but without major changes in any areas to the existing land use .designations, and (d) conversion of residentially designated specify proposed changes in land use properties to commercial use may be regulations that increase permitted single permitted for the redevelopment of existing family residential densities. (See Housing commercial uses where (i) the redevelopment Element). is necessary to preserve the economic viability of an existing commercial use that serves the 1.1.2 Promote increased densities and community; (ii) the commercial redevelopment alternative housing types in all residential is part of a unified commercial development neighborhoods through appropriate design that includes coordinated architectural design, LU-19