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IEVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT bNOTE: The City's Chaplain Watershed, located outside of the Everett Planning Area and the Snohomish County Urban Growth Area, will be given a zoning I designation allowing uses that are compatible with water and forest resource management activities when the Zoning Code is updated. aB. Zoning Code Text: Many of the • requirements for mixed uses in commercial policies contained in the Land Use Element developments I will require revisions to the zoning code if the • design incentives in return for higher city is to realize the desired future land use housing densities pattern for the city. The Official Zoning Map • mandatory design review for a certain type Iis part of the zoning code and will be amended or size of development to bring the zoning classifications into • aggressive amortization provisions for I consistency with the land use designations of nonconforming uses or signs the Land Use Map. As policies are amended • transfer of development rights or added to the Land Use Element text, or • rezoning, interim zoning, master plans, revisions made to the Land Use Map, the overlay zones I zoning code should be amended as needed to • minimum densities as well as maximum promote the desired land use pattern. Zoning densities code standards should also be reevaluated • maximum lot sizes as well an minimum lot from time to time and adjusted if the city finds sizes it necessary to be more assertive or pro-active • consolidation of existing zones or creation in realizing its land use goals. Policies of the of new zones Housing Element or Urban Design/Historic • revision to review processes Preservation Element may require the revision L of zoning code standards to promote other Everett will have to revise many zoning code objectives of the plan. Each potential code development standards after it adopts a new I revision must be carefully evaluated to ensure Land Use Element. The standards suggested that the change suggested for implementing below are only examples of potential revisions; the policies of one element do not conflict the actual changes will have to be determined with the objectives of another element. If by the Planning Commission and City Council #' conflicts cannot be avoided, the Planning following adoption of the comprehensive plan. Commission and City Council must decide Potential changes include: which policies have the higher priority, or if amending policies is necessary to eliminate the 1. Single Family Zones. conflict. I a) minimum lot area would be reduced. Zoning code standards and map revisions are one method for the city to implement the R-S zone - Reduce from 12,500 to 9,000 I recommendations of the Land Use Element. square feet. There are a variety of potential zoning code R-S-1 - Would be eliminated and rezoned to revisions that should be considered. Potential R-1 ID zoning code revisions include: R-1 zone - Reduce from 7,000 to 5,000 • revision of development standards square feet, when served by an alley. I • revision of permitted uses within zones I LU-63