Ordinance 2021-94 - Laserfiche WebLink

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I LAND USE ELEMENT R-2 zone - Reduce from 5,000 square feet to space per dwelling for 1 or fewer bedrooms, 1101 4,000 square feet when served by an alley. and 1.5 spaces for two or more bedrooms. b) Duplexes would be allowed, subject to c) Design guidelines would be established. I design guidelines, on lots containing: 3. Commercial Zones. Would encourage a R-S zone - 12,000 square feet, when capable mix of housing by: of being owner-occupied. Allow residential use without a mix of R-1 zone - 9,000 square feet, when capable or commercial uses in the C-1, C-1 R, B-2 and being owner-occupied. B-2(B) zones R-2 zone - 6,000 square feet when served by an alley, 7,500 square feet when not served by 4. Lot Area Averaging. The lot area an alley. averaging rules would be modified to allow lots to be as small as 3,600 square feet, c) Infill dwellings (detached accessory dwel- compared to 5,000 square feet in the current lings located in rear yards) would be code. permitted, subject to design guidelines. 5. PRD Process. The PRD (Planned d) Single family attached dwellings (town- Residential Development) review process may houses), capable of being owner-occupied, be changed to an administrative process to would be allowed through a special review encourage more timely processing for cluster process, subject to design guidelines, at the housing developments, or other innovative following densities: housing types. R-S - 1 dwelling per 6,000 square feet C. Subdivision Code: The subdivision R-1 - 1 dwelling per 4,500 square feet code contains standards which regulate the R-2 - 1 dwelling per 3,000 square feet division of land within the city. Like the zoning code, it should be evaluated regularly to keep it consistent with the policies of the e) Design guidelines would be established Land Use Element. Potential changes include for higher density housing types to protect revision to lot area and lot width standards, !� neighborhood character and views. street standards, and off-street parking ■ requirements. f) Floor Area Ratios (FAR's) would be 1 established for smaller lots. D. SEPA Ordinance: The State Environ- mental Policy Act (SEPA) and the City's 2. Multiple Family Zones. SEPA ordinance require that development proposals over a minimum threshold size be a) The density standard for the R-3(L) zone evaluated for potential adverse impacts to the would change from 1 dwelling per 3,600 environment. Mitigation measures, or con- square feet to 1 dwelling per 2,200 square ditions of approval may be placed upon feet. specific developments so long as the level of mitigation required does not exceed the level 111, b) Off-street parking in the R-4 zone would of impact created by the project and that the be reduced from 2 spaces per dwelling to 1 conditions of mitigation are based upon an 111 LU-64