Ordinance 188-72 - Laserfiche WebLink

• . ORDINANCE NO. + 7 AN ORDINANCE creating an additional zoning category under the City of Everett Comprehensive Zoning Code; establishing a Core Area Residential Zone - R-5; prescribing permitted uses, conditional uses, minimum lot size and width, yard requirements, and off-street parking requirements within said zone, and providing for penalties for violation of the ordinance. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Everett held public hearings on the 21st day of December, 1971, and made recommendations to the City Council proposing a Core Area Residential Zone - R-5, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett did approve said recommendations, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: There is hereby created a zoning category designated as a Core Area Residential Zone - R-5, and said zone is hereby established as an additional zoning category to those previously designated in the City of Everett Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The City Council may by ordinance establish the boundaries of said zone in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Comprehensive Zoning Code of the City of Everett. The Core Area Residential Zone - R-5 is created and established in accordance with the following provisions: A. Declaration of Purpose: The purpose and function of the R-5 Zone is to provide and protect areas adjacent to the Central Business District for high density, high rise residential and compatible office uses. B. Permitted Uses: 1. R-4 Permitted Uses 2. Signs for R-4 Uses under R-4 Standards 3. Non-mercantile, office type uses when occupying less than 35% of the gross floor area of a professional office building. C. Conditional Uses: 1. Non-mercantile, office type uses occupying more than 35% of a non-residential building. 2. Non-mercantile, office type uses occupying any portion of a multiple family structure. D. Minimum Lot Size and Width: No lot shall contain less than 5000 square feet in area nor less than 50 feet in width. E. Yard Requirements: 1. There shall be a front yard setback of not less than ten (10) feet. 2. There shall be a side yard setback of not less than ten (10) feet on each side plus an additional three (3) feet on each side for each story more than three. The additional setback shall be permitted to commence with the fourth story of the building. 3. There shall be a rear yard setback of not less than twenty (20) feet. This requirement may be waived in the event that a comparable area is devoted to interior courtyard space.