19.01.010 Title and purpose.
A. Title. The ordinance codified in this title shall be known as, and may be cited as, the Everett Unified Development Code (“UDC”); or Title 19, Everett Municipal Code.
B. Purpose. The Unified Development Code is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare through the orderly regulation of land uses in the city. Further, the purposes of this title are to:
1. Provide for high standards for a living and working environment for all residents and visitors;
2. Provide the economic and social advantages resulting from an orderly planned use of land resources;
3. Encourage and guide development consistent with the goals and policies of the Everett comprehensive plan, adopted pursuant to Chapter 36.70A RCW;
4. Establish the review procedures, public notice requirements and evaluation criteria for land use applications, comprehensive plan amendments and rezone actions;
5. Regulate the division of land into lots, tracts or parcels;
6. Regulate the size and use of lots, setbacks and other open spaces;
7. Regulate the use, location, height, bulk and size and design of buildings and structures;
9. Establish requirements for off-street parking, landscaping and signs and other on-site and off-site development standards;
10. Protect and enhance the aesthetic quality of the natural and manmade environment; and
11. Provide for the enforcement of the regulations of this title. (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(A) (Exh. 3), 2020.)