19.03.030 Purpose and application of zone districts

19.03.030 Purpose and application of zone districts.

A. Agriculture Zone (AG). The purpose of the agricultural use zone is to provide and protect areas for certain agricultural uses on lands which are not appropriate for residential, commercial or industrial development at urban intensities.

1. Suburban Residential Zone (R-S). The purpose of the suburban residential zone is to provide for and protect certain areas of the city for single-family detached residential uses where topography or other environmental constraints require larger minimum lot sizes. The secondary purpose of the R-S zone is to provide an interim “holding zone” in annexed areas for which other zoning is not established at the time of annexation.

2. Single-Family Detached Low Density Residential Zone (R-1). The purpose of the single-family detached low density residential zone is to provide for and protect certain areas of the city for detached single-family residential uses.

3. Single-Family Medium Density Residential Zone (R-2). The purpose of the single-family medium density residential zone is to provide for and protect areas of the city for single-family detached and a limited amount of duplex residential use.

4. Single-Family Attached Medium Density Zone (R-2(A)). The purpose of the single-family attached medium density zone is to provide for a variety of single-family living opportunities at densities which are compatible with adjoining single-family detached neighborhoods and which can be used as a transition between single-family neighborhoods and land uses of higher intensity.

5. Urban Residential 3 (UR3). The primary purpose of the urban residential 3 zone is to provide for multiple-family residential use at medium densities. In this zone, commercial uses are generally prohibited.

6. Urban Residential 4 (UR4). The primary purpose of the urban residential 4 zone is to provide for multiple-family residential use at high densities. Additional neighborhood-oriented commercial uses may be allowed within certain locations when developed in a mixed-use context.

1. Neighborhood Business (NB). The purpose of the neighborhood business zone is to:

a. Provide for the limited scale retail, personal service and convenience consumer needs of the immediately adjacent residential neighborhoods, rather than the larger community;

b. Establish building and development standards which assure that uses, buildings and structures are appropriately sited, scaled and designed so as to be compatible with surrounding residential neighborhoods; and

c. Ensure that businesses can be accessed by nonmotorized means of transportation.

2. Business (B). The purpose of the business zone is to provide a wide variety of business and commercial uses; to allow higher density residential uses; to provide effective building and streetscape standards intended to promote quality development and pedestrian accessibility.

3. Mixed Urban (MU). The purpose and function of the mixed urban zone are:

a. To reinforce and enhance the downtown city core that provides local and regional service, retail, entertainment, civic and public uses, as well as a variety of urban housing choices;

b. To provide for intensive, mixed use development in areas around high capacity transit stops, including bus rapid transit and future light rail stations; and

c. To promote high quality, pedestrian friendly developments with attractive streetscapes and public amenities.

1. Zone Light Industrial 1 (LI1). The purpose of the light industrial 1 (LI1) zone is to accommodate a diverse range of uses, including light industrial and manufacturing, with additional opportunities for residential use.

2. Zone Light Industrial 2 (LI2). The purpose of the light industrial (LI2) zone is to:

a. Provide for and protect areas for high quality campus style office and industrial park development on large parcels of land;

b. Establish standards which promote a high level of aesthetic amenities such as view, open space, native vegetation, landscaping, unusual natural site features and quality architectural design;

c. Protect and buffer adjacent residential uses from the incompatible aspects of office and industrial park development;

d. Allow for only those uses which are able to comply with the development requirements and performance criteria which assure compatibility with surrounding uses; and

e. To provide areas for development of high-quality single or multiple tenant business parks which offer opportunities for a wide variety of nonretail business to locate in small to medium office and warehouse spaces.

3. Heavy Industrial (HI). The purpose of the heavy manufacturing zone is to provide for and protect certain areas of the city for heavy manufacturing uses. This zone is also intended to:

a. Provide and protect areas of the city for marine-related commerce, while striking a balance with the need for limited commercial uses;

b. Preserve Everett’s “working waterfront” character; and

c. Further the goals of the Everett comprehensive plan and shoreline master program relating to public access to and enjoyment of the shoreline.

E. Park and Open Space Zone (P-OS). The purpose of the park and open space zone is to provide a zoning classification for recreational and open space uses and other compatible public uses on current and future city-owned land, or for public properties characterized by environmental sensitivity and value to be preserved, for the most part, in their undisturbed state, and to provide and protect open space and other natural assets of the community.

F. Watershed Resource Management (WRM). The purpose of the watershed resource management zone is to provide a land use classification which allows for the continuation of existing uses and anticipated future uses for land in the city-owned Chaplain Tract within the corporate limits of Everett. These are lands that are not intended for urban development and are located outside the urban growth boundary. These properties are intended to be used only for municipal service purposes that do not conflict with the maintenance of a safe and adequate water supply for the Everett water system, and which are in accordance with applicable license requirements.

1. Historic Overlay Zone (H). The purpose of the historic overlay zone is to:

a. Establish a regulatory mechanism for the designation and protection of historic sites, buildings, districts and landmarks;

b. Provide for methods of modifying the development standards of the underlying zone in the interest of preserving or enhancing the historic features or significance of a particular site; and

c. Recognize the depth of historical resources in Everett and their significance to the heritage of the community.

2. Institutional Overlay Zone (I). The purpose of the institutional overlay zone is to allow for various institutional land uses with special needs and impacts to be located in the Everett community in a manner which is compatible with surrounding land uses through a master plan review process which requires public involvement and provides predictability to the institution and the public.

3. Planned Development Overlay Zone (PD). The purpose of the planned development (PD) overlay zone is to allow for commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments which are of a unique character and desirable quality, and which are beneficial to the area in which the property is located and to the community in general. The planned development overlay zone may only be applied to commercial or industrial zones. It is the intent of this chapter to provide a public review process through which a planned development may be proposed with alternative standards to those contained in this title, and that the primary basis for city approval of alternative development standards is that the proposal will result in a development which, as a whole, provides public benefits and high quality development that otherwise cannot be realized through conformance to the requirements of this title.

4. Airport/Port/Navy Compatibility Overlay Zone (APN). The purpose of the APN compatibility zone is to protect Paine Field Airport, Port of Everett, and Naval Station Everett from nearby incompatible land uses and development by implementing special development standards and project permit notice procedures. (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(C) (Exh. 3), 2020.)