19.06.060 Lot requirements for lots created through land division process.
A. Minimum Lot Dimensions. Except as provided in this title, every lot shall be of a shape such that two lines, one equal to the required width and one equal to the required depth for the land use district, may be placed at right angles to each other entirely within the lot boundaries. The panhandle portion of a panhandle lot may not be used for purposes of meeting this requirement. For lots with vehicular access from a private access drive, the access drive and associated easement are excluded from the calculation of lot width.
B. Lot Shape. Irregularly shaped lots shall be prohibited unless approved by the director or through a unit lot land division. In general, all lots shall be composed of straight lines which provide adequate building site and private rear yard area, except as permitted in unit lot land divisions and binding site plans through review and approval of a site plan.
C. Other Lot Requirements.
1. Lot arrangement and design shall take into consideration, to the maximum extent possible, the natural features of the site such as critical areas, parks, open space, and views. Each lot shall provide a suitable building site and driveway access from existing or proposed streets.
3. Lots shall not, in general, access from arterial streets. Where driveway access from a street may be necessary for several adjoining lots, the city may require that such lots be served by combined access points and driveways designed or arranged so as to avoid requiring vehicles to back into traffic.
4. Through the unit lot land division or binding site plan process, the director may modify the Everett Unified Development Code requirements for individual lots for width, depth, area, frontage, setbacks and minimum building site; provided, that Everett Unified Development Code density standards are met for the total site.
5. Individual lots that take access from a cul-de-sac may be allowed a reduced frontage, but not less than a minimum of twenty feet if the front setback is increased to thirty feet.
6. Minimum Building Site Requirements. All new lots shall contain suitable area for a building footprint, setbacks, access and off-street parking in accordance with the standards in this section. Additional open space and design requirements may apply under Chapter 19.08 EMC depending on housing type.
a. Minimum Building Footprint Area. One thousand two hundred square feet, with a minimum dimension of twenty-five feet.
b. Setbacks. Per underlying zone and Table 6-2.
c. Access and Parking. Driveways and off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 19.34 EMC.
D. Block Length. Blocks within a land division greater than four hundred feet shall be avoided wherever possible.
E. Panhandle Lots. The planning director and city engineer shall have the authority to allow panhandle lots and may require an easement rather than a panhandle configuration based on the maximum development potential of a site. In subdivisions, panhandle shaped lots are restricted to sites that contain natural constraints such as topography greater than fifteen percent or critical areas. In short subdivisions, panhandle shaped lots are permitted without the above restrictions, provided all panhandle lots meet the following standards:
1. No panhandle shaped lot shall be permitted in short subdivisions where the ownership is common with a contiguous property;
2. Side-by-side panhandle access drives in subdivisions or short subdivisions are not permitted;
3. Panhandle lot access drives are required to comply with the same standards applied to easement access short subdivisions, including, but not limited to, road width and landscaping standards. (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(F) (Exh. 3), 2020.)