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A. Building Modulation.

1. See EMC 19.12.030 for standards that address finish floor levels and building modulation.

2. In addition to the requirements set forth in EMC 19.12.030, multifamily development outside of Metro Everett is required to have an additional five-foot interior side setback for each ten feet or fraction thereof by which the building exceeds thirty-five feet in height for only those portions of the building which exceed thirty-five feet in height.

Figure 9-1: Multifamily Upper Floor Modulation Outside Metro Everett

B. Facades.

1. See EMC 19.12.040 for standards that address facade design, including vertical and horizontal articulation, facades longer than one hundred feet, blank walls, exposed fire walls, exterior building materials and street corner buildings.

2. In addition to the requirements set forth in EMC 19.12.030, residential development is required to have street-facing facades of residential buildings designed to look as a series of buildings no wider than fifty feet each.

3. Garage Facades. The length of the garage wall facade facing the street may be up to fifty percent of the length of the street-facing dwelling unit facade, except the maximum length allowed is thirty feet if the garage wall facade is within twenty feet of the front or side-street lot line. These standards do not apply to structured parking (see EMC 19.12.110).

Figure 9-2: Garage Facade Length

4. Side Facades Abutting Residential Zones. Balustrades of balconies and decks, not on the ground level, that are parallel to and within fifteen feet of an interior side setback shall be at least seventy-five percent opaque for properties in or abutting any residential zone.

C. Weather Protection. See EMC 19.12.120 and Table 12-4 for weather protection requirements.

D. Transparency. See EMC 19.12.130 and Table 12-4 for transparency requirements.

E. Structured Parking. If the residential development includes structured parking, see EMC 19.12.110 for structured parking requirements. (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(H) (Exh. 3), 2020.)