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Some building and site design standards are based on the designation of adjacent streets. Table 12-4 lists the design standards that are different based on the applicable street designation. To determine the street designation for an individual property, see Map 33-1 in Chapter 19.33 EMC. The table applies in conjunction with the detailed standards in the following sections, in addition to other standards in this title as follows:

19.12.110

Structured Parking Frontage and Setback Standards

19.12.120

Weather Protection

19.12.130

Transparency

19.22.020

Minimum Building Heights

19.33.030

Public Sidewalk Standards

19.33.040

Public Sidewalk Treatments

Table 12-4: Structured Parking, Weather Protection, Transparency, Sidewalk Requirements and Building Height by Street Designation 

Standard:

STREET TYPE DESIGNATION (see Map 33-1)

TOD

PEDESTRIAN

CONNECTOR

RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE

UNDESIGNATED

Structured Parking Frontage Standards

See EMC 19.12.110. Standards below are maximum distance a parking structure at the ground floor may occupy on various street designations.

Structured parking integrated with other building (accessory use)

10% of front building facade

25% of front building facade

50% of front building facade

50% of front building facade

50% of front building facade(3)

Standalone parking structure (principal use)

25'

25'

50'

75'

100'(3)

Structured Parking Setback Standards

See EMC 19.12.110.

Front, side and rear(1)

See underlying zone setback requirements and limits on frontage set forth above

Below grade

0'

Weather Protection

See EMC 19.12.120

Length, minimum

90% of front building facade

75% of front building facade

45% of front building facade

Same width as entrance

Depth, minimum

8' from front building facade

6' from front building facade

3' from front building facade

Height above sidewalk

8' minimum

15' maximum

Transparency

See EMC 19.12.130

Percent comprised of windows and/or doors with clear glass (2'—10')

90%

60%

45%

45%

See blank walls (EMC 19.12.040)

Sidewalk Standards

See EMC 19.33.030

Frontage zone width

2' minimum

6' desirable

2' minimum

6' desirable

None

None

None

Ped clear zone width

8' minimum

10' desirable

8' minimum

6' minimum

per city engineer

per city engineer

Landscape/furniture zone width

6' minimum

8' desirable

6' minimum

6' minimum

4' minimum

per city engineer

Total minimum width

16' minimum

16' minimum

12' minimum

10' minimum

per city engineer

Sidewalk Treatments

See EMC 19.33.040

At least 2 treatments:

Required

Required

Required

N/A

N/A

Minimum Building Height

See EMC 19.22.020(B)(2)

Principal building

2—4 floors

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Accessory building

No minimum

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(1)Structured parking garages accessed from the rear with no internal turnaround shall be set back at least twenty-five feet from the far side of the alley, except as otherwise approved by city engineer.

(2)Refer to Chapter 19.22 EMC for additional building height standards.

(3)Applicable only within Metro Everett.

(Ord. 3774-20 § 5(I) (Exh. 3), 2020.)