19.31.050 Development standards | Everett Municipal Code

19.31.050 Development standards.

A. Development standards for the individual institutional zone shall be established as part of the master plan approval process. The city shall establish standards for the following:

1. Building height;

2. Setbacks (front, sides, rear, and, if desired, from specified uses or properties);

3. Lot coverage;

4. Landscaping;

5. Signs;

6. Off-street parking;

7. Other standards determined by the city to be necessary to ensure land use compatibility with other uses in the surrounding area.

B. The city shall consider the following in determining the standards for a particular institutional zone in a specific location:

1. The institution’s compatibility with surrounding uses, especially related to:

a. Public safety;

b. Site access, on-site circulation and off-street parking;

c. Architectural design of buildings and harmonious use of materials;

d. Landscaping and buffering of buildings, parking, loading and storage areas;

e. Light and shadow impacts;

f. Generation of nuisance irritants such as noise, smoke, dust, odor, glare, vibration or other undesirable impacts;

g. Number, size and location of signs.

2. The unique characteristics of the subject property;

3. The unique characteristics of the proposed use(s);

4. The arrangement of buildings and open spaces as they relate to each other within the institutional campus;

5. Visual impact of the institution on the surrounding area;

6. Public improvements proposed in connection with the institution; and

7. The public benefit provided by the institution.

C. For parcels of land located within an institutional overlay zone approved master plan, but not owned by the institution that sponsored the master plan, the property shall be developed under the standards of the underlying zoning. (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(R) (Exh. 3), 2020.)