Everett City Zoning Code
SECTION 2
Definitions.
(Ord. of 6-29-87; amended as part of October 2021 update)
For the purposes of this ordinance, a lot is defined as a parcel of ground under one (1) sole or undivided ownership separate from that of any adjoining lots. A corner lot for the purposes of this ordinance is any lot which occupies the interior angle at the intersection of two (2) street lines which make an angle of more than forty-five (45) degrees and less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees with each other. The owner shall, for the purposes of this ordinance, have the privilege of calling either street lot line the front, without reference to the building arrangement. A street is any existing street, square, lane, terrace, court, place or way set aside as a permanent right-of-way for street purposes, and including any such right-of way as may be created after the enactment of this ordinance provided that it is forty (40) feet or more in width.
A public garage is any garage for three (3) or more motor vehicles. One (1) horse and wagon shall be considered to be the equivalent of one (1) motor vehicle.
The height of a building or structure shall be measured from the curb level at the center of the front of the building, or where not adjoining the street, from the average natural ground level adjoining the building, up to the highest level of the main roof thereon. No story shall be deemed a first story if its floor level is more than nine (9) feet above the ground.
Frontage:
(1) | The distance measured as a straight line along the street between the intersection of the street boundary and the lot lines or along the curve of the street and the intersection of the street boundary and the lot lines. |
(2) | The distance measured parallel to the intersection of the street boundary and the lot lines at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet measured on a line perpendicular to the line between the intersection of the street boundaries and the lot lines |
Front Yard. The shortest distance measured from the closest point of the building to the nearest point of the intersection of the street boundary and the lot lines.
Side Yard. The shortest distance measures from the closest point of the building to the nearest point of a lot boundary line which is not designated a front or rear yard boundary line.
Rear Yard. The shortest distance measured from the closest point of the building to the nearest point of a lot boundary line which is not considered a front or side yard boundary line.
Floor Area Ratio. The result of dividing the gross floor area of the building or buildings on a lot by the total area expressed as a decimal number.