A. Street Type Designations Map. Streets within Everett may have one of four street types designated: transit oriented development street (TOD), pedestrian street, connector street and residential mixed-use corridor. All other streets are considered undesignated. These street types function as a design and use overlay. For example, some uses may be prohibited outright along TOD or pedestrian streets, or the use may be prohibited on the ground floor of a building. Sidewalk, window transparency and other design standards may also be different based on the street designation. Use restrictions by street type are included in Chapter 19.05 EMC. Please refer to Chapter 19.09 EMC for additional development standards for these street types.

B. Corner Lots. For corner lots with more than one street type designation, the most restrictive street type designation applies to that portion of the lot measured fifty feet in depth from the lot line adjoining the designation. See Figure 33-1 for how to apply this requirement.

C. How development standards are applied to specific properties based on street designations. When a lot or lots have frontage on a public street with one of the street designations shown on Map 33-1, certain developments standards will be different than if the property fronted on a street without a street designation. The following standards are affected by street designations, as shown in Table 33-1:

A. These standards apply to properties that front on a public street with a designation of TOD, pedestrian, connector or residential mixed-use as shown in Map 33-1. The standards apply when a development is required to install street and alley improvements in accordance with EMC 13.68.020, or as amended. This includes both new development and expansions or alterations of an existing use.

B. Historic Overlay Districts. Sidewalks in historic overlay districts shall include color and patterns similar to other sidewalks in the historic overlay as directed by the city’s public works standards.

STREET TYPE	FRONTAGE ZONE MINIMUM WIDTH	PEDESTRIAN CLEAR ZONE MINIMUM WIDTH	LANDSCAPE/FURNITURE ZONE MINIMUM WIDTH	TOTAL MIN. WIDTH
TOD	2'–6'	8'–10'	6'–8' 8' desirable	16' min
Pedestrian	2'–6'	8' minimum	6' minimum	16' min
Connector	None	6' minimum	6' minimum	12' min
Residential Mixed-Use	None	Per city engineer	4' minimum	10' min
Undesignated	None	Per city engineer	Per city engineer	Per city engineer
See public sidewalk treatment requirements below for specific street designations.

A. Special surfacing treatment, such as unit pavers, special materials, and inlays, as approved by the city;

B. Artwork incorporated into or along the sidewalk which is approved by the city’s cultural arts commission;

C. Decorative tree grates;

D. Decorative clocks;

E. Informational kiosks;

F. Landscaping elements, not otherwise required by this title, incorporated into curb bulbs and/or sidewalks; or

G. Other treatments as approved by planning director and city engineer. (Ord. 4102-25 § 1 (Exh. 1), 2025; Ord. 3774-20 § 5(S) (Exh. 3), 2020.)

A. Point Obstructions. Point obstructions, such as power poles, light poles and fire hydrants, may encroach into the pedestrian clear zone, but the sidewalk must have clear width remaining to meet accessibility requirements.

B. Steep Topography at Right-of-Way Line. Sidewalks may be located adjacent to the curb when there is inadequate right-of-way or in steep topography areas where grading to a full street width would cause too great of an impact.

C. Frontage and Landscape/Furniture Zone Shift. In areas where ground-level active uses are anticipated within the building frontage zone, such as sidewalk cafes or merchandise display, frontage zones should be designed to be wide enough to accommodate those uses. In no case can an active use encroach on the pedestrian clear zone. In rare cases, the furniture zone may be reduced in width when approved by the city engineer and planning director in order to maintain the minimum pedestrian clear zone and allow for activation of uses in the frontage zone.

D. Other Considerations at the Direction of the City Engineer. The city engineer may allow a modification or reduction of the public sidewalk standards in this chapter in the following circumstances:

A. This purpose of this section is to provide safe and efficient pedestrian access and emergency services access from building entrances to the following: public sidewalks; transit stops; other buildings on the same site; parking lots; and common open space areas.

B. Where Required. An exterior pedestrian circulation system shall be required if there are no internal building pedestrian access routes that connect buildings to a public street, parking areas, or other buildings on the site. All dwellings must have exterior pedestrian access routes connecting an entrance to a public street, parking lot, or driveway.

C. Design Requirements.

4. In commercial settings where buildings face onto a parking area rather than the street, provide six-foot-wide walkways adjacent to the facades of retail and mixed-use buildings. This requirement applies where the adjacent parking stalls have wheel stops. When wheel stops are not incorporated, the walkway width shall be increased to a minimum of eight feet six inches.

A. In all land divisions for residential development, the city may require pedestrian improvements to ensure safe walking conditions are provided between the development and existing schools or schoolgrounds.

B. Pedestrian improvements may be required off-site in order to mitigate a safety hazard created by the development as determined by the city engineer.

C. When a proposed division or redivision of land is on an established school bus route, the applicant may be required to provide a school bus shelter. The city engineer shall make this decision as it relates to the potential needs of the development. (Ord. 4102-25 § 1 (Exh. 1), 2025; Ord. 3774-20 § 5(S) (Exh. 3), 2020.)

A. In order to facilitate pedestrian access from a project to proposed and existing streets and to provide access to schools, parks, playgrounds, trails, transit stops or other pedestrian facilities, the city may require perpetual unobstructed pedestrian access easements of at least ten feet in width to these facilities. For land divisions, pedestrian easements shall be shown on the face of the final division map.

B. Where insufficient right-of-way exists to accommodate the full width of the required sidewalk, the city engineer may require either of the following: