Proposed Everett 2044 changes will happen in the alleys closely behind historic homes or across narrow streets. A "transition zone" should be created with lower heights, lower densities and greater setbacks, to create a workable segue between the largely single-family use neighborhood and the now-allowed and proposed increased height, unlimited density developments.
Here is a presentation about Norton Grand heights, created by April and Stuart Coles: norton-grand_7-30-1pm_.pdf
Here are some modeling height studies from the Planning Department with current and proposed heights. The heights look less dramatic because the point-of-view is from above.
The currently-allowed building heights already have the potential to overshadow homes in the Norton Grand Overlay and they should be lowered. New development will create a "canyon" effect that impacts Historic homes dramatically. In some blocks in and surrounding the Norton Grand Overlay, the Planning Department is proposing increasing current heights.
NOTE: The light green roof (on the left) of an Historic Overlay home on Grand is overshadowed by the model of a Rucker development and a development on Grand and 32nd Street.
NOTE: On the east side of Grand Avenue (pictured at 32nd Street), the Planning Department proposes raising the heightof the modeled building to 4 floors, and at Pacific Avenue raising the heights to 7 to 28 stories and allowing unlimited density, live-work and micro-housing across the street from historic homes.
NOTE: The Planning Department is proposing the height of the building to the right (on Pacific between Rucker and the east side of Grand) raised to 7-28 stories, not the 75 feet shown. Look at the effect on the Grand Avenue historic homes on the hill.
NOTE: The Planning Department now allows a height to 4 stories on Nassau Street and allowing unlimited density housing with commercial on the ground floor behind these Norton Avenue homes.