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125 April 23,1975 The Regular Meeting of the Everett City Council wag called to order at 3:00 p.m.in the Conference Room with Council President Ninch presiding and all Councilmen in attendance except Councilman 1.angus who was ex- cused. GRANT APPLICATION(701) Reid Shockey of the Planning Department stated that the funds requested through the 701 Comptehensive Planning Assistance Grant would be used for CNN purposes, (1)to conduct a city-wide survey,and(2)COPeview and revise the zoning code. Mr.Shockey stated that the City currently is deficient in several items of data which are bath essential to program planning and obtainable only by intensive field research. This CitY-Wide shrVey project would involve using summer emplol(eet Whc would survey the entire city,collecting data on such items as land use, condition of housing,vacancies,and other subjects of merit to various City departments. 'NtOo2r===r::al:=Igtt:i]4!mr,=Itm=d'eefgre:g:Zig.'a"' This isfOvmaticil Will be auPPlermnted by a report which will provide a background on the study,its specific work items,nmthodologies. The in- tent of this report will be threefold: (1)a project completion report required SYNOD, (2)a program description for future surveys(1980,1985, NOD.).and(3)a data summary with analysis and conclusions. Mr.Shockey stated that the second project under this funding will be the updating of our present zoning code Mr„Shockey stated that some of the reasons for the update of the zoning code are, (1)the existing zoning code was adopted in 1956 and it is 01001 generally desirable to perform a comprehensive review of zoning rmgula- ot least every twenty years, (2)the existing code has been amended countless times--sometimes with good results,sometimes the results not so goad,and(3)situations have arisen recently where the options available to the City in allowing certain developments have been limited due to cur- rent methods available in the zoning code. Mr.Shockey said that using a combination of 701 planning monies and stu- dent interns working for credit,a new zoning code would be written,tak- ing into account a modern and progressive regulation technique. The exist- ing zoning categories would remain essentially unchanged(i.e.,existing neighborhoods,retail and commercial areas would not suddenly be subjected to radically different rules). • Mr.Shockey said that under HUD regulations it is required that the . sene have an Opportunity to express their comments. The City staff will therefore be calling for public hearing on the zoning code revision. Councilmen Aldcroft and Rucker commented that they felt it was not a mat- ter of revising sections of the zoning code,but rather would entail a Complete revision of the whole zoning ordinance. Councilman Aldcroft stated that he felt the time and money involved in the zoning ordinance revision ndght possibly be a waste of time and ef- fort since in no way can we come up with an ordinance that will completely satisfy everybody.