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VI. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS
<br /> The effectiveness of any comprehensive planning effort can be measured by the degree to which its goals are
<br /> realized and its policies are implemented.Adoption of a land use plan is the first step in a series of
<br /> commitments that the City must make to achieve the vision and goals of the community. Adopting the plan
<br /> commits the City to future actions such as spending public dollars on capital facilities and public services,and
<br /> revising codes and regulations. In adopting the comprehensive plan,the City acknowledges that future
<br /> growth in the community will require increased public services and capital expenditures. Land use
<br /> regulations must be periodically evaluated and revised.
<br /> The policies of the Land Use Element can be implemented through a variety of methods. Below are listed a
<br /> number of tools the City can use to further the goals and objectives of the Land Use Element.
<br /> A. Zoning Code(Map&Text)
<br /> The rewrite of the Land Use Element in 2019 is-was intended as the first step towards a rewrite of the city's
<br /> Zoning and other development codes. Because tThe Growth Management Act requires development
<br /> regulations to be revised to implement the comprehensive plan_tin 2020,the city undertook an extensive
<br /> rewrite of the Zoning Code—or"Unified Development Code". Many zones were consolidated.The following
<br /> table indicates which zones of the current zoning code arc found to bewhich are consistent with the Land Use
<br /> Designations in the revised(2019}Land Use Element and Land Use Designation Map(Figure 6).
<br /> The next step following this Land Use Element rewrite is to work on simplifying and str amlining the land use
<br /> regulations while still providing for quality development and the protections for public health,safety and
<br /> welfare.This process will look at most development codes not just zoning,such as subdivisions and
<br /> infrastructure(street, sidewalk,sewer, water,storm)requirements for new development.There are a variety
<br /> of potential code revisions that should be considered, including:
<br /> • Consolidation of zoning districts(e.g.,fewer residential districts);
<br /> Streamlin nd de ele ,.t r Iatie s(Metro Everett a templat„);
<br /> • Updating and str amlining project review procedures.
<br /> Table 9: Comprehensive Plan/Zoning
<br /> LAND USE DESIGNATION EQUIVALENT ZONING
<br /> Residential,Single Family R-S, R-1, R 1A, R-2, R-2A, NB, Park
<br /> Residential,Multifamily R 3, R 3L,R 4, R 5UR3, UR4, NB, Park
<br /> Metropolitan Center ULI, UM, URLI1, MU, UR3, UR4, NB, Park
<br /> Commercial Mixed-Use B 1, B 2, B 2B, BMU,C 1,C 1R, E 1, E 1MUO, W CNB, B, MU, Park
<br /> Industrial M 1, M 2, M M, M S,C 2LI1, LI2, HI
<br /> Local Resource Lands A 1,AQ, OS, Parks and Open Space(POS),WRM,AG
<br /> As can be seen in Table 9, there are multiple zoning districts which can be found to be consistent with a land
<br /> use designation. For example,there are three zoning districts which are considered Industrial: LI1, LI2,and HI.
<br /> The following criteria are to be used for evaluation of any proposed change in the zoning designation:
<br /> Land Use Element,Comprehensive Plan—Amendment 3 City Council Action(11/04/2020)
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