Ordinance 2271-98 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the approval of various amendments to the Land Use Map and the rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a Public Workshop on January 14, 1998, and a Public Hearing on January 21, 1998,to consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission concerning various amendments to the Land Use Map and the rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan which the Planning Commission has recommended for approval are consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act, consistent with the Vision 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategy, consistent with the Snohomish County County-Wide Planning Policies, and consistent with other policies of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan which the Planning Commission has recommended for approval promote the best long-term interests of the Everett community; and WHEREAS, the evaluation criteria for amending the Land Use Map as required by Section 1. H of Ordinance No. 2161-96, are as follows: a) The proposed land use designation must be supported by or consistent with the existing policies of the various elements of the comprehensive plan. b) Have circumstances related to the subject property and the area in which it is located changed sufficiently since the adoption of the Land Use Element to justify a change to the land use designation? If so, the circumstances which have changed should be described in detail to support findings that a different land use designation is appropriate. c) Are the assumptions upon which the land use designation of the subject property is based erroneous, or is new information available which was not considered at the time the Land Use Element was adopted, that justify a change to the land use designation? If so, the erroneous assumptions or new information should be described in detail to enable the Planning Commission and City Council to find that the land use designation should be changed. d) Does the proposed land use designation promote a more desirable land use pattern for the community as a whole? If so, a detailed description of the qualities of the proposed land use designation that make the land use pattern for the community more desirable should be provided to enable the Planning Commission and City Council to find that the proposed land use designation is in the community's best interest. e) Should the proposed land use designation be applied to other properties in the vicinity? If so, the reasons supporting the change of several properties should be described in detail. If not, the reasons for changing land use designation of a single site, as requested by the proponent, should be provided in sufficient detail to enable the Planning Commission and City Council to find that approval as requested does not constitute a grant of special privilege to the proponent or a single owner of property.