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EVERETT 2044
<br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
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<br /> 6/17/2025
<br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
<br />URBAN FORM ELEMENT
<br /> Page 30
<br />Goals
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<br />Goal UF-1: Everett is designed for people: Everett’s built environment is designed to serve the needs
<br />and aspirations of all, promoting prosperity, health, equity, and resiliency.
<br />Goal UF-2: Everett is an integrated city of residential, mixed use, commercial, industrial, public
<br />facilities, open space, and natural habitats.
<br />Goal UF-3: Metro Everett is a carefully designed, attractive, bustling, and diverse metropolitan center
<br />that attracts a wide variety of businesses, services, housing, civic and cultural institutions, and people.
<br />Goal UF-4: Everett is a city of neighborhoods that are healthy, equitable, and sustainable
<br />concentrations of commercial and public services, housing, employment, gathering places, and green
<br />spaces.
<br />Goal UF-5: Ensure the continued growth and vitality of Everett’s employment areas.
<br />Goal UF-6: Natural areas and wildlife habitats are protected and restored, supporting salmon
<br />recovery, protecting people and property, and providing opportunities for people to experience
<br />nature in the city.
<br />Goal UF-7: Critical areas are preserved to promote and protect public health, safety, welfare, and
<br />environment.
<br />Goal UF-8: The land, waters, and shorelines significant to the Tulalip tribal culture are protected in
<br />support of enduring their traditions and in accordance with the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott.
<br />Policies
<br />Land Use Strategy and Management
<br />UF-1 Guide development and infrastructure investment to accommodate growth and promote an
<br />equitable, welcoming, connected, and sustainable city.
<br />UF-2 Determine, implement, and maintain Comprehensive Plan land use designations through
<br />zoning designations and target densities shown in Table X, Comprehensive Plan Land Use
<br />Designations and Corresponding Zoning to accommodate planned population and employment
<br />growth.
<br />UF-3 Maintain land capacity for various housing types, including government-assisted housing,
<br />moderate to extremely low-income housing, manufactured housing, multifamily housing,
<br />group homes, foster care facilities, emergency housing and shelters, permanent supportive
<br />housing, and duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes within the urban growth area.
<br />UF-4 Implement compact urban form development, sustainable building development practices,
<br />green infrastructure, low impact development, and active transportation systems to reduce
<br />greenhouse gas emissions, reduce natural hazard risks and impacts, and improve resilience to
<br />the effects of climate change.
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