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Development, Marine Port, Climate Change and Resiliency, Parks/Recreation/Open Space, Healthy <br />Community and Engagement/Administration/ Implementation. The Shoreline Master Program is an <br />element of the comprehensive plan under its own cover. <br />Goals and policies provide the means for Everett to grow and prosper and yet maintain the unique <br />character of the city for current and future generations. Each Plan element contains goals, policies and <br />implementation actions. The goals and policies are numbered and labeled according to their respective <br />elements. <br />Goals: state desired outcomes or intended achievements. (“the end toward which effort is directed.” - <br />Merriam-Webster) <br />Policies: establish guiding actions and commitment to these actions, provide the framework for future <br />decision making, and authorization for regulations to implement the policies. (“a definite course or <br />method of action selected from among alternatives and in light of given conditions to guide and <br />determine present and future decisions” or “a high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and <br />acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body.” - Merriam-Webster) <br />Actions: are discrete pieces of work that the city will take on to implement the comprehensive plan, <br />usually to be completed within the next five years. <br />Element summaries <br />All elements of the City of Everett plan are interrelated. No one element may be reviewed in isolation. <br />As a result, there are goals and policies that overlap between the elements. In the text of elements <br />where this is the case there are references to the specific topic. <br />Urban Form is a description of overall development pattern and area character to inform and guide <br />future investments and development. The plan provides for a city comprised of a system of compact <br />mixed‐use and commercial centers; major corridors as vibrant urban places and key transportation <br />connections; enhanced public realm; integrate nature into the city and link people, places and wildlife. <br />It also covers trees and forests, open space lands and habitat corridors, and natural resources; air and <br />water quality; habitat functions and values; tree canopy and urban forest, greenhouse gas emissions and <br />anticipated impacts from climate change; preservation and restoration of Everett’s environmental <br />assets. <br />Design and Development describes the integration of building and site design to promote human and <br />environmental health and safety and to fit into the community. It establishes the strong links between <br />building and site design, streets and the public realm; historic and cultural resources and scenic view <br />preservation; integration of nature into the built environment; energy and resource efficient <br />neighborhoods and buildings. <br />Housing describes the number and types of dwellings needed to for the city’s increased population. It <br />addresses the types of homes, variety that is accessible to individuals and families, dwellings that are <br />safe and healthy, affordable and resource efficient. <br />Economic Development explains opportunities to grow and enhance the local business climate; build <br />upon employment options in Metro Everett, manufacturing/industrial centers and mixed-use centers; <br />leverage industrial strengths and assets.