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is <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission conducted a public workshop on March 7, 2000 <br /> and a Public Hearing on April 4, 2000, to consider all the proposed amendments to the <br /> text and policies of the Comprehensive Plan which were initiated in July of 1999; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has considered all of the proposed <br /> Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and Policy amendments as well as implementing <br /> rezones, of which the Bhend application is a part, so that the cumulative effects of all <br /> amendments have been fully ascertained, as required by the Growth Management Act; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the <br /> approval of various amendments to the Land Use Map and the rezoning of specific <br /> properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council held a Public Hearing to consider the recommendations of <br /> the Planning Commission concerning the Bhend amendment to the Land Use Map; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map <br /> of the Comprehensive Plan, which the Planning Commission has recommended for <br /> approval, are consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act, consistent <br /> with the Vision 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategies, consistent with the <br /> Snohomish County County-Wide Planning Policies, and consistent with other policies of <br /> the Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map <br /> of the Comprehensive Plan which the Planning Commission has recommended for <br /> approval promote the best long-term interests of the Everett community; and <br /> WHEREAS,with regard to the Marc Bhend property located near the southwest corner <br /> of Airport Road and 112th Street SW, and in consideration of evaluation factors found in <br /> Ordinance No. 2161-96, the City Council finds: <br /> 1) The proposed land use designation is supported by and is consistent with the <br /> existing policies of the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan in that the subject <br /> location is better used for commercial activity rather than housing due to local ambient <br /> noise and nearby commercial/industrial uses; and <br /> 2 <br />