Ordinance 2512-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

SECTION 1: That the City Council hereby adopts in accordance with the State of Washington Shoreline Management Act the updated Shoreline Master Program as set forth in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2: That the City Council hereby amends Ordinance No. 2021-94, as amended, to add the following section: That the City Council incorporates the Shoreline Master Program adopted in Ordinance No. 2512-01, except for those provisions designated as "regulations," as an element of the Everett Comprehensive Plan and repeals Land Use Policy 1.12 and all of its subsections and the second paragraph of Land Use Policy 1.15. SECTION 3: That the City Council hereby amends Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended, (Title 19 EMC) by the addition of a chapter entitled "Shoreline Overlay District which shall be composed of the following provisions of the Shoreline Master Program adopted by Ordinance No. 2512-01 : Section 2, the provisions designated as "regulations," Figures 4.1 through 4.23, and the definitions in Section 7. SECTION 4: That this ordinance and the updated Shoreline Master Program amend and supersede the Shoreline Master Program Goals, Polices and Environment Designations adopted by the City on August 28, 1974, and the Shoreline Master Program Use Regulations adopted on September 10, 1975, as they may have been amended. Provided, nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as abating any official action of the City now pending under or by virtue of the Shoreline Master Program Goals, Policies and Environment Designation or the Shoreline Master Program Use Regulations herein superceded by the adoption of this ordinance or as waiving any right of the City under the policies, provisions and regulations superceded by the adoption of this ordinance. SECTION 5: That the Planning and Community Development Department is authorized to determine, in consultation with the City Clerk and the City Attorney, the format for the publication of the various portions of the updated Shoreline Master Program in the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code. SECTION 6: That should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase set forth in this ordinance or in Exhibit A or its application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or Exhibit A or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and Exhibit A and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 7: That it is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and promote the health safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this ordinance.