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ORDINANCE NO. 2692-03 ..W41 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SHORELINE PUBLIC ACCESS PLAN AND AMENDING THE EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2021-94 WHEREAS,Everett includes over 20 miles of marine, river and lakefront shoreline, yet visual and physical public access to the water has been largely shut off by historic industrial development, railroad lines, and roads; and WHEREAS, during the public process the City of Everett conducted from 1998 to 2002 to update the City's Shoreline Master Program, citizens made it clear that public access to the shorelines was among their highest priorities; and WHEREAS, the adopted Shoreline Master Program includes a Public Access Element with goals, objectives, policies and regulations that require development subject to shoreline permits to include public access to the extent allowed by law, and requires the public access to be generally consistent with adopted public access plans; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council formed a Shoreline Citizens Advisory Committee in January 2002 to make recommendations on a city-wide shoreline public access plan, and hired MAKERS to work with staff to develop the plan; and WHEREAS, after holding public workshops and taking public comment, Committee members decided to focus on a long-term comprehensive strategy to establish a continuous system of trails, parks and attractions around the entire peninsula, with connections inward to city neighborhoods and outward to regional trails; and WHEREAS, the Committee approved the plan in November, 2002; and WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners recommended approval of the plan on April 15, 2003; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended approval of the Shoreline Public Access Plan with minor revisions on April 15; and WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A, authorizes the City to amend the Comprehensive Plan on an annual basis; and