Ordinance 2692-03 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS, the City of Everett initiated its 2002 annual comprehensive plan amendment process in July, 2002, which included the proposed Shoreline Public Access Plan; and WHEREAS, attached hereto as Exhibit A is the City of Everett's Shoreline Public Access Plan; and WHEREAS, the City has conducted an environmental review under SEPA and the City Council has conducted a public hearing to review the recommendations of the Planning Commission and to take additional public testimony; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that 1. The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Policy 1.11.10 sets forth special study area plans, including public access plans and the Shoreline Master Program, and states that these and future special study area plans should be used as the basis for approving or applying conditions to permits when reviewing land use proposals for properties located within the study area and to implement public improvements such as parks or transportation facilities; and 2. The City of Everett Shoreline Master Program, which became effective May 3, 2002. portions of which were adopted as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, includes a Public Access Element with objectives, including development of (a) citywide public access plan(s) that identifies(y) potential shoreline public access projects, and that such plan(s) should be adopted as an element of the Comprehensive Plan; and 3. The City of Everett Shoreline Master Program, portions of which were codified as EMC 19.33.D., requires that public access be required to the extent allowed by law in the review of shoreline substantial development and conditional use permits, and that when a project is located within an area covered by an adopted public access plan, public access improvements shall be generally consistent with the adopted plan; and 4. The Shoreline Public Access Plan set forth in Exhibit A considers new information, including, portions of previous plans that have been implemented, requirements placed on developments during the shoreline permit process, new opportunities for shoreline access resulting from the closing of waterfront industries and the potential for redevelopment of other industrial sites, the strong public demand for access to shorelines demonstrated during the Shoreline Master Program update process; and 5. The Shoreline Public Access Plan set forth in Exhibit A provides more detailed planning than the Comprehensive Plan and other public access plans to address issues such as potential access over and adjacent to railroad lines in shoreline areas; and 6. The Shoreline Public Access Plan set forth in Exhibit A acknowledges that additional environmental studies will be required to determine if some of the proposed trail features are feasible; and