Ordinance 2703-03 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has conducted a public workshop on February 6, 2001, and after the noted tabling and reactivation of the application, a Public Hearing was held on May 6th , 2003, to consider all the proposed amendments to the text and policies of the Comprehensive Plan, including this action and those initiated in July of 2002; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered all of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and Policy amendments as well as implementing rezones, of which the Mitrachkaw application is a part, so that the cumulative effects of all amendments have been fully ascertained, as required by the Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the approval of various amendments to the Land Use Map and the rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS,the City Council held a Public Hearing to consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission concerning the Mitrachkaw amendment to the Land Use Map; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan, which the Planning Commission has recommended for approval, are consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act, consistent with the Vision 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategies, consistent with the Snohomish County County-Wide Planning Policies, and consistent with other policies of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan which the Planning Commission has recommended for approval, promote the best long-term interests of the Everett community; and WHEREAS, with regard to the Mitrachkaw property located in the 3900 block of Wetmore Avenue, and in consideration of evaluation factors found in Ordinance No. 2161-96, the City Council finds: 1) The proposed land use designation is supported by and is consistent with the existing policies of the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan if the subject property is zoned R-4 while holding maximum building height to the current R-3 limit of 45 feet so views from the western properties are protected; and 2) The proposed land use designation does promote a more desirable land use pattern for the community as a whole in that it places more residential units near the City Core while protecting nearby residential areas. Thus the proposed change in the land use designation is in the greater community's best interest; and