Ordinance 2705-03 - Laserfiche WebLink

The City of Everett purchased lands around Silver Lake after adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 1994. Land south of the existing Thornton A. Sullivan Park and the Green Lantern property on the east side of the lake were purchased for park purposes. Other properties were purchased to accommodate the expansion of SR 527. The planned transfer of ownership of the Mukilteo tank farm property from the federal government to the Port of Everett is also a significant change. A memorandum of understanding provides for the redevelopment of the property jointly with the Port of Everett, City of Mukilteo, Sound Transit,DOT, Tulalip Tribes and City of Everett. The redevelopment will primarily accommodate the relocation of the ferry terminal, a new Sound Transit station, Port of Everett pier, commercial and recreational uses, public access, and maybe some residential use. This is consistent with the 2002 SMP vision statement and environment designation for the property. 4. The proposed land use designation promotes a more desirable land use pattern for the community as a whole. The Waterfront Commercial designation on the Mukilteo tank farm property will allow the area to be jointly planned and developed by the parties to the memorandum of understanding. The properties designated Aquatic and Open Space are already regulated under the City's environmentally sensitive area regulations and SMP provisions. However, showing those designations on the Land Use Map will provide additional notice to property owners and the public that development in those areas is limited. 5. The land use designations should not be applied to other properties in the vicinity of the amendments at this time, for the following reasons: The Aquatic designation would apply only to water areas. The Open Space designations are based on the inventory and analysis in the SMP. That designation could be applied to properties outside of shoreline jurisdiction in the future based upon future environmental inventories. The Waterfront Commercial designation is only being applied to the land area north of the BNSF railroad line that has been used for the tank farm. Properties south of the line should remain residential. 6. The proposed change of land use designations would have the following impacts on the current use of other properties in the vicinity, and the following measures would be taken to assure compatibility with the uses of other properties in the vicinity. Some of the uses allowed in the Waterfront Commercial land use designation and zone could affect the use of other properties in the vicinity with night-time noise. In addition, some of those uses are not compatible with the vision statement for the area set forth in the Shoreline Master Program. Permitted uses on the Mukilteo Tank farm property would be limited over what can occur in other Waterfront Commercial zones in order to limit impacts on nearby residential areas and to provide consistency with the SMP vision statement for the property.