Ordinance 3088-08 - Laserfiche WebLink

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Policy 6.3.2 Promote consistency and cooperation regarding the provision of capital facilities between the City Comprehensive Plan and the plans of adjacent and affected jurisdictions including facilities required by the State of Washington. This shall take place as other jurisdictions complete their planning processes and as plans are updated. Policy 6.3.3 The City shall encourage Snohomish County's, the State of Washington's, and neighboring cities' participation in the coordination and funding of capital facilities that benefit all jurisdictions. Goal 6.4: Environmental Considerations To promote the provision of capital facilities while ensuring environmentally sensitive, safe and reliable service that is visually compatible with the surrounding land uses and results in reasonable economic costs. Objective 6.4.1 All capital facilities expansion and construction shall consider the environment and ways to minimize impacts to it in siting, construction and use. Policy 6.4.1 When adverse impacts to the environment are considered likely as a result of a capital facilities project,the City shall use a preferred order of mitigation per the City's Critical areas ordinance (i.e., avoid, minimize, rectify, reduce over time and compensate). Policy 6.4.2 In providing capital facilities, the City shall minimize, to the extent possible, incompatible land uses (see also Land Use Element). Implementation (1) When reviewing capital facilities projects in residential neighborhoods, retaining privacy, minimizing traffic and avoidance of adverse environmental impacts shall be primary considerations. (2) Capital facilities constructed in residential neighborhoods shall be designed and constructed in a manner consistent with the character of the area. Where actual design of a structure cannot be modified, appropriate buffer/screening measures shall to the extent practical be required as a condition of development. (3) The City shall minimize to the extent practical encroachment on view and solar access of existing residences by new capital facilities or expansion of existing facilities or improvement. (4) New capital facilities development shall be in compliance with the city's Critical Areas Ordinance and regulations addressing surface and storm water management, as well as all other City codes. (5) Capital facilities shall be designed, constructed and used in a manner that minimizes visual incompatibility with adjacent land uses. Goal 6.5: Funding Requirements Provide that high quality, well-maintained physical systems and facilities that serve the social, economic, cultural, safety and other needs of the community are available at the time of development to serve new growth. CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 7