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Background Information <br /> the subarea is a part), 96 acres of which are Palustrine Forested/Scrub-Shrub wetlands. The <br /> remaining wetlands in the Marshland subarea are Palustrine Emergent wetlands. <br /> The Washington State GMA defines fish and wildlife conservation areas as Critical Areas and <br /> requires their protection. Within the subarea, fish and wildlife conservation areas make up <br /> nearly 29 percent of the land area. The fish and wildlife conservation areas found within the <br /> Marshland include streams that can include the surrounding wetlands that they periodically <br /> inundate, and fishery, habitat, and wetland conservation areas. <br /> As a result of implementing the restoration elements of the subarea plan, fish and wildlife <br /> habitat conditions will be improved throughout the subarea. <br /> 2.1.4 Land Use <br /> The subarea is predominantly in agricultural production, with some areas in use as parks, <br /> such as Rotary Park to the north, or infrastructure, such as the Marshland Canal. The site <br /> also contains a portion of the BNSF Railway line, a wetland mitigation site, and multiple <br /> regional power and liquid petroleum product lines. The City owns 300 acres of undeveloped <br /> land, which are leased for agricultural use. The area generally contains a low level of <br /> development due to its location in the floodplains. Current City Comprehensive Plan and <br /> SMP policies and maps recognize the current land use pattern and generally foresee those <br /> patterns continuing. However, until the preparation of this subarea plan, some activities <br /> have been curtailed such as additional residential development until priorities for restoration <br /> could be determined. <br /> 2.1.4.1 City of Everett Comprehensive Plan <br /> The current Everett Comprehensive Plan land use designation for the Marshland subarea in <br /> the City limits is "Agricultural" for the majority of the land and "Parks/Open Space" for <br /> Rotary Park. These designations essentially recognize the current agricultural, park, and low <br /> density residential uses that are found in the study area today. <br /> 2.1.4.2 Snohomish County Comprehensive Plan <br /> The County Comprehensive Plan applies a "Riverway Commercial Farmland" designation to <br /> the unincorporated Urban Growth Area (UGA). Typically, agricultural lands are not <br /> Draft Subarea Plan June 2009 <br /> Everett Marshland 14 070346-01 <br />