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Background Information <br /> designated inside unincorporated UGAs, but in this case the County applied the designation <br /> in 2003, matching the City's agricultural zoning. County plans generally promote continued <br /> agricultural use, but several policies seek to improve ecological conditions and support <br /> salmonid species protection. <br /> 2.1.4.3 Shoreline Designations and Policies <br /> Consistent with the SMA, the Everett SMP applies fully to the portion of the Marshland <br /> subarea in the City limits, including the tributary streams. The County SMP applies to the <br /> portion of the Snohomish River in the unincorporated portion of the study area. <br /> 2.1.4.4 City of Everett <br /> The Snohomish River is considered a shoreline of statewide significance (City of Everett <br /> 2002). All other portions of the subarea are considered shorelines of the state and associated <br /> shorelands per the SMA. The current City SMP further classifies the shoreline areas in the <br /> subarea as Aquatic Conservancy (northwest section), Aquatic, Urban Conservancy <br /> Recreation (Rotary Park), Urban Conservancy Agricultural Interim, and Urban Conservancy. <br /> To promote restoration and added public access, and to allow additional residential <br /> development, this subarea plan proposes amendments to current SMP policies and <br /> regulations. <br /> 2.1.4.5 Snohomish County <br /> The unincorporated land adjacent to the Snohomish River in the study area is designated <br /> with a "Rural" shoreline use environment. The County SMP permits beach or stream <br /> enhancement projects in the "Rural" environment. These enhancement projects must <br /> "ensure that aquatic habitats, water quality, flood conveyance, and flood storage capacity are <br /> not degraded by the action." The County SMP Rural Environment allows for limited passive <br /> recreation activities such as trails and scenic view areas among others, but does not permit <br /> golf courses, playing fields, and other large areas devoted to athletic activities on designated <br /> resource lands. The current County SMP permits beach or stream enhancement projects. <br /> The County is currently updating its SMP but it is not yet fully adopted by the County and <br /> Ecology. In the draft update, unincorporated land in the MUGA is proposed as Urban <br /> Conservancy and unincorporated rural land is designated as Resource. The County's draft <br /> Draft Subarea Plan June 2009 <br /> Everett Marshland 15 070346-01 <br />