Ordinance 2859-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

Purpose The purpose of the Urban Conservancy- Recreation environment is to: • provide public access for enjoyment of marine, lake and river shorelines, • allow for the development of public recreational facilities, • provide for protection of important ecological resources and rehabilitation of significant wetland and habitat areas, or • allow for a continuation of agricultural uses. Criteria for Designation Areas which include one or more of the following characteristics: 1. Areas suitable for public access, water-enjoyment recreational uses, and active recreation developments. 2. Floodplains that have been altered by agricultural activities. 3. Areas developed at a very low density or used at a low to moderate intensity, including, but not limited to residences, agriculture, and outdoor recreation development. 4. Areas not planned for intensive urban development that have the potential for ecological rehabilitation. Areas Designated 1. Park zoned properties located south and southeast of the BNSF southeast property lines between the Mukilteo Tank farm site and the Port of Everett's south terminal (See Figure 4.10): All of the park zoned properties located south and southeast of the BNSF property lines, except for the wetlands designated Conservancy. This includes portions of Howarth Park and Forest Park. 2. Park zoned properties located above Maulsby Swamp (See Figure 4.17): All of the park zoned property within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of Maulsby Swamp. 3. Langus Riverfront Park (See Figure 4.19): All of the city-owned property located east of the ordinary high water mark of the Snohomish River and west of the east edge of the I-5 right-of-way, except for the cut-off tidal channel. The waterward boundary is the ordinary high water mark. 4. South Simpson Site: (See Figure 4.14) All of the Simpson site/BNSF right-of-way located south of the development pad in shoreline jurisdiction, except for Bigelow Creek and the Category 1 wetlands and their associated buffers required by the SMP and the buffer along the Snohomish River required by the SMP. The west boundary is 200 feet from the OHWM or the floodplain boundary, whichever is further west, except that where the floodplain boundary is more than 200 feet from the OHWM, shoreline jurisdiction shall not extend beyond the west edge of the BNSF right-of-way. 5. Rotary Park and the Marshland Property (See Figure 4.20): All of the Park and Agriculture zoned floodway/floodplain south of Lowell and the Snohomish River, except 8