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74 ORDINANCE NO. 3280-12 WAETT An Ordinance Amending The Comprehensive Plan Map From 1.2 (Single Family) to 4.4 (Mixed Use Commercial) and Rezoning the Property located at 4629 Evergreen Way From R-1 (Single Family) to E-1 (Evergreen Way Zone)Amending Ordinance No 2021-94,And Ordinance No. 1671-89,As Amended The Warriner Rezone WHEREAS,the City of Everett adopted a Comprehensive Plan in August, 1994, in conformance with the Washington State Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS,the City of Everett completed its 10 year update to the Comprehensive Plan with City Council adoption on July 20, 2005; and WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act, codified as Chapter 36.70A, allows for comprehensive plans to be amended on an annual basis; and WHEREAS,the City of Everett initiated its 2011 —2012 annual comprehensive plan amendment process in July, 2011, which included consideration of Land Use Map amendments and rezone applications initiated by property owners and the Everett Planning Commission; and WHEREAS,the Everett Planning Commission made this recommendation in order to help achieve the revitalization of Evergreen Way and to help the subject property achieve a use more fitting with its current potential; and WHEREAS, in order to carry out the recommended changes the Comprehensive Plan Map needs to be amended from 1.2 (Single Family)to 4.4 (Mixed Use Commercial), Exhibit A, with a rezone from R-1 (Single Family)to E-1 (Evergreen Way) zone, Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, city staff did meet with the Glacier View Neighborhood on January 10, 2012, and discussed the proposal with the property owner various times to explain the proposal; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter on March 6, 2012, at which time it heard from the public, and staff, and considered the various aspects of the proposal prior to the recommendation to approve; and WHEREAS, CITY COUNCIL FINDS: 1. The purpose for the requested Comprehensive Plan land use map amendment and rezone is to achieve a more appropriate zone for this limited property, one that will better fit with the larger E-1 (Evergreen Way) zone district. 2. This change will provide a service to the local and greater community by providing a use of the site which is more in keeping with the busy nature of Evergreen Way, while at the same time limiting impacts on properties to the east. - 1 -