2007/07/18 Council Agenda Packet

r WHEREAS,the Planning Commission sponsored a text change to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan to make the A-1 Agriculture Zone an implementing zone to the 1.1 Single Family Detached 3-5 du/acre land use designation in the area west of Lowell Latimer Road g which is characterized by significant critical areas; and ' WHEREAS,The Mukilteo School District and the Everett School District submitted requests to have their 2006-2011 Capital Facilities Plans incorporated by reference in the Capital Facilities and Utilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan, which is necessary, in part, to provide the school districts authority to assess school mitigation fees for residential development;,and WHEREAS,the City's Transportation Advisory Committee has reviewed and recommended the adoption of the Transportation Element as an amendment of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the IViukilteo and Everett School Districts reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed amendments Capital Facilities and Utilities Element the Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA), and issued Determinations of Non-Significance for their Capital Facilities Plans updates; and WHEREAS, the City has reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed amendments to the Transportation Element, the Urban Design and Historic Preservation Element, and the Land Use Element of the Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA), and issued Determinations of Non-Significance for all of the proposals (SEPA 06-049, 06-048,,and 05-029)and WHEREAS- the Planning Commission considered all of the proposed 2006 Comprehensive Plan do'eket amendments,including land use designation amendments,rezones, and text changes, so that the cumulative effects of all amendments have been fully ascertained, as required by the Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS,the City has encouraged public participation in the consideration of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan as required by the Growth Management Act through a variety of procedures, including SEPA review, Planning Commission workshops, outreach to neighborhood,business and civic groups, mailings, legal publications, and postings on the City's website; and y WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held public hearings on the proposal on May 15, 2007 and June 5,2007; and. WHEREAS,the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the proposed text changes to the Transportation Element, Land Use Element, Urban Design and Historic Preservation Element, and Capital Facilities and Utilities Element of the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing to review the recommen the Planning Commission and to take additional public testimony; and dations of rt lvt�