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EXc-E‘ZP i FR0141 CoNIPKE1IENS tyPuiokt., "Watershed -Resource Management" (WRM) and Rezone of the Chaplain Tract The proposed addition of the WRM zone to the zoning code and the rezoning of the City-owned Chaplain Tract in the Sultan Basin is based on the following policy in the Everett Comprehensive Plan. 1.9.3. Timber/Watershed/ Resource Management Lands: There are no timber lands of long term significance located within the contiguous Everett Planning Area. Timber lands within the City owned Chaplain property shall continue to be permitted to be harvested in accordance with applicable forest practices regulations, watershed management plans, and FERC license #2157, where appropriate. The urban growth policies which pertain to the lands within the Everett Planning Area shall not apply to the city-owned Chaplain area, which is located outside of the urban growth area for Snohomish County. The City of Everett supplies the majority of Snohomish County with domestic and industrial water. It is anticipated that the number of customers served will increase from approximately 350,000 in 1993 to 700,000 customers by 2020. The city-owned Chaplain Reservoir area (Chaplain Watershed), located approximately 15 miles east of Everett, functions as a large part of this supply system. The City has annexed most of this land through a provision in State law that allows annexation of non-contiguous lands used for municipal utility purposes. Everett manages this land for the long term provision of a safe and adequate water supply Much of the city-owned Chaplain lands shall continue to be used to provide water to the Everett Water Service Area. It is anticipated that the demand for Everett's water will steadily increase over the next 20 years. Timber management on Chaplain lands is conducted in accordance with the State Forest Practices Act and applicable licenses. Some of the lands located outside the Chaplain watershed are also used for limited recreational purposes. Lands within 200 feet of the Ordinary High Water Mark of the Lake Chaplain and Spada Lake reservoirs are subject to the Shoreline Management Act policies and regulations. The City is required by State law to prepare and update a water system plan every six years, which governs how Everett will manage its water system. This section of the comprehensive plan deals only with land use policies for the City-owned Chaplain properties within the Sultan Basin. A new zoning classification will be developed that will be applied to these lands within the corporate limits of Everett, a) The city owned lands in the vicinity of the Chaplain reservoir are hereby designated "Watershed - Resource Management." The primary use of these lands is for the management of the Everett municipal water system and other compatible uses, such as forestry, limited recreation, and wildlife habitat management that do not conflict with the maintenance of a safe and adequate water supply for the Everett water system, and which are in accordance with applicable license requirements. b) The City shall develop a management plan for the Chaplain area property to guide the long term use of the land for purposes compatible with the primary use as Snohomish County's primary water supply. This management plan shall be the basis for zoning regulations to be applied to the land located within the corporate limits of Everett. 4