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ORDINANCE NO. 2204-97 An Ordinance Amending and Finalizing the Emergency Measure of the Adult Use Business Zoning Regulations and Making the Regulations Permanent, Amending Ordinance No. 2144-96, Repealing Section 18 of Ordinance No. 2144-96 and Repealing Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 2178-96. WHEREAS,the City of Everett since 1986 has provided for reasonable alternative locations for adult use businesses through its zoning regulations and comprehensive plan policies which locations are primarily in Southwest Everett and certain other commercial and industrial zones subject to additional locational requirements; and WHEREAS, Judge Farris' decision in Wallock v. City of Everett prompted a need to modify the City's Zoning Code; and WHEREAS,the City Council, following public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council, adopted on an emergency basis Zoning Code provisions for adult use businesses on May 8, 1996, for a six-month period; and WHEREAS, the City Council, following public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council, extended the emergency Zoning Code provisions for adult use businesses an additional six months to allow for the further study of the issue including the review of technical issues raised before the Growth Hearings Board, and to allow for additional public participation in the development of final comprehensive plan policies for adult use businesses; and WHEREAS, an environmental analysis of the Zoning Code amendments has been conducted by the City in compliance with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA); and WHEREAS, the City of Everett has encouraged public participation in the consideration of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code, as required by the Growth Management Act,through a variety of notification procedures, including SEPA review, mailing to interested citizens and organizations, legal publication, and the City of Everett cable television bulletin board,public workshops and public hearings; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission conducted a public workshop on December 17, 1996, and a public hearing on January 21, 1997,to consider the proposed amendments to the Land Use Element policies of the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code regulations related to adult use businesses, and has made recommendations to the City Council; and 1