Ordinance 2162-96 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the approval of various amendments to the text and policies of the Everett Comprehensive Plan, as well as amendments to the Land Use Map and the rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a Public Workshop on June 26, 1996, and Public Hearings on July 10, 1996 and July 17, 1996 to consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission concerning various amendments to the text and policies of the Everett Comprehensive Plan, as well as amendments to the Land Use Map and the rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan are consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act, consistent with the Vision 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategy, consistent with the Snohomish County County-Wide Planning Policies, and consistent with other policies of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan promote the best long-term interests of the Everett community; and WHEREAS, with regard to the proposed expansion of the Everett Community College campus, the City Council finds: 1. The proposed expansion of the Everett Community College campus is supported by a variety of policies of the comprehensive plan, including Land Use Policies 1.10.1 through 1.10.3 ("Hard to Site Facilities") (page LU-30); 1.11.4 ("Specific Geographic Areas: Everett Community College - General Hospital", page LU-31); Housing Element Implementation measure A.15 (page H-29); Transportation Element policies 1.c (page T- 17), 1.o, 1.t(page T-18), 2.j, 2.k, (page T-20), 2.m, and 2.p (page T-21); 4.a(page T-25); Capital Facilities and Utilities Element policies 2.b(2),2.b(3), and 2.b(6) (page CF-6); Economic Development Policy 5.6.4 (page ED-19) and Implementation measure E.5 (page ED-23). 2. That while the City was aware of the on-going planning efforts for campus expansion since the mid to late 1980's,the circumstances which have changed since August, 1994 which justify a change to the land use designation include decisions by the State of Washington to provide funding for the acquisition of land and construction of additional classroom facilities and off-street parking facilities. 3. New information that was not available at the time that the comprehensive plan was adopted includes the development of a conceptual master plan for the proposed expansion of the ECC campus, including the general location of the proposed new building, location of vehicular and transit access points for the campus,pedestrian walkways, parking lot configuration and a landscaping scheme. 4. The proposed expansion of Everett Community College promotes a more desirable land use pattern for the community as a whole by: Z