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ORDINANCE NO. 3441-15 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2971-07, which h h th vacated portions of 12 Street, 13 Street and 14 Street lying west of West Marine View Drive at the Everett Marina. WHEREAS, on February 14, 2007, the City of Everett adopted Ordinance No. 2971-07, which vacated portions of 12th Street, 13� �' Street and 14Street lying west of West Marine View Drive at the Everett Marina; and WHEREAS, Section 11 of Ordinance No. 2971-07 addressed preservation of view corridors and specified that view corridors be maintained along the lengths and widths of the th vacated portions of 13 Street and 14 Street; and WHEREAS, the Port of Everett has proposed a new redesigned Waterfront Place Central Development Project (formerly known as the North Marina Redevelopment Project). The new ffi redesigned project includes maintaining quality open space and a view corridor along 14 Street, th and replacingthe 13 Street view corridor with other amenities. The -redesigned project provides for an additional 3.27 acres of usable public space for a total of 12.68 acres, and includes a children's natural play ground and interpretive area, a year around marine club house and performance venue at the two -acre park connected to a trail system at the waters edge, festival areas for markets and shows, and a more formal large ceremonial plaza with a water features, a fisherman's wharf, several vistas and elevated trails; and all reserving the most precious water's edge view and water access areas for the public; and WHEREAS, an update to the view study conducted in 2005 shows that the new redesigned Waterfront Place Central Development Project opens up several new views of the water, and creates no more impact on bluff views than the 2005 approved plan. In addition, the new project incorporated city -facing elements that improve it as part of the overall view of the waterfront; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted public workshops and public hearings on the redesigned Waterfront Place Central Development Project, which among other elements of