2015/07/22 Council Agenda Packet

WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL FINIS: 1. The purpose for the requested Comprehensive Plan land use map amendment is to expand the City ofEverett's Urban Growth Area, which would allow the City to join the subject property to the larger restoration / mitigation areas associated with it which are currently in the City, and thereby place the subject expansion area under permitting control of Everett. This action would provide for the subject area's management needs and allow for provision of public safety services to the property. 2. The action undertaken here: Approving placement of the subject Urban Growth Area on the Comprehensive Plan map, demonstrates intent on the part of the City to bring this area into the City, but it is also recognized additional steps will be required before the area is legally made part of the City. 3. To achieve the proposed map amendment, the subject area needs to be indicated on the Comprehensive Plan map surrounded by Everett's proposed City limits boundary; and shown as 2.8 (Public / Quasi Public Facilities - Proposed) within the indicated expansion area. 4. Planning Commission field a public meeting to learn of and discuss the proposed change on November 11, 2011 and held a public hearing on this proposal on March 6, 2012. 5. On March 6, 2012, Planning Commission passed Resolution 12-12, recommending adoption of this action by City Council. 6. The public health safety and welfare would be provided for by the proposal under existing development regulations of the City. 7. The proposed amendment to the land use snap and rezone promotes the best long term interest of the Everett Community. 8. Any conclusions below that may be construed as a finding is included here as such by this reference. WHEREAS, CITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES: 1. Any finding above that may be construed as a conclusion is included here as such by this reference. 2. The requested action is supported by, or consistent with, the Comprehensive Plan based on Policy 2.16.8, "develop logical service areas." This action is specifically inter ded to include the subject area in the City's planning area in part, because it falls with natural boundaries; those being 12th street to the north, and Union Slough to the east, where currently the eastern boundary is a quarter section line on the City map. (findings 1 and 2) 3. Circumstances related to the subject property and the area in which it is located have changed because of new work the City is doing with the Pollution Control Facility's eastern dike. (findings 1 and 2) -2- 9