2015/07/22 Council Agenda Packet

I proposal, and authorized the county executive, through PDS, to process Final Docket 2 XVI I consistent with chapters 30.73 and 30.74 SCC; and 3 4 WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Planning Commission ("planning 5 commission") was provided information on Final Docket XVII, including the EVR1 — City 6 of Everett proposal, in study sessions and briefings held on May 13, 2014, and 7 September 9, 2014; and 9 WHEREAS, pursuant to chapter 30.74 SCC, PDS completed final review and 10 evaluation of Final Docket XVII, including the EVR1 — City of Everett proposal, and i l forwarded recommendationsjo the planning commission; and 12 13 WHEREAS, the planning commission held a public hearing and received public 14 testimony on Final Docket XVII, including the EVR1 — City of Everett proposal, on 15 October 7, 2014; and 16 17 WHEREAS, on October 14, 2014, the planning commission completed 18 delibera#ions on Final Docket XVII, including the EVR1- City of Everett proposal, and 19 recommended adoption of the EVR1 — City of Everett proposal as enumerated in its 20 recommendation letter of December 4, 2014; and 21 22 WHEREAS, on May 13, 2015 and continued to June 10, 2015, the Snohomish 23 County Council held a public hearing, after proper notice, to hear public testimony on 24 this ordinance and consider the entire record, including the planning commission's 25 recommendation, on Final Docket XVII and the EVR1 — City of Everett proposal. 26 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED: 28 29 Section 1. The county council makes the following findings: 30 31 A. The county council adopts and incorporates the foregoing recitals as findings as if 32 set forth fully herein. 33 34 B. The EVR1 -- City of Everett proposal would revise the Southwest Urban Growth Area 35 (UGA) to add 21 acres of land that will remain designated on the Future Land Use 36 Map (FLUM) of the General Policy Plan (GPP) as Riverway Commercial Farmland 37 (RCF) and will remain zoned Agriculture -10 Acre (A-10). The proposal would not 38 result in a net increase in residential or employment land capacity. 39 40 C. The EVR1 — City of Everett proposal site is vacant and located on Smith Island, west 41 of Union Slough and east of Everett's sewage treatment facility. The proposal site is 42 owned by the City of Everett, and is being used for wetland enhancement and 43 restoration to mitigate impacts from future expansion of Evereffs sewage treatment ORDINANCE NO. 14-131 RELATING TO THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT, ADOPTING FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENTS TO THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND REVISING THE SOUTHWEST URBAN GROWTH AREA (EVR1 - CITY OF EVERETT) - 2 14