2015/07/22 Council Agenda Packet

I facility. The dike along the eastern boundary of the site, adjacent to Union Slough, 2 previously was breached by the city to allow intertidal wetland restoration on the 3 south portion of the site. Including this municipal property in the UGA would allow 4 Everett to have all of its municipally -owned land in this area within the City of 5 Everett's boundaries, following annexation. Bringing the proposal site into the UGA 6 for eventual annexation also would streamline permitting associated with future 7 habitat restoration projects and enable Everett to efficiently provide public services 8 to its property. 9 10 D. The EVR1 — City of Everett proposal is consistent with the GMA, including 11 RCW 36.70A.060(4), which provides: "Forest land and agricultural land located 12 within urban growth areas -shall not be designated by a county or city as forest land 13 or agricultural land of long-term commercial significance under RCW 36.70A.170 14 unless the city or county has enacted a program authorizing transfer or purchase of 15 development rights." Both the City of Everett and Snohomish County have enacted 16 transfer of development rights (TDR) programs. The county's TDR regulations are 17 contained in chapter 30.35A SCC. 18 19 E. The EVR1— City of Everett proposal is subject to GMA requirements for UGAs 20 under RCW 36.70A.110(8) as the proposal site is located within the 100 -year 21 floodplain of the Snohomish River, which has a mean annual flow that is greater 22 than 1,000 cubic feet per second. However, the proposal is exempt from the 23 prohibition of UGA expansions into a 100 -year floodplain under 24 RCW 36.70A. 11 0(8)(b)(iii)(C) because: 1) the proposal site is owned by the City of 25 Everett; 2) the city plans under the GMA; 3) the use of the proposal site will be 26 limited to wetland enhancement and restoration; and 4) the use of the proposal site 27 will not decrease flood storage, increase stormw�ater runoff, discharge pollutants to 28 fresh or salt waters during normal operations or floods, or increase hazards to 29 people and property. 30 31 F. The EVR1 — City of Everett proposal is consistent with and advances the Puget 32 Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Multicounty Planning Policies (MPP), in particular 33 DP- 29, which provides that the County protect and enhance significant open 34 spaces, natural resources, and critical areas. The proposal provides for continued 35 protection and future enhancement of the open space, floodplain, and critical areas 36 through the public ownership and continued RCF designation and A-10 zoning of the 37 site. - 38 39 G. The EVR1 — City of Everett proposal is consistent with and advances the 40 Countywide Planning Policies (CPP), in particular DP -1(f), which provides that the 41 County shall maintain UGAs that do not include designated agricultural or forest land 42 unless the city or county has enacted a program authorizing transfer or purchase of 43 development rights. Both the city and county have adopted TDR programs. ORDINANCE NO. 14-131 RELATING TO THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT, ADOPTING FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENTS TO THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY GRO'0 1 H MANAGEMENT ACT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND REVISING THE SOUTHWEST URBAN GRCINTH AREA (EVR1 - CITY OF EVERETT) - 3 15