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17 <br />opportunity for Everett residents to seek employment in the city, reducing the need to <br />commute long distances to work <br />The focus of this economic growth strategy: is to maximize the economic potential of <br />existing commercial and industrial areas. In this manner, business. development will <br />occur in areas that can be efficiently served with transportation and utility infrastructure, <br />and residential areas will be protected from encroachment by incompatible uses. This <br />strategy will require redevelopment df many. of the underutilized commercial and <br />industrial properties in the planning area. Consequently, Everett's land use concept is <br />partially based upon maintaining most of the existing commercial and industrial land . <br />base, which typically generates a greater amount of revenue to the City than is necessary <br />to provide public services to such lands. <br />From Section 2. IV. A. Overall Land Use Goal, pg 21, Land Use <br />It is the intent of the Land Use Policies to implement the Goals of the Growth <br />Management Act, PSRC VISION 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategy, Snohomish <br />Countywide Planning Policies, the Everett VISION 2000 and VISION 2025 Goals and <br />Actions, the growth concepts of the preferred alternative, and to establish a land use <br />pattern and provide sufficient direction to accomplish the following objectives: (see <br />following sections) <br />From Section 2. IV. C. 2.3, pg 26, Land Use <br />2.3 Industrial Land Use Policies (Opening Section) <br />The Land Use Element must idents sufficient land to provide the for the manufacturing <br />and industrial service needs projected for the community. Everett's traditional <br />manufacturing base has experienced a decline from its early days, when the original city <br />was ringed with numerous waterfront industries. While vestiges of the city's wood <br />products tradition remain, aircraft assembly, high technology manufacturing, <br />warehousing, transportation, and service businesses currently dominate the city's <br />industrial base. The manufacturing sector of Snohomish County's economy is expected to <br />decline in proportion to the service, W.T.C. U, government and retail sectors. The City <br />feels the preservation of a strong industrial land base is the key to the long -term <br />.economic health and stability of the county and region. Everett's large industrial land <br />base is viewed as a regional economic resource that cannot be easily replaced elsewhere <br />in the region. Therefore, these policies emphasize the preservation of most of Everett's <br />industrial <br />land base for future job growth and the industrial and service needs of the region, and to <br />provide for compatibility between industrial areas and more sensitive land uses. <br />Policy 2.3.1 Idents which industrial areas should remain designated for industrial <br />development and determine where currently designated industrial lands should be <br />designated for other uses, while promoting compatibility between industrial uses and <br />more sensitive land uses. <br />128 <br />