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Response to Comments <br />CEMEX Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement <br />November 30, 2009 <br />Chapter 3 <br />Land Use Policy Comments and City Responses <br />Comments are arranged by topic, in chronological order by date received, with most recent <br />listed first. <br />5. David Spivey, CEMEX <br />CJ Ebert, Harbor Mountain Development <br />Comments in favor of proposal, noted "CEMEX's desire to create better quality jobs rather than <br />mere vanilla warehouse and distribution jobs." <br />Response: Thank you for your comments. The City also supports higher quality, higher pay <br />jobs. The existing zoning would allow for these types of jobs. The City have been observing the <br />private market conditions which have been producing warehouse type uses along with <br />manufacturing, transportation, and construction supply uses. Perhaps this project along with the <br />2009 South Everett Industrial Land Analysis will result in policy discussions regarding our <br />industrial lands; how they are being used, and the standards that guide that use. <br />6. David Spivey, <br />CJ Ebert, Harbor Mountain Development <br />Comments in favor of proposal. Makes statement, "Several industrial conversions in the recent <br />past have been approved when the result was demonstrated to be of a greater good for the <br />community." <br />Response: The reference to industrial conversions is taken to mean the three recent <br />Comprehensive Plan map amendments along the City's waterfront. <br />The shorelines along deepwater port and riverfront areas present a unique set of circumstances <br />compared to upland industrial areas. The primary difference is that shorelines are regulated by <br />the State of Washington through the Shoreline Management Act. The State requires uses within <br />200 feet of the shoreline to be water dependant or water related, even in areas where recent <br />rezones have occurred. It follows that where rezones were done, those new uses should be <br />compatible with adjacent shoreline uses. Warehousing and high density manufacturing would <br />not necessarily be compatible uses, while mixed use would be. <br />Chapter 3 — Land Use Policy Comments <br />16 <br />