2010/05/26 Council Agenda Packet

revenue producing land uses that enhance the regional quality of life and enable the City to support public services. Maintaining the industrial and commercial land base will also provide greater opportunity for Everett residents to seek employment in the city, reducing the need to commute long distances to work The focus of this economic growth strategy is to maximize the economic potential of existing commercial and industrial areas. In this manner, business development will occur in areas that can be efficiently served with transportation and utility infrastructure, and residential areas will be protected from encroachment by incompatible uses. This strategy will require redevelopment of many of the underutilized commercial and industrial properties in the planning area. Consequently, Everett's land use concept is partially based upon maintaining most of the existing commercial and industrial land base, which typically generates a greater amount of revenue to the City than is necessary to provide public services to such lands. No change needed. From Section 2. IV. A. Overall Land Use Goal, pg 21, Land Use It is the intent of the Land Use Policies to implement the Goals of the Growth Management Act, PSRC VISION 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategy, Snohomish Countywide Planning Policies, the Everett VISION 2000 and VISION 2025 Goals and Actions, the growth concepts of the preferred alternative, and to establish a land use pattern and provide sufficient direction to accomplish the following objectives: (see following sections) From Section 2. IV. C. 2.3, pg 26, Land Use 2.3 Industrial Land Use Policies (Opening Section) The Land Use Element must identify sufficient land to provide the for the manufacturing and industrial service needs projected for the community. Everett's traditional manufacturing base has experienced a decline from its early days, when the original city was ringed with numerous waterfront industries. While vestiges of the city's wood products tradition remain, aircraft assembly, high technology manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, and service businesses currently dominate the city's industrial base. The manufacturing sector of Snohomish County's economy is expected to decline in proportion to the service, W. T. C. U, government and retail sectors. The City feels the preservation of a strong industrial land base is the key to the long - term economic health and stability of the county and region. Everett's large industrial land base is viewed as a regional economic resource that cannot be easily replaced elsewhere in the region. Therefore, these policies emphasize the preservation of most of Everett's industrial land base for future job growth and the industrial and service needs of the region, and to provide for compatibility between industrial areas and more sensitive land uses. No change needed. 3 Industrial Land Policy Analysis