Ordinance 2910-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

• Department of Fish and Wildlife. Documentation on Priority Habitats and Species, including, but not limited to, listings, management recommendations, and maps. • May 31, 2005 Letter from Tia Heim, Perkins Coie (representing Boeing) and Yew Tree Status Evaluation report; and WHEREAS, the City also reviewed guidance from the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, including the Critical Areas Assistance Handbook; and WHEREAS, the City issued a Draft Supplemental EIS (December 30, 2004) and a Final Supplemental EIS (February 18, 2005) on the City's 10 -Year Comprehensive Plan Update. The update included amendments to the critical area background information, policies, and potential implementation measures in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan to address "best available science" requirements of the GMA; and WHEREAS, the City Council approved the amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and the updated policies took effect on August 10, 2005; and WHEREAS, the SW Everett / Paine Field Subarea Plan and EIS was completed in December 1996, and the Ordinances implementing the Plan and Planned Action were completed in March 1997; and WHEREAS, a wetland rating system was used in the SW Everett / Paine Field Subarea Plan and EIS and in Ordinance No. 2213-97 that is out-of-date; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are more protective of critical areas than the mitigation measures adopted in the Planned Action for SW Everett; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments were reviewed under the State Environmental Policy Act and a Determination of Nonsignificance was issued for the amendments; and WHEREAS, Planning Commission conducted two workshops and two public hearings to review the amendments and to take public testimony, and recommended that City Council approve the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the City's regulations for critical areas in the Zoning Code and Ordinance No. 2213-97 are consistent with the GMA requirements for incorporating Best Available Science (RCW 36.70A.172); and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments are supported by several goals and policies of the GMA, including reducing sprawl, encouraging growth in urban areas, encouraging economic development, protecting property rights, protecting the environment, open space and recreation areas, and encouraging and coordinating public participation in the planning process; and 2