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3542-17 ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan Map Designation and Zoning Map from Residential to Park for City-Owned Century Park, Amending Ordinance No's. 2021-94 and 1671-89,As Amended WHEREAS,the City of Everett adopted its first Comprehensive Plan(Plan)under the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) in 1994 and conducted a comprehensive review and update of the Plan in 2015; and WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act, codified as Chapter 36.70A, allows for comprehensive plans to be amended on an annual basis; and WHEREAS,the City of Everett initiated its 2016-2017 annual comprehensive plan amendment process in July of 2016, which included consideration of Land Use Map amendments, rezone applications, and text amendments for several elements of the comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS,the Everett Parks Department filed a docket request(COMP 17-001) with the City to correct the designation on the Comprehensive Plan land use designation map and the zoning map for the existing 0.4 acre Century Park to be depicted as a neighborhood park; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter on February 21, 2017 at which time the Commission heard staff's presentation, held a public hearing with no public comments given, and considered the site-specific characteristics before passing a Resolution in support of the proposed map corrections; and WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS: 1. The proposed map amendments will correct the comprehensive plan map from 1.3 (Single Family Detached)to 2.0 (Parks/Public Open Space) and change the zoning from R-2 (Single-Family Detached Medium-Density Residential)to P (Public Park) for the parcel identified as Century Park shown on the attached Exhibits 1 and 2. 2. The public health, safety and welfare will be provided for by these map amendments. - 1 -