2015/08/26 Council Agenda Packet

Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 4, 2015 Public Hearing (Planning Commission will take action on the minutes on August 18, 2015) Item 1: Public Hearing on Smith Island Annexation — Zoning, SMP Designation Niels Tygesen, Planning staff, presented a city of Everett base map and a vicinity map which showed the Smith Island annexation area. The annexation area consists of 2 parcels and a portion of Union Slough totaling 27.35 acres. On October 2011, the City submitted an application to Snohomish County requesting an expansion of the municipal urban growth area (MUGA). The request was made in response to a joint intertidal wetland restoration project between the Corps and City. The City's portion of that restoration project is an advanced mitigation area that provides wetland impact mitigation for future dike improvements and repairs, and mitigation for future expansion of the Water Pollution Control Facility. In February 2012, the City issued a DNS on the proposed land use and zoning designations for the MUGA expansion, and in August 2012, City Council adopted Ordinance 3288-12 which established the land use designation as 2.8. Snohomish County moved forward with the City's request as a docket item, and in June 2015, the County adopted Ordinance #14-131 which added the area to the City's MUGA. Last week, Everett City Council passed Resolution #6882 on the City's intent to annex the area. He presented an aerial on the Smith Island Estuary Restoration Project which showed the location of the City's property, the County's property, the current dike alignment, the proposed setback dike, and the previous Corps/City wetland project area. Mr. Tygesen stated that the resolution recommends that City Council adopt the A-1, Agriculture Rural Flood Fringe District zoning, and adopt interim Snohomish County Shoreline Management Program (SMP) Resource and Aquatic designations for the subject area. He presented a map which showed the adjacent zoning designation and a graphic on the existing Snohomish County Shoreline Environment designations. The City Council will be asked to take action on an annexation ordinance, a zoning ordinance, and an ordinance adopting the interim SMP designations. Once the Mayor signs the Ordinances, they are sent to the State Office of Financial Management for certification. Commission Discussion Chair Stewart stated that she would like to add the total acres involved in the annexation to the second whereas in the resolution. She asked if there were any other comments. There was no response. Citizen Comments None