2012/12/18 Council Agenda Packet

ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance Adopting the Central Waterfront Redevelopment Plan as a Subarea Plan of the Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan,Amending Ordinance No.2021-94, as amended. WHEREAS,the City Council makes the following findings: 1. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3260-12 on February 15, 2012, establishing a planning process for the Central Waterfront Planning Area; 2. Ordinance No. 3260-12 specified a variety of items to be included in the work plan for the planning process; 3. The City has followed a robust public outreach process to solicit input from the greater Everett community, Kimberly-Clark,the Port of Everett,Naval Station Everett, and citizens from surrounding neighborhoods; 4. The City hired a land use economist to prepare a report concerning the range of uses that are economically viable on the former Kimberly-Clark mill site, including uses that would maximize the economic benefits from redevelopment of the former mill site, and the economic impacts and benefits to surrounding areas, including downtown Everett; 5. The City hired a public access consultant to examine the potential for incorporating public access into the former mill site and to connect to existing public access facilities existing or planned in the vicinity of the Central Waterfront Planning Area; 6. The Department of Ecology attended public workshops and provided testimony to the Planning Commission concerning the State law and public review process related to cleanup of the former mill property; 7. The Planning Commission held public workshops and public hearings on June 19,July 17,August 21, September 18,and October 23, 2012,to hear presentations from City staff, the consultant team, Kimberly-Clark representatives, and members of the public; 8. City staff prepared four distinct land use alternatives with potential land use regulations for public consideration and comment for the Central Waterfront Planning Area; 9. The City prepared a SEPA Addendum addressing the environmental impacts of the proposed land use changes of each of the four land use alternatives, consistent with the State Environmental Policy Act. 10. City staff prepared a Preferred Alternative land use subarea plan and draft land use • regulations based upon public input, economic analysis,property owner input, consideration of impacts on the Port of Everett and Naval Station Everett, and direction from the Planning Commission. 11. The Planning Commission has recommended that the City Council adopt the Central Waterfront Redevelopment Plan and implementing land use regulations. 2