Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Additionally, the SEPA ordinance itself contains many policies that are used to evaluate and approve development proposals. This ordinance and its policies should be reviewed periodically to maintain consistency with the comprehensive plan. It may also be desirable, when revisions are made to the City's various development regulations, to raise the threshold of projects that are now subject to environmental review. This would reduce the permit processing time for exempted projects and the administrative workload for the City. The City used the "Planned Action" provisions of SEPA to complete upfront SEPA review for two areas of the City: Southwest Everett and the downtown. The Planned Action analysis includes preparation of a Subarea Plan and an Environmental Impact Statement to address the impacts of development in the Subarea. Mitigation measures for development are adopted as part of the process. This provides property owners, residents and developers with certainty regarding development requirements and expedites project review. Only projects that are outside the scope of the environmental analysis are required to complete additional SEPA review. E. Other Land Use and Development Regulations The following programs, ordinances and development regulations of the City can affect the manner in which the Land Use Element, as well as other elements of the comprehensive plan, are implemented. 1. Shoreline Master Program The State Shoreline Management Act requires a Shoreline Master Program (SMP) for significant shorelines of the State. Everett has many areas that are subject to the SMP. The SMP contains detailed shoreline use policies and regulations. Development along shoreline areas requires approval of a shoreline permit, which is subject to the SMP policies and regulations. The SMP supplements the concepts of the Land Use Element for shoreline areas with specific policies and standards pertinent to the limited and unique shoreline environments. These policies and standards are used in concert with the comprehensive plan policies and other development regulations of the City to evaluate development proposals. 2. Grading, Surface Water System, and Surface and Storm Drainage Ordinances The grading, surface water system, and surface and storm drainage ordinances are used to implement the environmental and land use objectives of the City. As land use policies or environmental standards are revised, these ordinances should also be evaluated for consistency. 3. Building and Fire Codes and Regulations While building and fire codes for the city are derived primarily from national codes and State requirements aimed at the protection of life and property, they should be reviewed periodically to determine how they might be revised to assure compatibility with the comprehensive plan and effectively be used to implement its land use goals. LAND USE ELEMENT 65