Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The land use plan addresses a variety of issues that are integral to the housing element, including growth targets, comprehensive plan designations and zoning/development standards for residential land throughout the City. B. Implementation of the Housing Element Since the Initial 1994 City GMA Comprehensive Plan was Adopted Many of the policies in the 1994 Housing Element and 2005 major update have been implemented. As listed in the Residential Infill Measures Report, these actions include: • Small lot single family development standards, Duplex development standards • Core Residential Area Residential Development Standards and Design Guidelines • Accessory dwelling unit standards for single family zones • Infill dwelling unit standards for the Historic Overlay Zones • Increased housing densities for the Broadway Mixed Use zone and the Evergreen Way zone • Live / work unit standards • Lot area averaging for subdivisions • Cluster alternative to subdivision • Unit Lot Subdivision standards • Multi -family property tax exemption in downtown, Everett Station area, North Broadway campus area, and the Evergreen Way Mixed Use Overlay zone. The City also provides significant financial assistance to non-profit housing providers and human services organizations to benefit low income households and homeless persons through several programs. These programs include: • Federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program • The Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) Human Needs annual grant program C. 2035 Population Forecasts and Allocation Under the Growth Management Act, the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) forecasts population for Counties, which must be accommodated within urban growth areas. The OFM 2035 population forecast for Snohomish County has amid -point of 955,281, which the County Council decided is the most likely population for purposes of allocating growth among jurisdictions within the county. Snohomish County's Countywide Planning Policies provide direction on how to allocate OFM's countywide forecast to cities, urban growth areas (UGAs) and the rural areas of the County using the cooperative planning process of Snohomish County Tomorrow (SCT). SCT recommended targets for each city and the County to the County Council that are consistent with the City's Alternative 2 growth targets, calling for a 2035 population for Everett (2015 city limits) of 143,000. The County Council adopted initial growth targets consistent with Everett's Alternative 1 growth targets calling for a 2035 population for the City of 164,812. Everett selected Alternative 2 growth targets for the 2015 plan update, which provides for 143,000 residents in 2035. The City's adopted 2035 land use plan has provided sufficient land use capacity to accommodate the larger Alternative 1 growth levels. HOUSING ELEMENT