Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • a diverse and resilient community of caring, hardworking, generous citizens • comprised of distinctive neighborhoods and vital business districts • proud of our unique heritage and invested in a prosperous future • a community of opportunity where people choose to live, work, thrive and stay 7. Consistency Statement — Growth Strategy and Vision 2040 The 2015 Update of the Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan reinforces Everett's longstanding strategy of concentrating future growth into compact growth centers, transit - oriented corridors, and the southwest Everett Manufacturing and Industrial Center, consistent with the Vision 2040 Multi -county Planning Policies and the Countywide Planning Policies. Additional growth will also be encouraged in areas identified through our community visioning processes. Everett's growth strategy will promote a land use pattern and integrated multi -modal transportation system that is consistent with the Vision 2040 Regional Growth Strategy and supports a sustainable future by: • providing capacity for housing, population and employment growth near high capacity transit, regional and local transit service facilities • improving the transportation system to support increased density in regional growth centers and transit corridors • improving mobility, connections and access to opportunity within and outside the City • protecting and enhancing environmental resources • encouraging physical activity through non -motorized transportation improvements and public access to Everett shorelines • increasing opportunities for mixed use development where citizens can choose to live, which will enable them to reduce per capita travel distances, vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions • improving opportunities for households to reduce the combined costs of housing and transportation II. Description of the Preferred Alternative for the Everett Comprehensive Plan A. The Preferred Alternative for the 2015 Plan Update Based upon an extensive citizen participation process, a Preferred Alternative was selected. The preferred alternative incorporates the growth capacity necessary to support the growth targets of Alternative 1, but establishes growth targets based upon Alternative 2. Everett does not believe all of the factors required to create a fundamental shift in the regional economy will align to support the higher 2035 growth targets of Alternative 1. The preferred alternative builds upon earlier public visioning and planning efforts and has incorporated recommendations from a diverse array of interests and citizens involved in the review of the alternative growth scenarios developed for the draft plan and SEIS. INTRODUCTION