Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • Planning, producing and promoting recycling, waste reduction, waste diversion, and composting programs and strategies within the City of Everett, such as at public events, at multifamily complexes, commercial businesses, single family households, schools, and in public areas such as sidewalks in downtown. • Promoting the collection and non -landfilling of organics, such as food waste, green waste and wood debris within the City of Everett (schools, businesses, single and multifamily residential communities, in-house, and at public events and festivals). • Other actions as recommended in updates to Snohomish County's Solid Waste Management Plan and as identified by the City of Everett as methods to conserve resources through various waste prevention, reuse and recycling programs. • Explore and pursue a ban on single use plastic bags. 2. Work with Snohomish County to measure and set targets for total volume of waste generated and percentage of total waste diverted from landfills. Then, implement and enforce preferred waste incentives and requirements through the municipal waste contract process. 3. Continue to provide educational programs and materials such as classes in natural lawn and yard care that result in reduced use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers and increased use of compost and non -synthetic products to reduce inputs to waters that increase ocean acidification, support the delisting of ESA listed species, and comply with NPDES permit requirements. 4. Continue to invest in water conservation programs reducing per capita water use to help meet future needs and to reduce the GHG emissions associated with treatment and transmission of water. 5. Promote the use of native, low maintenance plant materials for landscaping that use little water. 6. Require the use of water -efficient irrigation system, such as those with controllers that adjust to weather conditions. 7. Implement the actions to provide resiliency and redundancy of the water system identified in the City's Hazard Mitigation Plan. 8. Consider adopting water efficiency retrofit requirements for upgrades as a condition of issuing permits for renovations or additions. 9. Continue to implement the water conservation elements of the City's Comprehensive Water Plan that will reduce the need to treat and transport water. 10. Continue to update the City's evaluations regarding the impacts of climate change as new information is available and the Comprehensive Water, Sewer, and Surface Water Plans and the Hazard Mitigation Plans are updated. 11. Continue and expand the Green Infrastructure Program that responds to increased extreme storm events, reduces the need to treat and transport storm water, and supports compliance with the City's NPDES permit requirements. CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT