Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Conditional Population Growth Target, which most closely resembles Alternative 1, and a Default Population Growth Target, which most closely resembles Alternative 2 City Council Preliminary Growth Targets for the City of Everett. The Employment Growth Targets are identical for both alternatives. A. Regional High Capacity Transit System Extension to Everett Everett's 2035 land use concept and population capacity are based upon, and dependent upon, the extension of light rail high capacity transit from Lynwood to Everett Station (with a possible spur extension north to Everett Community College / Washington State University). The land use concept includes light rail stations located in several critical redevelopment areas that will be transformed by investment in high density mixed use transit oriented neighborhoods. Timing of the light rail extension and construction of light rail stations in these areas is key for the realization of the land use concept for the comprehensive plan. The high growth targets of Conditional Alternative 1 and the Vision 2040 Regional Growth Strategy can only be realized for Everett if light rail reaches Everett well in advance of 2035 to allow the private real estate market to respond to the regional investment in light rail. The land use concept for the City's 2035 comprehensive plan includes the following assumptions: 1. The light rail high capacity transit system will be aligned approximately as indicated on Figure Iwith first priority light rail stations near the locations identified on the map. 2. Everett will adopt station area plans for land use, housing, and transportation needs for the area surrounding each light rail station. 3. High density mixed-use redevelopment will be encouraged in downtown, the Everett Station area, arterial corridors, near light rail stations, and in parts of the Core Residential Area. 4. The Everett urban center, as indicated on Figure 2 will be the City's most significant mixed use redevelopment area. In parts of this area, high-rise residential construction will become economically feasible before 2035. The arterial corridors that will experience significant redevelopment with mixed uses include Broadway, Evergreen Way, Everett Mall Way, 19th Avenue SE, 112th Street, and the 128th/132nd Street corridor. 6. Redevelopment of the Snohomish Riverfront area and the Port of Everett Waterfront Place Central during the course of the planning period will improve the quality of redevelopment in Everett and attract additional investment interest in the City. 7. The establishment of Washington State University on north Broadway will create another growth center, for which the City will conduct a special planning process after the 2015 comprehensive plan update. Before Sound Transit can develop and operate light rail in Everett, it will have to be included in Sound Transit's system plan, and the system plan will have to be approved by voters. If approved, full implementation of the plan could take up to 20 years. The alignment to and in LAND USE ELEMENT 13