Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN met without having to rezone single-family neighborhoods to multiple family zones. The permitted development intensity within these corridors is supported by the high levels of transportation service. These levels of land use intensity are intended to further support public transit service. The following arterials are designated as "medium intensity" transportation corridors: • 19th Avenue SE between 112th Street SE and 132nd Street SE • 128th/132nd Street corridor, east of Interstate 5 (only the north side of this corridor is within the Everett Planning Area) • 112th Street, from Airport Road to 19th Avenue SE Arterial corridors that are not designated as transportation corridors shall be permitted to be developed as indicated by the Land Use Map designations. The neighborhoods along the arterial corridors that are not designated as transportation corridors are intended to remain in zoning districts that allow a mix of uses. G. Transportation System The Vision 2040 Regional Growth Strategy endorses the concept of concentrated housing and employment growth in regionally designated centers, including Everett, connected by regional high capacity transit. Everett is assuming that the light rail transit system will be built early enough in the planning period to allow for significant redevelopment around light rail stations prior to 2035. Figure 1 identifies a preferred conceptual alignment for the light rail system and light rail stations within the city limits. This addition to the regional transportation system is central to the city's land use concept and its timing, alignment, station locations, and successful implementation are critical in determining if growth in Everett can meet the expectations of the Vision 2040 Regional Growth Strategy. In December, 2014, Sound Transit adopted an update to its long range plan, which identified the light rail alignment in a similar conceptual configuration to that shown on the following page. More detailed planning will be necessary to determine the precise location of the light rail alignment, as well as the location of light rail stations. The timing of the extension of light rail to Everett is beyond the control of Everett alone, and will be decided after the City adopts the 2015 update of the comprehensive plan. If the Sound Transit board of directors determines that light rail service will not begin by about 2030, or if the voters within the Sound Transit district fail to support Phase 3, Everett's land use concept will have to be re-evaluated, growth targets for the City of Everett will have to be re-evaluated, and the regional growth strategy assumptions revisited across the region. No matter what happens with the regional decisions concerning Sound Transit Phase 3, Everett's local transportation system will require a variety of improvements and supportive land use strategies. The local transit system will be improved with more frequent service, and revisions to bus routes and schedules to support development and activities in desired growth areas. In turn, higher land use intensities will be encouraged in the areas where improvements to the transit system are proposed. Land use strategies will also include requiring transit compatible site and building development in and near transit corridors. While the automobile will remain as the dominant mode of transportation, the proportion of trips made using other forms of transportation will increase. Improvements will be made to the street system to encourage walking and bicycling for both recreational and travel purposes. LAND USE ELEMENT 17