Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN energy facilities, electrical power generating facilities, sewage treatment plants except for industrial pretreatment for on-site uses, and composting facilities. Landscaping: A "see through buffer" meeting the requirements of Type II landscaping as described in the zoning code shall be planted along the Hardeson Road frontage within or adjacent to the Merrill and Ring Creek stream corridor, as permitted by the regulations of Section 37 of the zoning code. The requirements of Landscape Category D, as described in the zoning code, shall apply to interior lot lines. As an alternative to these standards, the property owner may propose a master landscaping plan for Planning Director approval for all lots within the subject area that provides a landscaping treatment equivalent or superior to the requirements described herein. Policy 2.3.11 Adult use businesses, as defined by the Zoning Code, are considered compatible with all of the industrial land use designations as designated on the Land Use Map, provided that they meet the location criteria of the Zoning Code. Non -industrial land uses that are specifically permitted in industrial zones by the Zoning Code shall be permitted as provided by the Zoning Code. Such non -industrial uses are considered compatible with the industrial land use designations of the Comprehensive Plan. If this policy is inconsistent with any other Industrial Land Use Policy, then this policy shall control. 2.4 Metropolitan Center Land Use Policies Consistent with the Vision 2040 Regional Growth Strategy, the area identified on Figure 2 is considered the regionally designated Everett growth center / Metropolitan Center. This area comprises areas in which the City has previously developed the Everett Station Area Plan (2005), Downtown Plan (2006), Broadway Mixed Use Zone (2008) and the Core Residential Area Standards (2008). The City will complete a subarea plan for the center after the 2015 update of the Comprehensive Plan. The Center Plan will address population, housing and employment targets, policies and potential land use regulations for the area, as well as all other relevant items consistent with the PSRC Regional Center Plans Checklist. It will be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan in a future docket cycle. Until the center plan is completed after 2015, the planning documents identified above will guide development in the area. The City will consider completing up -front State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review for the expanded Metropolitan Center to encourage compact, high density development.' The Everett Metropolitan Center is expected to experience significant growth and redevelopment. Although the Center has been called out as a land use designation under the commercial land use policies, it is and will continue to be a mixed-use district. The Metropolitan Center policies encourage (i) redevelopment with a wide variety of office, governmental, retail, professional service, and residential uses; (ii) a vibrant, people -oriented, compact and walkable setting; (iii) an emphasis on increasing the residential composition of the center and (iv) improving the public transportation system serving the center. As an interim measure before the adoption of the subarea plan, the City proposes to amend the zoning regulations for the C-2ES (Everett Station) zone, concurrent with the adoption of the comprehensive plan update, to add ' The Planned Action provisions of SEPA result in expedited review at the project state when the City completes a Subarea Plan and Environmental Impact Statement addressing the impacts of future development. LAND USE ELEMENT 26