Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN neighborhoods, compatibility with surrounding land uses, environmental impacts, and land use changes to support development potential consistent with the City's growth targets. f) In planning for station areas the City shall give priority to land uses that support Everett's growth strategy and discourage large park and ride facilities that would encourage persons living outside the city to park in Everett for the purpose of commuting outside the city. Policy 2.11.7 Paine Field. Paine Field is a Snohomish County -owned general aviation airport located on the southwest boundary of the Everett Planning Area between the cities of Everett and Mukilteo. In the 1994 GMA comprehensive plan, this area was entirely in Everett's Urban Growth Area. In 2003, Paine Field was removed from the City's urban growth area at the request of Snohomish County (that portion of Paine Field owned by Boeing and the Boeing Complex remain in the City's planning area and are incorporated in the City of Everett). Paine Field does, however, remain in the SW Everett/Paine Field Manufacturing and Industrial Center (MIC), the only MIC in the region that is in multiple jurisdictions. The City of Everett has designated the airport as an essential public facility. In 1996 the State's Growth Management Act (GMA) and Planning Enabling Act were amended to protect public use general aviation airports from encroachment by incompatible land uses. The new laws (RCW 36.70A.510 and 36.70.547) require cities and counties planning under GMA, through their local comprehensive plans and development regulations, to "discourage" the siting of incompatible land uses adjacent to such airports. Aircraft noise impacts are the most serious problem between airports and adjacent land uses, and are the major reason for protecting the airport from incompatible land uses. Another concern to the airport is protecting the navigable airspace from obstructions and safety of people and structures on the ground. Everett's plans and regulations for the areas adjacent to Paine Field are consistent with these requirements. Specifically, the Comprehensive Plan, the 1997 SW Everett Subarea Plan, and the 2003 Boeing 7E7 Siting Agreement protect Paine Field and the Boeing Plant from encroachment by incompatible land uses. Everett supports the Paine Field Master Plan and the existing industrial zoning of airport property. The existing role of Paine Field as a general aviation reliever airport is assumed to continue. Growth in jobs and population in the area and region will lead to renewed efforts to reevaluate the 1979 Mediated Role Determination and to consider the use of Paine Field for commercial and cargo operations. The City of Everett Vision 2025 Report recommended support of commercial air passenger service at Paine Field. In 2008, the City retained the consulting firm of Thomas/Lane and Associates to perform an objective analysis of the feasibility and impacts of commercial air service at Paine Field. The Thomas/Lane Study concluded the primary benefits of commercial air service will be: • job generation and retention; • the attraction to the region of high technology and knowledge-based firms; • growth in the tourism industry; • new management and technological job creation; • increased sales, property and business and occupation taxes; and • significant time/cost savings for travelers using Paine Field. LAND USE ELEMENT 42