Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Objective 2.15.8 Insure prompt development, restoration and effective erosion control of property during and after land clearing through the use of phased development, replanting, and other appropriate engineering and construction management techniques. Objective 2.15.9 Protect and improve surface and ground water quality. Objective 2.15.10 Protect and enhance the natural functions of water resources such as streams, lakes, and wetlands, including water quality maintenance, fish and wildlife habitat, runoff and flood control, ground water recharge and discharge, sediment retention, pollution assimilation, and stream flow. Objective 2.15.11 Include incentives for conservation and restoration of critical areas, including restoration of connections between critical areas, and restoration of degraded fish and wildlife habitat. Objective 2.15.12 Ensure land development, construction, and site planning practices that protect and enhance the city's water resources. Objective 2.15.13 Protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat areas. Objective 2.15.14 Reduce impacts of urban development on adjacent critical areas and their buffers, including impacts of noise and lighting. Objective 2.15.15 Provide for public access in critical areas and buffers when these activities can be designed in a manner that results in no net loss of functions and values. Objective 2.15.16 Provide public educational opportunities such as interpretive trails, signs, and other public information tools, when these activities are designed in a manner that will not compromise the functions and values of critical areas. Objective 2.15.17 Inventory and designate the critical areas within the city and its designated urban growth areas. Map critical areas based on best available science. Objective 2.15.18 Amend the zoning code and other development regulations as needed to properly regulate development in critical areas while still allowing reasonable use of properties. Objective 2.15.19 Require that adverse impacts of land use activities on critical areas be identified, mitigated, and monitored as appropriate for all phases of development (e.g. design, construction, and management). Objective 2.15.20 Include adaptive management tools where appropriate in both regulatory approaches and project specific land use actions to respond to new information and evolving science. General Policies for Critical Areas Land Use Policies Policy 2.15.1 Critical area maps adopted by the City provide general information regarding the location and classification of specific critical areas. Require that site specific review be LAND USE ELEMENT 48