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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................ I <br />1. <br />2015 MAJOR UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.............................................................. <br />I <br />A. <br />LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND COMMUNITY GUIDANCE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ................................ <br />1 <br />1. <br />GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT........................................................................................................................ <br />1 <br />2. <br />PSRC VISION 2040 REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY; MULTI -COUNTY PLANNING POLICIES .......................2 <br />3. <br />SNOHOMISH COUNTY TOMORROW - COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES.......................................................3 <br />4. <br />EVERETT VISIONING REPORTS.......................................................................................................................3 <br />5. <br />ALTERNATIVE GROWTH TARGETS.................................................................................................................4 <br />II. <br />DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE EVERETT <br />COMPREHENSIVEPLAN.......................................................................................................................5 <br />A. <br />THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE 2015 PLAN UPDATE....................................................................... <br />5 <br />B. <br />BASIC GROWTH CONCEPTS OF THE EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN...........................................................6 <br />C. <br />BEST GUESSES ABOUT THE FUTURE -- ASSUMPTIONS FOR EVERETT'S PLAN...............................................10 <br />D. <br />UNCERTAINTY OF ASSUMPTIONS -- CHANGES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.......................................................12 <br />III. <br />USE OF POLICIES IN ALL ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .............................12 <br />IV. <br />COUNTYWIDE POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT TARGET RECONCILIATION PROCESS <br />.....................................................................................................................................................................13 <br />V. <br />GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN........................................................13 <br />A. <br />EVERETT PLANNING AREA -- THE FUTURE CITY LIMITS?............................................................................13 <br />B. <br />OUTSIDE THE EVERETT PLANNING AREA..................................................................................................... <br />13 <br />Figure 1: Everett Planning Area and City Limits......................................................................................15 <br />V1. <br />EXISTING CONDITIONS.......................................................................................................................16 <br />A. <br />DEMOGRAPHICS........................................................................................................................................... <br />16 <br />1. <br />Population....................................................................................................................................................16 <br />Table 1: City of Everett Total Population...................................................................................................16 <br />2. <br />Ethnic Origin...............................................................................................................................................16 <br />Table 2: Race and Hispanic Origin Everett City Limits.............................................................................17 <br />Figure 2: Race and Hispanic Origin Percent Everett City Limits..............................................................17 <br />3. <br />Age..............................................................................................................................................................18 <br />Figure 3: Age Distribution of the City Of Everett Population.....................................................................18 <br />Figure 4: Age Distribution by Percentage in Everett..................................................................................18 <br />4. <br />Household Income.......................................................................................................................................19 <br />Table 3: Median Household Income..........................................................................................................19 <br />B. <br />EMPLOYMENT.............................................................................................................................................. <br />19 <br />Table4: Employment by Sector..................................................................................................................19 <br />Table 5: Estimated Covered Employment..................................................................................................19 <br />VII. <br />ANNUAL AMENDMENT AND UPDATE OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.....................................................................................................................20 <br />A. <br />INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................20 <br />B. <br />ANNUAL AMENDMENT AND UPDATE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN..........................................................20 <br />C. <br />EXCEPTIONS TO THE ANNUAL PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS........................................................................20 <br />D. <br />WHO MAY INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?..........................................................21 <br />1. <br />Amendment to the Land Use Map...............................................................................................................21 <br />2. <br />Amendment to Comprehensive Plan Policies to Support A Change to the Land Use Map ........................ <br />21 <br />3. <br />Amendment to Comprehensive Plan Policies, Programs or Implementation Measures..............................21 <br />4. <br />Docketing Possible Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and to Development Regulations...............21 <br />5. <br />Reapplications for Reclassification of Property ..........................................................................................22 <br />E. <br />PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS......................................................................22 <br />F. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW.................................................................................................................22 <br />G. <br />CITY COUNCIL ACTION................................................................................................................................22 <br />H. <br />AMENDING THE LAND USE MAP..................................................................................................................23 <br />I. <br />AMENDING POLICIES....................................................................................................................................24 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />