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• ORDINANCE NO. 1765-91 AN ORDINANCE amending Section 44(D) of Ordinance No. 1671-89, the City's Zoning Code, extending the effective date of Section 37 (Environmentally Sensitive Areas) until September 1 , 1991 . WHEREAS, the City of Everett adopted a new Zoning Code (Ordinance No. 167189) which became effective on January 15, 1990; and WHEREAS, the City Council declared that Section 37 of the Zoning Code pertaining to environmentally sensitive areas was interim and would be valid for a period of one year, until January 15, 1991 , so the Planning Commission could review and revise existing adopted policies related to environmentally sensitive areas, consider technical and scientific information related to environmentally sensitive areas, and consider State mandated programs related to environmental concerns; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has been holding a series of public workshops to consider information and testimony concerning environmentally sensitive areas; and WHEREAS, the Planning Department staff has produced a draft Element of the Everett General Plan pertaining to environmentally sensitive areas and a draft revision to Chapter 37 of the Zoning Code; and WHEREAS, it is apparent that the public participation and environmental review processes required for the consideration of comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance revisions will not be concluded prior to the January 15, 1991 , expiration date of Section 37 of the Zoning Code; and WHEREAS, the State Growth Management Act, HB 2929, requires that cities and counties adopt regulations for the protection of "critical areas" (environmentally sensitive areas) by September 1 , 1991 , and that such regulations be consistent with the guidelines that are established by the State Department of Community Development; and WHEREAS, additional time is needed to prepare the permanent environmentally sensitive areas section of the Zoning Code; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommends that the effective date of Section 37 of the Zoning Code be extended until September 1 , 1991 ; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: