Ordinance 2978-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN become in 2025. The Vision Team identified six subjects critical to the future well-being of the community to address in a vision statement: • Education • Economic development • Urban design • Parks, activities and culture • Harborfront-riverfront • Transportation 3. Similarities of the Guiding Forces Each of the four above "guiding forces" provides direction for the development of Everett's comprehensive plan. Concepts common to each document include: • increasing residential densities while maintaining a sense of community, • creating and maintaining a high quality of life, • encouraging economic diversity, • concentrating jobs into designated employment centers like downtown and southwest Everett, • providing affordable housing for all citizens, • protecting neighborhood character, • developing an efficient high capacity transportation system, and • citizen involvement in development of planning policies and regulations. III. Who Creates the Comprehensive Plan? Summary of Public Participation Efforts Public participation in the planning process is vital to the success of any plan. In 1993 and 1994, Everett took the steps listed below to encourage public awareness of the plan update process and solicit comments from citizens. The feedback from the public helped the Planning Commission and City Council decide on policy issues for the final plan and implementation programs. • Everett Vision 2000, Goals and Actions was prepared by a citizen's committee. • A telephone Public Opinion Survey of Everett residents was conducted. • Growth Management Slide Presentations were made to neighborhood, civic and business groups, the Planning Commission and City Council. • Four quarterly"Outlook" newsletters on Growth Management were mailed to every household and business in Everett and the unincorporated part of its planning area. • A "Visual Preference Survey" was conducted by Anton Nelessen, a professor of Urban Planning and Policy at Rutgers University. • The mayor appointed a citizens' Growth Management Advisory Committee to review comprehensive plan issues and make recommendations to the Planning Commission. • Planning Commission held numerous public workshops on growth management issues. • Open houses were held for the public to examine maps and policies regarding alternative land uses and environmentally sensitive areas. • Planning Commission, Growth Management Advisory Committee, Historical Commission, neighborhood leaders, citizens and city staff toured Vancouver B.C. to see the Skytrain light INTRODUCTION 5