Ordinance 2978-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Countywide Planning Policy UG-2 requires that a target reconciliation process be undertaken after all the Snohomish County jurisdictions complete their Comprehensive Plan updates. This began in 2006; and in December 2006 Snohomish County Council completed step 4 of the target reconciliation process by updating Appendix B of the Countywide Planning Policies to incorporate the new targets. The adopted targets for Everett's unincorporated planning area were the same as the targets in Snohomish County's 10-Year Comprehensive Plan Update. The adopted targets for the Everett City limits were the same as the targets adopted in Everett's 10- Year Update. In March 2007, Everett amended this Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the new targets for the unincorporated planning area as shown in Table 7 on page 15. While the Update incorporates the County adopted target for the UGA, further analysis of the city-preferred targets for the UGA will occur during phase II UGA planning consistent with Countywide Planning Policy UG-2 Everett should be able to accommodate the prescribed growth target. Everett will monitor the amount of population and employment growth within the city and the Everett Planning Area, and will continue to work with Snohomish County Tomorrow to ensure that the growth projected for the entire County can be accommodated in a planned and orderly manner. X. Annual Amendment and Update of the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan. A. Introduction The Growth Management Act and subsequent amendments made by the State Legislature provide direction for the amendment of comprehensive plans. This Section spells out Everett's procedures for the annual update and revision of the City's Growth Management Comprehensive Plan. The procedures described herein shall be used by the City and the public in proposing, reviewing and approving amendments to the comprehensive plan. Although the Comprehensive Plan is intended to be a guide for the public, elected officials, Planning Commission, and city staff in making decisions concerning community growth, land use and development decisions, capital improvements, and other programs, it is not so rigid as to be inflexible or unresponsive to changing circumstances. While changes to the comprehensive plan will be required from time to time, they should be carefully considered, responsive to the changing needs of the community, and in the best long-term interest of the entire community. In order to determine if the plan is effectively implementing the vision of the community, it should be periodically reviewed to determine how well it is performing and being implemented. This is not to suggest that the policies of the plan be changed routinely,but that they should be reviewed from time to time to keep the plan abreast with legal requirements, community needs, and changing circumstances. The Growth Management Act allows jurisdictions to amend comprehensive plans only once per year, except under emergency situations. By City ordinance, changes to either the policies or land use map of the comprehensive plan can be made only through a public review process conducted by the Planning Commission and City Council. The Planning Commission must conduct a public hearing and make a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council has INTRODUCTION 20