Ordinance 2978-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 12. Encourage a variety of housing types and densities that allow for infill using innovative urban design techniques to foster broad community acceptance. 13. Provide adequate, affordable housing choices for all segments of the County's work force within close proximity or adequate access to the respective places of work. 14. Encourage the use of environmentally sensitive housing development practices in order to minimize the impacts of growth on the county's natural resources. 15. Consider the economic implications of proposed building and land use regulations so that the broader public benefit they serve is achieved with the least additional cost to housing. 16. Ensure the expeditious and efficient processing of development applications by endeavoring to process complete development applications consistent with the timelines established in state law and local ordinances. The jurisdictions shall maintain clear and specific submittal standards and the cost current available information on wetlands, geologic hazardous areas, and fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas. The expeditious processing of development applications shall not result in the lowering of environmental and land use standards. 17. Minimize housing production costs by considering the use of a variety of infrastructure funding methods, including but not limited to existing revenue sources, impact fees, local improvement districts, and general obligation bonds. 18. Ensure that each jurisdiction's impact fee program adds no more to the cost of each housing unit produced than a fairly-derived proportionate share of the cost of new public facilities needed to accommodate the housing unit, as determined by the impact fee provisions of the Growth Management Act cited in RCW 82.02. 19. and 20. (Are not applicable to the Everett Planning Area). 21. Encourage local jurisdictions to implement housing relocation programs as provided under chapter 59.18 RCW. D. Everett Vision 2000 Adopted by the City in November 1991, Everett 2000: Vision, Goals and Actions is a community-based effort at developing a shared vision for the City of Everett's future. The Everett 2000 Vision was used by the citizens of Everett as the basis for comprehensive planning requirements of GMA. The citizen committee recommended various types of actions for achieving a vision for the community's future. One of the topic areas, Home and Neighborhood, is related to the Housing Element and contains the following vision and goals: Vision Every neighborhood will be a safe and attractive place that fosters civic pride and encourages the participation of its neighbors in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life. Every individual and family will have access to safe, decent affordable housing in the neighborhood of their choice. HOUSING ELEMENT 5