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• <br /> l _ <br /> , J <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 17-10 <br /> A Resolution Recommending City Council Amend the Text and Map of the <br /> Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan <br /> as part of the Annual Docket for 2017-18 <br /> WHEREAS,the City,of Everett adopted its first Comprehensive Plan under the Washington <br /> State Growth Management Act(GMA) in 1994 and conducted a comprehensive review and <br /> update of the Plan in 2015; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act, codified as RCW 36.70A, allows for comprehensive <br /> plans to be amended on an annual basis; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Everett initiated its 2017-2018 annual comprehensive plan amendment <br /> process on July 5,2017. This includes consideration of two Land Use Map corrections, one <br /> comprehensive plan land use designation and rezone change, and a text amendment in the Land <br /> Use Element of the comprehensive plan identifying and including the Growth Management <br /> Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map as Figure 6; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City regularly updates the Comprehensive Plan in order to keep the document <br /> current, accurate and of value to the public and City decision makers; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Everett Planning Department filed a docket request to remove the land use <br /> designation on the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map for two areas that <br /> extend outside the City of Everett municipal urban growth area; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter on December 5, 2017 <br /> at which time the Commission heard a staff presentation,public comments, and considered <br /> various aspects of the proposed amendments; and <br /> WHEREAS,the proposed amendments were evaluated consistent with the State Environmental <br /> Policy Act and Chapter 20.04 EMC. <br /> WHEREAS,notice of these proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan was sent to the <br /> Washington State Department of Commerce on November 1,2017 and a letter of receipt was <br /> received on November 2, 2017. <br /> WHEREAS,THE PLANNING COMMISSION FINDS: <br /> 1. The purpose for the requested annual update to the Land Use Element of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan is to make necessary map corrections and provide easy access to the <br /> Growth Management Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map. <br /> Planning Commission Resolution 17-10 Page 1 <br /> December 5, 2017 <br />