Ordinance 3011-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

• WHEREAS,the City of Everett has encouraged public participation in the consideration of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, as required by the Growth Management Act, through a variety of notification procedures, including SEPA review, mailing to interested citizens and organizations, mailing to affected property owners, legal publications, posting of the site and through outreach to civic and business organizations and representatives of an active citizen organization; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission was introduced to the proposal on February 20, 2007, then held the decision public hearing regarding the proposal on June 5, 2007; and WHEREAS, the proposal's introduction and public hearing was part of the process during which the Planning Commission considered all the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan's map, text and rezones which were initiated in July of 2006, in addition to the JELD-WEN/Port of Everett proposal (hereafter JELD-WEN), as part of the 2006 docket cycle; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has considered all of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments, text changes and rezones, of which the JELD-WEN application is a part, so that the cumulative effects of all amendments have been fully ascertained, as required by the Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the approval of various amendments to the Land Use Map, text changes and the rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan, including the JELD-WEN proposal; and WHEREAS,the City Council held a public hearing to consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission concerning JELD-WEN's proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan map designation on July 18, 2007; and WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS: 1. The purpose for the requested Comprehensive land use map amendment is to achieve a more desirable land use option for the site, subject to the long-term vision of both of the property owners and the City; and 2