Ordinance 2212-97 - Laserfiche WebLink

r sell products for export, and Tramco serves the national and international aircraft repair market. The preservation of this area for primarily manufacturing-related growth and development was among the most significant goals in the adopted Everett GMA plan. The development of the Southwest Everett/Paine Field area is a high priority for the private and public sectors, and is specifically recognized as a resource for industrial development in virtually every planning policy document. Development of Southwest Everett and Paine Field is consistent with the Puget Sound Regional Council's Vision 2020 plan and the goals and principles of GMA. Snohomish County has also recognized this area as the economic engine for the region. The Economic Development Council of Snohomish County (EDC) and the County have completed a long-range economic development strategy called "Investment Strategy for Snohomish County" which has been incorporated, in part, in both Snohomish County's and the City of Everett's GMA plans. The Paine Field Master Plan also calls for increased development within the Paine Field area. In addition to industrial resources, the Southwest Everett/Paine Field area contains significant environmental features, including several major creeks and ravines, steep slopes and heavily wooded areas. There are over 100 wetlands in varying size and quality, including Narbeck Swamp, one of the most valuable wetlands in the City. The area is surrounded on all sides by residential development, and the impacts of industrial development on the natural and residential environments are of concern to these residents. Impacts from traffic, visual intrusions, noise, light and glare are of particular concern to residential neighbors. Given its combination of environmental and industrial development resources, together with residential neighborhoods in close proximity, the Southwest Everett/Paine Field area provides an excellent opportunity to test the concepts of SEPA and GMA integration. SECTION 3. SUBAREA PLAN ANALYSIS 3.1 Introduction Through the Growth Management Act planning process, the City reviewed alternative land use designations for the subarea and comprehensive plan land use designations and policies were adopted. Similarly, Snohomish County completed a planning process under the Growth Management Act and adopted policies and general land use designations for Paine Field (these may be refined when the Paine Field Subarea Plan is amended by the County). The intent of the Subarea Plan is to further refine the land use and environmental analysis for the adopted land use designations and policies, rather than revisit those issues on a site by site basis. It was felt that adoption of a subarea plan and expedited permit process could provide a market advantage within the subarea and actually result in development in the subarea occurring faster than predicted under the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Therefore, the Subarea Plan EIS evaluated three alternative rates of growth in the subarea: Anticipated development under the adopted GMA Comprehensive Plan, a faster rate of growth, and a slower rate of growth. The rate of growth will be determined by overall market forces and the distribution of that growth within the City's Planning Area. 5