Ordinance 2213-97 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 1: Purpose A. The City Council declares that the purpose of this ordinance is to: (1) Set forth a procedure designating certain land use actions within the Southwest Everett Subarea as "planned actions" consistent with state law 43.21C.031 RCW; (2) Provide the public with an understanding as to what constitutes a planned action and how land use applications which qualify as planned actions will be processed by the City; (3) Streamline and expedite the land use permit review process by relying on completed and existing detailed environmental analysis for certain land uses allowed in the Southwest Everett Subarea; and to (4) Combine environmental analysis with land use planning. It is the express purpose of this ordinance that all the City's development codes be applied together with the plan and mitigation framework described in Section 5 of this ordinance for the purpose of processing planned actions. Section 2: Findings A. The City Council finds that: (1) The Southwest Everett Subarea Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Subarea Plan and EIS) have addressed all the significant environmental impacts associated with the land uses allowed by development regulations and described in the plan; (2) The thresholds described in the plan are adequate to identify significant adverse environmental impacts not analyzed in the Subarea Plan and EIS; (3) The mitigation measures contained in the mitigation decision document, attachment "A" to this ordinance, together with the City's development standards, are adequate to mitigate the significant adverse environmental impacts. (4) The expedited permit review procedure set forth in the Subarea Plan and EIS is and will be a benefit to the public, protects the environment and enhances economic development; (5) It is in the public interest to implement this permit procedure; (6) Public involvement and review of this Subarea Plan and EIS have been extensive and adequate to ensure that the plan bears a substantial relationship to the public interest, health, safety, and welfare; and (7) The uses allowed by City development regulations in the zoning classifications in the Southwest Everett Subarea will implement the Subarea Plan.