Ordinance 3613-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

Overview If Everett is going to add another 60,000 people by 2035, Metro Everett is where much of that growth is expected. Metro Everett has seen increased multifamily development in the past decade, particularly on the west side of downtown. Projects like __ •tin- -• Library Place and Aero Apartments, Artspace, Potala Village and .' eer tis Potala Place, have added nearly 700 new units. While the west side of downtown has seen new housing activity, little ! new development in the past decade has occurred east of Colby, `f;ri �_- ' including around Angel of the Winds Arena and Everett Station. I at 11, 41 + I 45. h t 1-t- -iii _ I xn 117 !E �� Housing Plans Regional Housing Plans The city's housing policies must be consistent with the Snohomish County Countywide Planning Policies and Vision 2040, the regional vision adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). Vision 2040 advances the "centers strategy .... [where they] function as major concentrations of jobs and housing which can be easily accessed from nearby neighborhoods and communities, and are linked by a highly efficient, high-capacity transportation network." The countywide planning policies require plans to accommodate existing and projected housing needs, including an assessment of housing needs by economic segment within the community. Factors to include are: • Avoid concentrations of low-income and special needs housing • Increase opportunity and capacity for affordable housing in urban centers • Minimize housing production costs by use of a variety of infrastructure funding methods • Provide for employment opportunities in proximity to existing residential communities Chapter 6,Housing 1 August 29,2018