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ORDINANCE NO. 3620-18 An Ordinance Concerning State Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exemption Thresholds for Infill Development,Amending Ordinance No's. 3272-12 and 3513-16(EMC Chapter 20.04),as Amended, and Repealing Ordinance No. 3128-09 WHEREAS, in order to accommodate infill development and thereby realize the goals and policies of comprehensive plans adopted according to chapter 36.70A RCW (Growth Management Act), the Legislature authorized local government to establish categorical exemptions from the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA); and WHEREAS, chapter 43.21C.229 RCW sets forth the criteria for a city to adopt exemptions from SEPA, including actions related to development to fill in an urban growth area where current density and intensity of use in the area is lower than called for in the goals and policies of the city's comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS,the criteria set forth in chapter 43.21C.229 RCW also include that the development is not inconsistent with the comprehensive plan or exceed the density or intensity of use called for in the goals and policies of the applicable comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the criteria set forth in chapter 43.21C.229 RCW also include that the city considers the specific probable adverse environmental impacts of the proposed action and determines that these specific impacts are adequately addressed by the development regulations or other applicable requirements of the comprehensive plan, subarea plan element of the comprehensive plan, planned action ordinance, or other local, state, or federal rules or laws; and WHEREAS,the criteria set forth in chapter 43.21C.229 RCW also require that the city's applicable comprehensive plan was previously subjected to environmental analysis through an environmental impact statement or has prepared an environmental impact statement that considers the proposed use or density and intensity of use in the area proposed for an exemption; and WHEREAS,the city's comprehensive plan was subject to environmental analysis, including 2015 Draft and Final Supplemental EIS for the City of Everett GMA Comprehensive Plan; 2009 Planned Action Draft and Final Supplemental EIS for the City of Everett Downtown Plan; 2006 SEPA Addendum for the Downtown Plan and Development Standards; 2004 Draft and Final Supplemental EIS for the City of Everett 10-Year Comprehensive Plan; 2003 Addendum to the EIS for Everett Station Area Plan and Development Regulations and Design Standards; 1994 Everett Growth Management EIS; and WHEREAS, chapter 43.21C.229 RCW limits the categorical exemptions for infill development to either: residential development; mixed-use development; or commercial development up to sixty-five thousand square feet, excluding retail development; and Chapter 20.04,Categorical Exemptions-Infill 1 8/29/18