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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> An Ordinance concerning the Everett 2015-2035 Comprehensive Plan,amending Ordinance 2021-94, <br /> and as amended by Ordinance 3454-15 <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Everett adopted its first Comprehensive Plan under the Washington State Growth <br /> Management Act(GMA) in 1994(Ordinance No.2021-94) and conducted a comprehensive review and <br /> update of the Plan in 2015 (Ordinance No.3454-15); and <br /> WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act, codified as Chapter 36.70A, allows for comprehensive plans to <br /> be amended on an annual basis; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City initiated its 2018-2019 annual comprehensive plan amendment process in July of <br /> 2018,which included consideration of Land Use and Urban Design Element amendments; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act requires the comprehensive plan to be an internally consistent <br /> document and all elements consistent with the future land use map (RCW 36.70A.070); and <br /> WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act requires the City to coordinate,and be consistent with,the <br /> comprehensive plans of other counties or cities with which the City has,in part,common borders or <br /> related regional issues (RCW 36.70A.100); and <br /> WHEREAS,the City provided Snohomish County,the cities of Mukilteo and Marysville,the Puget Sound <br /> Regional Council, as well as tribal governments and other agencies with interest in the City,an <br /> opportunity to review and comment on the amendments to identify any issues of consistency or <br /> concern; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City has reviewed the potential environmental impacts of the proposed amendments <br /> pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA); and <br /> WHEREAS, public notice and opportunity to comment on these amendments was provided through <br /> electronic and mail notice to interested parties, a legal notice of public hearing before the planning <br /> commission was published in the Everett Herald on January 27, 2019, notice to the Washington State <br /> Department of Commerce provided on January 24, 2019, a public hearing was held by the Planning <br /> Commission on March 5, 2019 and subsequently by the City Council; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Everett Planning Commission has recommended (Resolution No. 19-01)that the City <br /> Council amend the Land Use and Urban Design Elements after considering public input; and <br /> 2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments 26 <br />