2019/03/27 Council Agenda Packet

c, PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.19-01 A Resolution Recommending City Council Amend the Comprehensive Plan to Update the Land Use and.Urban Design Elements regarding Land Use Consolidation,Gateway Corridors and Specific Geographic Areas WHEREAS,the Planning Commission finds the following: 1. The City of Everett adopted its first Comprehensive Plan under the Washington State Growth Management Act(GMA)in 1994 and conducted a comprehensive review and update of the Plan in 2015;and 2. The Growth Management Act allows for the comprehensive plan to be amended on an annual basis;and 3. The City provided notice of an opportunity to submit requests to amend the comprehensive plan by July 1,2018;and 4. The only requests to amend the comprehensive plan were from the Delta Neighborhood to add East Marine View Drive as a gateway corridor,and the city to address Land Use Consolidation and to implement the Mayor's directives regarding priority areas to focus planning resources;and 5. The Growth Management Act requires the comprehensive plan to be an internally consistent document and all elements consistent with the future land use map(RCW 36.70A.070);and 6. The Growth Management Act requires the city to coordinate,and be consistent with,the comprehensive plans of other counties or cities with which the city has,in part, common borders or related regional issues(RCW 36.70A.100);and 7. The City of Everett has common borders with Snohomish County,the cities of Mukilteo and Marysville;and 8. The city provided Snohomish County,the cities of Mukilteo and Marysville, as well as tribal governments and other agencies with interest in the city, an opportunity to review and comment on the amendments to identify any issues of consistency or concern;and 9. The City has reviewed the potential environmental impacts of the proposed amendments pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA);and Planning Commission Resolution 19-01 Page 1 March 5,2019 28