Ordinance 3666-19 - Laserfiche WebLink

1. The light rail high capacity transit system will be aligned approximately as indicated on Figure i with first priority light rail stations near the locations identified on the map. 2. Everett will adopt station area plans for land use, housing,and transportation needs for the area surrounding each light rail station. 3. High density mixed-use redevelopment will be encouraged in the Metro Everett area including downtown and the Everett Station area,arterial corridors, near light rail stations,and in parts of the Core Residential Area. 4. The Everett urban center,as indicated on Figure 2 will be the City's most significant mixed use redevelopment area. In parts of this area, high-rise residential construction will become economically feasible before 2035. 5. The arterial corridors that will experience significant redevelopment with mixed uses include Broadway, Evergreen Way, Everett Mall Way,19th Avenue SE,112th Street,and the 128th/132nd Street corridor. 6. Redevelopment of the Snohomish Riverfront area and the Port of Everett Waterfront Place Central during the course of the planning period will improve the quality of redevelopment in Everett and attract additional investment interest in the City. 7. The establishment of Washington State University on north Broadway will create another growth center, for which the City will conduct a special planning process after the 2015 comprehensive plan update. Before Sound Transit can develop and operate light rail in Everett, it will have to be included in Sound Transit's system plan,and the system plan will have to be approved by voters. If approved,full implementation of the plan The alignments that have been considered thus far,and that arc consistent with Sound Transit's Long Range Plan,generally encompass the entire area between 15 and Airport Road/Paine Field. However,the final development phase,during which Sound Transit would develop a project level Environmental Impact Statement. Identification of an alignment and station locations in this Comprehensive Plan arc intended to influence the planning that is being done for the potential ballot measure. The proposed alignment and stations arc located in places that will support the City's growth centers. If the ST3 vote fails or the alignment docs not support Everett's centers,the City will have to revise expectations for meeting the Alternative 1 Conditional population growth targets and reevaluate the Comprehensive Plan land use and transportation visions. B. WHY EVERETT IS MAKING FEW LAND USE CHANGES IN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS Everett's existing land use patterns have been developed over the past century and a quarter through the interactions of the economy, desires of property owners,construction of transportation facilities and utilities, changing lifestyles and by land use planning and regulation. The physical landscape that has resulted through this combination of forces has been generally acceptable to the residents of Everett and its planning area. It has long been apparent that residents have desired to avoid significant changes in established neighborhoods. Periodically, residents have strongly objected to land use changes or developments that have been perceived to change the character of the neighborhood or community.-Most of the land within the planning area is developed. A•" vacant or redevelopable land has been planned for certain types of land use,and has been provided infrastructure according to the planned land uses. Everett will consider changes to land use regulations to encourage minor amounts of small scale infill redevelopment in existing residential neighborhoods,such as cottage housing,accessory dwelling units,infill dwellings, and other strategies identified in the 2013 Potential Residential Infill Measures report. Since the adoption of the 1994 GMA Comprehensive Plan,the City has made numerous changes to regulations to implement the growth concepts of the plan. The City has monitored the effectiveness of code changes and LAND USE ELEMENT, 2019 Amendment 11 Exhibit 1 -Page 11