Ordinance 2021-94 - Laserfiche WebLink

INTRODUCTION 7. Commercial and residential redevelopment is strongly encouraged in the central business district. Multiple family and commercially zoned areas surrounding the central business district are intended to be redeveloped with attractive and affordable higher density housing. High rise residential buildings are encouraged in the central business district, but discouraged in adjoining residential neighborhoods. Public and private amenities are emphasized in order to encourage an attractive environment for business and living. 8. Shoreline areas along the harborfront and Snohomish River, north of Highway 2 are to be used primarily for water dependent industrial and commercial activities, and for active recreation purposes. Public access to the Snohomish River shoreline is a high priority, although alternatives to direct public access will be considered to enable water dependent activities to locate along this part of the shoreline. 9. An increasing population will create greater demands for parks, schools, recreation, sidewalks, bicycle trails, and other public facilities. Scarce public resources will require creative approaches to planning and greater cooperation between the city, other public agencies, and the private sector to provide the infrastructure and public amenities that will preserve and enhance the quality of life in Everett. 10. The land use policies and land use designations that support the growth concept of the preferred growth strategy result in a 2012 population level of approximately 96,000 persons and a 2012 employment level of approximately 112,000 jobs for the lands presently within the Everett city limits. The overall population and employment levels proposed for the Everett Planning Area (both the presently incorporated and unincorporated parts) are approximately 150,000 persons and 128,000 jobs. 11. While Everett's comprehensive plan designates future land use designations for those portions of the planning area currently outside the city limits, population and employment levels for these portions of the planning area will be established by Snohomish County's comprehensive plan. Since Everett does not have land use authority in these un- incorporated areas, it cannot implement the development standards and growth strategies needed to ensure the achievement of a specified growth level. 12. Population and employment levels for Everett and the unincorporated portion of the planning area will be monitored and re-evaluated periodically with other jurisdictions and adjustment of growth targets will be made as needed to reflect land consumption, building activity, changing land use needs and designations, and the effectiveness of growth management policies. 13. Everett feels that all cities, towns and unincorporated areas must accept their fair share of essential public facilities and subsidized housing. Everett may resist the siting of regional facilities in Everett for which the city feels it already has a disproportionate share. 14. The land use designations for the area located north of 112th Street SE, between Interstate 5 and 19th Avenue SE will be given an interim land use designation until a proposed rezone currently in process with a detailed environmental impact statement is ready for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. (This is the only active application for amendment to the existing General Plan.) When the decision has been reached for the desired land use designation for the property affected by the rezone application, land use designations for other properties in the surrounding area may also be changed. This action will be considered part of the adoption process for the entire comprehensive plan and not subject to the annual comprehensive plan amendment requirement of the Growth Management Act. 182 10