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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT dustrial area had extensive planning and and commercial uses as well as recreational 111 infrastructure investment in the late 1970's opportunities. and 1980's. Boeing has constructed the I largest building project in the state in With the City's purchase of a substantial por- Southwest Everett. The Everett Mall area is tion of the western bank of the Snohomish a major retail center for the County. This River, the City not only becomes a major section describes some of the potential areas regulator, but the potential developer of this within Everett's Planning Area for expanded resource. This gives the City real control economic growth. over its uses--residential, recreational, com- mercial, industrial, or open space. It can be 1. Marine Waterfronts. Everett has two converted into a number of viable uses. This major waterfront areas on the peninsula area is encouraged to redevelop with high I bounded by the Snohomish River and Port quality development that provides public Gardner Bay. access to the river shoreline and includes a variety of activities and uses that improve this I Few places along the extensive Puget Sound highly visible part of the city. shoreline allow or encourage commercial or industrial development. Everett, however, 2. Everett Mall. This area has been I presents some rare opportunities for commer- developed on large parcels at the junction of cial and industrial development on either the highways and freeways. The future addition Port Gardner Bay waterfront or the river of a regional high capacity transit center I front. Everett has a deep water port where could further enhance it as a site of water dependent activities are encouraged, commercial and residential use. To some exIlk - and a barge channel, adjacent to developable tent, it competes for future development industrial land, which is maintained by the potential with the Everett CBD. It is now the Corps of Engineers. retail center of Everett and is emerging as a new concentration of office space in an area On the river front [the river continues around with a growing amount of multifamily the peninsula and is separated from the sound development. This area will figure promi- by I Jetty Island], a mix of water dependent nently in the city's future growth plans as and water related uses is encouraged. The additional retail and residential development examples of uses include marine services, intensify the area. I public activity areas--boat launches, marina, marine supplies--and the retail area known as 3. Central Business District (CBD). If Marina Village. Because of the challenges of Vision 2020 is implemented under the I diversity and opportunities for growth, Growth Management Act and Regional further development will need careful Transportation Plan, the Everett CBD will coordination to address potential conflicts emerge as a major development area. Any I between multiple uses, expansion of uses, and discussion of land use and development environmental constraints. Large industrial potential in the region uses terms that tracts located along the Snohomish River typically describe CBDs because so much is II have undergone a transition from active already in place. The terms include existing manufacturing areas to vacant parcels of land. infrastructure, integrated uses, more dense Everett's waterfronts can provide additional development, high capacity transit, mixed-use opportunities for significant growth in diverse water-dependent and water-related industrial ED-10