Ordinance 2021-94 - Laserfiche WebLink

plan as provided by the Growth Management Act to make adjustments as needed to respond to changing circumstances and to ensure that growth in the community is of a desirable character and occurs in an orderly manner; and WHEREAS, that while the Everett Planning Area has the capacity under the Preferred Alternative for a population of 150,000 by 2012, this target must be re- evaluated periodically. Since much of the population growth assumed in this target is based upon redevelopment which will be affected by many factors over which the City has little influence, the City must review and adjust the target if redevelopment strategies do not produce the housing needed to accommodate the population growth target; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that the population projected within the Preferred Alternative within the current Everett city limits and the Everett Planning Area are target population numbers; that planning under the Growth Management Act is an iterative process, and as additional information becomes available and additional decisions are made, subsequent adjustments to the plan and the population targets will need to be made; NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Everett Does Ordain: SECTION 1: That the City Council hereby adopts in accordance with the State of Washington Growth Management Act, the Preferred Alternative which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference as the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan for the City of Everett; SECTION 2: That the City Council will use the Transportation Element and the Capital Facilities Element as a guide for capital budget and investment decisions for the City, including the annual Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan; SECTION 3: That the body of policies adopted over time that are contained in the Everett General Plan are hereby superseded and replaced by those contained in the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan, but that the following functional plans which have been previously adopted and which may be updated in the future by the City shall remain as policy guidelines to be used in shaping future growth in the community: a) A Development Plan for Everett's Central City b) An Urban Design Plan for the Everett Harborfront c) Snohomish River Bicycle-Pedestrian Public Access Plan d) Everett Harborfront Public Access Plan e) Rucker & Grand Avenues Historic Overlay Zones f) Urban Service Area Element g) Shoreline Master Program 3