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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> LAND USE ELEMENT <br /> plan is an analysis of the "holding capacity" of determined that it cannot provide for all of the <br /> existing land use plan designations. This population growth proposed by SCT, but can <br /> analysis will allow the city to understand what accommodate the projected employment level. <br /> capacity exists under the existing plan, and can The population and employment growth <br /> be used as a baseline to evaluate the need for targets for the Everett Planning Area are <br /> additional land use changes. When the based upon the land use capacity of the <br /> holding capacity analysis is used with growth preferred land use plan that represents <br /> projections, it can be determined whether Everett's growth concept for the <br /> there is sufficient land in appropriate comprehensive plan. 1 <br /> designated categories to accommodate the <br /> projected or the desired amounts and types of 1. Population Holding Capacity. The <br /> land uses within the community. The 2012 following table illustrates the estimated <br /> population and employment proposed by additional population holding capacity of the <br /> Snohomish County Tomorrow (SCT) for Land Use Map for the subareas of the Everett <br /> Everett's Planning Area was approximately Planning Area. <br /> 167,000 resident and 128,000 jobs. Everett <br /> has analyzed the capacity of the Everett <br /> Planning Area to accommodate additional <br /> population and employment, and has <br /> Additional Population Holding Capacity in Sub-Areas of the Everett Planning Area <br /> 1111 <br /> Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Area 5 Area 6 Total <br /> In City <br /> Limits 9,400 3,806 2,823 -0- 4,208 1,669 21,906 <br /> Unincorp. <br /> Area -0- -0- -0 - 4,201 5,034 6,620 15,855 <br /> Total <br /> Additional <br /> Pop. Capac. 9,400 3,806 2,823 4,201 9,242 8,289 37,761 <br /> Plus 1994 <br /> Est. Popul. 27,264 24,205 4,173 7,599 31,965 21,363 116,569 <br /> 2012 Popul. 111Capacity 36,664 28,011 6,996 11,800 41,207 29,652 154,330 <br /> The total estimated population holding because the population capacity includes <br /> capacity of the Everett Planning Area, assumptions of possible housing construction <br /> approximately 154,000, exceeds the total on residential lands that may be used for non- <br /> population target of the preferred alternative residential public facilities, such as parks or <br /> by approximately 4,000 residents. The reason schools. (At this time, it is not known where <br /> the target population level is lower is such facilities may be located). The target I <br /> LU-10 I <br />