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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT 1.3 Industrial Land Use Policies: The 1.3.4 Identify on the Land Use Map Land Use Element must identify sufficient land appropriate areas in which to apply the to provide the for the manufacturing and following industrial land use designations: industrial service needs projected for the community. Everett's traditional manufactur- (a) Heavy Manufacturing: Areas where ing base has experienced a decline from its heavy manufacturing or industrial uses are early days, when the original city was ringed established and are expected to continue, with numerous waterfront industries. While including the Boeing aircraft assembly plant, vestiges of the city's wood products tradition and Burlington Northern Railroad Delta yard. remain, aircraft assembly, high technology manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, (b) Maritime Services: Areas oriented to and service businesses currently dominate the Everett's marine waterfront where a "working city's industrial base. The manufacturing waterfront" exists or is to be promoted along sector of Snohomish County's economy is with other compatible forms of marine related expected to decline in proportion to the commerce and services, and in which to service, W.T.C.U, government and retail further the city's goals of improving public sectors. The city feels the preservation of a access to the shoreline and expanding strong industrial land base is the key to the waterfront recreational opportunities. I long term economic health and stability of the county and region. Everett's large industrial (c) Light Industry: Areas where a wide land base is viewed as a regional economic variety of industrial, heavy commercial, and resource that cannot be easily replaced business park activities may occur which do elsewhere in the region. Therefore, these not have the potential impacts of heavy4111 policies emphasize the preservation of most of manufacturing. Everett's industrial land base for future job growth and the industrial and service needs of (d) Office and Industrial Park: Areas where the region, and to provide for compatibility a high quality, campus style of office and between industrial areas and more sensitive industrial park development can occur on land uses. large parcels of land. I 1.3.1 Identify which industrial areas should 1.3.5 Promote increased ridership and remain designated for industrial development frequency of service for public transit serving and determine where currently designated industrial areas, and locate transit routes and industrial lands should be designated for other stops in a manner which encourages uses, while promoting compatibility between employees to use public transit. industrial uses and more sensitive land uses. 1.3.6 All industrial developments should be 1.3.2 Encourage the establishment and designed and developed to promote easy expansion of industrial uses which strengthen access for employees using public transit, and and diversify the local economy. the physically disabled. 1.3.3 Strongly encourage careful siting and 1.3.7 All industrial developments should be design of uses within industrial zones and operated so as to minimize impacts on adopt standards to minimize impacts on more surrounding land uses, especially less intensive sensitive land uses in adjoining areas. residential land uses. I LU-22