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111 EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT b) The city shall use the shoreline permit and environmental review process to identify and 1.14.1 Flooding: The areas within the mitigate environmental impacts resulting from Everett Planning Area which are subject to shoreline activities. frequent flooding are regulated by the requirements of either Section 30 (Floodplain 1.12.8 Water Quality. Shoreline uses and Overlay Districts) or Section 37 (En- developments have the potential to directly vironmentally Sensitive Areas) of the zoning impact the quality of abutting waters. code. The floodplain areas in Everett are Increasingly strict State and Federal water located in the floodplain or on the flood fringe quality regulations, as well as the community's of the Snohomish River. The requirements of desire for a clean environment, necessitate Section 30 of the zoning code have been special consideration to ensure that future approved by the Federal Emergency shoreline activities do not adversely affect Management Agency as meeting the water quality. All future shoreline uses shall requirements of the Federal Insurance incorporate storm drainage and sewage Administration. The floodplain and flood treatment measures, proper handling of fringe areas are also regulated under the City's hazardous materials used and stored on site, Shoreline Master Program, which applies and remediation of existing site contaminants additional requirements to specific de- to ensure that they do not pollute the waters velopment proposals to reduce potential flood of Everett's shoreline. related impacts. Some of the "special study areas" identified in Section 0.15 are located 1.13 Building Intensities: The Growth within areas within the floodplain or flood Management Act requires that the Land Use fringe and under the jurisdiction of the SMP. Element address the intensity of development Additional studies which may be conducted desired for different areas. Building intensity within these areas will address flood related is commonly expressed in a variety of impacts and mitigation. manners, such as building bulk, building height, lot coverage, floor area ratios, and The requirements of Section 37 of the zoning open space ratios. code have been developed in accordance with the Washington State administrative guidelines 1.13.1 The permitted building intensities for for environmentally sensitive areas, which are the Everett Planning Area shall be allowed as used to implement the requirements of the currently specified by the Everett Zoning Growth Management Act. In addition to Code. The zoning standards shall be evalu- these two sections of the zoning code, the ated and periodically revised as necessary to South Everett Drainage Basin Plans have implement the land use concepts desired for all identified specific flooding problem areas and portions of the Everett Planning Area. physical improvements or programs necessary to alleviate flooding. 1.14 Flooding, Surface Drainage, and Water Quality: The Growth Management a) The city shall continue to use and update Act requires that the Land Use Element Sections 30 and 37 of the zoning code and the include a description of the effects of the land South Everett Drainage Basin Plans to control use plan on flooding, surface drainage and flooding problems. water quality, and remedial actions required to prevent or alleviate problems. Each will be 1.14.2 Surface Drainage: Surface drainage is described herein. regulated by the Everett Drainage Ordinance. LU-47