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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> LAND USE ELEMENT <br /> 1.15.2 Promote a land use pattern which will 1.15.11 Protect and enhance wildlife habitat410 <br /> protect the values of ESA's, and prevent areas. <br /> hazardous conditions. <br /> 1.15.12 Inventory and designate the ESA's <br /> 1.15.3 Provide innovative development design within the city and its designated urban growth <br /> which assures protection of ESA's and which areas. <br /> also allows for reasonable use and <br /> development of properties. 1.15.13 Amend the zoning code and other <br /> development regulations as needed to properly <br /> 1.15.4 Protect steep slope and unstable soils regulate development in ESA's while still <br /> areas from the impacts of development, and allowing reasonable use of properties. <br /> protect development from the hazards posed I <br /> by steep slopes and unstable soils. Earth Resources. Discussion. The natural <br /> topography of the City contributes to its <br /> 1.15.5 Encourage land development and overall aesthetic quality and desirability as a <br /> construction practices which cause minimal place to live, visit, conduct business, and play. <br /> disturbance to unstable soils and steep slopes. Many of the remaining undeveloped areas of <br /> the City are located on hillsides or in ravines <br /> 1.15.6 Encourage construction and site where steep slopes and unstable soils have <br /> planning practices that adequately address the discouraged development. Wooded steep <br /> physical limitations of topographical and slopes and ravines are distinctive natural <br /> geological features. features which provide open space and wildlife <br /> habitat in the urban setting. <br /> 1.15.7 Insure prompt development, 1111 <br /> restoration and effective erosion control of However, many of the land forms in Everett <br /> property during and after land clearing pose risks to public safety, life and property, if <br /> through the use of phased development, developed or allowed to be improperly <br /> replanting, and other appropriate engineering developed. Hazards associated with develop- <br /> and construction management techniques. ment activities on slopes are a function of <br /> geological characteristics, degree of slope, and <br /> 1.15.8 Protect and improve surface and soils stability. The primary geological elements <br /> ground water quality. and hazards of concern in Everett are landslide I <br /> hazards, seismic hazards, erosion hazards and <br /> 1.15.9 Protect and enhance the natural ground water aquifers. Each of these is <br /> functions of water resources such as streams, discussed below. <br /> lakes, and wetlands, including water quality <br /> maintenance, fish and wildlife habitat, runoff Landslide Hazards. Landslide hazards exist <br /> and flood control, ground water recharge and in areas with certain "unstable" soils on slopes <br /> discharge, sediment retention, pollution of 15% or greater, slopes greater than 40%, <br /> assimilation, and stream flow. and in documented areas of previous landslide �. <br /> activity. Several factors are responsible for <br /> 1.15.10 Encourage land development, contributing to landslide hazard conditions. <br /> construction and site planning practices that Gravity is the driving force behind landslides. <br /> 111, <br /> protect and enhance the City's water Landslides in the Everett area usually occur in <br /> resources. unconsolidated or partially consolidated <br /> sediments. When these soils are combined I <br /> LU-50 <br />