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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT foundations upon which the policies are based which have changed should be described in may cause a need to change the policies and detail so it will be simpler to find that a subsequent programs or regulations which different land use designation is appropriate. implement the policies. Major policy changes should be viewed in the context of changes to 3. Are the assumptions upon which the land the law, changed socioeconomic conditions, use designation of the subject property is shifts of community opinion and priorities, and based erroneous, or is new information significant changes to the amount and available which was not considered at the time characteristics of anticipated future growth. the Land Use Element was adopted, that , justify a change to the land use designation? If C. Amending the Land Use Map: The so, the erroneous assumptions or new City is asked much more frequently to amend information should be described in detail to the designations of the Land Use Map than the enable the Planning Commission and City policies embodied in the text. This is usually Council to find that the land use designation the result of an individual who wishes to should be changed. I rezone land to allow uses not permitted by the existing zoning of the property. Such requests 4. Does the proposed land use designation are sometimes based upon a specific proposed promote a more desirable land use pattern for use and development for a property, and the community as a whole? If so, a detailed sometimes are speculative for purposes of description of the qualities of the proposed increasing the value of the land without a use land use designation that make the land use or development plan proposed. In either case, pattern for the community more desirable the Planning Commission and City Council should be provided to enable the Planning411 must carefully evaluate requests to amend the Commission and City Council to find that the Land Use Map to determine the long term proposed land use designation is in the benefit to the community as a whole. The community's best interest. factors listed below should be considered in reviewing such amendment requests. Whether 5. Should the proposed land use designation initiated by the City or a private party, the be applied to other properties in the vicinity? burden of proof is upon the proponent to If so, the reasons supporting the change of demonstrate the long term benefit to the several properties should be described in community as a whole. detail. If not, the reasons for changing land use designation of a single site, as requested 1. Is the proposed land use designation by the proponent, should be provided in supported by or consistent with the existing sufficient detail to enable the Planning I policies of the various elements of the Commission and City Council to find that comprehensive plan? If it is consistent, it will approval as requested does not constitute a be simpler to find that the proposed change is grant of special privilege to the proponent or a in the best long term interests of the single owner of property. community. 6. What impacts would the proposed change 2. Have circumstances related to the subject of land use designation have on the current property and the area in which it is located use of other properties in the vicinity, and changed sufficiently since the adoption of the what measures should be taken to assure 111 Land Use Element to justify a change to the compatibility with the uses of other properties land use designation? If so, the circumstances in the vicinity? LU-68