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Ordinance No. 3078—Q8 osoAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1671-89, AS AMENDED (EMC TITLE 19, ZONING), AND ESTABLISHING A NEW MOBILEHOME PARK OVERLAY ZONE WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (GMA) and the City of Everett Comprehensive Plan recognize that available, affordable housing is essential to a vital economy and a healthy community; and WHEREAS, manufactured homes in mobilehome park communities tend to remain affordable, compared to homes on fee-simple land; and WHEREAS, mobilehome park owners face increasing pressure to convert their mobilehome parks to other uses, due in part to increased land values and the resulting increased tax assessments; and WHEREAS, mobilehome park community residents are vulnerable to displacement because, although they own their homes, they do not own the land upon which their homes rest; and WHEREAS,the closure of mobilehome parks decreases potential housing options for seniors and persons with limited or fixed income; and WHEREAS,there are 10 mobilehome parks in Everett, of which eight are located within residential zones; and WHEREAS, a mobilehome park owner's long-term commitment (i.e., five years or longer)to retain a mobilehome park in its present use may result in a lower assessed value of the underlying land and lower property tax assessment; and WHEREAS,this ordinance provides a method for owners to make such a commitment, on a voluntary basis, by requesting that the Mobilehome Park Overlay Zone created by this ordinance be applied to their mobilehome park property; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendments, conducted a public hearing on May 20, 2008, considered public comment, and adopted a resolution recommending that the Council approve the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS,the proposed amendments are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Policies; and