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• • 740FETT ORDINANCE NO. 2060-95 An Ordinance Adopting Land Use Designations for the 19th Avenue SE Study Area as the Final Phase of Adoption of the City of Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan WHEREAS,the Everett City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2021-94 establishing Everett's Growth Management Comprehensive Plan on August 3, 1994,pursuant to the Washington State Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission spent four years studying a variety of issues,trends, laws, projected needs, and community preferences related to the development of the comprehensive plan, including land use, housing, economic development,transportation, utility infrastructure, urban design, community image,and the environment; and WHEREAS,the City considered different land use alternatives in the 19th Avenue SE Study Area as part of its evaluation of its Growth Management Comprehensive Plan and the impacts of the different land use alternatives were analyzed in a Draft and Final EIS for the City of Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, Section 5 of Ordinance No. 2021-94 designated the 19th Avenue SE Study Area as a special study area and declared the City's intent to adopt the land use designations for this area as a final phase of comprehensive plan adoption, in order to allow for the completion of a detailed environmental impact statement(EIS)for a pending plan amendment and rezone and to allow for further consideration of public testimony for the study area by the Planning Commission and City Council; and WHEREAS,the 19th Avenue SE Study Area has a fragmented mix of zoning classifications which has resulted from changes to the comprehensive plan in 1972, 1983 and 1986-87; and WHEREAS, land development which has occurred within the 19th Avenue SE study area in the last ten years consists of a mix of uses including multiple family housing,office, retail, commercial service, storage, and restaurants; and WHEREAS,the City of Everett issued a Final EIS for the proposed Costco store which analyzed the impacts of a proposed 156,000 square foot store as well as other potential land uses on a portion of the 19th Avenue Study Area; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and analyzed the existing conditions in the 19th Avenue SE Study Area related to the Costco proposal and the surrounding properties within the study area, including existing uses,zoning, environmentally sensitive areas, drainage patterns, and traffic patterns; and