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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2068 - Adopts comprehensive plan (Special)CITY OF MARYSVILLE Marysville,Washington ORDINANCE NO.aO"R /-C,-d20-7~ I -"/;t.~.:~. /-C;;~ 1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON ADOPTING A GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AND SUPERSEDING EXISTING POLICIES CONTAINED IN THE 1978 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE INTERIM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED IN 1994 AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NOS.909 AND 1702. WHEREAS,the State Legislature enacted the Growth Management Act in 1990 requiring cities and counties throughout the state to adopt comprehensive plans for a twenty-year planning period that includes elements addressing land use,housing,transportation, capital facilities,and utilities;and WHEREAS,Marysville commenced an update to its 1978 Comprehensive Plan in 1988.The Growth Management Act ("GMA") was passed in 1990 and required that Marysville adopt a comprehensive plan with certain required and optional elements; and WHEREAS,the City has elected to include Economic Development,Parks and Recreation,and Environmental and Resource Management as important elements in the comprehensive plan which are not mandated by the Growth Management Act;and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has been meeting since 1988 to determine the growth needs and wishes of the community for Marysville's future and since 1990 to develop a comprehensive plan consistent with the requirements of the GMA;and WHEREAS,the City has conducted an extensive public outreach program in the development of the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan and the Planning Commission and City Council have conducted numerous public workshops and hearings to obtain public input regarding growth issues related to Marysville's future;and WHEREAS,the cit~eens,business community,property owners, neighborhoods and civic organizations have expressed as desirable qualities for Marysville's planning guidelines the ideals of protecting neighborhood character,encouraging economic diversity,prowoting affordable housing,concentrating jobs in Marysville,increasing residential densities while maintaining a sense of community,providing adequate levels for public services,and maintaining a high quality of life;and WHEREAS,pursuant to Resolution No.1702,the Marysville City Council adopted an interim land use element which has provided for the orderly accommodation of growth in Marysville until the attached final Comprehensive Plan containing all elements required under the ~MA has been developed;and \ )mv!cp.ord •(i WHEREAS,Snohomish County has designated the Urban Growth boundaries for Marysville and the greater Marysville area as required by the GMA;and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission and City Council considered three (3)alternative growth scenarios as possible choices for Marysville's future and has reviewed the environmental impacts and policy tradeoffs of the alternatives pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA),including a scoping process, Draft Environmental Impact Statement,Final Environmental Impact Statement,and addendum thereto;and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council a growth concept for the Preferred Alternative comprehensive plan that most closely represents the desires of the Marysville community for the City's future growth pattern; and WHEREAS,the City Council has conducted public workshops and public hearings to review the recommendations of the Planning Commission and to take additional public testimony;and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the policies,land use designations,and investment strategies of the Preferred Alternative comply with the requirements of the Growth Management Act and are consistent with the County-side Planning Policies; and WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the Preferred Alternative for the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan provides for the orderly accommodation of growth in Marysville and promotes the best long-term interests of the Marysville community;and WHEREAS,the City Council will use the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan as a guide in the development of specific work programs and functional plans,amendment of development regulations,design of improvement projects,and preparation of budgets that implement the community's vision for the future as expressed in the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan;and WHEREAS,the City will hold additional public hearings to consider public testimony regarding rezone proposals necessary to make the Zoning Map consistent with the Land Use Map of the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan,and that through this public decision-making process future refinements to the Land Use Map may be made as deemed appropriate;and WHEREAS,the City will amend the various development regulations of the City as necessary to implement the policies and land use designations of the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan;and WHEREAS,the City will monitor the growth occurring under the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan and will periodically /mv/cp_ord 2 review and update the plan as provided by the Growth Management Act to make adjustments as needed to respond to changing circumstances and to ensure that growth in the community is of a desirable character and occurs in an orderly manner;and WHEREAS,while target population growth forecasts have been established for the Marysville Planning Area,the target must be reevaluated periodically.Since the population growth assumed in its target may be affected by many factors over which the City has little influence,the City must review and adjust the target if planning strategies do not produce the housing needed to accommodate the population growth target;and WHEREAS,the City Council recognizes that the population projected within the Preferred Alternative within the current Marysville city limits and the Marysville Planning Area are target population numbers;that planning under the Growth Management Act is an iterative process,and as additional information becomes available and additional decisions are made, subsequent adjustments to the plan and the population targets will need to be made; NOW,THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.That the City Council hereby adopts in accordance with the State of Washington Growth Management Act the Comprehensive Land Use Plan entitled "Proposed Comprehensive Plan City of Marysville"dated April 1,1996 as last amended by the City Council at its February 20,1996 meeting,a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference and which shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection. Section 2.That the body of policies adopted over time that are contained in the 1978 Comprehensive Plan and 1994 Interim Comprehensive Plan are hereby superseded and replaced by those contained in the attached Growth Management Comprehensive Plan. Accordingly,Resolution No.909 adopting the 1978 Comprehensive Plan and Resolution No.1702 adopting the 1994 Interim Comprehensive Plan are hereby repealed. Section 3.That specific programs,functional plans,codes and standards which implement the growth concepts of the attached Growth Management Comprehensive Plan will be adopted or updated as needed without having to be incorporated into the annual amendment process for the Comprehensive Plan as limited by the Growth Management Act. Section 4.That to implement the policies and directives of the Comprehensive Plan hereby adopted,the City Council must revise the City's Zoning Map.In order to do this,the Council shall have the discretion to make changes to the Zoning Code and Zoning Map. /mv/cp.ord 3 Section 5.That in addition to the authority provided by Chapter 36.70A RCW,the City adopts the comprehensive plan attached hereto under its general land use authority,Washington State Constitution,Article XI,Section 11,and Chapter 35.63 RCW. Section 6.That should any section,subsection,paragraph, sentence,clause or phrase set forth in this ordinance or in the Comprehensive Plan attached hereto,or its application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance,the Comprehensive Plan,or its application to any other person or situation.The City Council of the City of Marysville hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan and each section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections,sentences,clauses,phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 7.It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and promote the health,safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provisions nor any term used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or form the basis of any liability on the part of the City,or its officer,employees or agents,for any injury or damage resulting from any action or inaction on the part of the City,its officers,employees or agents. MAYOR 1.cYt PASSED by theity Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this day of -----'"org..;""""--.!Ll!.----'1996. CITY OF MARYSVILLE By (Jditj tJa~ ATTEST: ¥~By ,~~K /mv/cp.ord 4 Approved as to form: By ~k.w.ueO ?CITY ATTORNEY Date of Publication: Effective Date (5 days after publication): /mv/cp.ord 5