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Everett · EVT-CP-2044 · Pages 231-260

Public Facilities and Services

The Public Facilities and Services Element inventories and plans for the capital facilities needed to support Everett's growth including police, fire, schools, water, sewer, surface water management, and utilities. It incorporates by reference adopted comprehensive plans for water, sewer, surface water, and school district capital facilities plans, and establishes 27 numbered policies governing public facilities, utilities, specific services, and essential public facility siting. The element applies GMA concurrency requirements to transportation, water, and sewer facilities.

Capital Facilities Governance Economy Environment Social
Key Commitments
Water system deficiency of 13.0 MGD projected by 2040; pumped system storage deficiency 1.7 million gallons by 2040; $124M surface water capital improvement needs over 10 years; Mukilteo School District minimum LOS: K-5 class size 25, 6-8 class size 30, 9-12 class size 33
Goals (4 total)
  • PF-1: Everett's public facilities and services are planned and designed to support the Urban Form element, coordinated with regional partners, and delivered in time to adequately serve the community and new development.
  • PF-2: Everett's public facilities are attractive and compatible with their surroundings and are designed, maintained, and monitored for optimal levels of service, function, safety, health and sanitation, and fiscal and resource sustainability.
  • PF-3: Everett collaborates with regional partners to site essential public facilities in an equitable and practical manner that minimizes impacts to surrounding land uses.
  • PF-4: Technology, process improvements, conservation, and demand management extend the life and capacity of public facilities and utilities.
Stronger Policy Language (18 policies)
  • PF-1: The following are incorporated by reference into the comprehensive plan: City of Everett Comprehensive Water Plan, Comprehensive Sewer Plan, Surface Water Plan, and school district CFPs.
  • PF-20: The City may extend sanitary sewer services in unincorporated areas; require benefiting property owners to agree to city annexation at such time as the city may request.
  • PF-22: Implement a Capital Improvement Program that maintains and improves the municipal separate stormwater system in a manner that enhances and protects the City's natural environment.
  • PF-26: Maintain a process for siting essential public facilities in Everett when necessary, including provisions for notice and an opportunity to comment.
Aspirational / Monitoring Language (7 policies)
  • PF-5: Consider view, solar access, vegetation removal, and noise impacts when designing new public facilities and utilities and seek to minimize those impacts.
  • PF-13: Promote coordination of utility trenching activities for new construction, road maintenance, and other purposes.
  • PF-17: Promote consistency and cooperation regarding the provision of utilities between the City Comprehensive Plan and the plans of adjacent and affected jurisdictions.

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