Key Commitments
99,822 residents by 2044, 39,976 housing units by 2044, 32,926 jobs by 2044, 80% of CIC zoned industrial/manufacturing
Goals
(8 total)
- LU 1: Ensure that the City's land use vision is consistent with State, Regional and County-wide statutes, plans and policies as well as the community's vision.
- LU 2: Proactively monitor land utilization and future expansion needs, ensuring that UGA expansion and annexation plans, and transitions are well-considered and consistent with those of Snohomish County and neighboring jurisdictions.
- LU 3: Provide a well-defined and compelling vision for growth and development.
- LU 4: Promote harmony and compatibility of diverse land uses through proper location and design of uses, and appropriate mitigation measures.
- LU 5: Encourage high-quality architecture and site design that cultivates a sense of place, enhances the City's unique character, and improves the built environment.
- LU 6: Provide adequate commercial uses to serve the City's growing population by advancing business and trade, and providing a variety of commercial opportunities that enhance the economic vitality of the community.
- LU 7: Protect and strengthen the vitality, character, and stability of established residential neighborhoods, while providing safe, quality housing options, both ownership and rental, for households of all incomes, ages, and lifestyles.
- LU 8: Promote the development of a variety of industrial uses, particularly in the Cascade Industrial Center (CIC), that provide living wage job opportunities for residents of the City and neighboring areas.
Stronger Policy Language (24 policies)
- LU 1.2: All Comprehensive Plan elements shall be internally consistent, including capital budget decisions outlined in the Capital Facilities Plan.
- LU 1.8: Periodically review goals and policies to monitor progress towards implementation... Every five years, conduct an implementation progress report...
- LU 3.5: Require urban level facilities, services, and utilities to be provided prior to, or concurrent with, development to ensure adequate level of service...
- LU 8.3: Require that at least 80 percent of the property in the CIC is zoned for industrial and manufacturing uses...
Aspirational / Monitoring Language (25 policies)
- LU 3.9: Encourage convenience and commercial services at or near transit stations, park and rides, and major transit stops to foster a more pleasant transit experience...
- LU 4.5: Encourage the preservation of small farms and agricultural uses by requiring adjacent new developments to provide buffers and screening...
- LU 5.1: Encourage architectural design that enhances the overall coherence of a Neighborhood's visual character.
- LU 5.9: Encourage day and nighttime activities, as appropriate, in the Downtown Neighborhood, Waterfront, and Mixed Use zone...
- LU 6.3: Strengthen existing commercial centers, and promote a diversified employment.