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Port of Everett and city staff outline marine port element changes, compatibility overlay compromise
Summary
Port officials and city staff presented an updated marine port element and described a near-term compromise to change the port compatibility overlay from a mapped designation to a text-based 800-foot reference and to require notice to the port for new construction or expansions that result in 10,000 square feet of building area.
The Everett Planning Commission discussed updates to the marine port element Feb. 18, including proposed code and policy changes to the port compatibility overlay and the addition of freight-corridor notices for developments near port truck routes.
Laura Gurley, Planning Director for the Port of Everett, described the port’s economic footprint and why a port chapter matters in a local comprehensive plan. “We generate, about $433,000,000 a year in tax revenue for both local, region, and state,” Gurley said, and she described the Port of Everett as a major center for Boeing cargo operations and ship repair work.
Staff told the commission the marine port element must “define and protect the core areas of port and port-related industrial uses,” provide efficient freight access and “identify and…
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