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Home My WebLink About2012-001 ORDINANCE NO. 2012-001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL CENTER WHEREAS, the City of Arlington, Washington has the authority to regulate land uses within the City, and has gone through its periodic review and update of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, included in the review of the Comprehensive Plan is an amendment to designate a specified portion of the City as a Manufacturing Industrial Center, including text amendments to Chapters 3 and 7 and a new Figure 2-21 which identifies the boundaries of the Manufacturing Industrial Center; and WHEREAS, the Manufacturing Industrial Center is intended to designate an area for manufacturing and industrial uses and to create a major employment center that attracts a variety of employers in manufacturing and industrial uses; and WHEREAS, the Manufacturing Industrial Center will be an area that primarily encourages manufacturing and industrial uses and discourages non-industrial uses to the best extent possible; and, WHEREAS, an Existing Conditions Report was drafted in support of the Manufacturing Industrial Center designation which evaluates current land use, transportation, and employment issues; and WHEREAS, by designating the Manufacturing Industrial Center in the Comprehensive Plan, the City would be eligible for competitive transportation infrastructure funding; and WHEREAS, the City is locally designating the Manufacturing Industrial Center, and in the future, will work collaboratively with the City of Marysville to help develop a regionally- designated Manufacturing Industrial Center once benchmarks are achieved; and WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has complied with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA); and WHEREAS, on October 31, 2011, the Comprehensive Plan amendments were determined to have no significant environmental impacts; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered these amendments at the November 15, 2011 meeting and the December 6, 2011 public hearing and recommended that the City Council adopt the amendments. The City Council considered these amendments at their November 28, 2011 workshop, December 19, 2011 public hearing and January 3, 2012 regular ORDINANCE NO. 2012-001 1 meeting and determined approving the amendments was in the best interest of the City and its citizens; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Chapter 3: Goals and Policies, shall be amended to add the following policies under the Industrial Land Use section as part of the Land Use Goals & Policies: PL-12.5 Pursue the designation of the Arlington-Smokey Point Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC) in the Snohomish County Countywide Planning Policies and regional designation by Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). PL-12.6 Support the development and growth of the Arlington-Sm okey Point MIC by supporting a concentrated manufacturing and industrial base and by planning for future growth and infrastructure improvements. PL-12.7 Develop appropriate zoning, design review and landscaping regulations so that manufacturing uses within the MIC are buffered from the impacts to residential uses. PL-12.8 Ensure at least a minimum of 80% of the property within the MIC is planned and zoned for industrial and manufacturing uses. Compatible non- industrial uses shall be conditioned to mitigate for potential conflicts with current and future industrial uses. Section 2. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Chapter 3: Goals and Policies, shall be amended to delete the following policy under the Airport/Industrial Area section as part of the Land Use Goals and Policies: PE-5.18 Seek a PSRC designation of Manufacturing/Industrial Center, perhaps jointly with the City of Marysville, which is planning for additional industrial/business park land use designations for the area of its UGA that abuts our industrial area. Such a designation would open up additional funding opportunities for infrastructure. Section 3. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Chapter 3: Goals and Policies, shall be amended to add a new section titled Manufacturing/Industrial Center (MIC) and shall contain the following goal and policies under said section as part of the Economic Development Goals an Policies: GE-8 Seek regional PSRC designation of the 'Arlington-Smokey Point Manufacturing/Industrial Center (MIC), jointly with the City of ORDINANCE NO. 2012-001 2 Marysville, which is planning for additional manufacturing and industrial land uses south of the City of Arlington that abuts our industrial area. Such a designation would open up additional funding opportunities for infrastructure. PE-8.1 Provide adequate infrastructure, support existing facilities and services and protect the MIC area against incompatible uses in order to maintain and attract new manufacturing and industrial businesses and will help Arlington continue to be a place to live, work and play. PE-8.2 Develop policies and regulations that are coordinated with economic development strategies to encourage growth and sustain manufacturing and industrial businesses in Arlington. PE-8.3 The City should make every effort to provide up-front economic information, site development data, and streamline permit processing in order to assist existing and help develop new manufacturing and industrial businesses in the MIC. Section 4. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Chapter 3: Goals and Policies shall be amended to add the following policies under the Manufacturing/Industrial Center (MIC) section as part of the Transportation Goals & Policies: PT-14.1 Identify and implement short-term and long-range infrastructure improvements that supports existing and helps stimulate the development of new manufacturing and industrial uses in the MIC. PT-14.2 Work collaboratively with the City of Marysville to develop a seamless and compatible road network in order to efficiently move goods and services within and outside the MIC. PT-14.3 Develop a street design that incorporates low-impact development standards which reduces surfacewater and enhances aesthetics of the area. PT-14.4 Implement a non-motorized network throughout the area that allows pedestrian and cyclists to access adjoining businesses and neighborhoods. PT-14.5 Require landscaping along roadways and between properties that are adjacent to neighborhoods to reduce noise and visual impacts. PT-14.6 Achieve regional MIC designation with PSRC to allow access to state and federal transportation infrastructure funding. ORDINANCE NO. 2012-001 3 PT-14.7 Ensure that future roadway development allows for the movement of large trucks. Identify and address areas that are deficient in design or hinders circulation and access. PT-14.8 Encourage existing and new businesses to utilize the BNSF railroad spur as useful resource to move goods and services within and outside the MIC. PT-14.9 Design both motorized and non-motorized facilities in a manner that allows for the safe and efficient movement of freight and people, while minimizing conflicts with railroad crossings. Section 5. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Chapter 7: Land Use Element shall be amended to add the following: 7.5.5 Manufacturing/Industrial Center Designation. The Arlington-Smokey Point Manufacturing/ Industrial Center (MIC) is a locally-designated area with which includes all industrially-zoned land, the Arlington Municipal Airport, Airport Business Park, and some limited areas of commercial along 172nd St. NE (SR 531). The boundaries of this area are shown in Figure 2-21 of the Comprehensive Plan. The area encompasses approximately 2,291 acres, most of which is either zoned General Industrial or Aviation Flightline. The designation of this area as a MIC supports concentrated uses for high intensity light and heavy manufacturing, while limiting large areas of retail and residential. MIC`s are intended to accommodate a significant amount of regional employment and should be protected from incompatible uses. By locally designating the area as a MIC, the City will have access to Infrastructure Coordinating Committee (ICC) funding, which provides planning, funding and implementation of infrastructure and transportation systems. A joint-MIC, including industrial areas within the cities of Arlington and Marysville, may be considered in the future for County and regional designation once specific criteria established by Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) are met. Section 6. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2: Figures and Maps shall be amended to add Figure 2-21: Arlington-Smokey Point Manufacturing Industrial Center(MIC), as shown on Attachment"I". Section 7. Severability. If any provision, section, or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. ORDINANCE NO. 2012-001 4 Section 8. Effective Date. A summary of this Ordinance consisting of its title shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days of the date of publication. P SSED BY the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this day of Ir , 2012. CITY OF ARLINGTON e A2A f a :] /-- --� Barbara Tolbert, Mayor ATTEST: Kristi Banfield, City Cl i-k APPROVED TO AS FORM: St en J. e e, y Attorney ORDINANCE NO, 2012-001 5 i CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE 1, Kristin Banfield, being the duly appointed and acting Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance #2012-001 was approved at the January 3, 2012 City Council meeting. ORDINANCE #2012-001 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL CENTER" A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached. Dated this 6th day of January, 2012. Kristin anf eld City Cle for the City of Arlington