Resolution 219RESOLUTION NO. 219
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS SUPPLEMENTING
THE NARRATIVE PORTION OF THE EDMONDS CONPREHEN-
SIVE PLAN, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE UN-
INCORPORATED AREA SOUTH OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
AND WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 99, PURSUANT TO
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 317.
WHEREAS, pursuant to public hearing and notice
the Planning Commission of the City of Edmonds adopted
Resolution No. 317 recommending the adoption of the
"Proposed Comprehensive Plan" which plan is to become
effective upon the annexation of the area described
therein, or any part thereof, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds
held public hearings at least thirty days apart upon
the said Proposed Comprehensive Plan, giving notice of
the time and place thereof by publication in a news-
paper of general circulation in said city and the area
to be annexed, and
WHEREAS, the City Council should and hereby does
adopt findings and determinations relative to its
adoption of the Proposed Comprehensive Plan, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of the adoption
of the Proposed Comprehensive Plan and these findings is
to provide an official map to become effective upon
annexation of the area described therein, or any part
thereof, being designed, among other things, to encourage
the most appropriate use of land throughout the area
to be annexed; to lessen traffic congestion and accidents;
to secure safety from fire; to provide adequate light
air; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid due
concentration of population; to promote a coordinated
development of the unbuilt areas; to encourage the
formation of neighborhood or community units; to
secure an appropriate allotment of land area in
new development for all the requirements of community
life; to conserve and restore natural beauty and
other natural resources; to facilitate the adequate
provision of transportation, water, sewerage and
other public uses and requirements.
Section 2. Existing land use. The predominant
type of land use development in this area is single-
family or low-density residential. An estimated 20%
of the land area is still vacant. The area contains
a population of about 8,000 to 10,000 people. The
area contains the Firdale Village Shopping Center
while numerous business and commercial activities have
been established along the fringe of U.S. 99. The
Westgate Shopping Center is located on the northwest
edge of the area with the majority of this center lo-
cated with the city limits of Edmonds. Some apart-
ment development has occurred in scattered locations
along Edmonds Way east of 92nd Avenue W. A petroleum
products manufacturing plant owned by Union Oil
Company of California is operating in an island of
unincorporated area completely surrounded by Edmonds
and Woodway.
Section 3. Public facilities. The study area
contains sux public schools, one future elementary
school site, and one private school, the Rich Whitman
School. The elementary schools are as follows:
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Sherwood, Woodway, Snoline and Esperence. The second-
ary schools are: Madrona Jr. High School and Woodway
Senior High School. No parks or recreation areas have
been purchased or developed within this area. A County
fire station is located on 88th Ave. W. near 228th Street
S.W.
Section 4. Existing zoning. Generally the area
is zoned RR -8400 and RR -9600 Single Family Zoning.
County zoning policy has permitted the establishment of
a strip commercial zone along the entire length of
U.S. 99 in the study area. A similar policy has per-
mitted the establishment of a mixture of business and
apartment zoning along Edmonds Way. Very little of
this zoned area along Edmonds Way is actually developed
at present for the proposed use. The property owned
by the Union Oil Company is zoned for Rural Use.
Section 5. Existing thoroughfares. The study
area contains a number of important streets, as follows:
U.S. 99 or Sign Route 99, Edmonds Way, 100th Avenue
West, 244th Street S.W., or the County Line Road, 84th
Avenue West, 104th and 106th Avenue W., and others.
These thoroughfares have been given various "classif-
ications" by the City and County according to various
plans adopted during the past five years.
Section 6. Adopted comprehensive plans. Two
comprehensive plans have been adopted for this area:
one developed by the City in 1964 and the other
developed by the County in 1967. The City's plan was
not legally operative at the time of enactment, in that
it was adopted prior to the establishment by the
State Legislature of any procedure for the adoption
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of such plans covering areas outside the limits of
a municipality.
Section 7. Proposed comprehensive plan. The
Proposed Comprehensive Plan incorporates the various
parts of the two existing plans with some refinements.
The proposed Plan contains six land use categories
as follows: single-family residential, multi -family
residential, commercial, industrial, schools and parks.
The industrial land use category is a new designation
which has not in past years been included as a part
of the Edmonds Comprehensive Plan. This category
has been established to properly reflect the existing
land use on the Union Oil Company of California property.
(a) Land use along U.S. Highway No. 99. Public
zoning policy over the past decades has allowed the
development of a 50 mile long commercial strip between
Everett and Tacoma. This type of development destroys
the thru traffic capability of the highway which was
built at considerable public expense for the purpose
of moving high volumes of thru traffic. In addition,
strip commercial development brings with it serious
conflicts in vehicular movements, and a visual clutter
of outdoor advertising, overhead utilities, and end-
less parking lots -- all of which create an ugly en-
vironment. Thousands of commutors who daily travel
this route are forced to live with this unpleasant
experience without the slightest opportunity for
some relief in scenery.
However, since the character of development is
well established and because of the considerable private
investment in property adjoining the highway, the
City recognizes the strip commercial area along U.S.
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99 on the Comprehensive Plan of Edmonds. It is the
City's intention, however, that the single family
residential zoning in the vicinity of this highway
be preserved with no commercial or apartment zoning
allowed to expand into the existing single family zones.
(b) Land use along Edmonds Way. The proposed
plan expresses a similar policy regarding apartment
development along Edmonds Way. The past planning and
zoning policies of both Edmonds and the County have
designated a strip apartment area from the Westgate
Shopping Center eastward to U.S. 99. The continuation
of this policy is not the best development of the
area and should be discontinued. The Plan proposed
two apartment areas with relatively compact shapes
along Edmonds Way in the vicinity of 238th and 232nd
Place. These proposed apartment areas are slightly
smaller than the zoned area already established by
the County. This small sized area implies that the
City prefers to discourage an enlargement of the
apartment areas along Edmonds Way. Also, two small
apartment areas are proposed on the north and east
sides of the Westgate Shopping Center in recognition of
existing business and apartment zoning. A fifth
apartment district is proposed on the County Line
just east of Firdale Village, also in recognition of
recent County zoning for apartment.
(c) Future parks. Two neighborhood parks and
one urban park are proposed for this area. Based on
some recognized national standards of one acre of
park for every 100 people, this area should ideally
contain about 100 acres of parks. The proposed park
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areas contained in the Proposed Comprehensive Plan
are as follows: Woodway Neighborhood Park - 15.4
acres; Chase Lake Park - 14.1 acres; Madrona Urban
Park - 25.1 acres. Although less than the national
standards, when viewed along with existing city
parks and available and foreseeable financial resources
the proposed parks should be adequate.
(d) Thoroughfares. The Plan follows the con-
cept of establishing arterials one mile apart with a
collector street between arterials forming a grid
pattern throughout the urbanized area. The design of
this Plan has been coordinated with the arterial plan
of King County, Edmonds, and the State Highway Department.
(e) Schools. The planning for school facilities
has been carried out by the Edmonds School District during
the past years. The school facilities are vitually
complete in this section of the County with the exception
of one elementary school which is planned for construc-
tion in 1971 if school enrollments justify it.
Section 8. Map documentation. This Proposed
Comprehensive Plan is documented by the following ex-
isting maps: No. 1, Existing Land Use; No. 2, Existing
Zoning; No. 3, Existing County Comprehensive Plan; No. 4
Proposed Comprehensive Plan. Said maps are contained in
Planning Commission File No. CP -1-69.
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edmonds
on this 17th day of February, 1970.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: December 16, 1969
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: February 17, 1970
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