CITY OF SULTAN PLANNING AGENCY SCHEDULE FOR 2006

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES/AMENDMENT

The City of Sultan Planning Agency (City Council) will commence review of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Petitions docketed by the City on November 9, 2005.  The Comprehensive Plan Amendments to be considered by the Planning Agency include the following tasks:

1.         Complete update of the Water System Plan to be consistent with Comprehensive Plan and incorporate the Water System Plan as an Appendix to the Comprehensive Plan.

2.         Complete update of the General Sewer Plan to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and incorporate the General Sewer Plan as an Appendix to the Comprehensive Plan.

3.         Complete Stormwater Plan and incorporate the Stormwater Plan as an Appendix to the Comprehensive Plan.

4.         Update and amend the Comprehensive Plan consistent with the Urban Growth Area (UGA) established by Snohomish County Council and and revise regulations and map.  (Note:  Based on Snohomish County Council’s recent Motion No. 05-601 - two municipal areas have been added to our UGA.  UGA Mapping is being updated and will be presented to City Council in March to begin the adoption process.)

5.         Review, update, and amend Appendix B:  Level of Service (LOS) for Transportation, Parks, Police, Water and Wastewater, etc. to determine if our current standards are required, adequate and/or reasonable.

6.         Update and amend as needed Transportation Element of Comprehensive Plan and adopt Annual TIP (Transportation Improvement Plan).

7. Amend and update Park Element of Comprehensive Plan.

8. Amend and update Capital Facilities Element of Comprehensive Plan, amend and update City’s Capital Facilities Plan.

9. Approve and incorporate Sultan School District Capital Facilities Plan.

10. Update Map Folio to the Comprehensive Plan Consistent with changes made by tasks 1 thru 9 above.

The Public Meeting and Public Workshop Schedule with the Planning Agency to consider the Amendments will be held on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays of each month, beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the Sultan Community Center, 319 Main Street.  The anticipated dates for consideration and review of the 10-tasks will begin on March 21, 2006 and continue through October 2006.  Monthly Agendas and changes in the schedule will be posted on the City’s webpage and e-mailed to Known Plan Parties of Interest, in addition to posting on the Public Access Channel 21, and at City Hall and the Post Office.  The schedule for the Amendment process beginning on March 21, 2006 is as follows:

1. March 21, 2006 Overview of Amendments and process. Level of Service (LOS) and Park Element Review.  Note: (SEPA and CTED Review for Park Impact Fee increase under way March 1, 2006 end of CTED comment period).

2. April 4, 2006 continue above and begin review of Highway 2 Zoning.

3. March 23, 2006 Revised UGA Map Adoption

4. April 18, 2006 Continue above review Items 1 and 2.

5. May 9, .2006 Continue above review Items 1 and 2.

6. May 15, 2006 Completion and review of Water, Wastewater, and Storm Water Plans by Health Department, and Ecology.  Review for incorporation into plan.

7. May 23, 2006 Continue above review Items 1 and 2.

8. June 6, 2006 Finalize above Recommendations and Draft Capital Facility Plan.

9. June 20, 2006 Draft Capital Facility Plan.

10. July 25, 2006 Final Capital Facility Plan Update.

11. August 1, 2006 Update Map Folio based on above.

12.  September 14, 2006 Environmental and CTED Review of Amendments.

13.  September 28, 20026 First Reading Ordinance Adoption of Amendments.

14. October 12, 2006 Second Reading of Ordinance and Adoption of Amendments.

For additional information concerning the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process and Schedule or to be included on the Known Parties of Interest List e-mail list please, please contact the Community Development Department at 360.793.2231 ext 228.