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A. The policies and goals set forth in this chapter are supplementary to those in the existing authorization of the city.

B. The city designates and adopts by reference the following policies as the basis for the city’s exercise of authority pursuant to this section:

1. The city shall use all practicable means, consistent with other essential considerations of state policy, to improve and coordinate plans, functions, programs, and resources to the end that the state and its citizens may:

a. Fulfill the responsibilities of each generation as steward of the environment for succeeding generations;

b. Assure for all people of Washington safe, healthful, productive, and aesthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings;

c. Attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences;

d. Preserve important historic, cultural, scientific, educational, and natural aspects of our heritage;

e. Maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice;

f. Achieve a balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wise sharing of life’s amenities; and

g. Enhance the quality of renewable resources and approach the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources.

2. The city recognizes that each person has a fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment and that each person has a responsibility to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the environment.

3. The city adopts by reference the following city codes, ordinances, resolutions, plans and policies as now exist or as may hereinafter be amended:

a. BMC Title 18, as amended, regarding water and sewers;

b. BMC Title 15, as amended, regarding subdivisions;

c. BMC Title 12, as amended, regarding zoning;

d. BMC Title 13, as amended, regarding shoreline management;

e. BMC Title 21, as amended, regarding development impact mitigation;

f. BMC Title 17, Transportation;

g. BMC Title 18, Utilities Infrastructure;

h. Ordinance 1557, as amended, the Imagine Bothell... Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive water plan, comprehensive sewer plan, and comprehensive storm water master plan;

i. Resolution 774 as it now exists or may hereafter be amended establishing a policy relating to transportation level of service standards and requiring transportation impact mitigation;

j. Ordinance No. 1447 as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, the critical areas ordinance;

k. RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.090;

l. City of Bothell Design and Construction Standards and Specifications;

m. City of Bothell Complete Streets Policy dated September 20, 2016, as adopted by Ordinance No. 2217 (2017). (Ord. 2217 § 2, 2017; Ord. 1631 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1370 § 1, 1990).