Ordinance 1566-89 - Laserfiche WebLink

(01r414 S Meridian Aggregates Co. Rezone 10-87 Page -3- 4 . The subject property is designated Light Industry on the Comprehensive Plan that was adopted by the Everett City Council on August 12, 1987. The properties to the north and east are designated as Heavy Manufacturing. However , the long range planning section of the Everett Planning Department indicated that it was the intent of the City in the recently adopted Comprehensive Plan to include the subject property as part of Heavy Manufacturing designation of the Comprehensive Plan . The reason it was not included is that the City did not know that the property was owned by Burlington Northern. (Cunningham testimony, staff report) 5. The subject property has been developed as as asphalt batch plant. In May of 1987 the City of Everett issued a Determination of Non-Significance pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act for the allowance of construction of the asphalt batch plant on the adjacent property. The batch plant is operated by Wilder Construction which is a subsidiary of the Burlington Northern, the owner of the property. (staff report) 6. It is the intent of the Applicant to use the subject property as storage area for the asphalt batch plant. This , according to the Applicant, will create a more efficient layout of the batch plant site and will allow the expansion and reorientation of the site. (staff report) 7. Immediately south of the subject property is 15th Street which is an 80 ' undeveloped right-of-way. It is the intent of the Applicant to have the City vacate this property. (Carpenter testimony) 8. Immediately south of the 80 ' right-of-way is heavily vegetated property that is zoned C-1 . The vegetation provides a buffer from the C-1 zone to the M-1 zone where the asphalt batch plant site is located. (Cunningham testimony) 9 . The Everett Planning Department has recommended approval of the rezone subject to the Applicant entering into a Concomitant Agreement with specified conditions . In addition to the Agreement, at the public hearing the Everett Planning Department introduced an amendment to the Concomitant Agreement concerning stockpiling of sand and dirt west of the subject property. In addition , the City also recommended a change of condition 3C of the Concomitant Agreement. The change requires landscaping be completed or bonded prior to the operation of the asphalt batch plant. (staff report)