3400 RIVERFRONT BLVD BASE FILE 2020-07-15

material will be removed for the regrading. The Shoreline Permit includes the grading and eventual removal of the soils after the surcharging. (finding 1) 2. Because a significant amount of activity will be conducted in a significant shoreline as defined by the State of Washington (the Snohomish River) and because the proposed project will exceed the threshold amount for shoreline review, a Shoreline Permit is required. (finding 4) 3. The shoreline designations are Urban Multi-Use and Urban Conservancy. The requested uses are permitted uses within the designated shoreline districts of the subject property. (finding 5) 4. in reviewing the proposal of the Applicant, the City of Everett reviewed the zoning development requirements, including the Everett General Comprehensive Plan which designates the subject property as Waterfront Commercial and the Zoning Code which designates the subject property as Waterfront Commercial with a Planned Development Overlay. The proposal is consistent with the uses of these zoning designations and satisfies the zoning standards. (findings 3 & 14) 5. In its review of the application the City considered documentation providedithe by the Applicant that addressed the use of the subject property, the enhancement of the ecological resources present on the subject property and surrounding properties, and the impacts, if any, to the.Snohomish River and wetland systems on the subject property. Applying the shoreline regulations of the Everett Shoreline Master Program, including review of the Cultural Resources, Flood Hazard Reduction requirements, Public Access, and the Conservation Element, the proposal is consistent with these regulations. (findings 5, 7, 8, 10-12, 14-19, & 21-30) 6. The proposal has been reviewed pursuant to the Use Regulations of the Everett Shoreline Master Program. The proposal is consistent with the Use Regulations as applied to landfill and the placement of soil, sand, rock, and other materials that would create new land, tideland, or submerged lands on-site. (findings 14, 15-19 & 21-30) 7. The proposal satisfies all landfill requirements of the Everett Shoreline Master Program. (findings 15-30) 8. Because of the temporary nature of this project and the preparation of a larger future project that will provide public access to the shoreline, no public access is required at this time. Public access will be address in later Shoreline Permits. (findings 13, 18, 19)