3505 LOWELL-SNOHOMISH RIVER RD ROTARY PARK 2018-01-02 MF Import

6. Pursuant to the Snohomish County Shoreline Master Program, in a Rural designated area, recreation, roads, railroads, and signs are permitted. The activities at the proposed development will involve recreational activities. The proposed project is a permitted use. 7. A paved trail, which is not part of this Shoreline Permit, will enhance the shoreline and will allow the public to have maximum advantage of the shoreline area. The trails will not be for motorized use but strictly for pedestrian use. The proposed trail and the development of the site is consistent with the general regulaticna for recreation on the site. 8. A free-standing sign is proposed to mark the name of the park at the entrance and the exit. In addition, additional signs will mark the boundaries of the wetland buffers and the trailheads. No prohibited signs, as set forth in the general regulations of the Snohomish County Shoreline Master Program, will be erected. 9. A 48 space parking lot is proposed to be located near the Lowell -Snohomish River Road which fronts the subject property. The parking lot will be closer to the road than the shoreline. All storm drainage, including oil and water separators, will be part of the storm drainage system. There will be landscaping of the parking lot which will be consistent with the natural landscaping in the area. 10. Existing wetlands from the site will screen the parking lot from the shoreline and the Lowell -Snohomish Rider Road. The landscaping will provide adequate screening. 11. The subject property is designated in the Everett Zoning Cede as a Rural Floodway District. EMC 19.30.030.A.3 permits public recreational U es, including parks and boat launching rampO'. The proposed development will be consistent with these penoitted uses. 12. The proposed restroom facility is considered an accessory to the proposed use and is permitted as a conditional use. The City of Everest's Planning Department reviewed the restroom facility pursuant to the Conditional Use Standards of the City of Everett and determined that the standards were satisfied. The restroom facility will not be detrimental to the use of the shoreline. Adequate sewage utilities are available. 13. Although `tie proposed restroom facility will have a low flood damage potential, the City is req_a ing it to be flood pioof in accordance with flood protection standards. The regulatory flood protection elevation is approximately 15 feet at this location. The structure will be watertight with malls substantially impermeable to the passage of water. The City submitted that this standard is satisfied by the proposed development. 3