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' • Pw c aa 3 -o��d' USE PERMIT DECISION (CORRECTED) PACIFIC TOPSOILS USE#�09-002 Appllcent: Pacffic Topsoils 805 801h Street SW Everett,WA 98203 Location: Weyethaeuser Mill E(APN 29051800200500) Zoning: M-2 Heavy Manufacturing ProJect Description:The proposed use(s to chip and grind into hog fuel dimensfonal lumber and other wood materials that are brought in from off site,which in tumed is shipped off-site for distributfon to co-generation facilities. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Based on the following findings,and subJect to conditions of approval listed below, the proposal is found to comply with the pertinent City regulatlons. 1. This decfsion is based on e four page plan set prep3red by GFK Consuiting Inc,drawn August 19,2009 and received by the City of Everett on January 13, 2010. 2. The property is zoned M-2 heavy industriel. The proposed indusUial use and outdoor storage are permitted uses(Table 5.2 Chapter 19 EMC). 3. The site has historically supported industrial uses, includfng treating of lumber. Such uses have resulted in soils being contaminated and subsequently remedfeted to Department of Ecology standards and remains under a consent decree. Among other things,the remediatlon included the placement of en asphalt cap over contamfneted areas,atop which the present use occurs. The presence of this contaminatfon precludes surtace disturbance. :�an aRemative to standarcl landscaping(trees, shrubs and ground cover), the applicant proposes planting ivy to soften the visual impact of the concrete screening wall. 4. The present use commenced without prior City authorizetion,whfch triggered code enforcement actions, Subsequently the City and the applicant agreed to a third party arbitration regarding permit specific requirements and standards to be followed. The arbiUator determined that the use does not require a shoreline petmit, that publlc access need not be provided, and that fencing screening the outdoor activities need not be more than six teet high. The arbitrator did not consider whether physical improvements would necessitate a shoreline permit. 5. The property does not abut a public road or residential zone,thus screening for outdoor storage and activity is not required(EMC19.41.100). DECISION: The City of Everett Planning Director hereby approves the use oertnit for the"M�il E' site as shown on the olans referenced above. , allew�eF thsconstastiaR-0ta-r�ew-single#amNy resider�co- This approval is subject to meeting the following conditions: 1. A Public Works Permit is requfred for this project. Detaiied drawinga in accordance with City Design and Construction Standards shall be submitted to the Public Works Departrnent, showing site parking layout, Iandscaping, utilities, stortn drainage, temporary constructlon �!�_�� -� ,-