1871 ROSS AVE 2018-01-02 MF Import

proposes that the electrical to be added will be placed at 4 feet above the floor slab. New walls to be installed will be constructed with styrofoam insulation and gypsum water board to a height of 4 feet above the floor. Only a small portion of the tutal structure will be finished as a heated space, the remainder of the structure will have expo,.ed studs, wood siding and no insulation. Except for the existing concrete floor no finished floor covering will be provided. Except for the existing floor drains no plumbing will be installed. With this type of construction any flood damage would be minimal. B. New Temporary Boat Display Shed This proposal consists of constructing a display building for the boat sales area at Dagmar�s. The proposed structure is to be totally open on all sides. No grading, fill or excavation will be required. No electrical or plumbing will be provided to the building. This structure is to be used for the display of new boats now being sold at Dagmar's so that customers can stay out of the rain while looking at the boats. If sales of new boats proves to be a worthwhile proposition at Dagmar's, this structure would be removed and a new sales office, display area and maintenance building would be proposed under a separate permit application to the City of Everett. The variance request is to be able to place the structure at the existing site elevation of 4.5 feet. To raise the grade elevation above the 100 year flood level, which is 9 feet, would entail the placement of an enormous amount of fill in the area in order to create a smooth transition in grade from the existing dry storage area to the new building grade. Due to the close proximity to the proposed structure of an existing sales office (originally constructed as a farm house prior to I-5 bi—secting the property) either extensive rockery would need tc be added to the immediate area or the sales structure raised. Either one of these alternates would be a detriment to the existing operations of Dagmar*s Marina. Floodproofing: Under National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards, new non—residential construction must attain either a watertight degree of floodproofing (i.e., dry floodproofing) or be elevated such that the buildings lowest floor is located above the regulatory flood elevation. Fither condition must be met for the structure to be recognized for insurance premium reductions. New construction not built to these standards can be subject to extremely high insurance premiums. The Federal Emergency Management Agency does, however, recognize that a "lesser degree" of floodproofing may be an appropriate flood damage protection technique for certain types of structures and their uses. Such methods, categor'zed as "wet floodproofing" involve purposely designing a building for inundation by potable water or floodwaters, but in a manner that results in minimal damage to the building or its contents. In these situations, the granting of a variance by a community may be justifiable if application of dry floodproofing regulations would constitute an exceptional hardship and the circumstances meet all variance criteria in Para. 60.6(a) (see Exhibit 4) of the NFIP Regulations. Conclusions: There are exceptional circumstances applying to this property that do not apply generally to other properties in the vicinity and zone. —2—