615 ROSS AVE 2018-01-02 MF Import

v Dunlap Towing Company SMA 3-90 Pge 3. The site has been used in the past for industrial purposes and most recently as a scrap salvage site. However, the site has not been used for industrial purposes for the last five years. The debris and trash on-site, including existing buildings, will be removed and the site will be developed for the sole purpose and use of the Applicant. 4. The subject property is designated as an Urban Environment in the Program. 5. The properties to the northeast are developed as marinas and are zoned M-2. The properties to the southwest, including the Snohomish River, are zoned M-2. The vacant properties to the northwest are zoned M-2. The properties to the southeast, the Dagmar's Marina, are zoned M-2. 6. The subject property is zoned M-2. 7. The Applicant's business to be conducted on-site involves the removal of wood chips from logging operations and the placement of the same on barges. The chips have been reduced from stumps and trees but have not been reduced to a sawdust like product. The chips are used for specific purposes and are removed from the site once the barges are loaded. 8. The proposed development of the site is an allowed activity in an Urban Environment and is subject to the use activity regulations for landfills, piers, ports, and water related industry. In addition, all signage for the site is subject to review pursuant to the Program. 9. The removal of the chips and placement on the barge is a water related industry that is permitted in the Urban Environment. It will be conducted within 200 feet of the shoreline. 10. Landfills in Urban designations are permitted when the landfills are used for preparation for activities that are also permitted in Urban Environments. The landfills are reviewed pursuant to submittal of information with regard to the following: a. physical, chemical, and biological character of the landfill material; b. source of landfill material; c. method of placement and compaction of the landfill material; d. type of proposed surfacing; e. method of perimeter erosion control; and f. proposed use of the fill area.