2918 TERMINAL AVE 2018-01-02 MF Import

Port of Everett SMA 2-91 Page -4- 13. In the Urban Environment designated areas of the City of Everett, the activities proposed by the Applicant, including the replacement of the handling facility on Pier 1 with a new handling facility and related activities on Pier 3, are subject to review pursuant to the City of Everett's Shoreline Master Program. 14. Piers are permitted is the Urban Environment subject to adherence to the General Use Regulatiooa of the Shoreline Master Program. Piers must be designed and constructed to enable emergency equipment, vehicles, and personnel tr reach all surface areas of the pier. 15. Port and water related industry, such as proposed by the Applicant, is a permitted tse within the Urban Environment. Such a use is subject to the General and Specific Use Regulations. 16. The proposed project will satisfy the water dependent use test as set forth in the Master Program atd will comply with all other use activity regulations of the Shoreline Master Program. 17. If the improvements to the Alumina handling process are not implemented, there is a potential for serious environmental consequences. Because of dust, noise activity, and a general environmental and sensitivity to the existing equipment, changes are necessary. 18. The Applicant will be required to satisfy all sign regulations, both general and specific, for Urban Environment Development. The sign shall be constructed to minimize visualobstruction of the shoreline and water. Where feasible, the signs should be constructed against buildings. 19. M-2, Heavy Manufacturing zoning sets forth an extensive range of uses that are consistent with marine shipping, transportation, and trade activities. The Everett Zoning Code and the M-2 zoning standards require that the proposed project be developed in conformance with the Use Standards for M-2 zones. These standards include satisfaction of the landscaping provisions, sign provisions, and provisions for off-street parking. 20. Environmentally, the relocation of the handling facility on Pier 3 will be an improvement over the existing condition. It will result in a quieter operation with the removal of the existing crane and conveyor system. In addition, it will reduce light and glare generated from the operation and will improve the air quality. 21. The proposed project will significantly reduce the amount of dust that escapes from the present off-loading process. With the use of a pneumatic system that will keep the Alumina in an erclosed system from ships to the storage dote, an essentially dust -free environment will result. The Applicant is also proposing that a small system of dust collection cartridges be aided at the edge of the storage dome to filter air inside the dome. Environmentally, these improvements will result in less dust and will be a an ecological benefit.