1525 75TH ST SW CASCADE COFFEE 2018-01-02 MF Import

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED PLANNING DIRECTOR'S UNLISTED USE DETERMINATION NO. 99-017 CASCADE COFFEE COMPANY INTRODUCTION: The City of Everett Planning Department has received a request by Cascade Coffee, Inc. to determine whether a coffee roasting facility is a permitted use in the M-1, Office and Industrial Park Zone. The City of Everett Zoning Code does not specifically list this type of use in any zone. However, the code does provide a process whereby the Planning Director may make a determination as to whether or not this use shall be permitted in the M-1 Zone at a specific location. BACKGROUND: A coffee roasting facility is proposes to be located in a portion of an existing manufacturing building on a 20 acre parcel located at 1525 75' Street SW. Parking for the use and other manuracturmg uses that may occupy the building will be provided in accordance with the Zoning Code. Section 2.080.13.2 of the C.ty of Everett Zoning Code requires that the Planning Director use the following criteria in determining whether a proposed use closely resembles a permitted use in that zone: a. The use resembles cr is of the same basic nature as a use or uses expressly authorized in the applicable zoning district or districts in terms of the following: the activities involved in or equipment used or materials employed in the use; the effects of the use on the surrounding area, such as traffic impacts, noise, dust, odors, vibrations, lighting and glare, and aesthetic apprtrance. b. The use is consistent with the stated purpose of the applicable district or districts. c. The use is compatible with the goals and policies of the Everett General Plan. FINDINGS: The proposed use involves processing of a food product. Raw coffee beans enter a roaster through a series of elevators and conveyors. Within the roaster, a portion of the beans is burned away. After cooling, the finished product is packaged and transported by truck to various distribution centers. Cascade Coffee proposes relocation of an existing roasting facility currently located at 729 1001" Street SE, in Everett. The existing facility is located within the C-IR zone. The properties on the opposite (south side of 100' Street are zoned R-3, Multiple -Family. This facility received SEPA approval from the City in 1989 (SEPA 118-89).