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

The proposed new location for the coffee roasting business is on a 20-acre parcel located at 1525 75° Street SW. This parcel is located one parcel north of 756 Street SW. Everett's Comprehensive Plan designates the area as Office and Industrial Park, and the Zoning Code designates the area as M-1, Office and Industrial Park. It is the purpose and intent of the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code that this area be developed wi.h high quality well -designed office, manufacturing and warehouse uses. The proposed use is similar in nature to a wholesale bakery, which is a permitted use in the M-1 zone. A wholesale bakery would use similar processes, and would rely upon trucks to transport raw materials and finished product. Truck access would be through an access easement from 75' Street SW, which is ar arterial street. Truck traffic from this facility is not expected to impact residential streets and re.ghborhoods. This use is also similar in many respects to a number of uses in the area that involve fabrication, assembly, manufacturing, warehouse, and office activities. There will be office, packaging, and warehouse functions, as well as a processing component (coffee roasting and grinding). Environmental impacts of the proposal arc expected to be similar to impacts created by other permitted uses in the M-1 zone, including a wholesale bakery, and other typical manufacturing warehouse and office activities. The primary activity occurring at the site (i.e., coffee roasting) would he contained within the building and is subject to air quality regulations imposed by the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency (PSAPCA). The roasting process involves bumir^ of a portion of the coffee bezu. This process has the potential to generate odor. It is anticipated that this impact would be mitigated if the use complies with permit requirements of PSAPCA. The proposed coffee roasting facility would be consistent with the purpose and intent of the M- 1 zone, it would not adversely affect residential zoned areas, and is subject to the design criteria for the M-1 Zone. The coffee roasting activity will be located in an existing manufacturing building approved under SEPA No. 113-87. Adherence to the conditions of the approved SEPA review will ensure the site is used in an appropriate manner. Application of th.: development standards in the Zoning Code will ensure compatibility of the proposal with the City's General Plan policies for the Office and Industrial Park land use element. CONCLUSION: The proposed use is of the same basic nature as other manufacturing, warehouse, and office uses and more specifically, similar to a wholesale bakery, which is a permitted use in the M-1 zone. The nearest residentially zoned area is over 2,000 feet from the proposed coffee roasting business. The use is consistent with the stated purpose of the M-1 zone and General Plan goals and policies.