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PLANNINC COMMISSION MINUTES February 17, 1987 The meeting was called to order at 6:42 p.m. by Chairperson Gretchen Shaffer. Also present were Chuck Moser, Dee Buchea, and Bill Wright. This hearing is to present a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit on Smith Island, west of Highway 99 North, fronting on Union Slough, within the E 1/2 of Sec. 5, T. 29 N. , R. 5 E.W.M. The application is Ruth E. Ruppert, owner of the Everett Development Company. The project is to allow the filling of approximately 66 acres with up to 800,000 cubic yards of clean inorganic fill material and the construction of industrial buildings totaling approximately 1,300,000 square feet in area. The fill material will be obtained from numerous sources with each source to be evaluated by DOE and EPA prior to initiating any filling. This review will identify physical, chemical, and biological character of landfill material; source of fill; method of placement and compaction; type of proposed surfacing; and method of perimeter erosion control. This information has not been generated to date as the source(s) of this large volume of material has not yet been identified. All building sites will be filled to two feet of freeboard above the 100-year flood elevation to comply with Commercial/Industrial Flood Fringe District zoning applied to this property and the Federal Flood Insurance Program. Gerry Ervine presented the staff report for the City stating the above facts and others and then proceeded to show slides. Gerry advised the Planning Commission that the City is planning to hire a consultant to update the Smith Island Substantial Shoreline Plan. The City is now using Snohomish County's Shoreline Master Plan to guide development on Smith and Spencer Islands. Gerry then reviewed a letter from the Department of Ecology received on February 17, 1987 reporting that a statement in the Determination of Non-Significance that fill material will be evaluated by the Department of Ecology is misleading since Ecology has no legal authority to review or evaluate fill material. Problem waste disposal will be controlled by the local health department. Chuck Moser wondered then who polices the fill. If it is contaminated, who brings it to the attention of the Health Department? To which Gerry Ervine answered that inspectors from Public Works will inspect the fill and inform the Health District if there appears to be a violation. There then followed a discussion on fill materials. Chuck asked further what is the responsibility of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection Agency in the fill issue. Gerry Ervine will get documentation from DOE, EPA and the Snohomish Health District as to their respective responsibilities in this area.