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City to determine if there is compliance with the City Standards of 3.9 - Conservation Element. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 4) Binding Site Plan Findings 23. EMC 15.16.030.0 sets forth the appropriate review for various applications within the City of Everett. The ordinance reads: Applications processed in accordance with subsection B of this section that have the same highest numbered classification, but are assigned different hearing bodies, shall be heard by the highest decisionmaker. The City Council is the highest, followed by the Hearing Examiner or Planning Commission, as applicable, the Director, and then the Planning Department or other authorized City staff. In the instant application, the Hearing Examiner has jurisdiction over shoreline permits, while the Planning Director has jurisdiction over binding site plans.. However, because the shoreline permit and the binding site plan are part of the same application, the Hearing Examiner assumes jurisdiction. For a review of a binding site plan the criteria as set forth in EMC 18.28.020 are applicable. (EMC 15.16.030.C) 24. The proposed preliminary binding site plan for the Riverside Business Park. was submitted as exhibit 5. As previously noted, the site has been vacant since demolition of the Weyerhaeuser Mill in the 1990's but subsequent fill placement has occurred on-site. The property was part of an earlier approved shoreline permit that has lapsed. The Applicant is now proposing the construction on the two lots to include a light industrial building on each lot with supporting parking. The Applicant also requested reduction of landscaping. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 5; exhibit 5, preliminary site plan; testimony of Mr. Jimerson) 25. The Everett Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as 5.1, Heavy Industrial. The proposed uses of the buildings in the binding site plan would be consistent with the permitted uses for the 5.1, Heavy Industrial designation. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 5) 26. The proposed building site plan satisfies the requirements of the M-2, Heavy Manufacturing zone. Both lots exceed the minimum lot area of one acre. The M-2 zoning standards, as listed in the EMC, have been reviewed by the Planning Department who has determined that the proposed buildings on the lots will be able to satisfy the development standards. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 5; exhibit 5, preliminary site plan, pages 2, 4 and 5; testimony of Mr. Jimerson) k rY7 � 1