Local Areas of Interest
Nichols Brothers Expansion
FACTS ABOUT THE YARD
FACT: NO limits are placed on the size of ships that can be produced in the yard. Variance App. p B-8
FACT: The plan allows Nichols to move, build, and expand structures and vessels throughout the TOTAL 20+ acre property. SPR p 7
FACT: Island County code currently permits buildings no taller than 40 feet, enclosing no more than 27,000 square feet. Nichols will add thirteen portable buildings 65 feet tall by 150 feet wide x 65 feet long and will connect these together to form structures that far exceed current size limits. These buildings will be 6.5 stories tall. The Boeing building at Paine Field is 7 stories tall. One building will be 390’ long, the other 325’ long. The total proposed building area is 173,806 sf. Site Plan Review p 8
FACT: No storm water run-off plan exists for the project or the expanded complex. This is alarming given that roughly 140,000sf [3.2 acres] between the yard and Terra restaurant will be filled and graded to the level of the current yard as a base for new parking lot. Also not considered in runoff is the proposed increase in area to be covered by impervious surfaces. Currently this is 4.9 acres, plan allows for 11.8 acres. SPR p 8
FACTS ABOUT THE RAIL SYSTEM
FACTS ABOUT OPERATIONS
OTHER KEY FACTS
ACTION REQUESTED
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