2004 Kc Maury Decision

Application Nos. Shoreline Conditional Use Permit DDES File L02SH012 Shoreline Substantial Development Permit DDES File L02SH013 Applicant: Northwest Aggregates (also known as Glacier Northwest) Date of Decision: March 16, 2004 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Applicant�s Project Description: The applicant�s overall project proposal is to annually mine and export, using up to 10,000-ton barges, approximately 7.5 million tons (5.5 million cubic yards) of sand and gravel, from a 235-acre site located on the eastern edge of Maury Island, King County, Washington (within portions of Section 28 and 29, Township 22N, Range 3E). Up to 193 acres would be mined over 11 to 50 years, depending upon the rate of extraction. The rate would vary with market demand. Bulldozers would excavate materials by pushing materials from the slope tops down to collection points, where material would be placed on a collection feeder. The feeder would load a conveyor belt, which would then deliver materials to waiting barges, tended by tugs, at the end of the loading dock. Glacier Northwest initially requested a shoreline exemption for repairs and upgrades to the existing barge and conveyor system, which would make these features operational for the proposed exporting excavated materials. The conveyer system would be substantially replaced. The dock is likewise in substantial disrepair and has become overgrown with trees and bushes protruding through the structures. Glacier argued that this proposal was exempt from shoreline permit requirements as �normal and routine maintenance and SHORELINE REPORT AND DECISION FILE NUMBERS L02SH012 & L02SH013 PAGE 2 repair.� King County denied…

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