11.8.17 Access to ADU on private drive..msg
Johns, Kristin
From:Zulauf, JoAnne
Sent:Wednesday, November 8, 2017 3:18 PM
To:'Reimers, Milt A.'
Cc:'Christopher MacMillan'; Rebusit, Roxanne M.; Lambert, Jennifer; McConnell, Jeanie;
Rivera, Chris
Subject:RE: Hellene's use of private driveway off Olympic View Drive \[IWOV-PDX.FID4049907\]
Milt,
I appreciate the detailed email explaining situation. I discussed the access to the parking pad behind 18908 Olympic
View Dr. with our engineering development team today. The “maximum capacity” of an access road is determined by
the number of properties that use it. Private drives that provide access to four properties have larger width
requirements than drives that access two properties. In this case, it has been determined the width of the private drive
does meet city code requirements for width to the entrance to the parking pad and therefore can be used by Mr.
Hellene to access the ADU. No permits are required for the use of the private drive. The private easement process does
not necessitate any further city involvement.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thank you.
JoAnne Zulauf | Senior Engineering Technician
Engineering Division | City of Edmonds
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121 5 Ave N | Edmonds, WA 98020
425.771.0220 x 1324
Joanne.Zulauf@edmondswa.gov
From: Reimers, Milt A. \[mailto:MReimers@SCHWABE.com\]
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 11:00 AM
To: Zulauf, JoAnne <JoAnne.Zulauf@edmondswa.gov>
Cc: 'Christopher MacMillan' <cmacmillan@demcolaw.com>; Rebusit, Roxanne M. <RRebusit@SCHWABE.com>
Subject: Hellene's use of private driveway off Olympic View Drive \[IWOV-PDX.FID4049907\]
Joanne,
Thank you for speaking with me on Friday about whether or not my client’s use of a private driveway requires a
permit. Below are a few more details about the property and driveway. Part of the reason that I am coming to you now
is that there has been some suggestion that the driveway may be “at maximum capacity.” Let me know if you have any
questions and whether you think my client’s use requires a permit from the City.
Dave Hellene owns the property at 18908 Olympic View Drive, Edmonds, Washington 98020 (Snohomish Co. parcel no.
27031300401600). Mr. Hellene’s driveway is a semi-circle directly off of Olympic View Drive.
Mr. Hellene’s neighbors to the west are Teresa Sifferman-Harris and Mike Harris at 18912 Olympic View Drive
(Snohomish Co. parcel no. 27031300401800). Sifferman-Harris’s has a private driveway which runs along the southern
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border of Mr. Hellene’s property. The Sifferman-Harris’s private driveway is used by three other property owners
adjacent to the driveway.
Mr. Hellene has a parking pad on the southern border of his home, only accessible by the Harris’s private
driveway. From the aerial photo here, you can see a car parking on the parking pad. Mr. Hellene (as well as the owner
prior to him) have used the driveway to access this parking pad for many years.
Sifferman-Harris is willing to grant Mr. Hellene a formal easement (if the parties can agree to a price), but have also
asked that Mr. Hellene confirm with the City of Edmonds as to whether a permit is required for such usage.
Please let me know if you have any questions and whether you think a permit is required.
Thank you, Joanne.
Milt
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
Milt A. Reimers
Direct: 206-407-1572
Mobile: 206-972-9575
mreimers@schwabe.com
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