02.20.2013-McDonaldes response comments.pdfDEI-1\IEI'ED VIA F -MAIL
February 20, 2013
Kernen Lien, Senior Planner
City of Edmonds Developnsent Services Department
121 5`h Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Dear Mr. Lien:
We received your Engineering Review Comments and Letter of Completeness via e-mail on
February 13, 2013. Please find our response to each of your comments below.
Letter of Completeness:
1. Engineering Division Comments: Please see the enclosed Engineering Division comments
on the application. Responding to the Engineering Division comments may alter aspects of
plan that are subject to design review before the Architectural Design Board (ADB),
particularly with regards to landscape design. As such, the ADB meeting for this proposal
will be scheduled once the site plan has been revised to address these comments.
Response- Noted
2. Height Calculations: Please show the height calculations for the proposed building. See
Handout #B41 for information on how to perform the height calculations. Please show the
height calculations on the site plan and also show average grade, actual elevation, and
maximum elevation on at least one of the elevation views.
Response: Please see sheet PC -2.0, Grading and Drainage Plan for height calculations.
3. Landscaping: Along the northwest and southeast property boundaries the Type II
landscaping is only indicated as "existing vegetation". Please revise the landscape plan to
show the existing vegetation at these locations.
Response- Revised as requested.
4. Sign Package. On January 28, 2012, 1 sent an email commenting on a preliminary sign
package for the site and provided information on the city of Edmonds sign regulations
contained in Edmonds community Development Code (ECDC) 20.60. You have indicated
that McDonald's may want to request alterations to the sign requirements as allowed by
ECDC 20.60.015.13. If this is still the case, please submit a sign package so the ADB may
review the request concurrently with the design review for the rest of the development.
Response: Please see the enclosed signage package.
Lot Combination: The McDonald's site consists of three separate parcels. The location of
the proposed McDonald's would straddle one of these parcel lines. Prior to issuance of the
building permit for the new restaurant, a lot combination or lot line adjustment will need to
be completed. This is just for your information and an application does not have to be
made at this time,.but this will be a recommended condition for the Hearing Examiner
during the Conditional Use permitting process. Please see Handout #P47 for information
on the lot combination/lot line adjustment process.
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Consistent with Edmonds Community Development Code 18.00.030, sidewalks along the
property frontage in this zone shall be 7-10' in width. A rninimum 7'wide sidewalk will be
required with this development project. Please note, the landscape strip between the
sidewalk and travel lane could be reduced to 4' in width. A public pedestrian easement
will need to be established for any section of sidewalk that falls onto private property.
Please revise the preliminary site improvements plan to reflect his requirement.
Response: Per an e-mail from Jeanie McConnell on 0211412013, the sidewalk can be 5 -
foot wide with a 4-5 foot wide landcape buffer. This proposal includes (as shown on sheet
PC -7.0) a 4.5 foot wide landscape buffer, a 5 foot wide sidewalk, and another 4.5'
landscape buffer- along the on-site drive aisle.
Five large pull-thru stalls have been proposed. Please confirm (using Auto Turn or other
turning movement program) that a truck & trailer parked in any one of the stalls could pull
forward and navigate the left hand turn nece3ssary to get to the main drive aisle and back
to Edmonds Way. Even with the use of striping at the end of the parking strip instead of
landscape planters, it appears as though the last couple stalls will have difficulty managing
this turning movement.
Response: Please see the enclosed Auto Turn exhibits
3. With the proposed pull-thru parking layout, the back row of 11 parking stalls (nearest the
rockery) should be angled and the drive aisle between the pull-thru stalls and the back row
of stalls, should be designated as one-way.
Response: These 11 stalls are intended to be accessed from both directions of travel,
4. Please revise the directional arrow at the eastern driveway approach to show a right turn
only once traffic enters the McDonalds property.
Response: Revised as requested.
5. With regards to the area set aside for drive-thru waiting stalls, please extend the white -
striping on the northeast side of the stalls to better align drive-thru traffic with the travel
lanes at the driveway approach to Edmonds Way. Landscaping could then be extended
into the area currently shown as striping on the plans providing a curb that would allow for
better collection of the stormwater flows in this area.
Response: Increased the striped area and added one-way traffic arrow to provide a greater
visual barrier for incoming traffic.
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Please give me a call at 425-453-9501 x1 51 1 if you have any questions regarding the attached
materials and/or to schedule the pre -consultation meeting.
Thank you for your help with this project
Sincerely,
Jenelle Taflin, P.E., I_EED AP
Associate
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