10-0602 Plan Review Comments.pdfCITY OF EDMONDS • 121 5"' AVENUE NORTH • EDMONDS, WA 98020
PHONE: 425.771.0220 • FAx: 425.771.0221 • WEB: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT: PLANNING • BUILDING
August 31, 2010
Dwight Steele
steelehs@aol.com
RE: PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS FOR PLAN CHECK # 2010-0602
SIGN AT 23631 EDMONDS WAY
Dear Mr. Steele,
I have reviewed the above building permit application for the Planning Division. Before I can sign off on
the permit, however, the following information needs to be clarified in a written response:
1. Number of existing signs: How many existing permanent and temporary signs are located at the
site, if any? Per ECDC 20.60.025.A.4, a maximum of three permitted permanent signs are
allowed per site. According to ECDC 20.60.080.A.2, the maximum duration of display is 60
days in any calendar year for the cumulative posting of all temporary commercial signage upon
each commercial location or premises.
2. Area of existing signs: If applicable, what is the total area of the permanent and temporary
signage on the site? Per ECDC 20.60.025.A.1, the maximum total permanent sign area for
allowed or permitted uses in the BC zone is one square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of
wall containing the main public entrance to the primary building or structure on the lot.
According to ECDC 20.60.080.A.3, the total maximum area of temporary signage for a lot in the
BC is 20 square feet.
Sin e: The proposed sign is shown to have a base which is elevated on four pipes. By code,
this would be considered a pole sign, which is a freestanding sign where the structural support for
the sign is a pole(s). According to ECDC 20.60.020.L, pole signs are not an allowed sign type in
the Westgate/SR-104 district. As an alternative, the sign could be mounted on a concrete pad; it
would then be considered a monument sign which is an allowed type in the district. On an
updated site plan, please indicate the location of the sign relative to the existing landscaping at
that portion of the site.
4. Sign colors: What colors are proposed for the support structure and sign face?
All referenced code sections are available through the City's website at:
http://www.mrse.org/i-ne/edmonds/Edmondsnt.hti-nl.
You may redline your existing plans or submit three copies of your updated plans. Please make all
submittals to a Development Services Permit Coordinator, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (425) 771-0220.
Sincerely,
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Mike Clugston, AICP
Planner