10-11-12 Letter to Sabine Birlenbach.pdfA T„Y OF EDMONDS MIKE COOPER
MAYOR
121 5th AVENUE NORTH o EDMONDS, WA 98020 ® (425) 771-0220 o FAX (425) 771-0221
Website: www.dedmondsma.us
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
November 12, 2010
Ms. Sabine Birlenbach
22613-93 d Place West
Edmonds, WA 98020
Subject: Non -Permitted Tree Cutting at 16520 72nd Avenue West
Dear Ms. Birlenbach:
I am in receipt of your letter dated November 5, 2010 regarding the tree cutting that was conducted on Stephen and
Judee Lea's property addressed 16520 72nd Ave. W, in which you requested additional time to respond to my letter
of September 16, 2010 and to meet with City staff.
We are granting you a 30 -day extension to submit the materials outlined in my letter dated September 16, 2010. A
complete tree cutting permit application and associated fees must be submitted by 4:00pm on Monday, December
13, 2010. Please note that we are extending the deadline as a courtesy only without waiver of city requirements in
order to provide you with additional time to submit a complete application.
As I offered in my previous letter, you are welcome to contact me to set up a time to meet to discuss the permit
submittal and code requirements. I would suggest that if you would like to meet with me, we should meet within the
next week so that you have sufficient time to compile all of your permit submittal items prior to the 30 -day deadline.
As an aside, I have reviewed the letter from S.A. Newman Firm dated November 5, 2010, and the city does not
necessarily agree with some of the conclusions or assessments in that report. The city cannot waive mandatory code
requirements. Please note, however, that we would be amenable to the submittal of one cohesive report addressing
all of the arborist, biologist, and geotechnical engineer requirements as long as the report is by a firm that is qualified
in all of these disciplines and the report is signed by qualified professionals in each of these fields.
As specified above, a complete application for a tree cutting permit and all associated fees must be submitted
to the City no later than 4:00pm on Monday, December 13, 2010. An Order to Correct Violation Notice will
be issued if a complete tree cutting permit application is not submitted by this date.
If you have any questions, I can be reached by phone at (425) 771-0220, extension 1224, or by email at
Machuga@ci,edmonds.wa.us.
Sincerely,
Development Services Department - Planning Division
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Jen Machuga
Planner
Cc: Mike Thies, Code Enforcement
Stephen and Judee Lea Richard Gifford PLLC
16520-72 nd Avenue West 600 Main St, Suite E
Edmonds, WA 98026 Edmonds, WA 98020
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