14-0802 Plan review comments.pdfCITY OF EDMONDS ® 1215" AVENUE NORTH ® EDMONDS, WA 98020
PHONE: 425.771.0220 ® FAX: 425.771.0221 ® WEB: www.edmondswa.gov
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT: PLANNING ® BUILDING
August 27, 2014
Pete Bojic
pete@galaxyel.com
RE: PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS FOR PLAN CHECK # 2014-0802
TENANT IMPROVEMENT AT 24007 EDMONDS WAY
Dear Pete,
I have reviewed the above building permit applications for the Planning Division against the
Edmonds Community Development Code. Before I can sign off on the building permit, the
following information needs to be clarified in a written response and through submittal of
updated plans:
History of use of the building: As we have discussed, the subject site is zoned RM -2.4
where the use of the existing building as an office would otherwise require a
conditional use permit. The City does not have a conditional use permit on file but it is
understood from conversation that a medical office previously occupied the building.
As a result, please provide evidence that the office use was allowed and permitted by
Snohomish County before it was annexed by the City of Edmonds. A copy of the
zoning code which existed at the time the use was originally established would be a
useful as would a tenant improvement permit approval from the County, a copy of the
applicable County zoning code for the site, or a County conditional use permit
decision.
2. Landscaping: It was noted that one or more large evergreen trees were recently
removed from the side of the site that faces Edmonds Way. As a result, new
landscaping will be required in that area which meets the requirements in ECDC
Chapter 20.13 and the City's Street Tree Plan. A design review fee will be added to
this permit.
Please submit a landscape plan for the site prepared in accordance with ECDC
20.13.010 and .015. Type III landscaping (ECDC 20.13.030.C) would be appropriate to
buffer that side of the site. Three deciduous trees from the City's Street Tree Plan
must be included in that area within four feet of the property line — options include:
Liriodendron tulipifera 1 Tulip Tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum I Katsura Tree, or
Quercus rubra 1 Red Oak.
3. Landscape bid: In accordance with ECDC 20.13.040, please submit an itemized cost
estimate for all landscaping and materials.
All referenced code sections are available here:
http://www.codepublishing.com/wa/edmonds/.
Please submit three copies of your updated site plan and two sets of any updated sheets of
the building plans. Please make all submittals to a Permit Coordinator, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesdays only). If you have any
questions, please contact me at (425) 771-0220.
Sincerely,
ra
Mike Clugston, AICP
Associate Planner