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April 3, 2006
Jason Linklater
CITY OF EDMONDS
121 5TH AVENUE NORTH • EDMONDS, WA 98020 • (425) 771-0220 • FAX (425) 771-0221
Website: wwad,edmonds.wa.us
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Planning • Building • Engineering
DP Miller Homes, LLC
22315 Hwy 99 N, Suite 4
Edmonds, WA 98025
TRF9 FILE
RE: 17909 Kairez Drive, Plan Check 05-607 - Driveway Slope Exceeding 14%
Dear Jason,
GARY HAAKENSON
MAYOR
This letter is being; sent in response to your letter dated March 3, 2006 requesting approval to
exceed the maximum allowed driveway slope of 14%. Review of the submitted letter and site
plan indicate the northern most portion of the access easement, approximately 66 If, is the
specific area of concern.
It is understood the elevation of the access easement was created during the construction of the
Vista Del Mar Plat. It is also understood that two of the three homes that access off this
easement are under construction and achieving a slope of less than 20% would create tremendous
conflicts with these two projects as well as potential conflict with underlying utilities.
Your proposal includes removal of existing asphalt and re -grading within this first 66 if in order
to achieve a slope of 20%. The remainder of the drive will be graded so as to achieve a driveway
slope no greater than 14%.
For the reasons stated above, your request to re -grade the first 66 1 f of the access to 20% has
been approved. The remainder of the driveway shall be graded to rneet a driveway slope of 14%,
as proposed.
Sincerely,
AVID K. GEBERT, P,E.
CITY ENGINEER
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Plan Check 05-607
Incorporated August 11, 1890
Office 42:5.776.8943
1"ax 425.776.3943
22315 Hwv 99 iN"orlh, Suite 4
DP Miller Homes, i1i1c FAinonds, «'ashiiigion 98026
March 3 2006
City of Edmonds
Attn: Mr. Lyle Chrisman
121.5 Ih Ave North
Edmonds, WA 98020
Dear Mr. Chrisman:
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Thank you for taking the time to work with me at the counter regarding my site plan. For
reference this is in regards to plan check 405-607. We refer to this property as Lot #5 of
Vista Del Mar.
As we discussed there is a portion of this drivewa - thai we need to seek an approval to
exceed 14% slope. Please consider this otic formai request. The remaining will be at a
maximurnn of 14%. The first po: ii G� 'If! is currently at 23% and we would like a
waiver to keep it at a maximum of 20` 0. 33'lf of that is already paved and we will have
to rip out the pavement and curbw . x iease, see the site plan for the exact locations. We
request 20% max for the first 66`15 of the driveway. 'rhe reasons are as follows:
1) When the plat was installed the access for three hornes is a 20' wide strip that is a
part of this Lot #5. Two of those three homes are currently under construction.
To get this driveway access to 14% would require substantial grading on adjacent
lots now under construction. The most direct affect would be to Lot #6 which
runs the full length of this strip. To grade on that lot at this point of his
construction would be nearly trnpossible in relation to his foundation.
2) If we were to be able to gtadc on adjacent lots. additional retaining would then be
required on those lots. `l'he potential sur -ch -
of the home itself would probably
make it very difficult io r(-.- ii t',;, after the fact.
3) Changing the slope that was installed in the short plat may result in the need to
lower installed sewer line rrrining the full len_th of the driveway access. The
grading down to 20%n alone m. N -)e a problem but we are hoping not.
When considering our request please feet free to call me at any time. My direct cell
number is 425-530.0784.
Thank you,
n Linklater
Manager