2016-0532 Miniaylo retaining walls - GT.pdf
City of Edmonds
PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
BUILDING DIVISION
(425) 771-0220
DATE: May 26, 2016
TO: Slavik Miniaylo
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7316 164 Street SW
Edmonds, WA 98026
FROM: Chuck Miller, Plans Examiner
RE: Plan Check: BLD2016-0532
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Project Address: 7316 164 Street SW
Project: Miniaylo retaining walls
Scope: Repair/rebuild existing unpermitted retaining walls in ESHLA Chapter
19.10 ECDC and Chapter 23.80 ECDC
disapproved
Please be advised that the building plans for the above referenced project have been
for the purposes of obtaining a building permit. During a review of the plans by the Building
Division for compliance with the applicable building codes, it was found that the following
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information, clarifications, or changes are neededReviews by other divisions, such as Planning,
Engineering, or Fire, may result in additional comments that require attention beyond the scope of
this letter.
A complete review cannot be performed until the revised plans/documents, including a
written response in itemized letter format indicating where the clouded or otherwise
highlighted changes can be found on the revised plans, have been submitted to a Permit
Coordinator.
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Resubmittals must be made at the Development Services Department on the 2 Floor of City Hall.
Permit Center hours are M, T, Th, & F from 8am-4:30pm and from 8:30am-12pm on Wednesdays.
General Review Note:
1.On the City of Edmonds Residential Building Permit Application, the noted scope of work
is to Redo (sic) of leaning retaining wall and the check-box for Retaining Wall has
been selected Yes with an added note, repair. The application was accepted under the
premise that the repair work was to be performed to maintain the purpose and integrity of
previously permitted work and that during the review process the allowance for, limitations
of, and required construction of the retaining walls would be determined. Unfortunately,
during the review process no record of application, review, or approval for the construction
of the walls could be found.
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Regarding the REVISED Geotechnical Assessment for New Retaining Wall at 7316-164 Street
SW reference J 111-01-16- prepared by Adams Resource Consultants:
2.The following were noted as being reviewed as part of the assessment done in support of the
permit application:
Letter dated January 7, 2005 from Cornerstone Geotechnical, Inc., to Clay
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Enterprises.
Plan Map titled: Site Plan for House Construction, by Partners Architectural, dated
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June 10, 1999.
Applicable City of Edmonds codes: a) Chapter 23.40 Environmentally Critical Areas
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General Provisions, b) Chapter 23.80 Geologically Hazardous Areas and c)
Retaining Wall Permit Submittal Requirements #B62.
a.Clarify the applicability of the letter from Cornerstone Geotechnical, Inc. in support
of the current permit application. The letter from Cornerstone Geotechnical regards
the garden area/concrete planters to the immediate west of the residence driveway
that were part of an Order to Correct Violation, Notice of Civil Violation,
Hearing Examiner decision under case number V-03-173, and ultimately permitted
under permit BLD2004-1037. The approval was for that area alone with a noted
condition that Any future development will be required to demonstrate compliance
with the Critical Areas Variance criteria in effect at that time.. The letter from
Cornerstone dated after the Hearing Examiner decision is bound to that condition
and does not appear to mention the presence of retaining walls of the height or
configuration of those depicted in the provided photographs.
b.Clarify the applicability of the Plan Map titled: Site Plan for House Construction,
by Partners Architectural, dated June 10, 1999 in support of the current application.
A City of Edmonds record of it could not be found along the previously submitted
documents. The latest Plan Map received, reviewed, and approved as part of the
permitted work for the house construction under permits BLD1999-0231/BLD2000-
0325 was prepared on 11-2-98 and dated by the Eric Koch, architect for Partners
Architectural on 11-9-98. It was received by the City of Edmonds as part of a
complete permit resubmittal on 11-19-98 and reviewed and approved approximately
two weeks later. That Plan Map, and the others submitted for review prior, do not
appear to indicate the presence of retaining walls of the height or configuration of
those depicted in the provided photographs.
c.Clarify the omission of Chapter 19.10 ECDC in the referenced applicable codes
regarding permitted activities allowed in a geologically hazardous area. Chapter
19.10 ECDC is referenced in Chapter 23.80 ECDC and provides the required
procedures related to the issuance of permits within designated earth subsidence and
landslide hazard areas of the city. The current permit application and the submitted
documentation do not meet the requirements of Chapter 19.10 ECDC.
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