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Re:
Moy 25, 2018
Mr. Eric Corter
Plons Exominer
City of Edmonds - Building Division
l2l srh Avenue N, 2nd floor
Edmonds, WA 98020
Project Address: 123 2nd Avenue South
Plon Check #BLD20l8-0558
Scope: Add demising wollto creole lwo fenont spoces. Provide ollerotions ond
occessibility upgrodes to Reslrooms on interior occessible route of trovel.
Deor Mr. Corter,
Thonk you for toking the time to review our project. Listed below ore our responses fo the Plon Review
Comments doted Moy 09, 2018.
Generol:
t . The olferofions require occessibilify upgrodes for the building per WAC 51.50 AEBC4!0.7). On
fhe plons, either o) cleorly show fhot lhe inlerior occessible route of trovel complies wifh
cunent code, or b) provide upgrodes per the previously referenced section. lf you choose to
use excepfio n # I of fhof section , provtde o telter slomped ond signed by the orchitect
{reference the code excepfionJ. stofing the overoll proiect cost, 20% of the proiecf cosl ond
fisf fhe occessibi/ity upgrodes thot wÌtt be done os porf of fhis permit os wel/ os showing that the
tofc¡/ cost of the upgrodes ts of leost 20%.
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The olterolions require occessibility upgrodes for the building per WAC 5l .50 {IEBC 4ì0.7). On
the plons, either o) cleorly show thoÌ lhe interior occessible route of trcvelcomplies with
current code, or b) provide upgrodes per the previously referenced section. lf you choose lo
use exception #l of lhot secfion, provide o lelter {reference lhe code exceplion), sloting the
overoll project cos|,20% of the project cost, ond lisf the occessibility upgrodes thot will be
done os porl of lhis permil os well os showing thol lhe totol cosf of the upgrodes is ot leost 20%.
Show lhese feotures on the Plons.
For exomple, lhe voluolion of the project os listed on the permii opplicction is $2000, 20% of
which is gì400. The code requires thot in oddition to your bosic construcTion budget, o
minimum of g1400 musl be spenl on cccessible upgrodes unless the spoce fully complies with
occessibilily requiremenls of IEBC 410.7. Possible feoiures fhot could be considered for
upgrodes might include occessible toilets ond sinks, reslroom grob bors, door sizes ond
opprooch sPoce, etc.
Response: The projecl scope hos been exponded to include the instollotion of fixed side woll verticol
grob botr in four 1+¡ of tfre exisling wheelchoir occessible WC comportmenls (two locotions on level 2
. ãnd 2 locolions on Level l.) The verticol grob bor inslollotion, locotion, plocemenl. ond support defoils
hove been referenced ond clouded on sheels G.0.0, A.2A.l ond 4.9.1. Finonciol cost onolysis to
supporl lhe 20% rule per exception #l of WAC 51.50 (lEBC4l0.7) hos been provided on sheel G.0.0.
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2.Ihe p/ons reference toble 1006.3.2 (2) footnofe b os the meons of utitizng one exif. With o
colculoted occuponf /ood of 58 ond fhe exil occess not on fhe "leve/ of exit dischorge" nof
being on fhe some /evel os fhe spoce, f oofnote B does not appty. Pleose revise fhe nofe. With
lhe occupont lood exceeding 49, the new spoce will require fwo exifs. Pleose indicote fwo
exifs rn occordonce with IBC 1007, 1016, 1017, ond ony other opp/icoble codes seclions fhof
moy opply fo fhe revised design on fhe plons. Furlhermore; pleose updofe the "Buitding
Summory" to reflect lhe revised occupont lood, p/eose see the occuponf lood diogrom thof is
offoched.
Response: A dedicofed reception entry spoce for the occumulolion of occuponts in the entry of Suite
200 is not needed. As o resull, lhe plons hove been revised to provide file storoge spoce in lieu of the
entry woiting oreo ond ossocioted increosed occupont loqd. With this plon revision, the occupont lood
for Suite 200 does not exceed 49. The revised plon loyoul ond oreo colculolions con be found on
Sheets G.0.0 ond A.2A.1. ln oddition.lhe "Building Summory" hos been exponded fo include the
creotion of fhe odjocenl vocont Suite 230 thot hos effecfively been creoled with the demising work of
Suite 200 under this permil.
Thonk you ogoin for your time ond review comments. Pleose feel free to contoct me wilh ony
questions, concerns or to discuss further if needed.
Sincerely
Jorrod Arbini, AIA
Weover Architects