818 Poplar Way - Kahumoku (2).docx
October 23, 2019
John Kale & Katie Rae Kahumoku818 Poplar Way
Edmonds, WA. 98020
Case # COD2019-0129 Subject Property: 818 Poplar
Way, Edmonds, WA 98020
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Kahumoku,
The City has received a complaint regarding the storage of a recreational vehicle on the lawn at the subject property. The Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) requires vehicles
to be parked on a driveway or other improved parking surface.
The City of Edmonds regulates parking in residential areasin the ECDC as follows:
17.60.040 Vehicles in residential zones.
A. No more than four motor vehicles shall be parked outdoors in the front yard of a residential lot. Each motor vehicle must be currently licensed and operable.
1. Exemptions.
a. This regulation does not apply to:
i. Motor vehicles when parked in a completely enclosed building or carport, or in a rear yard and screened from adjacent properties and the public right-of-way by a five-foot opaque
fence or by a vegetative barrier that is between five feet and eight feet in height and provides a visual barrier equivalent to an opaque fence. Corner lots and flag lots which have
no rear yard may establish a screening area which qualifies for this exemption in a side yard;
ii. Temporary parking for a duration not to exceed 24 hours;
iii. Multifamily building or other complex with an approved building and parking plan;
iv. Permitted construction areas; or
v. Motorcycles or mopeds.
B. No more than two recreational vehicles of any kind may be parked outside an approved enclosed structure anywhere on a property. If the recreational vehicle cannot be stored as described
in subsection (D) of this section due to site constraints, the recreational vehicle shall be parked off site during those extended times when not in use. Only one side yard may be used
for storage of recreational vehicles. For the purposes of this chapter, “recreational vehicle” means a vehicular-type unit primarily designed for recreational camping or travel use
that has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle. The units include travel trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, folding camping trailers, truck campers, and motor
homes.
C. Except for property specifically zoned for and licensed by the city of Edmonds for vehicle use, vehicle storage, repair, or sales, the operating of a vehicle-oriented business is
prohibited.
D. An intact, appropriately licensed and operable vehicle may be parked or stored outside a structure in the manner provided below:
1. In a front yard, up to four motor vehicles, provided that the vehicle is on a driveway or other improved parking surface. The improved surface in the front yard shall not exceed 50
percent of the required front yard area and the driveway for a two-car garage shall not be wider than 24 feet and for a three-car garage shall not be wider than 30 feet, unless otherwise
approved by the city engineer for public safety purposes.
2. In a side yard or rear yard; provided all vehicle parts and accessories, including but not limited to containers of oils and fluids, shall be stored in a completely enclosed building
and in compliance with all health regulations and provisions of state and federal law.
Please remove the vehicle or park in in accordance with the ECDC by November 1, 2019 and thereafter.
If you have any questions please call me at 425-771-0220 ext. 1716.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance.
Sincerely,
Dan GoodingCode Enforcement Official dan.gooding@edmondswa.gov