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1215 1hAvenue North • Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us
�at g90 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT: PLANNING DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND DECISION
TO: Rich kildsay
E onds Parks Manage
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Ker en Lien, Assoc lanner
DATE: March 27, 2009
BLD -2008-0920: Install a monument sign at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery
A. Property Owner Applicant
City of Edmonds Rich Lindsay
121 5a` Ave N City of Edmonds Parks Manager
Edmonds, WA 98020
B. Introduction
The City of Edmonds is proposing to place a monument sign on the southwest corner of the
intersection of 15th Street SW and 100'x' Ave W for the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery &
Columbarium (Attachment 1). The sign is considered a government sign, and pursuant to
ECDC 20.60.095 is exempt from the regulations of the Sign Code chapter, except that the
dimensional and placement standards shall apply. The subject site is zoned P — Public Use, and
pursuant to ECDC 16.80.030.13, sign are subject to ADB approval.
C. Findings and Conclusions
The Edmonds Memorial Cemetery site at 820 150' St SW is zoned P — Public Use
(Attachment 2).
2. The proposed monument sign is a government sign, and pursuant to ECDC 20.60.095 is
exempt for the regulations of the City of Edmonds Sign Code, ECDC 20.60, except that the
dimensional and placement standards shall apply.
3. ECDC 16.80.030.A requires a minimum setback of 25 feet for all structure within the P zone.
4. The corner where the City of Edmonds proposes to place the sign is within the 25 -foot
setback, therefore, in order to place the sign at this location no portion of the monument may
be greater than 36 inches in height.
5. The Cemetery is generally bordered by commercial properties to the south (BP, BN, and BC)
and residential properties to the north (RS -6 and RS -8). See Attachment 2.
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File No. BLD -2008-920
Edmonds Memorial Cemetery & Columbarium
ADB Review of Monument Sign
6. Pursuant to ECDC 20.60.045, the maximum sign area for a single freestanding in the
surrounding zones are as follows:
Zone
Maximum Area of Sign
RS
4 square feet (individual residence si }
BN, BP
24 s uare feet
BC
32 square feet
7. ECDC 16.80.030.D states that signs shall be kept to a minimum size, which is compatible
with the surrounding neighborhood and uses, while providing adequate visibility.
8. The City of Edmonds is proposing a 24 square -foot sign, which is the minimum necessary to
provide adequate visibility is compatible with the surround neighborhood and uses.
F. Decision
Based on the findings, conclusions, and attachments to this report, staff finds that the design
review for the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery & Columbarium monument sign (BLD -08-920) is
APPROVED with the following conditions:
1. No part of the monument sign may be greater than 36 inches in height.
2. Landscaping around the base of the monument sign must be maintained.
G. Attachments
1. Landscaping Plan
2. Zoning and Vicinity Map
H. Reconsideration and Appeals
Per 20.95.040, a permit applicant may request a reconsideration of this decision by either the
original decisionmaker or the planning manager. if the applicant requests reconsideration by the
planning manager and the planning manager is not available to render a decision with the time
limits required by the ECDC, the planning manager shall designate a supervisor of the original
staff decisionmaker to rule on the reconsideration. The request for reconsideration shall be filed
in writing with the planning manager within 14 working days after the date of the decision. The
requested decisionmaker for the reconsideration shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the
application. The decision shall be in writing, and shall be appealable to the hearing examiner
under Chapter 20.105 ECDC.
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820 15th ST SW
Zoning and Vicinity Map
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