ApplicationCoverLetter.pdfOctober 12, 2015 RECEIVED
Planning Department OCT 16 2015
City of Edmonds
1215th Avenue North, 2nd Floor DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Variance Application, 742 Galey Street, Edmonds, Washington
City of Edmonds Planning Department:
This statement has been prepared to support a variance request related to the development of
a single family home at 742 Daley Street, Edmonds, Washington.
The specific request is to allow a reduction in the buffer width through use of Reasonable
Economic Use variance.
The project site is approximately 10,450 square feet of undeveloped land and is zoned single-
family urban development on minimum of 6,000 square feet lots (RS -6). The site is located in the
riparian buffer of Shell Creek. Shell Creek is designated as an anadromous fish -bearing stream, which
according to Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) 23.90.040 requires a buffer width of 100
feet.
The proposed project would construct a single-family home on the western slope of the
property. The home will be two story, on an 18 by 36 feet foundation, providing approximately 1300
square feet of living space. Access to the property must come from Daley Street. A parking area and
driveway will be built north of the home, providing access to Daley Street. Two gabion walls will be
constructed to stabilize the slope on either side of the driveway. A causeway from the driveway to the
top of the existing culvert/fish ladder structure is also included in the proposal.
The attached document, Critical Areas Study and Mitigation Plan for Dietz — Daley Street,
Wetland Resources, Inc (2015), provides a detailed description of the project site and best -practices
buffer enhancement measures that will be deployed. Variance criteria defined by ECDC20.85.210:
Variances and ECDC23.40.210.2: Variances are addressed in that document under the heading
Variance Criteria (pp. 5-8).
Thank you for the opportunity to apply for this variance. Please contact me if any additional
information or clarification of this application is required.
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Kent Dietz