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CITY OF EDMONDS
121 5th Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 ® Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.gov
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
Project.,
Edmonds Museum Plaza Improvements (BLD20150227)
Location:
118 — 5th Avenue North
Property Orvner:
City of Edmonds
121 5th Avenue North
Edmonds, WA 98020
Applicant.
Clayton Moss
114 — 4th Avenue North
Edmonds, WA 98020
Certificate of Appropriateness
Pursuant to Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) 20.45.040.13, prior to the commencement
of any work on a register property, the owner must request and receive a Certificate of Appropriateness
from the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) for the proposed work.
Findings
1. Scope. Edmonds -South Snohomish County Historical Society and Museum is proposing to update
the plaza area in front of the Edmonds Museum. The current proposal is for improvements to the
south plaza including installing pavers, planters, displays and signage.
2. Review Criteria. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation number two and number
nine as codified in 36 CFR 67:
Standard Two: Retention of Historic Character: The historic character of a property shall be retained
and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that
characterize a property shall be avoided.
3. Significance. The Edmonds Historical Museum (Carnegie Library) was listed on the Edmonds
Register of Historic Places in April 2004 under Ordinance No. 3493. The historically significant
features is the facade of the museum and how the plaza improvements impact the setting and
historical character of the museum.
4. Historic Preservation Commission Review. The City of Edmonds Historic Preservation
Commission reviewed the Edmonds Museum Plaza project for consistency with the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation cited in item 2 above at their regular meetings on January 8,
2015 and February 12, 2015.
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5. Findings.
Standard Two: The Edmonds Museum Plaza. Project will maintain the historic character of the
museum property and not alter the any historically significant features of the museum. The Historic
Preservation Commission voted unanimously to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the
Edmonds Museum Plaza Project at the February 12, 2015 HPC meeting.
Conclusion
The Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission finds that the Edmonds Museum Plaza Project is
consistent with Standard Two of the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation and
APPROVES the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness in accordance with ECDC 20.45.050.
Lien, Senior Planner
March 17, 2015
Date
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