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CITY OF EDMONDS GARY HAAKENso
MAYOR
121 5TH AVENUE NORTH • EDMONDS, WA 9B020 • (425) 771-0220 • FAX (425) 771-0221
Website: w,rwxi.edmondsma.us
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Planning • Building • Engineering
September 25, 2007
Mr. Bilal Jamil
9417 2201h Street Southwest
Edmonds, Washington 98020
RE: Request for Code Modification Sleeping Room Egress Sill Height
Dear Mr. Jamil,
The City is in receipt of your request for code modification to provide a permanent step in lieu of
a complying sill height of 44 inches in a previous living room window that has been converted
into a sleeping room (work performed prior to permit issuance). The City ,is also in receipt of
your letter of clarification dated September 24, 2007.
The request for modification is hereby approved with the following conditions -
0 The maximum step height shall be 7 3/4" inches
•- The minimum step width shall be 12" inches
• The step shall run the full length of that portion of the window that opens
• The step shall be permanently affixed
• All other window opening provisions for egress windows shall apply
• All noted requirements are'subject to field check
Sincerely,
Jeannine L.Graf
Building Official
• Incorporated August 11, 1890 •
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