Complete_moreinfo_PLN20140010.pdfApril 17, 2014
121 5"' Avenue North. Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 ® Fax: 425.771.0221 - Web: www,ediii �,�;iadsvVa "o
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ® PLANNING DIVISION
Jeff Vehrs
PO Box 191
Edmonds, WA 98020
Subject: Letter of Completeness and Request of Additional Information
Lot Line Adjustment Application PLN20140010
Mr. Vehrs,
On behalf of the City of Edmonds Planning Division, I have reviewed your application for a lot
line adjust (LLA) between the properties addressed as 520 Forsyth Lane and 1040 - 6"' Avenue
South for completeness pursuant to Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) 20.02.002
and 20.75.050.D. The City has determined that the application meets the procedural submission
requirements and therefore is complete. Please accept this letter as the City's notice to applicant
of determination of completeness pursuant to ECDC 20.02.003. While the application is
procedurally complete, additional information and clarifications are needed for continued review
of the application. Please respond to the following so review of this application can proceed:
1. Easements: Please change the reference to the utility easement currently located on the
eastern 10 feet of Parcel B (proposed to be on the western 10 feet of Parcel A) to the
Auditor File Number (AFN 9010160446) the easement is recorded under as opposed to
referencing the easement per Short Plat No. S-11-90.
2. Legal Description: There appear to be a few discrepancies in the legal descriptions for the
new parcels.
a. Parcel A:
The north line of Parcels A and B in the legal description is describe as
North 89°38'69 East; 299.69 feet to the westerly margin of 6t" Ave N;
however, the two distances as measured on the survey depicted on Sheet 2
show the distance of the north line adding up to 299.71 feet. Please either
correct the legal description or the distances on the survey, whichever is
incorrect.
ii. The western boundary of Parcel B (which is included in the description of
Parcel A) should be 123.05 feet instead of 113.05 feet. The larger
rectangle that includes both Parcel A and B is described, and then the 10
feet of Forsyth deeded to the City of Edmonds is excepted. As the larger
rectangle is described the eastern boundary is 123.05 feet and the western
boundary is 113.05 feet, which would not take that western line back to
the point of begimling.
b. Parcel B: In addition to the two items above that apply to both Parcels A and B,
the 10 feet deeded to the City on Parcel B was recorded under file auditor file
number 2090101, not 2091288 as noted in the legal description. The new legal
for Parcel A should reference both deeds.
Planters: The survey on Sheet 2 indicates a planter 3.5 feet from the proposed new parcel
line. One of the review criteria for lot line adjustments is that the setbacks of existing
structures cannot be reduced below the minimum required setback. If the planter is more
than three feet tall, it would be considered a structure and would be located in the
required setback which is 5 feet in the RS -6 zone. Please provide information regarding
the height of the planters. If the planter is more than three feet in height, it must be
removed in order for the proposed lot line to be consistent with ECDC 20.75.050.C.2.
4. Dedication: Given previous conversations with you on this property, I am aware that a
future subdivision is being plamled for 1040 — 6"' Avenue South and that there is also a
new residence applied for on 1040 — 6t" Avenue South. Upon reviewing this lot line
adjustment application, it was discovered that the right-of-way on 6"' Avenue South in
front of 1040 — 6t" is only 55 feet wide according to the survey submitted with this
application. This has implications for these other two projects.
a. Future subdivision: The City of Edmonds official street map shows a 60 foot
right-of-way along 6t" Avenue South. If the right-of-way is only 55 feet wide as
shown on the survey, at the time of subdivision a street dedication would be
required for the eastern 5 feet of Parcel A. This street dedication would drop the
overall area for Parcel A after the proposed lot line adjustment down to 17,522.75
square feet. This would only leave enough area for a two -lot subdivision. The
purpose of this lot line adjustment was to transfer enough property to Parcel A for
a three -lot subdivision.
There are two of options to address this situation. One would be to amend the lot
line adjustment to transfer an additional 5 feet from Parcel B to Parcel A. This
would compensate for the future dedication providing enough area for a three lot
subdivision. A second option would be to pursue an official street map
amendment to only require a 55 -foot right-of-way along 6t" Avenue South
adjacent to the subject property.
b. Proposed residence under BLD20140313: The proposed residence under
BLD20140313 must take street setbacks from the edge of the right-of-way as
shown on the official street map pursuant to 1' 'CDC 1 , 0.020, . As such, the
proposed residence on 1040 - 6t"Ave will have to be shifted to the west
approximately 5 feet in order to comply with the setback requirements for the
RS -6 zone. This will be noted during review of building permit BLD20140313 as
well.
According to ECDC 20.02.003.1), the above requested information must be submitted within 90
days (or by July 16, 2014) or the application will expire.
If you have any questions of me, please contact me at 425-771-0220 or via email at
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Kernen Lien
Senior Planner
Cc: Alice Cain