CompleteLetter_AddlInfoReq.pdf
CITY OF EDMONDS
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121 5Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us
DEVELOPMENT SERVICESDEPARTMENT •PLANNING DIVISION
February 17, 2011
Jennifer Patterson
ArcVision
2350 Airport Freeway – Suite 150
Bedford TX 76022
RE: File PLN20110002 – Panera Bread Outdoor Dining Conditional Use Permit
Greetings,
Thank you for submitting an application for a conditional use permit for outdoor dining at
7929 244 Street SW also known as 7929 Lake Ballinger Way (Panera Bread) in the General
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Commercial (CG) zone. Your application is also known as City of Edmonds file number
PLN20110002. I have determined that your application is COMPLETE; however, additional
information is requested at this time. I am the Planner assigned to your project, so kindly
direct any correspondence through me so that it can continue to be processed in a timely
manner.
Please respond to the following issues in writing at your earliest convenience so that I may
continue to process your application:
1.Please let me know if any of the following dates for a public hearing will work with your schedule:
Thursday April 7 or Thursday April 21? We have just hired a new Hearing Examiner, so I’ll
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need to coordinate with him as well.
2.Please confirm the outdoor seating figures provided in your application. The land use application
lists 40 outdoor seats proposed, however the Equiptment Plan (Sheet EQ-2.1) lists 104 indoor seats
and 39 outdoor seats. Also, when I counted the outdoor seats, I came up with 39.
3.The address of the property provided on the land use application does not match the County
Assessor’s records nor ours. We show the address as 7929 244 Street SW. Sometimes this street is
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known as Lake Ballinger Way, as well, but for the sake of this application, I’ll just need to change
your application from 7935 to 7929. Please confirm that this is okay with you (7935 is the Lakeside-
Milam Recovery Center next door adjacent to this site).
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Development Services Department –Planning Division | 121 5Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 | 425.771.0220
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4.The parcel number (tax account number) provided on the land use application does not match the
site. The County Assessor’s records show that we should use parcel number 00491100001302 which
correlates to the Barlee’s Restaurant site. Please confirm that this is okay with you. You listed
00491100001306 and 00232 on the land use application.
5.Please confirm the property owner’s contact information. The County Assessor’s records indicate
that the property owner is “Suzan LLC” and the Taxpayer is “Lee & Barbara Agelopoulos” while
you show “SHD Associates” on the land use application. Please explain who I should add as an
official party of record on this application (I recognize that if the ownership has recently changed,
then the County’s website may not yet be up to date, or maybe they’re all one in the same).
6.Please submit a Critical Areas Checklist at your earliest convenience along with the $155 review fee.
I will then be able to officially determine if there are any critical areas on or adjacent to the property.
This is required prior to your building permit submittal and will substantially help with your
conditional use proposal if we can determine that there are no environmental issues. Please note that
the property owner must sign this application and that the determination does not expire, so you will
be able to use it for all future City of Edmonds permits.
7.Please submit a completed State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) checklist, along with the $485
review fee. I will then be able to issue an environmental determination on the property (this review
is triggered because the building is shown at just over 4000 square feet as well as containing over 20
parking spaces). The SEPA determination will be mailed, posted, and published as required. See
also Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11-800. Also, Edmonds Community
Development Code (ECDC) 20.15.A.210 requires the determination for the proposal to accompany
the city’s staff recommendation to the Hearing Examiner. WAC 197-11-055 also requires the
determination to be made at the earliest possible point in the decision making process so that any
environmental impacts can be reasonably identified.
8.Please confirm that you are not seeking design review approval at this time. Design review can be
conducted concurrently with your conditional use permit, if you so choose. Otherwise, you may wait
until your building permit submittal.
9.Department Comments:
a.The Fire District noted that access and utility requirements may require alterations to your site
proposal. This is consistent with my recollection of the discussion at the pre-application
meeting. Contact Fire Marshal John Westfall at 425.551.1200 with any questions.
b.The Building Division noted that a building permit will be required for the proposed work.
c.The Public Works Department noted that this property is contributing to downstream flooding.
It needs drainage improvements. Low Impact Development (LID) should be encouraged for this
project including the use of pervious asphalt for the parking areas.
d.The Engineering Division has not yet commented on your proposal.
e.The Economic Development Department noted that this was a great use for the site.
f.The Parks and Recreation Department noted no issues with your proposal.
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Development Services Department –Planning Division | 121 5Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 | 425.771.0220
All code citations can be found on the City of Edmonds website: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.
Now that the application is considered “complete” I will issue a “notice of application.” And
once we collectively decide on a public hearing date, I’ll issue a “notice of hearing.” All notices
will be mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the subject site and posted on a large
white land use action sign at the site. A legal notice will be provided to the Everett Herald and
a notice of your project will be published in the newspaper. I will issue a staff report and make
a recommendation to the Hearing Examiner, who will issue the decision two weeks after the
close of the public hearing.
First, we’ll need to coordinate your public hearing date, so please contact me to coordinate our
schedules. I cannot continue to process your application until we’ve agreed upon a hearing
date. Hearings are held across the street from City Hall in the Council Chambers of the Public
Avenue North, Edmonds at 3:00 PM on the first or third
Safety Complex located at 250 5
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Thursday of each month. Please let me know immediately if you or a representative will not be
able to attend. If an applicant or his representative is not present when the hearing begins, the
item may be moved to the end of the agenda or continued to a future hearing date.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 425.771.0220, extension 1778 or via email at
coccia@ci.edmonds.wa.us. I will be out of the office until March 1, but I look forward to
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working with you upon my return.
Kind regards,
Gina Coccia
Associate Planner
cc: File PLN20110002
Justin Knepper, ArcVision: 1950 Craig Road – Suite 300, St. Louis MO 63146
Mark Etherington, Panera Bread: 3630 South Geyer Road – Suite 100, Sunset Hills MO 63127
enc: Critical Areas Checklist
Environmental (SEPA) Checklist
Snohomish County Assessor’s Records
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Development Services Department –Planning Division | 121 5Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 | 425.771.0220
All code citations can be found on the City of Edmonds website:www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.