cover lt_SIGNED.pdfFebruary 29, 2012
Kernen Lien, Associate Planner
City of Edmonds
Development Services Department
121 5th Avenue North, 2nd Floor
Edmonds, WA 98020
RE: Walgreens, 9801 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA Response to Completeness
letter
Dear Kernen,
In response to your January 20, 2012 Request for Additional Information we are
pleased to submit revised drawings and reports which address your concerns about
the proposed site engineering, building design, landscaping and signs.
Below please find a summary of revisions and additional information:
1) The requested information in regards to Geotechnical and Storm Water reports
and Traffic Analysis are completed and the responses are included in this additional
information.
2) Building Design,
Principal southern facade of Walgreens is strengthened with trellis and landscaping;
enhancing sustainability features already on the south side, including light selves
and fixed shading devices. The trellis on Walgreens will help shade the building,
creating a living/green wall.
Sustainable design features on the west facade of both buildings remain, as they
are needed to help protect from the western sun.
Principal southern fagade of the proposed Bank is strengthened as well, with more
landscaping and less concrete to create a more pleasing entry experience and area.
A darker brick wainscoting has been added to the base of both buildings to better
connect each building to the ground and to each other and to finish the proposed
sustainable retail environment.
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3) Landscaping:
Additional landscape planters and materials are added to the south frontages of
both the Walgreens and the Bank buildings, becoming part of the building design as
noted above.
The parking parcel frontage has been revised to show all new sidewalks and curbs
with additional landscaping that aligns with proposed improvements in front of the
Bank parcel. In addition, the existing diagonal parking space size in this area is
decreased to the Edmonds' code full size, parking space minimum, allowing for an
additional area to be added for the rain garden to better comply with LID
requirements. This will create a linear rain garden along the Edmonds Way parking
parcel frontage.
Street trees, meeting City standards, are added along this parking parcel frontage.
The existing City planter and irrigation system will be replaced as part of these
improvements and the gateway sign relocated. Landscaping is designed to support
the gateway experience.
Type V landscape areas are added to the revised site plan for clarity and to reflect
revisions. The curb tight landscape planter is 5'- 6" wide, including curbs, and the
sidewalk is 7' wide. The on-site landscape strip is 4' 6' wide. The total landscape
area is indicated on the revised drawings. All the landscape areas now exceed code
minimums.
The proposed landscape additions and revisions are shown clouded on the revised
site plan.
4) Building Signs:
The main entry to the Walgreens is on the south side of the building and has been
noted on the revised elevations. There is an additional entry on the west elevation.
Sign areas have been calculated based on the main entries being located on south
(street) sides of both buildings. Secondary entries for both buildings face parking
fields. Allowed sign areas are based on the south facing wall area; the proposed
sign area dimensions are clearly labeled on the revised drawings.
For the Walgreens' building we request that the DRB consider our request for 143
square feet of sign area, a 4% area increase over the allowed 138 square feet, but
within the 50% area increase that can be granted through the design review
process.
The main entry to the Bank is on the south side of the building and has been noted
on the revised elevations. There is another entry on the west elevation. Sign areas
are based on south facing wall area; the dimensions are clearly labeled on the
revised drawings.
For the Bank building we request that the DRB consider our request for 132 square
feet of sign area, a 42% area increase over the allowed 98 square feet, but within
the 50% area increase that can be granted through the design review process.
Please note, allowed, small directional signs have not been included in sign area
calculations. This is consistent with the Edmonds' sign code.
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