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Critical Areas Checklist
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1. Site Address/Location:
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3. Approximate Site Size (acres or square feed: / 3 ar vc_
4. Is this site currently developed? Xyes; no.
If yes; how is site developed? s ek c
5. Describe the general site topography. Ch all that apply.
Flat: less than 5-feet elevation change over entire site.
Rolling: slopes on site generally less than 15% (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal
distance of 66-feet).
Hilly: slopes present on site of more than 15% and less than 30% (a vertical rise of 10-feet
over a horizontal distance of 33 to 66-feet).
Steep: grades of greater than 30% present on site (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal
distance of less than 33-feet).
Other (please describe):
Site contains areas of year-round standing water: ; Approx. Depth:
Site contains areas of seasonal standing water: -'� ; Approx. Depth:
What season(s) of the year?
8. Site is in the floodway —P (7. floodplam, _� of a water course.
9. Site conta �'n�� creek or an area where water flows across the grounds surface? Flows are year-round?
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10. Site is primarily: forested ; meadow ;shrubs ; mixed
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11. Obvious wetland is present on site:
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DETERMINATION
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STUDY REQ WAIVER
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Development Services Department
Planning Division
Phone: 425.771.0220
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The Critical Areas Checklist contained on this form is to
be filled out by any person preparing a Development
Permit Application for the City of Edmonds prior to
his/her submittal of the application to the City.
The purpose of the Checklist is to enable City staff to
determine whether any potential Critical Areas are, or
may be, present on the subject property. The information
needed to complete the Checklist should be easily
available from observations of the site or data available at
City Hall (Critical areas inventories, maps, or soil
surveys).
Date Received: 09- 09. 2008
City Receip,.t#:
Critical Areas File #: Gra.'yoo S . of oo
Critical Areas Checklist Fee: $135.00
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Date Mailed to. Applicant
A property owner, or his/her authorized representative,
must fill out the checklist, sign and date it, and submit it
to the City. The City will review the checklist, make a
precursory site visit, and make a determination of the
subsequent steps necessary to complete a development
permit application.
Please submit a vicinity map, along with the signed copy
of this form to assist City staff in fording and locating the
specific piece of property described on this form. In
addition, the applicant_ shall include other pertinent
information (e.g. site plan, topography map, etc.) or
studies in conjunction with this Checklist to assistant staff
in completing their preliminary assessment of the site.
The undersigned applicant, and his/her/its heirs, and assigns, in consideration on the processing of the application agrees
to release, indemnify, defend and hold the City of Edmonds harmless from any and all damages, including reasonable
attorney's fees, arising from any action or infraction based in whole or part upon false, misleading, inaccurate or
incomplete information furnished by the applicant, his/her/its agents or employees. •
By my signature, I certify that the information and exhibits herewith submitted are true and convect to the best of my
knowledge and that I am authorized to file this application on half f the owner as listed beloT--l
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT/AGENT DATE
Property Owner's Authorizations
By my signature, I certify that I have authorized above Applic gent to apply for the subject land use application,
and grant my permission for the public officials d the staff of the City of Edmonds to enter the subject property for the
purposes of inspection and posting attendant t00%/a is do
SIGNATURE OF OWNER 11 DATE
Owner/Applicant: d�y/� A licant Representative:
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CITY OF EDMONDS
• CRITICAL AREAS RECONNAISSANCE REPORT
Site Location: 18420 Olympic View Drive Tax Acct. Number: 00565600200400
Determination: Study Required 71 Determination #: CRA-2008-00100
Applicant: John Goodman & Patti Gordon ' Owner: John Goodman & Patti Gordon
CRITICAL AREAS RECONNAISSANCE REPORT: STUDY REQUIRED
During review and inspection of the subject site, it was found that the site contains and/or is adjacent to
critical areas, including 1jeologically Hazardous Areas, pursuant to Chapters 23.40 and 23.80 of the
Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC).
The site is located west of Olympic View Drive. The hill slopes away from Olympic View Drive, where the
existing residence is built on a bench. Just west of the residence the hill drops off steeply to the Puget
Sound. The City of Edmonds' GIS information indicates this slope is greater than 40% and thus qualifies
the slope as an erosion hazard and possibly a landslide hazard.
This review applies to the entire subject parcel. Depending on the location and type of project proposed
relative to the identified critical areas, certain studies and reports may be required.
ALLOWED ACTIVITIES AND EXEMPT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
• Certain activities are allowed in or near critical area buffers as specified in ECDC 23.40.220. Similarly,
certain development proposals may be exempt from Critical Areas Requirements (ECDC 23.40.230). If you
have any questions about whether your proposed development qualifies as an allowed or exempt activity,
please contact a Planner for more information.
GENERAL CRITICAL AREAS REPORT REQUIREMENTS
Critical Areas Reports identify, classify, and delineate any areas on or adjacent to the subject property that
may qualify as critical areas. They also assess these areas and identify any potential impacts resulting from
your specific development proposal. If a specific development proposal results in an alteration to a critical
area, the critical areas report will also contain a mitigation plan. You have the option of completing the
portion of the study that classifies and delineates the critical areas and waiting until you have a specific
development proposal to complete the study. You may also choose to submit the entire study with your
specific development application.
Please review the minimum report requirements for all types of Critical Areas that are listed in
ECDC 23.40.090.D. There are additional report requirements for different types of critical areas
(see below).
Note that it is important for the report to be prepared by a qualified professional as defined in the
ordinance. There are options on how to complete a critical areas study, and there is an approved list
of consultants that you may choose from. You may contact the Planning Division for more
information.
• General Mitigation Requirements for all Critical Areas are discussed in ECDC 23.40.1 l0 through
• 23.40.140.
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STUDY REQUIREMENT — EROSION HAZARD AREA
It appears that this property contains or is adjacent to an Erosion Hazard Area. Erosion Hazard Areas
include:
• Those areas with Alderwood and Everett series soils on slopes of 15 percent or greater.
• Any area with slopes of 15 percent f greater and impermeable soils interbedded with granular soils
and springs or groundwater seepage.' .
• Areas with significant visible evidence of ground water seepage, and which also include existing
landslide deposits regardless of slope.
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ASSOCIATED WITH EROSION HAZARD AREAS
Development within an Erosion Hazard Area must meet additional criteria.
❑ For erosion hazard areas with suitable slope stability, the only critical area study needed is an
erosion and sediment control plan prepared in compliance with the requirements set forth in Chapter
18.30 ECDC as part of the construction documents. This option is at the director's discretion, per
Edmonds Community Development Code section 20.80.050.G.
❑ In areas where the slope stability is not suitable, projects within Erosion Hazard Areas will require a
report by a licensed Geotechnical Engineer or other qualified professional. Note that it is important
for the report to be prepared by a qualified professional as defined in the ordinance.
❑ Report requirements are given in ECDC 23.80.050, and more generally in ECDC 23.40.090.D.
11 Development standards are given in ECDC 23.80.060 and 23.80.070.
STUDY REQUIREMENT — LANDSLIDE HAZARD AREA
It appears that this property contains or is adjacent to a Landslide Hazard Area.
• A Landslide Hazard Area is any area with a slope of forty percent (40%) or steeper and with a
vertical relief of ten (10) or more feet (except areas composed of consolidated bedrock).
• Landslide Hazard Areas are further defined and illustrated in ECDC 23.80.020.B.
• In addition to the general requirements for Critical Areas reports referenced above, specific Critical
Area report requirements for Landslide Hazard Areas are provided in ECDC 23.80.050.
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDSLIDE HAZARD AREAS
Development is restricted within a Landslide Hazard Area and its buffer.
• Projects that will intrude into these areas will require a report by a licensed Geotechnical Engineer.
• The criteria that are applied depend on the amount that the buffer is reduced.
• The buffer can be reduced to a minimum often (10) feet (with an additional 15' building setback per
ECDC 23.40.280) if a report is prepared that meets the standards listed in ECDC 23.80.050. The
alteration must also meet the requirements listed in ECDC 23.80.060.
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NOTE: Cited sections of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) can be found on the City of
Edmonds website at www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.
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