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CRA20100073_Map+Report.pdf
CITY OF EDMONDS th 121 5 Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION CRITICALAREASRECONNAISSANCEREPORT CRITICALAREASRECONNAISSANCEREPORT SiteLocation:8211TalbotRoad TaxAcct.Number:00594400000901 Determination:STUDYREQUIRED*FileNumber:CRA20100073 Owner:Eldon+NancyHarsin Applicant:Same BackgroundͶ BackgroundͶ Duringreviewandinspectionofthesubjectsite,itwasfoundthatthesitemaycontain(orbe adjacentto)criticalareas,includinga GeologicallyHazardousArea(LandslideHazardArea), pursuanttoChapter23.40oftheEdmondsCommunityDevelopmentCode(ECDC).Geologically hazardousareasincludeareassusceptibletoerosion,landsliding,earthquake,orother geologicalevents.Theyposeathreattothehealthandsafetyofcitizenswhenincompatible developmentissitedinareasofsignificanthazard.Suchincompatibledevelopmentmaynot onlyplaceitselfatrisk,butalsomayincreasethehazardtosurroundingdevelopmentanduse. TheLiDARmap(attached)indicatesthatthereisasteepslope(approximately51%)justwestof thehouseΛЋБΉЎЎΜ͵ProjectsproposedfurtherthanАЉfromthetopoftheslopeΛЎЎbuffer+ requireageotechnicalreporttoaddresscriticalareas ЊЎsetbackfromthecriticalarea)willnot issues(ofcourse,otherdepartmentsmayrequireareporttoaddresstheircodes,dependingon thescopeofworkproposed). elocationandproject Thisreviewappliestotheentiresubjectparcel.Dependingonth locationandproject Thisreviewappliestotheentiresubjectparcel.Dependingonthe proposedrelativetotheidentifiedcriticalareas,certainstudiesandreportsmayberequired. proposedrelativetotheidentifiedcriticalareas,certainstudiesandreportsmayberequired. PleasecontactthePlanningDivisionat425.771.0220if/whenyouhaveaspecific Pleasecontac tthePlanningDivisionat425.771.0220if/whenyouhaveaspecific developmentproposalforthissitetodiscussthevariouspermitsthatwillberequired, developmentproposalforthissitetodiscussthevariouspermitsthatwillberequired, includingtreecuttingpermits. includingtreecuttingpermits. AllowedActivitiesandExemptDevelopmentProposalsͶ AllowedActivitiesandExemptDevelopmentProposalsͶ CertainactivitiesareallowedinornearcriticalareabuffersasspecifiedinECDC23.40.220. Similarly,certaindevelopmentproposalsmaybeexemptfromCriticalAreasrequirements (ECDC23.40.230).Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutwhetheryourproposeddevelopment qualifiesasanallowedorexemptactivity,pleasecontactaPlannerformoreinformation. GeneralCriticalAreasReportRequirementsͶ GeneralCriticalAreasReportRequirementsͶ tğŭĻЊƚŅЋ CriticalAreasReportsidentify,classifyanddelineateanyareasonoradjacenttothesubjectpropertythatmay qualifyascriticalareas.Theyalsoassesstheseareasandidentifyanypotentialimpactsresultingfromyour specificdevelopmentproposal.Ifaspecificdevelopmentproposalresultsinanalterationtoacriticalareathe criticalareasreportwillalsocontainamitigationplan.Youhavetheoptionofcompletingtheportionofthestudy thatclassifiesanddelineatesthecriticalareasandwaitinguntilyouhaveaspecificdevelopmentproposalto completethestudy.Youmayalsochoosesubmittheentirestudywithyourspecificdevelopmentapplication. PleasereviewtheminimumreportrequirementsforalltypesofCriticalAreaswhicharelistedinECDC 23.40.090.D.Thereareadditionalreportrequirementsfordifferenttypesofcriticalareas(seebelow). Notethatitisimportantforthereporttobepreparedbyaqualifiedprofessionalasdefinedintheordinance. Thereareoptionsonhowtocompleteacriticalareasstudyandanapprovedlistofconsultantsthatyoumay choosefrom.YoumaycontactthePlanningDivisionformoreinformation. GeneralMitigationRequirementsforallCriticalAreasarediscussedinECDC23.40.110through23.40.140. StudyRequirementforLandslideHazardAreasͶ StudyRequirementforLandslideHazardAreasͶ ItappearsthatthispropertycontainsorisadjacenttoaLandslideHazardArea. ALandslideHazardAreaisanyareawithaslopeoffortypercent(40%)orsteeperandwithaverticalreliefof ten(10)ormorefeet(exceptareascomposedofconsolidatedbedrock). LandslideHazardAreasarefurtherdefinedandillustratedinECDC23.80.020.B. InadditiontothegeneralrequirementsforCriticalAreasreportsreferencedabove,specificCriticalArea reportrequirementsforLandslideHazardAreasareprovidedinECDC23.80.050. DevelopmentProposalsAssociatedwithLandslideHazardAreasͶ DevelopmentProposalsAssociatedwithLandslideHazardAreasͶ DevelopmentisrestrictedwithinaLandslideHazardAreaanditsbuffer. ProjectsthatwillintrudeintotheseareaswillrequireareportbyalicensedGeotechnicalEngineer. Thecriteriathatareapplieddependontheamountthatthebufferisreduced. Thebuffercanbereducedtoaminimumoften(10)feet(withanadditionalЊЎbuildingsetbackperECDC 23.40.280)ifareportispreparedthatmeetsthestandardslistedinECDC23.80.050).Thealterationmustalso meettherequirementslistedECDC23.80.060. Inaddition,proposalstoreducethebuffertolessthanten(10)feetmustcomplywiththedesignstandards listedinECDC23.80.070.A.3. GinaCoccia,AssociatePlannerSeptember2,2010 Name,TitleSignatureDate /źƷĻķƭĻĭƷźƚƓƭƚŅƷŷĻ9ķƒƚƓķƭ/ƚƒƒǒƓźƷǤ5ĻǝĻƌƚƦƒĻƓƷ/ƚķĻΛ9/5/ΜĭğƓĬĻŅƚǒƓķƚƓƷŷĻ/źƷǤƚŅ9ķƒƚƓķƭǞĻĬƭźƷĻğƷǞǞǞ͵ĭź͵ĻķƒƚƓķƭ͵Ǟğ͵ǒƭ͵ tğŭĻЋƚŅЋ 27 26