IncompleteLetter.pdf
April 19, 2007
Jeff Sellentin
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785 16 Place
Mukilteo WA 98275
RE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE YOUR ADU
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, FILE # CU-2007-25.
Dear Mr. Sellentin:
Thank you for submitting an application for an administrative conditional use permit for an
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Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at the property located at 15701 75 Place West in the Single-
Family Residential (RS-20) zone. City staff has finished the check for completeness on your
INCOMPLETE
application, and it is determined that your application is until the following
materials/clarifications are submitted:
1.Contact Information: The land use application submitted states that the applicant is “Jeff
Sellentin” – if this is the case, please sign the land use application (available in the Planning
Division) under the signature block for the Applicant/Agent. The property owner, “Van
Caryl” has signed in both places. Is Van the contact person for this project
(“Applicant/Agent”)? Please clarify and/or revise the land use application.
2.ADU Covenant: Please review the enclosed “ADU Covenant” and sign it before a notary of
public. This will be recorded after you receive approval for an ADU and prior to occupancy.
The fee to record legal-sized documents at the County is $32, and we would be happy to
have this recorded for you (but we charge an additional $15 service fee to do so). Please do
not record the covenant at this time, please just review the language and be prepared to turn
this in for recording at a later date (around the time of ADU approval).
3.Building Permit: Please review the enclosed letter by Plans Examiner Jenny Readwin. This
site is located within the North Edmonds Earth Subsidence and Landslide Hazard Area,
which requires not only building permit approval but also must comply with the development
requirements of Ordinance 3632. Please contact the Building Division at 425.771.0220 if
you have any questions about building permits for sites in this specific area.
4.Criteria Statement: Please submit the required “Criteria Statement” so we can review your
proposal and see if it meets the ADU code requirements. I’ve enclosed the handout on
ADUs and I’ve highlighted some areas that you’ve left out of your application so that you
can review them and address them in your response. You are going to need to prove that you
meet all of these criteria in order to receive ADU approval.
5.Site Plan/Floor Plan: Several important items were missing from the site plan and floor plans
which are critical to my review of the proposal.
a.Parking: How are you providing the required three parking spaces on site? Please show
the dimensions on the site plan so that the Engineering Division can review it under their
parking requirements.
b.Size: The ADU appears to take up the whole downstairs, which exceeds the 800 square
foot size threshold (it appears to be well over 1,500 square feet in area). Please review
the size criteria shown on the ADU handout enclosed. Please show how you meet the
size requirements for an ADU in your Criteria Statement and on the floor plans.
6.Grading: Please provide me with an estimate on the amount of grading that will be necessary
for the eventual building permit application. The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
requires that the City make an environmental determination on projects which exceed 500
cubic yards of grading.
Please respond at your earliest convenience so that your application may be processed in an
expedient manner. Thank you for your interest in land use and development in Edmonds. If you
have any questions about the City’s application review process and/or the schedule for your
application, please contact me at 425.771.0220, extension 1778.
Sincerely,
CITY OF EDMONDS
Gina Coccia, Planner
Enclosures
c: File ADB-2007-25
Jenny Readwin, Plans Examiner
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Van Caryl (Caryl Family Living Trust) – 15701 75 Place West, Edmonds WA 98026