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CITY OF EDMONDS AFR 19 2015
121 5th Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.90v
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
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April 19, 2016
Jesse Miles
21805 98th Ave. W
Edmonds, WA 98020
Subject: ZONING MAP CLEAN UP— PROPOSED CHANGE AT 21805 98T" AVE. W
(PLN20160019)
Dear Mr. Miles,
My name is Mike Clugston — I work with the City of Edmonds in the Development Services
Department. While recently reviewing a building permit for another nearby parcel, I noticed
that your parcel was zoned Open Space (OS) rather than Single Family Residential (RS-8) like the
parcels around you on the east side of 98th Avenue West (see the map on the back). This
seemed odd and it turns out that your parcel used to be the site of an old City -owned water
storage facility and so was zoned Open Space — that made sense. However, that facility was
removed in the late 1960s and the parcel should have been rezoned at that time from Open
Space to Single Family Residential because in 1971 the existing single family residence was
approved and built (permit BLD19710149) followed by the pool in 1976 (permit BLD19760367).
For whatever reason, the zoning map was never officially updated but now I need to clean up
the map and bring it into alignment with the use that has been going on at your parcel for the
last 45 years.
Unfortunately, I can't simply change the map administratively in the office so I'll need to take
the project to the Planning Board and City Council for their approval. As part of that, I must
post your property with a land use sign describing the project and notify your neighbors within
300' that this is happening. This work will be occurring over the next few months and the
outcome will be that your parcel will be rezoned from Open Space to RS-8, just like the rest of
the parcels on your side of the block. This change must take place before any additional
permits can be obtained for work at your site.
You don't need to do anything for this clean-up project to go forward but if you have any
questions, please contact me at (425) 771-0220 or michael.clugston@edmondswa.gov and we
can go over it in more detail.
Since�y,�
Mike Clugston, AICP
Associate Planner