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Response Heai ing Examiner's Order for Reconsideration dated April 16, 2013
Date: April 23, 2013
To: Planning Director, City of Edmonds
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From: Tom and Lin Hillman, Applicants, 1139 Sierra Pl, Edmonds /4,,z2 �®,3
City of Edmonds File: PLN20120033 —Variance Approval with Conditions
Applicant's Comments Regarding Letters from Brown and Zehner:
Points raised in these letters appear to be, in large part, introduction of new testimony in the form of
undocumented hearsay and opinions presented after the close of the hearing, and as such should not be
admissible, in keeping with the Hearing Examiner's order that "No new evidence shall be allowed and
all comments must be based upon evidence admitted into the record prior to the close of the hearing on
March 15 [14], 2013." We could rebut their comments point by point, but not without introducing new
evidence.
If the Hearing Examiner does admit these letters, we would like to go on record as disagreeing with
their conclusions, especially with respect to the drainage issues. In accordance with the purpose of the
city's stormwater regulations, we believe our proposed stormwater detention system, installed in
accordance with the City of Edmonds drainage code 18.30.00, will actually improve drainage by
holding some of the runoff on -site and releasing it slowly into the stream in a controlled fashion, thus
regulating the rate of flow onto the street from our property during storm events.
Applicant's Comments Regarding Letters from Rutledge and Thorpe: None.
We believe the above information to be true.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Tom and Lin Hillman, Applicants
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