PLN20170028 Letter of Incomplete Application.pdfCITY OF EDMONDS
121 5t" Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
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July 21, 2017
Mr. Ken McIntyre
SDA Engineering
Via email: Kmcintyreksdaengineers.com
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SUBDIVISION
APPLICATION LOCATED AT 720 13TH WAY SW
FILE NO. PLN20170028
Dear Mr. McIntyre:
Staff has begun review of your land use application for a five -lot plat located at 720 13t' Way SW (File
No. PLN20170028). However, it was found that your application is incomplete. Please submit the
following items at your earliest convenience including a response letter indicating how each item was
addressed so that staff can continue processing your application:
1. A determination under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) is required for all formal
subdivision applications (subdivisions into five or more lots). Please submit a completed
environmental checklist (see Handout #P71) and associated $670 review fee in order for staff to
be able to issue a SEPA determination for the subject proposal.
2. The title report must be prepared within 30 days of application submittal. The effective date on
Page 2 of the title report submitted with your application was blank, so staff is unable to
determine whether this title report was prepared within the required timeframe. Please provide an
updated title report for the subject site prepared within 30 days of the application submittal date.
3. The legal description of the subject parcel as stated on the face of the preliminary plat documents
refers to a different recording number than the legal description within the title report. Please
explain this discrepancy.
4. Please make the following corrections/clarifications to the preliminary plat:
a. The minimum required setbacks associated with the RS-6 zone are shown incorrectly on
the preliminary plans. The RS-6 zone requires the following minimum setbacks: Street =
20', Side = 5', Rear = 15'. The 20' street setback must be taken from all property lines
adjacent to City right-of-way and all portions of the property lines adjacent to vehicular
access tracts providing access to five or more lots. The rear setback is taken from the
property line most opposite and distant from the street property line, and side setbacks are
taken from the remaining property lines. The note regarding setbacks under the "Project
Information" heading will also need to be revised, as it includes an incorrect rear setback
and the 19' garage setback specified in these notes is not correct. Setbacks for garages
are the same as those for the main residence.
b. The minimum required lot width for the RS-6 zone is 60 feet, which is measured with a
60-foot diameter circle that must fit within the boundaries of each of the proposed lots.
Please make any necessary adjustments to the dimensions of the proposed lots in order to
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meet the minimum required lot with and indicate compliance with this requirement on the
preliminary plat by drawing 60 foot circles within each of the proposed lots.
5. The subdivision review criteria of ECDC 20.75.085 specify that where environmental resources
such as trees exist, the proposal shall be designed to minimize significant adverse impacts to the
resources. Your preliminary civil plans indicate clearing of the entire subject site; however, it
appears that it would be possible to retain many of the existing trees. Please revise the plans in
order to minimize impacts to the existing trees and provide documentation indicating why the
trees proposed for removal will need to be removed.
6. You cover letter refers to the project as the "Jenkins Lane Short Plat." Please note that
subdivisions into five or more lots are considered formal plats, not short plats. You do not need
to revise your cover letter to address this item. It is being provided for your information only.
7. After all requested corrections are made to the preliminary plans, please provide three large -
format copies. Also, please provide PDFs of each plan sheet either on a USB drive or via email.
8. Please note that review by the Engineering Division is pending, and additional comments
regarding the proposal may be sent separately.
Please submit the above information (including a response letter indicating how each item was addressed)
to the Planning Division as soon as possible so that staff may continue processing your application.
Please keep in mind that a complete response to this information request must be received within 90
days or the application will lapse for lack of information (ECDC 20.02.003.D). Thus, your application
will expire if the requested information is not received by October 19, 2017.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via phone at (425) 771-0220 or via email
at Jen.Machugakedmondswa.gov.
Sincerely,
Development Services Department - Planning Division
Jen Mach uga
Associate Planner
Cc: File No. PLN20170028
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