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February 17, 2015
CITY OF EDMONDS
1215 1h Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.gov
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
Chien D. Nguyen
10028 Marine View Drive
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Subject: Request for information regarding tree cutting at the vacant parcel north of Haines
Wharf Park (Parcel ID 00513105900600)
Dear Mr. Nguyen:
It has come to the City's attention that a tree cutting occurred on the parcel referenced above.
This parcel belongs to you according to Snohomish County's property tax records. The site
where the tree cutting occurred is located in the North Edmonds Earth Subsidence and
Landslide Hazard Area, which is classified as a critical area pursuant to Edmonds Community
Development Code (ECDC) Chapters 23.40 and 23.80. Since the site of the tree cutting activity
was located within and adjacent to critical areas, a tree cutting permit and critical area review
would have been required pursuant to ECDC 18.45.020 and ECDC 23.40 and no such review was
requested prior to the tree cutting in question. As a result, this action constitutes a code
violation which may be subject to treble penalties due to the location within critical areas and
their associated buffers in accordance with ECDC 18.45.070.
In order to rectify the situation, mitigate impacts to the critical area, and inform enforcement
actions including potential fines, please provide the following information:
1. A report from an arborist certified in tree risk assessment detailing the extent of the
cutting activity. The report must include a site plan identifying the location of all cutting
activity, the species of the trees and other vegetation that was cut, the diameter of the
vegetation that was cut, an assessment of the health of the trees that were trimmed
and likelihood of survivability.
2. A geotechnical report assessing the impact of the tree cutting on the slope and
recommendations regarding any debris that was left on the slope.
3. A mitigation plan consistent with the minimum performance standards for restoration
detailed in ECDC 23.40.240.C.
Please submit the requested information to the City of Edmonds by March 6, 2015. If you have
any questions, please contact me at 425-771-0220 or michaelclugston@edmondswa.gov.
Sincerely,
Michael D. Clugston, AICP
Associate Planner
Encl.: Reconnaissance photos