RequestForInfo_01-06-09.pdf
CITY OF EDMONDS
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121 5 Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us
DSD: Planning Division
EVELOPMENT ERVICES EPARTMENT
January 6, 2009
Shirley Hamm
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22829 108 Avenue West
Edmonds WA 98020
SUBJECT: Request for additional information to complete your pending Conditional Use
permit (CU) for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), File # CU-2008-76.
Dear Applicant:
Thank you for submitting an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CU) for an Accessory
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Dwelling Unit (ADU) at 22829 108 Avenue West in the Single-Family Residential (RS-8)
zone. City staff has finished the initial check for completeness on your application, and it was
found that the following information, clarification, or corrections will need to be addressed
before review can continue.
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Please provide a written response to the items mentioned below…
1.Phone Number:
Please verify that we have the correct phone number for you. The number
shown on the application is 425.774.3959, but when I called last week, it was not working.
2.Building Division Comment:
(FYI) The Building Division wanted to let you know that a
“building compliance permit” will be required after you receive ADU approval with this land
use permit. I have attached a memo and a handout on the process. This is a required permit
for those seeking ADU approval and goes hand-in-hand with the land use permit.
3.Fire Department Comment:
(FYI) The Fire Department has provided the standard
comment for ADUs – that smoke detectors, interconnected, hard wired with battery backup,
will be required with your upcoming “building compliance permit.”
4.Engineering Division Comment:
Please read the enclosed Engineering memorandum and
respond through me by amending your site plan. They are asking you to dimension the
parking stall area on the site plan to ensure that there is sufficient room for at least three
parking stalls on site. Please contact Ed Sibrel in the Engineering Division at 425.771.0220
x 1701 if you wish to locate a designated parking stall in the driveway turn-around area as
indicated on your plans. He will be able to discuss with you your options on the location of
the parking stall on site. The turn-around area is often required to be kept clear for
emergency vehicles, so if additional paving is required to locate a third parking stall, Ed will
be able to explain the requirements and process to you.
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All Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) citations can be found on the City of Edmonds website: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.
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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,
Gina Coccia
Associate Planner
cc: File CU-2008-76
Ed Sibrel
enc: Engineering Memorandum
Building Memorandum
Handout on ADUs (#P1, pages 5-8)
P.S. Please feel free to view the status of your permit and associated documents online: (1) Go to the City’s
Quick Links
website (www.ci.edmonds.wa.us) and click on the tab “,” which will have a drop down menu
Online Permit InformationSearch for Permit
– click on “.” (2) Click on “” and (3) type in the complete
PLN20080076
file number with no spaces or dashes ().
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BUILDING DIVISION COMMENTS
Date:December 30, 2008
To:
File ADU-08-76
From:Leif Bjorback, Assistant Building Official
Building Division comments for proposed ADU
Subject:
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Site Address: 22829 108 Ave. W.
Owner: Hamm
In reviewing the above noted application for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), the
Building Division has the following comments:
We are unable to determine by the supplied drawings whether the space complies fully
with the requirements for an ADU. The overall space seems compliant, but there are
items that cannot be ascertained with the level of information provided. Building
Division comments will be provided to the applicant upon review of the building permit
application as well as upon an on-site compliance inspection.
Attached is a list of code items that must be met. (This list is also found in the P1 ADU
Handout.) Compliance for all of these items must be clearly shown on the plans when
submitting for the building permit. Please note that a floor plan of the entire house will be
required.
ROOM SIZE:
1) The ADU unit must contain a main living room, kitchen, separate
bedroom, and separate bathroom. The floor area of the unit must meet the
following minimum requirements:
a) One room shall have a minimum of 120 square feet of floor area
b) Other habitable rooms shall have a floor area of not less that 70 square feet
(not including kitchens, bathrooms, hallways and storage)
c) Habitable rooms shall have a minimum width of 7Ó-0Ñ in any dimension (not
including kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, and storage)
d) Ceiling height in habitable spaces, kitchens, hallways, bathrooms, and storage
areas shall be 7Óminimum.
e) Not more than 50% of the required floor area of a room or space is permitted to
have a sloped ceiling less than 7Ó, with no portion of the required floor area
less than 5Ó.
f) One main exit door is required from each unit to a yard, court or public way
g) The bathroom shall have a toilet and sink and a bathtub or shower with hot and
cold running water. Toilets shall be located in a clear space not less than 30Ñ
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in width, with a clear space in front of the toilet of 24Ñ. Shower stalls must be
at least 30Ñx 30Ñ in dimension.
h) The kitchen shall have hot and cold running water and a minimum clear
working space of 30Ñ shall be provided in front of each cooking appliance and
refrigeration unit.
i) Stairways must have handrail meeting the following requirements:
Top of handrail 34Ñ to 36Ñ above the stair tread nosing.
Grippable cross-section of handrail shall be 1 ĐÑ minimum to 2Ñ maximum.
j) Guardrail required to protect falls greater than 30Ñ (such as at stair landings,
balconies, etc).
SMOKE DETECTION:
2) Battery operated smoke detectors are required throughout
both units in the following locations:
a) Each sleeping room
b) Centrally located in hallways or areas accessing sleeping rooms (when sleeping
rooms are on the upper floor, smoke detectors must be installed near the
stairway)
c) Minimum of one smoke detector installed on each floor, including basement
d) Newly created sleeping room(s) shall have hard wired smoke detectors with
battery backup.
EMERGENCY ESCAPE:
3) One openable emergency escape window or door is
required in every sleeping room and basement. It must meet all of the following
requirements:
a) Openable area of not less than 5.7 square feet
b) Minimum clear height of 24Ñ
c) Minimum clear width of 20Ñ
d) Finished sill height of not more than 44Ñ above the finished floor
e) Emergency escape windows with a finished sill height below adjacent ground
elevation shall have a window well meeting the following requirements:
¤ Window wells must be a minimum of 9 square feet with a minimum
dimension of 36Ñ, and the window must able to fully open.
¤ Window wells with a vertical depth of more than 44Ñ must have a
permanently affixed ladder or stairs that do not obstruct the window in
the open position. The ladder or stairs cannot encroach into the
minimum window well size requirements by more than 6Ñ.
¤ Open directly to the outside and open without key, tool, special
knowledge or effort.
NATURAL LIGHT:
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a) Minimum natural light shall be provided by windows or skylights in each
habitable room of not less than 1/10th the floor area (minimum of 10 square
feet, not including kitchen, bathroom, hallways or storage).
VENTILATION:
5)
a) Whole house ventilation is commonly provided with either 1) an exhaust fan
(sized per table 3-2 WSVIAQ*) with window vents or wall ports or 2) an
integrated forced air system which brings fresh air in through the furnace. (See
WSVIAQ Chapter 3 for other options.) *Washington State Ventilation and Indoor Air
Quality Code (WSVIAQ)
b) Bathrooms and laundry rooms shall be provided with a minimum 50 cfm exhaust
fan
c) Kitchens shall be provided with a minimum 100 cfm exhaust fan
HEAT:
6) Heating facilities shall be capable of maintaining a room temperature of
70oF at a point 3 feet above the floor in all habitable rooms. Each unit must be
provided with its own thermostat to control heat.
ENGINEERINGING DIVISION
COMMENTS
Date:December 30, 2008
To:File ADU-08-76, PLN20080076
From:Ed Sibrel, Engineering Technician
Engineering Division comments for proposed ADU
Subject:
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Site Address: 22829 108 Ave. W.
Owner: Hamm
In reviewing the above noted application for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), the
Engineering Division has the following comments:
1.Please indicate the location and dimensions of parking space dedicated for use by
the ADU. If the onsite turnaround is proposed for parking, it shall be of sufficient
size to permit the simultaneous use of parking and turning, eg, minimum 18.5 ft
wide x 16.5 ft deep. If additional paving is required to accomplish this, please
note the extents of said paving on the site plan.
2.Note: If any plumbing work requires alterations to the exterior side sewer or
water service lines, please note accordingly on the site plan when the building
permit is applied for.
City of Edmonds Engineering Division