RequestForInfo_07-01-09.doc
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
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
July 1, 2009
James Griffin
19311 Olympic View Drive
Edmonds WA 98020
SUBJECT: Request for additional information to complete your pending Conditional Use
permit (CU) for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), File # CU-2009-33.
Dear Mr. Griffin,
Thank you for submitting an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CU) for an Accessory
Dwelling Unit (ADU) at 19311 Olympic View Drive in the Single-Family Residential (RS-12)
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.
Please provide a written response to the items mentioned below…
1.Planning Division Comments:
a.
Is there an easy way to reduce the size of the ADU (by adding walls)? The proposed
ADU is over 800 square feet, but it appears to be located on a single floor, so please
revise floor plans to keep the ADU under 800 square feet or provide an argument as to
why you will need to use all of the floor area in the basement for the ADU.
b.
Please submit a signed/notarized “ADU Affidavit” (attached) affirming that you, the
owner, will be occupying either the main unit or the ADU for more than six months of the
year.
c.
Please be aware that during this process (after land use approval and before building
permit approval) you will be required to sign an “ADU Covenant” that you will record at
the County Auditor’s office which provides notice to future owners that the existence of
the ADU is predicated upon the occupancy of either the ADU or the primary unit by the
person whom the ADU permit has been issued.
d.
Are any exterior changes proposed with the addition of your proposed ADU? Are any
changes to the site proposed, including new paving? If so, please provide this information
and understand that a Critical Areas Reconnaissance may be required (along with the $155
review fee).
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2.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.”
3.Engineering Division Comment:
The Engineering Division needs additional information
(namely, they need to you add more information to your site plan related to parking and
impervious surface areas and dimensions). Please review the attached memo and respond,
through, me, at your earliest convenience. You may redline (revise) your existing site plan if
that is easier for you.
4.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 handout on the process, as well as their memo. This is a
required permit for those seeking ADU approval and goes hand-in-hand with the land use
permit – it is a review of the proposed construction and includes a compliance inspection.
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-2009-33
enc: Handout on ADUs (#P1)
ADU Affidavit
Building Division Memo
Engineering Division Memo
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
PLN20090033
file number with no spaces or dashes ().
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