The URL can be used to link to this page

StaffReport+Attachments.pdf CITY OF EDMONDS th 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 DesignReview AdministrativeStaffDecision ProjectProposalforfilePLN20100023: ApplicationbyNickChouoftheEdmondsSchoolDistrictforͻǤƦĻLͼdesignreviewoftheinstallationofnew th playgroundequipmentattheWestgateElementarySchoollocatedat9601220StreetSWintheSingleFamily Residential(RS8)zone. Owner/Applicant: th EdmondsSchoolDistrict/NickChouΑ2042068AvenueWest, LynnwoodWA98036. DesignReviewProcess: Thesubjectsiteisatanelementaryschool,andexteriorchanges requiredesignreview.Inthiscase,GeneralDesignReviewis conductedbystaff,becausetheprojectremainsundertheState EnvironmentalPolicyAct(SEPA)threshold.ThisisconsideredͻǤƦĻLͼ designreviewsubjecttotherequirementsofECDC20.02(TypeIIV permits),20.11(GeneralDesignReview),16.20(SingleFamily Residential),and17.100.050(PrimarySchools). Analysis: A.Facts: 1.Theapplicanthassubmittedanapplication,siteplan,andplansforreview. 2.TheimprovementsareproposedonpropertywithaSingleFamilyResidential(RS8)zoningdesignation whiletheuseremainsaprimaryschool.Theplansindicatethattherequiredsetbackscanbemetfrom theadjacentpropertylines. 3.ReviewundertheStateEnvironmentalPolicyAct(SEPA)isnotrequiredforthisprojectpursuanttoWAC 19711800(zeroorminimalgradingisproposed). 4.ECDC20.11.010statesthatdesignreviewbytheArchitecturalDesignBoard(ADB)isrequiredforany ndertheStateEnvironmentalPolicyAct(SEPA).Projects projectthatrequiresathresholddeterminationu nottriggeringtheSEPAthresholdcanbereviewedbystaffasaͻǤƦĻLͼstaffdecision. 5.ECDC20.01.003showsstaffdesignreviewasaͻǤƦĻLͼdecisionandECDC20.02indicatesthereview processforTypeIdecisions(nopublicnoticerequired). 6.Theuseofthesitewillnotchange.Theuseoftheareaasaplaygroundwillremainthesame.New modernandsaferequipmentisproposedtoreplacetheexistingolddeteriorating(possiblyoriginal) structures. 7.Theimprovementsaresubjecttotheschoolschapter,ECDC17.100.050,butķƚĻƭƓ͸Ʒappeartotriggerany requirementsotherthansetbacks(applicablesetbacksarerequiredbytheRS8underlyingzone). tğŭĻЊƚŅЋ th DevelopmentServicesDepartmentΑPlanningDivision|1215AvenueNorth,EdmondsWA98020|425.771.0220 AllcodecitationscanbefoundontheCityofEdmondswebsite:ǞǞǞ͵ĭź͵ĻķƒƚƓķƭ͵Ǟğ͵ǒƭ. t\[bЋЉЊЉЉЉЋЌ ĻƭƷŭğƷĻtƌğǤŭƩƚǒƓķ9ƨǒźƦƒĻƓƷ 8.ECDC20.11.030.C.1states,ͻ/ƚƒƒǒƓźƷǤfacilitiesandpublicorquasipublicimprovementsshouldnot conflictwiththeexistingcharacterofthenearbyğƩĻğ͵ͼ 9.TheareaoftheexistingplaygroundequipmentwillbereducedintotalfootprintΑtheequipmenttothe th northalong220StreetSWwillberemovedandtheequipmenttothewestwillbeenhancedyetremain inthesamedevelopedfootprint(shownА͵Ў͸fromthesidepropertylinewhichmeetstherequired setbacksfortheunderlyingzonepursuanttoECDC17.100.050.H). 10.ThereisatreecrackingthewalkwaywherethekidsplayΑthishasbeenproposedtoberemovedor relocatedelsewhereonsite.Thereareseveralexistingtreesintheplaygroundarea.NotesonsheetL1 indicateanarboristandlandscapearchitectwillbeconsultedaboutthefutureofthetrees.Tree maintenance(pruning,removingdeadbranches,andthelike)ispermitted.Treeremoval(oractionsthat wouldleadtothetreedying)requirereviewbythePlanningDivision. 11.TheComprehensivePlandesignationforthissiteisͻ{źƓŭƌĻFamilyΑUrbanЊͼanditisshownasaschool onthemap.NospecificgoalsandpolicieswerefoundintheComprehensivePlanaboutsuchaproposal. B.Conclusions: 1.TheadditionofnewplaygroundequipmentisanappropriatefitforthesiteandneighborhoodΑthe proposedchangesareminimalandthefootprintoftheplaystructureshasbeenreducedinareathereby complyingwithECDC20.11.030.C.1. 2.TheprojectappearstomeettherequiredsitedevelopmentstandardsfortheRS8zone(ECDC16.20)as wellastherequirementsforschools(ECDC17.100.050). 3.TheproposaldoesnotappeartoconflictwiththeComprehensivePlan. 4.Thetreethatwasplantedtoonearthewalkwaycouldbemovedelsewhereonsitewithoutaffectingthe overallcharacteroftheplayground. TechnicalReview: TheEngineeringDivisionandBuildingDivisionhavereviewedthisdesignreviewapplication.TheEngineering Divisionnotedthatapermitwouldberequiredfortheinstallationofanirrigationsystem.Theapplicant respondedbynotingthatnoirrigationsystemwasproposed. Decision: Basedonthefacts,conclusions,andattachmentstothisreport,stafffindsthatthedesignreviewforthisproject, file PLN20100023 is APPROVEDsubjecttothefollowingcondition: 1.IftreeremovalisrecommendedbytheğƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭarboristandlandscapearchitectasindicatedonsheetL1, thenthetreeshallberelocatednearbyonsite(orreplacednearbyonsite)inkind. IhavereviewedtheapplicationforcompliancewiththeEdmondsCommunityDevelopmentCode. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ GinaCoccia,AssociatePlannerΑPlanningDivisionDate Attachments: 1.Landuseapplicationandprojectplans. ğŭĻЋƚŅЋ t th DevelopmentServicesDepartmentΑPlanningDivision|1215AvenueNorth,EdmondsWA98020|425.771.0220 AllcodecitationscanbefoundontheCityofEdmondswebsite:ǞǞǞ͵ĭź͵ĻķƒƚƓķƭ͵Ǟğ͵ǒƭ.