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StaffReport+Attachments_PLN20100019_reduced.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 PLANNINGDIVISIONADMINISTRATIVEREVIEW CLb5LbD{Ͳ/hb/\[{Lhb{Ͳε59/L{Lhb Project:MujkanovicTreeCuttingPermit(CU)at17806OlympicViewDrive(RS8). FileNumber:PLN20100019 DateofReport:June4,2010 LŷğǝĻķĻƷĻƩƒźƓĻķƷŷğƷƷŷĻğƦƦƌźĭğƷźƚƓźƭĭƚƒƦƌĻƷĻğƓķŷğǝĻƩĻǝźĻǞĻķƷŷĻ w99/LbDt9waLğƦƦƌźĭğƷźƚƓƦǒƩƭǒğƓƷƷƚ/ŷğƦƷĻƩƭЊБ͵ЍЎͲЋЉ͵ЉЋͲЋЉ͵ЉЎͲ Њ ͵ ğƓķźƷƌĻЋЌƚŅƷŷĻ9ķƒƚƓķƭ/ƚƒƒǒƓźƷǤ5ĻǝĻƌƚƦƒĻƓƷ/ƚķĻ ReviewedBy:____________________________ GinaCoccia,AssociatePlanner INTRODUCTION ThepurposeoftheLandClearingandTreeCuttingchapter(ECDC18.45)istoprovideregulationsforthe clearingofandfortheprotectionandpreservationoftreesandassociatedsignificantvegetation.The siteisforestedwithmatureevergreensalongthewesternhalfwithahandfuloftreesdispersedalong theeasternhalfwherethehomeanddrivewayhavebeenconstructed(Attachment3).Theownerhas requestedtoremove12evergreen(mostlyfir)treesthatremainalongtheeasternhalfofhisproperty (Attachment3).Someareinpoorcondition,oneiscompletelydead,andmosthavesparsefoliageand arereceivinglittlelight.Thesetreesarelabeledͻ!ͼthroughͻ\[ͼontheenclosedmap(Attachment3) andarereferencedintheattachedreportbyCertifiedArboristAnthonyMoranofSuperiorNWTreeand ShrubCare,Inc.(Attachment4). ThissiteislocatedinasinglefamilyneighborhoodinnortheastEdmonds.Allofthepropertiesinthis neighborhoodarealsozonedSingleFamilyResidential(RS8),whereasthepropertiesacrossOlympic ViewDrivearelocatedwithintheLynnwoodcitylimits(Attachment1).Theownerhasindicatedthat onereasonhewouldliketoremovethesetreesistoeventuallyconstructanaccessorybuildingonthe flatportionofthepropertynearthehome.Abuildingpermitwillberequiredtobuildanaccessory building,becausethepropertycontainsandisadjacenttoamoderatelysteepslope(CRA20090092). Becausetheownerisproposingtoremovetreesonornearaslope,atreecuttingpermitisrequired. ApprovalofatreecuttingpermitrequirescompliancewithEdmondsCommunityDevelopmentCode (ECDC)Chapters18.45(treecutting),20.02(typeIIpermits),20.05(conditionalusepermits),Title23 (criticalareas)andtheComprehensivePlan. Ͷ AllEdmondsCommunityDevelopmentCode(ECDC)citationscanbeaccessedonlineatwww.ci.edmonds.wa.us. MujkanovicTreeRemoval PLN20100019 FINDINGSANDCONCLUSIONS 1.GENERALINFORMATION a.Request:Toremove12evergreentreesonaresidentialproperty(Attachments2and3). b.ReviewProcess:Administrativeconditionaluse(CU)permitͻǤƦĻLLͼdecisionsubjecttoECDC 20.02.Planningstaffreviewstheprojectandissuesadecision. c.Owner/Applicant:HasimMujkanovic(Attachment 2). d.TaxParcelNumber:00513100016105. e.Location:17806OlympicViewDrive,EdmondsWA 98026(Attachment1). :SingleFamilyResidential(RS8). f.Zoning g.Acreage/SquareFootage:Approximately0.65 acresor28,314squarefeet(Attachment3). h.ExistingUse:Onesinglefamilyresidentialhome. i.ProposedUse:NochangeΑproposalisfortreeremovalonly. j.ShorelineManagement:ThesiteisnotsubjecttoShorelinesoftheStateregulations. k.SEPA:TheproposalisnotsubjecttoreviewundertheStateEnvironmentalPolicyAct. l.ComprehensivePlanDesignation:ͻ{źƓŭƌĻFamilyΑUrbanЊ͵ͼ m.Access/Street:OlympicViewDriveisconsideredaͻaźƓƚƩ!ƩƷĻƩźğƌͼandprovidesaccesstothe propertyviaanexistingdriveway. 2.TECHNICALCOMMITTEE ThisapplicationwasreviewedbytheFireDistrict,BuildingDivision,EngineeringDivision,Parksand RecreationDepartment,andthePublicWorksDepartment.TheEngineeringDivisionprovided commentswhichincludetheconditionthatallworktakeplaceonprivateproperty,includingthestaging ofequipmentfortreeremoval(Attachment5). 3.APPLICATIONANDSTAFFREVIEWCOMPLIANCE(ECDC20.02andECDC18.45) ThisapplicationisprocessedpursuanttoECDC20.02ΛͻǤƦĻLLͼstaffdecisionwithnoticerequired).A completeapplicationwasreceivedonMay7,2010andnoticewaspublished/posted/mailedonMay12, whichsatisfiestherequirementsofECDC20.02.Nowrittenpubliccommentswerereceived. 4.COMPREHENSIVEPLANCOMPLIANCE Page8283oftheComprehensivePlandiscussesgoalsandpoliciesforvegetationandwildlife,including thefollowing: B.2.Theremovaloftreesshouldbeminimizedparticularlywhentheyarelocatedonsteepslopes orhazardousƭƚźƌƭͶ B.3.Treesthatarediseased,damaged,orunstableshouldberemoved. B.4.Gradingshouldberestrictedtobuildingpadsandroadsonly.Vegetationoutsidetheseareas shouldbepreserved. Page2of5 MujkanovicTreeRemoval PLN20100019 Mostofthetreesproposedtoberemovedarenotonthesteepestportionoftheproperty.Allofthe treesproposedtoberemovedaredamagedordiseasedinsomeway,accordingtothearboristreport. Nogradingisproposed.Thetreesinthewesternportionoftheproperty,welloutsidethebuilding footprintandroad,willbepreserved.Theproposalappearstobeincompliancewiththe ComprehensivePlan. 5.CRITICALAREASCOMPLIANCE(ECDCTitle23) FileCRA20090092foundthatcriticalareas(geologicallyhazardousareas)existonandadjacenttothe property.Becausethereareslopesontheproperty,atreecuttingpermitisrequired.ECDC 23.40.220(C)(7)describesallowedactivitiesincriticalareas,suchasselectvegetationremoval.Itsays that ͻƷƩĻĻcuttingshallbelimitedtopruningandcrownthinning,unlessotherwisejustifiedbyaqualified professional.Wherepruningorcrownthinningisnotsufficienttoaddressthehazard,treesshouldbe removedorconvertedtowildlifeƭƓğŭƭ͵ͼ Itgoesontosaythat,ͻƷŷĻlandownershallreplaceanytrees thatareremovedwithnewtreeswitharatiooftworeplacementtreesforeachtreeremovedwithinone yearinaccordancewithanapprovedrestorationplan.ͼInthiscase,thearboristsuggesteachtreeis hazardousinsomeway,andthatreplacementshouldbethroughtransplantingexistingtressthatare notreceivingenoughlightfromthedensecanopyonthewestsideofthepropertytoavailableroomon theeastsideoftheproperty.Becausetherearesomanyexistingtreesonsite,thearboristfeelsthatthe functionsandvaluesofthetreecovercouldbemadeupbytransplantingsomeoftheexistingsaplings. Inthisway,proposalgenerallycomplieswiththeintentofthecriticalareascode(Title23)inthatit wouldbealsosavingsaplingsthatarenotreceivingenoughlightandallowingthemtoflourish elsewhereontheproperty. 6.PROPOSALSUBMITTED a.Theproposalistoremove12evergreentrees(mostlyfir)thatareinaweakenedconditionor dying.Mostappeartobestrugglingtosurviveduetolackoflight.Thearboristnotesthatthe lotisheavilywoodedandthattherearenumerousevergreensaplingsavailableonsitefor transplant,andthatnoadditionaltreesshouldbebroughtonsiteforreplacementpurposes. Thisrecommendationwasmadebecausetheexistingmaturetreesaresoplentifulandprovide toomuchshadefornewtreestogrow.Someexistingsaplingshavebeenrecommendedtobe transplantedonsitewhichwouldencouragetheirgrowthandhelpmakeupforthetreesthat willberemoved. b.ThetreeswillberemovedusingͻƌƚǞimpacthandƷĻĭŷƓźƨǒĻƭͼ(rigging,brushing,andchunking) andnoheavyequipmentisproposedtobetakenoffofpavedsurfaces.Thiswilllimitany detrimenttothesiteandadjacentsites. c.Thebrushisproposedtobechippedandthechipswillbeusedasmulch.Theconsultingarborist feelsthattheremovaloftheslated12treeswillhaveminimalimpactonthesurrounding environment,slopestabilityandnodetrimentalimpacttotheimmediatetreecanopy. d.Treeͻ\[ͼisconsidereddeadandmaythereforeberemovedimmediately. e.TheapplicanthasrequestedtheremovalbephasedΑsometreesremovedin2010,somein 2011,andtheremainderin2012(Attachment3).Thisapproachisacceptable(aslongasthe deadtreeisremovedimmediatelysoasnottocauseharmordamageproperty). f.Treesthatwillbetransplantedonsiteshouldbetransplantedduringeachphaseofremovaland inspectionsshouldoccuraftereachphaseofremovalandtransplantationtoensurethatthe transplantedtreesarehealthyandthriving. Page3of5 MujkanovicTreeRemoval PLN20100019 g.Themajorityofthetreesonsitearebeingretained;thetreesproposedtoberemovedare reasonablynecessarytoachievetheproposedfutureaccessorybuildingwhilemakingroomfor thetransplantedsaplingstoflourish.Duetothesheervolumeoftreesonsite,thetreesare beingretainedtothemaximumextentfeasible. h.Althoughslopesarepresentonsite(2641%),nowetlandsorstreamswereobserved (CRA20090092). i.Treesalongthewesternhalfofthepropertywillberetained,whichwillcontributetonoiseand windprotectionaswellascontinuetoreduceairpollutionbyproducingpureoxygenfrom carbondioxide. Theproposal,withconditions,isfoundtobecompliantwithECDCChapters18.45,20.02,20.05,Title23, andtheComprehensivePlan. DECISION BasedontheFindingsofFact,Conclusions,andAttachmentstothisreport,thefollowingdecisionis issuedbytheCityofEdmondsPlanningDivision.TheTreeCuttingpermitasproposedisAPPROVED withthefollowingconditions: 1.Allworkshalltakeplaceonprivateproperty,includingthestagingofequipmentfortreeremoval. 2.Lowimpactdevelopmenttechniquesshallbeused:noheavyequipmentshallbetakenoffpaved surfacesandhandtechniquesshallbeimplemented. 3.TreeremovalshallbepreformedbyaCertifiedArboristandshallfollowtherecommendationsof thearboristreportsubmittedbySuperiorNWTree&ShrubCare,Inc.(Attachment4). 4.Theevergreensaplingsreferencedinthearboristreportshallbetransplantedonsiteinlieuoftree replacement(Attachment4). 5.AttheƚǞƓĻƩ͸ƭrequest,treeremovalmaybephasedsothattreesA,B,C,andDmayberemoved in2010,treesL,E,KandHmayberemovedin2011,andtreesJ,I,G,andFmayberemovedin 2012.TreeLshouldberemovedimmediately,however,becausethearboristfeelsitisdead. 6.TheownershallcallthePlanningDivisionat425.771.0220andrequestaninspectiononceeach phaseofworkhasbeencompleted(includingtransplanting)sothatwemaycloseoutthisfile. Transplantingreplacementtreesshallbedonewithinoneyearofeachphaseoftreeremoval. 7.Theownershallpaytheremainingbalance($33.88)frompublishingthisŅźƌĻ͸ƭnoticeintheEverett Heraldathisearliestconvenience(Attachment6). APPEALSANDRECONSIDERATIONS: AnypersonwishingtofileorrespondtoanappealshouldimmediatelycontactthePlanningDivisionat 425.771.0220forproceduralinformation.PursuanttoECDC18.45.060,ͻ Anypersonaggrievedbythe decisionofthestaffregardingaclearingpermitmayappealsuchdecisiontothehearingexaminerwithin 10workingdaysofthedateofthedecision.TheappealshallcomplywiththeprovisionsofChapter20.06 9/5/͵ͼ Therefore,appeals(includingthe$365appealfee)mustbereceivedbythePlanningDivisionno laterthan4:00PMon June18,2010. LAPSEOFAPPROVAL: Page4of5 MujkanovicTreeRemoval PLN20100019 Treeremovalrequestsareprocessedasadministrativeconditionalusepermits,andECDC20.05.020(C) states,ͻƓƌĻƭƭtheownerobtainsabuildingƦĻƩƒźƷͶwithinoneyearfromthedateofapproval,the conditionalusepermitshallexpireandbenullandvoid,unlesstheownerfilesanapplicationforan extensionoftimebeforetheexpirationķğƷĻ͵ͼ NOTICETOTHECOUNTYASSESSOR: Thepropertyownermay,asaresultofthedecisionrenderedbythestaff,requestachangeinthe valuationofthepropertybytheSnohomishCounty!ƭƭĻƭƭƚƩ͸ƭOffice. PARTIESOFRECORD: HasimMujkanovic PlanningDivision 17806OlympicViewDriveEngineeringDivision EdmondsWA98026 ATTACHMENTS: 1.Zoning&VicinityMap 2.LandUseApplication 3.SitePlans&ScheduleofPurpose 4.ArboristReport 5.DepartmentMemo 6.PublicNoticeDocumentation Page5of5 751875087108528 691 6 6 1 92 7 4 6 0 4 17608 17607 17605 17610 17 61 6 17615 17616 17613 17617 17631 17621 17622 17 62 2 17625 17625 17629 17630 17631 17632 17633 1 76 32 17703 17704 1 77 03 17704 17707 17708 17710 17711 1 77 09 7005 T S W 17715 17716 17717 1 7 6 2 6 1772517724 1 7 7 217727 3 17710 1 7 8 0 0 1 7 1 7 8 0 4 1 7 8 0 3 17 80 6 1 17806 1 7 8 1 2 1 7 8 1 1 178TH PL SW 7 003 S T S W 1 1 78 110 7 8 2 0 1 7 8 1 9 17820 1 7 8 1 6 1 1 71 87 281 27 658 2 4 1 7 9 0 2 1 7 9 0 1 1 7 9 0 8 7023 City of 17910 17907 7007 1 7 Edmonds 9 2 4 17919 1 7 9 3 0 1 8 0 T H S T S W 1 8 0 1 7 1 8 0 1 5 6926 1 8 0 1 9 1 8 00 7 18026 18011 18025 18030 City of 1 8 10 2 Lynnwood 18102 181 S T S T SW 7 10 18 18104 18121 18114 \] Attachment 1 Site Hasim Mujkanovic Tree Cutting Permit Conditional Use Permit (CU) Zoning/Vicinity Map City Limits File Number PLN20100019 0100Feet200 17806 Olympic View Drive (RS-8 Zone) RS-8 Zone ATTACHMENT 2 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 3 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 3 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 3 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 4 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 4 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 4 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 4 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 5 PLN20100019 ision on the application. ty of Edmonds more than thirty y, or, if no open 20.07.003 have “Type II” Conditional Use permit for This notice may not be removed until directed by the Gina Coccia, Associate Planner ATTACHMENT 6 s of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. 425-771-0220. tree removal (ECDC 18.45) PLN20100019 @ci.edmonds.wa.us 4:00 PM on May 26, 2010 (425) 771-0220, x 1778 ation can be viewed or obtained at the Ci all be not less than fourteen nor cord predecision hearing, if an ly parties of record as defined in ECDC Arborist Report Permit Information None known quest a copy of the dec coccia None Notice of Development Application and Comment Period City of Edmonds. Public Comments Due By… Other Required Permits not Required Studies related to yet applied for (if known)… Requested Permits and Related Environmental in any hearings, and re ing of the record of an open re during public comment period, which sh Date of Notice: May 12, 2010 City Contact… Ave North, Edmonds, WA 98020 between the hour the project… Documents… Place: N/A File No.: PLN20100019 Approvals… Public Hearing Information r to the decision on the project permit. On eal. Information on this development applic or concealment of this notice before the removal date is a misdemeanor punishable by fine and remove 12 fir trees on a large heavily wooded property The application, including an for review at the Planning e notice and participate Conditional Use permit to 17806 Olympic View Drive, Edmonds (RS-8 zone) at 17806 Olympic View Drive in the Single-Family The City may accept public comments at any time prior to the clos Avenue N, Edmonds. imprisonment. The removal, mutilation, destruction, ent on this application Applicant Information arborist’s report, is available Time: N/A of application, receiv Application for a “Type II” Residential (RS-8) zone. Hasim Mujkanovic March 22, 2010 th record predecision hearing is provided, prio Division: 121 5 th May 7, 2010 standing to initiate an administrative app Development Services Department, 121 5 days following the date of notice Any person has the right to comm Name of Applicant and Date of Application… Project Description… Project Location… Date Application Warning! Date: N/A Complete… Owner… ATTACHMENT 6 PLN20100019 ATTACHMENT 6 PLN20100019