STF20080009 Foster zoning compliance.pdf
June 10, 2008
Ernest Foster
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18521 79 Place West
Edmonds, WA 98026
Subject: ZONING COMPLIANCE LETTER FOR TAX PARCEL ID# 00434600010706
Dear Mr. Foster:
In a cover letter dated June 9, 2008, you asked the City of Edmonds to determine whether your above-
referenced parcel is buildable according to current City code requirements. According to the Citys
information and that which provided you, the parcel is unaddressed, vacant and approximately 52 x 173
(8,996 square feet). The parcel is zoned Single Family Residential (RS-8). You also own a separate
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parcel addressed 18521 79 Place West (ID# 00471000002600) which is developed with your single-
family residence. The parcel with your residence directly abuts the vacant parcel on the northwest (see
enclosed map).
For a parcel in the RS-8 zone to be buildable, the lot must be at least 70 feet wide. The vacant parcel is
only 52 feet wide. As a result, the vacant lot is nonconforming and controlled by Edmonds Community
Development Code (ECDC) Section 17.40.030. ECDC 17.40.030.C indicates:
If, since the date on which it became nonconforming due to its failure to meet minimum lot size
or width criteria, an undeveloped nonconforming lot has been in the same ownership as a
contiguous lot or lots, the nonconforming lot is and shall be deemed to have been combined with
such contiguous lot or lots .
In other words, your vacant parcel and the parcel with your residence are considered to function as one
lot. Since that is the case, and only one single family residence may be established per lot, staff has
determined that the vacant parcel (00434600010706) is not buildable for an additional residence.
You need to take no further action to continue the lots as they currently exist. However, it may be in
your interest to formally join the parcels through the Citys lot combination process. If you have any
questions about that process, please contact me at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Mike Clugston, AICP
Planner
Cc: File No. STF-2008-0009
Street File