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CriticalAreaDetermination, 705 Fir StCITY OF EDMONDS 121 5t" Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION `ne. 18y1J 11/6/2020 SELECT HOMES, INC. 1055 7TH AVE S EDMONDS, WA 98020-4015 Subject: Critical Areas Determination (CRA2020-0161) Site Address: 1055 7TH AVE S Dear Applicant/Owner, Please find the enclosed critical area determination for the Critical Areas Checklist you submitted to the City of Edmonds Planning Division. The critical area determination for your property is "STUDY REQUIRED." Note that this determination is a site -specific determination and not a project -specific determination. If the critical area determination is "STUDY REQUIRED," additional critical areas information or critical areas specific studies may be required for development or alteration of your property depending on the location of the activity. "WAIVER" means no further critical area review is required for development or alteration of your property. If you have any questions regarding this critical area determination, please contact the planner on duty at 425.771.0220. Regards, AMBER GROLL Planning Division Development Services Department Enc: Critical Area Determination CITY OF EDMONDS 121 5t" Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.gov DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION enc. 1 S9%3 Critical Area Determination (CRA2020-0161) Based on a review and inspection of the subject site, staff has determined that one or more critical areas are located on or near the site. Critical areas are ecologically sensitive or hazardous areas that are protected in order to maintain their functions and values. Site Location 1055 7TH AVE S Tax Account Number 00619400400600 Property Owner SELECT HOMES, INC. Applicant KAYLA NICHOLS Critical Area Present ❑ Wetlands (ECDC 23.50): NA ❑ Frequently Flooded Areas (ECDC 23.70): NA ❑ Geologically Hazardous Areas (ECDC 23.80) ❑ Erosion Hazard Areas: NA ❑ Landslide Hazard Areas: NA ❑ Seismic Hazard Areas: NA ❑ Fish & Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (ECDC 23.90) ❑ Mapped Fish & Wildlife Habitat: NA ❑ Streams: Yes Site Description The subject property is located in the northeast corner of the intersection of 7th Avenue S and Fir Street. Soils on the property are part of the Alderwood urban land complex series. The property gently slopes to the west at approximately 11 percent according to the City's LiDAR information. There are no critical areas located on the subject property; however, Shellabarger Creek is located across Fir street to the south approximately 60 feet away. The buffer on Shellabarger Creek may be as much as 75 feet at this location. A Wetland and Stream Determination and Functional Assessment Report submitted on 4/15/2020 established an interrupted buffer for PLN2020-0019 1055 - 7th Avenue South/705 Fir Street and Shellabarger Creek. What does this mean? The critical area regulations are only triggered when an alteration is proposed to a critical area or its buffer. However, once an alteration in or near critical area is proposed, critical area studies and City review and approval may be required. What is an `Alteration'? According to Section 23.40.005 of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC): "Alteration" means any human -induced action which changes the existing conditions of a critical area or its buffer. Alterations include, but are not limited to: grading, filling; dredging; draining; channelizing; cutting, pruning, limbing or topping, clearing, relocating or removing vegetation; applying herbicides or pesticides or any hazardous or toxic substance; discharging pollutants; paving, construction, application of gravel; modifying for surface water management purposes; or any other human activity that changes the existing landforms, vegetation, hydrology, wildlife or wildlife habitat value of critical areas. 61� 601� AMBER GROLL Name, Title 11 /16/2020 Cited sections of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) can be found at http://www. codepublishing. com/WA/Edmonds Environmentally Critical Areas General Provisions (ECDC 23.40) Wetlands (ECDC 23.50) Frequently Flooded Areas (ECDC 23.70) Geologically Hazardous Areas (ECDC 23.80) Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (ECDC 23.90) Building permits — Earth Subsidence and Landslide Hazard Areas (ECDC 19.10) Date City of Edmonds GIS map tool with approximate location of critical areas: http://maps.edmondswa.gov Page 12 = - City of Edmonds CRA2020-0161 4 1046 Mo"W... �T., 1----� } Legend Creeks r 10 5 1049 1 f 1 4 ❑ Seismic Hazard Areas Earth Subsidence and Landslide i r — .. e Minimum Buffer Adjacent to Hat W „ Wetlands Wetlands Boundary Wetland Boundaries Not Completel 10 5 2 Wetland Known Extents Floodplains A "• AE ti ® VE �' 1062 Contour Lines 10 50,100 0 Landslide Hazard Area 40% y ❑ Severe Erosion Hazard 15%-40% ❑ Erosion Hazard Areas 15%-40% 40 `• •'fib 7 ArcSDE.GIS.STREET CENTERLINE: <all other values> � ri 2 .� 5;4 9;71;7;8 Notes 1: 1,128 0 Lot 1: 705 Fir 0 47.02 94.0 Feet This map is a user generated static output from an Internet mapping site and is for St reference only. Data layers that appear on this map may or may not be accurate, WGS_1984_Web _Mercator _Auxiliary —Sphere current, or otherwise reliable. © City of Edmonds THIS MAP IS NOT TO BE USED FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION