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Critical Area Determination CRA2020-0067CITY OF EDMONDS 121 51h Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.eov DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION "C. 1 8`)" 5/19/2020 DAVID AND LISA BURGER 18909 94TH AVE W EDMONDS, WA 98020-2322 Subject: Critical Areas Determination (CRA2020-0067) Site Address: 18909 94TH AVE W 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 51h Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.gov DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION ,0C. 10V Critical Area Determination (CRA2020-0067) 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 1 18909 94TH AVE W Tax Account Number 100434600004705 Property Owner I DAVID AND LISA BURGER Applicant Lee A Michaelis, AICP Critical Area(s) Present ❑ Wetlands (ECDC 23.50): ❑ Frequently Flooded Areas (ECDC 23.70): ❑ Geologically Hazardous Areas (ECDC 23.80) ❑ Erosion Hazard Areas: ❑ Landslide Hazard Areas: ❑ Seismic Hazard Areas: ❑ Fish & Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (ECDC 23.90) ❑ Mapped Fish & Wildlife Habitat: ❑ Streams: Site Description The subject property lies on the eastern side of 94th Avenue West. The site slopes upward from the west towards the existing single-family dwelling and side yard at slopes of 21% according to City LiDAR data. The portion the site from the single-family home to the eastern property line slopes up to the east at a minimal grade. Soils on the subject site are identified as Alderwood Urban land complex, 8-15% slopes, according to the Snohomish County Soil Survey. Slopes of 15-percent or greater are considered Erosion Hazard Areas. Given the steepness of the slopes, the property is classified as containing potential erosion hazards pursuant to Chapter 23.80 of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC). 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. AMBER GROLL % 5/15/2020 Name, Title Date Cited sections of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) can be found at http://www. codepublishing. com/WA/Edm onds 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) City of Edmonds GIS map tool with approximate location of critical areas: http://mops.edmondswo.gov Page 12 #P20 Critical Areas File #: CRA2020-0067 ® Initial Determination - $110 PAID ❑ Subsequent Determination - $55 Date Received: 5-1-20 Date Mailed to Applicant: The purpose of this checklist is to enable City staff to determine whether any critical areas and/or buffers are located on or adjacent to the subject property. Critical areas, such as wetlands, streams and steep slopes, are ecologically sensitive or hazardous areas that are regulated to protect their functions and values. The City's critical area regulations are contained within Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) Chapters 23.40 through 23.90. Property Owner's Authorization City of Edmonds Development Services Department Planning Division Phone: 425.771.0220 www.edmondswa.gov A property owner, or an authorized representative, must fill out the checklist, sign and date it, and submit it to the City. Staff will review the checklist, conduct a site visit, and make a determination of whether there are critical areas and/or critical area buffers on or near the site. If a "Critical Area Present" determination is issued, a report addressing the applicable critical area requirements of ECDC Chapters 23.40 through 23.90 may be required depending on the scope of the proposed activity. By my signature, I certify that the information and exhibits herewith submitted are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and grant my permission for the public officials and the staff of the City of Edmonds to enter the subject property for the purposes of inspection attendant to this application. The undersigned owner, and his/her/its heirs, and assigns, in consideration on the processing of the application agrees to release, indemnify, defend and hold the City of Edmonds harmless from any and all damages, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from any action or infraction based in whole or part upon falsg, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete information furnished by the applicant, his/her/its agents or employees. I , SIGNATURE OF OWNER r N/A / Iyy(=� �• DATE 04/30/2020 Owner: Applicant/Agent: David & Lisa Burger Lee A. Michaelis, AICP of Puget Sound Planning, LLC Name Name 843 Bell Street. Street Address Emonds, WA 98020 City State Telephone:(512) 431-4068 Email address: Zip 5005 200th St SW, Suite 101-B Street Address Lynnwood, WA 98036 City State Zip Telephone: (425) 830-1046 Email Address: lee.michaelis@pugetsoundplanning.com Revised on 114117 P20 - Critical Areas Checklist Page 1 of 2 CA File No: CRA2020-0067 #h20 Critical Areas Checklist Site Information 1. Site Address/Location: 18909 94th Ave W 2. Property Tax Account Number: 004346 000 047 05 3. Approximate Site Size (acres or square feet): 12,150 square feet 4. Is this site currently developed? ® Yes ❑ No If yes, how is the site developed? Detached Single Family Residence 5. Describe the general site topography. Check all that apply. ❑ Flat to Rolling: No slope on/ to the site or slopes generally less than 15% (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of 66-feet). ® Moderate: Slopes present on/adjacent to site of more than 15% and less than 40% (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of 25 to 66-feet). ❑ Steep: Slopes of greater than 40% present on/ to site (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of less than 25-feet). 6. Have there been landslides on or near the site in the past? ❑ Yes ® No If yes, please describe: 7. Site contains areas of year-round standing water? ❑ Yes (approx. depth: ) ® No 8. Site contains areas of seasonal standing water? ❑ Yes (approx. depth: ) No If yes, what season(s) of the year? 9. Site is in the floodway or floodplain of a water course? ❑ F000dway ❑ Floodplain 10. Site contains a creek or an area where water flows across the grounds surface? ❑ Yes N No If yes, are flows year-round or seasonal? ❑ Year-round ❑ Seasonal (time of year: ) 11. Obvious wetland is present on site? ❑ Yes ® No --------------------------------------------- For City Staff Use Only------------------------------------- 1. Zoning: 3. SCS mapped soil type(s): 3. Critical Areas inventory or C.A. map indicates Critical Area on site: 4. Site within designated North Edmonds Earth Subsidence and Landslide Hazard Area (ESHLA)? 10 DETERMINATION C��L WMI S�� WAIVER Reviewed by: Date: Revised on 114117 P20 - Critical Areas Checklist Page 2 of 2 1-1w City of Edmonds CRA2020-0067 j y=�:,21� _. 1882aa`5 ` r , C, fin) 'e �1- • • � , %". kk y J����� - 4oun• W - '.k�,o I egenC� ' _. .� Creeks Seismic Hazard Areas tt� - �! ►,��, Z a - �' • • Earth Subsidence and 'Landslide t t¢% � , ti 1188; �9�. \ ' ��'I• Minimum Buffer Adjacent to H22 r — j i t ■ Wetlands 1 Wetlands Boundary Wetland Boundaries Not Complete) Wetland Known Extents Floodpiains AE • 9 ®VE �A t Contour Lines _ 10 50; 100 ��• `� Landslide Hazard Area 40% . Severe Erosion Hazard 15%-40% `":: �'„ i ! • ' 1/ ! — Q Erosion Hazard Areas 15%-40% ArcSDE.GIS.STREET CENTERLINE:' <all other values> 1 2 y.. `d1 �r 9; 71; 7;8 1: 1,128 Notes 0 47.02 94.0 Feet 18909 -- 94th Ave W This map is a user generated static output from an Internet mapping site and is for reference only. Data layers that appear on this map may or may not be accurate, WGS_1984_Web Mercator_Auxilia ry_S p here current, or otherwise reliable. © City of Edmonds THIS MAP IS NOT TO BE USED FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION