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City of Edmonds
Building Division
Attn: Leif Bjorback
121 5ch Ave. N.
Edmonds, WA 98020
Re: 22721 Highway 99, Edmonds, WA 98028
Dear Mr. Bjorback:
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Snohomish Countv
Facilities and Fleet Management
3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S 404
Everett, WA 98201-4046
(425) 512-4880
www.snoco.org
Snohomish County has contracted with Barron Heating and Air Conditioning to repair parts of the mechanical
systems at the hotel located at 22721 Highway 99. The mechanical system was damaged by illicit drug activities
and must be repaired to make the building safe for habitation and prevent further degradation of the building
interior. We understand the City's concern about allowing work on the mechanical systems prior to the remodel
project that will potentially change the use of the building. However, as a building owner, we need to make the
mechanical system operational. The County needs to rectify this situation as with all due haste, regardless of the
start of the remodel project or the change of use for the building.
Per Washington State Existing Building Code Chapter 2, repair is the reconstruction, replacement, or renewal of
any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance or to correct damage. Per Washington State
Energy Code C202 Repair is the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building. This project is
repair of the existing PTAC units and exhaust fans for the purpose of correcting damage caused by illicit drug
contamination.
Per Washington State Existing Building Code Section 407.1: Existing mechanical systems undergoing repair shall
not make the building less compliant than it was before the damage occurred. The PTAC units and exhaust fans
specified for this project are more energy efficient than the original PTAC units and exhaust fans from 1996,
when the building was originally constructed. All PTAC units currently on the market are more efficient than the
most efficient units that were manufactured in 1996.
Per Washington State Energy Code Section C504.1 Repairs exempt from permit, and abatement of wear due to
normal service conditions shall not be subject to the requirements for repairs in this section. Per the City of
Edmonds' published Work Exempt from a Building Permit Handout permits shall not be required for Item 2)
Mechanical (b) Replacement of any part that does not alter approval of equipment or make such equipment
unsafe. The repairs do not alter the approval of the equipment of make the equipment unsafe. Therefore, the
repairs are not subject to WSEC Section C504.1 or permitting through the City of Edmonds.
Further, we understand Washington State Energy Code Section C505.3 requires spaces undergoing a change in
occupancy alteration shall be brought up to full compliance with this code including space that is converted to a
Group R dwelling unit or portion thereof, from another use or occupancy. For this purpose, we the repair work is
utilizing energy efficient parts compliant with the requirements for new construction under the current energy
code. 12746
REGISTERED
ARCHITECTT
Sincerely,
Lance Meinhold, RA';f
LANCE A. MEINHOLD
Architectural & Construction Project Manager STATE OF WASHTNGTON