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TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM UWCAWkNtk I GEOIEQNXAL I NA11M RMIRCES
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TO: Leonard Yarberry, Building Official
City of Edmonds Development Services Department, Building Division
FROM: Dennis R. Stettler, P.E.
DATE: November 30, 2012 6
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RE: COMPLETENESS REVIEW ('10 Rvlcr--"
SUBMITTAL PACKAGE FOR EARTH SUBSIDENCE AND LANDSLIDE HAZARD
McDONOUGH SFR DETACHED GARAGE — 16115 75 TH PLACE WEST
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
This technical memorandum provides our assessment of the completeness of the geotechnical
portions of the permit submittal package submitted to the City of Edmonds (City) for the proposed
McDonough detached garage within the Earth Subsidence and Landslide Hazard Area (ESLHA) of North
Edmonds. This completeness review was accomplished in accordance with Task Order No. 12-04 of
Landau Associates' On -Call Geotechnical and Environmental. Engineering Services Agreement with the
City.
The completeness review is not intended to be a thorough review of the permit submittal package;
instead, it is intended to be a cursory review to assess whether the submittal appears to contain the
necessary information in order to complete a geotechnical peer review in accordance with Edmonds
Community Development Code (ECDC) Chapter 19.10. As a guide in assessing the completeness of the
package, we referred to the ESLHA Permit Submittal Checklist.
The submittal package contains a letter from the geotechnical engineer dated November 12, 2012
that references a geotechnical report dated August 28, 2012. The August report was not included in the
submittal package, but a report from the same consultant for a different development on Soundview Lane
dated September 28, 2012 was included instead. We assume that the Soundview Lane report was
mistakenly submitted instead of the report for the subject property. On the basis of our cursory review,
and assuming that the August 28, 2012 geotechnical report will be a part of the submittal package subject
to review, it appears that the submittal package contains the geotechnical, architectural, civil, and
structural drawings, and other supporting documents appropriate to assess the planned construction within
the ESLHA.
Out cursory review did not identify other missing items that are required under ECDC 19.10. Of
course, once the more detailed geotechnical peer review is underway, there may be specific items within
the submitted documents that need to be clarified or addressed in order to complete the geotechnical peer
review.
130 2nd Avenue South o Edmonds, WA 98020 o (425) 778.0907 a fax (425) 778-6409 a www.landauinc,com
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this completeness review and when you are
ready for us to commence our geotechnical peer review.
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