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March 28, 2012
CITY OFEDMONDS
121 5th Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 ® Fax: 425.771.0221 ® Web: w"v edino ods%a,g
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ® PLANNING DIVISION
Gary Ferran
PO Box 30981
Bellingham, WA 98228
Subject: Letter of Completeness/Request for Additional Information
Tree Removal at 18710 94th Avenue W, Edmonds
Permit Number PLN20120009
Dear Mr. Ferran,
Thank you for promptly submitting an application in regards to the tree removal that occurred on
your property at 18710 94th Avenue West, which also includes a request to remove some
additional trees. The City has reviewed this application for completeness pursuant to Edmonds
Community Development Code (ECDC) 20.02.002, and has determined the application meets
the procedural submission requirements and therefore is complete. Please accept this letter as
the City's notice to applicant of determination of completeness pursuant to ECDC 20.02.003.
Although the application is procedurally complete, additional information is needed before
review of the application can continue. Please respond to the following items so I can continue
review of the application:
1. Site Plan:
a. The two site plans submitted with the application (one with the application cover
letter and a second in the arborist report) do not match. Please revise the site plan to
include the location of all the trees on the property, including the trees that have
already been removed, those proposed for removal, the trees that will remain, and the
location that the replacement trees will planted.
b. Please provide erosion control measures to be installed at time of tree removal and
show location of the measures to be installed on the site plan.
c. Please include contours on the site plan.
2. Replacement species: Guidance on replacement species can be found in two locations
within the Edmonds Community Development Code. ECDC 18.45.075.A.I calls for the
replacement species that will replace the biological and habitat values, while
ECDC 23.40.220.C.7.b.iv states that replacement species shall be native and indigenous
to the site.
The application proposes planting a hedge of "emerald green" arborvitae. The hedge
would not replace the biological and habitat values and arborvitae are not native or
indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. Emerald green arborvitae is a cultivar of Thuja
occidentalis which is native to the Eastern U.S. and Canada. I understand there will still
be some trees left and the replacement species will have to be shade tolerant. The
Washington Native Plant Society(�n�w.vis a good source for identifying native
species for specific environments. Two native species that may work for the site are the
western yew (Taxus brevifolia) for an evergreen species or vine maple (Acer circinatum)
for a deciduous tree. As noted in the application, trees must be replaced at a ratio of 2:1.
Since the application is procedurally complete, the City will issue the notice of application in
accordance with ECDC 20.03 and begin the public comment period. Once the above materials
have been received and the comment period completed, a decision on the application will be
made. Please submit the above requested information by April 20, 2012.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, lien , ci xd,no�(Ba.�.AAS, or 425-771-0220 ext
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Associate Planner
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