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CRA20090005.PDF#P20 CA File No: GkA?-0b 1DOD5 Critical Areas Checklist Site Information (soils/topography/hydrology/vegetation) 1. Site Address/Location: l5-6.0,5" Z T l Z_ 2. Property Tax .Account Number: 3. Approximate Site Size (acres or square feet): 4. , Is this site currently developed? ?Ryes; no. If yes; how is. site developed?fP(,Z, �C c 5. Describe the general site topography. Check all that apply. Flat: less than 5-feet elevation change over entire site. Rolling: slopes on site generally less than 15% (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of 66-feet). Hilly: slopes present on site of more than 15% and less than 30% (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of 33 to 66-feet). Steep: grades of greater than 30% present on site (a vertical rise of 10-feet over a horizontal distance of less than 33-feet). Other (please describe): • 6. Site contains areas of year-round.standing water: ; Approx. Depth: 7. Site contains areas of seasonal standing water: ; Approx. Depth: _ What season(s) of the year? 8. Site is in the floodway So floodplain jL-,L&0 of a water course. 9. Site contains a creek or an area where water flows across the grounds surface? Flows are year-round? Qlp Flows are seasonal? (What time of year? ). 10. Site is primarily: forested ; meadow ; shrubs ; mixed X urban landscaped (lawn, shrubs etc) 11. Obvious wetland is present on site: _y 1. Plan Check Number, if applicable? 2. Site is Zoned? � S — 2.0 3. SCS mapped soil type(s)? d ldfv"00 For City Staff Use Only o,4M 4. llri is Illl/� Areas iJnv�ntory or C.A. ma uidicates Critical Area on site? ESL f iA r1o/1e_S ti C �R V �r N ff�J (�✓�5�� �� 50 Site within designated earth subsidence landslide hazard area? (7 V� kq c9 (-t 1 C( rr)A + i / m DETERMINATION STUDff RWUIRED WAIVER #P20 -C. Iu7- City of Edmonds Development Services Department Planning Division Phone: 425.771.0220 Fax: 425.771.0221 The Critical Areas Checklist contained on this form is to be filled out by any person preparing a Development Permit Application for the City of Edmonds prior to his/her submittal of the application to the City. The purpose of the Checklist is to enable City staff to determine whether any potential Critical Areas are, or may be, present on the subject property. The information needed to complete the Checklist should be easily available from observations of the site or data available at City Hall (Critical areas inventories, maps, or soil surveys). Date Received: 0..4 City Receipt Critical Areas File #: • Critical Areas Checklist Fee:1� Date Mailed to Applicant A property owner, or his/her authorized representative, must fill out the checklist, sign and date it, and submit it to the City. The City will review the checklist, make a precursory site visit, and make a determination of the subsequent steps necessary to complete a development permit application. Please submit a vicinity map, along with the signed copy of this form to assist City staff in fmding and locating the specific piece of property described on this form. In addition, the applicant shall include other pertinent information (e.g. site plan, topography map, etc.) or studies in conjunction with this Checklist to assistant staff in completing their preliminary assessment of the site. The undersigned applicant, 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 false, misleading, inaccurate or* incomplete information famished by the applicant, his/her/its agents or employees. By my signature, I certify that the information and exhibits herewith submitted are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and that I am authorized to file this application on the behalf of the owner as listed /below. G� SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT/AGENT �ctiG "Q .� DATE f fJ —4� ! 7- Property Ownei's Authorization By my signature, I certify that I have authorized the above Applicant/Agent to apply for the subject land use application, 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 and posting attendant to this application. SIGNATURE OF OWNER DATE PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Owner/Applicant: , & Name /SOS_ /t"- � Street Address 4�4 ge�2 4�1 City II // State Zip Telephone: — 2?3 -(5w1" Email address (optional): Applicant Representative: Name�%� S�Z Y W Street Address . k� eire City , State Zip • Telephone: Email Address (optional):, (Dm&6 roo6a ' LUk. CITY OF EDMONDS CRITICAL AREAS RECONNAISSANCE REPORT Site Location: 15605 751h Place West Tax Acct. Number: 00513100002404 Determination: Study Required Determination #: CRA-2009-0005 Applicant: Steve Barnes Owner: Chris Hammond BACKGROUND During review and inspection of the subject site, it was found that the site contains and/or is adjacent to critical areas, including Geologically Hazardous Areas and Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas, pursuant to Chapters 23.40, 23.80 and 23.90 of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC). Additionally, the parcel is located within the North Edmonds Earth Subsidence and Landslide Hazard Area. The subject parcel slopes very steeply east to west towards Puget Sound. According to the City's LIDAR data, the steepness of the slope varies from in excess of 50% towards the east and falls quickly to a more level area on the western half of the lot. The parcel is also classified as being within a mapped salmon habitat area near Meadowdale Park/Lunds Gulch. This study applies to the entire subject parcel. Depending on the location and type of project proposed relative to the identified critical areas, certain studies and reports may be required. ALLOWED ACTIVITIES AND EXEMPT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS •Certain activities are allowed in or near critical area buffers as specified in ECDC 23.40.220. Similarly, certain development proposals may be exempt from Critical Areas Requirements (ECDC 23.40.230). If you have any questions about whether your proposed development qualifies as an allowed or exempt activity, please contact a Planner for more information. GENERAL CRITICAL AREAS REPORT REQUIREMENTS Critical Areas Reports identify, classify, and delineate any areas on or adjacent to the subject property that may qualify as critical areas. They also assess these areas and identify any potential impacts resulting from your specific development proposal. If a specific development proposal results in an alteration to a critical area, the critical areas report will also contain a mitigation plan. You have the option of completing the portion of the study that classifies and delineates the critical areas and waiting until you have a specific development proposal to complete the study. You may also choose to submit the entire study with your specific development application. • Please review the minimum report requirements for all types of Critical Areas that are listed in ECDC 23.40.090.D. There are additional report requirements for different types of critical areas (see below). • Note that it is important for the report to be prepared by a qualified professional as defined in the ordinance. There are options on how to complete a critical areas study, and there is an approved list of consultants that you may choose from. You may contact the Planning Division for more information. • General Mitigation Requirements for all Critical Areas are discussed in ECDC 23.40.110 • through 23.40.140. STUDY REQUIREMENT — EROSION HAZARD AREA • It appears that this property contains or is adjacent to an Erosion Hazard Area. Erosion Hazard Areas include: • Those areas with Alderwood and Everett series soils on slopes of 15 percent or greater. • Any area with slopes of 15 percent or greater and impermeable soils interbedded with granular soils and springs or ground water seepage. • Areas with significant visible evidence of ground water seepage, and which also include existing landslide deposits regardless of slope. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ASSOCIATED WITH EROSION HAZARD AREAS Development within an Erosion Hazard Area must meet additional criteria. • For erosion hazard areas with suitable slope stability, the only critical area study needed is an erosion and sediment control plan prepared in compliance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 18.30 ECDC as part of the construction documents. This option is at the director's discretion, per Edmonds Community Development Code section 20.80.050.G. • In areas where the slope stability is not suitable, projects within Erosion Hazard Areas will require a report by a licensed Geotechnical Engineer or other qualified professional. Note that it is important for the report to be prepared by a qualified professional as defined in the ordinance. • Report requirements are given in ECDC 23.80.050, and more generally in ECDC • 23.40.090. D. • Development standards are given in ECDC 23.80.060 and 23.80.070. STUDY REQUIREMENT — LANDSLIDE HAZARD AREA It appears that this property contains or is adjacent to a Landslide Hazard Area. • A Landslide Hazard Area is any area with a slope of forty percent (40%) or steeper and with a vertical relief of ten (10) or more feet (except areas composed of consolidated bedrock). • Landslide Hazard Areas are further defined and illustrated in ECDC 23.80.020.13. • In addition to the general requirements for Critical Areas reports referenced above, specific Critical Area report requirements for Landslide Hazard Areas are provided in ECDC 23.80.050. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDSLIDE HAZARD AREAS Development is restricted within a Landslide Hazard Area and its buffer. • Projects that will intrude into these areas will require a report by a licensed Geotechnical Engineer. • The criteria that are applied depend on the amount that the buffer is reduced. • • The buffer can be reduced to a minimum of ten (10) feet (with an additional 15' building setback per ECDC 23.40.280) if a report is prepared that meets the standards listed in 2 ECDC 23.80.050. The alteration must also meet the requirements listed in ECDC 23.80.060. • • In addition, proposals to reduce the buffer to less than ten (10) feet must comply with the design standards listed in ECDC 23.80.070.A.3. STUDY REQUIREMENT — FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION AREAS Since the site is located within a mapped fish and wildlife habitat conservation area, the City would like to preserve as much of the native vegetation as possible. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ON A SITE WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION AREAS The applicant must submit a clearing/tree cutting plan with any development permit, if applicable. Tree cutting and clearing of native vegetation shall be limited to the footprint of development. NORTH EDMONDS EARTH SUBSIDENCE LANDSLIDE HAZARD AREA The subject site is located within the North Edmonds Earth Subsidence Landslide Hazard Area (ESLHA). Contact the Building Division for requirements related to the ESLHA. If you have any questions about this determination, please contact a Planner for more information. • Michael Clugston, Al Name 0 Date NOTE: Cited sections of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) can be found on the City of Edmonds website at www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.