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CRA20100036_StudyReq.pdf CITY OF EDMONDS th 121 5 Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020 Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION CRITICALAREASRECONNAISSANCEREPORT CRITICALAREASRECONNAISSANCEREPORT SiteLocation:17720TalbotRoad TaxAcct.Number:00594400003601 Determination:STUDYREQUIRED*FileNumber:CRA20100036 Owner:RobertLintonΑPOBox1898,EdmondsWA98020 Applicant:TomLerenΑPOBox12863,MillCreekWA98082|tom@lerendesign.com BackgroundͶ BackgroundͶ Duringreviewandinspectionofthesubjectsite,itwasfoundthatthesitemaycontain(orbeadjacent to)criticalareas,including GeologicallyHazardousAreas pursuanttoChapter23.40oftheEdmonds CommunityDevelopmentCode(ECDC).Geologicallyhazardousareasincludeareassusceptibleto erosion,landsliding,earthquake,orothergeologicalevents.Theyposeathreattothehealthandsafety ofcitizenswhenincompatibledevelopmentissitedinareasofsignificanthazard.Suchincompatible developmentmaynotonlyplaceitselfatrisk,butalsomayincreasethehazardtosurrounding developmentanduse. TheLiDARmap(attached)indicatesthatthereisasteepslope(ofover80%)alongandadjacenttothe westernportionofthesitewhichterminatesattherailroadtracks.Thesiteisgenerallycomprisedofa rollingslopeof35%acrosstheentirepropertyrollingfromeasttowest.Projectsproposedfurtherthan ЏЎ͸fromthetopoftheslopeΛЎЉ͸buffer+ЊЎ͸setbackfromthecriticalarea)maynotrequirea geotechnicalreporttoaddresscriticalareasissues(ofcourse,otherdepartmentsmayrequireareport toaddresstheircodes,dependingonthescopeofworkproposed). Thisreviewappliestotheentiresubjectparcel.Dependingonthelocationandprojectproposed Thisreviewappliestotheentiresubjectparcel.Dependingonthelocationandprojectproposed relativetotheidentifiedcriticalareas,certainstudiesandreportsmayberequired.Pleasecontact relativetotheidentifiedcriticalareas,certainstudiesandreportsmayberequired.Pleasecontact thePlanningDivisionat425.771.0220if/whenyouhaveaspecificdevelopmentproposalforthissite thePlanningDivisionat425.771.0220if/whenyouhaveaspecificdevelopmentproposalforthissite todiscussthevariouspermitsthatwillberequired. todiscussthevariouspermitsthatwillberequired. AllowedActivitiesandExemptDevelopmentProposalsͶ AllowedActivitiesandExemptDevelopmentProposalsͶ CertainactivitiesareallowedinornearcriticalareabuffersasspecifiedinECDC23.40.220.Similarly, certaindevelopmentproposalsmaybeexemptfromCriticalAreasrequirements(ECDC23.40.230).If youhaveanyquestionsaboutwhetheryourproposeddevelopmentqualifiesasanallowedorexempt activity,pleasecontactaPlannerformoreinformation. GeneralCriticalAreasReportRequirementsͶ GeneralCriticalAreasReportRequirementsͶ tğŭĻЊƚŅЋ CriticalAreasReportsidentify,classifyanddelineateanyareasonoradjacenttothesubjectproperty thatmayqualifyascriticalareas.Theyalsoassesstheseareasandidentifyanypotentialimpacts resultingfromyourspecificdevelopmentproposal.Ifaspecificdevelopmentproposalresultsinan alterationtoacriticalareathecriticalareasreportwillalsocontainamitigationplan.Youhavethe optionofcompletingtheportionofthestudythatclassifiesanddelineatesthecriticalareasandwaiting untilyouhaveaspecificdevelopmentproposaltocompletethestudy.Youmayalsochoosesubmitthe entirestudywithyourspecificdevelopmentapplication. PleasereviewtheminimumreportrequirementsforalltypesofCriticalAreaswhicharelistedin ECDC23.40.090.D.Thereareadditionalreportrequirementsfordifferenttypesofcriticalareas(see below). Notethatitisimportantforthereporttobepreparedbyaqualifiedprofessionalasdefinedinthe ordinance.Thereareoptionsonhowtocompleteacriticalareasstudyandanapprovedlistof consultantsthatyoumaychoosefrom.YoumaycontactthePlanningDivisionformoreinformation. GeneralMitigationRequirementsforallCriticalAreasarediscussedinECDC23.40.110through 23.40.140. StudyRequirementforLandslideHazardAreasͶ StudyRequirementforLandslideHazardAreasͶ ItappearsthatthispropertycontainsorisadjacenttoaLandslideHazardArea. ALandslideHazardAreaisanyareawithaslopeoffortypercent(40%)orsteeperandwithavertical reliefoften(10)ormorefeet(exceptareascomposedofconsolidatedbedrock). LandslideHazardAreasarefurtherdefinedandillustratedinECDC23.80.020.B. InadditiontothegeneralrequirementsforCriticalAreasreportsreferencedabove,specificCritical AreareportrequirementsforLandslideHazardAreasareprovidedinECDC23.80.050. DevelopmentProposalsAssociatedwithLandslideHazardAreasͶ DevelopmentProposalsAssociatedwithLandslideHazardAreasͶ DevelopmentisrestrictedwithinaLandslideHazardAreaanditsbuffer. ProjectsthatwillintrudeintotheseareaswillrequireareportbyalicensedGeotechnicalEngineer. Thecriteriathatareapplieddependontheamountthatthebufferisreduced. Thebuffercanbereducedtoaminimumoften(10)feet(withanadditionalЊЎ͸buildingsetbackper ECDC23.40.280)ifareportispreparedthatmeetsthestandardslistedinECDC23.80.050).The alterationmustalsomeettherequirementslistedECDC23.80.060. Inaddition,proposalstoreducethebuffertolessthanten(10)feetmustcomplywiththedesign standardslistedinECDC23.80.070.A.3. GinaCoccia,AssociatePlannerMay7,2010 Name,TitleSignatureDate /źƷĻķƭĻĭƷźƚƓƭƚŅƷŷĻ9ķƒƚƓķƭ/ƚƒƒǒƓźƷǤ5ĻǝĻƌƚƦƒĻƓƷ/ƚķĻΛ9/5/ΜĭğƓĬĻŅƚǒƓķƚƓƷŷĻ/źƷǤƚŅ9ķƒƚƓķƭǞĻĬƭźƷĻğƷǞǞǞ͵ĭź͵ĻķƒƚƓķƭ͵Ǟğ͵ǒƭ͵ tğŭĻЋƚŅЋ 621 8 9 87 88 61