Knighton hazard tree approval letter.pdfCITY OF EDMONDS
121 5th Avenue North, Edmonds WA 98020
Phone: 425.771.0220 • Fax: 425.771.0221 • Web: www.edmondswa.gov
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT • PLANNING DIVISION
"Ic. 189,J
September 15, 2015
Glenn Simpson
Certified Arborist
PN-6464A
glenns@evergreentic.com
Subject: Hazard Tree Removal (STF20150028)
Dear Mr. Simpson,
The City of Edmonds received a request from you regarding the removal of alder trees at 18309 76tn
Ave. W. This letter is in response to that request.
The slopes on the south and east sides of the house are considered to be a critical area pursuant to
Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) Chapters 23.40 and 23.80 where slopes from 15% to
40% are considered potential erosion hazards and slopes in excess of 40% are potential landslide
hazards. Generally, the removal of trees or vegetation within a critical area or critical area buffer is not
an allowed activity unless it involves the removal of invasive species or hazard trees, pursuant to ECDC
23.40.220.C.7.
Based on the your site investigation and subsequent letter you submitted it is clear that the trees are a
hazard and thus are candidates for removal. As a result, the removal of the alder trees are considered
to be an allowed activity relative to the critical areas code referenced above and no further critical area
reports are required. The tree can be left as a snag, cut to a stump, or flush cut and ground out. It may
not be pulled from the slope, however, and the downed wood must be removed from the slope in order
to improve slope stability.
According to ECDC 23.40.220.C.7.b(iv), hazard trees that are removed from critical areas as an allowed
activity must be replaced at a ratio of two -to -one. Replacement trees must be native and indigenous
and a minimum of six feet in height for evergreen species, one inch in diameter at breast height for
deciduous species, and eight feet minimum height for multi -stemmed trees.
If you have any questions, please contact me at sean.conrad@edmondswa.gov or 425-771-0220.
Sincerely,
Sean Conrad, AICP
Associate Planner