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3 required City permits for the basement studio apartment. (Exhibit#7, Notice to Comply dated March 26, 2014) (Testimony of Code Enforcement Officer Keirsey) 6. On May 23, 2014, ECE Officer Keirsey received a copy of a letter that the Respondent had sent to the City of Everett Planning Department. The letter listed the renovation work performed on the residential structure by the Respondent and subcontractors. The construction work had been completed without all required City permits. (Exhibit#8, Email from Steve ingalsbe dated May 23, 2014 with attached letter) (Testimony of Code Enforcement Officer Keirsey) 7. On June 10, 2014, Ted Budden, City of Everett Building Division Inspector, Jeff Heilman, City of Everett Building Division and the Respondent conducted an inspection of the basement studio apartment and observed the following conditions: a. Permits were required for work performed on electrical, plumbing, building and mechanical systems to convert the basement of the residential structure into a studio apartment. b. Basement headroom did not meet height requirement by code for occupied space. The alterations of the electrical, plumbing, building and mechanical systems in the basement of the residential structure were done without required City permits, and the structure is considered as unlawful pursuant to the IPMC. Inspector Budden posted an unlawful structure placard on the structure. (Exhibit#2a-21, Inspection Photos dated June 10, 2014) (Exhibit#9, City of Everett Inspection Report dated June 10, 2014) (Exhibit#10, Unlawful Structure Placard dated June 10, 2014) (Exhibit#11, Email from Ted Budden dated June 16, 2014) (Testimony of Inspector Budden) 8. On June 17, 2014,the City issued a violation citation to the Respondent for violations of International Residential Code (IRC) 2009 105.1 Permits Required as adopted by EMC 16.005.010; Everett Municipal Code(EMC) 19.2.080(A) Land Use; and International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) 106.1 Unlawful Acts as adopted by EMC 16.005.010. Copies were mailed to the Respondent via first class and certified mail to the Respondents last known address which ECE Officer Keirsey obtained from Snohomish County Assessors Record. A copy was posted at the property. Each method of service used is independently sufficient to provide notice. (Pursuant to EMC 1.20.010.C.1) (Exhibit#4, Violation Citation dated June 17, 2014 with mail receipts) (Exhibit#5, Declaration of Service dated June 17, 2014 with photos) (Testimony of Code Enforcement Officer Keirsey) 9. On July 16, 2014, ECE Officer Keirsey did a street sight view of the property and observed and photographed that there had been no change to the property. She conducted a search of building records and found that the Respondent had not applied, or obtained, the required City permits to make repairs to the plumbing, building and mechanical systems of the basement studio apartment on the property.