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• • 2I Exhibit 12 Letter from JRR Engineering Inc. dated September 30, 2009 Based upon a review of the administrative hearing record, the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law hereby constitute the basis of the decision of the Everett Violations Hearing Examiner. l FINDINGS OF FACT 1. US Bank Trust National Association Trustee, is the owner of property at 4841 Glenwood Avenue, Everett, Washington (property) which is in an R-1, Single Family Detached Low Density Residential zone as established by the City of Everett. (Exhibit#8, Snohomish County Assessors Record dated March 10, 2016) (Exhibit #9, Go Sync Maps) 2. On December 11, 2015, during an inspection of the property, City of Everett Code Enforcement Officer Kevin Fagerstrom observed and photographed household items, broken furniture,junk, debris and trash that had been discarded in the open carport and driveway in public view of the property. Such violations are an annoyance and disrupt and injure the comfort, repose, health and safety of others. The entire community is affected by the activity. He also observed that the residential structure on the property was vacant and foreclosure documents had been posted on the structure. Officer Fagerstrom contacted the City of Everett Building Division for further review of structures on the property. (Exhibit#2a-2f, Inspection Photos dated December 11, 2015) (Testimony of Code Enforcement Officer Fagerstrom) 3. On December 14, 2015, Tony Lee, City of Everett Building Division Building Official, inspected the property and observed that the residential structure on site was vacant. A retaining wall was vertical in several places which required a batter (the measure of the wall from a vertical plane)for the design. Upon review of City records, Mr. Lee discovered that final approvals for the residential structure and the retaining wall had never been given by the City. (Exhibit#7, Letter from Tony Lee dated December 28, 2015) (Testimony of Code Enforcement Officer Fagerstrom) 4. Mr. Lee returned to the property on December 17, 2015 with Steve Miller, City of Everett Associate Engineer, to conduct a reinspection of the residential structure and ecology block retaining wall that had been constructed on the property. The following conditions were observed: a. The ecology block retaining wall showed signs of settling and had no visual batter as required by that type of design. Thirty linear feet of the wall had a batter of zero to less than 1 inch over the height of the wall rather than the 7.5 inches required. 1 b. The ground at the top and bottom of the retaining wall showed signs of settling and movement. 6