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FILE COPY Kelsey Heyd From: Kelsey Heyd Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 10:48 AM To: 'David J. Ratliff Subject: 2615 Broadway-Administrative Modification of Sign Standards Application Attachments: S1908-002 - PLANNING CORRECTION EMAIL.pdf Good Morning David, Thank you for your interest in doing work within the City of Everett.The Planning Division recently received via mail, an Administrative Modification of Sign Standards application and associated submittal documents for the QFC located at 2615 Broadway. Upon reviewing the application for"counter complete status" per EMC 15.20.030, staff have determined that we cannot accept the application at this time and as such it's considered rejected.The application information submitted does not include details of all signs on site and the "existing" signage identified is inaccurate,as detailed below. A sign permit (S1908-002) was issued for this site in October 2019. Work has already been completed to reface the existing nonconforming freestanding sign, and the QFC sign cabinet(identified in your submittal as"existing") has also been replaced already. However the existing pharmacy cabinet sign has not yet been removed as required and shown with the issued sign permit/plan set. As part of that sign permit review process, it was identified the site had two nonconforming signs(the freestanding sign and pharmacy cabinet sign). It was required,as part of that permit,that one of the nonconforming signs be removed or brought into conformance in accordance with EMC 19.36.070. I have included my colleague's prior correction correspondence regarding S1908-002 for reference. In order to retain the existing nonconforming freestanding sign, it was identified and conditioned in the plan set that the pharmacy cabinet sign would be the nonconforming sign removed as part of the sign permit. No replacement signage for the pharmacy sign was identified or proposed in that permit/plan set.The sign permit must receive the appropriate inspections/Final approvals or the permit will be considered invalid and subject to standard Code Enforcement procedures. Please refer to the following options moving forward and let staff know how you would like to proceed: • Remove the pharmacy cabinet sign completely as conditioned and required via S1908-002 and request the appropriate inspection(s)to final that permit. No additional signs requiring a permit may be proposed without complying with the regulations of EMC 19.36.070 and removing the nonconforming freestanding sign on site; or • Submit revisions to the plans approved as part of S1908-002 ("revisions after issuance") and identify a replacement sign for the pharmacy cabinet that meets the UM code requirements such as a new backlit cabinet sign not exceeding 6sqft or individual channel letters not exceeding 6.6 square feet (so the total wall signage on that facade doesn't exceed the 100sf allowed). Provided the requested revisions are approved,then complete the work accordingly and request the appropriate inspection(s)to final the revised permit;or • Since the administrative modification process cannot be used as a means to circumvent the nonconforming sign removal requirements of EMC 19.36.070, a Variance application requesting that the existing nonconforming freestanding sign be retained would also be required if a new, larger(wall)sign is proposed.The administrative modification details and request would still be required as well and the re-submittal would need to be revised to accurately identify the existing conditions and all signage on site. In regards to your Application,the check was never processed; please let me know if you'd prefer we shred the submittal materials or if you/a representative would prefer to pick them up within the next week instead. If you have any questions, please let me know or alternatively, please reach out to the Planner On-Duty at 425.257.8731,via email 1