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41 0 <br />Drew Martin <br />From: Drew Martin <br />Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 4:09 PM <br />To: holly4sharp@yahoo.com <br />Subject: City of Everett Permit Services: 2118 Kirby Place (BW2011-007) <br />Hello, Holly. <br />I'm following up on your phone call and my subsequent voice message response. I pulled the file to take a quick <br />look. The proposed work appears simple enough, though the submitted drawings are a little deficient. However, there <br />may be more significant problems with the house that potentially make approving the permit a problem. <br />I reviewed the available City and County records for the house, which aren't much. It appears the house may be a <br />premanufactured home originally built circa 1956. Regardless of being premanufactured or not, there is an attached <br />garage that does not appear to be part of the original construction. It is unknown if this was added with a permit. What <br />concerns us is that the submitted drawings indicate that a portion of the garage has been converted to building space <br />for the home, including a bedroom that shares a common wall. This much is confirmed by the county records, which <br />incidentally does not constitute the work being performed with a permit. In addition, it appears that the likely original <br />exterior load -bearing wall for the house along the boundary with the garage has been mostly removed. It is anticipated <br />that the spaces in the house along this boundary (e.g., bathroom, laundry area, etc.) were also modified or are not <br />original to the house. In summary, we may not be able to approve the relatively simple proposed modifications if we <br />have code violations due to additional unpermitted work in the house. Per the narrative provided, it appears that the <br />pop -out was constructed by the previous owner without a permit; that may not be the limit of unpermitted work <br />performed by that owner. Please provide some commentary, including additional documentation on the house if <br />available, addressing the information above. <br />As a side observation, the property also includes a 400 SF detached structure that similarly does not show up in the <br />permit history. Based on the size a permit would have been required. This is a separate building from the main house, <br />and therefore does not directly impact addressing the potential unpermitted work for the house. However, this building <br />may have issues that must be resolved separately, such as if the building encroaches on the required side property <br />setback (please consult with our Planning department). A separate permit to address this building may be required. <br />Please let me know if you have questions. <br />— Drew Martin, P.E., S.E. <br />Associate Engineer —Commercial Plans Examiner I Permit Services <br />425.257.8813 13200 Cedar Street, 2"d Floor, Everett, WA 98201 <br />EVERETT Hours: M/W/Th/F: 7:30am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-3:00pm; Tu: 1:00pm-3:00pm <br />everettwa.gov I Facebook I Twitter <br />