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• Terri Jorgenson From: Donald Cunningham Sent: Monday, January 13, 2020 9:52 AM To: Ted de Budden;Terri Jorgenson Subject: FW: 5403 Colby Attachments: 5403 COLBY AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import.pdf;Old Assessor Field Notes 5403 Colby.pdf Ted— Looking at the Assessor Structure Detail and the Assessor Field Notes—I see the County inspected the basement at the owners request in 1973—documenting some finished space but the comment"NOT ALL DEVELOPED."As I reported earlier,Assessor calls it a Dwelling- 1 Story w/Basement and shows 891 finished space in basement. Looking at the permit history—while there are repair permits and heating permits I do not see any building permits(nor the creation of another dwelling unit) in the history.The current owner said there are two power meters—but I did not see an electrical permit. BTW—the permit history refers to the adjacent parcel with postal address 5401 Colby—which is owned by the same person. I skimmed that permit history also—and did not see anything about finishing the basement nor electrical work done on 5403. Can you review these materials also and confirm the structure has been altered without required permits, including the creation of a dwelling unit in the basement, and is unlawful?A PDF of my recent photos with my notes is attached to Trakit. Thanks! Don Don Cunningham Code Enforcement Officer I Everett Police 425.257.8564 13002 Wetmore Ave., Everett,WA 98201 EVERETT everettwa.gov/police I Facebook I Twitter Note:Emails and attachments sent to and from the City of Everett are public records and may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act. From: Donald Cunningham Sent: Monday,January 13, 2020 8:39 AM To:Ted de Budden<TBudden@everettwa.gov>;Terri Jorgenson<TJorgenson@everettwa.gov> Subject: 5403 Colby Ted— Our unit received a complaint that work was being done in the basement unit of this property without permits. I contacted the owner, Burch Cambers, and his building on Friday afternoon.Cambers states he has owned the property for decades and it has had a basement unit since he bought it. He said he was recently removing wall covering with the goal of improving insulation and they were replacing the portion of the wall and floor where the main entry door was. I observed most of the interior was gutted with framing, electrical and plumbing exposed.They had setup a brace intending to correct a sag in the floor above (the upper unit is occupied).The wall height from the uncovered floor to the bottom of the floor joist above appeared to be a little less than 7 feet. I let the owner know I intended to issue a VC and asked him to cease any further work until he has gained permits. I also told him—I did not currently know if the dwelling unit had ever been created with permits or approved—and that may \ 202o