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CK Engineering LLC <br /> During the remodeling, the existing windows were replaced whit new energy <br /> efficient windows while replacing the center windows with a sliding door and <br /> widening the upper window opening to match the sliding door opening. <br /> Please see drawings below. <br /> 11 P ..T - <br /> oSPA. . . <br /> I ;moi I <br /> sIIi <br /> p <br /> \\ „ <br /> II eer <br /> \ ' <br /> ii Iii <br /> Therefore, from the existing photos, and proposed drawings, it appears, the <br /> size of the bottom row openings did not change, while the upper row opening was <br /> widen. However,the new upper row of openings did not protrude into what appears <br /> the existing, full height wood shear panels spanning from the top of the main floor <br /> to the bottom of roof diaphragm, and therefore no lateral load path was altered. <br /> While CK Engineering LLC understand benefits of structural upgrades, per <br /> current code requirements, Chapter 34, section 3404.4, provided that original <br /> structure was designed by professional and permitted by the City of Everett, it is our <br /> opinion the existing structural elements carrying lateral load were not altered, and <br /> therefore no requirement, rather than purely voluntary intentions of the current <br /> owner should imply toward the upgrades of the existing shear panels. <br /> 19229 380' PI_NE Lake Forest Park.At'_A 98155 Ph: 206-417-0('n <br /> .34/ <br />