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Chronoloqv - Packer Property Retaining Wall 1) 1/8/2013: City officials came to our house at 1209 Madrona Ave. and said that a violation citation would be issued because a tiered retaining wall system on the geologically sensitive slope in our back yard had been built without permits. A landslide below these walls had occurred a month or so earlier. I was instructed to get a geotechnical report addressing the condition of the existing walls and a plan for stabilizing the slope. 2) 3/11/2013: Geo Report completed. Conclusion was that existing walls ok, but a new wall should be built below existing walls. 3) 3/14/2013: Met with Steve Ingalsbe (Planning) and gave him 2 copies of geo report. 4) 3/15/2013: Gave signed/notarized copies of "Covenant/Restrictions" documents to Steve Ingalsbe for city signatures. 5) 4/11/2013: Land Surveyor determines a portion of existing retaining wall system is on neighbor's property and that new wall will be entirely on neighbor's property. Notified neighbors. 6) 4/15/2013: Recorded "Covenants/Restrictions" docs at Co. Auditors office. 7) 9/5/2013: Attend "Violation Hearing" at city offices. I say I'm trying to get easement from neighbor to build new wall per geo report. I'm told to have our geo engineer contact city as to stability of existing walls in absence of new wall. 8) 9/9/2013: City (Tony Lee — Building Dept.) says he has spoken to our geo engineer. 9) 10/1/2013: "Stipulation" signed with city. I'll pay $1,000 fine and city will no longer pursue slope stabilization matter. 10) 10/7/2013: Pay $1,000 fine to city. 11) 11/9/2013: Neighbors (Gustafsons) from whom I continue to try to get easement to build new wall, add soil erosion mats to their steep slope above area where new wall will be built. Assume they must have signed "Covenants/Restrictions" docs to do this. City had said they should probably sign these docs before I would be allowed to build new wall on their property, even if I had easement in-hand. 12) 5/21/2014: FINALLY GET EASEMENT FROM NEIGHBOR (after year of trying). 13) 6/20/2014: Plans for new concrete retaining wall finished (previous plans shown to city was timber lagging wall). 14) 6/30/2014: Geotechnical Plan Review letter finished approving concrete wall plans dated 6/20/2014.