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• 4. Viol��ions & EMC Sec�ions Inspection of fihe property reveals the following conditions and violations: An inspection of the property on Aprif 20, 2015 revealed five unrelated adults are living in the single family residence. The Snohamish County Auditar prope�-ty summary describes the structure as a singfe fami(y residence, one story structure with an unfinis��d basement, with Four bedroams and one and a half ba�hroams. The inspection revealed the structure now contains 7 bedrooms, the attic and basement area are finished spaces and a secand kitchen has been added in the basemenfi. Statements from neighbors repart other major renovation including fhe moving of interior stairways. Whi(e some permifis were issued and approved in year 7_013, the alteration far exceeds the scope of these permits. A. The {ack of permits for the alierations to the struc�ures is a viafatian of International IResidentiat Cade (IRC) Ri05.�. which reads: IRC R105.I Reguired, Any owner or authorized agent who intertds to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, mo ve, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or sfrucf ure, or fo erect, install, ertlarge, al(�er, repair, remov�, converi� or replace any e%trical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or t�o cause any such work fo be done, shall frrsf make application to the building official and obtain the reguired permit B, The �rtpermitted aiteration renders the struc�ure uniawful as d�fined by the Interna�ional Property Maintenance Code (�PMC) 108.1.4 in violation of YPMC 1Q6.i which read: IPMC 108.1. 4 Un/a wfu/ struciure, An unlawful sfrucfure is one found in whole or in par[� to be occupied by more persons than permitfed under t�his code, or was erected, altered or occupied contrary to law. IPMC 10Fi, Z Un/awfu/ ac�s, It shal/ be unlawful for a person, Frm or corporation to be in conf/ict wifh or in vrola�ion of any of the provisions of fhis code. C. The current use of the residentia[ structure is consistent with that of a rooming house. Rooming hauses are prohibited in R-I zones, as indicated in Table 5.i within EMC 19.5. The Everett Municipal Code (EMC) permits a maximum of two roomers within a singfe family house in sir�gle family zones, ar up fo four unrelated adults if they operate as a family as defined by EMC 19.4.020, The existing conditions violate EMC 19.5.010 and EMC i9.39.060 which read; Evel�ett Police DepartctZent, Cocte Enforceme�it Unit • 3002 Wet{nore A��e • F,verett, WA 98201 • 425-257-85G0 Page 2 oi6