2114 BAKER AVE 2018-01-02 MF Import

� � Esther Borg 2114 BakerAve. Everett, WA 98201 lanuary 25, 2011 C I I G4 -crtl Mr. Kirk Brooks City of Everett Public Works Department 3200 Cedar St. Everett,WA 98201 Re: Construction of a New Home on parcel N00401544302500 Dear Mr. Brooks, It was a pleasure meetin�with you last week. Thank you for answered my prelimi�ary questions concerning the new home I would Iike tu build on my property at 2114 Baker Ave. Per your request, I am providing this letter to explain what my project is ancl what it will involve. I am currently living on the property in a 600 square foot house at the very back of the lot on tfie alley between Baker and Virginia. The house is quite old; I think it was built some time in the 1920's. There is no house fn the front of the lot leaving an empty hole between the homes on either side of my lot. To my knowledge,there has never been a house there. My lot is within tfie limits of the Riverside Historic Gverlay, and my goal (s to build a craftsman style home,a design which Is in Iine with the other houses in the neighborhood. The home will be approximately 1560 square feet. I plan on living in the existing house until my new home is suitable for occupatfon. At that time, I will move out of the old house and remove the kitchen and/or bathroom rendering it unsuitable for occupatfon. I will then request an occupancy permit for the new house,and once i' have moved in, I will immediately demolish the old house and build a garege in its place. My goal is to have the new house completed within 6 months from when construction is begun and to have the old house removed and the new garage completed by the end of thfs year. I have spoken to both the City planner and you about Iiving in the existing house while the new one is being constructed. This is extremely important to me both for financial and security reasons. I want to be perfectly clear, I am not asking for two occupancy permits for my property. I know that is not a legal use,and in any case will need to remove the existing house in order to build a garoge. I have already had an architect determine that the existing house is not suitable for conversion into a garage. As I understand from our conversation,yoi a'on't have a problem with me doing this as long as the period of construction doesn't tlrag on for an extended period of time. I also understand that I will have to have approval for this from�he plannfng department. In my preliminary talks with them, it seems they will allow it also. My house will be a beautiful and positive addition to the neighborhood. I am an avid gardencr and am Iooking forward to landscaping and having a vegetable garden in the courtyard between the house ai;d the garege. Please let me know if you need any additional information. I may be reached at 425-303-8035 or 425-359-4733. Sincerely, ��Q'� i ��.�� Sd��" 7�0 �'�/c/U �.C�ni�9 EstherBorg� ' J�n f fo �7C4n��J �r I'ev�¢�� , i�SO, � �y K8