4724 GARDNER AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

i�EC-?[i-°9 6fOt1 9: 12 A�i P. 2 P ' CITY OF EVERETT . VIOLATIONS HEARING EXAMIN�R City of Bverett,a Washington ) Munieipal Co�poration, ) Case No.2110-99 Respondent, ) FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS �5, ) Or I.AW AND URllER OF THE HEARING ) EXA,MINER Jeffrey C. Spesock ) Janet L. Spesock ) 472A Gardner Avenue ) £verett,WA 98203 ) Appellants. ) Thia tnatter having come before the Violations Heazing Examiner on Decembee 16, 1999,and the testimony of witnesses having becn heard and all exhibits admitted into evidence having been considercd, the Violations Hcazing Examiner makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law and order: Findings of Fact: 1. On December 3, 1999,Marian G.Dent,code compliance officer and housing inspator for the City of E� .rett,obse�ved the foll�wing conditions on the property at 4724 Gardner Avcnue, a parcel less than one acre,Everett Washington:Ecology blocks were placed on three sides of the rear property lines,put in place to be used for a retaining wall. Arainage had become a problem azound the perimeter of the reu yard causing silt and wata to drain onto adjoinirtg pmpe[ty and cause damage to the adjoining prope�ties. The ecology blocks are 77 inches high in some locations and are holding back soil which is piled high above this height. The blocks bow and lean away&om the soil they have been placed to hold back. 2. The City of Everen building department has issued a Stop Work Order regazding the above conditions. 3. On December 2, 1999 the City of�verett$uilding Of�ficial and two associate engineers sent a letter to Mr. Spesock advising him that the height of the wall cannot exceed 36"within tlte rear yard setback and the surface water drainage from the property onlo adjacent prope[ty cannot be altered or concentrated to create a point discharge. The letter requested contact by Aecember 9, ]999 to establish an appro�•�d method to fix the non-compliant items and a commitment as to the timing of the remedial action. �