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Geo�l:ngincen <br />Select Homes <br />237 Elm Svicet <br />�veren, Wazhinston 98203 <br />Attention: Mr. Randy Cl.�rk <br />_ '-+'1 r '� n f"'� <br />_... . . . . . , . i vl . <br />� � � <br />PFR "i. i:93 �"' <br />Apri I I9. 1193 . . . ..`.-' <br />CITY OF �EVERETi'm��thNtal, <br />?uUlie WOrkS DepL�'rnenvinininenlalanJ <br />f.rningic Scn itts <br />Uuilding Setback Conditions <br />Iianabrook Devciopment <br />Divisions III and N <br />Hvcrett, Wazhington <br />Pilc No. 2G70-0OS-R06 <br />9Lc purposc of this Icucr is �o oudinc ralucal building setbacA wnditions for lowtion of <br />homcs at ihe tops of slopes on Divisions IlI and IV of the Hanabrook Devclopment in Evcrett, <br />Wathington. 7tiis haz been discussal with Mr. Randy Clark of Selat Homes, Mr. Pat McCourt <br />of Univcrsal Bcc' cragc Colporation, and b1r. Michael Crowson of W&H Pacific. <br />Wc havc obscrvad no signs of insWbility on nativc slopes in Divisions III and IV. Pill <br />sloprs on Divisioas III and IV wcre wnstruclal with swctural fil� wnsisting of on-sitc gmnuiar <br />soils undcr iull-timc moniroring of a qualifal individual from our firm. 7'hc struttural fill is <br />keycd :nw ezisting firm native soils and fill placed to achieve Oie final slepe grades has been <br />proptdy benchal inro existing native materials and compacted to 95 pereent of �iDD (muimum <br />dry densily) according to Uie specifications of ihe ASTM D-1557 tcst procedure. In addition, ihe <br />lo�s are gradal to :!ope away fmm the tops of slopcs and all slopes have bcen coverai wi�i jute <br />matting and hydroscedal for erosion protection. <br />In our opinion, where slopes have becn placai, compacted, graded, anJ vegetated az <br />described above, the minimum building setback distanee can be ralucal to 10 fcet. 'It�c setback <br />distance is the horizontal distanee measured from the (ront face of the footing to the face of We <br />slopc. It should bc undcrstoocl �ha[ if thc sethack distancc is raluccd to 10 fcct, tlm risks o( <br />losing access, reducing U�e design life of the founJa�ions and having slope movemcnt impact ihc <br />housc (oundations arc incrcated. <br />f,wF.npnmrs, Inc. <br />AN� 1541h A�rnnc N.F.. <br />FiSmond,llA 9.405: <br />Tcl�7lirn�c (1 W) RGI L�W <br />f.n I hK) 8(illAtO <br />n. , <br />