4913 S 3RD AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

- � � These arc minimum safety standards established by [he City and apply to ALL existing buildires �vhether they are lav✓fully constructed or not. In almost ail cases minimum requirements cannot be waived. You have requested an accommodation from the City's minimum safety standards as described below. For examole, minimum floor areas are required to prevent the use of inadequately sized rooms for liring space and aliow for safe egress. The code establishes a minimum area of 70 square feet with no dimens�on less than 7 Feet at the narrowest tividth for all habitable rooms. Although an accommodation may be granted if the room is no less than 68 square feet and is configured to allow (or safe egress. No aaommodations wiC be granted from the 7 foot minimum dimension due to the safety hazards created by such a configuration. Narro��+ rooms do not allow for the instillation of fumiture wilhouf unduly obstructing passage�.vays through rooms. The minimum ceiling height is necessary to orovide an adequate volume of air �or eccupanes �n dosed spaces and to provide psychological well-being. Smoke alarms arc required in all rooms used for sleeping and in the corridor or area aivirg access to each separate sleeping area. 6edrooms 3, 4, 5 and 7 meet requirements for minimum room area ard do not require an accommodation. Your request fcr accommodation dated June 1, 2014, requests accommodation from the standards described above for bedrooms 1, 2, 6, and 8-11. Because these rooms do not meet minimum safety requirementr no accommodation can be granted. lNith the exceFtion of bedrooms 10 and 11, however, it appears that the bedrooms can be m�dified to co,nply with the Everett Municipal Code. Be�ow is a description of the rooms' Ceficiencies and how each may be corrected. Bedroom # 1 does not meet the minimum requirements for habitable space. The room dimensions fail below 7 feef in width and provide a total of 52.5 square feet of Floor area based on thc minimum dimension of 7 feeL This room can be modified to meet the requirements and still have a doset by relor_ai ng tl�e closet to the common .vall with the kitchen. Proposed Bedroom ;:? has Iess than thc minimum required 70 square feet of floor area. Rcmuvinq the dcset r.ocl�; prov�dc th�� minimum 70 square (eet. f3edroom �J 5 currently mects thc minimum requirements for a habitabie room. By removing thc dosets from Bedroom �5 and Bedroom tt6, and reconfiguring lhe door �nto :hc rooms, f3cdroom tt6 would meet the minimum Floor arca required. Bedroom #8 does not meet the minmium dimensions o( minimum 70 square fect �vrth no dimension Icss fhan 7 fece. 7 (�