3301 SHORE AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

1 It is of note that even though the appellants,a professional surveyor,and the City of Everett 2 Planning Department all acknowledge lhat the deck is above 36 inches in height, Mr. Reinertsen 3 licd under oath by slating that the surface of his deck was"36 inches at the deep point"(RP+64 li��es 4 17-IS) and 5 6 v. The PertnitlApproval is Inva!id 7 Thc Planning Department has acknowledged a��iolation of EMC 39.150,but that"this 8 apparent code violation will not be not be enforced." 9 Fxilure to enforce the code prcsu�ncs to give authority to violatc or canccl the provisions of 10 the Code, in violation of F.MC TiHe 16.Oi�.040 Q. 4 that states"11�e issuance or granting of a 1] permit or approval of plans and/or s�roi�cations shall not be deemed or construed to be a pertnit I 2 for, nr approval of,any vio�ations of any of the provisions of this Code or any other law ar 13 regulation. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code 14 shall bc valid." I S Thc pertnit and ils approval arc invalid :uid unlawlul. 1G 17 vi. 30-inch Section of Deck is a Safety Conccm I 8 Scctions R 1013 of the IRC states,"7'hc purpose of tl�is codc is to provide minimum safety 19 requircments"and It104.1 states lhat"inlcrpretations, policics Whd procedures shall be in 20 confomiancc with the intcnt and pur�wsc of this codc. Such policics and proccdures shall not have 21 IJ�e efTect of�vaiving rcyuirements sEx:citically provided for in this code." 22 71ic Planning Department originally crred in granting approval of thc project with the 30-inch 23 scction of dcck as thc only mcans of cgress duc to this cgress Calling hclow minimum width 24 MIiMORANUUM OI�APPI:LLANI'ti'ARGUMLNI'nNU CIUIG DII.WOIITI:3225 SIIORC AVP iiVlReTf 1YA 98203 ZS AIJI'HORITV'AND/OR tiUl'I'I.IiMIiNT ln MGMURANUUM-I 1 125-35J-7120 of14 EXHIBIT i�_� PAGE��F�