5006 SUNSET LN 2016-01-01 MF Import

PLANNING DIRECTOR DETERMINqTION ._. . � ' Review Process II A'00-014 INTRODUCTION: The City of Everett Planning Departrnent has rocefved an applii Richard Heard, 5006 Sunset Lane, Everett, WA 98203, to preserve an existing six foot (8') hi�h fence within the front yard setback. Sectlon 39.070.A1 grants the Planning Director the ability to permit a fence to exceed the maximum allowable height of forty-lwo inahes (42') within the front yard setback. BACKGROUND: SecNon 39.070.A.1 states that the maximum height of fences Iocated within the hont yard setback shall nat exceed forty-two inches (42'), unless approved by the Planning Director using Review Process II. The subject property is located at 5C06 Sunset Lane, in the R-1, Single Family Detached Low Density Zone. The owner has made applicatlon for a fence modification for an exisdng six-faot (6') high fence, which is located within the hont yard setback. FINDINGS: The fence was conshucied some tlmu becic at a h�Ight that exceedsd Lhe ha;gh; allowed by the Zoning Code. The City's Code Compliance Office received a complaint conceming the fence prior to the applicant owning the home. The applicant receivad the code violation citation two weeks after ownership was eshablished. The applicanUcurrent owner has sought a fence modificatlon for tlie exisGng six-foot (6') high fence. DECISION: The Planning Direcror has detertnined to approve the application for the fence modificallon with the following conditions: • A vision triangle must be created on site in order to provide a safe sight distance tor pedestrian and vehicle operetors. In order to accomplish this, a portlon of the exisdng fence must be relocated. This vision triangla must be created by romoving a 15' secdon of fence along both the driveway and the street frontage. The fence can then be connected together by installing a fence on the diagonal that would connect the hvo points at which the fence was removed. ' New fence line � �— Existing Cena to rcmain —I � � I S' to rcmove R;ght to Appeal: The applicant or an owner of property located adjacent to the subject property may appeal the Planning Directors detertnination 3s to whether or not the propoaal ahould be pertnined. Any such appeal must be filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date specified below. Appeal forms are available from the Planning Department and must be submitted aiong with the required filing fee. For more infortnatlon conceming t�Js deMrtnina4on, contact Becky Gales at the Planning Department (tel. 425-257-8731). ,��J'� Signed: Date: '$ � a A. Roberts, Director- PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEbELOPMEN DEP RTMENT