5117 23RD AVE W 2016-01-01 MF Import

, - � -a^: � Planning Director Decision Reasonable Use Application REV il # 09-011 Yang Retaining Wall April 15, 2009 Description of Proposal: The applicant is requesting approval to replace an existing retaining wall with a reinforced concrete wa!I approximately 50 feet long and approximately six (6)feet high. The subject wooden retaining wall is located about six (6)feet beyond lhe concrete slab at the rear of the homes. The ground surface between the concrete siab and the wooden retaining wall has settles approximately four (4) tc. �ive (5) inches probably due to settlement of the soft filI in this area and probably the outward movement of the retaining wall. Currentiy, the easterly half of the site is encumbered by a steep slope which requires a 25-fool buffer from the top of slope to a structure. The er.isting retaining wall to be replaced is within the subject huffer. Interior setbacks are five (5) feet but are not encumbered by the retaining wall. Applicant: Chi-Mei Yang 5117 23rd Avenue West Everett, WA 98203 Location: 5117 23`' Avenue West Zoning: R-S, Suburban Residential ( Legal Description: Granada Seaview Estates, No. 2 Blk OG00-00 Lot 9 TGW General Plan: 1.1, Single Family Detached Contact Person: Faheem Siddiq Phone: 425-257-7142 Secticn 5.6 of the Critical Areas Ordinance allows development of a structure within a critical area's buffer if the applicant demonstrates all of the following: 1. There is no other reasonabie use or feasible alternative to the proposed development with less impact on the environmentally sensitive area. Findi�qs: The Applicant has submitted a Geotechnical Engineering Report on the "Proposed Retaining Wall for 5117 ?3`' Avenue West, Everett, Washington" which h2s been reviewed and acproved by the City's Public Works Department. This report presents the results of a geotechnical engineering studies for the retain�ng wall at 5117 23rd Avenue West, Everett, Washington as shown on the Vicinity map (Figure 1). The property has a steep slope in the rear oi the home. A wooden retaining wall exists about 6 feet beyond the concrete slab at the rear ef the home and you wish to �eplace it with a more permanent structure. The ground surface between the concrete s:ab and the wooden retaining wall has settled about four (4) to five (5) inches probably due to seitlement of the soft fill in this area and probably outward movement of the retaining wall. NOTE: The slope is al about 41 degrees which is auproximately the angle of repose of lhe till soils ar�cl is about 100 feet high. Currently, the easterly half of the site is e��cumbered by a steep siop which requires a 25-foot buffer from the top of slope to a structure. � �