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3. On October 27,2005, Yelena Lukashova took title to the property at 4839 Glenwood Avenue from grantor Dynasty Homes, Inc. See Exhibit 9 above. 4. Yelena Lukashova is a married woman but owns the property as her separate estate. Yuriy Usenko,her spouse, granted Ms. Lukashova whatever interest he had in the property on October 27, 2005 through a quit claim deed. See Exhibit 9 above. 5. In May 2005,the Building Official observed that an ecology block retaining wall had been constructed along the driveway. At that time, construction on the ecology block retaining wall appeared to be incomplete and less than four feet in height. 6. The 2006 International Residential Code exempts certain types of buildings and structures from the permit requirements of the Code. A permit is not required prior to the construction of"Retaining walls that are not over 4 feet(1219 mm) in height measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge." R105.2. 7. In May 2006, City of Everett inspector,Ted Budden, discovered that the ecology block retaining wall along the same private driveway off Glenwood Avenue had been built up higher than four feet. The retaining wall appeared intended to mitigate the adverse effects of grading on the site. 8. The building official withheld approval based on Mr. Budden's inspection report which noted that he had asked Mr. Popov to obtain engineering for the wall. See Exhibit 10. 9. The Building Division relies on the owner's engineer's design and inspection of structures such as retaining walls. With appropriate design work and inspection, an engineer has the ability to address potential problems with drainage and stability of walls that are built up higher than four feet. 10. Mr.Budden's observation of the built-up ecology block retaining wall prompted a review of the Building Division's records. The records show that when the original building permit application for 4841 Glenwood Avenue was submitted,the architectural site plan submitted with the plan showed that ecology block retaining wall would be only four feet in height. See Exhibit 11. 11. On January 3, 2007, City inspector,Randy Allen, noted that the ecology block retaining wall, had workmanship deficiencies such as lack of engineering/geotechnical report and engineered erosion control plan and requested documentation of engineering work. See Exhibit 12. 12. Again, on June 13, 2007,Mr. Allen noted problems with the ecology block retaining wall and told Mr. Popov to submit stamped engineering as well as supply power to a r