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15-1028909P.5r Bu! �7+ 0 r m c Jim Ferrell, Mayor July 22, 2015 Mohamed O'Elamin 15309 NE P" Street Bellevue, WA 98007 RE: File #15-102890-00-AD; Response to Inquiry O'Elamin (Grande Vista Lot 9),33337 43rd Avenue SW, Federal Way Dear Mr. Elamin: I have reviewed your request to keep the unauthorized improvements on your single-family residence that has not yet received a Certificate of Occupancy due in part to the enclosure of the deck that resulted in the height measurement for the house to exceed the 30-foot limitation. As the enclosed deck causes the house to exceed the 30-foot height limitation, the Community Development Department is unable to allow it to remain. On July 22, 2009, the department sent a letter to your surveyor that identified this issue and provided options so you could move forward with the inspection process. In closing, the department has no authority to allow you to exceed the 30-foot height limitation. Enclosing the deck area was not approved by the City. You will need to remove the enclosing walls in order to continue the process for final inspection. If you have questions regarding your building permit, please contact the Permit Center at 253-835-2607 or permitcenter@cityoffederalway.com. Sincere) Matthew Herrera, AICP Senior Planner c: Scott Sproul, Building Official Doc. I.D. 70235 33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003-6325 (253) 835-7000 www.cityoffederalway.com 4-15- I0 )�00-00 -Ab July 22, 2009 Robert Bennett Bennett PS & E, Inc. PO Box 1031 Puyallup, WA 98371 RE: File #09-102126-00-AD; O'ELAMIN HEIGHT CLARIFICATION 33337 4K4venue SW, Federal Way Dear Mr. Bennett: We are in receipt of your request, on behalf of Mr. O'Elamin, to clarify the issues regarding the height of his residence located at 33337 42nd Avenue SW, Federal Way. It appears that the height of the house exceeds the maximum allowed for a structure in this zone. We have consulted with the Building Department who has informed us that the house plans were approved with the bottom deck open, not enclosed. By enclosing the bottom deck, that area is now considered an extension of the primary structure and the height would be measured from the low end of the deck at finished grade. However, there may be adjustments you can make that will allow you to keep the deck in place and still meet code requirements. One alternative is to remove all the enclosure walls on the bottom deck and restore it to the specifics that were originally approved as part of the building permit for the house. By doing so, the height of the structure would not exceed the maximum allowed, and there is no issue to prevent getting final approval of the project. Another alternative would be to open up the enclosures by removing a majority of the walls, by creating "columns" on each side of the deck. If the deck structure would be more "open," then the deck would not be included in the height measurement as there would be no walls. Please advise us how you intend to resolve this issue. If you intend to use one of the alternatives suggested above, please submit a revised building permit and submit new plans of the deck structure. If you have any questions on the building permit submittal, please contact Fernando Fernandez at 253-835- 2623. If you have any questions on this response, you can contact me at 253-835-2640. Sincerely, Joanne Long -Woods, AICP Senior Planner c: Fernando Fernandez, Inspector/Plans Examiner RECEIVED JUN 15 2015 CITY OF FEDERAL WAY CDS Doc. LD. 50711 Bennett 11,5 &F INC. SURVEYORS AND ENGINEERS P.O. BOX 1031 • PUYALLUP, WA 98371-0255 PUY. (253) 845-8833 SUM: (253) 826-2288 FAX: (253) 826-8884 June 9, 2009 Attn; Isaac Conlen City of Federal Way P.O. Box 9718 Federal Way, WA 98063-2609 Re: 33337 42nd Avenue Southwest, Federal Way Permit No. 07-103982 Dear Mr. Conlen, March 27, 2009, 1 completed a Height Elevation Certificate, which showed the structure on the property identified above, was built within code. Our office was recently contacted about an addition made to the structure which was not shown on the approved plans or constructed at the time we were originally on site. The structure is a deck in the backyard. If the lowest corner of the structure is taken as a base elevation, the house will be out of compliance. What I need to know. is does this deck need to be part of the height evaluation? Can the deck be detached from the house and not affect the home? What does the City of Federal Way need on file to allow the house and deck to be in compliance? The owner would like to leave the deck in place and keep our elevation certificate in force. Please get back to me at your earliest convenience and I look forward to hearing from you with regard to this. Thank you, ' fib Robert A. Bennett, PLS Cc: Mohamed O'Elamin O ennelt PS&TR INC. SURVEYORS AND ENGINEERS P.O. BOX 1031 • PUYALLUP, WA 98371-0255 PUY. (253) 845-8833 SUM: (253) 826-2288 FAX: (253) 826-8884 March 27, 2009 Attn: Building Department City of Federal Way P.O. Box 9718 Federal Way, WA 98063-9718 Re: 33337 42nd Avenue Southwest Permit: 07-103982 Dear Sir or Madam, 09-5079 The home being constructed at 33337 42nd Avenue Southwest under permit #07- 103982 was elevated on March 27, 2009. The elevations were taken to certify the height measurement requirement of the City of Federal Way Building Department. A Temporary Benchmark was set on the Watermeter on the Southeast corner of Lot 8, directly North of this property at the elevation of 100.00 feet. The highest ground elevation is 100.94 feet; the lowest ground elevation is 91.39 feet, which makes a ABE is 4.755 feet and an elevation of 96.17 feet. The highest point on the ridge is 131.37 feet. The eave elevation is 120.17 feet, the average elevation is 125.74 feet. When the ABE is subtracted from mid- point, the height of the roof is 29.57 feet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Mohamed O'Elamin ^-�- Oki 1 r -V- 4.. t i�. � � - f ��� � ',, tr I +�. • y � �" � �' - .� } -� ,. } .� _ .... a _.o... � .. Doc. I.D.