16-101345FILE
Federal Way
March 23, 2016
Mr. Michael Roesch
12321 27th Street East
Edgewood, WA 98372-1956
Re: File #16-101345-00-AD; CONDITIONAL TWO-YEAR EXTENSION APPROVAL
Roesch Short Plat Extension, Parcel 332204-9212, Federal Way
Dear Mr. Roesch:
CITY HALL
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
(253) 835-7000
www. cityoffederalway.. com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
The Community Development Department has received your March 17, 2016, request to extend the
preliminary short subdivision approval granted to the Roesch Short Plat for an additional two years. The
referenced application is a four -lot short subdivision granted approval by the city on April 7, 2009. The
previous two-year extension is scheduled to expire April 7, 2016. The city's subdivision regulations allow
the City to administer extensions if criteria within Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) 18.05.090(2) can
be satisfied.
Your request for a two-year extension is approved per the following:
CONDITIONS
1. The applicant shall be subject to the current rockeries and retaining walls regulations set forth
in FWRC 19.120.120.
2. The conditions set forth in the previous two-year extension related to the current
transportation impact fee and 2009 King County Surface Water Design Manual shall remain
in effect with this extension.
TIME EXTENSION CRITERIA
The following is an excerpt of the plat time extension criteria from FWRC 18.05.090. In the interest of
clarity, staff reviewing the request has responded to each criterion using infonnation provided by the
applicant and relevant city policies justifying the extension approval. An extension request shall satisfy
the following criteria to be approved:
(a) Except for the first request for time extension, the applicant has made substantial progress to
complete the plat;
Staff Response — The applicant has recently submitted additional engineering materials to City of
Federal Way staff. Staff finds criterion (a) has been met.
(b) There are circumstances beyond the applicant's control which prevent compliance with the time
limits;
Mr. Roesch
March 23, 2016
Page 2
Staff Response — A difficult financing environment has prevented the development of the proposed
lots. Such circumstances are beyond the applicant's control; therefore, staff finds criterion (b) has
been met.
(c) The extension will not create or continue conditions that constitute a code violation or an attractive
nuisance, contribute to erosion and sedimentation problems, or impact the public health, safety, and
welfare;
Staff Response — Site conditions have remained unchanged and unimproved since the development
was granted approval; therefore, code violations, attractive nuisances, erosion/sedimentation
problems, and public health, safety, and welfare should not arise due to the extension approval. Staff
finds criterion (c) has been met.
(d) Whether either physical conditions in the vicinity of the plat or codes and requirements of the city,
applicable agencies, and utility providers have changed to such a degree since initial approval that it
would be contrary to the public interest to extend the life of the plat.
Staff Response — Staff finds criterion (d) will be rnet with the conditions below:
(i) Whether the adoption of new codes and/or standards would substantially affect project layout and
storm drainage design;
Staff Response — The project's preliminary approval was vested to codes that did not provide
standards or regulations for rockeries and retaining walls. In order to maintain consistency with
current land development taking place within the City and the City's interest in limiting the size
of retaining walls and regulating their aesthetics, the applicant will be required to design and
locate retaining walls and rockeries in accordance with FWRC 19.120.120.
(ii) The adequacy of mitigation and/or impact fees to address the cost of mitigation at the end of the
expiration period;
Staff Response —The previous extension's conditions that will remain in full effect with this
current extension adequately mitigate impacts.
(iii) Whether the delayed project is an impediment to other development projects in the vicinity as a
result of traffic concurrency reserved capacity.
Staff Response —Traffic Division staff has determined the delay of an additional two years will
not be an impediment to other development projects in the vicinity, and the capacity reserve
certificate associated with the preliminary short plat approval remains valid for this extension.
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Mr. Roesch
March 23, 2016
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CLOSING
This two-year extension approval expires April 7, 2018, or two years following the date of the prior
extension approval. Please be advised that unless a future extension is granted, the Roesch Short Plat shall
be completed per the conditions of preliminary approval, or the short subdivision shall expire by
limitations set forth in FWRC 18.30.260. If you have any questions regarding this extension, please
contact Matthew Herrera, Senior Planner, at 253-835-2638, or matt.herrera@cityoffederalway.com.
Sincerely,
Isaac Con en
Planning Manager
c: Matthew Herrera, Senior Planner
Kevin Peterson, Engineering Plans Reviewer
Sarady Long, Senior Transportation Planning Engineer
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