File #21-104018-UP Tech Comment Letter33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
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File #21-104018
November 16, 2021
John Dorsey
8706 92nd St NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
john@studiodorsey.com
Re: File #21-104018-UP; Technical Comment Letter
Watson’s Nursery Detached Restroom, 32108 39th Ave S, Federal Way
Dear John Dorsey;
The Community Development Department has received your October 5, 2021, Process I Master Land Use
(MLU) application to construct a detached, a two-occupant restroom to serve an existing retail nursery. In
order to further review the application and issue a written decision on the proposal, the following
comments need to be addressed as applicable. Additional comments are provided for your information.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – PLANNING DIVISION
Chaney Skadsen, 253-569-1772, chaney.skadsen@cityoffederalway.com
1. Add one parking space to the site plan.
The number of parking spaces provided onsite do not conform with the required parking for the existing
use. The site plan appears to depict 30 parking spaces on the subject property. Pursuant to Federal Way
Revised Code (FWRC) 19.215.010 one parking space is required per 300 square feet of gross floor area. The
existing retail building is 11,466 square feet requiring 39 parking spaces (11,466/300= 38.22). Note that if
the formula for determining the required number of parking spaces results in a fraction, it will be
rounded up to the next higher whole number per FWRC 19.130.040.
Pursuant to FWRC 19.30.180 no nonconformance may, in any way, be enlarged, expanded, increased,
intensified, compounded or in any other way made greater. The proposed detached bathroom and
storage has a gross floor area of 144 square feet requiring one parking stall. Therefore, in order to not
expand the existing nonconformance an additional parking space is required.
PUBLIC WORKS – DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION
Sam Basmeh, 253-835-2751, sam.basmeh@cityoffederalway.org
1. Proposed building and concrete slab amounts to a total of 220 square feet of impervious surface. Please
provide total disturbed area for sewer and water work.
LAKEHAVEN WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
Brian Asbury, 253-946-5407, BAsbury@lakehaven.org
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
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1. All Lakehaven Development Engineering related application forms, and associated standards
information, can be accessed at Lakehaven’s Development Engineering web pages
(http://www.lakehaven.org/204/Development-Engineering).
2. All comments herein are valid for one (1) year and are based on the proposal(s) submitted and
Lakehaven’s current regulations and policies. Any change to either the development proposal(s) or
Lakehaven’s regulations and policies may affect the above comments accordingly.
3. A Water and/or Sewer Certificate of Availability issued separately by Lakehaven may be required to be
submitted with any land use and/or building permit applications (check with land use agency for
requirement). Certificates are valid for one (1) year from date of issuance. If Certificate(s) is needed,
allow 1-2 work days to issue for typical processing. 2021 cost for a Water or Sewer Certificate of
Availability is $40.00 (each).
4. The site has two (2) existing water service connections:
a. SvcNo 11445, Residential, 5/8”x3/4” meter.
b. SvcNo 25607, Non-Residential, 1” meter.
5. A water service connection application submitted separately to Lakehaven is required for each new
service connection to the water distribution system (e.g., irrigation, etc.), in accordance with standards
defined in Lakehaven’s current ‘Fees and Charges Resolution’. Non-single-family properties require
separate domestic (per building, typically, some exceptions allowed), irrigation (if irrigated landscaped
areas are incorporated into the site development &/or property has a sewer service connection), and fire
protection (if required or installed) water service connections & meters.
6. To satisfy premise isolation requirements, the installation & satisfactory testing of an approved backflow
prevention assembly (BPA) adjacent to each non-residential domestic & irrigation service meter is
required pursuant to WAC 246-290-490 & Lakehaven standards regarding premise isolation. As low
health cross-connection hazards, either a double check valve assembly (DCVA) or a reduced pressure
backflow assembly (RPBA) is required. Contact Lakehaven’s Cross-Connection Control Program
Manager (Chris Zoepfl, CZoepfl@Lakehaven.org, 253-946-5427) for additional information on premise
isolation/BPA installation & testing coordination.
7. Based on the proposal submitted, preliminary estimated Lakehaven water service connection
fees/charges/deposits (2021 schedule) will be as follows. Actual connection charges will be determined
upon submittal of service connection application(s) to Lakehaven. All Lakehaven fees, charges and
deposits are typically reviewed & adjusted (if necessary) annually, and are subject to change without
notice.
a. Water Service/Meter Installation, New Non-Residential Domestic, 5/8”x3/4” preliminary size:
$5,130.00 deposit. Actual size TBD by Lakehaven based on applicant’s estimated maximum
domestic/commercial GPM usage rate.
b. Water Service/Meter Installation, Convert Ex. 1” Non-Residential to Irrigation: $0.00.
c. Capital Facilities Charge(s)-Water, 4,764.71 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU): $3,240.00
(based on 2020 total water usage on property of 4.02 ERU). Actual amount due TBD by
Lakehaven based on applicant’s estimated annual total water usage rate. Water system capacity
credits are available for this property from system capacity charges previously assessed, paid
directly to Lakehaven, and/or credited to the property for 3.34 ERU. Please contact Lakehaven
for further detail.
d. ROW Permit Fee (City of Federal Way): $1,160.00.
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
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8. A Sewer Certificate of Availability issued separately by Lakehaven may be required to be submitted with
any land use and/or building permit applications (check with land use agency for requirement).
Certificate is valid for one (1) year from date of issuance. If Certificate is needed, allow 1-2 work days to
issue for typical processing. 2021 cost for a Sewer Certificate of Availability is $40.00.
9. Future and/or additional site development may require extension of sewer system facilities south in
Military Rd S, under a LWSD Developer Extension Agreement project.
10. A separate Lakehaven Sewer Service Connection Permit is required for each new connection to the
sanitary sewer system, in accordance with standards defined in Lakehaven’s current ‘Fees and Charges
Resolution’. Minimum pipe slope for gravity sewer service connections is 2%. In addition to all other
sewer service installation standards, installation of a Type 1, 48” monitoring manhole is typically required
on the private building sewer line, for all new or modified non-residential connections.
11. Based on the proposal submitted, preliminary estimated Lakehaven sewer service connection
fees/charges/deposits (2021 schedule) will be as follows. Actual connection charges will be determined
upon submittal of service connection application(s) to Lakehaven. All Lakehaven fees, charges and
deposits are typically reviewed & adjusted (if necessary) annually, and are subject to change without
notice.
a. Sewer Service Connection Permit: $377.13 fee (per building).
b. Capital Facilities Charge(s)-Sewer: $4,614.93 per ERU. Actual amount due TBD by Lakehaven
based on applicant’s estimated annual domestic/commercial/industrial only water usage rate.
Please contact Lakehaven for further detail.
APPLICATION STATUS
Please make the corrections and resubmit the requested materials with a completed “Resubmittal Information
Form” (attached), and a letter indicating how the comments above have been addressed. All resubmittals
need to go through the permit portal at https://www.cityoffederalway.com/node/4588.
Pursuant to FWRC 19.15.050, if an applicant fails to provide additional information to the City within 180
days of being notified that such information is requested, the application shall be deemed void. The FWRC
can be reviewed in its entirety at https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/FederalWay/.
Please note, the original plan review fee collected at submittal of your permit covers the initial review and one
resubmittal only. On September 1, 2021, the City began charging applicants a resubmittal fee for each review
following the first resubmittal.
If you have any questions regarding this letter or your development project, please contact me at
chaney.skadsen@cityoffederalway.com, or (253) 835-2644.
Sincerely,
Chaney Skadsen
Associate Planner
enc: Bulletin #129, Resubmittal Information
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
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cc: Sam Basmeh, Development Services Reviewer
Brian Asbury, Lakehaven Water and Sewer District
Addison Gregory, addison@watsonsgreenhouse.com