Tech Comment Letter #2.
March 7, 2022
John Dorsey
8706 92nd St NW
Gig Harbor WA, 98332
john@studiodorsey.com
Re: File #21-104018-UP; Technical Comment Letter #2
Watson’s Nursery Detached Restroom, 32108 39th Ave S 98001
Dear John Dorsey;
The Community Development Department has received your October 5, 2021, Process I Master Land Use
(MLU) application and resubmittal dated February 17, 2022 to construct a detached, a two-occupant
restroom to serve an existing retail nursery and asphalt walkway.
In order to further review the application and issue a written decision on the proposal, the following
comments need to be addressed.
PUBLIC WORKS – DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION
Sam Basmeh, 253-835-2751, samir.basmeh@cityoffederalway.org 253-835-2746.
The city reviewed submitted plans on February 17th 2022 and the applicant needs to address the following
technical review comments:
1) Proposed asphalt walkway of 4,744 square feet of replaced impervious surface will require that surface
water runoff control and water quality treatment will be required per the 2021 King County Surface Water
Design Manual (KCSWDM) and the City of Federal Way Addendum to the manual. This project meets
the requirements for a Full Drainage Review.
2) A Surface and Stormwater Utility System Development Charge is required. System development charges
(SDCs) are one-time fees that will be paid at the time of development and are intended to recover a share
of the cost of system capacity needed to serve growth. The SDC is based on the amount of new impervious
surfaces added for any development project. For calculating the SDC for commercial and multi-family
development, impervious surface is expressed as an Equivalent Service Unit: 1 ESU = 3,200 square feet
(SF) of impervious surface added. The current 2022 fee is $1035.00 per each ESU
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 for any additional staff time
necessary to complete 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
Senior Planner
enc: Bulletin #129, Resubmittal Information
cc: Sam Basmeh, Development Services Reviewer