14-100100 CITY OF CITY HALL
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way Federal Way,WA 98003-6325
(253)835-7000
www.atyoffederalway.com
January 14,2014
Marie Zemek
27409 220th Place SE
Maple Valley,WA 98038
RE: Permit#14-100100-00-AD; RESPONSE TO WETLAND INQUIRY
Site Parcel#2188204105
Dear Ms.Zemek:
On January 8,2014,the City of Federal Way Department of Community and Economic Development
received your request for information on a wetland buffer near King County Parcel#2188204105;the
expressed purpose of your request was to reduce the value of the property to the lowest possible amount.
After review of the subject parcel and the City's Critical Areas Map,staff has determined that there is a
Category II Wetland' that runs along the eastern edge of the property.Pursuant to Federal Way Revised
Code(FWRC) 19.175.020 `Wetland Category and Standard Buffers,' there is a 100-foot buffer from the
wetland as approximately depicted on the enclosed map.However,the wetland in question has never been
precisely delineated. If a precisely delineated wetland is necessary,then you will need to hire a wetland
biologist to prepare a wetland delineation report. Regarding your request for a property valuation
declaration,be advised that the King County Assessor will ultimately determine whether or not the
property will be revalued.
Should you have any further questions,please feel free to contact Planning Intern Clayton Wiebe at
253-835-2622 or clayton.wiebe@cityoffederalway.com.
Sincerely,
Isaac Conlen
Planning Division Manager
enc: Vicinity map of parcel,wetland and associated buffer
c: Clayton Wiebe,Planning Intern
The wetland category and location is based on a 1998 windshield survey done by a consultant and has not been verified.
Category II wetlands are greater than 2,500 square feet in area,do not exhibit the characteristics of Category I wetlands,and meet
one of the following criteria:
(i)Are contiguous with water bodies or tributaries to water bodies which under normal circumstances contain or support a fish
population,including streams where flow is intermittent;or
(ii)Are greater than one acre in size in its entirety;or
(iii)Are less than or equal to one acre in size in its entirety and have two or more wetland classes,with neither class dominated
by nonnative invasive species.
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