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07-105590CITY OF A. Federal September 30, 2008 Mr. Leighton O'Brien 1433 SW 344th Place Federal Way, WA 98023 CITY HALL 33325 8th Avenue South y Mailing Address: PO Box 9718 Federal Way, WA 98063-9718 (253) 835-7000 www.cityoffederalway.com RE: Permit No. 08-103772-00 SM; Cantu Short Plat -1846 S 29e Street Request to Waive Sidewalk Requirements Dear Mr. O'Brien: The City has reviewed your request to waive sidewalk requirements for South 296th Street. After evaluating the existing and proposed conditions, review of Federal Way City Code (FWCC) provisions (Sections 22-1474, 22-1477, 22-1496), and direction provided by the City Council, the Public Works Department hereby denies the request to waive sidewalk, based upon the following reasons allowed by code to be considered: 1. The improvements as required would not be harmonious with existing street improvements, would not function safely or would not be advantageous to the neighborhood or City as a whole. Your project meets the threshold requiring full street improvements under FWCC provisions, as well as established City policy requiring incremental improvements as development occurs. The improvements will function safely with the existing street. Therefore, this reason does not apply. 2. Unusual topographic or physical conditions preclude the construction of improvements as required. There are no unusual topographic or physical conditions precluding the installation of sidewalk. This reason does not apply. 3. Proper vertical or horizontal alignments cannot be determined because the existing streets do not have correct alignments. The horizontal and vertical alignments of South 296th Street are established. The new frontage improvements augment the existing street improvements and will align horizontally with the existing street centerline. The new improvements will be an extension of the existing vertical alignment. L:\CSDC\DOCS\SAVE\26661423096.DOC Mr. Leighton O'Brien RE: Permit No. 08-103772-00-SM; Cantu Short Plat - 1846 S 296t' Street September 30, 2008 Page Two 4. The required improvement is part of a larger project that has been scheduled for construction in the City'; Capital Improvements Program. This is not part of a larger scheduled project, therefore this reason does not apply. Therefore, the street frontage improvements for South 296t'' Street, as described in the City's November 9, 2007 letter, Right -of -Way Modification Request Response, will be required to be constructed as part of the development of this property. Sidewalk must be included. If you have any questions on the right-of-way improvement requirements, please contact Ann Dower, Senior Engineering Plans Reviewer, at (253) 835-2732. Sincerely, William A pi on, P.E. Development Services Manager WA: cb cc: David Lee, Associate Planner Project File /AD Day File L: \CSDC\DOCS\SAVE\26661423096. DOC 08-1o377,a- —5M July 31, 2008 City of Federal Way Public Works Department Ken Miller, Deputy Public Works Director 33325 8t' Ave S Federal Way WA 98063 RE: Right of Way Improvement Modification Request 1846 S 296" Street, Cantu Short Plat I am asking for a review of sidewalk modification for the Cantu Short Plat. The request is for no new sidewalks on 296t' st. This is based on several factors. 1. Existing access for current house remains the same on 296t' st. with no new access points. New access points are on 19tk' and 20''. 2. Please re -review based upon the number of total daily trips existing and new daily trips incurred to justify the amount of right of way and sidewalk improvements. 3. Environmental impact on cutting down potentially (8) 12" or greater diameter full grown trees. Removing said trees will take away from the beauty of the lots and affect the charm and aesthetics of the neighborhood. 4. This will cause the movement of 2 utility poles and therefore costing a huge amount that is not necessary for a small subdivision and small developer in hard economic times. Especially in this difficult real estate market. 5. New sidewalks do not fit the neighborhood. There is no existing sidewalk to connect the proposed sidewalks to. There are no other sidewalks on 296t' street. There are no other properties around that can be subdivided to match up with new side walk in the future. In final, I am asking the city attorney to please review based on the 5 conditions I have stated. Thank you Leighton O'Brien RECEIVED AUG 0 8 2008 CITY OF FEDERAL WAY CDS AkCITY OF Federal November 9, 2007 Ms. Aleanna Kondelis Project Manager Cramer Northwest, Inc. 945 Central Ave N, Suite 104 Kent, WA 98032-3033 CITY HALL 33325 8th Avenue South y Mailing Address: PO Box 9718 Federal Way, WA 98063-9718 (253) 835-7000 www cityoffederalway. com RE: Permit No. 07-105590-00-SM Cantu Short Plat -1846 S 296th St Right -of -Way Modification Request Response Dear Ms. Kondelis: This letter is in response to your request to waive the right-of-way improvements adjacent to the property, as part of your project. As per Federal Way City Code (FWCC) Section 22-1477, the Public Works Director may grant a request to modify, defer, or waive the required street improvements only after consideration of four specific reasons. The reasons you cite in your request are contained in FWCC 22-1477 (1) "The improvements as required would riot be harmonious with existing street improvements... (and) would not be advantageous to the existing neighborhood or city as a whole ", and (3) "Proper vertical or horizontal alignments cannot be determined because the existing streets do not have correct alignments. " ■ le Avenue South - Corresponds to City Street Section `W', consisting of a 28-foot paved roadway with curb and gutter, four -foot planter strips with street trees and street lights, five-foot sidewalks, and three-foot utility strips, within a 52-foot right-of-way. Assuming a symmetrical cross section, a one -foot right-of-way dedication and half -street improvements are required as measured from the street centerline. South 296`h Street - Corresponds to City Street Section `S', consisting of a 36-foot paved roadway with curb and gutter, four -foot planter strips with street trees, five-foot sidewalks, three-foot utility strips with street lights, within a 60-foot right-of-way. Assuming a symmetrical cross section, half -street improvements are required as measured from the street centerline. After evaluating the existing conditions along 19`h Avenue South and South 296t' Street, review of FWCC provisions (Section 22-1477), and direction provided by the City Council, the Public Works Department hereby denies your request to waive the required street improvements. L:,CS DC\DOCS\SAV E130208023012. DOC Ms. Aleanna Kondelis, Project M. ;er Cramer Northwest, Inc. Re: Permit No. 07-105590-00-SM; Cantu Short Plat - 1846 S 296th St November 9, 2007 Page Two If you have any questions please call Sean R. Wells, P.E., Senior Engineering Plans Reviewer, at (253) 835-2731. Sincerely, Ken Miller, P.E. Deputy Public Works Director KM/SRW:cc cc: William Appleton, P.E., Development Services Manager Project Fine/SRW Day File L:\CSDC\DOCS\SAVE\30208023012.DOC CITY OF FEDERAL AY BUILDING DEPT. Cramer Northwest Inc. Surveyors •Planners *Engineers City of Federal Way Public Works Department Cary Roe, Director of Public Works 33325 8's Ave S Federal Way WA 98063 RE: Right of Way Improvement Modification Request 1846 S 29e Street, Cantu Short Plat Mr. Roe, SW� 0-77 r o S�`9v -oo R era OCT t 2DU i CITY OF FEDEFIAL BWAY BUILDING DEP D October 8, 2007 On August 9th, 2007 we attended a pre -application meeting for the Cantu short plat at the above referenced address. The site is approximately three-quarters of an acre and currently has a single family home located on the site. The proposal is for 4 new single family lots. The site is currently being served by paved roadways, S 296s Street and 19P Ave S both of which are categorized as local streets according to the City of Federal Way Street Map (copy attached), but planned for Type S and Type W respectively. In the pre -application meeting it was discussed that we would be required to install frontage improvements in accordance with FWCC Chapter 22, Article XVI, along both street frontages. We are requesting a waiver from these improvements for the following reasons. 1) The site is located on the NE comer of S 296's Street and 19'h Ave S and there are no other frontage improvements in the direct vicinity to connect to,, and therefore the new improvements would not be compatible with the existing neighborhood. 2) Since both 196' Ave S and S 296 Street has no other improvements, alignments will be hard to propose. 3) The site is not located near any public facilities, or pedestrian oriented development, where there would be an immediate need for pedestrian connectivity. 4) According to the City of Federal Way weekday ADT both 19'" Ave S and S 29e Street serves under 1,000 vehicles (see attached) per day. The conclusion is that the service of this street is very low, just a handful of cars daily. Given the reasons listed above we are requesting a waiver from the frontage improvements at this time. However, we realize that in the future improvements may come through and therefore we are more than willing to provide the appropriate dedication for future right-of-way improvement. Sincerely, "fa Kondelis Project Manager Enclosures 945 N. Central, Suite #104 Kent WA 98032 (253) 852-4880 Fax (253) 852-4955 www.cramemw.com E-mail: cni cramemw_com City of Federal Way Weekday ADT I ~ V .Des von-e,rti. ` faldnvs Puget Sound oBava. -• - I •. - - - Tacoma r Ma. G.e: ayunzaos GISD FmNM Wry, GIS G.oion avx an a. G faEmN WaY. WA=�34I1B w�w' ®NIe�EmWaytom Kent ����� .. [`7 :1;_ .ice^_w r �—•-'ter � I � 1 � } 1 — .... 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