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09-103395CIT Federal Way Snoey Investments, LLC Mr. Wayne Snoey 13106 SE 240"' Street, Suite 200 Kent, WA 98031 FILE CITY HALL 33325 8th Avenue South Mailing Address: PO Box 9718 Federal Way, WA 98063-9718 (253) 835-7000 www.cityoffederalway.com RE: FILE #09-103395-00-AD; PROCESS III APPROVAL EXTENSION REQUEST Mirror Lake Heights Short Plat - Request for Extension Dear Mr. Snoey: September 15, 2009 This letter grants approval to your request dated August 29, 2009, for a one-year extension to the Short Plat Approval effective October 16, 2008. To date, engineering plans have not been submitted for the nine -lot short plat. Pursuant to Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) 18.30.270, "Time Extension," the director may grant a one- time, one-year extension to the short plat approval, subject to criteria. Your request demonstrates that the economic climate has changed significantly, resulting in a change in credit markets with regard to the proposed residential development and creating circumstances beyond your control The time extension request is hereby approved. Unless modified or appealed, this one-time extension is valid until October 16, 2010. If the short plat is not completed by this deadline, the short plat decision becomes void. Under FWRC 1830.270(5), this extension decision may be appealed by any person who is aggrieved by this decision. The appeal must be in the form of a letter delivered to the Department of Community Development Services, and be accompanied by the established fee, within 14 calendar days of the date of this extension decision. As you are aware, a code amendment that provides additional construction timelines for active subdivision projects is nearing completion with the anticipated adoption date of September 30, 2009. Once the code is modified, this short plat project would be eligible for the following: ➢ FWRC 18.05.090 "Lapse of Approval -Time extension" supersedes FWRC 18.30270 and establishes additional two-year extension opportunities for completion of the infrastructure beyond the one-year construction timeline. Extension requests are subject to specific criteria and fees_ Please contact Senior Planner Deb Barker, at 253-835-2642 or deb.barker@cityoffederalway_com should you have any questions about this letter. Sincerely, 164-1 r_(_ Greg Fewins, Director Community Development Services c: Deb Barker, Senior Planner Scott Sproul, Assistant Building Official Soma Chattopadhyay, Traffic Analyst Chris Ingham South King Fire and Rescue Joanne Long -Woods, Senior Planner Ann Dower, Senior Engineering Plans Reviewer Brian Asbury, Lakehaven Utility District 'File #07-1047122-00-SU Doc. I D. 51460 ® q-103395 _fib Wane L. Snoey Associate Broker Service you can !.;rust[ Cell: 206-947-0480 E-Mail: kvsrrf�syt� vvindgrsa,ere.resn. Home Office Fay-, :25.3.-631=1.983 Office: 425-2.77-5900 Office Fax, 425-2 77-60 9 Ot',ke: Windernz¢re RE,/South' Inc. 2300 East Valley' -Rd Suite> A Renton, WA 98057 Wing tee,Real Esilate AuQ st 29, 2€ 09 Mr. Isaac Conlen Planning Manager C1,1q, of Federal Way PO Box 97181 Fede€al V.Vay, MIA 9806 r-9718 peas-Nir. Conlen: RECI -t' L D AUG 2 9 2009 CITY OF FEDERAL WAY CDS My wife and I. are the owners of bvvo existing residential lots located in Federal Way, specitically'036 & 840 SW 312-1h Street, parcel numbers: 0721049087 and 0721049088. We made application on July 26, 2007 and, received- our Preliminary Pat ApprovAl Letter on. -October 16, 2008 via 'Re #07-104122-00- SIL Our prgject is known as the Mirror Lake Heights Short plat. Due -to the ti_m-Mg (if. € he.Appr ova.i and the Recession that began lust before that ti ile, -it was impossible to obtain Financing to complete the Final Flat vvor k. We have attempted to sell the property sincethat. time. However, despite having reduced the property to a lev-el sove.ral hundred :tlrousan.d. dollars under what we have irivestpd in it, we.have nett been suci.essfer.l in selling it. Agaiir, there simpiv is :not financing, available to p:)tential purchasers, We are requesting that we be granted an -Extension to the Preliminary plat I pproval in order to allow: suf dent time for us is either sell the property or alloww�u , to arrange ftrrca€3e ing to complete the projec, please advise if we need to provide any addit.anal .infor•mation- S€ncerely, Wayne USnoev Isaac Conlen From: Wayne Snoey [wsnoey@windermere.com] Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:26 AM To: Isaac Conlen Subject: Extension Request Letter Attachments: 082909 Snoey Investments Inc. Preliminary Plat Extension Request..pdf I have attached my letter to request an Extension. Is this sufficient for delivery or would I need to mail it also? Thanks & Best Wishes! Wayne L. Snoey Associate Broker Windermere RE/South, Inc. South Office 3900 East Valley Road, Suite 200 Renton, WA 98057 C: 206-947-0480 0: 425-277-5900 F: 425-277-6099 }.- ;..3n--Frm.ere,c;..n-. 11ttPdJ5P- &--Y-. nn1 I appreciate and rely on your referrals! RECEIVED AUG 2 9 2009 CirY OF FEDERAL WAY Deb Barker From: Isaac Conlen Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:02 PM To: 'Wayne Snoey' Cc: Deb Barker Subject: RE: Extension for Short Plat Good afternoon Nir. Snoey, with regard to your Plat status, go ahead and submit a request for extension tinder the current code. That was/ you don't take any chances with it expiring - even after Council acts it takes a while for publishing, etc. before it takes effect. See FWRC 1.8.30.270. The fee is $79, 0, You do need a permit for tree removal ilnless you meet one of t'T,io exemptions. .} FWRC 5.�. 0.i: �!{�iJ allows tree re3Ttova! without a Permit if the trees in question are not located in a critical area (steep slope", wetland. wetland buffer, stream buffer, etc), not located in a .greenbelt or tree protection area, and will no lead to erosion problerns. Additionally, you are, required to maintain a rninimurn 4tree density' can your lot. It you drop below this tree density you must do re -planting to achieve the minimum density. For residential property the tree density is 25'tree units?lacre (this i5 a hit conipiiCated, but I'rr3 glad to wails you thE'u it }! phone),I he replacement plarrung, if applicable, is on the honor systern because it is an exempted activity and thus there is no permit required. If you have the type of neighbors that are prone to tiling complaints, you can ask uS to provide you with Written approval of your tree removal request (to verify cornpliance with code in the case that a complaint is filed later). 2) FWRC 19.120.030(12) allows rernoval of dead, dangerous or diseased trees when authorizzed by the Director. Generally speaking, it sounds like the trees in question are diseased or dying. In this circurnstance, I will typically send a staff person to look at the trees. If they are obviously dead'/diseased or dying we ill authorize rernoval. If it's not obvious to a layperson we ask for an arborist's r eport. Re --planting is not required in this circurnstance unless the trees in question are located In a critical area or green belt. Assuming the trees are riot located In a critical area or greenbelt, you are exerr-1pt for sere under option 1) above (but there is a possibility you may have -to replant). You are lll.ely exempt under- option 2) as well. Why don't YOU give me a call if you have follow -.up questions on this topic. (253) 835.2643. Isaac From: Wayne Snoey [mai Ito: wsnoey@wi ndermere. corn] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:15 AM To: Isaac Conlen Subject: FW: Extension for Short Plat I am forwarding the message/request I sent to Deb Barkeras she is out of town. I would appreciate your tinge! Best Wishes! Wayne L. Snoey Associate Broker WiDdC-rm.ere IiE/Sou.tb-, his, South Office 390o Ea., ''-alley Road, Sulto 200 C: 206-94'e"-E)480 0: 425-217 7900 F: 425-277••6099 wsnoe wInY ei e ..c7. j1tt.l�: l t7cst;ysc qm f appreciate and rely on your referrals! From: Wayne Snoey [mailto:wsnoey@windermere.com] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:08 AM To: Deb Barker (deb.barker@cityoffederalway.com) Subject: Extension for Short Plat I just realized that I am just less than 60 days from the one year point from my Preliminary Plat Approval. I believe that the full Council has not yet voted on the automatic 5 year timeline for these. Do I need to submit an Extension request just in case or would it be required anyway? I don't want to get caught without the right paperwork in place. Also, there are some huge Alder trees on my property that are endangering the home. All have some form of trunk rot or tops that are dying. I asked once before and I recall being told that I don't need a permit to remove these. Is this accurate? I had a logger look at them and they have no value except for firewood because of the rot. Also, there is one nearly dead Madronna that lost part of its top and has trunk rot. The only think holding it up is one of the Alders I need to remove. Do I have a separate process for this thing? Or do I remove the Alder and when this falls, too? Thanks for your time! Wayne L, Snoey Associate Broker Windermere RE/South, Inc. South Office 3900 East Valley Road, Suite 200 Renton, WA 98057 C: 206-947-0480 0: 425-277-5900 F: 425-277-6099 I appreciate and rely on your referrals!