Public Works Response to Reconsider Dedication, letter dated April 2, 2019CITY OF
A. Federal Way
Centered on Opportunity
April 2, 2019
Duncanson Company, Inc.
Attn: Harold Duncanson
145 SW 155th St, Suite 102
Seattle, WA 98166
CITY HALL
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
(253) 835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
RE: Permit #18-105305-00-SM; Village Green Phase II, 217 SW 354th Court
Response to Reconsider Dedication Requirement
Dear Mr. Duncanson:
This letter responds to your request to your March 4 letter, asking to reconsider our requirement
to dedicate 23-feet of property for right of way along 1 st Ave S, along the Village Green Phase I
frontage.
During our research of the Nov 8, 2018 modification request, it was found that the Phase I
Village Green development did not dedicate any right of way along 1st Ave S. Because the
dedication did not occur, the existing 8-foot sidewalk, and most of the 6-foot planter strip remain
on the Village Green property. Subsequent to that initial research, and with your recent request,
it's been determined that the dedication requirement for Phase I was for 15-feet, for a total of a
45-foot wide right of way on the Village Green side of 1 st Ave S.
Subsequent to the development of Phase I, the City adopted a street classification system, with
standard street cross -sections developed for each street classification. Under this system, 1 st Ave
S was classified as a Minor Arterial, corresponding to Street Section `C', which requires a 72-
foot paved roadway, 6-foot planter strips, 8-foot sidewalks and 3-foot utility strips in a 106-foot
right of way (53-foot %2—street ROW).
After evaluating your request, review of Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) provisions
(Sections 19.135.070 and 19.135.090), and direction provided by the City Council, the Public
Works Department hereby approves your request, with the following condition:
The owner will be required to dedicate 15-feet for right of way dedication along the Phase I
frontage, and the additional 8-feet (to meet current Type C street section) shall be set aside in a
Tract `X' for future ROW dedication, at the time that Ist Ave S is improved to meet the Type C
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cross-section. The dedication and Tract `X' shall occur prior to final Land Use approval for the
current, Phase II, application.
The conditions of this right-of-way modification will be applicable for a period of one year. If a
Land Use approval is not issued within the one year time period, this waiver will be void, and a
new request for modification shall be submitted.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kevin Peterson, Engineering Plans
Reviewer, at (253) 835-2734.
Since ,
Desiree Winkler, P.E.
Deputy Public Works Director
KP:ss
cc: Powell Family Land Company, P.O. Box 98309, Des Moines, WA 98198
Natalie Kamieniecki, Associate Planner
Sarady Long, Sr. Transportation Planning Engineer
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