HomeMy WebLinkAboutSmith Letter - Cedar at HighlandsCITY OF RENTON
PHIL A. OLBRECHTS CEDAR AT HIGHLANDS LUA-17-000189 OCT 19 2018
RENTON HEARING EXAMINER RECEIVED
CITY CLERICS OFFICE
I DID EXPECT YOU TO AGREE WITH MR. MORGENROTH. AFTER ALL IT'S THE LAW. THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD
ME EVERY TIME I ASKED HIM WHY. HIS GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT THE LAW NO MATTER HOW IT AFFECTS
OTH E RS.
MR. MORGANROTH STATED THAT THE 75 FOOT SETBACK WOULD NOT EQUAL ANOTHER BUILDING LOT.
HE IS IN ERROR. THE FOLLOWING INCLUDES THE SET BACK FROM MY CLASS 3 WETLAND AND SETBACK
FROM MINDY'S CLASS 2 WETLANDS.
THE EXTRA 25 FOOT IS EQUAL TO 7500 SQUARE FEET PLUS THE 3000 SQUARE FEET HARBOR HOMES
GAVE TO ME FROM THE NEW PLOT WOULD MAKE ONE MORE LOT OR THEY COULD HAVE PUT THEIR
POND ABOVE GROUND SAVING THEM $100,000 ADDITIONAL COST TO MAKE A VAULT. THE ORIGINAL
PLOT SUBMITTED WAS A MODEL DEVELOPMENT WITH THE POND ABOVE GROUND. ALSO THE POND
WAS NOT NEAR THE WETLAND.THAT ADDITIONAL 25 FOOT DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE WET LAND. IT
TAKES GOOD BUILDABLE LAND FROM ME AND HARBOR HOMES.THE SLOPED WETLAND IS WITH IN THE
50 FOOT SETBACK.
WHEN THE ORIGINAL ECOLOGY REPORT WAS MADE THE WET LAND WAS PROBABLY THE SAME ON
MINDY'S AND MY SIDE OF THE FENCE. THE SECOND ECOLOGY REPORT HAD MINDY'S POND DUMPING
WATER IN MY DITCH FOR SOME TIME.YOU NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGING THE WET
LANDS ON MY PROPERTY AND REMOVE MINDY'S POND WATER FROM MY PROPERTY AND ROUTE IT TO
162TH LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I WOULD HOPE YOU TAKE ONE LAST LOOK BECAUSE YOU COULD BUILD ANOTHER HOUSE OR PUT THE
POND ABOVE GROUND AND THAT EXTRA 25 FEET DOES NOTHING FOR THE WET LAND.
WHY WOULD I NEED A 75 FOOT SETBACK FROM MINDY'S CLASS TWO WET LANDS? " OH " 1 ALMOST
FORGOT "QUOTE" FROM MR. MORGANROTH IT'S THE LAW. IF YOU CAN CUTBACK THE 100 FT SET BACK
TO 75 FT FOR MY WETLANDS THEN FOR MINDY'S SET BACK YOU COULD CUT IT TO 50 FROM 75.
I HAVE OWNED AND RESPECTED THE WETLAND FOR 38 YEARS. LOOKS LIKE I WILL CONTINUE TO OWN
IT FOR YEARS TO COME. I WILL NOT HAVE MY BARN ON HALF MY PROPERTY AND HALF YOUR
WETLANDS. I WILL RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF TRACK B. NO PLANTS,TREES OR WHAT EVER WILL BE
PLANTED IN THE WETLAND. IT WILL REMAIN AS IT IS TODAY.
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GERAL�DS