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Thad Newport <br /> May 6,2019 <br /> 218040610 <br /> Page 5 of 6 <br /> 2) The topsoil layer shall have a minimum depth of eight inches except where <br /> tree roots limit the depth of incorporation of amendments needed to meet the <br /> criteria. <br /> 3) Subsoils below the topsoil layer shall be scarified at least four inches with <br /> some incorporation of the upper material to avoid stratified layers, where <br /> feasible. <br /> 4) Planting beds shall be mulched with 2 inches of organic material. <br /> Response: This note is included in the landscape plans. <br /> Planning Review(Niels Tygesen—425-257-7168) <br /> 10. Amended landscape plans as needed are required for re-review. The job valuation from <br /> building permit B1812-021 is listed as$3,600,000. Snohomish County Assessor's <br /> indicates the 2019 assessed market improvement value (existing structure) on parcel <br /> 280529-002-049-00, also known as Lot 1, is $6,723,500. Per EMC 19.35.030.B, the <br /> entire site of Lot 1 is required to meet current landscaping requirements. <br /> a. Complete street frontage along the Lake Heights Drive Right of Way, including the <br /> cul-de-sac, is required to be at Type III standards for 10 feet.This requirement <br /> also includes the area between the sidewalk and the property line.Tree <br /> requirements for Type,Ill standards appear to be met based on the landscape <br /> plan dated 12.20.2018. However,the landscape plan does not delineate all <br /> required shrubs and living ground cover for this area. Shrubs may be evergreen <br /> and/or deciduous in type, and must be two-gallon sized at minimum, 18 inches <br /> high at the time of planting, and spaced five plants for every 100 square feet. <br /> Living groundcover may be either 2.5 inch pots spaced 12 inches on center, 4 <br /> inch pots spaced 18 inches on center, or 1 gallon pots spaced 24 inches on <br /> center. <br /> Response: Additional shrubs and groundcover plantings have been added <br /> to the plans to meet code. <br /> b. Interior lot lines are required to be at Type II standards for 15 feet. Tree <br /> requirements for Type II standards appear to be met based on the landscape <br /> plan. However, the landscape plan does not delineate any shrubs or living ground <br /> cover along the north, east, south or west lot lines leading to Lake Heights Drive. <br /> Shrubs may be evergreen and/or deciduous in type (no more than 20 percent <br /> deciduous), and must be two-gallon sized at minimum, 18 inches high at time of <br /> planting, and spaced fire plants for every 100 square feet. Living groundcover <br /> may be either 2.5 inch pots spaced 12 inches on center, 4 inch pots spaced 18 <br /> inches on center, or 1 gallon pots spaced 24 inches on center. <br /> Response: Additional shrubs and living ground cover not required per <br /> determination by Neils Tygesen,as documented in an email,dated 5/7/2019. <br /> c. The landscaping along the north-west interior lot line adjacent to 2129 Lake <br /> Heights Drive appears to meet landscape requirements, however clarification is <br /> needed on the living groundcover. The plant schedule on sheet number L1.02 <br />