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species, irrigation, fertilization (if necessary), replacement of plant mortality, and the replacement <br /> of mulch for each maintenance period. Chemical control, only if approved by City staff, shall be <br /> applied by a licensed applicator following all label instructions. Maintenance shall occur a <br /> minimum of two times per growing season during the monitoring period. <br /> Duration and Extent <br /> In order to achieve performance standards, the permittee shall have the enhancement area <br /> maintained for the duration of the monitoring period.Maintenance will include watering,weeding <br /> around the base of installed plants, pruning, replacement, re-staking, removal of invasive plants, <br /> and any other measures needed to ensure plant survival. The landscape designer and wetland <br /> biologist shall direct all maintenance. <br /> Survival <br /> The permittee shall be responsible for the health of 100%of all newly installed plants for one growing <br /> season after installation has been accepted by the City of Everett. A growing season for these <br /> purposes is defined as occurring from spring to spring (March 15 to March 15 of the following <br /> year). For fall installation (often required), the growing season will begin the following spring. The <br /> Permittee shall replace any plants that are failing, weak, defective in manner of growth, or dead <br /> during this growing season, as directed by the landscape designer, wetland biologist, and/or City <br /> of Everett staff. <br /> Installation Timing for Replacement Plants <br /> Replacement plants shall be installed between November 1 and March 1, unless otherwise <br /> determined by the landscape designer, wetland biologist, and/or City of Everett staff. <br /> Standards for Replacement Plants <br /> Replacement plants shall meet the same standards for size and type as those specified for the <br /> original installation unless otherwise directed by the landscape designer,wetland biologist, and/or <br /> City of Everett staff. <br /> Replanting <br /> Plants that have settled in their planting pits too deep, too shallow, loose, or crooked shall be <br /> replanted as directed by the landscape designer,wetland biologist, and/or City of Everett staff. <br /> Irrigation / Watering <br /> Water shall be provided during the dry season (approximately July 1 through October 1) for at <br /> least the first growing season after installation to insure plant survival and establishment. A <br /> temporary above ground irrigation system and/or water truck shall provide water. Water shall be <br /> applied at a rate of 1 inch of water twice per week during the first dry season. The consulting <br /> biologist may amend this watering protocol within the yearly monitoring reports. <br /> Mulch <br /> Mulch shall be applied to replacement shrubs and trees during the spring maintenance visits for <br /> the first three monitoring years, unless otherwise recommended by the consulting biologist. Plants <br /> shall receive no less than 2 to 4 inches of woody mulch in individual mulch rings. Mulch shall be <br /> 2127100th Street SE 19 WRI#23188 <br /> Critical Area Study and Mitigation Plan October 9, 2023 <br />