400 RIVERSIDE RD SEPA 016 - 039 - RIVERSIDE BUSINESS PARK Land Use Decision Documents 2025-04-14

I 1 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ISoundview Consultants LLC (SVC)is assisting Latitude Development LLC (Applicant) on a Fish and Wildlife Biological Assessment Report and ESA FEMA Floodplain Analysis for a proposed I commercial project at 315 Riverside Road,Everett,Washington (Snohomish County Parcel Numbers 29050900300800 and 29050800402500). The subject property is currently owned by the Port of Everett. The subject property is 21.9 acres in size and is situated in the Southeast and Southwest Iquarters of Section 8,Township 29 North,Range 05 East,W.M. The parcel is currently undeveloped and consists mostly of urban compacted fill soils. At this time, I Latitude Development LLC is proposing to develop the property for business/industrial use and project activities will comply with the City of Everett Shoreline Management Program (SMP). Per SMP code 5.1.1, this proposed project is upriver from SR 529 and may be used for nonwater- I dependent industrial or heavy commercial use and will the project will be concurrent with the Port of Everett's restoration of a 50 foot buffer along the Snohomish River including a public access pathway. Additional, the project will have perimeter landscaping, parking and stormwater facilities outside of I 50 foot offset.The proposed project will develop a highly degraded site and establish a more functional buffer along the Snohomish River. I The subject property was investigated for the presence of fish and wildlife habitat and priority and/or ESA listed species on November 17, 2016, by Jon Pickett, Senior Planner for SVC. The Snohomish River is designated as a "Shoreline of the State" and has a riparian buffer zone measured I perpendicularly from the ordinary high water mark on both sides of the water body 250 feet landward (Washington State Department of Ecology,2011).The currently proposed building is partially situated within the 250-foot riparian buffer zone of the Snohomish River. Any development actions within I this buffer zone require compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Upon evaluation of the proposed projects'planned site improvements, construction actions, I and buffer restoration, the proposed project is not anticipated to adversely effect ESA-listed species. Riparian buffer functions will be improved and restored by the Port of Everett; however, the City of Everett requires assessment and documentation of the potential effects on ESA-listed species and Icritical habitat to maintain NFIP compliance. At this time, Latitude Development LLC is proposing to construct an industrial business complex. I Work near the shoreline and FEMA-insured floodplain requires the proposed project be evaluated for potential effects on ESA-listed threatened and endangered species. In addition, the proposed project will need to document compliance with the City of Everett's SMP.This report is being used to support Ithe following review processes: • City of Everett SEPA Review I • City of Everett Shoreline Management Program Review • ESA Section 7 Review for FEMA-Regulated Floodplain Modification IThis report provides conclusions and recommendations regarding: • Background research, site description and area of assessment; I Soundview Consultants LLC December 8,2016 I 1413.0003 Riverside Business Park—FEMA ESA Biological Assessment Report Page 1