5900 36TH AVE W SEPA 015 - 034 - SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS CAMPUS - VERITAS Land Use Decision Documents 2025-04-22

The subject property and the wetlands proposed for elimination are located within the service area of the Skykomish Habitat Mitigation Bank. 5.0 PROPOSED MITIGATION SITE 5.1 MITIGATION SITE SELECTION Washington State Department of Ecology publication #09-06-032, Selecting Wetland Mitigation Sites Using a Watershed Approach, dated December 2009, was used to evaluate the selected mitigation site. The selected mitigation site, Skykomish Habitat Mitigation Bank, is one of the two existing wetland mitigation banks in the Snohomish River basin (WRIA 7). 5.2 MITIGATION TYPE AND LOCATION HIERARCHY The applicant carefully considered the mitigation options for the proposed impacts. The following is the hierarchy of mitigation options presented in Section 332.3(b)(2)-(6) of the Federal Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources Final Rule and associated rational for proposed mitigation: • Mitigation bank credits — The City of Everett allows the use of mitigation banking under EMC 19.37.120(C)(12). The applicant proposes to use mitigation bank credits for this project. • In -lieu fee program credits - In -lieu fee is not specifically identified in Everett Municipal Code as a potential option for wetland mitigation. In addition, no in -lieu fee program is known to be available in Everett. • Permittee-responsible mitigation under the watershed approach — The applicant chooses to use mitigation banking rather than permittee-responsible mitigation under the watershed approach. Mitigation banking is the most desired mitigation option under this hierarchy. • Permittee-responsible mitigation, on -site in kind — The applicant chooses to use mitigation banking rather than permittee-responsible mitigation, on -site in kind. Mitigation banking is the most desired mitigation option under this hierarchy. • Permittee-responsible mitigation, off -site and out of kind — The applicant chooses to use mitigation banking rather than permittee-responsible mitigation, off -site and out of kind. Mitigation banking is the most desired mitigation option under this hierarchy 5. 3 SECTION 332.3(a) (1) COMPLIANCE • Likelihood of ecological success — The applicant is proposing to utilize a mitigation bank. Skykomish Habitat Mitigation Bank is constructed, functioning and successful. • Location of the compensatory mitigation site relative to the impact site — Skykomish Habitat Mitigation Bank is located in the Monroe area of Snohomish County, within the same drainage basin (Snohomish River, WRIA 7) as the impacts. The project site is located within the approved service areas of this bank. • Cost of the proposed mitigation - The anticipated cost of purchasing mitigation bank credits is $53,625.00 (see Appendix A of this report). Soundview Business Campus 12 WRI #15202 Compensatory Wetland Mitigation Plan Revision #2: October 2, 2015