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

1.0 INTRODUCTION This Habitat Assessment has been prepared for the 39.45-acre parcel located northwest of the terminus of 36th Avenue West in Everett, Washington. (Section 3, Township 28N, Range 4E, W.M.) The subject Snohomish County parcel number is 28040300200100. The subject property is undeveloped, with a majority of the site having been logged in approximately 2006. Some forested areas still exist in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the site. An even aged stand of red alder, big -leaf maple, salmonberry and Himalayan blackberry currently occupy the areas of the site that were logged. A forested strip, approximately 75 feet wide, exists along the northern property boundary. This area functions as a habitat connection between Japanese Gulch to the west and Edgewater Creek to the northeast. It meets the criteria for a "Continuous Vegetative Corridor Linking Watersheds," as defined in EMC 19.37.180, which qualifies as Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Area. As the vegetated corridor abuts the proposed development, a habitat assessment is required. This document fulfills the habitat assessment requirement. With the exception of the forested area in the southwestern portion of the site, the subject property displays a general northern aspect. The southwestern portion of the site contains a steep west aspect slope that slopes toward Japanese Gulch. The southeastern corner of the site drains to the east. Wetland Resources, Inc. completed a site investigation on September 30, 2015, to assess the habitat quality and structure present in the vegetative corridor. Figure 1: Aerial view of the subject property. Vegetative corridor is in orange. Habitat Assessmehl I WRI# 15202 Soundaiew Business Campus October 2, 2015