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

siltation, and landsliding resulting from the development, reduced impacts to local hydrology, reduced maintenance costs, and enhanced water availability for other consumptive uses. All plantings in environmentally sensitive areas and their buffers and in transition areas in SW Everett shall be native species and hybrid natives, including landscaping required by Chapter 35 of the Zoning Code (perimeter landscaping, landscaping of the parking lot, and interior landscaping). The City has a goal that 75% of new landscaping in the Subarea be native, hybrid natives, or drought- tolerant. Landscape plans should show an attempt to reach this goal unless landscaping with these species will not meet the objective of the proposal (e.g., golf driving range, ball fields, etc.). Plants with noted habitat or food value for wildlife should be selected wherever possible. Invasive species shall not be planted. A list of native recommended species is included in Appendix 3.4.6 of the SW Everett/Paine Field Subarea Plan EIS. Where native, hybrid natives and/or drought-tolerant species are planted, permanent irrigation systems shall not be required. Temporary irrigation must be provided for two years after planting. 7. Plantings in environmentally sensitive areas and their buffers must be designed to simulate Pacific NW native plant communities in terms of composition, cover-abundance, and structure. All mitigation plans shall include herbs in the planting plan. Diversity of environmentally sensitive area buffer habitat must also be ensured through the planting of later successional forested stages of vegetation (e.g. Western red cedar, Douglas fir, and Western hemlock)where needed and appropriate. 8. Exotic invasive species must be controlled. English ivy (Hedera helix) shall not be planted in the Subarea. Properties must be maintained to eliminate Scot's broom and other invasive species. 9. Although eagles are not currently known to be nesting in the Subarea, they do nest in the study area. Eagles sometimes move nest locations within their territories, and more eagles are nesting in urban areas, often at sites that appear to be extremely marginal (Milner, 1996). Potential nesting sites do occur and will continue to occur within the ravines and in other forested areas within the Subarea. The City's Environmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinance requires that trees within the ravines and other environmentally sensitive areas be protected in most cases. (Trees in environmentally sensitive areas may be cut in emergency situations, such as where they pose a hazard to structures, and for construction of required utilities.) If a nest does occur on or adjacent to a development proposal, the owner currently must obtain approvals from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife before he/she can obtain a permit from the City. 10. Fences shall not be permitted where they would restrict wildlife movement through environmentally sensitive areas/wildlife corridors. 11. Wetlands must be retained and buffers must be provided per the requirements of Chapter 37, or mitigation must occur. Where the applicant proposes alteration of the wetland or buffer, additional studies must be completed and the alterations must be approved by the Planning Director. The following wetland mitigation strategy will supersede the requirements of the Zoning Code: a. Wetlands that should be preserved and protected include: • Habitat Function Group 1 wetlands larger than 1 acre. • Wetlands located in a riparian corridor or wildlife corridor. • Wetlands that drain into an adjacent Habitat Function Group 1 wetland (such as Narbeck or Kasch Swamps) or regionally rare wetland types such as Kasch Bog. • Wetlands with unique plant or animal species present. • Wetlands located in significant groundwater recharge areas. b. The City shall allow all other wetlands to be altered or filled without following the standard mitigation preference order, provided that compen /mitigation occurs as approved by the / r