3620 W MUKILTEO BLVD HARBORS EDGE TOWNHOMES 2025-09-24

1.1 SITE DESCRIPTION Access to the site is gained from W Mukilteo Boulevard. The subject property consists of an abandoned retail building, associated parking area, single-family residence, gravel driveways, and undeveloped vegetated areas. Surrounding land use primarily consists of high -density residential development. Edgewater Park is located approximately 95 feet northwest of the property and Edgewater Creek is located approximately 381 feet southwest of the property. Topography of the southern portion of the property is relatively flat and on the northern portion, it slopes steeply to the north and northwest. Vegetation on the property consists of white poplar (Populus alba), Scot's broom (Cytisus scoparius), Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), reed canarygrass (Phalan' arundinacea), soft rush (7uncus ffusus), and field horsetail (Equisetum a)vense). WRI identified one slope wetland (Wetland A) on the subject property. 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is proposing a 25-unit townhome development on this 1.45-acre site. As part of this development activity, the on -site isolated Category IV wetland will be filled and mitigated by purchasing credits from the Skykomish Habitat Bank. These credits will be purchased before the wetland being filled. 2.0 CRITICAL AREA DETERMINATION 2.1 REVIEW OF EXISTING INFORMATION Before conducting the site investigation, public resource information was reviewed to gather background information on the subject property and the surrounding area in regards to wetlands, streams, and other critical areas. These sources included the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), USDA-NRCS Web Soil Survey, City of Everett Online Map Viewer, WA-DNR Forest Practices Application Mapping Tool (FPAMT), WA-DNR Natural Heritage Program, and USGS National Hydrography Dataset (USGS National Map). • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) The NWI map does not depict any wetlands on or in the vicinity of the subject property. Refer to Figure 3: National Wetlands Inventory Map of Appendix A. • USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Web Soil Survey The Web Soil Survey maps soils on the subject property as Alderwood Gravelly Sandy Loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes. Further descriptions of this soil unit is provided in section 2.1.2 of this report. Refer to Figure 6: USDA-,NRCS Web Soil Survey of Appendix A. • City of Everett Online Map Viewer: The City of Everett snap viewer does not display any features on the subject property. A wetland complex and stream (Edgewater Creek) are depicted approximately 381 feet southwest of the property. Refer to Figure 7: City of Everett Online Map Viewer of Appendix A. Sage Homes Norlhwesl LLC - Strickland Properly 2 Crilical Area Sludy WRI #20299 December 20, 2021