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of I-5. A mapped fish passage barrier east of I-5 prevents fish from using the ornsite reach and it is therefore classified as a Type Ns stream (EMC 19.37.160). Everett Municipal Code (EMC 19.37.170(A)(3)) requires a 5afoot protective buffer for this stream due to the intact native vegetation within the buffer. There are steep slopes (>25%) adjacent to the stream channel, as shown on the attach?d map. The steep areas are fully contained within the 50� foot standard stream buffer, so no increased buffer widths are required due to slopes. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The owner of the property is proposing to iog the merchantable timber G•om the sitc under a forest practices permit Forest practices permits issued by the city typically cover removal o( timber from portions of the property that are outside of critical areas (wetiands, streams. etc.) and their associated bufiers. In the planning stages for the logging perrnit, a number of hazard trees have been identified wi:hin the on-site stream buffer. A preliminary total of 100 trees have been identified and flagged in the field as hazard trees. Everett Municipal Code (EMC 19.37.060(B)(3)) allows for the removal of hazard trees that lie within stream buffers. Hazard trees have been identified by John Laufenberg, ecologist, and Marc Kalkoske, professional forester, as those that have target potential to on-site structures. They are flagged with orange ribbons and numbered consecutively. An identification table of these trees is contained on pages 6 to 8 in this report and each tree location is shown on the attached map. A handful of smaller trees are included in the 100 tree total. Rernoval of these smaller trees will likely be required in order to remove large hazard trees that are near them. Where feasible, these smaller trees will either be avoided or pushed over and retained as large woody debris within the stream corridor. City code requires replacement plantings for removal of hazardous trees that lie within critical areas and buffers. Typicai replacement is to piant two 3'-4' trees for each hazard tree removed. The applicant is proposing the 2:1 rep�acement ratio for all trees that are greater than or equal to 12" dbh. For the fifteen trees that are under 12" dbh, a replacement ratio of 1:1 is proposed fsee tree identification table). In total, 183 replacement trees are proposed to replace the 100 hazard trees. The applicant's representatives will meet with City staff in the tield prior to removal of the hazard trees to ensure concurrence with this plan. Based on the findings of that meeting and what irees are actually removed from the buffer, the quantities of hazard trees and replacement Glantings will likely change. The applicant will submit a revised version of ihis report once tree harvest has occurred. SiteAnalys�s 2 tNRI k11017 Mr. Philip Jazwreck Febivary 11, 2011