10616 HOLLY DR 2016-01-01 MF Import

� JUN-`18-01 11 : 29 FROM�EVERETT PLANNINC DEPT 1D:9252578742 PAGE 4/7 { According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife' Service (USF.VS} classification system I (Cowardin et al. 1A79), this wetland area is ciassified 3s being palustrine, I forested, seasonalfy flooded/saturated, fresh. The off-sMe portions of this wetland (to the southwest) are similar in character and composition to the on-site portion. Du9 to its riparian associotion, this wetland meets the criteria of a Category II wetland psr the City of Everett Environmentally S�nsitive Areas Orclinance, 37.090. Categury II wetlands within the Cih� of Everett require a seventy-five foot standarri bufi'er width. The City of Everett Er:vironmentally SenslH��e Areas Ordinanc.e states that "non- water dependent activiifes may be allowed to aiter C�tegory II wetlands upon demonstration that (a) reduction In the size, scope, configuratlon, or densify of the project as proposed and all altemative designs of the project as propased , that would avoid or result in less adv3rse impact on a regulated wetland or its buffer, will not accomplish the basic purpose of the pt+oject; and (b) in cases where the applicant has rejected altematives to the projecf as proposed, due to constraints such as zoning, deficiencies of infrastructtare, or lot size, the applicant has made a reasonable attempt to remove or accommo��te such constraints" (Section 37.110). The City also may allow buffer width 'averaging, providing ihe total averaged buffer area Is not less than the area required by the standsrcl buffer width, and the averaging will not reduce the wetland functional values. The averaged buffer width cannot be less than 50% of the standard buffer width at any point (Section 37.100). If alteraiions to the weUand or buffer and/or if buifer width averaging are proposed, the City of Everett �vlll require an Environmentaliy Sensitive Areas Study and Mifigation Plan per section 37.110 (Dj of City of Evoratt Code. Please contact Jason Shappart of The Jay Group, LLC at (360) 659-8159 with . any questions regarding this investigation. Respectfully, r � ason K. 5nappart, Fisheries Biologist The Jay Group, LLC � a �;7 l% 5 'd Z9BG-iS5(09B1 dna�g R�r e9z :0i i0 BZ ��f .'