1500 INDUSTRY ST 2018-01-01 MF Import

� Ali plantings in environmentally sensitive areas and their bufFers and in transition areas in SW Everett shall be native species and hybrid natives, including lar.dscaping required by Chapter 35 of the Zoning Code (perimeter landscaping, landscaping of the parking lot, and interior iandscaping). The City has a goal that 75% of new landscaping in the Subarea be native, hybrid natives, or drought-tolerant. i 3ndscape plans should show an attempt to reach this goal unless landscaping�vith these species will not n;eet the objective of the proposal (c.g., golf driving range, ball fields, etc.). Plants �vith 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 EveretUPaine Field Subarea Plan E[S. Where native, hybrid natives and/or drought-tolerant species are planled, pennanent irrigation systems shall not be required. Temporary irrigation must be provided Cor hvo years a(ier planting. (SEPA Plant and Animal, Water and Pub1ic Services Policics) 4. Plantings in environmentally sensitive arcas and their buffers must be designed to simulate Pacitic NW native plant communities in terms of comrosition, cover-abundance, and structure. AII mitigation plans shall include herbs in the planting plan. Diversity of cnvironmentally sensitive area buffer habitat must also be ensured through the planting of later successional forested stages of vegetation (e.g. Westem red cedar, Douglas fir, and Western hemlock) v�here needed and appropriate. (SEPA Plant and Animal Policies) 5. The provision of thin-stemmed emergents in the norihwest portion of weUands for amphibian breediug habitat must be considered when designing wedand mitigation. (SEPA Plant and Animal Policies) G. Exotic i�rvasive species must be controlled. English ivy(Hede�•n helis) shall nol be planled in the Subarea. Properties must be maintained to eliminate Scot's broom and other invasive species. (SEPA Plant and Animal and Land and Shoreline Use Policies) 7. Although eagles are not currendy known to be nesting in the Subarea, they do nest in ihe study area. Eagles sometimes move nest locations within their territories, and more eagles are nesting in urban areas, often at sites A�at uppear to be extremely marginal (Milner, 1996). Potential nesting sites do occur and will continue to occur within thc ravines and in other forested areas�vithin the Subarea. The City's Environmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinance requires that trees within the ravinr.s and other environmentally sensitive areas be protected in most cases. (Trees in environmentally sensitive areas may be cut in emergency situations, such as where thcy 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 beforc he/she can obtain a pemiit from the City. The City staff is directed to work wilh the Department of Pish and Wildlifc to incorporate an eagle management plan in the adopted Subarea Plan. This would expedite perniilting if an eagle's nest is found near a proposed development. (Failure to mach agreement on a plan would not afCect the implemenlation of die Subarea Plan, but would requirc individual property owners to reach agreement with the Department of Fish and Wildlife if an cagle's nest is found on or adjacent to a prorosed devclopment.) (SEPA Plant and Animal and Land and Shorcline Use Policies) `�t3