7200 HARDESON RD 2016-01-01 MF Import

�� � � � MERRILL ANL� RING CREEK RESTORA.TION PLAN � Introduction `y Development is proposed Cor a 60•acre gravel pit southwest of Hardeson Road and p' Merrill Creek Parkway in Everett. Thc project site is traverscd by a small creek, r4errill �+ and Ring Creek, which h:is bcen relocated from its original channel, and will be relocated again as part of an ongoing gravel mining operation. As part of the proposed development `°' project, a stream corridor restoratwn project is proposed by the present landowner, Merrill '' Creek Associates. The d.velopment project would be built in phases with the first phase � being completed in late summer and fall of 1990. As the dcvelopment project proceeds on the southern portion of the site, gravel extraction would continue on the northern portion ' ' of the site. " The proposed development project and stream restoration project have been �, evaluated relative to environmentaily scnsitive characteristics as outlined in Section 37 0 �,, the Everett Zoning Code. Wilscy Rc Ham Paci�c staff addressed engineering aspects while �� Jones & Stokes Associates (JSA) staff addressed biological issues. ; F� `y Flood Hazard � � With the proposed strcam corridor and the existing detention pond, which was � designed to include the project site's runoff, no signi6cant increase in !lood hazard is anticipated from the proposed projccts. li F^I WC1�8(If�S A JSA wetlands biologist examined the site and found riparian wetlands (Everett �asNi�llnp i�an vegetation or wetlancls we e fo nd along the balance (ab ut�2t250 fee�of the channel (see Appendix A for wetlands report). '' The wetlands are associated with the stream ard are very small (<0.1 acre) and ''' comprised of solid stands of willow. These wctlands have virtually no value for floodwater storage or augmentation of low stream flows due to their small size and con6guration. The ' mos� impurtant function is as wildlife habitat. Mitigation for the impacts to wetlands would "' bc p°o� jed within the new restored sveam curridor. �� M 3 ;