6600 MERRILL CREEK PKY BLDG A SHELL 2016-01-01 MF Import

All plantings in environmentally sensitive areas and their buffers and in transition areas in SW Everett shall be native species and hybrid natives, including landscaping required by Chapter 35 of the Zoning Code (perimeter landscaping, landscaping of thc parking lot, and interior landscaping). The City has a goal that 75%of ne�i� landscaping in the Subarea be native, hybrid natives, or drought-tolerant. Landscape plans should show an attempt to reach this goal unless landscaping with these species will not meet the objective of the proposal (e.g., golf driving range, ball fields, etc.). Plants with noted habitat or food value for�vildlife 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 EIS. Where native,hyb:id natives and/or drought-tolerant species are planted, permanent imgation systems shall not be required. Temporary irrigation must be provided for avo ycars afler planting. (SEPA Plant and Animal, Water and Public Scrvices Policics) 5. Plantings in environmentally sensitive areas and their buffers must be designed to simulate Pacific NW native plant communities in terms oCcomposition, cover-abundance, and structure. All mitigation plans shall includc herbs in the planting},lan. Diversity of environmentally sensitive area buffer hubitat must also be ensured through the pla7ting of later successional forested stages oC vegetation (e.g. Western red cedaz, Douglas :�, and Westem hemlock) where needed and appropriate. (SEPA Plant and Animal Policics) G. Exotic invasive species must be controlled. English ivy(Hedera lrelix) shall not be planted in the Subarea. Properiies 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 currently known to be nesting in the Subarea, they do nest in the swdy area. Eagles sometimes move nest locations within their territories, lnd more eagles are nesting in urban areas, often at sites that appear to be extremely marginal (Milner, 1996). Potential nesting sites do occur and will continue to occur within the ravines and in o'�er forested areas within the Subarea. The City's Environmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinance requires that trees within the ravines and other environmentally sensitive areas be protected in most cases. (Trees in environmentally sensitive areas may be cut in emergency situations, such as where they 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 currenUy must obtain approvals from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife before he/she can obtain a permit from the City. The City staff is directed to work �vith the Department of Fish and Wildlife to incorporate an cagle management plan in the adopted Subarea Plan. This would expedite permitting if an eagle's nest is found near a proposed development. (Failure to reach agreement on a plan would not affect thc implementation of thc SuL•area Plan, but would require individual property owners to reach agrcement with thc Dcpariment of Fish and Wildlife if an eagle's nest is found on or adjacent to a proposed development.) (SF.PA Plant and Animal and Land and Shoreline Use Policics) ll I i