700 52ND ST SE 2016-01-01 MF Import

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY � BarJack LLC is proposing to harvest trees located on the �ite at 700 — 52"' Street, within the City of Everett, Washington. The tree harvest is intended to remove potentially hazardous trees located on the site that are near residences on the site, and on adjacent properties. The site is prone to windfall and has experienced damage due to falling trees in the past. No new development is proposed on the subjed property. The City of Everett Planning and Development Services requires a clearing pertnit for the proposed tree harvest activity, and have ident�ed potential wetland and stream impacts due to the proposed harvest. Therefore an environmentally sensitive areas study is required. This environmentally sensitive area study is based on the field investigation and research performed by Gribble Environmental Consufting Company (GECCO) in July, 2006. The City of Everett recently adopted Ordinance 2909-06, amending portions of the critical areas code. This revised report reflects thase changes to the code as related to critical areas classifica6on and buffer requiremer�ts. The study area is located in the northwest quarter of Section 6, Township 28N, Range 5E, Willamette Meridian, and includes approximately 6 acres. The eMire sde was investigated, and adjacent properties were observed, where possible within 100 feet of the proposed harvest area. Local, federal and state regulations control activfties in wetlands, streams and their buffers. Therefore, this study and the wetland delineation performed by GECCO was undertaken to assess the possible implications of desired land use plans. This study is intended to facilitate the review of land use plans by the City of Everett and the appropriate federal and state regulatory agencies in conjunction with permit applications, as required. The analyses of wetlands conducted on the site were based on methods outlined in the 1987 U.S. Artny Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Technical Report Y-87-1), and the Washington State Wetlands Ident�cation and Delineation Manual, published in 1997 by the Washington State Department of Ecology. Use of the Washington State manual is required by RCW 36.70A.175 for all jurisdictions under the Growth Management Act. Wetland boundaries were determined by the presence of positive indicators of hydrology, hydric soils and hydrophytic vegetation. 411 three parameters must be present for an area to be a jurisdictional wetland. Streams were classified based on the water typing criteria adopted by the State of Washington in June of 1993 (WAC 222-16-030. Wetlands and streams are regulated within the City of Everett through Everett Municipal Code Chapter 19.37 (Environmentally Sensitive Areas). Using the methods and criteria ident�ed above, the investigation conciucted by GECCO resufted in the ident�cation of one stream and one wetland. The stream is located greater than 100 feet from the proposed harvest, and both the stream and its buffers are located within the wetland boundary, therefore, only the wetland boundary was delineated on site.