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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />3. Sea level rise <br />Policy 10.28 Map the potential impacts of sea level rise in Everett. Evaluate a range of sea <br />level rise scenarios from 1' to at least 3' by the end of the century. Continue to monitor the latest <br />information on sea level rise to adjust scenarios. <br />Policy 10.29 Evaluate the effect of soil subsidence on sea level rise in Everett. <br />Policy 10.30 Evaluate public and private levees/dikes and facilities that may be impacted by <br />sea level rise and plan for appropriate responses, such as modifications to structures, elevations, <br />or operations; replacements; or relocations. <br />Policy 10.31 Evaluate the risk to valuable environmental resources from sea level rise, such as <br />loss of beach and marsh habitats and inundation of Jetty Island, and evaluate options to <br />compensate for impacts to these resources. <br />Policy 10.32 Require evaluation of the impacts of sea -level rise for proposed developments and <br />wetland restoration projects near Port Gardner Bay and the Snohomish River estuary and require <br />appropriate mitigation. <br />4. Increased Temperatures <br />Policy 10.33 Identify areas where urban heat island effects will be greatest and target these <br />areas for additional tree planting. Also encourage the use of green roofs and green walls, cool <br />roofs, cool pavement, and additional landscaping in these areas. <br />Policy 10.34 Plant tree species or varieties known to have a broad range of environmental <br />tolerances. <br />5. Ecosystems Response to Climate Change <br />Policy 10.35 Continue to implement programs such as the Green Everett Partnership 20 -year <br />Forest Management Plan to control invasive species, plant native species, and develop a long- <br />lived coniferous forest canopy in Everett's parklands. <br />Policy 10.36 Encourage the protection and restoration of private forested areas, such as at the <br />Forgotten Creek ravine, and other steep slopes, and stream and wetland buffers. <br />Policy 10.37 Encourage the use of native plants to provide habitat for native species that are in <br />decline. <br />Policy 10.38 Encourage the reduction in lawn areas since lawns use a disproportionate amount <br />of water in summer when it is scarce, is a monoculture not supportive of native species, and is <br />the source of much of the fertilizer and pesticide run-off from residential and recreation areas. <br />CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENT <br />