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• 23. The Shoreline Permit will contain provisions that require the Applicant to immediately stop work and notify the City and the Tulalip Tribes if anything of possible archaeological interest is uncovered during excavations or development. If such an event occurs, the Applicant will be required to consult a professional archaeologist to inspect and evaluate the site. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 2; testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 24. The entire site is within a zone "AE" as designated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map. A Floodplain Development Permit will be required to assure that the new building will be placed a minimum of two feet above the 100-year flood elevation. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 3) 25. The project is in an area that is included within the City of Everett's shoreline public access plan. The adopted plan, that includes the site, calls for a pathway along Ross Avenue that would be developed instead of a trail along the shoreline. In lieu of constructing the pathway, the City is requiring the Applicant to pay a fee of 2% of the construction cost of the proposed development. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 3; testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 26. The proposed building height will be less than 35 feet, and the placement and design of the structure will be done in a manner that is least detrimental to shoreline views and vistas. (exhibit 1, staff report, pages 3 and 4; testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 27. The Conservancy Element includes regulations relating to development activities in environmentally sensitive areas. A Critical Areas Report was developed by David Evans and Associates, Inc. that documented the presence of critical areas, including a Category II wetland along the edge of the Snohomish River. The City determined that the identified critical areas and their buffers must be mitigated. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 4; exhibit 4, critical areas report) 28. The site is within the area that the City has mapped as being a liquefaction hazard area, and any impact resulting from this would have to be addressed at the time of building permit application. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 4) 29. Included in the regulations and controls that the City recommended were: water quality monitoring during construction; prohibition of any ecological impacts to water quality, quantity, or flows; land clearing, grading, filling and alteration of natural drainage features be limited to the minimum necessary for the permitted development; correct mitigation sequence; planting within environmentally sensitive areas and required buffers be native species or native hybrids; and buffers be maintained to eliminate non-native species. (exhibit 1, staff report, pages 4, 5, 10 and 11) 7