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WETLANDS WILDLIFE Environmental Consulting January 11, 2011 Chun-sheng Wang 9418 NE 139th St. NE Kirkland,WA 98034 RE: BRIEF HABITAT ASSESSMENT&CRITICAL AREAS SITE RECONNAISSANCE REPORT(Tax Parcel#00392000001801) Dear Mr.Wang: Thank you for contacting Wetlands & Wildlife, Inc. to conduct a Habitat Assessment and Critical Areas Evaluation to determine if any regulated wetlands,streams,fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, or associated buffers exist on or near the subject property. At your request, Wetlands & Wildlife conducted a site visit on January 7, 2011 to evaluate the property for regulated Critical Areas or wildlife habitat to any special status wildlife species. The tax parcel for the subject property is 352605-9066. The subject site address is 7533 Lower Ridge Road,located in the jurisdiction of the City of Everett. The City of Everett regulates Critical Areas via their municipal code in Title 19,Chapter 37. Per the Snohomish County Assessor's office,the site encompasses approximately 0.48 acres. The site is currently developed with a single-family residence which was constructed in 1993. The site slopes from south to north and east to west. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Everett provided Mr. Wang with a violation citation dated October 18, 2010, referencing Code Enforcement Case #10-0909. This violation citation from the City of Everett Code Enforcement Unit stated that an inspection of the property revealed the existing single-family residence on the site had been altered without the required permits. In addition,the City of Everett Code Enforcement Unit received complaints that Mr.Wang was digging dirt out from the basement and dumping that dirt in the stream, transported back and forth with use of a wheelbarrow. Mr. Wang subsequently met with the City of Everett staff on several occasions to discuss the requirements to rectify the subject code violation. During these discussions, Mr. Wang was notified of the requirement to hire a qualified environmental professional to conduct a Habitat Assessment on the property and determine if any of the code violation actions impacted regulated Critical Areas or wildlife habitat of special status wildlife species. Per Mr. Niels Tygesen at the City of Everett, a Habitat Assessment and brief report would suffice for this review, since Mr. Wang has decided to keep the property in a single-family use. Therefore, Mr. Wang retained Wetlands & Wildlife, Inc. to complete the Habitat Assessment, prepare this brief report, and prepare an approximate Critical Areas map (attached to this report as Figure 1). Per my discussions with Mr. Tygesen, a delineation of on-site Critical Areas is not required for this property,since Mr.Wang is not proposing to expand the single-family residence. Wetlands& Wildlife,Inc. (located in Everett,Washington) January 11,2011 Brief Habitat Assessment Report for Parcel#00392000001801(City of Everett jurisdiction) age ltY�f}