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• • Equipment maintenance shall not occur in or adjacent to wetlands and streams. 2. Pre-construction conferences must be held with the Planning Department, Public Works Inspector and site development manager on sites containing environmentally sensitive areas in order to ensure that all development standards are understood. 3. In conjunction with issuance of development permits for a site,a permanent fence must be constructed along the entire edge of any environmentally sensitive area buffer. The design of the fence must be split rail,or an alternative approved by the Planning Department prior to issuance of permits. ESA signs should be placed at approximately 50 foot intervals along the.fence. Signs are available from the Planning and Community Development Department. The City may require that environmentally sensitive areas be placed in separate tracts and designated as sensitive habitat with listed restrictions on the approval/final plans. 4.3.2 Mitigating impacts of Development on Vegetation and Wildlife 1. No removal of vegetation is permitted in environmentally sensitive areas and their buffers, including wildlife corridors,except as approved by the Planning Director to eliminate hazardous trees,allow construction and maintenance of utilities,and/or provide access to properties. Any cleared areas shall be replanted with native vegetation. In wildlife corridors,the intent of plantings shall be to establish coniferous forest where feasible,except that utility corridors shall be established with native shrubs and groundcover. 2. A variety of native species can be planted to increase local diversity and provide attractive wildlife habitat while countering erosion. The use of native plants can also improve water quality by minimizing the use of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Water use efficiency is another advantage of landscaping with native plants. Reduced irrigation means reduced likelihood of erosion, siltation,and landsliding resulting from the development, reduced impacts to local hydrology, reduced maintenance costs,and enhanced water availability for other consumptive uses. 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 the parking lot,and interior landscaping). The City has a goal that 75%of new landscaping in the Subarea be native, hybrid natives, or drought- tolerant. roughttolerant. 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 wildlife 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 Everett/Paine Field Subarea Plan EIS. P Where native, hybrid natives and/or drought-tolerant species are planted, permanent irrigation systems shall not be required. Temporary irrigation must be provided for two years after planting. 3. Plantings in environmentally sensitive areas and their buffers must be designed to simulate Pacific NW native plant communities in terms of composition, cover-abundance, and structure. All mitigation plans shall include herbs in the planting plan. Diversity of environmentally sensitive area buffer habitat must also be ensured through the planting of later successional forested stages of vegetation (e.g.Western red cedar, Douglas fir,and Western hemlock)where needed and appropriate. 4. Exotic invasive species must be controlled. English ivy(Hedera helix) shall not be planted in the Subarea. Properties must be maintained to eliminate Scot's broom and other invasive species. 5. Only limited clearing of undeveloped sites for marketing purposes will be permitted prior to application for development permits. Clearing shall be primarily for access roads. Clearing must be limited to .,-u`, v l