2019/04/03 Council Agenda Packet

rte wildlife habitat conservation areas. Sec Planning Director Interpretations No.z000 2 and 2011 1 for development in and adjacent to marine waters,the Snohomish River,str ams,lakes,floodways,and special flood hazard areas. Policy 2.135.237 Prohibit creating new fish passage barriers and provide incentives to remove existing artificial barriers where feasible. Policy 2.15.28 Consider creating a system of fish and wildlife habitat with connections between larger habitat blocks and open spaces. This system should be mapped and designated as Fish and Wildlife Conservation Ar a. Policy 2.135.2% Protect riparian areas and riparian ecosystems to help reduce water temperatures by increasing shading,improving soil stability,and increasing terrestrial insect production for fish resources. Policy 2.135.253a Maintain existing continuous high quality riparian areas and buffers which provide continuity of riparian areas and reestablish linkages where feasible to minimize habitat fragmentation,especially along existing linkages and patches of native riparian habitat. Policy 2.135.3-126 Provide incentives for restoring riparian areas along streams in areas that lack vegetation or are dominated by invasive species to increase the diversity and complexity of native vegetative cover(a mix of native evergreen and deciduous trees,understory shrubs,groundcover). Policy 2.135.322 Implement programs to control nonnative invasive plants and noxious weeds through critical area regulations,education and outreach,and other tools. Policy 2.135.3328 Provide incentives for opening piped stream segments during redevelopment where scientific analysis demonstrates that substantial habitat function can be restored. Flood Hazard Area Policies Policy 2.135.29734 Use the most current FEMA flood hazard modeling and maps as a basis for the City's flood control regulations. Policy z.235.3532 Prohibit the construction of new permanent structures in the floodway that unduly affect the capacity of the floodway. Policy 2.135.32 Support continued dredging of the settling basin in the Snohomish River to remove accumulated sediment. Policy 2.135.372 Provide for breaching of dikes where flood hazards will not result,and when appropriate and feasible for habitat restoration projects. Policy 2.15.38 Encourage preservation of native vegetation in areas adjacent to the Snohomish River and provide incentives to reestablish vegetated areas in conjunction withredevelopment adjacent.to.thcsc_ar co where f asiblc. Policy 2.153.393 Require land use actions in flood hazard areas to comply with the provisions of the City's Critical Areas Regulations and Shoreline Master Program,and Drainage Basin Plans,when applicable.The City Plans to control flooding problems. 2.16A Air Quality and Other Environmental Issues Policies Air Quality.—All new development will impact air quality and public h alth to some extent. However,the Comprehensive Plan direction that guides growth tc urban and industrial centers featuring mixed land uses and the impacts on air quality. LAND USE ELEMENT,2019 Amendment 43 Exhibit 1 -Page 43 109