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recorded.The replacement plants must be planted prior or immediately after the trees have been cut and placed in an area within the buffer that will be most beneficial to the stream or wetland. (9) A survey may be required if trees are to be removed near any lot line. (10) Forest Practices. Where applicable, applications for tree removal shall also include a city of Everett timber harvest application and include an estimate of the number of board feet to be cut. (11) Planting of additional trees beyond what is required in this section or buffer enhancement may be required if trees have been cut without planning director approval. d. Weed removal.The removal of the following invasive, nonnative and noxious weeds in conjunction with a mitigation plan or buffer management plan approved by the director, including revegetation with native plants.The director may require that only hand tools or light equipment be used for removal. (1) Invasive and noxious weeds identified in a list adopted by the city or county; (2) English ivy(Hedera helix); (3) Himalayan blackberry(Rubus armeniacusdiscolor, R. procerus) and evergreen blackberry (Rubus laciniatus); (4) Scot's broom (Cytisus scoparius). 4. Public and private pedestrian paths and trails. Public and private pedestrian trails, including interpretive signage, overlooks, and benches, may be permitted subject to the following criteria and subject to approval by the director: a. The trail or path is designed to minimize impacts to the critical area and its buffer.The trail is located on the outer 25 percentage of the buffer, except for areas which provide for public viewpoints of the critical area or educational opportunities and which are designed to minimize the footprint of the trail/path within the critical area or its buffer.Trails and paths shall not be permitted when critical area functions will be substantially degraded.The width of trails shall be the minimum necessary, and should not exceed five feet, unless trails are provided for shoreline public access, in which case maximum trail width shall be eight feet. The trails should be one hundred percent porous to the maximum extent feasible. The proposal must comply with section 37.190. b. The trail surface meets all other requirements including all applicable water quality standards. Use of pervious surfaces is encouraged. c. Critical area and buffer widths shall be increased where possible, equal to the width of the trail corridor, including disturbed areas. d. Trails proposed to be located in landslide or erosion hazard areas shall be constructed in a manner that does not increase the risk of landslide or erosion and in accordance with an approved geotechnical report. e. Public and quasi-public trails shall include interpretive signs identifying the critical area and buffer specific to the site. 5. Stormwater facilities are allowed in stream and wetland buffers subject to all of the following criteria: a. Stormwater management facilities are permitted only within the outer twenty-five percent of the buffer. b. The subject buffer area has been previously substantially and legally altered and is unvegetated, sparsely vegetated, and/or vegetated with nonnative or invasive species. c. Stormwater facilities shall be integrated into the stream or wetland buffer as a natural drainage system.The slopes and all areas that are disturbed shall be planted with native vegetation consistent with a buffer enhancement/mitigation plan.Above ground concrete EMC Title 19.37 (Critical Areas) Page 15