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RE: Site Address: Margaret Street
MLA# MLA03-O0327
Case# BLD034)0361
Habitat Management Plan
Dear Kevim
I have assessed the parcel owned bv Bob Gebo and Sue Heston_ 295 Margxret Street. I met with the
builder. Jim Hems. September 4. _00~ to evaluate potential environmental impacts involved with
abandoning an existing driveway on the westem echge of the building lot and relocating it to the eastern
side of the lot. The new driveway would occupy the same square footage as the existing driveway and
would not impact any additional buffer are. a_ This building lot consists exclusively of fill and is devoid
of any tree or shrub layer. The herbaceous vegetation layer consists primarily of non-native species.
Therefore. there would not be any additional environmental impacts to the site by relocating the
driveway.
I have reviewed the plant list provided by Jennings-Heins and Associates (T.vpical Bio-Retention
Plantings. Kitsap County Conservation District). The plant list does not include any native species. I
highly recommend that the final landscape plan include appropriate native species that are tolerant of the
shoreline conditions. Soil will need to be imported to the site and existing soils will require amendments
for planted tree or shrub species to survive.
Due to the location of the lot. off Margaret Street. and the site conditions consisting of all non-native
plants and non-native soils. I do not feel this project would benefit from a formal habitat management
plan. The proposed driveway will occupy the same footprint as the existing driveway. From an
environmental standpoint the imFmcts will be minimal, and the site will be ~eatly improved by an3'
additional native planting especially in the tree and shrub layers. I would be happy to review the final
landscape plan. Please find the enclosed list of plant stxx:ies that are more appropriate for the site
conditions. Also enclosed is a map including 150' buffers and drivewa.v alterations (as described bv Jim
Heins }. If there is more information required for this project please feel free to call.
Sincerely.
Dixie Llewellin. Principal Biologist
Plant List and Landscape Specifications for Seacoast Tolerant Plants
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Ambrosia chamissonis Bursage 6" 6"
Artemisia suksdorfii Coastal mugwort 6" 6,'
Carex lyngbyei Lyngby's sedge 6" 6"
Grindelia intergrifolia Coast gumwed .~. 6,' 6"
Leymus mollis Wild rye ~ 6" 6"
Scirpus maritimus Seacoast bulrush 6" 6"
Corylus cornuta' Hazelnut 2gal 4'
Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 2gal 4'
Myrica californica Pacific wax-myrtle 2gal 4'
Ribes sanguineum Red-flowering currant 1-2gal 4'
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry 2gal 5'
Salix hookeriana Hooker's willow 2gal 5'
]Populus tremuloides ] Quak/ng aspen
]Pinus contorta [Shore pine
2-5gal [ 10' I
2-5gal 10'
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Legend
Scientific and common names: Scientific name according to Hitchcoek and Conquist (1976) Flora of the Pacific Northwest
Location: Plant location on site, also refer to planting plan for clarification.
Size: As typically planted for restoration projects.
Spacing: Recommended spacings.
r,~: Gebo/Heston Site Map S~: Sheet
Olympic Wetland Resources, Inc. MLA# A03-00327
Case # BLD03-361
856_50th Sg0et~, ~... September 2003 Figure 1
Port 10wnsend, WA 98368 tlient: Bob Gebo Sue Heston
360 385-6432 295 Margaret Street Job #:
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New Ddveway Old
Base map provided by Jennings-Heins Associates
Approximate 1,50'
Wetland Buffer Edge,
Buffer to North