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Lange, Steve From: Lange, Steve Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 4:21 PM To: 'Sean Clancy' Cc: Measamer, Don;Johnston, Nicole; Hennebert, Diane; Larson, Bill; Symonds, Justin; Grage, Libby Subject: RE: Copper Pond NGPE Buffer Attachments: CopperPond.pdf; CopperPond As-builts.pdf; 20200505_104616 jpg Sean, It was good to meet you today.Justin is going to verify with Operations on the status of the Buffer Area and what they were attempting to do. Based on the site visit, I did not see any standing water in the crawl space of the home at 3827 Copper Pond.The swale bottom was saturated, but no standing water in it as well. Below is what I was speaking about this morning. Unfortunately that area is supposed to be in a native state with the NGPE Buffer and not touched. 1{AiM GROWTH PROTECTION EINENENTAUFTER ZONE A Native Growth erotectian Easement (NGPE) is hereby dedicated to the public for Tracts A, B. D, E, F, C, T and Ft, a beneficiol Interest in the irnd within the easement, This interest includes the preservation of a native vegetation for all purposes that benefit the public health, safety and welfare. including control of the surface water and erosion, maintenance of slope stability, visual and rural buffering, and protection of plont and animal habitat. The NGPE imposes upon all present and future owners and occupiers of the land subject to the easement obligation, enforceable on be/half of the public by the City of Anccartes, to leave undisturbed all trees and other vegetation within the easement. The vegetation within the easement may not be cut, pruned. covered by fill, removed of damaged without express permission from the City of Anacortes, which permission must be obtained in writing from the City of Macortes Planning Department. eefore and during the course of any grading, building construction. or other development activity On a lot subject to the NGPE, the common boundary between the easement and the area of development activity must be fenced or otherwise marked to the satisfaction of the City of A.•ncortes. The above tracts contain storm water conveyance systems .,nd may require maintenance and/or repair by the City of Anocartes. I was also informed that the previous owner of 3827 filled the swale in so they could plant grass and maintain it. I also have reports of folks dumping grass clippings and brush in the NGPE buffer\Swale over the years. It appears the adjacent property owners have added to the problem, if there is one. As I mentioned at the meeting this morning,we have 3 different individuals that inspected the condition of the swale and all 3 have it in Average to Good condition. I provided a copy of the recorded plat as well as the As-built set for the subdivision for your use and records. Additionally, I attached a photo of what another swale looked like today when I was out and about. It is what they do. I can ask the Building Department if they can post something about the footing drains on their page as a commonly asked question and how to maintain? Of the last 10 homes I have looked at, homeowners were unaware of the that system on their property. More to follow. >_