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April 21, 2020
Kimberly and William Christian
1600 SE Crescent DR
Shelton, WA 98584
RE: Parcel Number: 31904-53-00008
Fawn Lake
Dear Mr and Mrs Christian,
The Planning Department has reviewed your proposal to remove one dead or
dying tree on the lake's edge. The tree is located within the Fish & Wildlife
Habitat Conservation Area of Fawn Lake and it's buffer. Therefore, removal
of the tree is reviewed under the MC Resource Ordinance and the Mason
County Shoreline Master Program. The dead tree could act as wildlife
habitat if it were to be allowed to remain on the site and fall naturally into
the lake. Mitigation is required to enhance the shoreline buffer where it is
currently all lawn.
This hereby authorizes the removal of the one dead tree from the lake's
edge. As Mitigation for removal of the tree, six new native trees will be
planted in the shoreline buffer near the lake. The trees must be a minimum
of three years old. The trees must be maintained and replaced if necessary.
If work within the lake is necessary to remove the felled tree, you may also
need authorization from the Washington State Dept of Fish and Wildlife for
the work in the lake. Please contact Allison Cook with Fish & Wildlife at
(360) 480-3510 or Allison.Cookaa,dfw.wa. og_v to determine if a Hydraulic
Project Approval will be required from the State. Based upon the
photographs, it appears that the tree will be felled into the lake.
Thank you for checking with the Planning Department prior to the tree
removal. A copy of your documentation will be kept within your parcel file.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Grace Miller, Planner
DEPT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
c. Utility towers shall be painted with brush,pad or roller and shall not be
sandblasted or spray painted,nor shall lead base paints be used.
(ii) Maintenance. Maintenance shall protect the environment of Fish and Wildlife
Habitat Conservation Areas and their buffers..
(j) Water Oriented.Recreational Facilities. As'demonstrated in the BMP,development
activities associated with water oriented recreation(including scientific/environmental
education)shall be designed and located to minimize impacts to wildlife,fish,or their
habitat and/or critical characteristics of the affected conservation area including the
following:
(i) Locating development on existing road grades,utility corridors, or other such
previously disturbed areas where possible;
(ii) Minimizing the removal of trees,shrubs, snags and important wildlife habitat;
(iii) Setting trails back from FWHCA's so that there will be minimal impact from trail
use or maintenance.
(iv) Providing bridges at all pedestrian stream intersections;
(v) Implementing low impact development(LID)techniques such as pervious surfaces
and rain gardens to the greatest extent feasible.
(vi) See(D)(3)(e)above for parking area standards.
(4) Activities in FWIi(CA°e Bt s' 0,6Reqvft s HKbkRt l geureu#Plan.
(a) Agricultural Activities. All new agricultural activities within any FWHCA and/or its
buffer complying with a current conservation plan that conforms with the standards and
specifications of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and is submitted to and
approved by the Administrator; or operating in conformity with a permit of a state agency.
Direct seeding of aquaculture is not considered.development.
(}y�- ; oK ( ,04"The felling of danger trees are allowed within buffers without a
Habitat Management Plan Wgyidad the fo]].owi►ng OadifiOw are met:
3i When it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Administrator that an imminent
threat exists to public health or safety, or the safety of private or public property.
Landowner shall provide to the Administrator a written statement describing tree
location, danger
(ii.) Should the imminent threat not be apparent to the Administrator(as danger trees are
defined in Section 8.52.030),the Administrator may require the landowner submit a
report from a professional forester or certified arborist.
(iii) Before a danger tree may be felled or removed,with the exception of an emergency
pursuant to Section 8.52.240,the landowner shall obtain written approval from the
Administrator. This approval shall be processed promptly and may not be
unreasonably withheld. If the Administrator fails to respond to a danger tree
removal request within ten business days,the landowner's request shall be
conclusively allowed.
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Tree trunks shall be left within the critical area or buffer unless a submitted
report warrants its removal to avoid spreading disease or pests. This may be
achieved by leaving at least 20 feet of the tree standing as a`snag' or by
leaving the trunk of the cut tree on the ground in as large of segments as
possible to provide habitat. The branches from the cut tree may be removed
to control fire hazard;and
Additional mitigation may be required if three or more trees are to be felled
on one property within a ten-year period.
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ffer by plautingnative vetion:(see also subsection
(E)(8)).
(d) Fences. Fences limited to three(3)feet in height are allowed in the buffer and setback,
provided they do not extend waterward of the ordinary high water mark and provided the
removal of native vegetation does not exceed the ratio allowed in subsection )(View
Corridors). C 1)
(e) Forest Practices. Except for conversions to a non-forestry uses,timber harvesting and
forest practices shall be conducted in accordance with the Washington State Forest
Practices Act(RCW 76.09 as amended), and any implementing regulations(WAC 222 as
amended)and are not regulated by this Program except as expressly provided herein.
(f) Harvesting of Wild Crops. Harvesting wild crops which do not significantly affect the
viability of the wild crop,the function of the Fish and Wildlife Habitat or regulated buffer
(does not include tilling of soil or alteration of the Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation
Area).
(g) Maintenance and Use of Existing Landscaped Areas(landward of OHWNl). An existing
landscaped area is one which is defined by mowed grass, flower beds,orchard trees,
shrubs,and trees. Maintenance and use includes mowing,weeding,trimming,replacement
of vegetation types,placing landscape walls no more than'two feet in height, excavating or
placing top soil or compost not exceeding six inches in depth or ten cubic yards in total,
placing play equipment(swings, slides,temporary plastic above-ground pools,but not
including tree houses or other play houses),and picnic tables and chairs.
Maintenance does not include the removal of native trees(see"View Corridors" in(k)
below). Exposure of more than two hundred square feet of soil at any one time requires
stormwater precautions so that no contaminated runoff reaches a river,wetland, stream, or
lake. If such maintenance or use in the buffer area is abandoned or discontinued for
greater than five(5)years, activities must conform to the provisions of this chapter. This
maintenance allowance does not apply to areas where the ordinance requires restoration or
enhancement for common line and other buffer reductions and encroachments.
(h) Noxious Weed Removal. The removal of noxious weeds designated in Chapter 17.10
RCW.
(i) Remodel,Repair, and Replacement of Structures and Uses.
The remodel,repair, or replacement within the footprint or combined footprints per
(D)(4)(i),as long as the modification does not increase any intrusion into the FWHCA or
its buffer and as long as the footprint has not been moved any distance.
However, an HMP is required to add gravel to the beach as maintenance of a bulkhead.
Note: Substantial improvements that are located within floodplains must meet the
standards detailed in the Mason County Flood Ordinance,which may include submitting a
Habitat Assessment or Habitat Management Plan.
(j) Trails, Single Family Residential. The construction of trails associated with residential use
which shall be unpaved when located in the buffer areas,which are not intended for
RESOURCE ORDINANCE October 02,20.17 pg. 86
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Small-fruited Bulrush(Scirpus microcarpus)
Slender Rush(Juncus tenuis)
Hardstem Bulrush(Scirpus acutus) Tapered Rush(Juncus acuminatus)
SYMBOL Lower Bank (moist soils) SYMBOL Upper Bank(moist/dry soils)
Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia) Western Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla)*S
...Black Cottonwood(Populus balsamifera ... Sitka Spruce(Picea sitchensis)*S
ssp. trichocarpa) ... Shore Pine(Pinus contorta a contorta)
...Western Redcedar(7huja plicata)*S
Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)*S
Pacific Crabapple(Malus fusca) .,,Vine Maple(Acer circinatum)*S
Red Elderberry(Sambucus racemosa)*S ,..Western Hazelnut(Corylus cornuta)*S
...Pacific Ninebark(Physocarpus capitatus) ,,,Serviceberry(Amelanchier alnifolia)
...Black Hawthorne (Crataegus dougalsii) Salal(Gaultheria shallop)*S
Red-osier Dogwood(Corpus sericea)*S ...Sword fern(Polystichum munitum)*S
• ...High Bush Cranberry(Viburnum edule) ...Snowberry(Symphoricarpos albs)*S
...Salmonberry(Rubus spectabilis)
...Daggerleaf Rush(Juncus ensifolius) � Swamp Rose(Rosa pisocarpa)
...Nootka Rose(Rosa nutkana)
Hookers Willow(Salix h000keriana) ...Thimbleberry(Rubus parviflorus)
...Pacific Willow(Salix lasiandra) Deer Fern(Blechnum spicant)*S
...Sitka Willow(Salix sitchensis) ..,False Solomon's Seal(Smilacina racemosa)*S
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Douglas-fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii) Tall Oregon grape(Mahonia auquifolium)
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...Garry Oak(Quercus garryana) Snowberry(Symphoricarpos albus)
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Shore pine(Pinus contorta v. contorta)
... Grand fir (Abies grandis) 5 Snowbrush(Ceanothus velutinus)
...Pacific Madrone(Arbutus menziesii) ...Pacific Ninebark(Physocarpus capitatus)
Kinnikinnik(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Pacific wax myrtle(Myrica californica) ...Coastal Strawberry(Fragaria chiloensis)
Oceanspray(Holodiscus discolor) ...Woolly Sunflower(Eriophyllum lanatum)
Mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii) Common camas (Camassia quamash)
Serviceberry(Amelanchier alnifolia) Red Columbine(Aquilegia formosa)
Yarrow(Achillea millefolium)
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From: Mariah Frazier
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 9:22 AM
To: Grace Miller
Subject: Fw: Danger Tree - Cutting Request Form - 1600 SE Crescent Drive, Shelton, WA 98584
Attachments: Mason County Parcel Viewer Showing Tree Location (2) site Plan #2 jpg; Site Plan #1 jpg;
Maple Tree 1.JPG; Maple Tree 2.JPG; IMG-6269.JPG
Good Morning Grace,
Please see below email and attached pictures regarding a Danger Tree Cutting Request. You can respond to
the requestor directly, or give me your response and I will forward it.
Thanks,
Marialy Frajie
Mason County Community Services
Planning Clerical/Addressing cl Clot �SCI��
(360)427-9670 ext 365
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From-;Kira Christian<kimcdougc@gmail.c m>
Sent: Monday,April 13, 2020 3:23 PM
To: Mariah Frazier
Subject: Danger Tree-Cutting Request Form- 1600 SE Crescent Drive, Shelton, WA 98584
Hi Mariah,
Per our conversation earlier today, please find attached the Danger Tree l-Cutting Request Form you needed
filled out. Also, find attached pictures of the tree in question and Site Plan pictures(2 pictures).
We closed on this house on March 4, 2020. We did not know the tree was dead when we purchased the
house. Two weeks ago in light wind, a branch came down on the dock while my husband was down there.
People fishing from boats corn directly under tree to fish.
Neighbors say the has shown "no new life" (leaves) in past 3 years. They also told us that a large limb broke
off into the lake in the past.
There will be several emails sent with pictures of the tree. This is because of the size of the pictures.
If you have any other questions please feel free to call or email.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Could you also please let me know by return email that you received the pictures?
Best Regards,
Kimberly & William Christian
1600 SE Crescent Drive
Shelton, WA 98584
Phone (206.372.5758
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