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2. How would the proposal be likely to affect plants, animals, fish, or marine life? <br />The proposed landscaping regulations continue the current requirement to <br />retain significant trees on development sites when the trees are not dead, <br />ding, diseased or a nuisance species. The retained trees may count <br />towards required landscaping on the site. The proposed regulations will <br />not affect animals, fish or marine life, except to the extent that retained <br />trees, or new tree canopy or bioretention facilities integrated into the <br />landscaping reduces storm water run -off, which in turn improves water <br />guality in the City's river and streams (Green/Duwamish River, Gilliam, <br />Southgate and Riverton Creeks). <br />Proposed measures to protect or conserve plants, animals, fish, or marine life are: <br />N/A — the new landscape code affects the installation of new landscaping <br />materials for new and re- development. Any proposals for new or re- <br />development will address impacts on existing plants, animals, fish or <br />marine life. <br />3. How would the proposal be likely to deplete energy or natural resources? <br />The proposed revisions to the landscaping code will not affect energy or <br />natural resources except to the extent that additional tree canopy will <br />reduce heat islands and divert stormwater run -off. <br />Proposed measures to protect or conserve energy and natural resources are: <br />N/A <br />4. How would the proposal be likely to use or affect environmentally sensitive areas or <br />areas designated (or eligible or under study) for governmental protection; such as <br />parks, wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, threatened or endangered species habitats, <br />historic or cultural sites, wetlands, floodplains, or prime farmlands? <br />The proposed revisions to the landscaping code will not affect <br />environmentally sensitive areas; any site containing an environmentally <br />sensitive area is still subject to the City's sensitive area regulations, TMC <br />18.45and/or the City's shoreline regulations, TMC 18.44. <br />Proposed measures to protect such resources or to avoid or reduce impacts are: <br />N/A <br />92 <br />SEPA Checklist <br />