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Home My WebLink About2011 - Stream Buffer Restoration Maintenance Agreement - Suh Dai Suk / Ai Yung - 20110505000707Document Title(s) (or transactions contained therein): (all areas applicable to your document must be filled in) I. STREAM BUFFER RESTORATION 2. MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT 3. 4. Reference Number(s) of Documents assigned or released: Additional reference #'s on page of document Grantee(s) Exactly as name(s) appear on document 1. CITY OF TUKWILA 2. Additional names on page of document. Grantee(s) Exactly as name(s) appear on document 1. SUH, DAI SUK YUNG AI 2. Additional names on page of document. Legal description (abbreviated: i.e. lot, block plat or section, township, range) RIVERTON MACADAM ROAD TRS LESS E 10 FT OF 14 Additional legal is on page of document. Assessor's Property Tax Parcel/Account Number Assessor Tax not yet assigned PARCEL NO. 734760 -0090 The Auditor/Recorder will rely on the information provided on this form. The staff will not read the document to verify the accuracy or completeness of the indexing information provided herein. "I am signing below and paying an additional S50 recording fee (as provided in RCM' 36.18.010 and referred to as an emergency nonstandard document), because this document does not meet margin and formatting requirements. Furthermore, I hereby understand that the recording process may cover up or otherwise obscure some part of the text of the original document as a result of this request" Signature of Requesting Party Note to submitter: Do not sign above nor pay additional550 fee if the document meets margin/formatting requirements Return Address: City of Tukwila ATN: City Clerk 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98188 Please print or type information WASEFE lGTON STATE RECORDER'S Cover Sheet (xcw April 7, 2011 City of Tukwila Department of Community Development Jack Pace. Director Dai Suk Suh Yung Ai Suh 610 S. 288`" Lane Federal Way, WA 98003 Re: Stream Buffer Restoration Maintenance Agreement (P11 -015, PW 11 -007, RFA11 -003), 4416 S. 137 Tukwila, WA Dear Dai Suk Suh: The City Department of Community Development conducted a final inspection on March 10, 2011 of the stream buffer restoration work on the property referenced above. Thank you for your prompt action to restore this stream buffer by pulling back some of the soil from the edge of the ravine and planting approximately 45 native bare -root plants. Now that the work has been accepted and the Public Works permit closed out, future maintenance of the buffer area is your responsibility. In a commercial setting, the City normally requires submittal of detailed maintenance plans and monitoring reports prepared by a qualified biologist For homeowners, however. the City will assist you to develop and implement your own detailed maintenance plan. Please understand, however. that compliance with this plan is mandatory, and the City reserves the right to take enforcement action if the plan is not completely implemented. Maintenance Maintenance of the restored buffer area will include the following activities: Jim, Hagg,erton. 3 favor Hand weeding at least a three -foot ring around each plant (pulling weeds out by the root, being careful not to disturb the roots of the plant). Mowing or `weed whacking" to keep invasive plants (such as iv English laurel and blackberry) low- enough so that the newly installed plants do not become covered. The City's biologist can help in identifying these plants if you need assistance. If you find that controlling the weeds becomes too difficult to manage, you could use a technique called "sheet mulching In this technique you cut back the invasive plants as close to the ground as possible and then cover them with sheets of overlapping cardboard or tightly woven burlap. Then bark or wood chips are put on top of the cardboard. This will eventually kill the plants beneath it, although you may need to cut back the occasional weed that comes up through the gaps. You would need to leave space around each native plant when using this method. The City's biologist can provide more guidance about this method and where to obtain supplies. The use of plastic or fabric weed block is not allowed. Monitoring Watering plants during dry periods for at least two (2) dry seasons (longer if necessary). A general rule of thumb is to apply at least I inch of water per week to each plant. Replacing dead or dying plants or adding new plants where there is poor performance, as needed (you can contact the City to obtain suggestions on where to purchase plants). For your site, the target is 80% survival of the plants for the fast year and good aerial coverage of plants for the second and third years. If more plants than that die or if they are not healthy enough to provide coverage, you will be required to plant additional native plants as replacements. Adding mulch (bark, wood chips, or other organic materials) as needed to help control weeds and keep plants moist (no thicker than 3 inches around plants, keeping the mulch a few inches away from the crowns and trunks of the plants). Once the plants are established and the invasive plants under control, the frequency of maintenance can be reduced, but the buffer plantings must be maintained. You are encouraged to do weed management as often as needed to keep the invasive weeds under control. No pruning of plants is alloyed except to remove dead or diseased branches or any branches that extend into the driveway or neighboring property. No non native plants may be installed in the buffer. No herbicides may be used for weed control. You will need to monitor the site to make sure the plants survive and to know when to carry out maintenance or corrective actions. This information must be reported to the City once a year. You must submit a monitoring report to the Department of Community Development at the end of April for the next three (3) years. The monitoring report must contain: 1. Owner name, address, site address and permit number(s) (if applicable). 2. The number of plants that survived compared to the number that were installed. It would help to flag the plants (use contractor's flagging tape) now to keep track of the ones that were planted. It also helps to be able to see them when doing maintenance. 3. Description of maintenance activities during the year, including any plant replacements. 4. Photographs (taken from approximately the same locations each year) in different areas of the stream buffer to document plant growth. Once the City receives each monitoring report, we will do a site inspection, and your signature on this letter constitutes your authorization for the City to come onto your property to conduct these site inspections. The City normally requires a financial assurance to ensure that a restored area is maintained, but we know that can be a hardship for homeowners. Instead of providing a financial assurance we ask that you sign the bottom of this letter to indicate your agreement to do the maintenance and monitoring. Send a signed copy to me at the address shown below. Please keep a copy for yourself. Icy_, Pie2cf11 :...-2011 This agreement will be recorded against the title of the property referenced above and will run with the land. In the event the property is sold during the term of this agreement the subsequent owner will be responsible for any maintenance still required under this agreement. Feel free to contact me or Sandra Whiting (206-431-3663: swhitine aci.tukwila -waus) if you have any questions or if you need help in figuring out how to do maintenance or if you are having problems with plant mortality, insect infestations, etc. Sincerely. 4traP Mary Huh Code Enforcement Officer 6300 SouthcenterBlvd. 4100 Tukwila, WA 98168 206/431 -3676 I have read the foregoing maintenance and monitoring requirements, and, by signing below, indicate my agreement and commitment to maintain the buffer plantings and provide monitoring reports to the City for three (3) years beginning Mot\ 0(. 20 j and ending on (`{!1{( el 20_67 v i �j -ti Ai t.(.i°�' Date 'M (l) 1 Signature ��l �7 Printed Name p4 L-d' r f 1, w atc''o.3 Address 6 1 tt Y,V A E- 1 ecL .4 v i Telephone number >-S- 4,6/ s C f 1 E -mail P SS /}S i c0 Ct Yyl ppR 22 20111