Agenda - 02-06-2018 8-a - Minutes

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 21 Jim Parker said that is correct. Chair Dorosin asked if Commissioner Marcoplos is requesting more plantings to the existing buffer. Commissioner Marcoplos said he wants dense planting to create a wall of vegetation. Chair Dorosin clarified that Commissioner Marcoplos does not want to extend the 100 - foot buffer, but rather wants to add more plantings to the existing natural buffer, so as to create a denser wall of vegetation. Commissioner Marcoplos said a line of uninterrupted vegetation. Jim Parker said this is unclear, and suggested utilizing the landscaping requirements for parking areas to be the guide for this buffer. Commissioner Marcoplos asked if they are close together. Jim Parker said over time they will grow closer together, but will probably not be opaque. Commissioner Marcoplos said he was thinking of Leland Cypress trees. Jim Parker said he could agree to line a Leland Cypress trees to create an opaque buffer. Commissioner Jacobs said this can be done with evergreen trees, and the main thing is that the trees are close enough together and they are evergreen, as they will create an opaque buffer. Commissioner Marcoplos recalled that a botanist warned him against the use of Leland Cypress trees, but he would favor any appropriate evergreen that would provide an opaque buffer. Jim Parker agreed to a single line of evergreens that will create an opaque buffer over a normal growth period. Chair Dorosin asked if this is enough specificity. Michael Harvey said he needs as much specificity as possible. He said the Board of County Commissioners is asking for a solid evergreen buffer, but has not said at what distance. He said he needs quantifiable specifics, and suggested a 15 -foot wide buffer along the southern boundary property line of district one to create an opaque evergreen buffer, in addition to the 100 -foot district buffer. He suggested a motion be made to ascertain if there is interest in amending the conditions to add this change, and have the Applicant go on record to agree to the imposition of the condition. He said if there is a motion to approve attachment 11 conditions, it would be to approve as amended, with the Applicant's concurrence. Commissioner Jacobs asked if this would be done now or after the public has the opportunity to speak. Michael Harvey said that is up to the BOCC. Chair Dorosin suggested waiting, as there may be additional changes made. He asked the County Attorney if this is acceptable. John Roberts said yes. Commissioner Marcoplos said there has been discussion about advancing alternative energy, and he understands it is too late to require any specifics, but asked if there can be a condition to require the building owners to meet with a solar provider to talk about the benefits of solar power. Jim Parker said the application indicates that solar panels are allowed, and he finds Commissioner Marcoplos' request to be reasonable. Michael Harvey said that is not a land use issue, and he cannot require a meeting to take place, or verify that one has. He said it will become an enforcement problem. Chair Dorosin asked if a public education campaign could be an option. Commissioner Jacobs said to recommend solar panels, and have the sustainability coordinator to meet with each building owner during construction to discuss the feasibility of installing solar.