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 25 not to approve. He said the BOCC is empathetic to the public, and is not ignoring them, but at this point it is not an up or down vote by the public. Commissioner McKee said he wanted clarification on Commissioner Marcoplos' condition on the buffer. He asked if this additional condition is to be added prior to the adoption of attachment 11, or as part of. John Roberts said "as part of" and the Applicant has indicated agreement. Commissioner McKee asked if this condition would have to be specifically numerated. John Roberts said the language would need to be so that Michael Harvey could enforce it. Chair Dorosin said it was not be an extension of the buffer, but rather along the southern border of the 100 -foot buffer of district 1 would be a planting of evergreen trees, every 15 feet. Jim Parker said it would be the northern line of the buffer on district 1, along the southern property line. Jim Parker said he feels it is important to clarify that if they clear within 15 feet of the northern line of the buffer, then he would be willing to add the row of plantings. He said if it is further away than that, the plantings seem unreasonable. Commissioner Marcoplos said the length would depend on species of trees, and he suggested language that within three years it would grow to form a continuous line. Commissioner Jacobs said he is trying to get to the thrust of Commissioner McKee's question, and it is not that the trees are planted 15 feet apart, but that the effect is going to be a continuous buffer 15 feet wide. Commissioner Marcoplos said the plantings do not need to be 15 feet wide, but rather a continuous, lateral, opaque row. Jim Parker said it if they get that close to the buffer, plantings must be added. Chair Dorosin asked Michael Harvey if he could clarify specific language. Michael Harvey said there is a 100 -foot buffer, and if there is land- disturbing activity that encroaches within 15 feet of the 100 -foot buffer, the Applicant shall install an opaque buffer of evergreen trees along the boundary of the northern portion of the southern buffer. Jim Parker agreed with Michael Harvey's wording. A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs for the Board to close the public hearing at 9:47 p.m. (Note that, because this is a legislative decision, additional comments at a later date are permitted.) VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Price said the BOCC has heard enough opposition from the public that the Board needs to come to some resolution with the residents surrounding this area. She would like to see as much buffer as possible around thru ways, etc. She said she would also like to know what type of businesses will be going in here. She said it is hard to approve the process without more information. Commissioner Burroughs said these Economic Development Districts (EDDs) have been here for decades, and the job of the BOCC is to balance competing values. She has heard concerns about natural beauty and the environment, but has heard no concerns about jobs and revenue. She said the County has big financial challenges with its revenue streams, and parts of the structural deficits are connected with the anti - development thinking that has been present for many decades. She said the Applicant brought what the Board of County Commissioners wanted in this area, and she will support this project.