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21 <br /> <br />Jim Parker said that is correct. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if Commissioner Marcoplos is requesting more plantings to the <br />existing buffer. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he wants dense planting to create a wall of vegetation. <br />Chair Dorosin clarified that Commissioner Marcoplos does not want to extend the 100- <br />foot buffer, but rather wants to add more plantings to the existing natural buffer, so as to create <br />a denser wall of vegetation. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said a line of uninterrupted vegetation. <br />Jim Parker said this is unclear, and suggested utilizing the landscaping requirements for <br />parking areas to be the guide for this buffer. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if they are close together. <br />Jim Parker said over time they will grow closer together, but will probably not be opaque. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he was thinking of Leland Cypress trees. <br />Jim Parker said he could agree to line a Leland Cypress trees to create an opaque <br />buffer. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said this can be done with evergreen trees, and the main thing is <br />that the trees are close enough together and they are evergreen, as they will create an opaque <br />buffer. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos recalled that a botanist warned him against the use of Leland <br />Cypress trees, but he would favor any appropriate evergreen that would provide an opaque <br />buffer. <br />Jim Parker agreed to a single line of evergreens that will create an opaque buffer over a <br />normal growth period. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if this is enough specificity. <br />Michael Harvey said he needs as much specificity as possible. He said the Board of <br />County Commissioners is asking for a solid evergreen buffer, but has not said at what distance. <br />He said he needs quantifiable specifics, and suggested a 15-foot wide buffer along the <br />southern boundary property line of district one to create an opaque evergreen buffer, in addition <br />to the 100-foot district buffer. He suggested a motion be made to ascertain if there is interest in <br />amending the conditions to add this change, and have the Applicant go on record to agree to <br />the imposition of the condition. He said if there is a motion to approve attachment 11 <br />conditions, it would be to approve as amended, with the Applicant’s concurrence. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if this would be done now or after the public has the <br />opportunity to speak. <br />Michael Harvey said that is up to the BOCC. <br />Chair Dorosin suggested waiting, as there may be additional changes made. He asked <br />the County Attorney if this is acceptable. <br />John Roberts said yes. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said there has been discussion about advancing alternative energy, <br />and he understands it is too late to require any specifics, but asked if there can be a condition <br />to require the building owners to meet with a local solar provider to understand the specific <br />economic and resiliency benefits and get a detailed assessment for that particular business. <br />Jim Parker said the application indicates that solar panels are allowed, and he finds <br />Commissioner Marcoplos’ request to be reasonable. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos requested that such assessments be shared with the county <br />as it would be useful general information. <br />Michael Harvey said that is not a land use issue, and he cannot require a meeting to <br />take place, or verify that one has. He said it will become an enforcement problem. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if a public education campaign could be an option.