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