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Approved 10/11121 <br /> 1 control measure or the additional gravel unless you reduce the required land use buffer. That is apart of the variance. 1 <br /> 2 will confirm that with Mr. Mason's testimony that there is a lot of existing vegetation on the property. It is heavily <br /> 3 wooded. We are here this evening to look at and very if the applicants have met their burden with the ordinance to <br /> 4 justify their issuance of a variance. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Leon Meyers: Asks if the application request relief from the planting requirement in addition to the buffer requirement. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Michael Harvey: The applicant is requesting a reduction in the typical required 75ft land use buffer so that there can <br /> 9 actually be additional development activity occurring on the property <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Beth Bronson: Do they follow all other requirements of that land use buffer? <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Leon Meyers: I don't see any indication on this site plan of any plantings. I haven't heard of any reason why it wouldn't <br /> 14 be appropriate to meet the planting requirements. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Kevin Mason: Stated that the existing vegetative met or exceeded the buffer planting requirements. If it is the board's <br /> 17 wish we are more than happy to go back and do additional plantings. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Michael Harvey: Stated without trying to sway you, because I am not going to be accused of that, I will confirm Mr. <br /> 20 Mason's testimony that the existing foliage is probably going to meet the minimum requirements for x number of trees <br /> 21 for every linear foot for the site. If the board and Mr. Mason's approve condition that the staff will ensure the site plan <br /> 22 shows the existing foliage on the property meets the strict interpretive requirements 6.8.6. That there will be x number <br /> 23 of trees per 100 linear feet. And that Mr. Masons agreed to willingly allow that condition to be imposed on the variance. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Leon Meyers: Stated he can see on the South, It looks dense enough for sure. On the North and West particularly, <br /> 26 where the clearing approaches the property line. That is not entirely clear. Mr. Mason has said that he would accept <br /> 27 such a condition. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Beth Bronson: Wanted to clarify, you are taking from the south side right? <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Kevin Mason: Yes <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Beth Bronson: How many feet past the line is the driveway/entryway compared to property line? Your driveway to the <br /> 34 south property line? <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Kevin Mason: Stated off the top of my head 30 feet. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Leon Meyers: Stated to there will be a site plan that comes back to the staff for approval based on the board's approval <br /> 39 of this development plan. I didn't see any indications of new plantings. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Beth Bronson: The ones showing on the development plan are the ones to be? <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Leon Meyers: To be removed as I understand it. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Kevin Mason: It is hard to see on an 8x11, we actually had a tree survey done on a 25ftx25ft square. Trees 6 inches or <br /> 46 greater were captured. That is noted in black and anything in the dark green will remain. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Susan Halkiotis: Restates what Mr. Harvey said if the board so chooses we can make this motion in such a way that <br /> 49 staff will oversee this, which they would anyway, with regard to plantings and so forth. <br /> 50 <br /> 6 <br />