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20 DRAFT 712 6.8.6.H, and in your motion, if you could please address that, and I am going to remind you of that 713 as well. In screening,we're seeking to clarify that the purpose and application of screening 714 standards is to obscure foundations and equipment of multi-family or non-residential structures 715 from public view. And then the landscape and tree preservation plan section clarifies when the 716 plan is needed and the format of that plan. And then finally in the section dealing with additional 717 standards for the economic development districts,we're proposing to eliminate the standards that 718 refer to scenic views,which is an undefined term in the LIDO, and it's effectively unenforceable 719 during review processes. So,as is contained in the abstract,the planning director's 720 recommendation is for approval of the statement of consistency, and also the text amendments 721 that are in Attachment 2. And the recommendation for tonight is to review and discuss the 722 proposed amendments, consider the planning director's recommendation, and then make a 723 recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners on the statement of approval and 724 consistency in Attachment 1 and the proposed ordinance and UDO text amendments in 725 Attachment 2, hopefully in time for the October 1 st BOCC meeting. And, once again,when 726 making the motion, if we can address the table identified on Page 40 of the packet needs to be 727 labeled differently. That would be great. 728 729 Statler Gilfillen: This may be just my understanding of the language. On Page 6-39, Item No. 5, "Landscaping 730 shall not be located in any portion of public or private drainage or utility easement." Now, does 731 that mean no grass or any growing materials in those areas. My understanding of landscaping 732 would include grass, so I'm not sure it makes sense to me. 733 734 Perdita Holtz: Well, the landscaping doesn't exactly include grass. The landscaping that's talked about 735 throughout this section is about shrubs and trees, not grass. 736 737 Cy Stober: I would refer to the materials identified in the tables that describe A, B, C, now E and F type 738 buffers. 739 740 Statler Gilfillen: As I read through it, it's a language issue of making sure that I understood what was acceptable. 741 The second question on 6-46,where it refers to foundation plantings in the 5-foot landscape area, 742 my experience is that when you're planting landscaping within the first 2 or 3 feet of a foundation, 743 unless you're very careful, that can conflict long term between the landscaping and the building. 744 I've dealt with that many times, and I don't know if there's anything in there that refers to that. 745 When I was doing some checking online with other recommendation from organizations,the 746 agriculture urban forestry group made some references that seemed much more clear and 747 definitive following what I've just said here, about how close you should be to a foundation of a 748 building. 749 750 Perdita Holtz: Okay, so are you suggesting that the current standard of having a 5-foot landscaped area around 751 the perimeter should be more? 752 753 Statler Gilfillen: Possibly a little wider, and possibly it should at least allow a couple of feet out from the foundation. 754 755 Perdita Holtz: Okay. If you want to, if the board wants to make that recommendation,you're welcome to work 756 that into your motion. 757 758 Adam Beeman: I think item No. 2, it's not possible to plant,you can put planters and other such things to block the 759 view, so that gives you an out right there. 760 761 Statler Gilfillen: I'm not sure that it may or may not be covered in the language, but as I'm reading it, it's a little 762 confusing to me. 763 764 Perdita Holtz: It's about having some bushes and shrubs, not having trees, in that 5-foot area. 765 766 Charity Kirk: How would you change it, Statler? How would you suggest?