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24 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 932 urban environments, that becomes a real hassle when you have very dense townhomes or single- <br /> 933 family homes how you make that happen through micro-grading. So that's going to apply here. <br /> 934 And to the point about screening, the building code will still prevail over our ordinance. It's <br /> 935 required, and we can't allow violation of the building code,whether it would compromise the <br /> 936 foundation or lead to drainage back towards the building, and I don't disagree with you that <br /> 937 drainage away can cause different problems, but that building code is intended to preserve the <br /> 938 primary building itself. That will all be addressed and layered upon this, and generally speaking, <br /> 939 the building code will take precedence and be enforced above our ordinance whenever there's a <br /> 940 conflict. <br /> 941 <br /> 942 Whitney Watson: Okay. Thank you. <br /> 943 <br /> 944 Adam Beeman: Go ahead, Statler. <br /> 945 <br /> 946 Statler Gilfillen: Technical question on Page 6-44. As an architect, I've dealt with this constantly. There are two <br /> 947 standard measurement systems that some place it has to define which one you're using. It refers <br /> 948 to minimum width the first A then 20. 1 assume that that is feet and not metric, but it is not defined; <br /> 949 it's just a number. It's a very technical issue, but that's splitting hairs. It says per linear feet. It's <br /> 950 just the way it's presented is a little bit confusing when I was reading it. He just pointed out that it <br /> 951 is up there. <br /> 952 <br /> 953 Perdita Holtz: Well, it's for linear feet, but when it says minimum width,when the tables say minimum linear feet <br /> 954 and we're in America where we use feet and inches and not meters. I feel it's getting a little hair <br /> 955 splitty. It's more like an overhaul of the whole section instead of the limited things that we've been <br /> 956 authorized to do. <br /> 957 <br /> 958 Statler Gilfillen: I'm only raising it because I have professionally found that sometimes that confusion is not <br /> 959 clarified. <br /> 960 <br /> 961 Perdita Holtz: Okay. Duly noted. And if we can rewrite the UDO, it would be wonderful, but right now we can't. <br /> 962 <br /> 963 Charity Kirk: So,would you suggest it say 20 feet and 30 feet, or minimum width and then in parentheses feet? <br /> 964 What are you suggesting? <br /> 965 <br /> 966 Statler Gilfillen: That may be already covered, and I missed this. At the top in yellow, it says plant material <br /> 967 required per hundred linear feet. That would imply, in a court of law, that it is all measured in <br /> 968 footage, in the English system not the metric. <br /> 969 <br /> 970 Charity Kirk: So,you think it's okay? <br /> 971 <br /> 972 Statler Gilfillen: I'm okay with it.Thank you. <br /> 973 <br /> 974 Adam Beeman: Go ahead, Lamar. <br /> 975 <br /> 976 Lamar Proctor: All right. So, looking at Page 34 or 6-38,at the top, Sub 2, "Existing native non-invasive and <br /> 977 drought-tolerant trees having a diameter of,"why are we going from 1 foot to 24 inches? <br /> 978 <br /> 979 Cy Stober: It's about what is effectively the legacy tree and what we're going to prioritize for preservation. If <br /> 980 you feel that's wrongheaded or you'd like to preserve smaller trees,which is what we do today, <br /> 981 then that can be part of your motion. <br /> 982 <br /> 983 Charity Kirk: What is the rationale for changing it from 1 to 2 feet? <br /> 984 <br />