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Approved 5.7.25 768 Lamar Proctor: Back to Meg's question about the non-native species. I'm just trying to understand. There's listed 769 specific non-native species in their recommendations like crown veg, centipede and Bermuda. 1 770 assume those are grasses.Are those ones that you plan to plant, or can you tell me about how 771 that works. Like in terms of choosing plants for buffer zones and setbacks and things? 772 773 Justin Chandler: Yes, that's correct. It's going to be on the out, if you see the site plan here, kind of where these 774 buffer areas, the landscaping buffers there for the buildings. It would be in kind of that white space 775 around that, encompassing that. Again,to go back to the 2012, 2021,we got recommendations in 776 regard to those as well. We tried to put some of those in and it did not take. It's the same soil 777 across the road. We ended up chasing our thumb, and tried to implement those, and then 778 basically had to talk and get something else in there that would take off and take root a little bit 779 better. 780 781 Lamar Proctor: Okay. And does Planning have anything to do with the choice of species? 782 783 Ashley Moncado: There is a condition related to landscaping I think might help answer some of this question.The 784 final landscape plan will be reviewed and will be approved as part of the zoning compliance 785 process. We do have a recommended plant list, or recommended plantings. We list,when it 786 comes to like street trees, this is what's recommended, and when it comes to landscape buffers, 787 this is what's recommended. We do have a list, and we work with applicants as we're going 788 through that process to get their landscape plan finalized. Also,with the existing vegetation out 789 there, that's why we also have these conditions, as he moves through the subdivision, he'll be 790 working with staff to determine what's out there,what is needed. If things are not meeting our 791 standards or not meeting the planting schedule requirements, then we would be working with the 792 applicant based on that plantings list. 793 794 Lamar Proctor: Okay. So, Planning works with the applicant and developers to get native species or non-invasive 795 species planted? 796 797 Ashley Moncado: Pat put the list together and I actually think Charity had something to do with it, and those are 798 going to be native. We're not going to want non-native plants. 799 800 Lamar Proctor: I think Meg's concern, I know it's my concern on my property. There are all sorts of invasive 801 species, and it just becomes a problem that starts, but it, as long as it's being addressed. 802 803 Ashley Moncado: There's condition number 15,which is specifically calling out that their final landscape plan would 804 be during the zoning compliance process, and then there's also a condition that if it's determined 805 that the plantings do not meet UDO standards, additional plantings may be required. 806 807 Lamar Proctor: Great,thank you. Chris? 808 809 Chris Johnston: I don't really have any questions. I think it looks fine, and I appreciate the time and effort you've 810 put into this. I also just wanted to call out, I haven't seen many Neighborhood Information Meeting 811 sign-in sheets that have no one sign up. That was pretty impressive. Although it does look like it 812 was December 30th at 10:00 a.m. So, maybe everyone was just out of town.Thank you for your 813 time. 814 815 Charity Kirk: Can you clarify where the amendments are? 816 817 Ashley Moncado: The conditions? 818 819 Charity Kirk: Yes, the conditions? 820 821 Ashley Moncado: It's in the attachment to the staff report. 822