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Approved 5.7.25 <br /> 988 <br /> 989 Justin Chandler: I can't speak to the scientific name. <br /> 990 <br /> 991 Meg Millard: You don't need the scientific. <br /> 992 <br /> 993 Justin Chandler: I would have to refer to my site plan. I'm sorry about that. <br /> 994 <br /> 995 Meg Millard: Are they dogwoods? <br /> 996 <br /> 997 Charity Kirk: Can we recommend with a condition that like the plantings be non-invasive at least? <br /> 998 <br /> 999 Cy Stober: That is a standard in the UDO, landscaping, and we do have a planting guide. Mr. Chandler <br /> 1000 would have to indicate whether he's agreeable to that condition or not. The Planning Board could <br /> 1001 still make the recommendation if he's not agreeable, and we would just reflect that in the abstract <br /> 1002 to the Commissioners. <br /> 1003 <br /> 1004 Charity Kirk: I mean I'd like a minimum to be non-invasive species, preferably native species, but I understand <br /> 1005 the difficulties. <br /> 1006 <br /> 1007 Patrick Mallett: I would discourage any condition that would specifically states like these three species. <br /> 1008 <br /> 1009 Charity Kirk: No. I don't want to list species. <br /> 1010 <br /> 1011 Patrick Mallett: I would point towards the recommended plant list that we spent a lot of time working on. It has a <br /> 1012 large variety of native drought tolerant, non-invasive species. If you're going to point to <br /> 1013 something, I'm not saying that's where they're headed, but use that as your plant list, because it is <br /> 1014 easy to maintain. I could also say across the street, a lot of those materials are not on that list. 1 <br /> 1015 would not use the same plantings. <br /> 1016 <br /> 1017 Charity Kirk: Is that amenable to you, to do some other plantings? <br /> 1018 <br /> 1019 Justin Chandler: Absolutely. <br /> 1020 <br /> 1021 Charity Kirk: Okay.And trying to be an inspiration to your community,which you list as a value,would you be <br /> 1022 willing to consider trying to move away from lawns and grass and toward rain gardens or sort of <br /> 1023 landscaping that is more inspirational? <br /> 1024 <br /> 1025 Justin Chandler: We are implementing what's not included in this packet but is under review with the County now. <br /> 1026 We have an entire erosion control packet that I'm happy to provide to you to refer that is signed <br /> 1027 and sealed by a licensed civil engineer that has worked with the county with countless projects. 1 <br /> 1028 think Pat and Ashley both have experience with him. He has recommended all of the erosion <br /> 1029 control measures that keep in mind some of these eco-friendly practices. <br /> 1030 <br /> 1031 Lamar Proctor: What would the condition that you're looking for look like?The applicant is committed to using <br /> 1032 non-invasive, native species as from the recommended Planning department list? <br /> 1033 <br /> 1034 Charity Kirk: Most native species aren't invasive. So, it would we either allow non-native species that are not <br /> 1035 invasive, or we encourage just native species. One is a bit more rigid than the other one. <br /> 1036 <br /> 1037 Lamar Proctor: The native is more invasive. <br /> 1038 <br /> 1039 Charity Kirk: A little more rigid. <br /> 1040 <br /> 1041 Statler Gilfillen: Let me ask this question. Would it make sense,with what I think you're talking about,with the <br /> 1042 exception,from the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, their letter here, outlines some <br />