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Approved 12.4.24 6.8.6.H, and in your motion, if you could please address that, and I am going to remind you of that 712 as well. In screening, we're seeking to clarify that the purpose and application of screening 713 standards is to obscure foundations and equipment of multi-family or non-residential structures 714 from public view. And then the landscape and tree preservation plan section clarifies when the 715 plan is needed and the format of that plan. And then finally in the section dealing with additional 716 standards for the economic development districts, we’re proposing to eliminate the standards that 717 refer to scenic views, which is an undefined term in the UDO, and it's effectively unenforceable 718 during review processes. So, as is contained in the abstract, the planning director's 719 recommendation is for approval of the statement of consistency, and also the text amendments 720 that are in Attachment 2. And the recommendation for tonight is to review and discuss the 721 proposed amendments, consider the planning director's recommendation, and then make a 722 recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners on the statement of approval and 723 consistency in Attachment 1 and the proposed ordinance and UDO text amendments in 724 Attachment 2, hopefully in time for the October 1st BOCC meeting. And, once again, when 725 making the motion, if we can address the table identified on Page 40 of the packet needs to be 726 labeled differently. That would be great. 727 728 Statler Gilfillen: This may be just my understanding of the language. On Page 6-39, Item No. 5, "Landscaping 729 shall not be located in any portion of public or private drainage or utility easement." Now, does 730 that mean no grass or any growing materials in those areas. My understanding of landscaping 731 would include grass, so I'm not sure it makes sense to me. 732 733 Perdita Holtz: Well, the landscaping doesn't exactly include grass. The landscaping that's talked about 734 throughout this section is about shrubs and trees, not grass. 735 736 Cy Stober: I would refer to the materials identified in the tables that describe A, B, C, now E and F type 737 buffers. 738 739 Statler Gilfillen: As I read through it, it's a language issue of making sure that I understood what was acceptable. 740 The second question on 6-46, where it refers to foundation plantings in the 5-foot landscape area, 741 my experience is that when you're planting landscaping within the first 2 or 3 feet of a foundation, 742 unless you're very careful, that can conflict long term between the landscaping and the building. 743 I've dealt with that many times, and I don't know if there's anything in there that refers to that. 744 When I was doing some checking online with other recommendation from organizations, the 745 agriculture urban forestry group made some references that seemed much more clear and 746 definitive following what I've just said here, about how close you should be to a foundation of a 747 building. 748 749 Perdita Holtz: Okay, so are you suggesting that the current standard of having a 5-foot landscaped area around 750 the perimeter should be more? 751 752 Statler Gilfillen: Possibly a little wider, and possibly it should at least allow a couple of feet out from the foundation. 753 754 Perdita Holtz: Okay. If you want to, if the board wants to make that recommendation, you're welcome to work 755 that into your motion. 756 757 Adam Beeman: I think item No. 2, it's not possible to plant, you can put planters and other such things to block the 758 view, so that gives you an out right there. 759 760 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 761 confusing to me. 762 763 Perdita Holtz: It's about having some bushes and shrubs, not having trees, in that 5-foot area. 764 765 Charity Kirk: How would you change it, Statler? How would you suggest? 766