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Approved 9.3.25 <br /> 1592 Lamar Proctor: There isn't one. It'll be in the open areas because I think given the lot size and correct me if I'm <br /> 1593 wrong it was dairy pasture, and then it was wooded, and then it was forested, so what's left is <br /> 1594 really new growth, and so given the lot size and the septic requirements,there's not going to be a <br /> 1595 lot of trees, if any, on the lots themselves, but the intent I think was to preserve in the open areas <br /> 1596 the trees that exist there now. <br /> 1597 <br /> 1598 Beth Bronson: Would you like to confirm that? <br /> 1599 <br /> 1600 David Barcal: I would just say,from the septic side, again, the repair field is not actually going in, so if the <br /> 1601 homeowner chooses to keep those trees in the repair area, they could. <br /> 1602 <br /> 1603 Beth Bronson: And how does the homeowner choose if it was going to be bulldozed to be constructed in the first <br /> 1604 place? <br /> 1605 <br /> 1606 David Barcal: I believe our project is just the public improvements and then since they're turning it over to the <br /> 1607 home builder,the home builder would develop the lots. <br /> 1608 <br /> 1609 Beth Trahos And they only install the actual septic field. The repair area is where another septic field could go <br /> 1610 in the future, but it's not needed immediately. So that's the thought. There could be trees where <br /> 1611 there's no septic field today. In the future, if they have to install a septic field. <br /> 1612 <br /> 1613 Beth Bronson: I guess I'm trying to find a way to encourage, once it's handed over to the home builder,to actively <br /> 1614 do that tree preservation when they're working with the home builder. I don't know how that would <br /> 1615 work into a covenant. And I understand that wouldn't be yours. <br /> 1616 <br /> 1617 David Barcal Sorry. I don't want to speak for a home builder, but to me, doing less work is the goal. So <br /> 1618 bulldozing trees is more work, so if I can only clear what I have to clear, that's more benefit from <br /> 1619 the home builder. I would assume from their perspective,they would want to do the least amount <br /> 1620 of work. <br /> 1621 <br /> 1622 Beth Bronson: It's definitely one perspective on it. The other one is if you just clear a blank slate, then you have <br /> 1623 enough room. <br /> 1624 <br /> 1625 David Barcal If the homebuyer says hey, I will pay you extra to clear it. <br /> 1626 <br /> 1627 Beth Bronson: Yeah. Homeowner rights. I do understand. Thank you very much. I appreciate that for clarifying. <br /> 1628 Is there a possibility to get a, I guess with the open space because it's so large and because there <br /> 1629 wouldn't really be a need to do any kind of identification. <br /> 1630 <br /> 1631 Lamar Proctor Yeah. I don't think there's a condition that's workable in terms of that. <br /> 1632 <br /> 1633 Beth Bronson: And then, I guess there was one last thing about the neighborhood activity, the community node. <br /> 1634 Was that referenced in this application? <br /> 1635 <br /> 1636 Charity Kirk: The White Cross one? <br /> 1637 <br /> 1638 Beth Bronson: The White Cross,yeah. <br /> 1639 <br /> 1640 Charity Kirk: It's nearby, but it's not on this property. <br /> 1641 <br /> 1642 Beth Bronson: Okay, and it's not referenced as part of the Statement of Consistency? That's what I'm wanting to <br /> 1643 make sure. <br /> 1644 <br /> 1645 Lamar Proctor: Well, it's referenced because it's a nearby rural activity node, I think. <br /> 1646 <br />