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23 <br />1 Kirk pointed out that the Concept Plan had nine lots and the Preliminary Plan has eight lots. The <br />2 ninth lot has been combinedwith an existing lot. There are now no easements for septic <br />3 systems, <br />4 <br />5 Prestan said that she was pleased to see landscaping information about the bu$ers. She is <br />s concerned that some of the plants that 'are along Sunrise Road are going to suffer and probably <br />7 die. She wished it had been a mixed planting and not just the cypresses. She was also surprised <br />s that the landscaping was already done when the Planning Board had not yet approved the plan. <br />9 She is also concerned about the storm draiixa~ge easement that goes all the way through the site, <br />to under the road, and through lot seven. She asked what it:would actually do to lot seven. <br />~1 <br />12 Ernie Dodson, who works with Phil Post, said that there was only a pipe underneath the right-of- <br />13 way under the road. The easement across lot seven follows the natural drainage area through the <br />14 lot. The house on lot seven is located near the setback line in order to take advantage of suitable <br />15 soils for agravity-feed septic system. <br />lb <br />17 Barrows asked for clarification on Preston's concerns about the planting. <br />is <br />19 Preston made reference to the agenda abstract and said that maples and water oaks were not <br />20 suitable to go underneath power lines, She said that the planting should not be up on a bean. <br />21 <br />Z2 Benedict said that the applicant had no approval to do the planting before the Planning Board and <br />23 the County Commissioners approved the subdivision. He said that the applicant had no vested <br />24 rights of continuing the plan until it was approved. He said that the board could suggest mixed <br />2s planting schemes without berms, and this could be one of the conditions for approval of the <br />26 project. <br />27 <br />2s MOTION: Preston moved to accept the staffs recommendation to approve the <br />29 Preliminary Plan for Sunrise Springs with the change that the type <br />3o A buffer along Sunrise Road is to be reconstructed to be mixed <br />31 planting of small, deciduous trees and small ev en <br />ergre trees, not on <br />32 a berm, seconded by Katz. <br />33 <br />34 Strayhorn agrees with the composition of the plants, but he thinks that the berals should stay <br />3S because they provide privacy, Preston explained how berms could cause the trees to die. <br />36 <br />37 Ernie Dodson said that the inert of the berms was for noise control because of how close the <br />3s subdivision is m Y~}4: He asked if the berms could stay and the cypresses could just be <br />39 interspersed with other arses, <br />40 <br />41 Katz asked about the responsibility of the developer in maintaining the buffer in the futiue. <br />42 <br />a3 Ernie Dodson said that the warranty period was generally one year. <br />44 <br />45 Katz is opposed to the berm because the plants would die. <br />46 <br />47 Goodwin said that he thinks it is micromanagin$ to say that berms can or cannot be in a <br />4s development. <br />we <br />