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<br /> ARDEN IIILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 3, 2002 6 <br /> . Commissioner Galatowitseh asked when thc expansion was made a few years ago, was <br /> there any request for landscaping to be added to the back of the lot. Mr. Parrish replied <br /> that was not a condition of the approval. <br /> Commissioner Galatowitsch asked what existed there now as far as landscaping. Stewart <br /> Haglund replied there was some landscape batTier there, but thc landscaping was thin and <br /> spotty. <br /> Mr. Parrish replied if the intent was to make the land use more compatible witb the <br /> existing area, the Commission could reqLLest that additional landscaping be added and the <br /> play area be fenced in. <br /> Commissioner Zimmennan moved, seconded by Commissioner Sand, to deny Planning <br /> Case #02-06, Pilgrim House Unitarian Church, Special Use Permit Application based on <br /> the rationale that it was an accessory operation that would be allowed if the Church was <br /> rulming the dayeare, but not when a commercial daycare facility was being run. <br /> The motion calTied (4-3) (Commissioners Ricke, Galatowitseh, Duchcnes). <br /> CASE #02-05 - GUJDANT SITE PLAN REVIEW/v ARIANCE REQUEST - PUBLIC <br /> HEARING <br /> Chair Sand opened thc public hearing at 8:31p.m, <br /> . Staff reviewed their report of March 28, 2002 recommended approval for the reasons <br /> contained therein, <br /> Commissioner Lemberg leflthe meeting at 8:32 p.m. and rcturned at 8:36 p.m. <br /> Pat Kern, 1230 Wyncrest Comt, stated he was 400 feet nortb of the Guidant parking lot. <br /> He stated he was not against them building the training facility, but he was against the <br /> variances they were requesting. He expressed conccrn about the height of the building, <br /> He requestcd the building stay at the height of all of thc rest of the buildings. He <br /> expressed concem about the landscape. Hc stated he liked that Guidant was so well <br /> landscaped. He also exprcssed concern about thc skyway over Fernwood. <br /> Darrel Horsemen, 1250 Wynridgc Drive, stated he was northwest of the water tower on <br /> the corner. lIe stated he was at the neighborhood meeting in March and expresscd <br /> concern about VariallCeS being grantcd at this point. He expressed concern about traJ1ic <br /> now in the arca. <br /> Gene Scales, corncr of Floral Drive and James Circle, thanked the City Planner for the <br /> information they had requcsted. lIe expressed the same concerns expressed by both the <br /> rcsidents here tonight as well as at the previous mccting. He expresscd concern about the <br /> traffic increase, lIe stated he was opposed to the granting of the variance. He statcd <br /> . Guidant was a good cOlvorate citizen and had taken good care of thc property, bLLt hc <br /> bclicvcd thc overall agenda of the company might change depending upon if they could <br /> build what thcy wanted to build on that property, He asked the Planning Commission <br /> and tbe City Council to take a good look of the overall plan. He stated issues that were <br /> brought forward at the previous meeting had not been addressed, <br />