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" .. ' ~2 . December 3, 2002 Planning Case #02-20 understanding this is a PUD, but that they pay special attention to the buffer zone specificaffy on the north and the east side of the property, and they try to meet the fuff intent of the buffer zone. Update The Council fist considered this PUD Amendment at their September 30th, 2002 meeting. At that time, the Council took the following action: Council Member Grant moved and Council Member Aplikowski seconded to table Planning Case No, 02-20: Aaron Nelson, Master and Final Plan PUD Amendment, County Road 0 and Cleveland Avenue for sixty days, The reason for tabling is to provide the applicant time to work with the residents to address the screening in the neighborhood business district and what screening should be used in this residential neighborhood, The motion carried unanimously (4-0). Subsequently, the applicant sent a letter to the adjacent property owners outlining solutions, The compromise outlined in the letter is outlined in the attached narrative statement provided by the applicant. The Council will note the following changes from the plans that were previously submitted: . · The footprint of the building has been slightly reduced from 5,465 sf to 5,315 square feet The second story has been reduced from 4,796 sf to 4,683 square feet. This changes the overall square footage from 10,261 sf to 9,998 square feet. · The building setback on the north has increased from 25 feet to 30 feet. . The parking setback on the north has increased from approximately 15 feet to approximately 16 feet. · Arborvitae trees on the northern border of the property have been extended further to the west. This will provide a coniferous screen for two of the three properties north of the proposed office building, In addition to the Arborvitae screen, there are additional deciduous trees planted directly north of the building, Double screening if you will. · Four arborvitae have been provided to screen the trash enclosure. While the applicant has interacted with most of the adjacent property owners, staff has had substantial interaction with Mark McGuire, the property owner at 2030 Glen Paul. The revised landscaping plan proposes to place a six foot high privacy fence along the border as well as three deciduous trees, While generally not supportive of the proposed development, if the development were to proceed, Mark has indicated his preference for an eight foot fence, The applicant has indicated that he is not willing to install or be responsible for an eight foot fence, This is based on the additional structural engineering and expense required to construct such a fence. Additionally, eight foot fences are not allowed in residential districts without a variance, However, they are allowed on commercial property without a variance. .