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Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes December 5, 2006 to be completed and the neighbor will need to approve the location of the fence so the other side can be maintained. Ms. Essex stated that she does not feel her neighbor would cooperate and asked about the location of a hedge. City Administrator Larson stated that the hedge cannot be put on the boulevard and adequate sight lines will need to be maintained at the end of her driveway. Commissioner Klennert-Hunt arrived at 6:40 p.m. Mayor Capra asked Mr. Larson to provide Ms. Essex with information on mediation services available through the County. III. PUBLIC HEARING(S) 1. Sedona Homes -Preliminary Site Plan & Conditional Use Permit Request Chair Hanson opened the public hearing at 6:41 p.m. City Administrator Larson stated that this public hearing needs to be repeated because proper notices about the hearing were not published last month. He stated that the City Attorney had submitted a memo to the Commission regarding items that he would like Sedona Homes to address. Mr. Paul Keleher, Chief Manager for the project, explained the plans for the site. Mr. Keleher stated that they plan fora 30,000 sq. ft. office building for a single tenant, located near the Public Works building. He presented a landscape plan that will screen the properties on the west with 6 to 7 foot spruce trees in a staggered row. He stated that at the south end, the property will be screened also with 6 to 7 foot spruce trees in a triple staggered row. He stated that the project meets all G1 codes, but they are asking for a variance to the building height. He introduced Architect Mr. Mike Thomas and Civil Engineer Mr. Brian Bourassa. Chair Hanson reviewed items from the City Attorney's letter that he felt needed to be addressed: A. Issue re a.~ rding blendin.~ of styles of buildings, and use of buildings as a buffer Mr. Thomas stated that to keep the roof height down, they have planned a flat roof line and due to the size of the building, they could not use a wood structure and plan to use precast concrete. He stated that they have tried to tie the buildings together with colors, using earth tones and also using cultured stone on the front of the new building, similar to the existing townhome buildings. He stated that the canopy and columns on the new building will be white to match the existing canopies. Page 2 of 11