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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 11, 2016 Page 7 City Planner Thomas Paschke briefly reviewed the request for ordinance adoption and policy approval as detailed in the RCA of today's date. Ordinance (Attachment C) Mr. Paschke noted the three options available for the City Council's considera- tion, as outlined in lines 57 — 67 of the RCCA. Councilmember McGehee questioned rationale in the 400' replacement for trees off-site of a development rather than a larger area. Mr. Paschke noted the intent was to ensure the second tier of residential lots adja- cent to a development project still received the most benefit for replacement if not available on-site. Using the Applewood Point project currently underway as an example, Coun- cilmember McGehee noted a considerable number of residents farther away than 400' would be impacted. Therefore, Councilmember McGehee stated she say no particular value in limiting the area to 400' particularly if moving beyond that for public sites; and opined public and private sites should be considered no different- ly. Mr. Paschke clarified that one of the goals of the Replacement Fund was to pro- vide immediate relief to properties directly adj acent to a development site, with the shorter that distance the better. If unable to achieve that goal, Mr. Paschke then noted the flexibility for plantings further away, but still within the general vi- cinity versus the broader community; and allowing the city to achieve the biggest bang for the buck in finding positive results from a development project if not tree replacement is not feasible on the actual site itself. In using the Applewood Point development as an example, Mr. Paschke ques- tioned the benefits to adjacent property owners to the development project if re- placement trees were planted across the street, or by going further than 1,000' feet from the site. Mr. Paschke noted this would not address any screening for those adjacent properties, the essence of the city's landscaping and screening require- ments. While staff may be viewing the parameters of the ordinance from a screening or landscaping point of view, Councilmember McGehee clarified that was not her in- tent when originally bringing the idea up. Interim Community Development Director Kari Collins clarified that the 400' was a recommendation of the Planning Commission as reflected in the draft ordi- nance, and intended by them as a buffer if needed and still able to capture tree re- placement within the outskirts of a development site.