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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes November 9, 2021 The Chair said it sounds like the applicant is in agreeance to do it. We just need to determine something that is feasible for staff to be able to check, based upon weather and time. He asked if there were anything else for Mr. Jansen at this time. There being nothing else he told Mr. Jansen to have seat and if they had any more questions, they would call him back up. The Chair asked if anyone else had anything to say. He said correct him if he is wrong, but he thinks the strapping we have a hold of. It is just assuming that we will have to put on a condition based on the email from yesterday. The other item is the roadway buffers. He said Mr. Rockett has spoken, does anyone else have anything to say? Mr. Pinto would want to see if the wild, natural trees do their thing, then we should just let them run; red cedar is your friend. The Chair said he travels Mount Pleasant Road three or four days per week. It is not trees, it is weeds, sea grass, brush; it is not trees. His concern would be what is it going to do to what is there? They are competing for the same space, same air, same water, and the same nutrients. Is it going to kill stuff off or what? He understands his , but he is concerned. Another thing is, we have a glare study that is related to that buffer. So, if it is not maintained, what impact is it going to have to that glare study? Because if it takes out some planted landscaping, how does that impact the glare study. The glare study is dependent upon that vegetation being there. He understands that the vegetation has not reached its mature height per the study, but it may not get there if we have stuff competing for it. The Chair said Section 9.9, Landscaping and Buffer, in our Development Ordinance states: Required landscaping must be maintained in a healthy, growing condition at all times. The property owner is responsible for regular weeding, mowing of grass, irrigating, fertilizing, pruning, and other maintenance of all plantings as needed. The Chair said obviously not all of that applies, he does not think anyone is asking that they irrigate, prune and fertilize, but it does say regular weeding. He feels like if the applicant cleaned it up now, and we could get this closed, if it came back, then it came back. It has not been maintained for almost three years. We need to make it where they are viable, where they can thrive to get to where we have that undergrowth. That is what this would be is undergrowth, but right now, it is not undergrowth it is competing for what is there. Mr. Paxton asked if that is a question we need to ask of the applicant. The Chair thinks so and he asked if anyone else had anything to say one way or another? 11