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Planningand Zoning Commission Minutes June 14, 2022 In conclusion,Mr. Murray submits to the Board that they have presented evidence and met the standards under the code and under the statute for granting these variancesthat have been requested.He is happy to answer any questions the Board may have. Mr. Wong is our Landscape Architect, and he is here to answer any questionsabout site orientation. Again, we would request that you would grant the variance.If you have any recommendations, suggestions, or any questions,he is happyto answerthose at this time. He said the onlything he does becausethis is Quasi-Judicial,is typically havehislandowner or applicant come up and testify on the record that they are adopting his presentation as if it were their own. He does not know if there is any opposition tonight, but typically he has that put on the record. He asked Mr. Minier to come forward. Mr. Mark Minier, 11202HarrisRoad, Huntersville, NC28078, addressed the Board. Mr. Murraysaid toMr. Minier, you havereviewed the power point, the applicationthat has been submittedandyou have heard mytestimony and presentation. Canyouconfirmto the Board that you fully adopt that as if it were your own? Mr. Minier said I do. Mr. Murray said if there are any questions,he will be happy to answer. The Chair asked if there were any questions for the applicant.He does have a question on the landscaping. Obviously,there isexistinglandscape and there is proposed. When you talk about meeting the standard,are you going to increase what is there? Because what is there is pretty much not anything, it has been there 15 years or more. Mr.Auggie Wong, CES Group Engineers, 3525 Whitehall Park Drive, Charlotte, NCaddressed the Board stating that if you look at the plan, on the western side there is a field of trees,existing trees,itis part of the southwestern side,there is few existing,sowe are going to keep some of that. There is a few on the eastern sideof the property and that is about it. What you see there is what we will provide based on the code and also what the buffer requires for thatarea. Mr. Jeff Corley said for clarification, the parking perimeter landscape buffer, the landscaping requirementsi.e.,the actual vegetation will still be met. That iscorrect? Mr. Wong said yes,we will still meet that. Because of the way the trail goes we would have to make surethat it fitson the sidewherewe plant those. Mr. Stephen Wise said can we revisit the water situation one more time. He knows that on that one pagethattheundergroundretention is not required. But, what about above ground, there is no kind of retention system shown here that he couldtell. 18