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I Zoning File fflSSA October 22. 1993 Pace 2 It should further be noted that while Mr. Fisher is referred to as the applicant and property owner, he is in the process of purchasing this property from Melvin and Ollie Peterson. However, Fisher is in possession of the property and the tree cutting was done under his authority. The Planning Commission concurred that this was a clear violation and that no possible hardship exists to support the granting of an after-tlie-fact variance. In reviewing the initially proposed restoration plan, which called for a total of nine trees in the 0-75' zone, and three others outside that zone, such trees to include Linden and Ash species of 4" to 5" diameter. Planning Commission found the plan lacking. Planning Commission's recommendation to Council is denial of the variances and conditional approval of a restoration plan subject to additional trees and understory ’ being added to the plan. Planning Commission requested that staff work with the applicant’s landscape desiener to establish a more suitable plan for Council review. w Revised Restoration Plan Staff met with Mr. Gustafson on October 20th and discussed a number of revisions to the initial restoration plan. The underlying premise and intent of the City would be bring the site back as nearly as possible to the vegetation heights and densities that previously existed, using species that will be suitable to the specific shoreland topography of the site. A further goal of the City should be retention or rapid replacement of the root structure and runoff detention ability of the understory and ground cover. To this end, the revised restoration plan shows twelve 4" to 5" trees in the 0-75 zone, including American Linden, Green Ash arJ River Birch species. Gustafson anticipates that in order to accomplish the plantings in the soutlicm 1/3 of the property, the stumps will have to be removed and the soil regraded in an area approximately 30'x60' to allow planting equipment access It is impossible to transplant the size trees proposed without doing some site grading work. Additional plantir.frs in the south side will include Gray Twig Dogwood, Red Twig Dogwood, and .Sumac, with a downhill border of Reed Canary Grass plugs to assist in erosion control. On the north end. the stum s and stems on the sU>pe are proposed to remain, and could l« expected to resprout into a fairly thick screen in a short time period. At the base of the slope, some grading work will be needed in order to place three substantial trees.