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Zoning File #1600 <br />February 5, 1991 <br />Page 3 <br />Although Planning Commission refused to address the access <br />questioHf accepting the applicant's position that this matter had <br />already been addressed two years ago with the upgrading of the <br />County Road» it is staff's position that this is a variance <br />application and the City has every right to address the issue of <br />access to the site. The applicant has been advised of staff’s <br />position* and we ha'*'’ asked representatives of the County and <br />applicant to meet ov - the site to determine if there are other <br />alternatives of acc*- a the property and parking layout. Staff <br />will report on these wdings at your meeting. <br />The Planning Commission recommended approval of the variance <br />and commercial site plan application as proposed and accepted the <br />accesses as proposed per applicant's site plan conditioned upon <br />receipt of a landscape plan and pla* ’ng schedule. Specifically* <br />directing applicant to provide r-round/evergreen-like <br />plantings along the west lot li. - and plantings along the <br />southern boundary of retention pond where existing vegetation was <br />to be removed with the installation of the detention pond. <br />Please review Exhibit EE* the landscape plan fails to show <br />plantings proposed along the southern boundaries of the detention <br />pond. These plantings are necessary to provide the natural <br />buffer to the residential properties to the immediate south. <br />It should be noted that the minority opinion felt that the <br />applicant failed to respond to the concerns of the Planning <br />Commission in the original review as no changes were proposed at <br />the second meeting. In addition* the minority opinion felt that <br />the position paper of the applicant (Exhibit Z) did not address <br />the concerns expressed by the Planning Commission. <br />The enclosed rt'*solution has been drafted per the approv ju <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission. Staff has added a <br />condition requiring landscaping along the southern boundaries of <br />the detention pond and upon resolve of the access issue* the <br />resolution will include any new conditions set forth by Council <br />regarding changes in the access location.