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5. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br /> <br />a.PDR-693, Brad and Ann Walker <br /> <br /> Application for design review approval to construct an approximately 3,520- <br />square-foot two-story custom home with an attached 850-square-foot, two-car <br />garage on an approximately 18m285-square-foot site located at 6-67 Sycamore <br />Terrace. Zoning for the property is PUD-LDR (Planned Unit Development – <br />Low Density Residential) District. <br /> <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. <br /> <br />Ms. Mary Green noted that she lived on Sycamore Road and that the applicant had <br />bought the house next to her home. She believed they would be very good neighbors. <br />She noted that she would like the black walnut tree referenced on page 8 of the staff <br />report to remain. She noted that she did not have any problems with any of the Walkers’ <br />plans and added that they had been very accommodating regarding her concerns about <br />her privacy. <br /> <br />Chair Blank invited the applicant to speak. <br /> <br />Mr. Brad Walker, applicant, noted that they wished to keep the walnut tree but that upon <br />investigation, it was determined that the tree was towards the end of its lifespan. He <br />stated that when they bought the lot, they decided to work around the walnut tree, but the <br />designers stated that it would probably die. He noted that they had plans to plant two live <br />oak trees in the front to replace the walnut tree. <br /> <br />Ms. Decker noted that Mr. Walker’s comments were noted on page 9 of the staff report in <br />reference to the discussion on the decline of the walnut tree. <br /> <br />In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether Mike Fulford, City <br />Landscape Architect, reviewed that walnut tree, Ms. Decker confirmed that he had, per <br />Exhibit F. She added that other projects demonstrated that the black walnut trees did not <br />have a good survival rate when development occurred. She noted that staff encouraged <br />replanting of other species but that Mr. Fulford encouraged the planting of other trees. <br /> <br />Chair Blank noted that black walnut trees did not have a good survival rate even when <br />development did not occur. <br /> <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. <br /> <br /> <br />8. MATTERS FOR COMMISSION'S REVIEW/ACTION <br /> <br />a. Future Planning Calendar <br /> <br />No discussion was held or action taken. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 25, 2008 Page 13 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />