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taken care with the planting, and the only reason he suggested the delay in the planting is because, particularly on the east side toward the Weimer property, it is critical that if the landscaping is to be effective, it should be placed in the proper place; and if this is not done, the issue would not be resolved. With respect to the drainage and erosion issues, he indicated that the property has always been there, and there have been no erosion problems from that property to the neighboring property. He added that no drainage changes are proposed except as approved by the Building Division in its plan check and inspection process. Commissioner Pearce noted that there are drawings of trees on the graphics and asked Mr. Van Cleave to confirm his earlier statement that the visuals only show existing landscaping. Mr. Van Cleave stated that those drawings were for effect only but that they can plant additional trees. He noted that seeing the actual vegetation and planting that is already there gives a different concept of what the property is all about, which cannot be accurately depicted on a flat dimensional piece of paper. Commissioner Pearce inquired if she should then discount the drawings of trees on the visuals because they do not actually represent anything. Mr. Van Cleave replied that there are some trees that are shaded in some of the elevations and some presentations. Commissioner Pentin noted that there are trees that look like graphics and are randomly scattered around in every photo. He inquired whether these trees will be planted or whether they were there only for look. Mr. Van Cleave replied that he is unable to answer the question. He indicated that he knows there are trees on the site that may not be accurately depicted on the graphics. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. stated that the staff report referred to an agreement for landscaping to address privacy issues, but he did not see anything specific for this development in the conditions of approval. He inquired if this was included. Ms. Stern replied that Condition No. 2 references the landscape plan. She stated that what the architect is asking for is flexibility in the placement of the trees and waiting until the buildings are up to see where the windows will be. She indicated that it should be fairly easy to be able to tell where the window openings will be in relation to the ground, based on construction drawings landscaping put in before construction occurs. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 9, 2011 Page 7 of 29