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given that Lot 1 is so close to the road and now Lot 2 which is very big will really not be <br />protected and people will see that more predominantly. So that's the question I have. <br />Ritter: Great question. We'll bring that back to the applicant. Do you have any other <br />questions? <br />O'Connor: I too was a little concerned about the rural character...I was hoping that the <br />two -story on Lot 3 could be better screened from the road. It looked like it was pretty <br />open to the road, or at least I envisioned it to be pretty open to the road to see this two <br />story structure. So if I'm wrong, correct me, but it's fairly close to the property line so I <br />don't know how much landscaping or tree work could go in there, but it would be nice i <br />we could do something to screen that two -story from visibility from the road if possible. <br />Weinstein: We can talk about trees maybe and driveway to begin with. <br />Ritter: Sure. <br />Balch: Can I ask a quick question? This is a little odd. I just realized when <br />Commissioner Allen was commenting. There was no workshop on this, right? Is that <br />normal? <br />Weinstein: Our policy to date has been if a project involves rezoning or a General Plan <br />re- designation that we take it to a workshop and if it's a major project in downtown we <br />generally take it to you for a workshop. With this project there's no General Plan <br />change, no zoning change, it's just a Planned Unit Development with a development <br />plan so that's why. <br />Balch: Okay, it just feels like we missed a step. I apologize, go ahead. <br />Weinstein: So we can tackle the tree issue first. I just wanted to point out that there are <br />four trees being removed but the applicant is also proposing to plant 19 new trees on <br />this site and there is also a condition of approval that asks for more trees. We do feel <br />like there's going to be a good amount of substitute trees planted on the site to address <br />some visual concerns. One option if you're still concerned about screening views of the <br />proposed homes is that we could increase the size of the existing trees that are being <br />planted as part of the landscape plan. They are currently 15 gallons each so we could <br />increase those each to 24 -inch box trees which would be slightly bigger than what's <br />currently being proposed. <br />O'Connor: Do you specify where those trees are going to go? <br />Weinstein: Yes, they're in a landscape plan which is in Exhibit B, Sheet L -1 in your <br />attachment. <br />Ritter: Can we put it up on the screen? <br />Beaudin: The date on Sheet L -1 is January 3, 2016, so it should say 01 -03 -16 just to <br />make sure we're all looking at the same plan. The container size is listed in the chart <br />and you can see where the trees are proposed in the front yard. There's a generous <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 9, 2016 Page 9 of 25 <br />