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photo", shot from the north side of Sta..nley Bou.levard", "V'Vhich shovvs the proposed street trees to be added. 1'V'1r. Tserson ad-vised that: there -vvould be visibility of the site from Stanley BOl..:Llevard", but staf:y- belie-ved that the use -vvould not block a..ny scel""1ic vie:"V'Vs. There vvould be a lot of:- trees", both existing all.U pIUI""1t.ed", t.ll.at. -vvould screen and softe.l"l. th.ose vievvs. Th.ere "V'Vould be limited visibility from the homes to the south because of the existing -vegetatiOI""1", the distm""1ce", the grade differCI"1Ce" as "V'Vell as the nevv trees that: vvould be planted. He n.oted that the applicant vvould remove 58 existil""1g trees" 11 of "V'Vhich VV"ould be heritage. Hovvever" 300 ne"V'V trees "V'Vould be planted as proposed by the applicant" as vvell as a sigl.""1i:f"icant number that staff recorn.mended to be planted along Stanley Boulevard. Staft-- recommended that 20 percent of the neV\! trees be 24-il"1ch box size al.""1d that a large nun""1ber of- neVV" trees and shrubs be added along t.he periphery of the site and the parkin_g areas. Staff also examined the possibility of planting along the Stanley Boulevard mediaI1. TI""1is part: of Stanley Boulevard is ul"1der tl"1e jurisdiction of Alan""l.eda County" a.nd the C:ounty is examining the possibility or providing landscaping in the medians in the quarry areas to the east" starting a:t"t:er the Shado"V'V ClirTs area. Staff included a condition that the applicant "V'Vork -vvith the County to landscape the median in front of:- Shadovv Cliffs to -visually mitigate a..nd soften the -vieVV"s. The City recommended that the applicant use its best efforts to achie-ve landscaping in the mediaI1. The City vv-ould maintain the landscaping because the County stated that tl""l.ey VV"ould not do so. Tn response to an inquiry by Chairperson Arkin", l.V1:r. Iserson advised that the il""1stallation landscaping could be linked to a speci:t1c event", such as before occupancy of the first phase or a.. similar event. .In. response to an inquiry by Con""1missiol.""l..er 1'v1aas", l'vfr. Iserson confirmed tl""l.at tl""1c C:oIT1.mission may require a contribution to the Urbal"1 forestry fund vv-ith respect to the removal or the ] 1 cottonvvood trees. He noted that t.he landscaping of the median may be qu_ite ex.pensi-ve in terms of ex.tending the irrigation" vv-hich could reach $30,,000. ~rhe Commission rnay also "V'Vish to balaI1ce tl""1e contribution to the forestry f:lind against the cost of the median landscaping. A discussion of the fel""l..cil""1g material" color" and placen"1ent el"1sued. C:'OITl.ITl.issioner Fox. iIl.quired vvhetl""1er staf-r- had aSKed that the applica.J.""l..t rl."1c>-ve tl""1e chairl-link rer1ce bordering Stanley Boulevard avvay from the road and place attractive landscaping in an. eight- to ten-foot area betvv-een the road and the fence. l'\.I1r. Iserson indicat.ion that the applicant had not been asked to do that", and Commissioner Fox expressed concern that that area should be attracti-vely la..ndscaped as Sta..nley Boulevard ""as the gatevv-ay to the City. In response to a..n in.quiry by Commissioner l'\.I1aas", J\.Ilr. Iserson confirmed that the arroyo cou-ld be crossed for screen.ing vvith t.he permission of the neighbors. PLANNING COl'Vll'VlISSION IVlINUTES December 10,2003 Page 8