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Commissioner Blank expressed concern about this use and did not believe the mitigations were sufficient. Even with the additional foot of lattice, there would be four feet of a covered RV. He believed it would take several years for trees to become effective at screening it. He did not believe that a trailer of this size was anticipated 15 years ago when this Code section was written. Chairperson Fox believed this was the largest trailer she had ever seen. Commissioner Pearce noted that neighborhood issues were among the most difficult that the Planning Commission dealt with and that it was very difficult to come to a decision that does not affect one party or another adversely. She believed the intent of this section of the Code was to address vehicles that visually impacted the neighborhood. She was not convinced that this vehicle could be mitigated and screened and understood Mr. Barragan’s concerns about trees pushing up against the fence. She noted that she was inclined to deny the application. Commissioner Olson noted that from the correspondence received by the Commission, he noticed that many of the emails and letters requested denial of this conditional use permit. He did not believe this RV construction mitigated visually and was also inclined to deny this application. Commissioner Narum noted that she had trouble making the finding under “Health and Welfare” because of the visual impacts. She was concerned about the apparent inconsistency and outdated nature of this section of the Code. She noted that she was inclined to deny this application and would also like to address the Code inconsistency at the appropriate time. Commissioner O’Connor noted that the Code addressed large trucks and buses but not a large motor home, which he believed should be included in the Code. He noted that he drove around the neighborhood and only saw one motor home/fifth wheel other than those on the street and wondered whether critical mass on the street had been reached with respect to motor homes. He had seen one motor home parked on the front lawn of another home and added that he could not make the findings to approve this application. He discussed the difficulties in planting additional trees that would provide adequate screening but would engulf the home and remove blue sky exposure. He noted that he would not be inclined to approve this application. Chairperson Fox noted that the height of the trailer gave a walled-in feeling to the next-door neighbor. She believed it would be possible to screen such a trailer on a 20,000 square foot lot with a large setback, but not on a lot this size. Commissioner Blank moved to deny PCUP-191. Commissioner Narum seconded the motion. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 23, 2007 Page 9 of 20