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<br />themselves, as the soil requirements could become a nuisance to the builders. He stated that in <br />that situation a homeowner may not know of the ordinance or may not have sufficient funds to <br />purchase the required soil. He stated that he felt it would be beneficial to know the makeup of a <br />typical soil sample for comparison purposes. <br /> <br />Commissioner Rogers agreed with the comments made by Commissioner Dunaway. He did not <br />want to put too many restrictions on homeowners and builders that would detour people from <br />coming into the City. <br /> <br />City Engineer Himmer explained that the new ordinance states that a certificate of occupancy <br />could not be issued until the landscaping was completed, with the exception of an amount of <br />escrow being held for homes given a certificate of occupancy in the winter. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dunaway stated that it may be difficult for builders to have that amount of escrow <br />being held for that long of a period. <br /> <br />City Engineer Himmer stated that a letter had been received by John Enstrom, 8702 181 st Avenue <br />W, and submitted the letter into the record. <br /> <br />Citizen Input <br /> <br />There was none. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Cleveland, seconded by Commissioner Hunt, to close the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. V oting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners Cleveland, Hunt, Brauer, <br />Dunaway, and Rogers. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissi0ner Van Scoy. <br /> <br />The public hearing closed at 8:04 p.m. <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br />Chairperson Levine called the regular meetin~ of the Planning Commission back to order at 8:05 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Planning Manager Miller stated that several residents had come forward with contracts from their <br />builders, stating that $4,500 was being held in escrow by the City for landscaping fees. She <br />explained that the money was not being held by the City at that time and the homeowners were <br />unable to reach their builders to recoup that money. She explained that this clause was to protect <br />the homeowner and was something already being spelled out in some builder contracts. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hunt stated that he too agreed with the statements made by Commissioner <br />Dunaway. He confirmed that the requirement is only for four inches of the specified topsoil. He <br /> <br />Planning Commission / September 3, 2009 <br />Page 6 of 10 <br />