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Hoisin~on Koegler Consultant Gordon replied that an over story tree is a tall tree - higher than house rooftops. He stated that the question of whether density transition, ~Uld interchangeable with the use of buffering needs to be addressed. His thought was,th~}~ could:: be; but was unsure as to what degree. The Committee discussed the idea of using a berm as a buffer, and Committee was to allow the use of herbs, but only if they are desig'ned w{~15 ~eaks and patterns to avoid the perception of a wall or barrier. ~: Commissioner Johnson stated that in his opinion there was stil.[_: a::'2:~t(~i~;zmXt,of work that would need to be completed before the Council would consid~i¢4:'~ordinan3~' for adoption. He explained that he read through the draft ordinance several ~es and:~uld not understand the requirements of the ordinance and an ordinance needs t0 b~ understooff~yanyone who reads it. He stated that the ordinance should start with the tr~b~g;requirern~Secondly, should be the buffeting options and then thirdly, include the rei~tionsti[~ betwee~i¢~he fi~g and buffering requirements. Commissioner Johnson inquired if ,a deVeloper agrees to a mom::si~ffi'Chnt buffering requirement, could the amount of tie~gg:,b~:;~P,ced or not. Councilmember Zimmerman,*~i{-~di:;:~at the'*~i~!haa: been discd~k~i by the Chapter 9 Subcommittee and the opinion:':has b~::that an incr~d ¢~affe~::C0,uld reduce the amount of tiering required in certain situationsl~ Councilmember Hendriksen stated that Subdivision 3.g gi;kes the City Council too much discretion and~g.~);iS'~n~c6m~.ortable with ~tl}!iwording being included in the ordinance. He inquired if ik~[~ :been det~ed what level~,:bfbuffer/ng it-would be appropriate to eliminate Hoisi~g~fi: megler con~i'"~t,.:Gordon '~2)'a~' that those requirements have not yet been ~,:.;~;i77'Tlt~:TCgmmittee &s~sed the ~dea of whether lot hnes should have to match the existing lot ~_~;.f??qihXi::; ~cLthe consen~iS':bf their'Committee was that the lot lines did not have to match the exastmg development. Councilmemb~¢HendrikSan stated that anyone can request a rez0ning of any property at any time. He stated~hat,.:.,._ there are instances where a developer may try to develop a high' density development nex2 to an urban development and inquired if the transitioning requirement would .be applicableli'~:that situation. Ci3Pam/s~f0ner Dempsey replied yes, He explained that the issue may be addressed through buffeting because on many of the properties a tiering requirement would not accommodate a medidm density development. He stated that the Committee needs to consider requirements for Ci~ Council/September 28, 2000 Page2 of 5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I Ii I I I I I