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l lunt stated he has a wildflower garden on his property, which is a much better solution than <br />i~:aving an unsupervised strip of land. He indicated he thinks this is just plain a bad idea, and the <br />(',ity }las not thought it through. He stated that he thinks the Planning Commission should <br />r,:commend to the City Council that they do not approve this ordinance, or putin a provision that <br /> City will buy property at market value, but do not take people's land. <br /> <br />M,)tion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Van Scoy, to close the public hearing at <br /> <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Van Scoy, Brauer, Johnson, <br />I.evimc, and Shepherd. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Watson. <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br />(:hairperson Nixt stated one comment Mr. Hunt made struck a nerve with him. He expressed <br />,:o~]cern dmt the ordinance considers exceptions. <br /> <br />(iommi~sioner Johnson asked if the bUffer area is excluded from the area of the lot and Mr. <br />(~,~rd(m i~dicated it is not excluded. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt stated they may want to clarify, because if you have a 40-foot buffer area and <br />cann{)~ meet setbacks the City may have taken away the buildability of a lot. <br /> <br />Mr. Gordon stated there are several setbacks in play now that affect where you can build, and this <br />is just am)ther one. <br /> <br />(2re]missioner Johnson agreed the ordinance does not specifically state that the buffer does not <br />take ~tvvay fi'om the lot area. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt stated he thinks he would strongly consider a hardship application for anyone <br />afl~cted by this ordinance. He asked if there is anything in the ordinance to allow the City to <br />control noxious weeds, or allow the homeowner to control them using sound judgment. <br /> <br />ZonJ~g and Recycling Coordinator Anderson stated 9.06.04 addresses Best Management <br />~'rat;ticcs. <br /> <br />Mr. (3ordon stated there is also a provision so if the buffer is not graded and has acceptable <br />vc?_,emti(m it could remain intact as is. <br /> <br />Comu]issioner Johnson clarified that if he is developing and has a wetland, and there is <br />vcgctati{m that comes up from that wetland, he will have to take that 25-50 feet and landscapeit. <br />He asked if the ordinance does not suggest that if you have a wetland at a level that gets <br />~'ecognizcd and there is a boundary around it, you should be dropping back 25 .feet from that <br />t:,,:isti ng edge and buff'er. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/May 5, 2005 <br /> Page 15 of 19 <br /> <br />P39 <br /> <br /> <br />