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Mr. II]mt sit]ted he }las a wildflower garden on his property, which is a much better solution than <br />icavJng an unsupcrvised strip of land. He indicated he thinks this is just plain a bad idea, and the <br />City has not thought it through. He stated that he thinks the Planning Commission should <br />rcc~mm~cml to tile City Council that they do not approve this ordinance, or put in a provision that <br />ihe City will buy property at market value, but do not take people's land. <br /> <br />MoliOl~ by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Van Scoy, to close the public hearing at <br />8:52 <br /> <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Van Scoy, Brauer, Johnson, <br />l,ovinc, a~]d Shepherd. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Watson. <br /> <br />.(:ommissim~ Business <br /> <br />f~hairpcrson Nix] stated one comment Mr. Hunt made struck a nerve with him. He expressed <br /> that thc ordinance considers exceptions. <br /> <br />('ommissioner Johnson asked if the buffer area is excluded from the area of the lot and Mr. <br /> indicated it is not excluded. <br /> <br />(~hairlx:rs<m Nixt stated they may want to clarify, because if you have a 40-foot buffer area and <br />cannot meet setbacks the City may have taken away the buildability of a lot. <br /> <br />Mr. (}ord~m stated there are several setbacks in play now that affect where you can build, and this <br />is .it]sC ar[oihcr one. <br /> <br />('ommissioner Johnson agreed the ordinance does not specifically state that the buffer does not <br />take away I?om thc lot area. <br /> <br />(%tirpcrstm Nixt stated he thinks he would strongly consider a hardship application for anyone <br />al'iL'trod by this ordinance. He asked if there is anything in the ordinance to allow the City to <br /> noxious weeds, or allow the homeowner to control them using sound judgment. <br /> <br />Zot]ing and Recycling Coordinator Anderson stated 9.06.04 addresses Best Management <br />Practices. <br /> <br />Mr. (;o~'d(m stated thom is also a provision so if the buffer is not graded and has acceptable <br />v:_'gciafion it could remain intact as is. <br /> <br />(!onmfissioner Johnson clarified that if he is developing and has a wetland, and there is <br />v%ctalion that comes up fi'om that wetland, he will have to take that 25-50 feet and landscape it. <br />l lc asked if the ordinance does not suggest that if you have a wetland at a level that gets <br />rccogni×cd and there is a boundary around it, you should be dropping back 25 feet from that <br />exisling edge and buffer. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/May 5, 2005 <br /> Page 15 of 19 <br /> <br /> <br />