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Board Member Covart aye Board Member Moore aye Acting Chairperson Hiatt aye Chairperson Valentine aye Motion carried. 5.02: Review Proposed Ordinance #21-06 Consolidating all Landscape Requirements into a Single Section and Amending Landscape Standards in the Employment Districts City Planner Anderson presented the staff report. He stated that the purpose of this case is to review a draft Ordinance Amendment for landscaping standards in the Employment Districts. The notion of amending the landscaping standards arose as a result of the DeltaMod Tech project, which, per current requirements, would have had to over plant the site (with both trees and shrubs) to meet the minimum planting requirements. This was becoming more common in the Employment Districts, where building tend to be larger, with greater areas consumed by paving and stormwater ponds. Thus, leaving much less pervious area to accommodate plantings. The draft Ordinance would address more than just the Employment Districts. A new section entitled Landscaping is being proposed and all landscaping standards are being removed from individual zoning districts and moved to this location. There is a lot of repetition between many of the districts and this will help reduce the overall size of the Zoning Chapter. Board Member Moore asked if there is one place where a native planting would take the place of a tree, noting Section 2, page seven, Item G. City Planner Anderson confirmed that to be correct noting Subsection (c) (7) g. Acting Chairperson Hiatt asked if the City has guidelines for native plantings. City Planner Anderson confirmed that there are a number of resources related to native plantings and noxious weeds. He did not think it would be helpful to codify that because the State can amend the noxious weed list on an annual basis. He stated that if someone wanted to pursue this, staff would provide resources on species composition. He noted that typically if someone were to pursue this, they would use a native seed mixture based on soil type and location. Board Member Moore commented that there is a planting page on the City website that provides details on seeding, which is brief but provides a good place to start. Acting Chairperson Hiatt noted that the group has talked about this for some time and believes this information is better suited all together in this format. Motion by Board Member Moore and seconded by Chair Valentine to recommend adoption of Ordinance #21-06. A roll call vote was performed: Board Member Covart aye Board Member Moore aye Environmental Policy Board / February 22, 2021 Page 3 of 6