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<br />Community Development Director Trudgeon replied he is not certain that PUDs would be the <br />best option. If the City is going to allow detached townhomes there should be standards set; if <br />the City is unfavorable to detached townhomes they should not be allowed at this time. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec directed staff to work out these details and provide information at the next <br />Council meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired about the inclusion of setbacks from arterial roads, which was <br />previously discussed by Council. He noted there were setbacks included with the approval of a <br />development on Alpine Drive. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon replied this was not addressed in the proposed <br />changes. Staff will look into including arterial road setbacks in the ordinance. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to introduce an ordinance <br />to amend Section 9.20.11 of the Zoning Chapter of City Code to include a definition and <br />performance standards for detached townhomes. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Elvig, Jeffrey, Olson, <br />Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #8: <br /> <br />Introduce Ordinance Amending Section 9.24 (Tree Preservation) of the <br />Zoning Chapter of City Code <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon stated in September 2003, the Tree Preservation <br />ordinance went into effect. After working with this ordinance for a couple of years, staff, in <br />conjunction with the Environmental Policy Board (EPB), has reviewed this ordinance and has <br />determined that several revisions are warranted. The proposed revisions to the Tree Preservation <br />ordinance focus mostly on the tree inventory requirements that are applied when a development <br />application is submitted. Some minor revisions are also proposed regarding both the definitions <br />section and the hazardous and/or nuisance trees sections. Currently, all trees on a property are <br />required to be inventoried, regardless of size or location in relation to construction activity, by an <br />ISA Certified Arborist. On larger sites that are heavily wooded, this can be excessive to the <br />point that the associated map of trees becomes undecipherable. Furthermore, trees outside the <br />limits of any construction activity, even those on undevelopable land such as wetlands, are also <br />required to be individually inventoried. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon explained at the time that the Tree Preservation <br />ordinance was drafted; Chapter 9 (Zoning & Subdivision of Land) was simultaneously being <br />revised based on the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. Several definitions in the Tree Preservation <br />ordinance are no longer necessary and/or applicable based on the revisions to Chapter 9. <br />Additionally, there are some provisions/requirements within the ordinance that are no longer <br />appropriate for various reasons. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the proposed amendments to the Tree <br />Preservation Ordinance. He advised the Planning Commission held a public hearing and <br />reviewed the proposed ordinance on July 10, 2006, and there were no verbal or written <br />comments submitted. <br /> <br />City Council / July 25, 2006 <br />Page 14 of20 <br />