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Tara Green
From: Todd Meyers [todd@morgan-construction.com]
Sent: Friday, December 44, 2007 10:42 AM
To: Tara Green; Machelle Hill
Cc: C. Caleb Hood
Subject: Woodland Springs
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the staff report for the Wooldland Springs application. First of all,
I wonder like to express my thanks to the staff in assisting us in making this application. They have always acted
in a professional and helpful manner. They have done a great job of expressing to me the goals of the
comprehensive plan , as well as other planning advice. This input has led to numerous chances in the concept
plan with an end result of what I feel is a better development layout.
I just have a couple of quick comments regarding the staff report:
1) Staff's recommendation of a map designation of Mixed Use Neighborhood and C-N Zone: We support
this recommendation. The uses allowed in the C-N Zone conform with our anticipated users. And as a
whole the CN Zone is a better neighbor in a residential area than the CC Zone.
2) Limiting the hours of operation from 6:00-11:00 p.m. We feel that this recommendation is valid for the
buildings abutting the residential areas, however we would ask that the hours for the C-store would be
determined later during the Conditional Use Permit process. Because of the layout of the development,
distance from residential dwellings and being adjacent to the intersection of two arterial streets, we feel
additional hours of operation are appropriate for the C-store.
3) Permitted uses for the 10,000-11,000 sq. ft. building. The staff reports mentions medical and other
professional office uses. In additional to these uses we would like to have the possibility to have some
retail.
4) Fencing. The staff report for the Planning Commission stated that I should enter into the public record
that we will build a fence along the abutting residential properties. During the hearing (approximately
12:30 a.rn.) I stated that we would build a vinyl fence. Mistakenly, I said that the fence would be 8 ft
high. Later in the meeting when I tried to correct the measurement to the standard Eft fence, the
planning commission said that I already made a commitment. Since then I have tried several sources
including Home Depot and Lowes to special order the 8ft fence, but have been informed that they do
not sale fencing material taller than 6 ft. One problem with a 8 ft fence is increased chance of wind
damage.
I would ask that the City Council would allow a 6 ft high fence for the following reasons:
a. The proposed zoning has been restricted to a zone that makes a better neighbor for residential
uses,
b. The site layout uses the buildings to buffer the adjacent neighbors from noise and headlights
created by the commercial activities and the arterial street.
c. The hours of operation for the buildings abutting the residential properties are restricted to
6:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m.
d. The site would normally be required to have 34 perimeter trees, however because of mitigation
of existing trees the required perimeter trees have been increased to 86 trees. The developer
can work with the City Forester to use many of these trees to create an effective buff that is
superior to an 8 ft high fence.
Todd Meyers, VP of Land Development
12/14/2007
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