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m <br />C <br />r <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT IT IS REASONABLE TO REQUIRE THAT <br />ANY ADDITION TO A PARKING LOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, BUT HE DID NOT <br />FEEL IT IS REASONABLE TO REQUIRE REDOING THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT. <br />HE AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER THAT IF IT DOES NOT REQUIRE <br />SITE PLAN APPROVAL, IT SHOULD BE LEFT TO A ZONING OFFICIAL. <br />MR. BERG FELT THIS DECISION COULD BE PART AND PARCEL OF THE <br />NORMAL. ROUTINE OF ISSUING A PERMIT. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER SUGGESTED THAT LANDSCAPING BE RE- <br />QUIRED FOR ALL PARKING LOTS, BUT THAT A REVIEW ONLY BE MANDATORY FOR <br />THE SITE PLANS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE 'ZONING BOARD. <br />THE BOARD AGREED. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER FELT STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD NOT <br />START ELIMINATING PALM TREES IN FLORIDA. HE STATED THAT IF A SITE <br />HAS MORE THAN 50%, THEY STILL SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE THEM, AND IF <br />IT HAS 50% OR LESS, THEN THEY SHOULD PROVIDE THE SPECIFIED MIXTURE. <br />HE FURTHER NOTED THAT IF THE PALMS HAVE TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE STRUC- <br />TURE IS BUILT, HE DID NOT FEEL THE BUILDER WOULD TRANSPLANT THEM IF <br />HE DID NOT GET ANY CREDIT. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY DID NOT FEEL WE WILL LOSE AS MANY PALMS <br />WITH THIS LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE AS WE HAVE LOST IN THE PAST WITHOUT IT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THERE IS -AN INHERENT <br />PROBLEM IN THE REPLACEMENT QUESTION BECAUSE THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS <br />WRITTEN,;IT DOES NOT HAVE THE TEETH FOR PROPER ENFORCEMENT IN REGARD <br />TO REPLACEMENT OF DISEASED, NEGLECTED OR DESTROYED PLANTS, TREES, ETC. <br />HE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH THE FORESTER AND DISCUSS <br />THIS PROBLEM. THE BOARD AGREED THIS WAS IMPORTANT. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECESSED THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL 11:00 <br />O#CLOCK A.M.., FEBRUARY 8TH. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE WILL READVERTISE.- <br />THE BOARD THEREUPON RECESSED AT 12:20 O'CLOCK P.M. FOR LUNCH <br />AND RECONVENED AT 1:45 O'CLOCK P.M. WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT. <br />THE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED THAT ITEM ZO IN REGARD TO A SPECIAL <br />EXCEPTION FOR MR. AND MRS. MARCHESKY HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY ATTORNEY <br />RICHARD BOGOSIAN AND WILL BE PLACED ON A LATER AGENDA. <br />JAN 18197 - <br />l: <br />BCOK U3 pm E - j <br />