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ANALYSIS <br />At the May 13, 2014 hearing, the Board directed staff to add the phrase "or similar structure" to each <br />instance in the proposed ordinance where the aesthetic wall upgrade option is mentioned. Staff has <br />revised the ordinance to contain the phase "aesthetic wall or similar structure" in the appropriate <br />places [see attachment #3, page 5, section (6)]. No other changes have been made to the proposed <br />ordinance since the May 13th hearing. <br />After the May 13th hearing, community development staff coordinated with the Budget Director, a <br />current applicant for a 45th Street aesthetic wall, and another junk yard owner who recently expressed <br />interest in providing an aesthetic wall along his site's 45th Street frontage. Staff is continuing to <br />develop a financing incentive concept that will be presented to the Board at a future date. <br />At this time, staff is prepared to move forward with two other incentives discussed at the May 13th <br />hearing, and seeks Board authorization to implement those two incentives. One of those incentives <br />involves the County paying the administrative approval site plan application fee ($75) and building <br />permit fee ($200) for an aesthetic wall or similar structure. Those payments, totaling $275 for each <br />affected or participating junk yard owner, will be provided to any owner who has already submitted <br />application fees for an aesthetic wall or similar structure and to any owner who submits a site plan or <br />building permit application for an aesthetic wall/similar structure on or before December 31, 2014. <br />The source of funding will be the General Fund. A second incentive ready for implementation <br />involves staff prioritizing applications for aesthetic walls/similar structures over other applications in <br />order to expedite review and permitting time frames. <br />In summary, the proposed WGIC overlay regulations ordinance is ready for adoption and two time- <br />limited incentives for installing aesthetic walls/similar structures are ready for authorization and <br />implementation. Within a few weeks, staff will present an aesthetic wall/similar structure financing <br />incentive concept for Board consideration. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: <br />1. Adopt the proposed ordinance establishing the WGIC overlay regulations. <br />2. Authorize staff to refund site plan application fees and building permit fees paid by any <br />owner who paid such fees for an aesthetic wall or similar structure installed in front of a junk <br />yard along 45th Street. <br />3. Authorize staff to pay for any site plan application and building permit fees for an aesthetic <br />wall or similar structure proposed in front of a junk yard along 45th Street if the application is <br />submitted on or before December 31, 2014. <br />4. Authorize staff to prioritize over other applications any site plan or building permit <br />application for an aesthetic wall or similar structure to be installed in front of a junk yard <br />14" along 45th Street. Said prioritization shall apply to aesthetic wall/similar structure <br />applications submitted on or before December 31, 2014. <br />F:ACommunity Development\Gifford(WGIC)A2014UPDATE\6-3-14BCCFINALLDRAmendmentreport.doc 2 <br />