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AND COMMERCE (WGIC) AREA ON 163 ACRES OF PROPERTY IN WEST GIFFORD ZONED IG (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL) (LEGISLATIVE) PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEARING IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD Community Development Director Stan Boling recalled the Board's direction on February 18, 2014 for staff to initiate the formal Land Development Regulation (LDR) amendment process to create the West Gifford Industrial and Commerce Area (WGIC). He used a PowerPoint Presentation (copy on file) to provide background, description, and analysis on the proposed special overlay regulations for the area, which will eliminate certain industrial uses and add others. He said that agreement has been reached on three uses that were concerning to Gifford residents, as follows: (1) Mulch Facility Uses must comply with specific criteria for fire protection and dust control, (2) Demolition Debns Facilities and Concrete Batch Plants will be Special Exception Uses subject to specific criteria and the public hearing process. Director Boling disclosed that new aesthetic upgrade requirements are proposed for junk yards fronting 45th Street to put in landscaping or a wall, and that the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) has recommended that the Board adopt time-limited incentives to expedite the permitting process, provide reimbursement for wall -related permitting fees, and assist with construction costs. He thereafter asked the Board to proceed with the public hearing. Commissioner Zorc spoke to the proposal for junk yard owners to construct an aesthetic eight -foot wall. He noted that there was a possibility of constructing some type of blended wall that would be less expensive. Director Boling suggested amending the wording in the regulations to say "...the requirement to provide a wall or similar structure with aesthetic features or continuous vegetative screening..." May 13, 2014 9