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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 13, 1992 was cleaned up. Drabik thought there had been complaints about maintenance of the holding pond, and there had been some discussion about fencing. The City Planner replied that the 1989 action included the requirement for berming on the east and southeast corner of the property, and landscaping along the west side of the proposed trailer parking area. Those requirements have been met by Slumberland. There was discussion about fencing at that time, however, fencing was not required. Garske pointed out that the area is zoned industrial, and asked the neighbors' feelings if the area was cleaned up, and the trailers parked in an orderly fashion. Ms. Costa indicated that she still wants screening. Costa stated that she did not object to the semi - trailers as long as she does not have to look at them. Drabik suggested that some additional trees be added to the screening. The City Planner stated that trees, other than evergreens, will not provide the screening that Ms. Costa wants since they will loose their leaves in the winter. The Planner also did not believe it would be possible to plant evergreens larger than 10 to 12 feet in size. Hyland disagreed, and suggested that it was possible to plant evergreens over 20 feet in size. Garske questioned the reasonableness of requiring Slumberland to spend a very large amount of money for screening for one house. Peter Costa pointed out that the industrial park was not supposed to have any outdoor storage of trailers, and was to have a campus -type setting. The City Planner replied that the City set up the conditional use permit process to address issues such as outdoor semi - trailer parking, and felt it was unreasonable to expect an industrial park to have none of this parking. The Planner did suggest that if the property is becoming a semi - trailer yard, perhaps it would be reasonable to require a fence. Page 4