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North Property Line Fence: The applicant wishes to amend the PUD to omit the installa4on of a fence along the north property line. The current topography of the area limits the effec4veness of the fence as a screening tool. As the property line, that divides the Lyngblomsten townhomes from the proper4es on Rohavic Lane, runs from east to west, the majority of that topography is at a significantly lower eleva4on than the finished floor of the townhomes, making a 6’ privacy fence ineffec4ve as a screening tool. The exis4ng tree line is dense, providing a nice buffer and visual screening between the single-family homes and the new Lyngblomsten development. Proposed addi4onal plan4ngs, some on the Lyngblomsten property and some on the neighboring proper4es, are intended to be installed, as an alterna4ve to the privacy fence and a more effec4ve way to visually screen between the two uses in areas where there is less dense tree coverage. A person standing on the pa4os of the townhomes would stand several feet above the 6’ fence in most of this area. The applicant has had discussions with the property owners of 258, 268, 278, 288 and 298 Rohavic Lane. The property owner of 288 Rohavic Lane originally indicated that he prefers the fence but aOer further discussion, he is reviewing the proposed landscape addi4ons and will let us know if he finds those to be an acceptable replacement for the fence. The other four agree that addi4onal landscaping could be used as an effec4ve alterna4ve for screening, rather than using a fence. Further, a few of the property owners specifically expressed concern about the installa4on of a fence ac4ng as an unnecessary barrier for wildlife. We have aRached several photos to illustrate exis4ng condi4ons, finished floor eleva4ons in rela4on to the exis4ng grade and to show the tree buffer and landscaping that is already in place. Property line looking east Property line looking west