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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d A p r il 13 , 200 5 Page 5 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Laden stated his concern was when w ould they know how much parking would be necessary. Mr. Smyser replied they would know when the building site plan came in and the parking needs were determined. Vice Chair Tralle asked if they were proposi ng putting in sidewalks from the hotel to the restaurant, or would the pedest rians need to walk through th e parking lot. Mr. Piette replied along the main road there would be a si dewalk and a natural pedestrian path in the front and back of the site, as well as a public area in the front of the site. Mr. Laden noted the sidewalk was a good addi tion, but suggested there also be more pedestrian connections from the buildings. Mr. Piette replied th ey were open to all possibilities, including bridges and benches. He stated they wanted this to be a nice development. Mr. Laden encouraged him to have his landscap e designers make this pedestrian friendly. Mr. Piette stated with respect to the fence, they would be putting in clusters of vegetation that would break up the fence line. He stat ed there would be a maximum of 40 feet of fence with landscaping features. Mr. Pogalz asked if the screeni ng had to be six feet when plan ted or did it have to reach the height of six feet when mature. Mr. Piette noted they intended to add the landsc aping to the inside of the fence and not in between the fence sections. Mr. Smyser responded it was up to the City to determine if the landscaping should be six feet when put in or six feet when mature. He noted it was difficult to put in a solid six- foot height of landscaping because it would grow. Vice Chair Tralle invited anyone for or ag ainst this application to make comment. Rob Rafferty, 1573 Merganser Court, stated he was on the P&Z Board, but he was speaking as a resident and not as a Board member. He thanked the Board for their work on this development and agreed with Mr. P ogalz comments regardi ng the screening, but expressed concern that although this was in written form, th ere were no visual plans and the Board really needed to address it vi sually and not leav e it to the unknown. Rick Partridge, 540 77 th Street, stated they had set their home back from the road and into the woods for privacy when they built and he be lieved that all of the lots were the same depth as his, but realized when the saw the survey stake that they were not as deep, so the development would be almost in his back ya rd. He expressed concern about the noise, lighting, and loss of privacy. Lynn Partridge, 540 77 th Street, pointed out where their home was located on the plan.