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• • • dal WORK SESSION ITEM B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson MEETING DATE: September 25, 2006 TOPIC: Screening Plan Pomp's Tires 7385 Apollo Court BACKGROUND Izzlo On January 23, 2006 the City Council approved the Pomp's Tires facility at 7385 Apollo Court. As part of this approval, the developer was required to meet all screening requirements of the zoning ordinance. The building is significantly complete and after an inspection of the partially installed landscaping by city staff this past week, it became very apparent that the previously approved landscape plan was going to fall short of meeting the screening requirement of 6 feet of screening materials (be it berm, landscaping, fence, or a mixture thereof) with an opacity of 80% at time of installation. City staff met with representatives from Pomp's Tires to discuss this situation and as a result the developer submitted a revised screening plan for the property. This revised screening plan includes a cedar screening fence along the non - bermed portion of the western property line. This is augmented with landscaping materials on the outside and inside of the fence. On the berm the developer has added a hedgerow of 125 arborvitaes measuring 3.5 feet in height. This revised plan clearly meets the letter and intent of the screening requirements of the zoning ordinance. Staff was also able to meet with the resident at 7381 Jon Avenue, directly west of the site, in regards to this revised plan and it seemed to address most of his concerns with the landscaping of the site. Staff brought these plans forward to the Council due to the lengthy discussions about the landscaping for the project. The developer will begin installation of the improvements upon concurrence by the council. The developer has agreed to complete all improvements within sixty days, and staff will withhold development securities put forth for the performance agreement in the amount of the improvements until such time that they are completed.