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Molin Concrete page 13 Motion made to table the project pending; submission of landscape plan, tree inventory, Rice Creek Watershed's TWAFFA requirement information, lighting plan, an understanding of chemical use on the site, use of well heads on site as indicated by the County Well Point Index. The landscape plan should show the use of native groundcover plants and trees, the berm area on the north should be looked at for effectiveness and the use of irrigation, and the City should re -focus on the priorities set forth in the current Surface Water management Plan review process so that the surface water issues are better understood in plan review sites such as Molin Concrete. It is not clear why the Environmental Board did not receive the submitted landscape plan. The landscaping plan was approved in 1997. The new plan is a revision of the previously approved plan, and the drought -resistant species have already been planted. No tree loss will occur from the proposed new building. The Rice Creek Watershed has granted its preliminary approval. A complete lighting plan will be a condition of approval. Chemical use on the site is not changing, nor are any new wells being proposed. The City's surface water plan must be consistent with the Watershed plan. Both the Watershed and the City include surface water plan requirements in the review all projects. PLANNING & ZONING BOARD REVIEW The P & Z opened the public hearing at the September 11 meeting and continued the hearing to allow for a neighborhood meeting. A meeting with the neighbors occurred September 26. Approximately 15 residents attended, along with representatives of Molin, Cheesebrough Trucking, the City Planner, and P & Z Chair Schaps. Mr. Schaps facilitated the meeting. The discussion led to several revisions to proposed conditions of approval, which are incorporated into this report. The P & Z voted to approve the applications with conditions. The P & Z recommended adding two conditions to the staff report 13.e. and 14.b. 13.e. General hours of operation shall be 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. except as stated in 13. a, b, c, and d. Plant operation beyond those hours shall be considered extraordinary. 14.b. Before City Council consideration, the applicant shall review the reasonableness of: two rows of staggered coniferous trees on each side of the berm, 8 ft. high when planted, no farther apart than 18 ft., or coniferous trees 4 ft. high planted on the berm. This would replace what is shown on the 10/10/01 plantings plan.