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Mounds View Planning Commission September 1, 1999 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 11 <br /> • <br /> stated the City Forester indicated this proposal would be beneficial, in light of the oak trees in the <br /> area. He stated he had taken down ten trees during the last seven months due to oak wilt disease, <br /> and the City Forester has recommended they plant other species of trees, which are conducive to <br /> growing in the shade, and are not susceptible to the diseases present in the area. He stated there was <br /> one large tree in the area that they might be able to work around, and they were will ng to do that. <br /> He stated the landscaping buffer begins approximately six to eight feet from he rem of the buildings, <br /> and they were not proposing to remove any landscape of cons quenceint t tea. <br /> had referred to:i"'ustrial t ..e4'a < diti :.ers howeve <br /> Mr. Smith stated Council Member Marty ndtype �.>: .,_ , <br /> units. <>e indicated:>the size`-'` `=<`e buil.din was <br /> they would be utilizing residential air conditioning :..,..::..::; o. <br /> 10,000 square feet, and the number of units required OW depend upon the number rigibOxivitenants <br /> occupying the building. ... ;"x.'_:a <br /> Mr. Smith stated they desired as much space in the back olAle built ,a .possible, as this sells space. <br /> He stated the fence would only be moved behind the buildings,'= Z ence on the sides of the <br /> buildings would remain the same. yh °' <br /> <`n. t ``'� oul and to thisproject, on time, <br /> Smith stated they had done everything th$01 theft o l ince <br /> if not ahead of time. He stated they had go to greagpx0:001.00rm traffic studies. He stated <br /> there had been much discussion regarding the p tential excessive traffic in the neighborhood, <br /> pedestrian traffic over yards, and the.<;s ,ewing ofw ash throughout the area. He stated the people in <br /> the neighborhood he had spoken w tygod sated positive re Pion to the development, and that these <br /> situations have not occurred. Of <br /> Atik,„410 <br /> ,014, 4.11-6„6: fallENDP <br /> Mr. Smittvgaw,ithe int*Oditiqt,HighwacnOribt yet completed. He stated the contractor has <br /> indicatea>. _ e in section G r p be operational the following day, to accommodate the traffic <br /> traveling alorim io rt gt10, to >nterse tion, and he believed this would further reduce the traffic. <br /> IWO&. 141111,00 <br /> Mr. Smith staledt e.archit t had t had the fence in mind when he designed the building. He <br /> stated he had h‘attemaeliatallhe best way to rectify the situation. He stated they had not requested <br /> an_y_c•,d4s_since_tt wa . •• • -• - .ted this was the first time the had come <br /> bac request a change, and it vas due to a mistake he had made.- He stated he did not want to give <br /> in .. atmosphere of felregarding what may happen in the future. He stated this was his reason <br /> tnt to the neighb : to discuss the situation. <br /> St.mit ..,§0410 e had attempted to contact Council Member Thomason. He stated Council <br /> :. .> do had indicated that she was very opposed to the petition. He stated this was simply <br /> his attempt-to show the Commission that there were people who were satisfied with the manner in <br /> which the project was proceeding. He stated he had not twisted anyone's arm. He stated the <br /> Commission may desire to take another survey, and that would be fine. He reiterated that he was <br /> simply attempting to be proactive. <br /> • <br />