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Minutes - 1994 - Design Review - 05/05/1994 - Regular EAGLE CITY LANDSCAPING COMMITTEE MINUTES May 5, 1994 Present: Carol West, Kelli Blair, Phil Hull, Franz Witte, Barbara Montgomery. Absent: Meredith Carnahan, Pete Centorino, Morgan Masner, Laura Markham. Moved by Blair, seconded by Hull to approve Minutes of April 7, 1994. Motion carried. Laura Markham was nominated to serve as Chairperson of this commi ttee. Moved by Trautman, seconded by West to approve. Motion carried. Kelli Blair volunteered to serve Montgomery to serve as Vice-Chair. It was decided to hold all subsequent meetings of this committee on the first Thursday of each month, and that meetings are to begin at 6:30 p.m. as secretary, and Barbara Moved by Trautman, seconded by West to approve the appointment of Franz witte to this committee. Motion carried. 1. Zuercher Presentation by Peggy Zuercher. This item was presented for design review only, as landscape plans are not yet available. Design Review application was approved as presented. The landscaping application was continued until such time as the plans are made available - Peggy anticipated it would be toward the end of the summer or early fall. 2. Swanson This is a revisitation of the conditions of approval attached to the original application. * Mr. Swanson obtained permission to place the western line of shrubs on the church property, but he decided he would put them on his property anyway. This is what the committee had originally preferred. The shrubs will be inside the fence, and will be junipers as stated in the conditions of approval. * Mr. Swanson was hesitant to grass and maintain the area from the property line to the pavement, and said he "will do it when Circle H puts it right, II referring to the damage apparently done by their trucks. The committee reminded Mr. Swanson that whether or not Circle H was a * good neighbor, he was required to maintain that area as a part of his project, and that the committee required seeding, watering and mowing in the area in question. Mr. Swanson agreed to obtain an encroachment permit and perform the necessary maintenance. The distance from the new entrance to the existing road was questioned. Mr. Swanson stated that it was 25 feet, which is within legal requirements. 3. Idaho Power Presented a plan for the substation on State Street across from City Hall. Discussion: extensive use of gravel as ground cover may not be appropriate - investigate availability of water and maintenance options and consider using grass¡ noted 30 feet height restriction on trees due to overhead lines¡ wood-slatted chain link fence in front for screening. This committee stated that "low maintenance" landscaping was acceptable, but 50 yards of gravel is not. Idaho Power will obtain additional information and will submit a new landscaping plan at the regularly scheduled June meeting. 4. Bob's Trolley We have had no response from Mr. Copeland to our requests that he complete the agreed-upon landscaping. The committee authorized a letter be sent to the property owner (Harlan Jensen?) stating the problem and requesting his assistance in moving things along, with a copy of the letter to be sent to Mr. Copeland. 5. Golf Magic No response to letters. They have indicated in the past that there have been problems with plants being stolen. The committee requested members perform a physical review of the proj ect to check for signs that the owners are trying to comply with the landscaping plan. If it appears they are not, the Chairman is authorized to send a demand letter to them. 6. General Discussion Add to next Agenda - additional landscape codes from other cities: Boise, Coeur d'Alene, etc. Respectfully submitted: Kelli G. Blair, Secretary Eagle city Landscaping committee Approved: Laura Markham, Chairman