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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 14, 2016 Page 5 of 33 Rice says on those properties, long before I was on the PC, would have also required a waiver to get to that 50' height. The PC apparently granted it, recommended it, and was approved by City Council. Moline says there was a lot of discussion about mature landscaping being incorporated into the site. Was there any review of the existing landscaping since there is a lot of vegetation on the site. Has there been discussion about preserving some of the existing trees to be part of that mature landscaping? Trice says initially, it was thought it would not be possible, but I will defer to the applicant's presentation. They have been working on an alternative plan. Hsu asks if there is a commonly accepted definition of mature trees? Trice says we have been working with DTJ's landscape architect and our City Landscape Architect to find a way to define it. We want to make sure it is possible and works on this site. We don't have a clear definition agreed upon at this point. We will work on that before Council. Hsu asks can we add a condition where a tree is a certain minimal height. We don't want a short mature tree that is 100 years old. We want something that can block views. Trice says this will be part of the applicant's presentation. Hsu says regarding the other Balfour facilities that are over 50' in height, do those border any residential or two story develops or noncommercial properties? Trice says no. O'Connell asks who owns the property directly to the southeast of this, heading towards South Boulder Road, the plot between the auto parts store and this proposed development. Is there anything that can be done to that? Is it an entire empty plot? Trice says it is a regional detention pond created with the Louisville Plaza development. Tengler says this is about a 50% increase in height waiver, which seems fairly aggressive. Can you comment on the 50'+ tall buildings to the west? Any idea of what those waivers were? Trice says I don't know what the waivers e. The CDDSG wa place at that time, so they would have had the 35' height limit. I don't •w h•. ivwere requested. Zuccaro reads waiver criteria for 17.28.110. All requirements applicable to the underlying . g district or districts in which the property is located as set forth in this title and in adopted • •evelopment design standards and guidelines, including, but not limited to, lot area, •' coverage, lot width, height, setbacks, parking, signage and buffers, shall apply to planned unit developments. In the event of conflict between any such requirements, the most restrictive requirement shall take precedence and shall apply. However, any such requirements may be waived or modified through the approval process of the planned unit development if the spirit and intent of the development plan criteria contained in section 17.28.120 are met and the city council finds that the development plan contains areas allocated for usable open space in common park area in excess of public use dedication requirements or that the modification or waiver is warranted by the design and amenities inc orated in the development plan, and the needs of residents for usable or functional op ace and buffer areas can be met. The criteria that a os tive in Section 17.28.120 are: 1. An appropriate relationship to the surrounding area; 2. Privacy in terms of the needs of individuals, families and neighbors; Applicant Presentation: Michael Schonbrun, 1331 Hecla Drive, Louisville, CO; 10200 Niwot Road, Longmont, CO I am the founder and president of Balfour Senior Living. I started Balfour in 1997, building the first community Balfour Retirement Community (BRC) at 1855 Plaza Drive. I borrowed money from friends to begin the project and signed personally for the loan to build it. BRC opened in 1999. It housed and continues to house 61 assisted living units, 76 skilled nursing beds, and initially a 10 bed hospice wing. Our headquarters have been and continue to be anchored in